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StarFlint, is a comedy point & click adventure game not to be missed on Kickstarter, has a Linux demo

By Liam Dawe, 5 Jun 2017

StarFlint is a new comedy point and click adventure in the style of old Lucas Arts titles, it's on Kickstarter and it actually has a Linux demo to check out.

Brawlerz Nitro, a top-down car combat game that I would gladly show my friends is on Linux

By Liam Dawe, 4 Jun 2017

I've been testing out Brawlerz Nitro, a new Early Access top-down car combat game and it's really quite fun already.

Tokyo 42, a stylish isometric open-world shooter is planning to support Linux

By Liam Dawe, 2 Jun 2017

Tokyo 42 recently released with Windows support, but the developers have said Linux is on their roadmap. Good news, as it does look incredible.

Breaking Point, an Arma 3 mod is moving to Unreal Engine 4 with Kickstarter, Linux & Vulkan planned

By Liam Dawe, 2 Jun 2017

Breaking Point is an online survival game that blends survival realism with the gameplay of a modern military shooter. It was previously an Arma 3 mod, but now they're moving to Unreal Engine 4 with a Kickstarter and they plan Linux support.

Salt and Sanctury, an in-depth review

By scaine, 24 May 2017

After nearly a year of being available on Linux through porter Ethan Lee's efforts, an in-depth review of this incredible 2D action RPG.

BATTLETECH, the turn-based mech battler from Harebrained Schemes has a new trailer

By Liam Dawe, 12 May 2017

Love mech battles? How about turn-based tactical mech battles? BATTLETECH is coming to Linux and it has a new trailer.

Forsaken Castle is a Castlevania-inspired platformer that’s being crowdfunded, has a demo available

By BTRE, 10 May 2017

With it’s very unsubtle and unambiguous nods and stylistic references to both classic Castlevanias and metrodvanias, this game has tickled my fancy.

Phoenix Point is now fully funded, should be on Linux with a same-day release

By Liam Dawe, 4 May 2017

Phoenix Point, from the original creator of X-COM is now fully funded on Fig and the good news is that it should see a same-day Linux release.

Hellpoint, the dark sci fi action RPG now has a demo on Steam with Linux support

By Liam Dawe, 3 May 2017

Hellpoint is a good looking dark sci fi action RPG that's currently crowdfunding on Kickstarter, they have a Linux demo ready and they've now put this demo on Steam for easy access.

Games Republic, the store previously owned by 11 bit studios is coming back (updated)

By Liam Dawe, 24 Apr 2017

A little odd news to start the day today, it seems Games Republic, the store previously owned by 11 bit studios that closed down at the end of last year is coming back online.

Misc

About Linux games being delayed: A chat with several game developers and porters

By Liam Dawe, 20 Apr 2017

We see a lot of games get delayed for Linux, but why is this? I decided to ask around about the difficulties facing developers when porting games to Linux. A chat with some well known Linux porters! Warning: Article is on the longer side.

Interview

BRAIN / OUT, a free to play side-scrolling 2D shooter that isn't actually terrible

By Liam Dawe, 13 Apr 2017

BRAIN / OUT is a free to play 2D side-scrolling online shooter, it looks good, so I tested it out for a while to see if it's worth your time too.

Hollow Knight will officially launch on Linux tomorrow

By Liam Dawe, 11 Apr 2017

Good news for fans of 2D action and adventure games, as the developers of Hollow Knight have announced it will officially launch for Linux tomorrow.

Game engine 'Construct 3' is now in open beta, check out my example game

By Liam Dawe, 29 Mar 2017

Construct 3 is a game engine that requires little to no programming knowledge as it relies on stringing events together from objects. It's clever and it works really well.