Machine Mind blends real-time action with survival and RTS elements to make a fun mix

By Liam Dawe,
Chudo-Yudo Games are working on Machine Mind, an interesting mixture of strategy and action genres blended together. There's a demo available to try with Linux support, along with an expanded playtest.

Cyber Knights: Flashpoint the cyberpunk XCOM-like hits full launch on May 15

By Liam Dawe,
Inspired by games like XCOM 2, Shadowrun and Invisible Inc the latest from Trese Brothers with Cyber Knights: Flashpoint is set to leave Early Access on May 15th with a new update out now.
Follow GamingOnLinux on and

Amazon GameLift Streams allows devs to run their own streaming platform - supports Linux and Proton runtimes

By Liam Dawe,
Amazon recently announced their new GameLift Streams service, allowing game developers to spin up their own game streaming solutions.

Time-travelling adventure Old Skies from Wadjet Eye Games arrives April 23

By Liam Dawe,
Wadjet Eye Games have announced their next game, the time-travelling adventure Old Skies, is now set for launch on April 23rd.

Get ready for some chaos as POSTAL 2: VR has been announced

By Liam Dawe,
Running With Scissors along with Flat2VR Studios and Team Beef have announced the chaotic action game Postal 2 is coming to VR with a completely overhauled experienced. POSTAL 2: VR sounds like a lot of fun.

I hope Valve are watching closely with Microsoft working towards an Xbox Handheld

By Liam Dawe,
With Microsoft pushing to improve Windows on handhelds, and reportedly working with a specific partner on an Xbox-branded gaming handheld, Valve should be watching closely with their Linux plans for Steam Deck and SteamOS.

Mechanism are doing a Spring Sale for their Steam Deck accessories

By Liam Dawe,
You can grab yourself a nice Gaming Pillow, various versions of the Deckmate attachment system and more with discounts.

GE-Proton 9-26 brings fixes for Vermintide 2, GTA V Enhanced, Flight Simulator 2024 and more

By Liam Dawe,
GE-Proton 9-26 is out now bringing with it a bunch of fixes for various games on Linux / Steam Deck so here's what's new.

Mesa 25.1 will default to Zink+NVK instead of the old Nouveau OpenGL driver for NVIDIA on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Time for a bit of modernisation. With the upcoming Mesa 25.1 release, Collabora developer Faith Ekstrand announced a big change for NVIDIA GPU users. If you're not using the proprietary NVIDIA driver, that is.

The Triple-i Initiative gaming showcase returns for 2025 with a teaser

By Liam Dawe,
Looks like we're set for a bunch more interesting game reveals! The Triple-i Initiative gaming showcase has announced a return for 2025 and it's likely another good one.

First trailer live for Skull Horde where you command an army of dead soldiers as a floating skull

By Liam Dawe,
From developer 8BitSkull (BORE BLASTERS, Void Scrappers) their next game is Skull Horde, an auto-battling dungeon crawler where you raise up an undead army while floating around.

Hilarious physics-based 2D multiplayer brawler Oblin Party is out now

By Liam Dawe,
Tellus Games have released Oblin Party, a physics-based 2D party party brawler where you have direct control over your two hands made with Godot. It has Native Linux support and should work great on Steam Deck too.

Muffles' Life Sentence is a new dark comedy RPG where you swap your face

By Liam Dawe,
With a first episode that's completely free, Muffles' Life Sentence is a really weird dark comedy 2D RPG where have to swap your face and it's well worth a look. Here you've been sent to prison, where their doctors do clearly pretty terrible things to you depending on your crimes.

Completely ridiculous online 1v1 shooter STRAFTAT added a Linux version

By Liam Dawe,
STRAFTAT originally launched in October 2024, and just recently the developer added a Linux version. It's a completely ridiculous competitive 1v1 online shooter with quick rounds and lots of weapons.

Worms 2 Plus patch for the Team17 classic gets revamped online multiplayer

By Liam Dawe,
Remember the classic Worms 2? Modders continue improving it with the Worms 2 Plus patch, which recently had a major update that makes playing online way easier.

Isle of Reveries looks like a fun classic Zelda-like with some interesting game mechanics

By Liam Dawe,
Inspired clearly by the likes of classic Zelda and the Game Boy Color, Isle of Reveries is one for fans of retro games that want something new and fresh.

Heroic Games Launcher v2.16.1 improves Epic Games logins and brings a language change fix

By Liam Dawe,
Heroic Games Launcher v2.16.1 Hotfix has been released with a few bug fixes, like a critical issue with changing the language.

Steam update adds Game Notes to the web, demo installs on profile game list, 8BitDo Micro support

By Liam Dawe,
Valve released a new stable update for the Steam Client across Desktop and Steam Deck. There's a couple of new features, along with a lot of bug fixes.

Control Ultimate Edition is adding HDR, ultrawide, FOV scaling, updated DLSS and DLAA

By Liam Dawe,
A nice surprise! Control Ultimate Edition is set for a big update today to bring in a bunch of extra graphics features and tweaks along with some bug fixes.

Fallout and DOOM get combined in the Fallout: Vault 666 mod

By Liam Dawe,
Here's a fun one to start your week off right. Modder Carl Asami has combined the worlds of Fallout with DOOM for you to blast through.