The free unusual extreme speed shooter Ecto added Linux support

Ecto is a very fast-paced shooter playable in solo or online co-op up to 8 players, where you bunny hop around blasting robots with flower guns.

It sounds, and looks, rather bizarre. I'll be honest - I read the Steam page, watched the trailer and I still don't entirely know what the heck is going on here. Wild. From the Steam page: "Ecto is a highly-randomized nature world, featuring smooth, addictive movement. Jump around on colorful, nature-inspired floating islands with your friends or solo. Pick up trinkets, buy and upgrade stick guns, hang out with frogs and fight robots in the underworld."

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In the latest announcement the developer revealed the new Native Linux version with a note:

LINUX SUPPORT!!! This was actually so painful to get working but I had to do it for the love of the game. If I see the word "libsteam_api.so" or "SteamAPI_Init" one more time I'm going to lose it.

The update also has a bunch of other gameplay tweaks.

Ecto is currently in Early Access and the developer considers it "pre-alpha" level. Eventually, once it's finished, they do plan to attach a price to it. But for now, it's free while they build it up.