Article category: Action - page 51

Slick roguelike 'Jupiter Hell' has a huge update out with Master Traits, new weapons and more

By Liam Dawe, 27 Apr 2020

It's a great day to be a roguelike fan, as the impressive Jupiter Hell (which uses Vulkan!) has a brand new release out and it continues to be stupidly fun.

The classic Escape Velocity: Override is getting remastered with Cosmic Frontier: Override

By Liam Dawe, 23 Apr 2020

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Escape Velocity: Override, something of a classic from the 90s is getting remastered with Cosmic Frontier: Override and it's seeking funding on Kickstarter.

Dead Cells expands with the 'Bestiary Update' adding in six new enemies and new item affixes

By Liam Dawe, 23 Apr 2020

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Evil Empire & Motion Twin have updated the excellent Dead Cells again, after release a Half-Life themed patch last month, the larger 'Bestiary Update' is out now.

With a demon trapped in a weird tiny body, the 2.5D platformer 'WarriOrb' is out on April 28

By Liam Dawe, 22 Apr 2020

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Play as a mighty demon trapped in an unlikely body - a talking ball with agile limbs. Weird right? WarriOrb releases in full on April 28.

Indivisible adds drop-in co-op for up to 4 players and a New Game Plus mode

By Liam Dawe, 17 Apr 2020

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Indivisible, the action RPG platformer from Lab Zero Games (Skullgirls) can now be played with others in local co-op making it quite a different experience. Plus a New Game Plus mode if you enjoy pain.

Epic space drone constructor 'Nimbatus' to leave Early Access on May 14 - new update out too

By Liam Dawe, 16 Apr 2020

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Nimbatus, a game about space exploration, science and creativity with a whole lot of spacecraft/drone creation is set to leave Early Access on May 14.

Set in a sinister, slowly decomposing land the action-RPG 'Crumbling World' has a demo out

By Liam Dawe, 15 Apr 2020

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Releasing later this year on May 21, Crumbling World definitely has a curious setting. An action-RPG where the world is just falling apart and decomposing around you.

Looks like 'Sword of the Necromancer' will be coming to Linux, as it's fully funded on Kickstarter

By Liam Dawe, 15 Apr 2020

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Dungeon-crawler action RPG 'Sword of the Necromancer' is currently crowdfunding on Kickstarter, with quite a long time left to go they've been fully funded and it will be coming to Linux.

Challenging roguelike spaceship simulator 'Shortest Trip to Earth' released for Linux

By Liam Dawe, 14 Apr 2020

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Shortest Trip to Earth takes elements of FTL, and then sprinkles in a huge amount more to make it have a lot more depth and quite a lot of challenge to it.

Platform bouncing competitive game 'Jumpala' heading to Steam soon

By Liam Dawe, 14 Apr 2020

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Jumpala is a very unique take on competitive multiplayer platforming, I've had a huge amount of fun with it and now it's getting close to a Steam release.

Action RPG 'Hellpoint' has been delayed until sometime in Q2 2020

By Liam Dawe, 10 Apr 2020

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Cradle Games announced yesterday that their upcoming action RPG 'Hellpoint', has been delayed and they're not giving it a date now other than before the end of Q2 2020.

Gutwhale is a claustrophobic 'finite roguelite' action game taking place in a digestive system

By Liam Dawe, 9 Apr 2020

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Taking place entirely in a digestive system, Gutwhale is a 'finite roguelite' action game about managing your limited ammo in a very cramped space.

Something Ate My Alien has a curious mixture of action, digging and puzzle platforming - demo up

By Liam Dawe, 9 Apr 2020

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Something Ate My Alien is now confirmed to be launching in June, although there's no exact date they at least have a release window now for their intriguing gameplay mix of action, platforming, puzzles and digging. There's also now a demo.

Looks like there's going to be a 'Streets of Rogue 2' and I'm definitely happy with that

By Liam Dawe, 4 Apr 2020

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Streets of Rogue released in 2019 and it's one of my absolute favourites from last year. The developer, Matt Dabrowski, recently outlined their future plans which will include a sequel.

Analgesic Productions have opened up the source for their Zelda-lite 'Anodyne'

By Liam Dawe, 4 Apr 2020

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Anodyne, a Zelda-lite action adventure from Analgesic Productions from back in 2013 has today had the code opened up.

Sparklite has some gorgeous art, intense action and it's coming to Linux

By Liam Dawe, 4 Apr 2020

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Sparklite from Red Blue Games, an action-adventure set in a whimsical and ever-changing land, released on Steam last year and it's on the way to Linux.

Cellar Door Games have officially announced Rogue Legacy 2

By Liam Dawe, 3 Apr 2020

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Rogue Legacy 2 from Cellar Door Games is a "genealogical" rogue-lite following the popular gameplay idea from the original, where you die and pass on your skills and continue to grow through new characters.

Burning Knight will have you steal everything and make a run for it in the new demo

By Liam Dawe, 30 Mar 2020

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Out now is the demo for Burning Knight, an action-packed roguelike with a bit of a twist on the usual dungeon crawling.

Thorium Entertainment dig up some new late-game content for UnderMine out now

By Liam Dawe, 28 Mar 2020

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UnderMine, the action-adventure rogue-lite brimming with secrets from developer Thorium Entertainment and publisher Fandom, has opened a mysterious new area called the Othermine in the latest update.

Trailer Trashers is a perfect couch multiplayer twin-stick party game out now

By Liam Dawe, 28 Mar 2020

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Trailer Trashers is a twin-stick local multiplayer shooter from Sakari Games that released this week, it's their first Linux game and it turns out it's the perfect amount of ridiculous.

Category: Action