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Voxel Turf updated again with weapon recoil and a new dungeon system

By Liam Dawe, 26 Jul 2018

This might seem a bit like Déjà vu since I only wrote about Voxel Turf recently! It has another update today and this is quite an exciting one.

Snap! The new Minecraft launcher now has another easy way to be installed on Linux

By Liam Dawe, 23 Jul 2018

Minecraft's rather large 'Update Aquatic' content update came out recently and it came with their fancy new launcher, getting it on Linux and keeping it up to date is now a snap.

The urban block-based sandbox game 'Voxel Turf' adds new map generation options and more

By Liam Dawe, 23 Jul 2018

Voxel Turf, the urban block-based sandbox game was updated recently, giving you even more options to have a fun time.

Beam Team Games have now actually announced Stranded Deep for Linux, currently experimental

By Liam Dawe, 20 Jul 2018

As a further update on Stranded Deep for Linux, the developer has now officially announced it although support is currently limited.

Minecraft 'Update Aquatic' is a huge update which brings the new launcher officially to Linux

By Liam Dawe, 18 Jul 2018

Minecraft's Update Aquatic is a huge update to the sandbox builder that's now out, it also brings the new launcher officially to Linux.

TUNG (The Ultimate Nerd Game) made me realise how stupid I really am

By Liam Dawe, 16 Jul 2018

The Ultimate Nerd Game or TUNG for short, is a first-person sandbox game about building intricate machines and it made me feel so very dumb.

Kubifaktorium looks like a mix between a city-builder and Factorio, coming to Linux

By Liam Dawe, 16 Jul 2018

Thanks to a tip from madpinger in our Discord Channel, we were shown Kubifaktorium. It looks like a pretty interesting mix of a city-builder with elements of Factorio.

Open-world game 'Project 5: Sightseer' just had a massive update adding in more NPCs, skills and more

By Liam Dawe, 2 Jul 2018

Project 5: Sightseer had me utterly hooked at the start, but after a while it fell a bit flat. Seems the developer really was hard at work to improve it dramatically as this latest update shows.

RocketWerkz to seriously consider a Linux version of 'Stationeers' with more sales

By Liam Dawe, 27 Jun 2018

RocketWerkz, the studio founded by Dean "Rocket" Hall will seriously consider a Linux version of their detailed space station construction and management game Stationeers if it gets more sales.

Stormy sailing game 'Make Sail' adds in sea turtles you can ride on

By Liam Dawe, 21 Jun 2018

I'm still terrible at it but there's a lot of charm to Make Sail and the steady improvements have been impressive. This latest update is a rather nice one.

The Long Dark has a big survival mode update in preparation for overhauling the story mode

By Liam Dawe, 14 Jun 2018

The Long Dark, a pretty decent game that has both a story mode and a fully fledged survival mode just got a huge update.

The Endless Mission is a single-player story game that allows you to modify the world

By Liam Dawe, 10 Jun 2018

The Endless Mission sounds like a confusing mash-up of many genres in a story-based game that allows you to change the rules.

Open-world, vehicle sandbox adventure 'TerraTech' updated with online multiplayer & better performance

By Liam Dawe, 22 May 2018

Fancy building a vehicle and exploring a hostile alien landscape? Or perhaps you're more into building a vehicle and battling others online. TerraTech now allows you to do both.

Sounds like your parks are going to get busier in Parkitect and perform better

By Liam Dawe, 16 May 2018

Parkitect, the sweet park builder from Texel Raptor that's currently in Early Access is already fantastic and the developer is working on improved performance.

Voxel Turf just had a huge update, the AI can now build cities and hired goons can be given orders

By Liam Dawe, 13 Apr 2018

Voxel Turf, the urban sandbox that's a little like Minecraft with elements of a city-builder and GTA has just had a huge update.

Parkitect beta 5 is out with a night mode that makes your park look awesome

By Liam Dawe, 2 Apr 2018

Parkitect, the game that sucks away time like a black hole because it's just so lovely has become even more beautiful with beta 5.

Factorio will have a price increase this month and leave Early Access soon

By Liam Dawe, 1 Apr 2018

It seems when covering the latest Factorio update we missed two rather important things: The price is going to increase and it's leaving Early Access soon.

Project 5: Sightseer is finally adding some PvE content to the exploration sandbox game

By Liam Dawe, 1 Apr 2018

Project 5: Sightseer was love when I first tried it and it continued to be love until you realised how empty it was. The developer is finally making steps to solve this with some PvE content.

Procedural co-op space sandbox 'Avorion' has a rather hefty combat update

By Liam Dawe, 27 Mar 2018

For those of you who're huge space nerds like me, you will likely want to take a look at the space sandbox game Avorion, especially with the latest combat update.