Wednesday Madness, a few good Linux gaming deals going on
Every Wednesday, I shall highlight some deals you might be interested in if you’re running a little low on funds.
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Victor Vran Overkill Edition announced (two new DLC)
Victor Vran Overkill Edition, which is essentially the main game plus two new DLC is coming soon to this rather good action RPG.
Nyheim, a single-player digital board-game about rebuilding after a pandemic
Nyheim is an indie single-player digital board-game, you're tasked with rebuilding after a deadly pandemic has swept the globe, but is it any good?
Eternum, a simple and inviting looking platformer will have Linux support
The developers of Eternum emailed in to let us know that their pretty good looking platformer will have Linux support. They are looking to get some Steam Greenlight votes.
Hyper Sentinel, a throwback to old-school arcade action is seeking funding on Kickstarter
The developers of 'Hyper Sentinel' have confirmed on Twitter that their retro throwback will support Linux and at my request they now list it on their Kickstarter too.
Holobunnies: Pause Café, a two-player co-op brawler that looks pretty fun will support Linux
Entering my mailbox recently was 'Holobunnies: Pause Café', a two-player co-op brawler that will have full Linux support and it looks pretty good!
How to easily find new releases on Steam
Today I read an article from RPS that claims that Valve has made it harder to find new releases. This tickled me a bit, as it's always been quite easy.
Brian Fargo confirms Torment: Tides of Numenera will launch for Linux day-1
We already had confirmation that Torment: Tides of Numenera would launch day-1 on Linux here on GOL from an email chat with inXile, but it's always good to see fully public confirmation.
Diluvion, a deep-sea exploration game with RPG elements may be coming to Linux
Corben wrote in to let us know that Diluvion, a deep-sea exploration game with RPG elements looks like it might be coming over to Linux.
Castles 1 & 2, two more retro strategy games now have Linux versions on GOG powered by DOSBox
GOG have revived two more classic games for Linux, as Castles 1 & 2 now have Linux versions bundled with DOSBox.
NVIDIA 378.13 stable driver released
NVIDIA has release the 378.13 stable driver which directly follows on from their work on the 378.09 beta driver.
Looks like Feral Interactive are doing more work on Mesa
The recent Mesa release of Mesa 17.0.0 included a patch from a Feral Interactive developer, but Feral aren't stopping there. Another developer from Feral has had two patches accepted into Mesa-git today.
The Talos Principle has a new stable build with more Vulkan optimizations
Croteam are continuing to improve The Talos Principle with a brand new stable build that has Vulkan optimizations.
Soldat, a rather old side-view multiplayer action game is being ported to Linux
This is something I did not expect. I remember Soldat from many years ago and it looks like it's being ported to Linux.
Project Cars 2 now has a trailer, with no mention of their promised Linux/SteamOS support
Why am I not surprised? The developers of Project Cars 2 said the game would be coming out for SteamOS, but they are being silent on it. The same happened with the original.
The Velocibox-like psychedelic action game 'Hyper Time Disruptor' is a nice surprise on itch.io
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 'Humble Freedom Bundle' is huge and well worth picking up
The 'Humble Freedom Bundle' has launched and with it, tons of stuff. A large majority of it is available on Linux too.
Alwa's Awakening is a pretty decent NES-inspired adventure game with a very retro feel
In Alwa's Awakening you are a stranger who has been summoned to help rid Alwa of evil! A very retro throwback at the NES era and it pulls it off pretty well.
Mesa 17.0.0 has officially released and it's well worth updating
The Mesa developers have announced the release of Mesa 17.0.0 and it's a truly incredible release. You should probably update as soon as possible.
Stone Story looks like a very clever ASCII-styled RPG that will have Linux support
Now this is the kind of idea I think is extremely cool. An ASCII-styled RPG called 'Stone Story' will come to Linux, come check out the trailer.
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- Stellar Blade launches for PC on June 11, specifications and features revealed
- Steam Deck / SteamOS hits 19,000 games rated Verified and Playable
- Valve refresh Steam's monthly top-releases charts, going all the way back to the release of Half-Life 2
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