For those who enjoy their classic shoot 'em up experiences, Demonizer on itch is pretty retro looking and the action is rather intense.
Arriving in Early Access just recently is Odd Realm, a 2D simulation game that has you take care of a group of settlers to explore, build and survive.
Bomb Squad Academy, a game I totally missed from 2017 (yes really, woops!) is an interesting puzzle game about disarming bombs.
Pikuniku from the studio Sectordub and Devolver Digital is releasing January 24th and it will support Linux at release.
If you would cry happy tears at the thought of a modern successor to 80s games like Thrust and Gravitar, then brace yourself for a river. Developer John Watson is making that dream a reality with his first commercial release, Gravity Ace. And you can try it for free!
Vintage Story might look a lot like Minecraft but it's a very different beast and it just recently had a rather big update.
One game that could be worth keeping an eye on is the ski resort building and management sim Snowtopia.
I've been massively impressed with my time spent in Smith and Winston, which just made its way onto Steam for some Early Access fun.
If you're in the mood for a story that's a little different, with a presentation that's rather unique then take a look at Critters for Sale.
Slime Research from developer Schism LLC is a bit of an odd one, now available in Early Access with Linux support.
Weather Factory have announced that Cultist Simulator is to get a free update later this month to expand what you can do and become even further.
I have to admit, while watching the video for Spiralagon it did make me chuckle quite a bit. It's not a very serious game but it sure looks like fun.
For those who just can't get enough of building sims, your next fix is coming soon. Meeple Station is to enter Steam Early Access on January 17th.
After releasing for Windows back in November, the casual single-player Apothecary sim just recently added a native Linux version.
The adventure platformer Celeste, from the same developer who gave us TowerFall is going to get a new set of levels next year.
Get your bag packed ready for another adventure, as the 2D RPG HEARTBEAT released with Linux support recently.
morphe from developer Pixelfoot Games released back in October with it silently gaining Linux support yesterday.
Depth of Extinction is a pretty good tactical RPG but it did suffer from a lack of variation in the levels. This update is a start towards improving that.
For those who like to support the little one, itch.io have their own Winter Sale now live and there's a good choice of Linux games on sale.
KeeperRL is a great little game, one that mixes in roguelike and RPG elements with dungeon building and another release went out recently.