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The latest Steam Hardware Survey is out


By Liam Squires-Hand
Another month, and another Steam Hardware Survey. Linux is currently sitting at 0.85%, so there's a small drop.

The most popular Linux & SteamOS gaming articles for March 2016, 174 in total


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Here is a look back at the 15 most popular articles on GamingOnLinux for March 2016, an easy way to for you to keep up to date on what has happened in the past month for Linux & SteamOS Gaming!

Create weird looking creatures in CHKN, now on Linux and I have some thoughts


By Liam Squires-Hand
The trailer for CHKN delighted me with how weird it was, so I got a key from the developer and took a look at the Linux version of this weird sandbox game.

Gorky 17, another classic Topware published title now in beta for Linux, uses Wine


By Liam Squires-Hand
Topware are certainly delivering on their promise of supporting old games with Wine. This time Gorky 17 gets the treatment, and a beta has been opened for testing on Steam.

New Linux & SteamOS gamer survey for April


By Liam Squires-Hand
Another month, another survey time. As usual all questions are in relation to the previous month of March.

Until I Have You, a story-driven, fast-paced, retro-aesthetic platformer is coming to Linux


By Liam Squires-Hand
I have it confirmed by the publisher that story-driven, fast-paced, retro-aesthetic platformer 'Until I Have You' will come to Linux after release.

A rather funny developer got their fake game "Watch Paint Dry" on Steam without Valve seeing


By Liam Squires-Hand
In an amusing turn of events, a developer managed to get their fake game "Watch Paint Dry" onto Steam without Valve ever seeing it.

Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear DLC released with day-1 Linux support


By Liam Squires-Hand
Great news RPG fans, as Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear DLC is now available and has day-1 Linux support as promised.

Human Resource Machine from World of Goo creators now on Linux & SteamOS


By Liam Squires-Hand
Human Resource Machine have a brief beta period, and now the developers have announced it's officially supported on Linux & SteamOS.

Secrets of Grindea, an old-school RPG with co-op support could see a Linux release


By Liam Squires-Hand
Thanks to Ethan Lee and his FNA project, it looks like Secrets of Grindea an old-school RPG with co-op support could be seeing a Linux release.

The Wine Development Release 1.9.7 Is Now Available


By sobkas
The Wine team released today another development release of their software. Version 1.9.7 has many small changes including 42 bugfixes.

Open source RTS '0 A.D.' alpha 20 Timosthenes released


By Liam Squires-Hand
Good news strategy game and open source lovers, as 0 A.D. alpha 20 is now available and has a number of new features.

This is no joke, Friday Livestream will be here at 5 PM UTC!


By Samsai
I imagine everyone's had a joke-filled day today but do not worry, for the Friday Livestream will still be mostly on time and the level of professionality couldn't be lower. So, do make your way to your nearest web browser (with HTML5/Flash support) and you can join in on our Linux gaming livestream!

1993 Space Machine, a game originally meant for the Amiga is coming to Linux


By Liam Squires-Hand
1993 Space Machine a game that was originally supposed to be on Amiga, but never released is out for other platforms. The developer has confirmed it's on its way to Linux.

Unity3D game engine hardware statistics updated, shows Linux is very low


By Liam Squires-Hand
If you didn't know already, Unity games tend to phone home details of what you're running. They release this data, and it shows Linux is a pretty low percentage of gamers.

Don't Starve: Shipwrecked Expansion sails out of Early Access, Linux supported


By Liam Squires-Hand
Don't Starve: Shipwrecked Expansion is a pretty big expansion to the really great survival game Don't Starve. It is now fully available and features Linux support.

Xamarin announces Mono will be put under an MIT license


By Liam Squires-Hand
Pretty nice news here. Recently Microsoft purchased Xamarin the creators of Mono, and now it will be opened up under the MIT license.

Linux now has 2,000 games on Steam, big milestone


By Liam Squires-Hand
I have double checked this, and it seems to be accurate. Linux now has 2,000 games on Steam, and that's a pretty healthy milestone.

Hyper Light Drifter released, some thoughts


By BTRE
The rather pretty action adventure game Hyper Light Drifter is now available after a lengthy development period. I dove in right away to see if it was any good.

EVERSPACE, a fantastic looking 3D space shooter with roguelike elements coming to Linux


By Liam Squires-Hand
EVERSPACE is an incredibly beautiful looking 3D space shooter that takes elements from roguelikes that was funded on Kickstarter. They smashed their funding goal, and it's heading to Linux now too.