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Paranautical Activity Cancels Co-Op And Draws More Ire For Early Access

By Hamish,
I assume I am not alone in seeing the hate that Early Access has been getting from some sources recently. Well, the latest game to stoke the fire has been set off by CodeAvarice, developers of Paranautical Activity, a game that we have featured previously that combines both FPS and Rougelike gameplay features.

Epic Space: Online MMO Released For Linux In Early Access

By Liam Dawe,
Epic Space: Online is a 2D space MMO I have been following for quite some time, it is now available on Linux in Steam's Early Access section.

Another Star, The Very Authentic Retro RPG Is Now Released For Linux Gamers

By Liam Dawe,
We only pointed Another Star out a few days ago and it has now pushed out the Linux version! The game caught my attention with its really authentic looking retro visuals, complete with a CRT screen effect.

The Impossible Game Released On Steam For Linux, A Fun Music Infused Platformer

By Liam Dawe,
The super-addictive and very, very hard platform game finally arrives on Steam - it's quite possibly the world's hardest game! Well that's what the developers claim anyway.

Mutant Gangland Strategy Game Nearing Alpha 2, Source Goes Fully Open

By Liam Dawe,
Remember Mutant Gangland? It's the rather fun looking turn-based strategy game from BacioiuC that pits robots vs mutants. The developer has given an update on the status of the second Alpha and has put the source-code under the fully open MIT license.

No Time To Explain Coming To Linux By The End Of This Year

By HadBabits,
Get ready for some crazy action platforming, because it looks like No Time To Explain will be coming to Linux. I've contacted the developer, Tiny Build Games, who have confirmed that we should expect to see it by the end of this year.

Limit Theory Space Sim Developer Switches To Linux, New Video & It Looks Fantastic

By Liam Dawe,
Limit Theory is a beautiful looking space simulation in a procedurally-generated universe. In the latest update video the developer actually states he is now doing everything including recording the latest video on Linux.

New Unreal Tournament Announced, Linux Support Is A Go & Will Be Free

By Liam Dawe,
We speculated on it recently and it's pleasing to see that we were right. The new Unreal Tournament is real and it's coming to Linux.

A Roundup Of The Last Weeks Linux Gaming

By Liam Dawe,
Here is a look back at the last week on GamingOnLinux, an easy way to for you to keep up to date on what has happened in the past week for Linux Gaming!

Killing Floor 2 FPS Announced With SteamOS Linux Support Right In

By Liam Dawe,
I knew Tripwire weren't stupid! Killing Floor 2 was a given when you look at how popular it is, it needs a refresh and I am glad to say it will be on Linux.

A Post-mortem On Porting Two Titles To Linux, One Year Of Porting

By Liam Dawe,
Leszek Godlewski has done a presentation on his work to port two bigger game titles to Linux and the slides are now up. Leszek is the man behind porting Deadfall Adventures and Painkiller Hell & Damnation to Linux.

Epic Games Roadmap For Unreal Engine Now Available, Linux Native Editor Is On It

By Liam Dawe,
Remember when we got confirmation for you that Unreal Engine will have all the tools native on Linux? Well their roadmap is now public and it's on it.

Mojang's Battling Card Game 'Scrolls' Linux Version Most Likely After The Final For Other Platforms

By Liam Dawe,
As much as I admire Mojang I still can't help but feel let down on Scrolls. They initially sent out tweets to confirm it would get a Linux version, but it's still not here. We find out more.

New Steam Beta Client Improves Big Picture Mode For Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Valve are doing their usual updating thing with Steam and have released an update that improves performance of the big picture mode.

Vogl OpenGL Debugger Gaining Support For GL 4.x API

By Liam Dawe,
Vogl the open source OpenGL debugger being made by Valve is soon to gain support for the GL 4.x API and on a lighter note it almost works on Windows.

Starry Expanse, A Fan Remake Of 'Riven: The Sequel to Myst' Announces A Linux Version

By Liam Dawe,
Starry Expanse is quite an interesting project indeed as Riven when it was released was a fantastic adventure game.

Multiplayer Don't Starve Is Now A Thing, Don't Starve Together

By Liam Dawe,
Something I have wanted since Don't Starve is a multiplayer Don't Starve and it's now becoming a reality, hooray!

Broken Rules Are Considering Open Sourcing Their Game Engine

By Liam Dawe,
Broken Rules the developers behind And Yet It Moves and Secrets of Rætikon have discussed possibly open-sourcing their game engine.

The Time For Towns Is Over, A Developer Speaks Out About The Indie Game

By Liam Dawe,
Sad news today, it seems the indie game Towns is in a bit of trouble which is sad as it had so much promise.

Double Fine's Hack 'n' Slash Released on Steam Early Access

By Cheeseness,
Double Fine have unleashed their puzzle/action hacking game upon the world in beta form via Steam Early Access!