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Firewatch, The Stunning First-person Adventure Game To Release On 9th February 2016 For Linux


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Firewatch has me excited, as it seems to offer an interesting story and some quite striking visuals. Anyone else excited?

The Funding Crowd 51


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Welcome to issue 51 of The Funding Crowd, where we have as many as three biggies and a bunch of exciting hidden gems to cover.

CRYPTARK Is A Really Quite Good Sci-fi Roguelike Shooter In Early Access For Linux, Some Thoughts


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Nice voice acting? Check. Nice graphics? Check. Massive lasers trying to destroy me? Crap. I've found CRYPTARK to be quite a good game.

Broforce Will Launch On Linux With The Full Release On 15th October


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Broforce the massively popular action game will come to Linux with the official release on the 15th of October. I am really excited, as it looks awesome.

Explore & Shape Planets In The Gorgeous ASTRONEER, Coming To Linux


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ASTRONEER was quite a surprise to see sent in, and it looks fantastic. You are an astronaut exploring and re-shaping different worlds, it's simple and beautiful.

Not A Hero & Little Inferno Now Available DRM Free On GOG


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Heads up GOG fans, Not A Hero and Little Inferno are both now available on GOG. If you have been holding out for either, now's the time.

InfiniTrap, A Hardcore 2D Maze Game Made On Linux, We Have Keys For You


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The developer of InfiniTrap has sent in a few keys for us to giveaway, it's interesting because it's made on Linux, and it's pretty hard.

Have You Tried Tanks Of Freedom? An Open Source Strategy Game


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We have covered Tanks of Freedom before, but this open source strategy game has changed quite a bit since the initial article.

Valve Is Trolling Us With A New Half-Life 3 Leak


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Valve look like they will become the ultimate trolls with a new leak. It looks like they included some files directly related to Half-Life 3 in a recent Dota 2 update.

Civilization: Beyond Earth - Rising Tide Expansion Released & Thoughts From A Civ Addict


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Civilization: Beyond Earth is a sci fi-themed entry in the much-beloved and long-running Civilization series. It came out late last year to mixed reception and now has seen the release of its first expansion. I decided to check out Rising Tide to see if it managed to recapture some of that classic Civ magic.

Storm United, The Great Looking UE4 FPS Is Finally Getting An Update


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This weekend Storm United should finally have a new update, and the developers have told us it will include Linux too.

The Weekly Livestream Arrives Once Again At 5 PM UTC!


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I'm here once again to inform you that a Friday Livestream is here once again and, as always, we will spend a couple of hours playing games and talking about whatever comes to mind. You can naturally watch the mayhem as it happens live!

Overlord & Overlord 2 Coming To Linux, Two More Virtual Programming Titles


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Oh boy, Virtual Programming sure our busy! Overlord & Overlord 2 are also on their way to Linux. I can't wait!

Saints Row 2 & 3 Are Being Ported By Virtual Programming


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With earlier news about another Saints Row game, a member of the community sent word that Virtual Programming have updated their website to include Saints Row 2 & 3 as in development.

Saints Row: Gat Out Of Hell Looks Like It Will Also Come To Linux


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Okay, now we are being totally spoilt by Deep Silver. Another Saints Row game looks like it will come to Linux, and this time it's Saints Row: Gat out of Hell.

Haque: Retro Roguelike RPG Requires Riches


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Kevin Cole, the developer of the successfully Kickstarted action puzzle platformer Project Maiden, strikes again with a new crowdfunding campaign for a totally different second project: Haque, a retro-looking old-school roguelike RPG.

The GOL Game Jam Is Really Happening Soon!


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Recently I asked some opinions about us organizing a game jam here on GOL and I received a bunch of positive feedback and I will consider that a green light to go ahead with our plans. The event will hopefully start on October 19th.

Epistory - Typing Chronicles Will Come To Linux


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Epistory - Typing Chronicles is a rather unique looking atmospheric action/adventure game, and the developers have confirmed a Linux version is coming.

Be A Space Marine In Templar Battleforce On Linux


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Templar Battleforce is a turn based human vs alien strategy game with RPG elements, and so far it does seem to be quite interesting.

Cyberpunk Adventure 'Read Only Memories' Released DRM Free And On Steam, Has Demo


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Read Only Memories is a story-focused point-and-click with a diverse cast of characters, set in a cyberpunk future San Francisco.