A reminder of some recent Linux game releases - October 2020 edition

Despite this feeling like the longest year ever, time continues moving on and there's been a number of great games released with Linux support in the last few months.

It's time to slow down a bit, and take a look at what developers have been bringing their games over to Linux officially because it's easy to get swallowed up in a sea of news. This will also serve as a nice starting point for anyone out for a new Linux game right now. Since this is a reminder listicle, we will link to previous articles.

Here's just a small slice of what's worth looking at that's available now:

• Gravity Ace - John Watson
  • Genre: Arcade Action, Released: 22nd October (early access)

• Unspottable - GrosChevaux
  • Genre: Party Game, Released: 22nd October

• Ziggurat 2 - Milkstone Studios
  • Genre: First-person shooter rogue-lite, Released: 22nd October (early access)

• Disc Room - Terri, Dose, Kitty, JW
  • Genre: Top-down Action, Released: 22nd October

• GONNER2 - Art in Heart
  • Genre: Action Platformer, Released: 22nd October

• Tenderfoot Tactics - Ice Water Games
  • Genre: Open-world tactics RPG, Released: 21st October

• ScourgeBringer - Flying Oak Games
  • Genre: Action-platformer Rogue-lite, Released: 21st October

• Amnesia: Rebirth - Frictional Games
  • Horror, Released: 20th October

• 9 Monkeys of Shaolin - Sobaka Studio
  • Genre: Beat 'em up, Released: 16th October

• Vaporum: Lockdown - Fatbot Games
  • Genre: First-person Dungeon Crawler, Released: 16th October

• Space Crew - Runner Duck
  • Genre: Real-time strategy, Released: 15th October

• The Jackbox Party Pack 7 - Jackbox Games
  • Genre: Party Game, Released: 15th October

• Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Heart of the Forest - Different Tales
  • Genre: Choice-based Visual Novel, Released: 13th October

• Petal Crash - Friend & Fairy
  • Genre: Arcade Match Puzzler, Released: 12th October

• Frick, Inc. - Kenney
  • Genre: Puzzle, Released: 10th October

• art of rally - Funselektor Labs
  • Genre: Racing, Released: 23rd September

• Breakpoint - Studio Aesthesia
  • Genre: Arcade Action, Released: 23rd September

• Unrailed! - Indoor Astronaut
  • Genre: Co-op building action, Released: 23rd September

• Blasphemous - The Game Kitchen
  • Genre: Action Platformer, Released: 21st September

• Songs of Syx - Gamatron AB
  • Genre: Strategy City-Builder, Released: 21st September (early access)

• Desperados III - Mimimi Games
  • Genre: Real Time Tactics, Released: 2nd September

• Crusader Kings III - Paradox Development Studio
  • Genre: Grand Strategy, Released: 1st September

That's a really great list! In such a short amount of time we had a sudden surge of varied, and high quality Linux game releases. Have you found a new favourite over the last few months? Do let us know in the comments.

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