Category: Shoot 'em up

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Colourful retro arcade inspired shoot 'em up Laservasion is out now

By Liam Dawe, 4 Sep 2019

Red Phoenix Studios recently released Laservasion, a retro inspired arcade styled shoot 'em up with Linux support. It's pretty darn colourful once you get into it.

Laservasion looks like a nice twist on Asteroids with great music and colourful visuals

By Liam Dawe, 5 Aug 2019

Laservasion is the next game from Red Phoenix Studios (prev. Poly Towns, A New World: Kingdoms), a shoot 'em up that resembles the classic Asteroids only it seems to get a lot more intense.

Waves 2: Notorious, an absolutely mad twin-stick shooter arrives on Linux

By Liam Dawe, 31 Jul 2019

As a follow-up to 2011's Waves, Waves 2: Notorious has arrived on Linux as part of the 0.73 Early Access update on Steam.

The excellent shoot 'em up "Risk System" updated, now with better Linux support

By Liam Dawe, 25 Jul 2019

Risk System doesn't seem to have gained much attention, a shame really since as far as shoot 'em ups go it's fantastic and at least tries to be a little different.

Monolith, the top-down shoot 'em up with random levels is now available on GOG, it's a bit good

By Liam Dawe, 24 Jul 2019

Okay, I might be pushing the "New Release" tag a bit far but Monolith is newly released on GOG today and it's a good one.

Risk System is an absolutely awesome shoot 'em up that's worth some time

By Liam Dawe, 3 Jun 2019

Some thoughts on Risk System, a high-speed shoot 'em up that requires you to fly real close to enemy fire.

Risk System looks like a shoot 'em up not to be missed, out with Linux support

By Liam Dawe, 17 May 2019

I will admit, I almost missed Risk System thinking it's just another retro-looking shoot 'em up but upon closer inspection it actually looks and sounds pretty damn good.

Zeroptian Invasion looks like a fun bit of retro shoot 'em up action and it's now on Linux

By Liam Dawe, 9 May 2019

Zeroptian Invasion, released originally last year officially gained Linux support last month and it looks like a pretty sweet retro shoot 'em up.

The shoot 'em up 'ProtoCorgi' now has an updated demo, which is also on Steam for Linux too

By Liam Dawe, 23 Apr 2019

In ProtoCorgi you're a pup that means business, serious business. You play as Bullet, a cybernetic pup on a quest to save your owner.

Side-scrolling shoot 'em up 'Origami Flight' now supports Linux

By Liam Dawe, 16 Apr 2019

Origami Flight is a side-scrolling shoot 'em up where you're literally playing as a paper aeroplane and you're trying to save the Origami World.

Danger Gazers is another rogue-lite shooter coming to Linux and it looks pretty good

By Liam Dawe, 8 Mar 2019

Danger Gazers is the latest game from ShotX Studio following on from Dead Ground and Kontrakt and it will support Linux once again.

Devil Engine, a seriously good looking shoot 'em up is coming to Linux

By Liam Dawe, 22 Feb 2019

I spoke to the developer of Devil Engine, a brand new shoot 'em up that looks ridiculously good and they confirmed to me it's coming to Linux.

Rick Henderson looks like a great endless shoot 'em up coming to Linux later this year

By Liam Dawe, 11 Feb 2019

With a great soundtrack and some intense looking action, Rick Henderson is blasting onto Linux later this year.

Outwarp 50S is the new devilish hard shoot 'em up from Bearded Giant Games

By Liam Dawe, 28 Jan 2019

Some of you may recognise the name Bearded Giant Games, as they made a little splash recently with their "Linux first initiative" and they've now revealed a new game called Outwarp 50S.

Puny Human's wild shoot 'em up 'Galacide' has a big update out

By Liam Dawe, 25 Jan 2019

Galacide from Puny Human is a shoot 'em up that blends together fast-paced action with the quick-thinking tactics of puzzlers.

Demonizer, a rather intense shoot 'em up on itch has Linux support and a demo

By Liam Dawe, 15 Jan 2019

For those who enjoy their classic shoot 'em up experiences, Demonizer on itch is pretty retro looking and the action is rather intense.

Zeon 25, a retro-inspired hardcore shoot 'em up is now in Early Access

By Liam Dawe, 12 Nov 2018

If you're after a rather challenging looking shoot 'em up you've come to the right place, as Zeon 25 has Linux support and it just entered Early Access.

Jet-combat game Hyperspace Dogfights has a free content update that's now out

By Liam Dawe, 14 Sep 2018

Hyperspace Dogfights is a really intense and rather good jet-combat game available on Linux, it just had a juicy content update today.

Impressive side-scrolling shooter Huge Enemy - Worldbreakers is out, has a demo

By Liam Dawe, 11 Sep 2018

Huge Enemy - Worldbreakers is a rather impressive side-scrolling shoot 'em up that's officially released with Linux support, it also has a demo to try out.