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Voxel Turf, the block-based urban sandbox game adds in a Light Plane, Airfields and more

By Liam Dawe, 28 Dec 2018

I have to admit, I've had a silly amount of fun in Voxel Turf. A game that combines the block-building that made Minecraft popular with vehicles, buildings, gang wars and all sorts.

Planet Nomads has another update out with new weather types and lots of tweaks

By Liam Dawe, 20 Dec 2018

Planet Nomads, the sci-fi single-player survival game has another update out and it seems it's been a tough year for the developer.

Prison Architect update 17 is out, multiplayer for everyone

By Liam Dawe, 20 Dec 2018

Prison Architect, the engrossing prison building sim from Introversion had a big update out with multiplayer now done and out for all.

Mindustry, an open source sandbox Tower Defense game that's a little like Factorio

By Liam Dawe, 10 Dec 2018

Mindustry is a free and open source Tower Defense game that pulls in elements rather similar to Factorio and it seems like it could be quite good.

CHKN, the weirdest open-world sandbox game where you create creatures has a huge new release

By Liam Dawe, 3 Dec 2018

CHKN is hard to describe, it's a really odd open-world sandbox adventure game where you create your own creatures.

Relaxing nature sim 'Equilinox' is out, seems to be a hit with users

By Liam Dawe, 30 Nov 2018

For those who prefer the calmer side of video games, Equilinox is a sandbox nature simulation game and it's out now.

X4: Foundations for Linux will not see a beta at release today, still coming though

By Liam Dawe, 30 Nov 2018

Egosoft's latest space sim, X4: Foundations, is releasing today for Windows. Originally, it was to get a Linux beta at release but it seems that's being delayed further.

The charming theme park building game Parkitect has left Early Access, campaign included

By Liam Dawe, 29 Nov 2018

Parkitect from developer Texel Raptor is a true shining beacon on how to get Early Access done right. It's officially out, right now!

The Last Leviathan, a physics-based, ship building and destruction sandbox adds flying blocks

By Liam Dawe, 22 Nov 2018

The Last Leviathan is an interesting looking Early Access physics-based, ship building and destruction sandbox adds flying blocks. It recently had the first update for a while.

Surviving Mars: Space Race expansion and Gagarin free update have released, working well on Linux

By Liam Dawe, 16 Nov 2018

Haemimont Games along with Paradox Interactive have released the Surviving Mars: Space Race expansion today and it's great.

Odd Realm is a sandbox settlement builder inspired by Dwarf Fortress and Rimworld with Linux support

By Liam Dawe, 12 Nov 2018

Inspired by the likes of Dwarf Fortress and Rimworld, Odd Realm is a sandbox settlement builder currently in Early Access on itch.

Theme park builder 'Parkitect' had another nice beta update recently

By Liam Dawe, 8 Nov 2018

For those of you with a creative side that fancy building a theme park, Parkitect is a good option. It's currently in Early Access and progress is great.

Artificial life sim 'Vilmonic' where you can mess with evolution is now out

By Liam Dawe, 7 Nov 2018

Vilmonic, a pixel-art artificial life sim from Bludgeonsoft has been officially released, with full Linux support.

Project Zomboid has a massive update with a simulated weather and climate system

By Liam Dawe, 30 Oct 2018

Surviving the zombie apocalypse just got a lot more interesting! Project Zomboid, the Early Access survival game just added a simulated weather and climate system along with some more treats.

Locomancer, a VR model train simulation building game adds Linux support

By Liam Dawe, 29 Oct 2018

This is pretty sweet! Locomancer, a Virtual Reality game about building a model train set has added Linux support.

Minecraft has a new development snapshot out for the big 1.14 'Village & Pillage' update

By Liam Dawe, 24 Oct 2018

Minecraft continues turning into a bigger and more interesting game with each new release and it seems that will be massively true for the 1.14 'Village & Pillage' update which sounds huge.

Sci-fi colony building sim RimWorld is out in full now and it's awesome

By Liam Dawe, 17 Oct 2018

RimWorld, the sci-fi colony building sim that will suck away days and nights of your time has officially left Early Access today.

Vintage Story, a beautiful survival and building game on Linux

By Draconicrose, 12 Oct 2018

Vintage Story is a beautiful survival game that started as an idea for a mod for Minecraft, based on the popular modpack, Terra Firma Craft. It is developed by Anego Studios.