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The Pirate: Plague of the Dead, another free naval combat game will have Linux support

By Liam Dawe, 29 Sep 2017

The Pirate: Plague of the Dead, from developer Home Net Games, looks like it will have a Linux version at launch.

Stealing cars, helicopters and blowing stuff up in Voxel Turf, some thoughts

By Liam Dawe, 16 Sep 2017

Voxel Turf is the new block based urban sandbox from developer L Twigger, some may see it as a voxel sandbox version of Grand Theft Auto, so here’s some thoughts.

Fugl – Meditative bird flying game should hopefully see Linux support

By Liam Dawe, 15 Sep 2017

I've been keeping an eye on Fugl, after seeing it on Twitter and decided to see if it would come to Linux. Seems quite likely actually!

Parkitect, the game that lets you build a theme park has come a long way

By Liam Dawe, 7 Sep 2017

Parkitect really does remind me of Theme Park, the classic park building sim from Bullfrog. It's in Early Access and it seems to have improved a lot recently.

Some thoughts on Castle Story, the voxel-based strategy game

By Liam Dawe, 4 Sep 2017

Castle Story finally released in full and it came with day-1 Linux support, I've taken a look at this voxel-based strategy game to see if it's worth your cash.

Planet Nomads drops plans to have co-op and multiplayer

By Liam Dawe, 2 Sep 2017

The Early Access sandbox game Planet Nomads has officially dropped plans to include any kind of co-op or multiplayer.

Space sandbox game "Avorion" has a big update with Multithreading and plenty more

By Liam Dawe, 31 Aug 2017

Avorion, the space sandbox game about building a spaceship, trading, combat and more has a big update. It's now Multithreaded for better performance on both the server and the game client.

Radline: Quarantine, a co-op sandbox Zombie horde shooter adds Linux support

By Liam Dawe, 30 Aug 2017

It seems the Linux release of Radline: Quarantine went so quietly that not even the developer announced it. It seems a few days ago they added Linux support.

Stardew Valley to get multiplayer beta by the end of the year

By BTRE, 6 Aug 2017

You’ll be able to play the relaxing farming simulator with a friend before too long. The developer is planning to trial an official multiplayer mode before the end of the year, with a planned general release in 2018.

ARK: Survival Evolved full release delayed until the end of August

By Liam Dawe, 1 Aug 2017

The developers behind ARK: Survival Evolved have decided to delay the official release until the end of August.

The fantastic Early Access sandbox space game 'Avorion' has a huge update named 'Alliances'

By Liam Dawe, 18 Jul 2017

I was impressed by Avorion, very impressed. It's one game I'm considering getting us a server for when it's a little further along and this huge update is impressive.

The survival game 'Rust' has come a long way, I've completely changed my mind about it

By Liam Dawe, 17 Jul 2017

Rust is a game I've tried a few times and it never really seemed to click with me, but now after coming back to it after so long I'm finding it to be incredibly fun.

Having mouse issues in The Long Dark? Here's a quick fix for now

By Liam Dawe, 4 Jul 2017

The Long Dark is a beautiful survival game from Hinterland Studio. It's a good game, but it does suffer from one really annoying and game breaking issue on Linux.

Space colony sim 'Maia' updated with lots of new goodies, screw the damn lava

By Liam Dawe, 26 Jun 2017

Maia, the space colony sim currently in Early Access has another big update with new features, quality of life fixes and bug fixes.

Planet Nomads expands again with gamepad support, customizable key bindings, FOV slider and more

By Liam Dawe, 16 Jun 2017

Planet Nomads, the utterly gorgeous sandbox survival game has a fresh update out that adds in plenty of extremely useful features.

ARK: Survival Evolved release date revealed, plus new free map

By Liam Dawe, 13 Jun 2017

ARK: Survival Evolved is due to release in full on August the 8th, 2017 and they have also announced a new free map which is available right now.

A massive 7 Days to Die update is due next week with masses of new content

By Liam Dawe, 9 Jun 2017

7 Days to Die is a Zombie survival and building game from The Fun Pimps, it's come a long way since the initial released and a new version is due next week that's absolutely huge.

Starbound 1.3 – Spacefarer update is now live

By Liam Dawe, 9 Jun 2017

Another huge Starbound update is now live! Spacefarer as the name might suggest brings a large focus to what you can do in space.

Minecraft 1.12 released today with parrots, a whole new advancements system and more

By Liam Dawe, 7 Jun 2017

Minecraft 1.12 is officially available and yes the Linux version continues to be supported. They've added a bunch of new blocks, parrots and a whole new advancements system and more.