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Stardew Valley is now in beta for Linux

By Liam Dawe, 25 Jul 2016

Stardew Valley is now in Beta, good job they did a Beta too and it won't even run properly for me and others right now.

Stardew Valley confirmed for a Linux release on the 29th of July

By Liam Dawe, 20 Jul 2016

Stardew Valley is going to be an early birthday present for me, as it's releasing for Linux on July 29th (my birthday being the 30th).

TynanSylvester, creator of RimWorld comments on Linux

By Liam Dawe, 20 Jul 2016

TynanSylvester, the developer of the hit indie game RimWorld answered my questions in his reddit AMA.

Looks like Stardew Valley is starting to gear up for the Linux release

By Liam Dawe, 20 Jul 2016

I have been waiting and attempting to be patient on this, Stardew Valley has now popped up on SteamDB with a Linux/Mac testing branch.

RimWorld, easily one of the best colony building sims is now on Steam with Linux support

By Liam Dawe, 15 Jul 2016

I've enjoyed a great many hours in RimWorld. It has charming visuals much like Prison Architect, but you're building a colony with a choice of different AI behind the scenes.

Developers of Turmoil looking for SteamOS testers

By Liam Dawe, 14 Jul 2016

The developers of Turmoil, a simulation game about digging for oil are looking for testers using SteamOS.

Colony building sim Maia updated, colonists can now get sick and need treatment

By Liam Dawe, 12 Jul 2016

Maia version 0.57 is now available and it brings diseases and conditions which you will need to diagnose and treat.

Parkitect updated with new rides, new sounds and more

By Liam Dawe, 7 Jul 2016

Parkitect is a very cool Early Access theme park building sim and the latest alpha is now available with Linux support.

Space station management game, The Spatials: Galactology, is confirmed to be coming for Linux

By BTRE, 30 Jun 2016

This is an expanded and reimagined version of the management sim, The Spatials. It’s yet to be released but the developers have confirmed that a Linux version is in the works.

The work to bring Banished over to OpenGL is still going on

By Liam Dawe, 24 Jun 2016

The developer of Banished has written up another blog post about porting Banished to OpenGL for the Mac and Linux ports, and it sounds like the Mac OpenGL implementation was holding things up.

Megapolis, a classic city simulator is now on Steam with Linux support

By Liam Dawe, 22 Jun 2016

Megapolis is an older title, but positively rated and it's now on Steam with Linux support. It's a small city building simulator, something more casual than say Cities Skylines.

Want to build a DRM free theme park? Parkitect is now on GOG with Linux support

By Liam Dawe, 18 Jun 2016

I am totally in love with Parkitect, so many good memories of playing Theme Park on the Amiga came back when I tried it. You GOG fans can now join in the action too.

Stardew Valley for Linux should be ready very soon

By Liam Dawe, 13 Jun 2016

The developer of Stardew Valley has stated in a fresh news post that the Linux version should be ready very soon.

CorsixTH, the open source Theme Hospital engine has a major release

By Liam Dawe, 12 Jun 2016

CorsixTH 0.60 has been released which features user campaigns, an in-game map editor and more. Really pleased to see it progress as TH is an absolute classic.

Clockwork Empires developer reaffirms Linux support will come one day

By Liam Dawe, 12 Jun 2016

I was pretty sad to see that the new game from Gaslamp (developer of Dredmor) Clockwork Empires didn't have a Linux version, but the developer has said again it will.

Cities: Skylines - Match Day, a free DLC to add a Stadium to your city

By Liam Dawe, 12 Jun 2016

Cities: Skylines has a new free DLC named Match Day which adds the ability to add a Stadium to your city.

Colony building simulation Maia has a major new update

By Liam Dawe, 11 Jun 2016

I absolutely love the style of Maia and it's pleasing to see this gorgeous colony building sim progress. This new update is pretty decent too.

XCavalypse, clean up a zombie apocalypse with an excavator now on Linux

By Liam Dawe, 7 Jun 2016

This is kinda of amusing in a weird way, in XCavalypse you're cleaning up a city after a zombie apocalypse with a fleet of excavators.

Jumpdrive sandbox space sim has first Alpha release in many months

By Liam Dawe, 4 Jun 2016

Jumpdrive (previously known as Paragon), a pretty good looking sandbox space sim is alive again and the developers have released the first Alpha build in many months.