Helicopter combat sim 'Heliborne' has a Linux beta available
A reader sent in that Heliborne, a combat sim where you pilot an assortment of different helicopters has a Linux beta available on Steam.
Category: Early Access
Wayward, an Early Access turn-based, top-down, wilderness survival roguelike now available
I've watched Wayward change and grow for years now (first wrote about it in 2013!) and it finally has a Steam release.
Shallow Space is being turned into an open world space sim, check this new video
Shallow Space was already a pretty cool space strategy game, but it's going through a bit of an overhaul at the moment to greatly expand it.
The Other 99, a single-player action and survival game coming soon to Linux
The Other 99 looks like a pretty good entry to the single-player action & survival section, and it's releasing into Early Access with Linux support soon.
The Culling, a good looking Unreal Engine 4 battle royale game is heading to Linux soon
I must admit I like the look of The Culling! While I like the idea of survival games, they often don't click for me, but a battle royale game I could definitely get into.
Endciv, a game about building a town in the wastelands looks like it will come to Linux in experimental form
Endciv looks like an interesting take on town building simulation games, you are tasked with building a town in the wasteland after the fall of society.
Maia 0.55 Pressure Drop released, much improved on Linux
Maia promises to be quite an interesting colony builder when it's finished, and I'm finally starting to see it come together with the brand new 0.55 Pressure Drop release.
The new Master of Orion should have a Linux version with the next update
It's a great time to be a space strategy fan, as Stellaris is right around the corner and now Master of Orion is about to land on Linux too.
Satellite Rush, a sci-fi top down shooter (video and thoughts)
Today I checked out Satellite Rush, you're an office worker abducted by aliens and you need to please the audience by blowing stuff up in randomly generated rooms.
Duskers developers planning official Linux support, current beta works well
Duskers is the rather unique strategy and survival game in procedurally generated worlds. You pilot drones into spaceships and figure out what's going on.
Super Cane Magic ZERO, a comedy action RPG in Early Access for Linux (video and thoughts)
I finally decided to check out Super Cane Magic ZERO, a game I purchased on a whim back in January. The game is rather silly and I actually quite like it.
Vector 36, a physics-based racer set on Mars is now on Linux
Thanks to requests from the community, the developers of Vector 36 have ported their futuristic physics-based racer set on Mars to Linux!
Slime Rancher major update released, entire new area, new slimes and more
Slime Rancher is probably one of the cutest games I've played in recent memory, I adore those little slimes. The developer has just released The Indigo Quarry Update, and it's big.
Golf With Friends, a multiplayer mini golf game for up to 12 players now on Linux
Is it raining, but you have that need to play some mini golf? Well, Golf With Friends has just landed on Linux.
Doom & Destiny Advanced, an Early Access comedy RPG now on Linux
Doom & Destiny Advanced looks like a really nice 2D RPG, it's currently in Early Access and the Linux & Mac versions have recently been added.
You can now get access to the excellent Faeria for a lot cheaper, without booster packs
I love Faeria, a weird mix of strategy, card game, and a board game all in one. It's like Hearthstone on steroids, and it now has a cheaper option to be able to play it right now.
Thoughts on Retro-Pixel Castles after some major updates, a godlike village simulator on Linux
I really liked Retro-Pixel Castles when I played it initially last year, and after trying it again now it has had some major updates I have some more thoughts on it.
Don't Starve Together leaving Early Access on April 21st
Prepare to fail at survival, as Don't Starve Together is officially being released this month on the 21st of April. Great game, do try it out.
Explore space in AuroraRL, now in Early Access for Linux & SteamOS
AuroraRL is a space exploration game where our precious earth is in crisis, and it's your task to seek out alien life and make new friends.
Survival game Rust adds female player models, assigns gender to Steam accounts at random
The survival game Rust from Facepunch Studios has been updated with a bit of a controversial change. They have added in new models, including female models, but you don't get to pick your gender.
- Portal: Revolution drops Native Linux support to focus on Proton
- ZOOM Platform also had payment processor issues, say they "have no plans to remove any titles"
- NVIDIA are working on a "general optimization" for VKD3D / DirectX12 games on Linux
- Bottles app for running Windows apps / games on Linux gets NGI Zero Commons funding
- NVIDIA driver 570.181 released for Linux as the latest recommended stable driver
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