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Roguebook from the developer of Faeria is now released for Linux

By Liam Dawe, Aug 10, 2021

Abrakam Entertainment SA along with publisher Nacon have released Roguebook their deck-builder roguelike for Linux.

Valheim devs tease the new food system in a fresh preview video for Hearth & Home

By Liam Dawe, Aug 10, 2021

With the Valheim update Hearth & Home due later this year it's coming with some major changes to the food system which Iron Gate has shown off in a new video.

I look forward to all the improvements KDE Plasma will get with the Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, Aug 10, 2021

One thing I am excited about when it comes to the Steam Deck is that it has a full desktop Linux mode, which is powered by KDE Plasma and I don't think that's getting the attention it deserves.

Inspired by Hollow Knight, Crowsworn becomes one of the most funded Kickstarter projects

By Liam Dawe, Aug 10, 2021

It's not really surprising that the metroidvania action-platformer Crowsworn got funded but it is a surprise to see just how popular their Kickstarter campaign had become.

Open 3D Engine should now run properly on Linux without extras

By Liam Dawe, Aug 10, 2021

Still moving along quite quickly! The Open 3D Engine (O3DE) from the Open 3D Foundation (headed by The Linux Foundation) is a game engine donated by Amazon based upon Amazon Lumberyard.

Syndicate and Ultima Underworld return to GOG, get them free until September 3

By Liam Dawe, Aug 10, 2021

Love your classics? I sure do! Ultima Underworld 1 & 2 plus Syndicate Plus and Syndicate Wars have returned to GOG and you can get a copy of each free.

Valve dumped Debian Linux for Arch Linux with SteamOS 3 because surprise - faster updates

By Liam Dawe, Aug 10, 2021

It was likely no secret to most Linux users who know a bit about distributions but Valve has clarified directly that the main reason for dumping Debian Linux for Arch Linux was for faster updates.

Splitgate continues expanding server capacity and smashing records

By Liam Dawe, Aug 9, 2021

Splitgate, the really fun FPS with portals is currently in an Open Beta on Steam (with full cross-platform play with consoles) and it continues to see high player numbers.

Bittersweet Birthday brings a mix of a boss-rush adventure with exploration

By Liam Dawe, Aug 9, 2021

Now crowdfunding on IndieGoGo with a demo available, Bittersweet Birthday is a very promising atmospheric adventure that mixed in plenty of boss battles and an intriguing story about being hunted.

Steam Play tool Luxtorpeda gets some needed upgrades and better KDE Plasma support

By Liam Dawe, Aug 9, 2021

Luxtorpeda is a Steam Play tool (like Proton, Boxtron) that allows you to run games from Steam with compatible game engines that have Linux native builds.

Dungeon crawling action adventure UnderMine gets a big update for the end-game

By Liam Dawe, Aug 9, 2021

Have you completed UnderMine? Might be time to jump back into this dungeon crawling action adventure as the 1.2 update is out now to celebrate a year since release.

Isometric city-builder Nebuchadnezzar gets Fire, Crime & Diseases on September 15

By Liam Dawe, Aug 9, 2021

Nepos Games have announced that their city-builder Nebuchadnezzar, which was inspired by the likes of Pharaoh, will be getting another big free update on September 15.

Steam Next Fest appears to be a success with a 421% wishlist jump for half the titles

By Liam Dawe, Aug 9, 2021

It appears that Valve's regular event with Steam Next Fest has done a whole lot of good for developers, with plenty more wishlists and sales happening.

Wayland gets DRM lease protocol support to help VR on Linux

By Liam Dawe, Aug 9, 2021

Another tick in the box for Wayland to eventually properly replace X11 for all workloads, as the work on DRM lease protocol support aimed at VR has been merged in.

AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) comes to the PlayStation 3 emulator RPCS3

By Liam Dawe, Aug 9, 2021

Thanks to the power of open source, AMD's answer to NVIDIA's DLSS is spreading with FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) now available in the PlayStation 3 emulator RPCS3.

Imagine if you could customize the Steam Deck colours - try it out with this tool

By Liam Dawe, Aug 8, 2021

With the upcoming Steam Deck from Valve only (currently) coming in one colour, it's fun to imagine what it would look like if you could customize the casing colours - so let's try it out.

Impressive free and open source RTS 0 A.D. Alpha 25 is out now

By Liam Dawe, Aug 8, 2021

The twenty-fifth Alpha version of 0 A.D., a very impressive free and open source RTS is out now. Much earlier than usual since they managed to get over some development hurdles in the previous release.

Seems the Valve Steam Deck has been impressing people with some hands-on time

By Liam Dawe, Aug 7, 2021

Recently a bunch of people from other sites went to Valve's offices for some hands-on time with the Steam Deck and it seems the overall impression was pretty positive.

Jupiter Hell shows off how brutal and thrilling a roguelike can be and it's out now

By Liam Dawe, Aug 7, 2021

It's done! Jupiter Hell, the roguelike from ChaosForge is officially out now and it's easily one of the best turn-based action games I've played in some time.

GameMaker Studio 2 introduces an Ubuntu Linux editor in Beta

By Liam Dawe, Aug 6, 2021

Well this is certainly a surprise. YoYo Games have announced an early Beta for GameMaker Studio 2 version 2.3.4 that brings with it a new IDE for Ubuntu Linux. So you can make GMS games on Ubuntu now.