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Shipwreck 2D Adventure Game Is Now Super Cheap For Linux & On Desura

By Liam Squires-Hand, 25 May 2014

Shipwreck is a top down adventure game in which you must travel the land, explore dungeons, and defeat monsters to earn safe passage off the island on which you are stranded. It's a nice little game and has had a price-drop as well as a Desura release.

Why We Shouldn't Accept Bad Linux Ports

By Liam Squires-Hand, 25 May 2014

Thanks to the recent fiasco of The Witcher 2 I wanted to write down some thoughts on why we shouldn't accept bad quality ports from developers.

Pixel Dungeon Procedural Death Labyrinth Turning Open Source

By Liam Squires-Hand, 24 May 2014

Pixel Dungeon is a traditional procedural death labyrinth game with pixel-art graphics and simple interface. Originally designed for Android the game is going to be open sourced soon, which means a port for Linux opens up!

8BitMMO, An Odd Free 2 Play MMO Is Now On Linux

By Liam Squires-Hand, 24 May 2014

8BitMMO is a retro-style 2D massively multiplayer game! It's a giant construction sandbox -- you can build a home or a castle in a persistent streaming world. Found and manage your own city. Fight evil LawyerCats and engage in Player vs Player battle.

GOL Cast: Fleeing From Elves in The Witcher 2

By Samsai, 24 May 2014

Witcher 2 got pushed out for Linux few days ago and I decided it would be wise to cover this ASAP considering how big this release is and how much conversation there has been about its performance. So, let's start it up and check what's inside!

The Galactic War Begins In Planetary Annihilation With A Single-player Mode

By Liam Squires-Hand, 24 May 2014

Planetary Annihilation was already awesome for the sheer scale of the game and the fact that it's on Linux means we finally have a big RTS game. The developers have just released a brand new build containing a single-player mode called "Galactic War".

OpenXcom, The Open Source Engine For The Original X-COM Stable Release To Come Soon

By Liam Squires-Hand, 24 May 2014

OpenXcom is still one of my favourite open source engines ever. The original X-COM game UFO: Enemy Unknown/X-COM UFO Defense is one of the best strategy games ever made. The incredible open source engine is finally approaching a 1.0 release.

Eador. Masters of the Broken World Linux Version Is Being Worked On

By Liam Squires-Hand, 24 May 2014

Eador. Masters of the Broken World is sadly still a sore spot for Linux gamers, after the developers blogging saying Linux is important to them thanks to Valve, and stating on their greenlight page Linux is a platform we still don't have one yet.

An Exclusive Kaiju-A-GoGo Teaser From Kerberos Productions

By Liam Squires-Hand, 23 May 2014

What's that? Oh just a Kaiju tearing down a skyscraper nothing to worry about. Today we have a tiny little exclusive teaser from Kerberos Production's newest game (the developers of Sword of the Stars & Ground Pounders).

Episode 1 Of The Fall To Land Two Days Early

By Cheeseness, 23 May 2014

Over The Moon Games has announced that Episode 1 of The Fall will be launching on the 30th of May, two days ahead of its prior target of the 1st of June. Launch trailer inside.

Inescapable, A Side-scrolling Game Of Action & Adventure Now On Steam For Linux

By Liam Squires-Hand, 23 May 2014

Inescapable was originally available DRM free using the developers Humble Store widget, but it has now joined the ranks of many Linux games on Steam.

The IndieBox, Get A Fancy Boxed Copy & Extras Of A Linux Supported Game Every Month

By Liam Squires-Hand, 23 May 2014

The IndieBox is a fantastic idea and I hope they get enough orders to keep going. You subscribe monthly (or buy single past boxes) to get a Linux-supported game-pack every month.

White Noise Online, A Co-op Online Horror Game Released For Linux

By Liam Squires-Hand, 23 May 2014

On White Noise Online, a team of up to 4 investigators has to explore an area looking for clues, while avoiding being devoured by a supernatural creature. Will you be able to uncover the truth behind the mysterious events?

Flagship, An RTS Game Played In First Person & It Looks Awesome

By Liam Squires-Hand, 23 May 2014

Flagship is a real-time strategy game set on a galactic scale, played from a first person perspective. Command your fleet from the bridge of your ship, explore the stars and expand your territory.

Fist Puncher, A Side Scrolling Beat'em Up Now Available On Linux

By Liam Squires-Hand, 23 May 2014

Return to the glory days of sidescrolling beat-em-ups, courtesy of developers Team2Bit and Adult Swim Games. The game is now on Linux too, so get punching.

Poof, A Solid Action Platformer Released For Linux On Steam

By Liam Squires-Hand, 23 May 2014

Poof is a pretty great looking mix of action and platforming in one neat little package and the Linux version is now live!

Among The Sleep, A Horror Game From A Toddlers Perspective Releases May 29th For Linux

By Liam Squires-Hand, 22 May 2014

Among The Sleep is easily one of my favourite games to come out of Kickstarter ever. It will not only be released on the 29th of May, but it will see same day Linux support.

Metro 2033 & Metro Last Light Getting Upgrades, Metro 2033 To Release On Linux

By Liam Squires-Hand, 22 May 2014

A big day for news today folks. Metro 2033 will get a Linux version in an upgraded form and Metro Last Light is also getting a big update.

Left 4 Dead 3 & Half-Life 3 Are Real According To The Creator Of Counter Strike

By Liam Squires-Hand, 22 May 2014

The original creator of Counter Strike Minh "Gooseman" Le spoke to "goRGNtv" on twitch and Half-Life 3 and Left 4 Dead 3 came up.

The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition Released For SteamOS Linux

By Liam Squires-Hand, 22 May 2014

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That's not an error, The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition is now out for SteamOS/Linux and I am downloading it as I type this. Look at the bottom for the latest updates, it's not a native port.