Dreamfall Chapters Book 4 has been released, accompanied by a major engine update and the time seems apt for a review. I previously covered the game’s performance improvements, and thanks to those, the game can now be discussed on its own merits rather than get bogged down in the numerous performance issues.
Norwegian developer Red Thread Games has released Book 4 of Dreamfall Chapters, and along with it a massive engine update from Unity 4 to Unity 5 which intends on fixing many of the performance woes suffered by the game.
The story-driven 3D platformer could get a most excellent sequel, as Double Fine has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Fig to secure the funds needed to revisit one of their most beloved franchises.
GOG have now put up the Linux versions of the original The Escapists along with all the DLC, so you can begin your DRM free escape adventures.
12 is Better Than 6 was funded on Kickstarter last month and is already available as a full release on Steam.
Today I decided to have a glass of man-up juice and actually play Doorways: Holy Mountains of Flesh. It's quite an experience.
Unmechanical has been extended with a new chapter, adding more than an hour's worth of new puzzles and exploration, and the Unreal Engine 3 powered game is now officially available for Linux.
I previously mentioned that the seriously cool looking Epistory - Typing Chronicles would come to Linux & SteamOS, but it's now out, and it just had a big content update too!
Vendetta - Curse of Raven's Cry the big update to the poorly recieved Raven's Cry is now available on Linux & SteamOS.
Legends of Eisenwald an adventure game with tactical battles, RPG and strategy elements that was funded on Kickstarter. They wanted to do a Linux release, but they didn't hit the goal to do it right away, and now due to finances it's on hold.
Grow Home the wacky-looking, but intriguing game from Ubisoft's Reflections studio is now officially available for us Linux and SteamOS folk.
After a short beta period Magicka 2 is now officially available for the roll out of Steam Machines, and for those of us on normal Linux desktops too of course.
Act 2 of "swamp noir" adventure game 'Knee Deep' was released last week, and came with voice acting for both acts.
That's all folks! Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power has quit beta and entered supported mode for SteamOS/Linux and comes with new content.
A Story About My Uncle is a rather good looking first person adventure from Gone North Games and published by Coffee Stain Studios (think Sanctum 2 and Goat Simulator). It looks like it's heading to Linux too, which is obviously awesome.
I absolutely love Starbound, but it's one game I keep having to remind myself to wait for the full release. It's going to be awesome, and I'm glad I've been waiting after they have revealed some plans.
Grow Home from Ubisoft owned studio "Reflections" looks like it will come to Linux, the game looks pretty damn interesting too.
Good news for all who were annoyed by how bad Raven's Cry was. The revamp Vendetta: Curse of Raven's Cry will arrive on the 20th of November.
Kôna: Day One was sent to my inbox recently, and wow. As far as gameplay trailers go this has certainly captured my interest. It looks like a really good exploration, survival and adventure game.
Quite a lot of choice for horror games now, and our new addition to the family is Doorways: Holy Mountains of Flesh.
