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Turn the red planet green in Surviving Mars: Green Planet out now, along with the Armstrong free update

By Liam Dawe, May 16, 2019

Haemimont Games and Paradox Interactive have today released three things for Surviving Mars! There's the Surviving Mars: Green Planet expansion, the smaller Project Laika DLC for animals and the free Armstrong update for everyone.

Raise an undead army of chickens in Undead Horde from 10tons, now out and my thoughts

By Liam Dawe, May 16, 2019

Do you like being on the evil side? Good news for you then, as a necromancer you will be raising an undead army in Undead Horde, which is now out with Linux support.

The Swords of Ditto is a much better and more interesting game with Mormo's Curse

By Liam Dawe, May 15, 2019

Truthfully, I didn't really get along with The Swords of Ditto originally but the free expansion Mormo's Curse makes it worth playing.

Fight off the vicious Shrooms in Mushroom Crusher Extreme, some thoughts now it's out

By Liam Dawe, May 14, 2019

Mushroom Crusher Extreme, a retro-styled action game that sees you fight off vicious Shrooms using various spells has left Early Access.

The simple yet stylish puzzle game SiNKR 2 is out and it's lovely

By Liam Dawe, May 10, 2019

SiNKR 2 from Robert Wahler, a minimalist and stylish puzzle game is now available with same-day Linux support.

Some thoughts on Overcooked! 2, the chaotic cooking game available for Linux

By Liam Dawe, Apr 30, 2019

With thanks to Team17 sending over a copy, I checked out the chaotic cooking game Overcooked! 2. Coming in totally fresh, since I had never played the original.

You Died but a Necromancer revived you is good fun in a small package

By Liam Dawe, Apr 19, 2019

You Died but a Necromancer revived you may not be a name that rolls off the tongue easily but it's good fun.

Forager is a weirdly addictive casual grinding game that has mined into my heart

By Liam Dawe, Apr 19, 2019

I'm not usually one for games that have you endlessly wander around, collect resources, build a little and repeat but Forager is so ridiculously charming it's lovely.

Shipped is a surprisingly fun local multiplayer naval game that might destroy some friendships

By Liam Dawe, Apr 16, 2019

Shipped from developer Majorariatto is a game I could easily have passed by, a shame too as I've found it to be incredibly fun.

The great distribution puzzle game 'Train Valley 2' has officially released

By Liam Dawe, Apr 16, 2019

Train Valley 2, a distribution puzzle game needing you to keep trains running on time and with the correct resources across each level is now out.

Side-scrolling shoot 'em up 'Origami Flight' now supports Linux

By Liam Dawe, Apr 16, 2019

Origami Flight is a side-scrolling shoot 'em up where you're literally playing as a paper aeroplane and you're trying to save the Origami World.

We. The Revolution is a slow but very interesting game and it's working well on Linux

By Liam Dawe, Apr 15, 2019

Set during the French Revolution with a rather chilling intro, We. The Revolution is a very interesting game.

Pathway is an addictive mix of strategy and adventure, out now with Linux support

By Liam Dawe, Apr 11, 2019

Developed by Robotality (Halfway) and published by Chucklefish (Starbound, Wargroove), Pathway has released today with same-day Linux support.

The elegant puzzle game Jetstream is now available on Steam with Linux support

By Liam Dawe, Apr 4, 2019

Puzzle games don't get much more streamlined than this, Jetstream has a very easy-going atmosphere combined with super simple controls making it easy to get into.

Aeon of Sands - The Trail is a great dungeon crawler if you like the classics

By Liam Dawe, Mar 25, 2019

Aeon of Sands - The Trail, a dungeon crawling RPG from Two Bits Kid arrived on Linux last month and I've now set aside some time to play with it. Here's what I thought of the experience.

Baba Is You is an excellent rule-breaking puzzle game, some thoughts

By Liam Dawe, Mar 22, 2019

Baba Is You, a recent puzzle game release from Hempuli Oy offers a pretty different take on the genre and I have some thoughts.

Quest Hunter, a story-driven action-RPG recently left Early Access - some thoughts

By Liam Dawe, Mar 12, 2019

Quest Hunter from developer 2 Zombie Games left Early Access a few days ago after being there for two year, so is it any good?

The short atmospheric adventure game 'Void Mine' is out now, some thoughts

By Liam Dawe, Mar 12, 2019

Void Mine follows the story of lost communication with a mining station, your task is to try and find out what happened to the crew through 10 levels of zero-g.

Snakebird Primer is a fantastic and slightly amusing puzzle game you should try

By Liam Dawe, Mar 6, 2019

After releasing recently, Snakebird Primer had a few issues with the Linux version. They're now mostly fixed and I've had a really great time with it.