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Cities: Skylines - Snowfall released

By BTRE,
The second expansion to the highly-successful city builder has arrived, bringing with it snowy tidings. Besides introducing new buildings and features, the expansion is released alongside a patch for all players that adds free content.

Mad Max shows more signs that it's coming to Linux & SteamOS

By Liam Dawe,
Mad Max the open world survival game from Avalanche Studios looks even more likely to be coming to Linux.

A brief look at Majotori, a trivia game with something of a story

By BTRE,
It’s not everyday you see witches and trivia being mixed up and affecting story outcomes. Majotori is a slight departure from most indie offerings and challenges players on their knowledge of video games, anime and more.

Thoughts on first-person exploration game ESSENCE prototype, Linux crowdfunding roundup

By flesk,
ESSENCE is a surreal first-person exploration adventure which had me mesmerized when I first saw it on Kickstarter last year. It's back on the crowdfunding platform with a prototype, and there are also a few other campaigns there worth a look.

Vulkan 1.0 specification and SDK have been released

By Samsai,
The specification for the long awaited Vulkan graphics API has now been released by Khronos. An SDK by LunarG has also been released which contains validation and debugging tools for Vulkan applications.

First act of noir point-and-click adventure The Slaughter reviewed for Linux

By flesk,
A look at the first act of the crowdfunded point-and-click adventure game; now available on the Humble Store and Steam.

XCOM 2 strategy game reviewed on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
XCOM 2 has been well reviewed for Windows, but exactly how is it on Linux? I spent many hours defending the earth to find out.

Friday Livestream will greet you once again at 6 PM UTC!

By Samsai,
I for one am particularly happy that it's Friday today. My studies have been stressing me out a little bit so it's good to relax a little with some Linux gaming. As always, you get to join in on the fun via the stream chat, so make use of it!

Firewatch: first impressions

By Segata Sanshiro,
Since I first found out about Firewatch, I was intrigued so when it was released, it was an instabuy. A narrative-driven game with some mystery to get you hooked in one the plot is exactly the kind of game we need in games. As of now, I have played just over 2 hours of the game, so I shall provide some spoiler-free first impressions.

Firewatch, a first person mystery adventure game released for Linux & SteamOS

By Liam Dawe,
Firewatch looks awesome, for the style, the story and the gameplay. It's available day-1 for Linux and SteamOS.

GOL Cast: Killing mushrooms and spiders in Sproggiwood

By Samsai,
Roguelikes have a tendency to be really complex games with tons of depth and thick user manuals. Sproggiwood is a game that tries to do away with the complexity but still offer an enjoyable roguelike experience. Let's check it out!

Tweaking Performance in XCOM 2

By scaine,
Experiencing performance issues or stuttering in Feral's excellent port of XCOM 2? These engine tweaks might be just what you're looking for.

Multiplayer indie action game 'Super Snow Fight' may get a Linux version if there is enough demand

By -Daniel-Palacio-,
A developer of Super Snow Fight, a multiplayer action indie game, claims in its Steam discussion forum that if they receive enough requests to release a Linux version, they will take it into consideration.

The final results of the Linux GRID Autosport tournament

By ysblokje,
Now that the braking-dust has settled a bit, I thought I should do a little write-up on the first official GOL Grid Autosport tournament.

Don't Starve: Shipwrecked DLC is now available on SteamOS & Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Heads up survivalists! Don't Starve: Shipwrecked the good looking new DLC for the single player version of Don't Starve is now on SteamOS & Linux.

Friday Livestream commencing at 6 PM UTC, Commander

By Samsai,
It likely doesn't come to you as a surprise that I am going to be playing XCOM 2 on the Friday Livestream. It's the biggest game that has released during the past week and as such deserves a place on the livestream. So, let's destroy some aliens!

XCOM 2 tested on R7 370 with Crimson and RadeonSI

By Samsai,
You have seen Liam's port report of XCOM 2 on Nvidia hardware and it's time for me to take a look at the AMD performance. So, let's take the R7 370 on a spin with both the open and the proprietary drivers!

LittleBigPlanet developers seeking funding for co-op action adventure, Linux confirmed

By flesk,
Two former key developers of PlayStation hits like Tearaway, LittleBigPlanet and Ratchet & Clank: Tools of Destruction have teamed up to develop a co-op action adventure inspired by Earthbound and Secret of Mana, and are seeking funding on Kickstarter.

Want to play XCOM 2? The system requirements for Linux & SteamOS have been sent out

By Liam Dawe,
The cogs are rolling, and XCOM 2 is extremely close to release. So close in fact that we finally have the XCOM 2 system requirements for Linux players.

Parkitect, the theme park building sim is currently broken on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Just a heads up folks, Parkitect is currently broken on Linux due to heavy graphical glitches, so if you were thinking about picking it up I would hold off until we can give the all clear.
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