Category: Sandbox

Windward came out of Early Access in May, and I finally had some time to sit down and give it a proper go, and what I found was quite interesting.

Postal 2's Linux version has been lagging behind the Windows build for a long time, but no more. RunningWithScissors took the port in-house, and it's now updated.

Slime Rancher is a hard game to categorise, it looks cute in a way that makes me want to play it, and you capture pokemon like slimes to mess about with.

A user in our IRC channel pointed out a very simple fix to help massively boost your FPS in ARK: Survival Evolved. We don't usually point out such tips, but this can't be missed.

Project Zomboid is easily one of the best Zombie survival games around, build 32 adds a lot of new stuff, and Steam integration is coming soon.

We have been waiting with a keen eye for ARK: Survival Evolved to arrive on Linux. It’s a very popular survival game with dinosaurs that is constantly in the top-10 on Steam, so how is it?

The sandbox factory puzzler by SpaceChem and TIS-100 developer Zachtronics has left Early Access after five months of tweaks and bug fixing.

Tabletop Simulator launched after over a year of Early Access. As a fan of board games and tabletop RPGs, I felt compelled to take a look.

Some of you might remember this open, procedurally generated space exploration / exploitation game that was kickstarted in late 2012. The project has now woken up from extended, months-long cryosleep.

VoidExpanse is a good looking and fun space RPG game from AtomicTorch Studio. It has recently been through some major updates, and they finally sorted a proper Linux structure for their data files.

Looks like an early birthday present is on its way to me, as the Terraria developers have officially stated Linux & Mac builds should be out in July.

LEGO Minifigures Online originally appeared on SteamDB back in March, but the developers Funcom said to us directly Linux wasn't planned. Their official site, and Steam store page now officially mention Linux as a supported platform. Bring on the bricks.

RimWorld is the surprisingly awesome colony building sim from Ludeon Studios and Tynan Sylvester, and it has a big new alpha. The new trailer isn't half bad too.

ARK: Survival Evolved has now set an official date as the 25th of June for the release of the Linux (and Mac) versions.

The latest expansion to the popular grand strategy series has been released. With a plethora of changes and additions, it is one of the most comprehensive expansions for the game yet.

If you own Don't Starve you will now have access to Don't Starve Together, the standalone multiplayer version!

I am always hesitant to cover any crowdfunding campaigns, but I think Voxelnauts has just won me over. All development is done on Linux, they have video's showing it, and it looks like a great game.

Cities: Skylines is undoubtedly our best city builder on Linux, and the new content update makes it even sweeter.

Another survival game, but is it one I can actually get into? It’s another Early Access game, and I’ve taken a look.

Savage Lands is an interesting take on the survival genre with a fantasy setting, so I took a look so you know what to expect.