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Rebel Galaxy Outlaw and some reflection on Steam Reviews

By anewson,
Rebel Galaxy Outlaw is a fantastic open-world space game but Rebel Galaxy Outlaw has a terrible Steam reviews score. Are Steam reviews making us miss out on good games?

Talk to Strangers, a game of everyday survival as you become a door to door sales person

By Liam Dawe,
Here's a bit of an odd one, Talk to Strangers puts you in the shoes of a sales person going door to door.
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Details on how Slay the Spire sold on Linux plus some thoughts

By Liam Dawe,
In the past, I've spoken to many developers about how their games sold on Linux and this time we have information on Slay the Spire to share.

Some thoughts on Valve’s new Steam Play feature and what it means for Linux gaming

By Liam Dawe,
With the dust settling on the absolute bomb that Valve dropped with the new Steam Play feature, I’ve had a little time now to think about the broader implications.

Play It Now - MidBoss

By scaine,
Welcome to the second review in the PIN (Play It NOW) series. We’re going to be looking at quite a recent title called MidBoss by the awesome Kitsune Games and ported by the excellent Ethan Lee. A game full of superlatives then, and now here’s my PIN, urging you to take a look.

Shovel Knight sells 2 million copies, Linux sales account for 1.1% of Steam sales

By Liam Dawe,
Yacht Club Games have announced that Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove has officially sold 2 million copies, with Linux accounting for 1.1% of Steam sales.

Frantic shooter 'Monsters and Monocles' has improved a lot, lock and load your crumpet cannon

By Liam Dawe,
It's been a while since I said anything about the frantic shooter Monsters and Monocles and it turns out that it's improved a lot since the initial release.

Linux market share on Steam drops again as Steam continues to grow

By Liam Dawe,
Another month and another Steam Hardware Survey, despite what some out there are saying, there is no cause for alarm.

X-Plane user data shows Linux usage holding steady

By BTRE,
The developers of this rather robust flight simulator have shared the latest round of user data and it shows that Linux usage remains at the same level.

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By Liam Dawe,
Do you like what we do here? Well, you can help our continued operation by pledging to the Patreon or Paypal!

The latest Steam Hardware Survey shows Linux market-share has declined again

By Liam Dawe,
Every month Valve put out their hardware survey, inside it shows off the market-share of operating systems and Linux has continued to decline.

Linux game sales statistics from multiple developers, part 5

By Liam Dawe,
It’s been a long time since I’ve done this, but here’s part 5 in the series of me talking to developers about how their games have been selling on Linux.

Some things developers might want to think about when bringing a game to Linux

By Liam Dawe,
I posed a question on Twitter recently where I asked developers to jump in with thoughts on essential things to know about when bringing a game to Linux. Let’s look over some answers!

Please consider supporting us on Patreon, so we can continue to bring you great content

By Liam Dawe,
Just a reminder that Patreon is the only thing keeping this site running and we rely on user support to continue doing our thing.

Linux market-share on Steam dropped 0.08% in December 2016

By Liam Dawe,
Something I forgot to write up, was that the latest Steam survey is out. Linux dropped by 0.08% according to the figures.

Linux overall market-share percentage falls on Steam in October

By Liam Dawe,
You know the drill by now, it's up and down all the time and I don't think we should really pay much attention to the Steam Hardware Survey any more, regardless of it going up or down.

A general guide for the best practices of buying Linux games

By Liam Dawe,
Quite a number of people have asked me to talk about where to buy Linux games, how to make sure developers are supported and so on, so here I am.

'SOMA' from Frictional Games sales figures released, Linux accounted for around 1.1% of sales

By Liam Dawe,
Frictional Games, the developers of 'SOMA' have released their sales figures. The game sold about 450,000 copies of which 5,000 was from Linux gamers. So that's around 1.1%.

Latest Steam Hardware Survey shows Linux has grown, by a tiny amount (updated)

By Liam Dawe,
The latest Steam Hardware Survey is out and for the first time in a while the Linux figure seems to have grown.

Crea, a 2D ever-expanding sandbox RPG now fully released with Linux support, some thoughts

By Liam Dawe,
I've kept my eye on Crea for quite a while and while it may seem a lot like Starbound and Terraria it's actually quite different.
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