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Shovel Knight: King of Cards and Shovel Knight Showdown releasing December 10

By Liam Dawe, 13 Nov 2019

After a delay to both, Yacht Club Games have now announced that both Shovel Knight: King of Cards and Shovel Knight Showdown will release with Linux support on December 10.

Learn about eating enemies in the new Bite the Bullet trailer

By Liam Dawe, 8 Nov 2019

The upcoming run and gun game Bite the Bullet from Mega Cat Studios is looking really good in the latest feature trailer.

Sweet action-adventure Chasm is now available on itch.io

By Liam Dawe, 8 Nov 2019

Bit Kid have just recently put up their successfully crowdfunded action-adventure game Chasm on itch.io.

Dead Cells gets bigger again with a new mini-biome and mutations

By Liam Dawe, 7 Nov 2019

The brilliant rogue-lite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer Dead Cells has another awesome content update available now.

Vertebreaker, a new pixel-art side-scroller from former Sonic Mania developer Headcannon

By Liam Dawe, 5 Nov 2019

Headcannon might not be a name too familiar to a Linux gaming focused audience but they're quite well-known for helping with Sonic Mania development and they're now making their own game with Vertebreaker.

Sweet puzzle platformer In The Shadows has a big two year anniversary update

By Liam Dawe, 28 Oct 2019

Released back in October 2017, In The Shadows is an incredibly pretty puzzle platformer with a very sweet idea and it's very much worth a look.

Indivisible, the action RPG platformer from the creator of Skullgirls is out now

By Liam Dawe, 8 Oct 2019

Lab Zero Games and publisher 505 Games today officially release Indivisible, a very curious blend of action platforming with RPG elements.

Drawn Down Abyss mixes an action-platformer with card abilities and it's out now

By Liam Dawe, 3 Oct 2019

A thoroughly odd experience this. Drawn Down Abyss from developer DaFluffyPotato looks like an ordinary pixel-art action-platform except it's also thoroughly different due to the card-based abilities.

Beautiful sci-fi action platformer MegaSphere just got a massive update, needs a workaround on Linux

By Liam Dawe, 1 Oct 2019

You've played a lot of action platformers before but not many come close to the breathtaking design work going into MegaSphere and it just got a lot bigger in the Anomaly update out now.

Dynamic physics 3D platformer 'Crumble' has a fresh demo available with very varied levels

By Liam Dawe, 26 Sep 2019

Roll around as a ball with a loose tongue you use as a swing in Crumble, now with a much updated demo available to try.

Race through a dying world as a squirrel in the climbing platformer OSK, out now

By Liam Dawe, 23 Sep 2019

OSK from the single-person studio Diax Game is officially out and it has a really beautiful style to it.

Drawn Down Abyss takes an action platformer and adds in card deck-building for abilities

By Liam Dawe, 20 Sep 2019

Platformers are probably the most common type of game available on any platform and yet, some developers are still able to make them seem a little unique.

Hot Lava from Klei Entertainment is in the works for Linux

By Liam Dawe, 20 Sep 2019

Just recently Klei Entertainment (Don't Starve, Oxygen Not Included) released their amusing parkour game Hot Lava and it's not only planned for Linux they're actually working on it.

Brutal local co-op platform brawler CHOP has released

By Liam Dawe, 17 Sep 2019

CHOP, a brutal local co-op platform brawler recently left Early Access on Steam. If you like fast-paced fighters with a great style and chaotic gameplay this is for you.

The non-linear hack-n-slash platformer Blasphemous is still coming to Linux but it's delayed

By Liam Dawe, 10 Sep 2019

After successfully crowdfunding on Kickstarter back in 2017, Blasphemous is now out but sadly the Linux version is currently delayed.

Growing Pains, a platformer where you're constantly growing is now on Linux

By Liam Dawe, 10 Sep 2019

Growing Pains, a platformer where you're growing constantly as you rush to finish each level before getting stuck is now available on Linux.

Challenging and stylish platformer Celeste has the Farewell update released

By Liam Dawe, 10 Sep 2019

Bringing in plenty of new free content as a last gift, Celeste Chapter 9: Farewell is now officially out.

The incredibly atmospheric racing platformer Distance just got even bigger

By Liam Dawe, 6 Sep 2019

Finished the main campaign adventure mode in Distance? Well there's now even more levels for you to try and beat in the latest big update to the fantastic and challenging racing platformer.