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KDE Plasma 6 gets a first Alpha release

By Liam Dawe,
Nearly 10 years after KDE Plasma 5.0, the launch of KDE Plasma 6.0 is approaching and a first "Megarelease - Alpha" is out now for testing.

Modrinth make their own launcher for Minecraft modders

By Liam Dawe,
Modrinth, the open source modding platform that's gaining popularity, has now announced the first Alpha build of their own launcher to make modding easier for Minecraft fans.

Stone Kingdoms is an in-development open source remake of Stronghold

By Liam Dawe,
Anyone remember the original Stronghold from FireFly Studios? Well, there's an open source remake named Stone Kingdoms.

The next release of 0 A.D. will have experimental Vulkan API support

By Liam Dawe,
0 A.D. is an in-development free and open source RTS, one that's very promising and looks pretty good and the next Alpha version will also feature experimental Vulkan support.

Beyond All Reason is looking incredible for fans of Total Annihilation / Supreme Commander

By Liam Dawe,
Beyond All Reason is an in-development free and open source RTS, based on the SpringRTS game engine and their latest update showcases just how great it looks.

Castle Game Engine building up towards a huge new release

By Liam Dawe,
It's not only Godot Engine that's building towards a big new release. We also have the free and open source Castle Game Engine you might want to keep an eye on.

CurseForge modding client comes to Linux in Alpha, only supports WoW for now

By Liam Dawe,
CurseForge, the popular game modding client, has now officially released an early Alpha version for Linux.

Google detail more on how Steam on Chrome OS works with Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Want to get more info behind the scenes on how Steam for Chrome OS works? It uses Linux but it's a little bit complicated and Google has put out the first in a series of blog posts to talk more about it.

Valve actually announced Steam for Chrome OS now too

By Liam Dawe,
After a bit of a false start with an announcement made too early, Google has now announced Steam for Chrome OS and Chromebooks and now Valve has done their own brief announcement. So it's all officially official now.

FreeRCT sees a first release trying to capture the feel of RollerCoaster Tycoon

By Liam Dawe,
While there is the popular OpenRCT2 for an open-source re-implementation of RollerCoaster Tycoon 2, it does rely on the original data files, and so the FreeRCT project aims to be a completely free and open source inspired game.

Sci-fi building and crew management sim Space Haven Alpha 14 is out

By Liam Dawe,
Space Haven from Bugbyte Ltd. continues building up towards something truly special with it blending together spaceship building, exploration and crew management. Alpha 14 is out now with lots of new goodies.

Developer of Netherguild looking for Alpha testers

By Liam Dawe,
Netherguild is an upcoming turn-based tactical roguelite dungeon-crawler that will be offering native Linux support, and you can try out the Alpha version right now.

Tiny Life is an upcoming pixel-art take on experiences like The Sims

By Liam Dawe,
Tiny Life is an upcoming game trying to capture the essence of games like The Sims, but in an isometric pixelart style.

Plan ahead and heist away in Spirited Thief, with an open Alpha on Steam

By Liam Dawe,
Need something fresh this week? How about scouting out and planning for a heist? That's what you'll be doing in Spirited Thief and you can get in on the action early.

Fly Dangerous is an open source love-letter to the Elite Dangerous racing community

By Liam Dawe,
Racing is apparently a thing people do in Elite Dangerous and so one developer has decided to make a game as a love-letter to the community called Fly Dangerous.

Kingdoms and Castles gets an Alpha version with AI Kingdoms

By Liam Dawe,
Kingdoms and Castles is a medieval fantasy city-builder that's getting closer to a colossal-sized update, and now you can try the Alpha version with AI factions.

Online sandbox adventure Elteria Adventures gets a huge overhaul and opens up a Playtest

By Liam Dawe,
Want to try what could potential end up as the next big thing? Elteria Adventures is an upcoming creative online sandbox adventure game and they're accepting testers on Steam through the Playtest feature.

Retro Commander is a "4X post-apocalyptic RTS" that now has an Alpha available

By Liam Dawe,
Want to try your hand at an in-development RTS that has some potential? Check out Retro Commander, from Noble Master Games ( Age of Conquest IV, Demise of Nations).

First-person hack and slash Lichenvale has an Alpha Demo available

By Liam Dawe,
Enjoy classic hack and slashers? Lichenvale looks like it could be promising and you can try out an early build now.

Try the pre-alpha of Hyperspace Harvest and run a farm on top of a giant space mammal

By Liam Dawe,
Top marks for originality and total quirkiness here. Sleeper Games have a pre-alpha build out and available for Linux of their new title Hyperspace Harvest.
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