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Lugaru campaign now fully playable in Overgrowth, Lugaru HD now fully open source including the data

By Liam Dawe, 11 Jan 2017

Two interesting bits of news for you! First up, Wolfire Games have updated Overgrowth with another alpha build and the Lugaru campaign is now finished. On top of that, Wolfire has made the data files for Lugaru HD fully open now too.

Gearend, a cute 2D non-linear exploration game built on Linux

By Liam Dawe, 11 Jan 2017

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I was sent in Gearend by a reader, as it not only looks like a pretty good 2D exploration game, but it's also developed on Linux.

Ballistic Overkill, possibly my current favourite online FPS updated, available in more countries now too

By Liam Dawe, 10 Jan 2017

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Ballistic Overkill, the really fun and dirt cheap online FPS is now available in more countries! On top of that, they worked on some more optimization.

X-Blades now has a Linux beta powered by Wine

By Liam Dawe, 9 Jan 2017

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As promised, Topware Interactive have released a Linux beta of X-Blades on Steam that uses Wine to make it easy for you.

99Vidas, a fun-looking beat 'em up, is now available

By BTRE, 7 Jan 2017

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If you’ve been feeling like fighting hordes of goons alone or with friends, the new beat ‘em up 99Vidas might be right up your alley. It released late last month with day-1 Linux support.

No More Room in Hell 2 has a new teaser, should come to Linux

By Liam Dawe, 5 Jan 2017

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No More Room in Hell 2 is not just a sequel, it's going to be running on an entirely different game engine. The developer have said will be doing a Linux version, but their wording has been iffy.

Solaroids: Prologue is coming to Linux thanks to FNA

By Liam Dawe, 3 Jan 2017

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The developer of Solaroids: Prologue tweeted out to let everyone know that the indie arcade/action shooter will be coming to Linux. The developer is using FNA for the port and doing it themselves.

Heavy Gear Assault has now officially launched into Early Access on Steam, be wary Linux gamers

By Liam Dawe, 29 Dec 2016

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Heavy Gear Assault, an online mech-battle arena is now available in Steam Early Access. It has Linux support, but it has issues you should know about.

Best Buds vs Bad Guys, the retro indie action-platformer released for Linux

By Liam Dawe, 29 Dec 2016

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Later than I had originally hoped, but Best Buds vs Bad Guys has officially released for Linux. I actually Kickstarted this game, so I was hoping it would be good.

Possess the bodies of your enemies in 'MidBoss', coming to Linux and should be a day-1 release

By Liam Dawe, 29 Dec 2016

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I recently saw 'MidBoss' pop up in my Twitter feed and after seeing how amazing it looked I shot the developer a message. Turns out our friendly neighbourhood porting machine Ethan Lee is doing it and it should be day-1!

The original 'POSTAL' is now open source under the GPL

By Liam Dawe, 28 Dec 2016

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The original version of the classic shooter 'POSTAL' is now officially open source under the GPL license. That's a pretty nice move by RWS.

Escape from aliens on small islands in 'Mugsters', a colourful and amusing looking indie game

By Liam Dawe, 27 Dec 2016

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I discovered 'Mugsters' recently and after watching the trailer I feel like I just have to play it. It looks downright hilarious.

Worms W.M.D will get the promised cross-platform online play in early 2017, more updates to come too

By Liam Dawe, 23 Dec 2016

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Team17 decided to postpone the cross-platform online play update for Worms W.M.D to ensure it all goes smoothly. They also have more planned!

My Mom is a Witch is now available on Linux, thanks to help from the community

By Liam Dawe, 23 Dec 2016

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My Mom is a Witch, an Early Access mix of beat'em up and roguelike mechanics is now available on Linux. The developer explained that this was thanks to the Linux community being so helpful.

Heavy Gear Assault Steam release delayed by Valve

By Liam Dawe, 22 Dec 2016

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The Steam release of Heavy Gear Assault has been delayed by Valve. It seems Valve have been so busy the game is currently stuck waiting to be approved.

Arma 3 Linux port updated to Arma 1.64

By Liam Dawe, 21 Dec 2016

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The experimental port of Arma 3 for Linux has been updated today and we now have the much more up to date Arma 3 1.64.

SPINGUN, a two button arcade shooter that seriously surprised me

By Liam Dawe, 19 Dec 2016

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I don't often play many smaller arcade titles, but SPINGUN has genuinely surprised me with the interesting control scheme and how fun it actually is.

The Other 99, an UE4 single-player action & survival game is waiting on fixes from Epic for a Linux version

By Liam Dawe, 16 Dec 2016

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I've been following 'The Other 99' hoping to see a Linux release soon, so I poked the developers about an update. They said they need fixes from Epic due to bugs in Unreal Engine 4 and Linux support.

Iron Sky Invasion now has a Linux beta on Steam, uses Wine

By Liam Dawe, 15 Dec 2016

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Topware Interactive are again continuing their Wine porting of older titles, this time it's Iron Sky Invasion.

A major update is coming to Starbound, featuring challenging procedural dungeons

By Liam Dawe, 13 Dec 2016

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Starbound is going to get a major content update soon, which will feature a bunch of awesome new features.

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