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Survivor Squad: Gauntlets Adds Linux Support, Looks Really Fun

By Liam Dawe, 25 Apr 2015

Survivor Squad: Gauntlets has recently added Linux support to their Early Access title. Honestly, I didn't think much of it looking at screenshots, but you really do need to watch a gameplay video to understand it, and it looks fun.

Remember Your Weekly Dose Of Livestream Starting At 5 PM UTC!

By Samsai, 24 Apr 2015

Can you guess what day it is? No? Fine, it's Friday and that means we get to do the gamings and streamings for you people. Live, naturally.

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Steam Officially Starts Allowing Paid Mods In The Workshop, People Are Upset

By Liam Dawe, 24 Apr 2015

In a move that is not even remotely surprising to me, Valve has started rolling out the ability for mod authors to sell their works.

Demise Of Nations: Rome Enters Early Access, Free To Play Strategy Game For Linux

By Liam Dawe, 24 Apr 2015

I know, I used that terrible free to play term in a title again didn’t I! They are doing it in an odd way too, with only one map playable unless you buy DLC.

Crypt Of The NecroDancer Exits Early Access, Get With The Beat

By Liam Dawe, 24 Apr 2015

Crypt of the NecroDancer was a bloody good idea for a game, and it is executed well. The game has now left Early Access.

Parcel, A Cyberpunk Puzzler Exits Early Access On Steam For Linux

By Liam Dawe, 24 Apr 2015

Parcel is a Cyberpunk puzzle game from Polar Bunny Ltd that kept our flesk pretty hooked, and less than a month later it has come out of Early access.

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Colony Builder 'Maia' Updated, Bring Fire Extinguishers

By Liam Dawe, 24 Apr 2015

Maia is certainly an interesting take on the colony building genre, but it has been lacking in things to do. This new major release aims to help with that, and it brings fire.

Techland Presentation On Porting Dying Light To Linux

By Liam Dawe, 23 Apr 2015

In the comments of our recent Dying Light article, a video was posted showing two Techland developers talking about their porting of Dying Light to Linux. It’s quite interesting.

Storm United FPS Updated, More Graphics Options, Less Crashing

By Liam Dawe, 23 Apr 2015

Storm United is the FPS that is quickly stealing my heart, and the game has been updated with some useful features.

Shadow Warrior For Linux Updated, Now More Graphically Awesome

By Liam Dawe, 23 Apr 2015

The Shadow Warrior release for Linux did miss out a few graphical features, but the developers have now implemented them all.

Half-Life 2: Update, A Community Made Graphical Revamp Released For Linux

By Liam Dawe, 22 Apr 2015

The big community made update to Half-Life 2 is now available on Linux. This promises lots of new goodies for the ageing game.

Jonathan Blow Creator Of 'Braid' On If 'The Witness' Will Come To Linux

By Liam Dawe, 22 Apr 2015

Jonathan Blow, developer of the hit game Braid has mentioned during one of his coding videos if he will bring 'The Witness' to Linux or not. The answer isn't too great right now, but the future is brighter.

Interstellar Marines Tactical FPS Update 18, Lots Of Goodies

By Liam Dawe, 22 Apr 2015

Interstellar Marines is the fantastic upcoming tactical FPS from Zero Point, and they have updated it with lots of goodies for us.

Contagion, Source Engine Zombie FPS Will Still Come To Linux, Requires A Rewrite

By Liam Dawe, 22 Apr 2015

Contagion is the Source engine powered Zombie shooter from Monochrome, Inc that was funded on Kickstarter. We have some clarification as to what is going on, as we have been waiting a long time.

Total War: Warhammer Revealed, Should Come To Linux (CONFIRMED)

By Liam Dawe, 22 Apr 2015

Total War: Warhammer has been officially announced, and it seems like it will be coming to SteamOS/Linux as well. Edit: Confirmed.

Arma 3 Showing Small Signs Of A Linux Version

By Liam Dawe, 22 Apr 2015

As usual thanks to SteamDB it looks like Arma 3 could be heading to Linux. Arma 3 is a massive military sandbox from Bohemia Interactive and I am sure it will excite a lot of people.

SuperTuxKart Open Source Racer 0.9 Released With New Game Engine

By Liam Dawe, 22 Apr 2015

SuperTuxKart is now much more beautiful thanks to the hard work of the developers, and they have released a new major version.

Tripwire Interactive State Killing Floor 2 Is Actively Being Worked On For Linux

By Liam Dawe, 21 Apr 2015

While it's sad we aren't getting the initial release of Killing Floor 2, we should see it sooner rather than later going by their most recent comments.

Techland State Dying Light Will Get Linux Workshop Support, Performance Patch Still Being Worked On

By Liam Dawe, 21 Apr 2015

It's no secret that Dying Light doesn't perform well on Linux, and we are currently left out in the cold as far as Steam Workshop support goes, but that should change.