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Emberbane is a pixel action-platformer inspired by Avatar the Last Airbender

By Liam Dawe, 9 Aug 2022

The popular Avatar the Last Airbender series continues to have an influence on game developers, with Emberbane being announced as an upcoming pixel action-platformer with combat revolving around a mixture of four elements with unique abilities.

Nara: Facing Fire inspired by Hollow Knight is live on Kickstarter with Linux support

By Liam Dawe, 4 Aug 2022

Ready for another beautiful and engaging looking metroidvania? Loved Hollow Knight? You should keep an eye on Nara: Facing Fire that's live on Kickstarter.

Space Bandit is a top-down shooter with slick tunes and a Hotline Miami vibe

By Liam Dawe, 3 Aug 2022

Space Bandit is a new Native Linux top-down shooter where you're running through cramped corridors on some space ship. It's got a whole lot of style and some great tunes too.

The 30th update for Dead Cells is out now as 'Enter the Panchaku'

By Liam Dawe, 3 Aug 2022

Enter the Panchaku is the latest big update to the rather great game Dead Cells, continuing to expand the game in a number of ways and tweak existing features.

You can now play DOOM as the Cat from Stray

By Liam Dawe, 28 Jul 2022

Yes this is a real thing, DOOM modders will quite literally do anything and I'm here loving it. You can now play DOOM as the cat from Stray.

Looks like upcoming brawler MultiVersus works great on Steam Deck & Linux desktop

By Liam Dawe, 22 Jul 2022

MultiVersus is a very exciting one that has a lot of people talking right now. It's a brawler much like Smash Bros made by Player First Games and Warner Bros. Games and it's already looking pretty great.

Fantasy metroidvania Nara: Facing Fire blends Hollow Knight and Ori

By Liam Dawe, 20 Jul 2022

Love games like Hollow Knight, Ori and Celeste? Well, you're going to want to take a look at Nara: Facing Fire as it takes inspiration from all of them.

Relive memories of going to the arcade in Point Rescue Arcade

By Liam Dawe, 19 Jul 2022

Point Rescue Arcade is a game that very much leans into the experience you might have had when going to a real Arcade, grabbing a big gun and sticking in some coins.

Dead Cells has an exciting roadmap ahead as it's far from finished

By Liam Dawe, 19 Jul 2022

Dead Cells is the absolutely brilliant game from Motion Twin and Evil Empire. A rogue-lite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer and it's not finished, far from it.

Souls-like game Hellpoint: Blue Sun major expansion DLC is out now

By Liam Dawe, 18 Jul 2022

The thoroughly challenging Souls-like game Hellpoint has expanded with the Hellpoint: Blue Sun major expansion DLC.

Swirl W@tch is a blindly-vibrant upcoming stealth-action rogue-lite

By Liam Dawe, 18 Jul 2022

Sleeper Games have revealed their latest game with Swirl W@tch, a very colourful and bright stealth-action rogue-lite that will release later this year.

Yars: Recharged marks a return of the 1982 Atari 2600 classic

By Liam Dawe, 14 Jul 2022

Atari continue to get their classics revamped and remade for modern audiences, with the latest being Yars: Recharged that's a reimagining of the 1982 Atari 2600 classic and best-seller Yars' Revenge.

Inspired by Hollow Knight the grim fantasy game Crowsworn has a new trailer

By Liam Dawe, 11 Jul 2022

Crowsworn is an upcoming grim fantasy action-platformer metroidvania inspired by the likes of Hollow Knight, Bloodborne, and Devil May Cry. It's been in development for a while and a fresh trailer has arrived.

Elementallis is an upcoming Zelda-like adventure with elemental magic gameplay

By Liam Dawe, 28 Jun 2022

Love your classic Zelda-like adventures? Elementallis looks like a great one to keep an eye on with some interesting elemental magic involved.

Onsen Master blends Overcooked with Spirited Away and releases soon

By Liam Dawe, 28 Jun 2022

Blending the frantic action from the Overcooked series with inspiration taken from Studio Ghibli film Spirited Away, the upcoming Linux Native game Onsen Master looks like fun.

Low-poly 3D rail shooter Ex-Zodiac hits Early Access on July 21st

By Liam Dawe, 27 Jun 2022

A nice little early birthday present for me, Ex-Zodiac is a low-poly 3D rail shooter (think like Star Fox) that now has a release date.

Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop devs detail their support of Proton and Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, 23 Jun 2022

Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop, a community updated and expanded version of the free Alien Swarm originally by Valve continues to see lots of improvements. The developers also explained their clear support of Linux with Proton and the Steam Deck.

FOUNTAINS is a promising looking metroidvania action-RPG with a demo up

By Liam Dawe, 21 Jun 2022

Featuring some pretty great looking pixel-art, the in-development action-RPG metroidvania FOUNTAINS has a demo available with Native Linux support you can try right now.

FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE arrives on Steam — plus it's Steam Deck Verified

By Liam Dawe, 17 Jun 2022

FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE has officially landed on Steam, and the good news is that it works on Linux plus it's Steam Deck Verified. We have some footage for you!