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Breaking apart massive bosses in the Breakout-like 'Puppet Kings', some thoughts

By Liam Dawe, 9 Jan 2018

I have fond memories of Breakout as a child, my son even has a rather low quality version on his 'kids camera' and Puppet Kings is an interesting take on it.

Escape a hostile takeover in ‘Turnover’, some thoughts on this stealth game

By Liam Dawe, 9 Jan 2018

I love stealth games, so when the chance came to test Turnover, where you’re escaping a hostile takeover of your company HQ I couldn’t pass it up.

Questr blends together a dating-app swipe mechanic with an RPG, it's weird

By Liam Dawe, 6 Jan 2018

Swipe right to invite people to adventure with you! Questr is a somewhat amusing mix of RPG party-based gameplay, with jokes aimed at dating apps.

Sky Force Reloaded has a bit of a grind to it, but it's a very good shoot 'em up

By Liam Dawe, 28 Dec 2017

While it has a bit of a grind to it, Sky Force Reloaded is still an absolutely fantastic shoot 'em up for Linux gamers.

SmuggleCraft is a high-speed hovercraft racing game involving smuggling

By Liam Dawe, 26 Dec 2017

Do you like high-speed racing games, how about hovercrafts? SmuggleCraft combines them and turns you into a smuggler.

Bridge Constructor Portal released with same-day Linux support, some thoughts

By Liam Dawe, 20 Dec 2017

Bridge Constructor Portal is the latest from developer ClockStone and publisher Headup Games that pulls in the Portal franchise from Valve. It’s now out, here’s some thoughts.

Castle Story had a big update, testing to see if they've turned it around

By Liam Dawe, 19 Dec 2017

When I last tested Castle Story I came away thoroughly unimpressed by how many issues I saw. It's had a huge update, so it's time for another look.

Combo-based hunting & puzzle-based cooking game Battle Chef Brigade is now on GOG, some thoughts

By Liam Dawe, 15 Dec 2017

Battle Chef Brigade is a very strange mix of combo-based hunting and puzzle-based cooking and now GOG have the Linux version too.

Battle simulation game where you create units 'Hyper Knights: Battles' is now out

By Liam Dawe, 12 Dec 2017

In Hyper Knights: Battles you make your own battles and your own units and then send them into battle and watch the carnage.

Grass Cutter, a super cheap and silly casual game about cutting grass that's actually not bad

By Liam Dawe, 12 Dec 2017

Need a super cheap time filler? Grass Cutter seems like a reasonable game to add to your backlog that has Linux support. It seems totally silly, but it's actually not bad at all.

For fans of retro racing games, Super Night Riders is like OutRun & Hang-On

By Liam Dawe, 11 Dec 2017

Super Night Riders is a racing game that looks a little like OutRun and Hang-On and it's available on Linux.

Open-world single-player RTS ‘HYPERNOVA: Escape from Hadea’ is now on Linux, some thoughts

By Liam Dawe, 8 Dec 2017

Like your strategy games and tower defence? HYPERNOVA: Escape from Hadea is a rather colourful strategy game that’s now on Linux.

Cattails is a very sweet and relaxing game, here's some thoughts

By Liam Dawe, 4 Dec 2017

Now that Cattails, the animal simulation RPG is out in the wild I've managed to take a look, here's some thoughts.

Some thoughts on Distant Star: Revenant Fleet, the mix of fleet-based RTS and random encounters

By Liam Dawe, 1 Dec 2017

Distant Star: Revenant Fleet, a fleet-based RTS also described as a 'rogue-lite' released for Linux earlier this month, here's what I think.

Point & Click adventure game Black Mirror now available on Linux

By Liam Dawe, 30 Nov 2017

The Point & Click Horror game Black Mirror from KING Art and THQ Nordic released day-1 for Linux, here’s some thoughts.

Son of Scoregasm from Charlie's Games is absolutely insane, out now for Linux

By Liam Dawe, 29 Nov 2017

Son of Scoregasm, the latest arcade shooter from Charlie's Games is now out for Linux and it's nuts.

ICEBOX: Speedgunner is a challenging 3D platforming FPS that has Linux support

By Liam Dawe, 28 Nov 2017

You're running out of time, the clock is ticking, it's time to run and gun! ICEBOX: Speedgunner is an FPS platformer that's fast-paced and challenging.