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Rogue Rocks, a new take on classic Asteroids gameplay with upgrades and more
Rogue Rocks from AUX-IN Games is a recent release, one that aims to bring the classic gameplay of Asteroids "into the modern era".
Category: Arcade
FOSS local multiplayer game Superstarfighter sees a great new release
Superstarfighter is a FOSS local multiplayer game made with Godot Engine that continues to impress me and the latest update is out now with more great features.
The extreme arcade space-shooter Space Mercs is now available on itch.io, plus some sales info
Space Mercs from Bearded Giant Games who develop their games entirely on Linux, released on Steam recently and now you can also catch it on itch.io.
Laservasion looks like a nice twist on Asteroids with great music and colourful visuals
Laservasion is the next game from Red Phoenix Studios (prev. Poly Towns, A New World: Kingdoms), a shoot 'em up that resembles the classic Asteroids only it seems to get a lot more intense.
Sky Racket mixes together a shoot 'em up with a block-breaker and it's really fun
Releasing sometime later this year, Double Dash Studios have merged together a block-breaker with a shoot 'em up to create something a little odd but it's very fun.
Pushy and Pully in Blockland looks like a fun co-op arcade game coming to Linux
Pushy and Pully in Blockland from Resistance Studio is a solo and co-op arcade game with a retro visual style, confirmed to be coming to Linux.
Break my body takes Arkanoid gameplay and puts a medical spin on it
With the same basic idea as Arkanoid, Break my body is an arcade game about breaking blocks. Break my body does it a little differently though, as your objective is to destroy Cancer cells and not every single block.
Open-world space arcade-action game "Underspace" is on Kickstarter with a Linux demo
Oh goodie, more space action goodness! Underspace from Pastaspace Interactive is on Kickstarter looking for funding and it seems like quite a promising game.
Extreme 3D space shooter 'Space Mercs' that's developed on Linux is sounding impressive
Space Mercs from Bearded Giant Games (the one with the Linux First Initiative) has some fresh footage out to show off a bunch of new features.
Cycle 28, a very retro-looking arcade-styled 2D space shooter adds Linux support
Pill Bug Interactive have now released their positively reviewed 2D retro space shooter, Cycle 28, on Linux.
Space Mercs, the arcade space combat game from Bearded Giant Games now has a demo up
Developed as part of the "Linux First Initiative" from Bearded Giant Games, Linux is a true first-class citizen for the arcade space combat game Space Mercs.
Retro arcade action-racer 'Byte Driver' is out, has you hacking everyone on the road
After a successful and small Kickstarter campaign last year, the retro arcade action-racer Byte Driver is out.
Remembering an old friend with Polychromatic, a fantastic high-score chaser
There's a lot of good new games coming out but sometimes it's good to remember some older gems, recently I've started playing Polychromatic again and it's such a fantastic arcade twin-stick shooter.
Honeycomb CRUNCH releases, an example Godot game with sources
Honeycomb CRUNCH, a top scrolling arcade game made in the Godot engine has been released with source code.
Hell is Other Demons is a frantic arcade shooter that's pure bliss to play, out now
Not originally scheduled to release same-day with Linux support, Hell is Other Demons, developed by Cuddle Monster Games and publishing from Kongregate is out now and it's damn good.
Risk System looks like a shoot 'em up not to be missed, out with Linux support
I will admit, I almost missed Risk System thinking it's just another retro-looking shoot 'em up but upon closer inspection it actually looks and sounds pretty damn good.
A Linux version of the action-RPG space shooter 'Nova Drift' is confirmed, sounds awesome
Nova Drift takes a classic arcade-like space shooter, adds in touch of action-RPG elements with upgrades along with a sprinkle of random generation to make something that looks damn fun!
Snakeybus looks like a truly hilarious game about driving an ever-growing bus, confirmed for Linux
Snakeybus looks like an absolute riot, the kind of game where you likely smile and laugh all the way through and it's coming to Linux.
The developer of BYTEPATH has shared some sales data including how Linux sales went
BYTEPATH, a retro arcade shooter with a skill-tree inspired by Path of Exile has now been out for a whole year, so the developer has shared some details on how it went.
Devil Engine, a seriously good looking shoot 'em up is coming to Linux
I spoke to the developer of Devil Engine, a brand new shoot 'em up that looks ridiculously good and they confirmed to me it's coming to Linux.
- Crysis Remastered Trilogy gets a GOG release with the original Crysis now in the GOG Preservation Program
- Fan-made Unreal remake Unreal Redux shows off a fancy new trailer
- WinBoat for containerised Windows apps on Linux adds custom install path, home folder sharing and more
- Free Lives (Terra Nil, Broforce) released a demo for Side Effects that's Buckshot Roulette meets Big Pharma
- Wine 10.16 released with fast synchronization support using NTSync
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