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Platformer On Rusty Trails now DRM free on GOG, it's really cool


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The colourful and colour changing platformer On Rusty Trails is now available DRM free on GOG. We already covered the Steam release with flesk, but here's a look at the GOG version.

Street Fighter V has passed the initial Linux & SteamOS release window


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I sincerely hope none of you pre-ordered Street Fighter V on the promise of the Linux version, as it has shown yet again how silly it is. Street Fighter V is now officially late.

PAC-MAN 256, a surprise Steam release with day-1 Linux support


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I have to say it has been a long time since I played any form of PAC-MAN, now maybe I will. PAC-MAN 256 was released on Steam with day-1 Linux support.

Megapolis, a classic city simulator is now on Steam with Linux support


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Megapolis is an older title, but positively rated and it's now on Steam with Linux support. It's a small city building simulator, something more casual than say Cities Skylines.

Operator Overload, a fantastic looking puzzle game with a ton of levels needs help on Steam Greenlight


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I personally think Operator Overload looks fantastic and the developer email me to let me know it's fully Linux supported and needs help on Greenlight.

Join me at 10AM UTC (in less than an hour from now) for another GOL vs Feral Twitch livestream


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It's Wednesday, so that means myself and Matt from Feral Interactive will be playing Company of Heroes 2 live on Twitch. Come join us, we need fresh meat for the grinder, Matt also needs someone he can actually win against, poor Matt.

Indie turn-based board strategy game 'UFHO2' is now FREE on Steam


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UFHO2, a mix of strategy and a board game is now completely free on Steam. No adverts, no in-game transactions or anything. It's just free.

In Case of Emergency, Release Raptor is releasing on 5th of July


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In Case of Emergency, Release Raptor is the latest game from Arcen Games, LLC and a rather big departure from their usual stuff. You're a velociraptor in space tearing up robots.

Play as a ghost in point & click adventure game Goetia now on Linux & SteamOS


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As far as Goetia adventure games go, this looks pretty good. Nice smooth looking graphics and an interesting sounding story. It is another Square Enix published game to come to our platform too!

VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action released for Linux, some thoughts


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VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action has been released for Linux and thanks to the guys at GOG I have been sent a copy to play with. Here's some thoughts.

LIMBO is free on Steam for 24 hours, grab it while you can


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Not free to play for 24 hours, actually free. If you install it you get to keep it. LIMBO is actually a pretty great platformer you all need to try.

Mighty No. 9 delayed for Linux


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Sad news folks, no Mighty No. 9 release today for us Linux gamers as it has been delayed by a few days.

A third of Valve now working on VR, still no Linux support


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A Valve developer on reddit has talked a bit about Valve and VR, and he specifically stated that a third of Valve is now working on VR. A third of Valve, yet still no Linux support.

Buy games from G2A? You should just stop already, tinyBuild lost out on approx $450K of sales


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We've had colourful discussions about G2A in our Telegram group, IRC, reddit and other places. Some people don't care and just want cheap games, but for those of you who want to support not only Linux, but gaming in general—read on.

Open source strategy game Unknown Horizons is in need of developers


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Unknown Horizons, an open source strategy game that has been around for quite some time is currently in need of help.

NECROPOLIS, the third person action game from Harebrained Schemes may come to Linux


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Harebrained Schemes third person action game NECROPOLIS may actually come to Linux, they say it's on their list of things to do.

Want to play the classic racer Need For Speed II SE on Linux? There's an open source engine for that


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A classic racer from the 90's, Need For Speed™ II SE has an open source game engine allowing you to play it on Linux.

Thinking about buying Ballistic Overkill? Watch our Twitch session on Youtube to help you decide


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A couple of us are a bit hooked on the FPS game Ballistic Overkill and we did a livestream on Twitch the other night to show it off some more. It's now on Youtube for you to laugh at us.

Script your own AI in the MMO RTS game Screeps


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As far as unique ideas go, Screeps has got my attention. It claims it's an MMO RTS where you the player actually script your units AI.

An interview with Paradox Development Studios about supporting Linux


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Lately, I’ve been busy playing a lot of Hearts of Iron 4 and Stellaris, as both were day-1 releases on Linux. I spoke with Gustav Palmqvist, a PDS developer who helped make those releases happen on our platform of choice.