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Glory On Pluto is a chaotic roguelite where you build the most ridiculous rocket engine

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Glory On Pluto is the least realistic engine simulator you’ll ever play according to the developer, and it's weirdly engrossing to power up your ship.

Forza Horizon 6 is out, Valve update Proton Hotfix for Linux - initial thoughts

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Forza Horizon 6 has officially launched from Playground Games and Xbox Game Studios, with Valve getting Proton updated ready for it on Linux / SteamOS.
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Subnautica 2 is looking good on Desktop Linux, it's okay on Steam Deck with caveats

By Liam Squires-Hand,
What was the most wishlisted game on Steam, Subnautica 2 has entered Early Access and so far it's running out of the box on Linux / SteamOS.

In the deck-builder Voraxis you're a parasite that eats through a living planet

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Voraxis is a really interesting take on deck-building that has you play cards to eat through a living planet, with gameplay that really captured me.

Winnie's Hole is a delightfully grim roguelite now in Early Access

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Winnie's Hole is a delightfully grim roguelite where you infect and constantly mutate Winnie-the-Pooh. Now available in Early Access.

Dying Breed could end up being a real gem for RTS fans - once it's a bit further along

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Welcome back, commander. Dying Breed is a new retro-inspired real time strategy game from Sarnayer / MicroProse Software out now in Early Access.

OVIS LOOP is a dark action roguelike about robotic sheep versus wolves and it's a real surprise

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Set in some sort of post-apocalypse with various robotic animals, OVIS LOOP is a tale of sheep versus wolves and it's a genuine delight.

Super Farming Boy is a bizarre farming sim about chain reactions with a Cuphead inspired style

By Liam Squires-Hand,
You've never played a farming sim like this before. Blending a few genres together where Stardew Valley collides with a Cuphead like style.

Extreme sports game Descenders Next has released into Early Access

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Descenders Next is a fresh extreme sports game from RageSquid / No More Robots and it shadow-dropped on Steam in Early Access.

Mycopunk is a seriously bizarre co-op shooter and a new favourite

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Pure chaos, that's what Mycopunk is. It's exceptionally bizarre and now my new favourite first-person shooter because it's so wildly unique.

The fusion of deck-building and space-Tetris in the demo of Moonsigil Atlas has totally hooked me

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Moonsigil Atlas has a demo out now and it's already shot right up to the top of my wishlist. The idea of fusing a Slay the Spire styled deck-builder with something sort-of Tetris-like is just incredibly slick.

In the survivorlike ARPG 'Conquest Dark' you start off nude and build up clothing as you go with multi-life mechanics

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Just what the survivorlike bullet heaven genre thingy needed - nudity! Conquest Dark from Eldritch Sword Games actually has quite a number of fun game mechanics worth exploring, the nudity is optional but it has a point.

Heart of the Machine is deep, fascinating and engrossing to play as a sentient AI

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Become a sentient AI in Heart of the Machine, the latest deep strategy game from Arcen Games (AI War 1/2, The Last Federation, Bionic Dues) and it's now in Early Access.

New Arc Line is a promising new RPG about the conflict between Magic and Engineering

By Liam Squires-Hand,
I have very fond memories of a seriously janky RPG called Arcanum from way back in the year 2000, and the release of New Arc Line could end up being the spiritual successor I've been wanting all these years.

Moon Watch mixes up the bullet heaven survivor genre with time-stopping and deck-building into something strategic

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Moon Watch is a new release now in Early Access from developer Jaspel, who also made Backpack Hero, and they're mixing genres together again into something new.

Path of Exile 2 now in Early Access and it works on Steam Deck / Linux

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Path of Exile 2 from Grinding Gear Games has officially arrived, although it's not quite finished yet as it's in Early Access.

Lucky Tower Ultimate is an absurdly funny dungeon crawler you need to play

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Lucky Tower Ultimate from Studio Seufz is probably one of the funniest real-time dungeon crawlers I've ever played and I can't wait to play more.

Create completely ridiculous weapons in survive-em-up roguelite shooter NIMRODS: GunCraft Survivor

By Liam Squires-Hand,
NIMRODS: GunCraft Survivor on the surface may look just like yet another survivor-like, but it has captured my total attention in a way not many have been able to. It's just thoroughly great.

Uncompromising wilderness survival game The Last Plague: Blight now in Early Access

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Original Studios just launched The Last Plague: Blight, an uncompromising wilderness survival game based on a more realistic set of game mechanics.

shapez 2 is an absurdly great and accessible factory-building game out now

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Time to cut some shapes, and I don't mean on the dance floor. Factory-building sim shapez 2 is out now in Early Access with Linux support.
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