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Interplanetary Strategy Game Released On Steam Early Acces For Linux

By Liam Dawe, 18 Apr 2014

With a mix of beautiful space backdrops, planets and a solidly built looking strategy Interplanetary looks godly.

Airships To Be Scored By Curtis Schweitzer Of Starbound Fame

By David Stark, 18 Apr 2014

I'm excited to announce that Curtis Schweitzer has agreed to create the music for Airships, which is now also available from Desura.

Door Kickers, A SWAT Tactics Game Alpha 10 Released

By Liam Dawe, 18 Apr 2014

This update to Door Kickers is a doozy, featuring some really big features! It's a fantastic game and should be checked out by all of you.

Nuclear Dawn Linux Support Moving Out Of Beta Soon!

By Cheeseness, 18 Apr 2014

Things have been moving at GameConnect, and Linux users can expect to see Linux support in the stable version of Nuclear Dawn in the near future. Upcoming changelog inside!

Heldric - The Legend Of The Shoemaker, A Mix Of Game-play Released On Steam For Linux

By Liam Dawe, 17 Apr 2014

There really is an odd mix of game-play types being pushed out recently and keeping with that theme Heldric - The Legend Of The Shoemaker has been released.

ReignMaker, A City Building Political Strategy Game With Match-3 Tower Defense Combat

By Liam Dawe, 16 Apr 2014

ReignMaker is a city building political strategy game with match-3 tower defense combat. Did that make your head hurt as much as it hurt mine? What a mouthful!

The First Hacker Evolution Title Is About To Get A Linux Version

By Liam Dawe, 15 Apr 2014

Hacker Evolution the first in a series of games about hacking, filled with puzzles and stuff to make you scratch your weary head. The developers sent word that a Linux port is arriving soon.

Pixel Piracy, A Pirate Sandbox Sim Gains Better Linux Support, Yarrrr!

By Liam Dawe, 15 Apr 2014

Pixel Piracy already has a Linux version out for a while now, but they have just realised a patch they have been working on for some-time fixing start-up issues for Linux & Mac, yarrr maties, land ahoy!

Bionic Attack, A Real Time Strategy Game Made On Linux & It Looks Brilliant

By Liam Dawe, 14 Apr 2014

Bionic Attack is an interesting looking mix of real time strategy and tower defence. An interesting tidbit is that the developers are actually programming for it on Debian Linux.

The Masterplan Heist Game Coming To Linux This Year

By Liam Dawe, 14 Apr 2014

Can you pull off the greatest heist in the history of mankind? Well you can sure try this year when The Masterplan comes out.

Mojang Offer No Hints As To When Scrolls Will Get The Promised Linux Release

By Liam Dawe, 14 Apr 2014

Sadly Mojang have let us down again, after repeatedly stating their card-based strategy game Scrolls will come to Linux they still have no idea when.

Firaxis Games New IP "Civilization: Beyond Earth" Will Come To Linux - CONFIRMED

By Liam Dawe, 12 Apr 2014

Looks like Civilization is getting a reboot and it's called "Civilization: Beyond Earth". The great news is that multiple sources are stating Linux is a platform of choice now for Firaxis. See the bottom for the update.

Banished City-building Strategy Game Will Get A Linux Port

By Liam Dawe, 12 Apr 2014

Well now, this was annoyingly missed by myself. The developer of Banished a pretty big indie hit stated openly on his blog that he will be porting to Linux & Mac!

The Last Federation Space Sci-fi Strategy Game To Release On April 18th

By Liam Dawe, 11 Apr 2014

The Last Federation is a very good-looking space strategy game (spaceship combat woo!) that we have previewed a few times for you. It is now nearing completion and will release in a weeks time! It will of course be Linux native too.

Planets³ Didn't Hit The Linux Stretch Goal, But The Developers Don't Want To Exclude Linux

By Liam Dawe, 10 Apr 2014

Planets³ is a 3D open-world voxel-based RPG (first person view) on Kickstarter. It was over-funded, but sadly it didn't hit the Linux stretch goal. Thankfully the developers won't be excluding Linux gamers.

KeeperRL, An Open Source Mix Dungeon Keeper and Dwarf Fortress Of Needs IndieGoGo Love

By Liam Dawe, 10 Apr 2014

Remember KeeperRL? That odd mix of Dungeon Keeper and Dwarf Fortress that we posted about recently is now on indiegogo looking for funds to reach a glorious "1.0" version.

Hold Onto Your Fedoras as Unvanquished The FPS/RTS Hybrid Has Set Loose Alpha 26

By Liam Dawe, 7 Apr 2014

Unvanquished continues to amaze with the 26th alpha version, wow that's a lot of alpha's for you. Usual assortment of new features and bug fixes.

KeeperRL A Dungeon Simulator Built On Top Of Roguelike Mechanics New Alpha

By Liam Dawe, 5 Apr 2014

KeeperRL is a Dungeon Keeper and Dwarf Fortress inspired dungeon simulator built on top of roguelike mechanics. You become a Sauron-like character, searching for ultimate knowledge of destruction.

Skyward Collapse Strategic God-Game Will Come To Linux In Future

By Liam Dawe, 5 Apr 2014

Skyward Collapse is a pretty interesting looking god-game from Arcen Games who have become Linux-friendly developers recently, they have stated Skyward Collapse will come to Linux.