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Primordia from Wormwood Studios gets native Linux support
30 August 2021 at 2:03 pm UTC

GOG may not have this newest build but it does have a Linux build. According to my system it's been sitting on my game drive since 2019 and it's a GOG installer. Hopefully it gets the new build soon.

Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion has dropped Linux support (updated)
27 August 2021 at 5:43 pm UTC Likes: 3

The more I think about things objectively, I find myself being pushed more towards FOSS games. Who do we usually not need to beg for a Linux port of their game ? FOSS developers. Who do we usually not have to worry about dropping Linux support ? Foss developers. Who always use open source engines and middleware ? FOSS developers. Who don't carve their game up into multiple slices of paid DLC after charging me $80 CAD ? FOSS developers. The tradoff of course are games that lack the graphics; physics; AI; story and other features that closed source games have but I often wonder if that would be the case if Linux gamers took a fraction of the money they spend on close source games and donated it to a FOSS game of their choosing.

Psychonauts 2 releases to great reviews but the Linux support is delayed
26 August 2021 at 5:37 pm UTC

The $80 CAD price tag for it was already pushing me away but there is absolutely zero chance I pay that for a Windows game.

Quoting: RaabenLike I said before, this is why I will not crowdfund or preorder. Another game promising Linux support turned eventually/maybe/probably quietly never.

I will crowdfund if they have a playable Linux demo and the price is $20 or less. At that point the trust is a little higher.

Kathy Rain: Director's Cut gets a new limited-time demo for Gamescom
26 August 2021 at 5:22 pm UTC Likes: 4

Is anybody else getting fed up with limited time demos ? I don't even bother with them anymore. I work six days a week, not going to schedule time to play a damn demo.

GOverlay just got an awesome update to make editing MangoHud even easier
24 August 2021 at 3:00 pm UTC Likes: 1

Seeing the sponsor button on their page reminds me I gotta give them some money some point soon.

First-person psychological horror \SPEK.TAKL\ - Banned Edition is out now
24 August 2021 at 2:56 pm UTC

I would have bought this from Itch.io anyway so no worries Valve. I just realized I have Please and Please Follow in my Itch.io library so I may play through them first to see if I like the developer's other games before buying.

Unreal Engine 4.27 is out now from Epic Games with plenty of Linux improvements
21 August 2021 at 12:27 pm UTC Likes: 6

Those who want to help support the Linux version of Unreal may want to look into Yaakuro who works in that area.

https://ko-fi.com/yaakuro

https://www.patreon.com/ue4linux

https://github.com/yaakuro

MATE 1.26 is out now with big changes like initial Wayland support
19 August 2021 at 12:55 pm UTC Likes: 1

Just got it installed on my Manjaro system. Will have to give Wayland a try when I get a chance.

Quoting: BielFPsI wish Mate and XFCE team could join forces to adopt and support wlroots compositor in order to improve it. I think those awesome but underfunded projects would have a lot to gain from this kind of mutual collaboration.

Considering XFCE is one of the only other DE's I don't mind using I would be happy to see this.

Death Trash is doing well and has made back its development costs
17 August 2021 at 1:46 pm UTC Likes: 4

I plan on picking it up once it exits early access. I am wary of early access these days because I have a half dozen or so titles that never got finished.

s&box from Facepunch 'works great' on the Steam Deck but no native Linux plans
14 August 2021 at 1:46 pm UTC Likes: 1

But I was assured that the Steam Deck would usher in a new era of Linux gaming ! Once again the branch of reality snaps back into the face of some people. When many of the customers no longer care about native why should the developers ?