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Arcane Waters is an upcoming open-world pixel-pirate adventure game

By Liam Dawe, 31 Aug 2022

Want to sail the high seas? Love pixel artwork? Check out the upcoming game Arcane Waters which will let you do some pirating adventures alone or online with others too but it's mainly an online focused game.

Boneraiser Minions is probably my next 100 hour indie obsession

By Liam Dawe, 24 Aug 2022

Stop me if you've heard this before, but I've discovered another game that takes elements from Vampire Survivors and makes it nicely unique again. Enter the world of Boneraiser Minions.

What if Pong had 'lore, special moves & gay aliens'? You get ZONERS

By Liam Dawe, 9 Aug 2022

The developer of ZONERS certainly had an interesting pitch when introducing their new game over email and it turns out it's pretty fun.

Crypt of the Necrodancer: SYNCHRONY DLC released into Early Access

By anewson, 5 Aug 2022

A pleasant surprise for Crypt of the Necrodancer fans! SYNCHRONY, a new DLC for Necrodancer, released today into early access.

Fantasy city-builder Songs of Syx adds diseases, makes you care for the elderly

By Liam Dawe, 4 Aug 2022

Songs of Syx is a fantasy city-builder that made a bit of a splash at release selling a few thousand copies pretty quickly, but as always many more games appear and some fall off the radar but Songs of Syx continues expanding.

BLASTRONAUT is a fresh mining game full of explosions

By Liam Dawe, 2 Aug 2022

Love exploration and mining? Want to do it with many explosions? Check out the new Native Linux release of BLASTRONAUT.

Just King blends Vampire Survivors action with Slay the Spire progression

By Liam Dawe, 28 Jul 2022

Just King is going to be my next game to be fixated on. It's ridiculously cheap and offers up gameplay where you keep wanting to come back for more.

Ex-Zodiac is a fast-paced 3D rail shooter inspired by the likes of Star Fox out now

By Liam Dawe, 21 Jul 2022

Do you love classic 90s rail shooters like Star Fox? You should take a look at Ex-Zodiac, which just hit Early Access.

Exanima gets vastly improved Linux and Steam Deck support

By Liam Dawe, 19 Jul 2022

Exanima is an unforgiving 3D isometric RPG set in an original dark, low fantasy world. Currently in Early Access, it seems the developers have been paying attention to user requests for better Linux and Steam Deck support with Proton.

Veil of Dust: A Homesteading Game arrives for Linux

By Liam Dawe, 12 Jul 2022

Veil of Dust: A Homesteading Game is a story-driven historically-grounded homesteading game about finding your way after loss inspired by games like Don't Starve and Stardew Valley with a healthy sprinkle of fantasy elements too.

Nomad Survival is another great cheap Vampire Survivors styled game

By Liam Dawe, 6 Jul 2022

Nomad Survival is an auto-attacking rogue-lite action game where you try to survive as long as you can, while you continue to buff up your character as you go.

Last Call BBS, the final game from Zachtronics is out in Early Access

By Liam Dawe, 5 Jul 2022

With Zachtronics moving on from game development, their last game is now out in Early Access with Last Call BBS although it's actually not just one game.

Feartress is a new incremental city-building RPG in Early Access

By Liam Dawe, 4 Jul 2022

Feartress is a bit of a quirky one. Blending together elements of an idle RPG with some small city-building that sees you go through different dimensions.

Fech The Ferret is an upcoming vibrant parkour rhythm-platformer

By Liam Dawe, 28 Jun 2022

Love your musical games and want to get into the rhythm? Fech The Ferret looks like a pretty clever blending of ideas.

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.

Grim Horde is chaotic and there's a good game hiding in there

By Liam Dawe, 24 Jun 2022

Grim Horde is a game that released into Early Access with Native Linux support and it's another fast-paced rogue-lite hell in a slightly similar way to the chaos found in Vampire Survivors only you control a horde of minions.

RTS game TFC: The Fertile Crescent gets a great looking roadmap

By Liam Dawe, 22 Jun 2022

TFC: The Fertile Crescent is a pixel-art RTS that resembles some of the classics like Age of Empires. It's currently in Early Access with Native Linux support and their new roadmap looks great.

Despot's Game: Dystopian Army Builder to leave Early Access this 'Summer'

By Liam Dawe, 21 Jun 2022

Despot's Game: Dystopian Army Builder is a great little auto-battler with dungeon crawling that allows you to build up a truly ridiculous combination of characters and it's getting ready to leave Early Access.

Core Keeper's first major update The Sunken Sea is out now

By Liam Dawe, 17 Jun 2022

An absolute gem of a game this and now perhaps a good time to go back and spend some proper time with it, as the rather large The Sunken Sea update is out now.