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Check out Miniatures, a short mixture of strange tales

By Liam Dawe, 3 days ago

Here's one for you if you're short on time, and want to experience something a bit unique. Miniatures released recently from developer Other Tales Interactive.

Clean up the ocean in the demo for Spilled!

By Liam Dawe, Jul 9

Spilled! from developer Lente is a sweet casual game about driving your little boat around to clean up the ocean. It has a new demo available with a big graphics upgrade.

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Point and click adventure Pants Quest gets a Linux release

By Liam Dawe, Apr 1, 2022

A point and click adventure game all about finding missing clothing? Well, there's been weirder things. Pants Quest gets a native Linux release.

Wrought Flesh is a delightfully grotesque new FPS out now

By Liam Dawe, Dec 14, 2021

Wrought Flesh is a game where you not only eat your enemies corpses to regain health, you also harvest their organs to place inside yourself to gain improved character stats. Totally grotesque and awesome.

Perhaps now I've seen it all - have a dance and a fight in Sewer Rave

By Liam Dawe, Dec 14, 2021

What do you get when you put together a sewer and a bunch of rats? Obviously a rave, plus a little fighting and lots of really weird stuff happening around you. Sewer Rave is out now.

Thirty Flights of Loving gets a 9 year update including new Linux support

By Liam Dawe, Dec 8, 2021

A classic from Blendo Games, a short video-game story Thirty Flights of Loving received a 9 year anniversary upgrade and it came along with a fresh Linux port from Ethan Lee.

The short and somewhat disturbing Swallow the Sea is now on Steam

By Liam Dawe, Sep 9, 2021

Short on time and want to play a game? Swallow the Sea is a good choice and it's free so you've got nothing to lose for trying to except perhaps a little of your sanity.

Fate of Dynasty is a wonderful short, free and open source puzzle game out now

By Liam Dawe, May 10, 2021

Short on time and want to try something new? It's Free Game Monday™! Come check out Fate of Dynasty which is open source.

Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion is delightfully silly short adventure and a must play

By Liam Dawe, Apr 23, 2021

Love your short action-adventure games that have the feel of classic Zelda? Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion hits the spot and as a bonus it's completely hilarious.

Island Artist is a short and sweet game about relaxing and being creative

By Liam Dawe, Mar 8, 2021

Love your small experimental games? I sure do and one I came across recently called Island Artist is absolutely wonderful.

qomp is a brilliant example of minimalist mechanics and a fantastic idea

By Liam Dawe, Feb 5, 2021

In the game qomp you are the ball, the ball that has been thrown around games like Pong for a very long time and you've had enough - it's time to escape.

Silly comedy adventure Edgar - Bokbok in Boulzac gets a permanent price drop

By Liam Dawe, Jan 19, 2021

Edgar - Bokbok in Boulzac, a comedy point and click adventure by La Poule Noire that released in early 2020 has been given a big permanent price cut.

Intergalactic Wizard Force is a highly amusing short free adventure out now

By Liam Dawe, Dec 3, 2020

Intergalactic Wizard Force, developed for the AdventureX Game Jam is well worth a look as it's absolutely hilarious and won't take you long to complete.

Delores: A Thimbleweed Park Mini-Adventure now available for Linux

By Liam Dawe, Sep 23, 2020

After a short Beta testing period, it seems Delores: A Thimbleweed Park Mini-Adventure is now out properly for Linux from developer Ron Gilbert and Terrible Toybox.

Become a dodgy-dealing dice trader in Cubic Currency

By Liam Dawe, Sep 9, 2020

Originally made for the Ludum Dare 46 Game Jam, Cubic Currency has been expanded and overhauled for a full release to have you deal a crazy new currency: dice.

Oneons: Prisoners is a short, experimental sci-fi rogue-lite out now for Linux PC

By Liam Dawe, Sep 3, 2020

Enjoy your coffee break games? Oneons: Prisoners looks like it could keep you busy, with an experimental take on tactical rogue-lite combat.

My Exercise is a peculiar game about doing sit-ups with various animal friends

By Liam Dawe, Sep 1, 2020

I don't quite know what to make of this. My Exercise is completely bizarre and yet ridiculously charming at the same time, all about some chubby kid doing sit-ups with their dog.