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If you feel the need to take down capitalism then Tonight We Riot is out now

By Liam Dawe, 9 May 2020

Out with same-day Linux support, Tonight We Riot is a game all about rising up with the masses to take down those greedy suits sucking up all the money and joy.

Set in the Killer Queen universe, ABS vs THE BLOOD QUEEN brings the side-scrolling arcade game home

By Liam Dawe, 4 May 2020

Crowdfunding now on Kickstarter for release later this year is ABS vs THE BLOOD QUEEN, a return to the Killer Queen universe from BumbleBear Games.

StarCrossed has crazy looking action with a magical girl aesthetic and it's out for Linux now

By Liam Dawe, 11 Mar 2020

StarCrossed, an action-arcade game with a magical girl aesthetic and a cooperative twist has now officially released for Linux shortly after the Windows version became available last month.

Snake Core twists the gameplay from the classic Snake into a fun looking action game

By Liam Dawe, 10 Mar 2020

Orangepixel is at it again, putting a real unique spin on a classic. Snake Core is their newest game, revealed this week as a big upgrade to the retro Snake gameplay with a lot more action.

Terminal Phase, a space shooter you can play in a Terminal window

By Liam Dawe, 21 Jan 2020

Ever wanted to play a space shooter in your Terminal window? Well, now you can with Terminal Phase which was announced recently.

Super Mega Space Blaster Special Turbo arcade shooter released

By Liam Dawe, 14 Jan 2020

Super Mega Space Blaster Special Turbo is a long name and this is supposed to be the expanded edition of the 2019 release, giving additional arcade-style shoot 'em up action.

Offering up some intense multiplayer mayhem, Tank Maniacs is out now

By Liam Dawe, 5 Dec 2019

GAMELAB today released Tank Maniacs, a very intense multiplayer party game for up to four players. Your task is simple: eliminate the competition in any way possible and it's really quite hilarious.

Petal Crash looks like a super sweet arcade-action puzzler coming to Linux

By Liam Dawe, 25 Nov 2019

Currently crowdfunding on Kickstarter and fully funded, the arcade action puzzler Petal Crash looks like a good bit of fun.

Improve your typing to fight hordes of monsters in retro arcade game Type Knight

By scaine, 24 Nov 2019

In Type Knight, you fight skeletons, bats, wraiths and more via the awesome power of your rapid (and hopefully accurate) typing.

Ghost Grab 3000 is a very satisfying arcade game where you chain ghosts together

By Liam Dawe, 9 Nov 2019

Ghost Grab 3000 just recently released after a delay due to the Halloween sales and it's a huge amount of fun.

Xeno Crisis is a true action-packed retro throwback worth your time and it's out now

By Liam Dawe, 28 Oct 2019

Xeno Crisis was originally funded on Kickstarter to create a brand new action-packed Sega Mega Drive game, today it released on PC with Linux support right away.

Physics-based space shoot 'em up Hyper Ultra Astronautics allows up to 16 players for total madness

By Liam Dawe, 19 Sep 2019

FRACTiLE Games just released Hyper Ultra Astronautics, a physics-based local multiplayer space shoot 'em with Linux support. It also includes an open source app to turn your phone into a stylish gamepad.

NARWHAR Project Hornwhale, a really wacky shoot 'em up that reminds me of the Amiga days

By Liam Dawe, 16 Sep 2019

The developer of NARWHAR Project Hornwhale emailed in recently about their new arcade style shoot 'em up being released with Linux support. It's a bit wild.

Colourful retro arcade inspired shoot 'em up Laservasion is out now

By Liam Dawe, 4 Sep 2019

Red Phoenix Studios recently released Laservasion, a retro inspired arcade styled shoot 'em up with Linux support. It's pretty darn colourful once you get into it.

Rogue Rocks, a new take on classic Asteroids gameplay with upgrades and more

By Liam Dawe, 28 Aug 2019

Rogue Rocks from AUX-IN Games is a recent release, one that aims to bring the classic gameplay of Asteroids "into the modern era".

FOSS local multiplayer game Superstarfighter sees a great new release

By Liam Dawe, 15 Aug 2019

Superstarfighter is a FOSS local multiplayer game made with Godot Engine that continues to impress me and the latest update is out now with more great features.

The extreme arcade space-shooter Space Mercs is now available on itch.io, plus some sales info

By Liam Dawe, 9 Aug 2019

Space Mercs from Bearded Giant Games who develop their games entirely on Linux, released on Steam recently and now you can also catch it on itch.io.

Laservasion looks like a nice twist on Asteroids with great music and colourful visuals

By Liam Dawe, 5 Aug 2019

Laservasion is the next game from Red Phoenix Studios (prev. Poly Towns, A New World: Kingdoms), a shoot 'em up that resembles the classic Asteroids only it seems to get a lot more intense.

Sky Racket mixes together a shoot 'em up with a block-breaker and it's really fun

By Liam Dawe, 29 Jul 2019

Releasing sometime later this year, Double Dash Studios have merged together a block-breaker with a shoot 'em up to create something a little odd but it's very fun.