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RimWorld, easily one of the best colony building sims is now on Steam with Linux support


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I've enjoyed a great many hours in RimWorld. It has charming visuals much like Prison Architect, but you're building a colony with a choice of different AI behind the scenes.

Near Death, survive the cold in Antarctica, coming to Linux in August


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Near Death sounds a bit like The Long Dark, but you're in Antarctica and it sounds like it has a really cool thermal simulation inside it.

The Indie Legends 4 Bundle features excellent games, almost all with Linux support


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Bundle Stars has released an awesome bundle which, like the previous Indie Legends, features eight excellent games with Linux support.

Game Pencil Engine has plans to support Linux and get on Steam


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Game Pencil Engine is an interesting looking game engine that's planning Linux support soon and it's trying to get on Steam.

VR Funhouse from Nvidia to be open sourced this summer


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VR Funhouse is currently a Windows only advanced VR game, but the interesting thing is that Nvidia claim they will open source it.

Tahira: Echoes of the Astral Empire, a a tactical turn-based RPG is coming to Linux in August


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Tahira: Echoes of the Astral Empire, a tactical turn-based RPG in which a 20-year-old princess must save her people from a genocidal empire, launches on Linux on August 31, 2016.

Developers of Turmoil looking for SteamOS testers


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The developers of Turmoil, a simulation game about digging for oil are looking for testers using SteamOS.

Stealth-action hybrid DEADBOLT is now available for Linux on Steam


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Stealth-action hybrid DEADBOLT from Risk of Rain developer Hopoo Games is now available for Linux on Steam.

Crush Your Enemies, a delightful fast paced real time strategy game now on Linux


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Crush Your Enemies is one you could easily dismiss with the graphical style, but I assure you it's quite fun.

In Case of Emergency, Release Raptor delayed again and again, now coming July 21st


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Arcen Games, LLC latest game In Case of Emergency, Release Raptor is a very silly themed game and it's having repeated delays. It will now launch on July 21st.

New version of the itch store app is out, better Arch Linux compatibility and other fixes


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Oh my word I do love itch and their store app. It's open source (MIT license), it's beautiful and it actually works really well now.

Worms W.M.D should now be a day-1 Linux & SteamOS release


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Good news, after chatting with Team17, it seems Worms W.M.D will now be a day-1 Linux release which is fantastic.

Shen’s Last Gift DLC for XCOM 2 released for Linux


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After some delay, the latest DLC and patch for XCOM 2 is now out for Linux. Shen’s Last Gift adds mech units to the mix, to better fight the insidious alien threat.

Action adventure Buck is back on Kickstarter with Linux demo, plus crowdfunding round-up


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2D action adventure Buck is on Kickstarter with a Linux demo, and so is dungeon crawler Wizard of Legend and fantasy LGBT VN Eldet. Plus more campaigns than you can shake a stick at.

Exit Fate, a 50-hour 2D RPG now on Linux


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Exit Fate, the massive 2D RPG has been released for Linux as a fan-made and completely free version.

User submission: Vulkan tutorials now up on github


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A user submission to let you know about their Vulkan tutorials that are now available to check out on github.

Want to go hunting vampires? Slayer Shock will scratch that itch for you


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Slayer Shock is the next game from David Pittman (Eldritch, NEON STRUCT) and Minor Key Games (Super Win the Game, Gunmetal Arcadia) that will see you hunting vampires.

Quadrilateral Cowboy, a cyberpunk heist adventure is coming to Linux in September


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Quadrilateral Cowboy, a cyberpunk heist adventure from Blendo Games is seeing a delayed Linux release, but not too long to wait.

Heavy Gear Assault now on Linux, some thoughts after testing it


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Heavy Gear Assault is the Early Access mech combat game built with Unreal Engine 4 and it's now available on Linux.

Colony building sim Maia updated, colonists can now get sick and need treatment


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Maia version 0.57 is now available and it brings diseases and conditions which you will need to diagnose and treat.