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Stellaris patch Asimov 1.2 released, it's a good one

By Liam Dawe, 27 Jun 2016

I've been scared to click that play button on Stellaris recently, as it sucks up so much time it's crazy. The patch named Asimov has been released!

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.

Europa Universalis IV celebrates Midsummer and a million copies sold with a free music DLC

By BTRE, 23 Jun 2016

The Linux-friendly Swedish developers are celebrating a million copies of Europa Universalis IV sold with a collection of traditional music that they’re giving away. Be sure to claim it before July 4th!

XCOM 2 - Alien Hunters thoughts, prepare to get frustrated

By Liam Dawe, 22 Jun 2016

So I've been playing through XCOM 2 again, but now with the Alien Hunters DLC enabled and my god it's frustrating.

Ashes of the Singularity still plans Vulkan and Linux & SteamOS support

By Liam Dawe, 22 Jun 2016

A developer of Ashes of the Singularity has stated very clearly that both Vulkan and Linux/SteamOS are still planned for the big RTS game.

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.

Indie turn-based board strategy game 'UFHO2' is now FREE on Steam

By -Daniel-Palacio-, 22 Jun 2016

UFHO2, a mix of strategy and a board game is now completely free on Steam. No adverts, no in-game transactions or anything. It's just free.

Open source strategy game Unknown Horizons is in need of developers

By Liam Dawe, 20 Jun 2016

Unknown Horizons, an open source strategy game that has been around for quite some time is currently in need of help.

Script your own AI in the MMO RTS game Screeps

By Liam Dawe, 20 Jun 2016

As far as unique ideas go, Screeps has got my attention. It claims it's an MMO RTS where you the player actually script your units AI.

An interview with Paradox Development Studios about supporting Linux

By BTRE, 19 Jun 2016

Lately, I’ve been busy playing a lot of Hearts of Iron 4 and Stellaris, as both were day-1 releases on Linux. I spoke with Gustav Palmqvist, a PDS developer who helped make those releases happen on our platform of choice.

The Hive, a rather good looking RTS game has Linux support

By Liam Dawe, 19 Jun 2016

I completely missed the fact that The Hive added Linux support some time ago. It's a pretty good looking RTS game that feels a bit like playing the Zerg in Starcraft.

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.

The Dwarves trailer has me cautiously excited for this fantasy role-playing game

By Liam Dawe, 18 Jun 2016

Funded on Kickstarter, The Dwarves is from Battle Worlds: Kronos and the highly rated The Book of Unwritten Tales developer KING Art Games. This new trailer has caught my eye.

Satellite Reign now has a co-op mode called Uplink which is in beta

By Liam Dawe, 18 Jun 2016

The very cool cyberpunk strategy game Satellite Reign now has a co-op mode named Uplink you can opt into and play with your friends.

A new video from Cossacks 3 shows off Prussia, looks awesome

By Liam Dawe, 16 Jun 2016

Cossacks 3 is the first in this series of strategy games to be confirmed for Linux and this new video is still keeping my interest up for it.

Nuclear Dawn FPS/RTS hybrid updated, some important fixes for Linux included

By Liam Dawe, 15 Jun 2016

Yes, Nuclear Dawn is still alive and still being updated. I'm actually shocked, but impressed at this. The new version will make the Linux and Mac versions a bit better too.

Defender's Quest Deluxe launched, a free upgrade for Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten

By Liam Dawe, 15 Jun 2016

Defender's Quest Deluxe is a brand new upgraded version of the RPG/Tower Defence game Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten that brings lots of new goodies.

Dungeon Defenders developers Trendy need help updating the Linux version

By Liam Dawe, 14 Jun 2016

Dungeon Defenders has been out of date on Linux for a long time and the developers need a Linux developer to help get it updated.

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.