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A chat with the developer of the action-packed roguelike Burning Knight

By Liam Dawe, 2 Jul 2020

Burning Knight is a recently released action-packed roguelike, featuring slick pixel-art and fantastic lighting along with plenty of over the top action and a little sprinkle of comedy.

Thief inspired FOSS stealth game The Dark Mod has a massive new release

By Liam Dawe, 2 Jul 2020

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The Dark Mod, a free and open-source first-person stealth game inspired by the Thief series has a huge new release up.

The 'Update of Plenty' has arrived for Dead Cells - revamping lots

By Liam Dawe, 2 Jul 2020

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The 19th update for Dead Cells is a bit of a big one, overhauling quite a lot of game mechanics and the overall difficulty.

First-person melee combat expands in Paint the Town Red

By Liam Dawe, 30 Jun 2020

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The highly rated first-person melee combat game Paint the Town Red is violent, bloody and getting bigger with some recent updates.

After a rough launch, Mists of Noyah seems to be turning things around

By Liam Dawe, 26 Jun 2020

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Mists of Noyah is a new co-op survival game from developer Pyxeralia, it's definitely pretty looking with some wonderful lighting and art but they had a very rough launch. Plus, a Steam key competition!

Colourful open-world adventure Pine overhauls various gameplay features

By Liam Dawe, 25 Jun 2020

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Pine sure is pretty and as an open-world adventure, it did the job quite nicely at giving you plenty to explore with some tough combat and now it should be smoother.

Fast-paced low-poly 3D rail shooter Ex-Zodiac looks awesome - demo up now

By Liam Dawe, 24 Jun 2020

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Do a barrel roll! If you remember that classic, you will probably want to take a look at Ex-Zodiac which is now crowdfunding on Kickstarter with a demo up.

Skul: The Hero Slayer gets a Dead Cells crossover

By Liam Dawe, 23 Jun 2020

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Skul: The Hero Slayer just got a big update with a Dead Cells crossover character ability, not that I needed any excuse to jump back into Skul: The Hero Slayer.

Vernal Edge is now funded bringing great pixel-art and enemy-juggling combat

By Liam Dawe, 23 Jun 2020

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With a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter that's now finished, Vernal Edge from Hello Penguin is now officially on the way to Linux.

CONSCRIPT is an upcoming top-down WW1 survival horror

By Liam Dawe, 19 Jun 2020

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Taking the setting of World War 1 blended with a top-down pixel-art survival horror, CONSCRIPT has my attention.

Cyberpulse is a twin-stick thrower where you smash viruses into firewalls

By Liam Dawe, 19 Jun 2020

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Cyberpulse looks like an absolutely brilliant twist on the bright and fierce arcade action genres. Instead of a twin-stick shooter, it's a twin-stick…thrower? Yes.

Tallowmere 2 could be my next favourite dungeon-crawling action platformer

By Liam Dawe, 18 Jun 2020

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After playing a bunch of Tallowmere 2: Curse of the Kittens by solo dev Chris McFarland during the Steam Game Festival, I'm annoyingly hooked on the absurdness of it.

Alwa's Legacy is an incredibly charming retro action-adventure out now

By Liam Dawe, 17 Jun 2020

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I do love a good non-linear action adventure and Alwa's Legacy has everything it needs to be enjoyed.

Strategic zombie apocalypse rogue-lite Deadly Days has a massive update

By Liam Dawe, 17 Jun 2020

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Released back in September last year, Deadly Days put a fun spin on mixing together a rogue-lite gameplay loop, a zombie apocalypse and strategic group action. It also just got a lot bigger.

Humorous story-driven, platformer metroidvania Clunky Hero is funded

By Liam Dawe, 16 Jun 2020

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Chaosmonger Studio who are also working on the sci-fi adventure ENCODYA have managed to succeed on Kickstarter again with their platformer metroidvania Clunky Hero.

Combo-driven roguelite action platformer Fury Unleashed is getting online play

By Liam Dawe, 15 Jun 2020

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After launching in May with added Linux support, Fury Unleashed is set to get a big update in a few months adding in online play based on feedback from players.

Little Devil Inside still confirmed for Linux despite PlayStation exclusivity

By Liam Dawe, 15 Jun 2020

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During the PlayStation 5 reveal recently, Neostream Interactive had their 2015 crowdfunded title Little Devil Inside shown off as a timed exclusive and they've now clarified their plans for platforms.

EVERSPACE 2 sure does look shiny in the new Alpha footage

By Liam Dawe, 13 Jun 2020

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Open-world space action sim EVERSPACE 2 from ROCKFISH Games has shown off plenty of new footage across multiple events recently and it looks seriously shiny.

GONNER2 announced bringing even more colourful action

By Liam Dawe, 13 Jun 2020

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IGF-winning game GoNNER is getting a sequel! GONNER2 was announced today by Art in Heart and Raw Fury, bringing an even more colourful platformer-shooter and it's due out this year.

Boyfriend Dungeon is a most peculiar upcoming dungeon crawler

By Liam Dawe, 13 Jun 2020

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How about a sword you can take on a date? Well, not the sword itself but the person it can turn into? Boyfriend Dungeon is a most peculiar idea for a dungeon crawler.

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