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Recover your lost memory in the demo for Veil of Shadows

By Liam Dawe, Feb 1

Ready to try another demo? Imponix Game Studio recently launched the demo for their roguelite action-adventure Veil of Shadows, and it has Native Linux support too.

Time Survivors is the most completely absurd Vampire Survivors-like yet

By Liam Dawe, Jan 18

Time Survivors just released on Steam and like many horde survival games it takes the idea of Vampire Survivors, and puts a few little different ideas into the mix and it's probably the most insane one yet.

Noxious Weeds takes Vampire Survivors and adds in angry veggies

By Liam Dawe, Jan 15

Love horde-slaying reverse bullet-hell survival games like Vampire Survivors? Noxious Weeds is another that's now available in Early Access and it comes with Native Linux support.

Streets of Rogue 2 might be my most anticipated title for 2024

By Liam Dawe, Dec 20, 2023

I spent a ridiculous amount of time running around the small levels in Streets of Rogue, it was absolutely brilliant chaos and Streets of Rogue 2 going open-world is looking mighty fine in this first developer video.

Check out the demo for Hive Jump Survivors a new action roguelite

By Liam Dawe, Dec 18, 2023

Another survivors-styled game? Yes! You wanted more right? And this one will also have full Linux support too. Check out the demo for Hive Jump Survivors.

Windblown is the next game from the Dead Cells team

By Liam Dawe, Dec 12, 2023

As a huge fan of Dead Cells, I'm keen to see what Motion Twin are cooking up with Windblown, due to release in 2024 in Early Access and it looks pretty wild.

Dig Dig Boom is a charming looking turn-based puzzle mining roguelike

By Liam Dawe, Dec 7, 2023

Turn-based puzzle mining in a highly dynamic destructible world, Dig Dig Boom looks like a charming game you should stick on your wishlist.

An Amazing Wizard is a bland name for a game but it looks like great chaos

By Liam Dawe, Nov 28, 2023

Developer Jakub Dąbrowski may need to work on their game naming, but at least the gameplay looks like it's a lot of fun in An Amazing Wizard.

Aether combines Risk of Rain 2 with Wizard of Legend

By Liam Dawe, Nov 28, 2023

What do you get when you combine the elemental combat system from Wizard of Legend, with the gameplay progression from Risk of Rain 2? The result is Aether.

Mining and base defense game Dome Keeper got a huge upgrade

By Liam Dawe, Oct 11, 2023

Dome Keeper was already pretty great. Giving you a mixture of mining, exploration, base-building and tower defense and now it's quite a lot bigger with a free update out now.

Creature-growing survival game Sipho 1.0 is out now

By Liam Dawe, Oct 3, 2023

Climb to the top of the food chain in Sipho, a game about building up a creature with zooids. After being in Early Access since late 2018 it's finally done and hit the 1.0 release.

Check out the awesome demo of Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor

By Liam Dawe, Sep 28, 2023

Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor is an upcoming spin-off of the very popular online co-op mining action game Deep Rock Galactic, and now a public demo is up so you can try it too and you really should try this one.

Survive The Fog is an upcoming third-person survivor-like action rogue-lite

By Liam Dawe, Sep 27, 2023

One day I may get over my fascination with anything remotely inspired by the popularity of Vampire Survivors but it is not today. Survive The Fog is another one, but this one makes it more like a third-person action game.

Merciless survival roguelite turn-based city builder 'Dotage' releases in October

By Liam Dawe, Sep 6, 2023

Taking plenty of inspiration from board games, Dotage puts you in the shoes of the Elder, who had a doomed vision of the future. So off you go to start a new village where you have to carefully guide them.

Blending GTA with Deus Ex, Streets of Rogue 2 gets a first trailer

By Liam Dawe, Aug 23, 2023

As a big fan of the original game, I'm very excited for Streets of Rogue 2. Giving you a big unpredictable open world that combines elements of GTA, Deus Ex and various sandbox games. The first trailer was shown off during Gamescom.

Darkest Dungeon II added full Steam Deck support

By Liam Dawe, Aug 22, 2023

Want to jump into some Darkest Dungeon II? Well now it's easier than ever thanks to the addition of controller support and full Steam Deck support too. It's even now Steam Deck Verified.

Paradox Interactive acquires Across the Obelisk, plus new expansion released

By Liam Dawe, Aug 17, 2023

After initially being under the Paradox Arc publishing arm, it seems Across the Obelisk has done well enough for Paradox Interactive directly to want it - so they acquired it.

Rightfully, Beary Arms is an incredibly bizarre bullet-hell shooter

By Liam Dawe, Jul 31, 2023

Rightfully, Beary Arms is a weird and wonderfully whacky twin-stick shooter rogue-lite that's now in Early Access with Native Linux support and it works on the Steam Deck too.

The Black Pepper Crew is a promising looking tactical turn-based roguelite

By Liam Dawe, Jul 31, 2023

Another tactical turn-based roguelite that looks promising for you is The Black Pepper Crew, now available in Early Access on Steam with Native Linux support.