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Dodge Roll confirm 'Exit the Gungeon' is coming to Linux once the launch has settled

By Liam Dawe, 19 Mar 2020

Exit the Gungeon from Dodge Roll/Singlecore and Devolver Digital is a small, spin-off 'dungeon climber' immediately following the adventures in the excellent Enter the Gungeon.

Super stylish action-adventure 'Resolutiion' now has a demo open for everyone to try

By Liam Dawe, 17 Mar 2020

Resolutiion from Monolith of Minds has serious style, and I was genuinely very impressed by the special press demo. Now you can too, as Monolith have opened it up for everyone.

Megacopter: Blades of the Goddess is like a wild sci-fi Desert Strike

By Liam Dawe, 16 Mar 2020

Desert Strike, oh hell yes, that's a game I put tons of hours into on the Sega Mega Drive. Now Pizza Bear Games have taken that same helicopter action and put a wild sci-fi spin on it with Megacopter: Blades of the Goddess.

Primal Light is an action-platformer that has some seriously good art - releasing on July 9

By Liam Dawe, 16 Mar 2020

Primal Light, built with the free and open source Godot Engine, is an action-platformer with pixel artwork that looks divine like some of the classics on Amiga and it's releasing on July 9.

Preview: Check out our footage from 'Resolutiion' - it's got some serious style

By Liam Dawe, 13 Mar 2020

Resolutiion, currently in development by 'two angry German brothers' that make up Monolith of Minds recently had a press demo sent out so I took a look.

Deep Space Battle Simulator has two teams face off in a big space battle now on Linux

By Liam Dawe, 13 Mar 2020

Deep Space Battle Simulator, an Early Access first-person online team-based game about two capital-ships facing off is now available on Linux.

If you think you know pain you haven't played Devader - check out their new trailer

By Liam Dawe, 13 Mar 2020

Devader is one of my favourites released last year that flew under the radar of most. A twin-stick shooter with action that takes place in a single map, with enemies so varied it will make your head spin.

Frantic deck-building action in 'One Step From Eden' looks awesome in the latest footage

By Liam Dawe, 12 Mar 2020

One Step From Eden from Thomas Moon Kang (developer) and Humble Bundle (publisher) is releasing quite soon on March 26, to get your attention they just released a bunch of new footage.

Deserted, a stylized narrative 3D action adventure with fast paced strategic combat

By Liam Dawe, 12 Mar 2020

Deserted looks pretty awesome. With an atmosphere and visual style inspired by Another World (or 'Out of This World' to some), it will be releasing in Early Access later this year.

StarCrossed has crazy looking action with a magical girl aesthetic and it's out for Linux now

By Liam Dawe, 11 Mar 2020

StarCrossed, an action-arcade game with a magical girl aesthetic and a cooperative twist has now officially released for Linux shortly after the Windows version became available last month.

Snake Core twists the gameplay from the classic Snake into a fun looking action game

By Liam Dawe, 10 Mar 2020

Orangepixel is at it again, putting a real unique spin on a classic. Snake Core is their newest game, revealed this week as a big upgrade to the retro Snake gameplay with a lot more action.

Test Tube Titans has you create and mutate massive creatures to destroy everything

By Liam Dawe, 9 Mar 2020

Test Tube Titans is such an amusing game, allowing you to create freakish looking creatures, blast them with radiation and make them even more menacing. Then you send them out into the world to crush and destroy.

Ocean's Heart, a sweet-looking upcoming action RPG that emphasizes exploration

By Liam Dawe, 9 Mar 2020

Ocean's Heart from developer Max Mraz is looking great! A sweet action RPG with a Zelda-like theme and it's coming to Linux. I had a little chat with the developer about it.

Be the captain in a stylish Naval adventure with 'Abandon Ship' now up on GOG

By Liam Dawe, 9 Mar 2020

Abandon Ship focuses on 'Age of Sail' ships in a Fantasy setting, with an art style inspired by classic Naval Oil Paintings and it is awesome when in motion.

Dandara gets a big free update with the Trials of Fear Edition

By Liam Dawe, 6 Mar 2020

Dandara was quite a surprise, a metroidvania platformer with a gravity-defying movement mechanic that entirely changed you how play and it just got a big update with the Trials of Fear Edition.

As Puppygames reflect on the release of Basingstoke, they say it financially ruined them

By Liam Dawe, 3 Mar 2020

Basingstoke released back in 2018 and in my opinion, it was a damn fun game that really got my blood flowing. Sadly, it went quite under the radar and it seems it pretty much ruined Puppygames.

Theyest Thou will have you throwing guns around with telekinesis

By Liam Dawe, 3 Mar 2020

Theyest Thou is a fun idea for a top-down shooter, while quite simplistic it offers a fun game mechanic to mix things up a little with your telekinesis.

Awesome looking pixel-art arcade adventure 'Battle Axe' fully funded and coming to Linux

By Liam Dawe, 28 Feb 2020

Battle Axe inspired by titles like Gauntlet, Golden Axe, Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara and more looks quite incredible and the good news is their Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign was fully funded.

Incredibly quirky exploration adventure 'MoonQuest' is out now - adds Linux support

By Liam Dawe, 27 Feb 2020

After being in development for 8 years, plus 18 months of that being in Early Access, MoonQuest from developer Ben Porter of Wizard Mode is now officially released.