Indie game news - page 178

Area 86 is a challenging and amusing physics-based escape room puzzler out now

By Liam Dawe, 16 Apr 2020

Area 86 takes the idea of an escape room game, adds a bunch of physics interactions with an unwieldy little robot as the protagonist and gives you a pretty good time for your monies.

Open-world vehicle building adventure 'TerraTech' free to play until April 21

By Liam Dawe, 16 Apr 2020

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British indie team Payload Studios have put their Linux game, TerraTech, up on a long Steam Free Weekend so you can download and play for free now until April 21.

Top-down content-filled 2D racer 'Ultimate Racing 2D' now has Linux support

By Liam Dawe, 16 Apr 2020

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Developer Applimazing has announced that their 2D racer, Ultimate Racing 2D, has added Linux support.

Challenging turn-based open world RPG 'Stoneshard' has a huge update

By Liam Dawe, 16 Apr 2020

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After an impressive free Prologue and a successful Early Access launch, Stoneshard just received it's first major update named "Trollslayer" with a ton of new content.

Logistics sim 'STATIONflow' has you direct thousands of passengers across complex 3D layouts

By Liam Dawe, 15 Apr 2020

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Out today is STATIONflow, a 3D logistics puzzle simulation game that has you manage a busy metro station with thousands of passengers passing through.

Promising spaceship colony sim 'Space Haven' Alpha 7 out with a Sandbox Mode, Early Access this year

By Liam Dawe, 15 Apr 2020

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Bugbyte continue expanding their in-development spaceship colony sim, Space Haven, with a huge new Alpha release available.

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.

Selfless Heroes, a sweet programming-puzzle game where you help heroes in a dungeon - with source code available

By Liam Dawe, 15 Apr 2020

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A wonderful little programming-puzzle game here with Selfless Heroes, tasking you with helping heroes travel through a dungeon and avoid dangers.

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.

Slash Roll replaces cards with throwing dice and it's actually an interesting idea

By Liam Dawe, 15 Apr 2020

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Slash Roll, a new Early Access indie game from NiankSoft recently appeared and it has a fun idea. It aims to be a 'pouch builder', that replaces card deck-building with collecting dice.

Gun simulating first-person shooter 'Receiver 2' is out now

By Liam Dawe, 14 Apr 2020

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Wolfire Games have released 'Receiver 2', their brand new first-person shooter that takes gun simulation to an interesting level that makes it different to other traditional shooters.

Cure a city in the semi-educational strategy game 'rZero. Virus Outbreak Simulation' - try the free early build

By Liam Dawe, 14 Apr 2020

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Developer Simon Roth (Maia) decided instead of worry about the Covid-19 outbreak, they would channel some energy into creating a new semi-educational strategy game named 'rZero. Virus Outbreak Simulation'. You can try the free early build now.

Explore ancient caverns filled with mysterious machinery in 'The Long Gate' - releasing this year

By Liam Dawe, 14 Apr 2020

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The Long Gate from developer and author David Shaw is an upcoming puzzle and exploration game, one where the puzzles are based on real-world tech with 'accurate depictions of quantum circuits and a 4-bit quantum computer'.

Procedural 2D open-world action-RPG 'Mystiqa' fully funded on Kickstarter - demo available

By Liam Dawe, 14 Apr 2020

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Up for a new pixel-art action-RPG adventure? Mystiqa from developer Julian Creutz is currently crowdfunding with around two days left and it's fully funded, with a demo available to try too.

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.

Terraria is getting the Journey's End update on May 16, for the 9th anniversary

By Liam Dawe, 13 Apr 2020

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Adding in quite a lot of new content, Journey's End is set to be quite the sweet update for Terraria to mark the 9th anniversary on May 16.

Super stylish nomadic turn-based city builder 'As Far As The Eye' to be on Linux at release

By Liam Dawe, 13 Apr 2020

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Developer Unexpected and publisher Goblinz Studio are currently working on 'As Far As The Eye', an incredibly stylish turn-based city-builder that will be on Linux at release.

Unbound: Worlds Apart Prologue, a free intro to an upcoming metroidvania puzzle-platformer with portals

By Liam Dawe, 13 Apr 2020

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Unbound: Worlds Apart Prologue, a free introduction for the upcoming Unbound: Worlds Apart is now available on Linux letting you conjure magic portals to travel between different realities.

Wide Ocean Big Jacket is a sweet short camping story adventure available for Linux

By Liam Dawe, 13 Apr 2020

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Short on time and want an adventure? Wide Ocean Big Jacket might fit. It's a sweet camping adventure with a big heart.

Relaxing bird flying and exploration sim 'Fugl' adds more polish and an evolution feature

By Liam Dawe, 13 Apr 2020

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Quite possibly one of the most relaxing games I've ever played, and a real treat for when you're forced to stay inside, Fugl is all about slowing down and exploring.

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