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Fast, challenging and you can run up walls to slice up enemies - ScourgeBringer is out

By Liam Dawe,
ScourgeBringer is a fast-paced action rogue-lite that has you run from room to room slicing and dicing through enemies, and it makes you feel awesome.

Try the demo for Pyramid Plunge, a lighthearted platformer with a really odd couple

By Liam Dawe,
Ah yes, dangerous ancient pyramids with traps and deadly creatures, why not let a totally unprepared couple explore it? That's what you're doing in Pyramid Plunge as you run, carry your partner, fart to get airtime are more.

Ampersat is an upcoming hack and slash shooter where everyone is ASCII

By Liam Dawe,
Mixing together ASCII characters and enemies, along with a full colour world, the hack and slash shooter Ampersat seems like a rather unique blend.

NENA is a sweet little puzzle action-adventure where you control a robot with telepathy

By Liam Dawe,
NENA is a new adventure following Botley, a robot that wants more than a life disposing of self-aware robotic boxes.

Enter a weird ever-changing world of clay in Dungeons of Clay out now

By Liam Dawe,
Dungeons of Clay is the latest rather quirky title from ShotX Studio, a rogue-lite action-platform that offers up tons of action, plenty of items and some seriously weird enemies.

Petal Crash is an absolutely beautiful block-smashing match puzzler out now

By Liam Dawe,
Built like the arcade action-puzzlers of the mid-90s, Petal Crash is a very welcome addition to the block matching genre and is a joy to play.

505 Games confirm that Indivisible is finished due to Lab Zero Games imploding

By Liam Dawe,
With all the issues surrounding Lab Zero Games and the owner Mike Zaimont, after most of the team left and the rest were let go - 505 Games have given a statement.

Try out the demo for the action-RPG 'Skellboy Refractured' - it's super charming

By Liam Dawe,
Skellboy Refractured is the upcoming action-RPG from UmaikiGames, originally released just as Skellboy for the Nintendo Switch - it's getting a desktop release soon.

Fast-paced action-roguelike 'Burning Knight' goes fully open source

By Liam Dawe,
After recently releasing the first major post-release update, the developer of the action-roguelike Burning Knight decided to open source the whole thing.

Johnny Lionface is an upcoming twisted story-driven action RPG

By Liam Dawe,
The studio Myroid-Type Comics have announced Johnny Lionface, an upcoming twisted story-driven action RPG with a colourful animal cast.

Tactical action adventure 'I told you' gains a Linux demo ahead of a Kickstarter

By Liam Dawe,
Developer Juan Lao Tebar recently announced the release of a Linux demo for their upcoming tactical action adventure I told you.

Paint the Town Red has a major update out with the price to rise really soon

By Liam Dawe,
First person melee combat game Paint the Town Red just recently had a huge tech upgrade release, and they've announced the price will be rising.

Girl Genius - Adventures In Castle Heterodyne gets fully funded

By Liam Dawe,
After what seemed like a crowdfunding campaign that might struggle, Girl Genius - Adventures In Castle Heterodyne was comfortably funded passed the initial goal.

Action-packed roguelike Burning Knight gains local co-op with a big content update out now

By Liam Dawe,
The first major post-launch update for the action-packed roguelike Burning Knight is out now. On top of new content, there's also now local co-op support.

With an incredible neon style, Vecter is an infinite racing-shooter that is now on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Vecter from developer Taranasus is a free infinite racing game all about lasting as long as possible and destroying anything in your way. After launching into Early Access in November 2019, it's now officially on Linux too.

The Last Stand update for Left 4 Dead 2 is out, plus big sale and free weekend

By Liam Dawe,
The day no doubt many of our readers have been waiting for is here, as Valve worked with the community to create a brand new update to Left 4 Dead 2 named The Last Stand.

Breakpoint is an arcade high-score seekers dream and it's ridiculously fun

By Liam Dawe,
Breakpoint released today and it's an absolute joy. I don't need to bury the lead on this one, as I just want to tell you how freaking-awesome it is.

Soldat 2 brings the next-generation of fast-paced online platformer action - out now

By Liam Dawe,
Available now in Early Access, the online platformer shooter Soldat 2 brings in the full charm of the original classic that took the early internet by storm and will continue to expand it.

Space Cadet is a punishing two-button neon-infused arcade experience

By Liam Dawe,
Love a challenge? Enjoy some of the classic neon arcade shoot 'em up experiences? You should definitely take a look over at Space Cadet then.

Explore a nightmarish world of twisted religion in Blasphemous - now available for Linux

By Liam Dawe,
The Game Kitchen and Team17 have now delivered on their promise of official Linux (and macOS) support for Blasphemous as it's now available.
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