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Salt and Sanctuary, a haunting 2D action RPG looks like it could come to Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Salt and Sanctuary is a very stylish looking 2D action RPG with haunting visuals and fast paced combat. Looks like Ethan Lee is having a go at porting it.

Rotorcross, an open source multirotor racing simulator has a Linux version

By Liam Dawe,
Apparently Rotorcross is becoming a thing where you race drones and it actually sounds like a pretty cool idea for a game. The code is open source too, but it's built with Unity.

Pathway, an upcoming tactical RPG announced, plans to support Linux

By BTRE,
Robotality’s upcoming game mixes in elements of 1930s pulp adventure with a tactical combat. Players can hope to explore the unknown sometime in 2017.

New set of GPU benchmarks and adventures in OpenGL 4.3

By Samsai,
Quite recently there have been quite a few advancements on the open source side of GPU drivers so I figured it would be the perfect time to talk about these changes and run some updated benchmarks.

Dead Island Definitive Edition and Dead Island Riptide: Definitive Edition released, seem to have hidden Linux versions

By Liam Dawe,
While it doesn't seem Linux/SteamOS is officially supported for Dead Island Definitive Edition and Dead Island Riptide: Definitive Edition they are both playable.

Alien Hunters DLC for XCOM 2 now available along with a big patch on SteamOS & Linux

By Liam Dawe,
A little later than I had hoped, but Feral Interactive have released the Alien Hunters DLC for XCOM 2 along with a patch to bring it up to the same level as Windows.

Announcing the beta of our User Stats page

By Liam Dawe,
I am pleased to show off a work-in-progress user statistics page that will form part of our new survey system.

Legends of Eisenwald being ported to Linux by Codeweavers, will use Wine

By Liam Dawe,
Legends of Eisenwald an adventure game with tactical battles, RPG and strategy elements is finally coming to Linux thanks to help from Codeweavers and Wine.

Avalon Lords: Dawn Rises, a medieval RTS is going free to play on June 2nd, Linux supported

By Liam Dawe,
Seems like sales of Avalon Lords: Dawn Rises haven't been what they expected, as the developers have announcing it's going free to play on the 2nd of June.

Lego Minifigures Online shutting down, say goodbye to our first official Lego game

By Liam Dawe,
Our first official Lego game Lego Minifigures Online was released last summer and it really wasn't all that good, it seems it's now shutting down.

FPS game Insurgency and the Day of Infamy WWII mod updated

By Liam Dawe,
Insurgency just keeps on getting better with a big new update, also updated is the WWI mod Day of Infamy.

RymdResa, a peaceful space exploration game now available on Linux & SteamOS

By Liam Dawe,
Oh yes! I have been really looking forward to doing some exploring in RymdResa and now it's available for Linux & SteamOS with a nice discount.

Editorial: Valve have not abandoned SteamOS or Linux, things are looking pretty good

By Liam Dawe,
Something I keep seeing repeated in our comments, forum and across other sites is people believing Valve have somehow failed already and are abandoning SteamOS. That's far from the truth of the matter.

Please, Don’t Touch Anything now supports Linux, don't you dare touch that button

By Liam Dawe,
Please, Don’t Touch Anything is a cryptic, brain-racking button-pushing simulation. The developers have just launched the Linux version with a nice discount.

OmniBus, a next-to-last gen physics game about the most powerful bus in the universe

By Liam Dawe,
Some developers descriptions of their games well and truly crack me up. OmniBus is described as a "next-to-last gen physics game about the most powerful bus in the universe".

Two Worlds Epic Edition openworld action RPG now on Linux, uses Wine

By Liam Dawe,
Topware Interactive are continuing their promise of putting their older titles on Linux and Two Worlds Epic Edition is now available on Steam. It uses Wine, but that's not as bad as you may think.

Julian Gollop, creator of the original X-COM is planning a new strategy game named Phoenix Point, it will support Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Details are light on what this will be, but it's exciting. Julian Gollop, who created the original X-COM has announced he is creating a new strategy game called Phoenix Point. I have it from the man himself that Linux will be supported.

Colony building simulation RimWorld planning a Steam release with a huge new update

By Liam Dawe,
I honestly think RimWorld is fantastic. A visual style inspired by Prison Architect, but you are building a colony on an alien world. The developer is finally bringing it to Steam with a huge update.

Want to make Terraria on Linux faster? FNA creator Ethan Lee has a script to help with that

By Liam Dawe,
Terraria on Linux uses Ethan Lee's FNA project, but the most recent update did not update FNA which Ethan has pointed out is a bit sad. Thankfully, he has a script to do it for you.

Absolver, a beautiful looking online multiplayer combat RPG powered by Unreal Engine 4 heading to Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Absolver has been announced by Sloclap who are former Ubisoft developers and publisher Devolver Digital. It's an Unreal Engine 4 online multiplayer combat RPG that sounds awesome.