Have a few minutes to kill here and there? Sandtrix could be what you need. It's free, has a Linux version and got the attention of Tetris Holding, LLC under the previous name Setris so it got a DMCA takedown but now it's back.
It's LGBT Pride Month which means there's another big bundle of games available in the Queer Games Bundle now on itch.io.
Enjoy games like RimWorld, Dwarf Fortress and The Settlers? You'll likely quite enjoy dwarven colony builder Mountaincore as well.
Thrive is a free and open source in-development evolution sim, a bit like a more scientific version of EA's Spore and Thrive 0.6.2 expands the gameplay even more with some new prototypes.
Support charity and get access a whole bunch of cool stuff in the Türkiye & Syria Earthquake Relief Mega Bundle hosted by itch.io.
The free game Xenospore sees you try to stop the spread of a strange and deadly organism and there's a big upgrade out now.
After closing up shop back in 2022, Farsky Interactive have now revived their game FarSky and made it free on itch.io.
Hellgineers takes the idea of Bridge Constructor and gives it a devilish spin, available now with Native Linux support.
The game store itch.io is having another Creator Day where they take no cut from sales. They also have a sitewide sale for the whole weekend.
Set in an alternate timeline where WW2 ended in a full nuclear holocaust, the classic base-building RTS named Dying Breed is worth keeping an eye on. You can even try a demo right now.
Do any of you remember OpenHV? Back in 2020, it was announced as an OpenRA-based free and open source RTS, based on designs from Daniel Cook that never made it into a game planned to be called Hard Vacuum but now it's here and it has a massive upgrade.
Bits & Bops looks sweet! A fun collection of rhythm mini-games, and the developer has upgraded the demo to include Linux support for this upcoming game.
Free, open source and getting better all the time. Tabletop Club has a fresh Beta release available with a whole lot of fixes and improvements.
Sometimes a good firm handshake is what's needed and someone decided to turn that idea into a free puzzle game with Handshakes.
Hyper Gunsport released on Steam and itch.io with Native Linux support back in December 2022, and now the developer has sort-of rescued the original Stadia exclusive Gunsport with it.
Want a Tabletop Simulator like experience but prefer free and open source games? Keep an eye on Tabletop Club.
Songs of Syx is a fantasy city-builder that in many ways could be compared with Dwarf Fortress, only with a graphical style that's just a bit more modern. A new Beta release went up recently and it's another big one.
I have to admit, not many platformer-likes catch my attention nowadays but Kandria certainly looks the part.
Game store itch.io has their own big Winter Sale now on, where you can save big and support one of the smaller stores along with plenty of indie games.
Tiny Life is The Sims without EA and done in pixel art. There's a fresh free Beta out, the final one before Steam Early Access in 2023.
