Prison Architect has a final free update out now
Prison Architect is officially done. The final update has rolled out with The Sunset Update, as Paradox Interactive and Double Eleven have said they're finished with it.
Category: Simulation
Open source evolution sim Thrive adds prototypes for going on land
Thrive is a free and open source in-development evolution sim, a bit like a more scientific version of EA's Spore and Thrive 0.6.2 expands the gameplay even more with some new prototypes.
Look after your pixel people in life sim Tiny Life
A pixel-art version of The Sims? Sign me up. Tiny Life from Ellpeck Games and Top Hat Studios is now available in Early Access.
Pixel-art Sims styled game Tiny Life hits Early Access on May 3rd
Ellpeck Games have announced their pixel-art game inspired by The Sims, Tiny Life will be releasing with Linux support on May 3rd.
Publisher of King under the Mountain backs out so it's re-releasing as Mountaincore
King under the Mountain was a pretty nice colony-building game from Rocket Jump Technology, and it was going through a huge upgrade. Sadly, their publisher cancelled on them so they're having to re-release as Mountaincore.
Oxygen Not Included gets a new animated short, plus fun with Meteors
Oxygen Not Included is a space-colony builder and probably one of the best. Space is dangerous and of course there's going to be Meteors but now you can have a bit more fun with them.
Open source RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 'OpenRCT2' v0.4.4 out now
The first release this year for OpenRCT2, the open source re-implementation of RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 has landed with version 0.4.4.
Build bridges over hot lava in Hellgineers
Hellgineers takes the idea of Bridge Constructor and gives it a devilish spin, available now with Native Linux support.
Build your own racecar in Revhead, now with added Steam Deck support
Revhead, a racing sim all about actually building your own vehicle, recently had an upgrade with the developer now supporting the Steam Deck. It also has Native Linux support.
Big Ambitions drops Native Linux support shortly after the Steam release
After being in Beta for a while for pre-orders, Big Ambitions, a role-playing business sim from Hovgaard Games (who previously developed Startup Company) launched in Early Access on Steam and then dropped Native Linux support.
Transport Fever 2 has a big free upgrade, plus Steam Deck support
Transport Fever 2 is going strong since the release in 2019. They just launched a console version, and upgraded the PC release with some massive improvements too.
Factorio gets official Wayland support on Linux
Are you a Wayland user? Do you play Factorio? The latest update should make things a lot smoother for you.
Open source tabletop game simulator gets a second Beta release
Free, open source and getting better all the time. Tabletop Club has a fresh Beta release available with a whole lot of fixes and improvements.
X-Plane 12 now uses the open source Zink driver to help Plugins
Well, this is certainly fun to see. X-Plane 12 now makes use of the open source Zink driver, for doing OpenGL over Vulkan.
Open source evolution game Thrive adds part upgrades and a benchmark mode
Benchmark the cells! Evolve all the things! Thrive 0.6.1 is a fun sounding upgrade to this free and open source scientific evolution sim.
Free 2D space exploration sim Endless Sky v0.10.0 adds new factions, gets better AI
If you love free and open source games keep an eye on the 2D space sim Endless Sky, which just got a new Beta release with version 0.10.0 giving some fresh gameplay improvements.
Colony builder Maia gets big optimizations, along with controller and Steam Deck support
A name I've not heard for a while that I seemed to miss some emails on recently. Colony building sim Maia, from developer Simon Roth, had a rather big upgrade.
Inspired by the classic SimTower, build up high with Property Pro
Property Pro is an upcoming game from SimDevs, with an aim to capture the classic feel of SimTower from the 90s.
Dwarf Fortress made over $7 million in January
Something that's completely deserved of course. The Dwarf Fortress developers shared that the game made over $7,230,000 in January.
Factorio is about to increase in price so be quick
The developers of the awesome Factorio have announced that the price is about to go up, so if you still haven't purchased it now is the time.
- New Linux kernel patch submitted to improve Lenovo Legion series support including Lenovo Legion Go
- Team Fortress 2 Comic issue 7 is finally, officially available
- Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl gets a massive patch with an AI overhaul and lots of A-Life fixes
- Valve released the Best of Steam - 2024 showing off the highest earners and most played games
- Sony buy up KADOKAWA shares to become largest shareholder of the FromSoftware parent company
- > See more over 30 days here