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Just a regular Linux user (not even a programmer at the moment of contributing) who used to mostly write about obscure but still interesting games with native support, in an effort to help them gain a bit of deserved exposure.

Guest Writer
February 2016 - September 2016
June 2019
December 2019 - April 2020

Contributing Editor
September 2016 - July 2017

Opinions at the moment of writing the articles were mine, though in some cases contents were edited or critical information was added by GOL Editors before approval.

'HOOK' is an extremely minimalistic but addictive puzzler that I wholeheartedly recommend

By -Daniel-Palacio-,
I must say that at the very beginning I thought the concept of the game was going to be extremely simple and boring, but by the tenth level it not only proved me wrong, but also I was completely hooked with it (no pun intended). There are free levels on Kongregate if you want to give them a try!

The rhythmic and psychedelic platformer '140' receives a free but important update; it's also currently discounted

By -Daniel-Palacio-,
According to an official announcement, to celebrate the release of the game soundtrack the developers are adding a whole new level along with Trading Cards on Steam and several bug fixes and performance improvements.

The sequel of the free visual adventure 'Disturbed' is announced on Steam Greenlight; it needs votes

By -Daniel-Palacio-,
'Disturbed' is a free visual adventure that was released some months ago, which got a lot of favorable reviews from Steam users. Because of this, the single developer behind the game announced, only a few weeks after its release, that there would be a sequel. And now the Steam Greenlight page is finally live.

The third and final chapter of upcoming point-and-click adventure 'The Journey Down' now has a release date

By -Daniel-Palacio-,
After an announcement made by the developers, now there is a Steam store page available for the upcoming The Journey Down: Chapter Three, which will be released on August 25th. And as you can see in the System Requirements, Linux is already listed.

'Fruits of a Feather' is a small Pay What You Want unconventional exploration game where you play as a bird

By -Daniel-Palacio-,
'Fruits of a Feather' is a short mini-game which has been out there for a while, whose general concept and gameplay intend to provide a relaxing experience as a main priority, so you should expect a pretty unconventional and minimalistic title.

GOG is having another weekly retro sale with eleven Linux supported titles

By -Daniel-Palacio-,
Three weeks after the previous retro Weekly Sale, GOG is celebrating another one with Linux supported games from the late 80's and 90's (mostly). Some of them are titles which are totally unmissable.

'Bendy and the Ink Machine' is an atmospheric 1st person episodic horror puzzler with its demo now available

By -Daniel-Palacio-,
I think the premise of this title has a lot of potential, and I hope the developers prove capable of offering a good story in upcoming episodes. In the mean time, the demo is available on itch and GameJolt.

The Velocibox-like psychedelic action game 'Hyper Time Disruptor' is a nice surprise on itch.io

By -Daniel-Palacio-,
If you enjoy exercising your reflexes with games like 'Velocibox', then you can't miss this new and good-looking action game which is available on itch since a few days ago, under the Pay What You Want scheme.

'The Dweller' is a short and minimalistic but incredibly fun and solid puzzler that I highly recommend

By -Daniel-Palacio-,
'The Dweller' is one of those obscure games that for some reason, despite being well made and original they pass completely unnoticed under the radar, and once you finally play them you not only feel you've spent a couple of hours on a worthy title, but also the fact itself of finding them is totally rewarding.

GOG is having a weekly retro sale with six titles from the late 80's and 90's with Linux support

By -Daniel-Palacio-,
In its current Weekly Sale, GOG is featuring a couple of games with Linux support from the late 80's and 90's. You have until Monday to buy them.

The Battlefield-like single player FPS 'Ravenfield' will have a paid version; a Steam Greenlight page is now live

By -Daniel-Palacio-,
Shortly after reaching the milestone of one million downloads on December 12th, 2016, the single developer of Ravenfield announced that a paid version of the game is being prepared, and right now a Steam Greenlight page is already up.

'The Secret of Tremendous Corporation' is a 2015 short free point-and-click comical adventure made in 48 hours

By -Daniel-Palacio-,
This is a small adventure that has been out there for two years, but since it never was covered in GOL, I decided to try it and share with you some impressions. Also, you can't miss the funny DLC included.

Until February 6th, you can get the popular indie puzzle-platformer 'FEZ' for PWYW at itch.io

By -Daniel-Palacio-,
This was confirmed by Polytron on Twitter. All the money will be sent to an American charity called American Civil Liberties Union.

'Detention 返校' is an immersive psychological horror adventure with 'overwhelmingly positive' reviews, demo available

By -Daniel-Palacio-,
Honestly, I never heard about this title until Steam recommended it to me, and once I learned that it has a demo available, then it became a priority. Of course, I think it was a very good experience, and I'm looking forward to eventually acquire the full game.

The circuit building simulator 'SHENZHEN I/O' gets 'overwhelmingly positive' reviews from Steam users

By -Daniel-Palacio-,
SHENZHEN I/O is the new simulator/puzzle game by Zachtronics, the creators of other excellent games like Spacechem, Infinifactory and TIS-100. After being on Early Access for some time, it's now available on Steam since November, 17th.

Unforgiving but addictive 3D top-down shooter 'Redie' is now out on Steam, demo available and some thoughts

By -Daniel-Palacio-,
After a beta period that took two and a half months, Redie is finally available on Steam, so I gave it some thoughts about whether it lived to its expectations or not. There is a demo available too.

Explosive top down shooter 'Kick Ass Commandos' leaves Early Access on Steam, demo available

By -Daniel-Palacio-,
The game finally has its finished version available on Steam since November 17th. If you count all the reviews from Steam users so far, it has collected 187 positive ones against 6 negatives only. There is also a demo available.

'Battle Chasers: Nightwar' is a visually stunning RPG inspired by a comic, that might be released next year

By -Daniel-Palacio-,
I think this title has a lot of potential, because after a successful Kickstarter campaign the developers claim they were funded by Nordic Games without sacrificing the creative control of the project, so basically the quality of the game now simply relies on how talented they are and how well they spend the budget on the game.

Find the meaning of life in 'Sisyphus Reborn', an atmospheric short free adventure on Steam

By -Daniel-Palacio-,
If you're looking to play an adventure game but you don't have a lot of time, then you may be interested to check "Sisyphus Reborn", a lightweight (300 MB) and short existential adventure that will only take you 40 minutes to finish (and that includes getting all the achievements).

The unfairly obscure platformer 'Circa Infinity' isn't like anything you've seen before, demo available

By -Daniel-Palacio-,
'Circa Infinity' is a game that was originally released on September 9 last year. It features minimalistic but surreal aesthetics, a catchy and atmospheric soundtrack, and a simple but effective concept. Together, these elements unite to create an immersive and truly original experience.
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