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Rise to Ruins updated with an overhauled combat system along with bows and arrows

By Liam Dawe, 24 Sep 2017

The village building god game Rise to Ruins has expanded once again. This latest development release 'InDev 28 Unstable 3' overhauls the combat system. Ranged attacks are now possible!

Kingdoms and Castles has a pretty decent free content update

By Liam Dawe, 16 Sep 2017

Kingdoms and Castles, the cute city-building sim from Lion Shield, LLC has a big free update. It sounds like the game will be much better off with it too.

The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker is now officially available for Linux

By Liam Dawe, 13 Sep 2017

The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker, a Full Motion Video game about solving murder whilst dealing with the unusual patients of the recently deceased Doctor Dekker.

Space station sim 'The Spatials: Galactology' has a huge update with planetary bases

By Liam Dawe, 12 Sep 2017

I was quite impressed with The Spatials: Galactology when I tried this Early Access space station sim in August of last year. It's had a lot of new stuff since then too.

Godlike village simulator 'Rise to Ruins' new unstable version released with 'doggo mobs'

By Liam Dawe, 7 Sep 2017

That's right, Rise to Ruins now has doggos, what everyone these days seems to be calling dogs for some reason.

Some thoughts on the Cities: Skylines - Concerts mini-expansion

By Liam Dawe, 4 Sep 2017

I was sent over a copy of Cities: Skylines - Concerts so I’ve given it a look. Here’s my thoughts on this mini-expansion.

Fishing Planet leaves Early Access with full Linux support, also has the Unity fullscreen bug

By Liam Dawe, 29 Aug 2017

Ready to cast a line? Fishing Planet has officially left Early Access and it has full Linux support.

Excited for Tropico 6? Here's a new trailer to keep you going

By Liam Dawe, 26 Aug 2017

Tropico 6 is slated to release next year with day-1 Linux support, here's the latest video straight out of Gamescom.

Some early thoughts on Helium Rain, the single-player space simulation

By Liam Dawe, 23 Aug 2017

Few games genuinely make me feel in awe, but even this early on Helium Rain has made a lasting impression on me.

Cities: Skylines - Green Cities expansion announced and it sounds awesome

By Liam Dawe, 22 Aug 2017

Cities: Skylines - Green Cities is the latest full expansion announced for the city builder and it's sounding pretty darn good.

Motorsport Manager has a huge patch and a new challenge pack DLC

By Liam Dawe, 21 Aug 2017

Motorsport Manager, the management simulation game where you run an F1 team has released a big patch with lots of goodies and a new challenge pack DLC.

Rise to Ruins updated allowing you to fortify your villages with gates and guards

By Liam Dawe, 17 Aug 2017

Rise to Ruins, one of my favourite indie village/god sims has updated again and it's another big content update.

Cities: Skylines - Concerts DLC released along with a big patch

By Liam Dawe, 17 Aug 2017

Cities: Skylines' latest DLC 'Concerts' is now available and there's also a big patch for the rest of the game.

Startup Company, a business simulation sandbox game has Linux support

By Liam Dawe, 17 Aug 2017

Want to run your own business? Well, now you can! Startup Company recently released into Early Access and it looks good so far.

Colony sim 'Maia' has another big update improving many aspects of the game, also on sale

By Liam Dawe, 15 Aug 2017

Maia sure has come a long way since the initial releases, this colony sim is starting to shape up quite nicely now.

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.

Transport Fever gets a large update with many quality of life improvements

By BTRE, 6 Aug 2017

The transport manager game continues to steam along. In a recent patch, they’ve added general usability improvements as well as quashed a number of bugs.

SimAirport, an airport design and management game is looking for Linux testers

By Liam Dawe, 1 Aug 2017

SimAirport aims to be a modern tycoon-style game where you build and manage every aspect of an airport. It's coming to Linux and the developers are looking for some testers.

Helium Rain, a single-player space simulation to release in Early Access with Linux support

By Liam Dawe, 31 Jul 2017

Helium Rain is a single-player space simulation title that's due to release on Steam on August 18th, in Early Access. The game looks good and it's being built on Linux using Unreal Engine and open source tools.