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Explore an open world with dynamic turn-based battles in Tenderfoot Tactics out now

By Liam Dawe, Oct 22, 2020

I honestly feel like I need to take an entire week off just to play Tenderfoot Tactics, a mix of turn-based battling and open-world exploration that's out now.

XCOM-ish combat and HOMM-styled world exploration Fort Triumph has a major update and sale

By Liam Dawe, Oct 20, 2020

Possibly one of my favourite strategy game releases of 2020, Fort Triumph blends together XCOM styled combat with HOMM (Heroes of Might and Magic) exploration into quite a gem that doesn't take itself too seriously.

Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus gets a big sale, Free Weekend and a Complete Collection

By Liam Dawe, Oct 16, 2020

Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus, the very cool turn-based strategy game from Bulwark Studios and Kasedo Games is worth a look this weekend.

Hybrid Beasts has a fresh spin on the classic Worms - now in Early Access on Steam

By Liam Dawe, Oct 12, 2020

Hybrid Beasts from Beastbits aims to modernise the classic turn-based battling found in Worms and hype it up a little, with a release now live on Steam in Early Access.

Post-apocalyptic road-trip strategy Overland has a big 1.2 update with an all-dogs mode

By Liam Dawe, Sep 25, 2020

Possibly one of the most stylish turn-based strategy games around and one that's also rather difficult, Overland just had a big 1.2 update released with some funny new additions.

The next addition to the Civilization VI New Frontier Pass is out with Byzantine and Gaul

By Liam Dawe, Sep 25, 2020

Sid Meier's Civilization VI has another expansion out now for the New Frontier Pass with the Byzantium & Gaul Pack available now.

Supernatural post-apocalyptic turn-based strategy Graywalkers: Purgatory is now on Linux

By Liam Dawe, Sep 23, 2020

With its XCOM-like combat and a setting that merges together the supernatural with post-apocalyptic themes, Graywalkers: Purgatory is now available for Linux.

Free to play strategy Epicinium releases October 12 with a climate change gameplay twist

By Liam Dawe, Sep 16, 2020

Fast turn-based strategy where the map changes along with the climate, Epicinium could be interesting with its fresh take on tactical battles.

Civilization VI's next DLC arrives on September 24, will bring in Byzantium and Gaul

By Liam Dawe, Sep 14, 2020

The next DLC coming to Civilization VI on September 24 sounds like it's going to be quite featured filled. Here's a run down of what to expect.

Cross-play should once again be back online for Civilization VI

By Liam Dawe, Sep 10, 2020

The ongoing saga of Civilization VI seeing online cross-play broken between updates continues, with it now once again back online as of the update today, September 10.

Mythicard is an oddly relaxing free online card battler in Early Access for Linux PC

By Liam Dawe, Sep 4, 2020

Available in Early Access, Mythicard has a fresh take on battling online with cards and it's free to play so you can jump right in and try it out.

Oneons: Prisoners is a short, experimental sci-fi rogue-lite out now for Linux PC

By Liam Dawe, Sep 3, 2020

Enjoy your coffee break games? Oneons: Prisoners looks like it could keep you busy, with an experimental take on tactical rogue-lite combat.

You could play Chess but why not play 5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel

By Liam Dawe, Aug 29, 2020

Why play old, stale and normal Chess when you can fry your brain good with some 5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel.

Sid Meier's Civilization VI - August 2020 free upgrade out now, cross-play has issues

By Liam Dawe, Aug 28, 2020

Sid Meier's Civilization VI has another free upgrade out now, which thankfully game porter Aspyr Media was able to get onto Linux (and macOS) right away but with a major caveat.

Slimesphere is a sweet turn-based strategy that feels like each level is a puzzle

By Liam Dawe, Aug 21, 2020

Slimesphere, the first release from Matheus Reis is a streamlined turn-based strategy game about warring slimes, where each level feels like a puzzle.

Darkest Dungeon: The Butcher's Circus is now available for Linux PC

By Liam Dawe, Aug 20, 2020

Red Hook Studios have released an update to the free Darkest Dungeon: The Butcher's Circus DLC, which now includes Linux PC support too.

Civilization VI gets another free upgrade on August 27, some highlights

By Liam Dawe, Aug 18, 2020

As the team at Firaxis Games continue to improve Civilization VI with the New Frontier Pass, they're also pushing out free game upgrades in between DLC releases.

Papercraft tactical RPG 'Wildermyth' is now massively better after recent updates

By Liam Dawe, Aug 15, 2020

Wildermyth, a tactical turn-based RPG with a Papercraft styled design that's like a tabletop RPG mixed with XCOM has recently had some pretty huge tech upgrades.

Darkest Dungeon - The Butcher's Circus due for Linux 'in the next week or so'

By Liam Dawe, Aug 10, 2020

Red Hook Studios are currently working on the free DLC The Butcher's Circus and with Season 2 about to release, the Linux (and macOS) versions are just about ready.