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Toby: The Secret Mine, A Very Well Made LIMBO-like Platformer


By Liam Squires-Hand
While I’m not usually a fan of platformers, my mind has somewhat been changed thanks to Broforce. Today I checked out Toby: The Secret Mine and came off feeling pretty good about it.

Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition Delayed For Linux, Again


By Liam Squires-Hand
This is starting to be a repeating joke now, of promise after promise and delay after delay. Now with the Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition that was supposed to be a day-1 release for Linux, it has also been delayed.

Arma 3 Linux Beta To Be Updated Soon


By Liam Squires-Hand
Good news folks, the Arma team is busy behind the scenes, and they are planning an update to the Linux beta port.

Payday 2 SteamOS Version Delayed Until Next Year


By Liam Squires-Hand
For those still excited to see Payday 2 on SteamOS/Linux, your wait just got a little longer. Payday 2 is now not due on Linux until next year.

Steam Controller Motion Controls Look Very Slick


By Liam Squires-Hand
A new video has surfaced of the Steam Controller being used with the motion controls, it's not a Linux game, but it looks very slick, and I will for sure be testing this out in games myself.

Hard West, A Weird-Western Strategy Game, Is Coming To Linux


By Cybolic
If you have fond memories of the setting of Darkwatch, or you've always wished XCOM featured cowboys and demons instead of aliens, consider yourself lucky.

The Company Of Heroes 2 Linux BeatFeral Event Video Is Now Online


By Liam Squires-Hand
The Linux "BeatFeral" event was captured on video by Feral Interactive, and they have now put out a video with the developers and testers chatting. I even got a small shout out for my victory against developer Edwin.

Ubuntu 15.10 Patched For Steam Controller, Backports To Older Ubuntu Versions This Week


By Liam Squires-Hand
Jorge Castro from Ubuntu poked me recently to let us know that Ubuntu 15.10 has already been patched for the Steam Controller, and 14.04+ others will have a patch back-ported this week.

Sword Coast Legends RPG Released For Linux, Some Initial Thoughts


By Liam Squires-Hand
We don’t have too many high quality RPG titles, and I was excited to finally give Sword Coast Legends a proper try.

GOL Survey Results: October


By Segata Sanshiro
It’s time to get your monthly fix of stats now that the results for the October (and September) survey are available for you to take a look at and compare with results from previous months.

Vendetta: Curse of Raven’s Cry Officially Announced, Big Update For Raven's Cry


By Liam Squires-Hand
Vendetta: Curse of Raven’s Cry looks like it will be quite the upgrade over the poorly received Raven's Cry. I spoke with my TopWare contact who confirmed it will be free for Raven's Cry owners, with a little manual process.

A Review Of Minimalist Hardcore Platformer INK


By flesk
INK is a minimalist hardcore platformer where you paint levels as you play, by running and sliding along surfaces, and with the paint splatter of your many deaths.

GOL Game Jam Is Now Live, Development Can Begin!


By Samsai
Our first ever GOL Game Jam is now live and ready. All we need now is submissions of Linux games from our fine community members!

Brigador, The Isometric Action Game With Destructible Environments Released For Linux


By Liam Squires-Hand
Good news, Brigador is now available for Linux and it's pretty damn fun. I gave it the livestream treatment on Friday and it was well worth it.

Valve Rep Confirms Why Some Games Have Their SteamOS Icon Removed


By Liam Squires-Hand
Thanks to me getting in touch with the Starbound developers, it seems a Valve rep has taken to reddit to explain what's going on with games having their SteamOS icon removed.

Broforce Is Now On Linux, It’s Insane & Totally Hilarious, I’m In Love A Little Bit


By Liam Squires-Hand
Broforce might just be my new favourite game on Linux, and thanks to a follower I was gifted a copy to try out.

Correction: ASTRONEER The Beautiful Sandbox Game Might Come To Linux


By Liam Squires-Hand
Recently we published an article about ASTRONEER coming to Linux, sadly it seems that I wasn't quite right. The good news is the developer seems like they really want to.

My First Hours With A Steam Controller


By immortel
A guest article about a users new Steam controller, complete with pictures. An exciting time for gamers everywhere right now.

Storm United UE4 FPS Updated, Works Great On Linux Now & On Sale


By Liam Squires-Hand
Storm United is probably one of my favourite FPS games right now, and the recent update has cemented that rather firmly.

Native Linux Build Of Xenonauts Now On GOG


By Liam Squires-Hand
Heads up DRM free lovers, as Xenonauts is has been updated on GOG to include the newer native Linux version.