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FS2 Open for playing Freespace 2 on modern systems had a big update

By Liam Dawe, 11 Feb 2020

One I'm genuinely surprised I missed (Hat tip to Timo) is a big update to FS2 Open, the project that continues updating the game engine for Freespace 2 - one of the best space action games ever.

Mess with everything in the physics sim 'Universe Sandbox' now DRM-free on GOG

By Liam Dawe, 8 Feb 2020

Originally Universe Sandbox 2, Giant Army has since stopped selling the original and the 2 was wiped from the name. A massive space simulation game about screwing with physics, creating and destroying.

Colourful action RPG with a satirical twist 'Underhero' lands on Linux

By Liam Dawe, 8 Feb 2020

Yesterday, a new Humble Choice bundle went up and when looking over what games were supported on Linux it turns out that Underhero only just that same day released their Linux version.

Please Follow is another short and very tense psychological horror

By Liam Dawe, 7 Feb 2020

Please Follow from developer somewhat who also made Please (which I certainly enjoyed) recently released another short psychological horror.

Fast-paced free-moving rogue-lite 'ScourgeBringer' out now and it's damn good

By Liam Dawe, 6 Feb 2020

Flying Oak Games might have done the unthinkable here, they may have dethroned Dead Cells in my heart with ScourgeBringer.

Unitystation, a cross-platform remake of Space Station 13 has a first public build up

By Liam Dawe, 6 Feb 2020

Space Station 13 is something of a classic, released way back in 2003 on the BYOND service. It's being remade with Unity to have a more modern experience, as well as being cross-platform.

MangoHud, a new open source Vulkan overlay layer for gaming on Linux

By Liam Dawe, 4 Feb 2020

Today, the first official release of MangoHud went out, a new open source Vulkan overlay layer for gaming on Linux.

Isometric university management game 'UniverCity' development stops - goes open source

By Liam Dawe, 3 Feb 2020

UniverCity from Matthew Collins sadly didn't sell too well and now the developer has a new job, so they decided to fix it up a bit - add some extra modding support and open source the code.

Wine 5.1 is out - the first development release of the year

By Liam Dawe, 2 Feb 2020

The Wine hackers never stop pushing compatibility forwards, with the first development release of 2020 now available with Wine 5.1.

The Linux version of Starcom: Nexus is now officially live and out of Beta

By Liam Dawe, 1 Feb 2020

Ready for a new space adventure and a little action? Starcom: Nexus, an open-world sci-fi game with some RPG elements is now properly out and supported on Linux.

Descent 3 returns to Linux (and macOS) with an official modern port

By Liam Dawe, 1 Feb 2020

Ryan "Icculus" Gordon, a developer who has ported tons of games to Linux has done it again. Descent 3, has been re-ported and upgraded for Linux (and macOS).

Edna & Harvey return to Linux with The Breakout - Anniversary Edition now available

By Liam Dawe, 31 Jan 2020

Daedalic Entertainment have been a good developer and publisher for Linux and they continue to be great. Edna & Harvey: The Breakout - Anniversary Edition, the upgraded version of the 2008 adventure game is now on Linux.

Northgard expands with The Clan of the Ox - DLC out now with a rather unique Warchief

By Liam Dawe, 31 Jan 2020

Shiro Games continue expanding their real-time strategy game Northgard, following on from the huge Conquest Mode free update last year they have a new DLC out adding in an entirely new Clan.

Little Racers STREET gains a brand new Linux (and macOS) port using FNA

By Liam Dawe, 30 Jan 2020

Ethan Lee is back with another game port, this time it's a little different. Little Racers STREET already had a Linux version but it's been remade.

Huge new Dwarf Fortress release out with villains and interrogations - you can also pet animals

By Liam Dawe, 29 Jan 2020

Dwarf Fortress, a single-player fantasy game that's quite a complex mix of genres has a big new release now available.

The Pedestrian is an imaginative and fun puzzle game about travelling through signs - out now

By Liam Dawe, 29 Jan 2020

You are The Pedestrian, the little person you see in various street and wall signs and you're on a mission. It's a clever idea for a game but is the gameplay worth it? I took a look to find out.

Godot Engine 3.2 is out - advancing this FOSS game engine 'with quality as priority'

By Liam Dawe, 29 Jan 2020

After nearly a year of development, the free and open source game engine Godot Engine has a big new feature-filled release out with 3.2 focusing on quality as their priority.

Obversion is a slow, peaceful and satisfying first-person puzzler out now

By Liam Dawe, 29 Jan 2020

Obversion from former-Google developer Adrian Marple is out now, I played through a bunch of it and found it delightful.

Seven years later Kentucky Route Zero is finally complete with the release of Act V

By Liam Dawe, 29 Jan 2020

As a free update to all existing owners, seven years after the initial release Kentucky Route Zero from developer Cardboard Computer is actually done and finished.