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Pathway, an upcoming tactical RPG announced, plans to support Linux


By BTRE
Robotality’s upcoming game mixes in elements of 1930s pulp adventure with a tactical combat. Players can hope to explore the unknown sometime in 2017.

New set of GPU benchmarks and adventures in OpenGL 4.3


By Samsai
Quite recently there have been quite a few advancements on the open source side of GPU drivers so I figured it would be the perfect time to talk about these changes and run some updated benchmarks.

Dead Island Definitive Edition and Dead Island Riptide: Definitive Edition released, seem to have hidden Linux versions


By Liam Squires-Hand
While it doesn't seem Linux/SteamOS is officially supported for Dead Island Definitive Edition and Dead Island Riptide: Definitive Edition they are both playable.

Alien Hunters DLC for XCOM 2 now available along with a big patch on SteamOS & Linux


By Liam Squires-Hand
A little later than I had hoped, but Feral Interactive have released the Alien Hunters DLC for XCOM 2 along with a patch to bring it up to the same level as Windows.

Announcing the beta of our User Stats page


By Liam Squires-Hand
I am pleased to show off a work-in-progress user statistics page that will form part of our new survey system.

Legends of Eisenwald being ported to Linux by Codeweavers, will use Wine


By Liam Squires-Hand
Legends of Eisenwald an adventure game with tactical battles, RPG and strategy elements is finally coming to Linux thanks to help from Codeweavers and Wine.

Avalon Lords: Dawn Rises, a medieval RTS is going free to play on June 2nd, Linux supported


By Liam Squires-Hand
Seems like sales of Avalon Lords: Dawn Rises haven't been what they expected, as the developers have announcing it's going free to play on the 2nd of June.

Lego Minifigures Online shutting down, say goodbye to our first official Lego game


By Liam Squires-Hand
Our first official Lego game Lego Minifigures Online was released last summer and it really wasn't all that good, it seems it's now shutting down.

FPS game Insurgency and the Day of Infamy WWII mod updated


By Liam Squires-Hand
Insurgency just keeps on getting better with a big new update, also updated is the WWI mod Day of Infamy.

RymdResa, a peaceful space exploration game now available on Linux & SteamOS


By Liam Squires-Hand
Oh yes! I have been really looking forward to doing some exploring in RymdResa and now it's available for Linux & SteamOS with a nice discount.

Editorial: Valve have not abandoned SteamOS or Linux, things are looking pretty good


By Liam Squires-Hand
Something I keep seeing repeated in our comments, forum and across other sites is people believing Valve have somehow failed already and are abandoning SteamOS. That's far from the truth of the matter.

Please, Don’t Touch Anything now supports Linux, don't you dare touch that button


By Liam Squires-Hand
Please, Don’t Touch Anything is a cryptic, brain-racking button-pushing simulation. The developers have just launched the Linux version with a nice discount.

OmniBus, a next-to-last gen physics game about the most powerful bus in the universe


By Liam Squires-Hand
Some developers descriptions of their games well and truly crack me up. OmniBus is described as a "next-to-last gen physics game about the most powerful bus in the universe".

Two Worlds Epic Edition openworld action RPG now on Linux, uses Wine


By Liam Squires-Hand
Topware Interactive are continuing their promise of putting their older titles on Linux and Two Worlds Epic Edition is now available on Steam. It uses Wine, but that's not as bad as you may think.

Julian Gollop, creator of the original X-COM is planning a new strategy game named Phoenix Point, it will support Linux


By Liam Squires-Hand
Details are light on what this will be, but it's exciting. Julian Gollop, who created the original X-COM has announced he is creating a new strategy game called Phoenix Point. I have it from the man himself that Linux will be supported.

Colony building simulation RimWorld planning a Steam release with a huge new update


By Liam Squires-Hand
I honestly think RimWorld is fantastic. A visual style inspired by Prison Architect, but you are building a colony on an alien world. The developer is finally bringing it to Steam with a huge update.

Want to make Terraria on Linux faster? FNA creator Ethan Lee has a script to help with that


By Liam Squires-Hand
Terraria on Linux uses Ethan Lee's FNA project, but the most recent update did not update FNA which Ethan has pointed out is a bit sad. Thankfully, he has a script to do it for you.

Absolver, a beautiful looking online multiplayer combat RPG powered by Unreal Engine 4 heading to Linux


By Liam Squires-Hand
Absolver has been announced by Sloclap who are former Ubisoft developers and publisher Devolver Digital. It's an Unreal Engine 4 online multiplayer combat RPG that sounds awesome.

Behold, Friday has arrived and there will be a stream at 5 PM UTC!


By Samsai
Friday has come again and with it comes video games, at least in the form of an H.264 live video feed. I welcome you to the traditional Friday Livestream where we play Linux games and chat casually about things both Linux and not.

The Wine Development Release 1.9.11 Is Now Available


By sobkas
The Wine team released today another development release of their software. Version 1.9.11 has many small changes including 21 bugfixes.