Article category: Initial Thoughts - page 17

SOMA, Frictional Games Latest Horror & Adventure Game Released For Linux, Some Initial Thoughts

By Liam Dawe, 22 Sep 2015

Earlier I had some time to sit down and play through nearly two hours of SOMA, the new horror game from Frictional Games and these are my initial thoughts.

Game Corp DX – Manage Your Game Studio

By ky0, 21 Sep 2015

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Some initial thoughts on game development simulator Game Corp DX before the full release next month.

I Can't Escape: Darkness Is A Weird Low Resolution Horror Game About Escaping A Dungeon

By Liam Dawe, 17 Sep 2015

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I Can't Escape: Darkness tickled my fancy when I first heard about it, and I had access to play it a bit early and get some impressions.

Have You Tried DreadOut? It’s A Rather Freaky Game On Linux

By Liam Dawe, 16 Sep 2015

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Going through my backlog, and today we are checking out DreadOut a third person horror game. Prepare your spare pants people!

Space Grunts Is Very Much Like A Turn Based Nuclear Throne, And I Totally Dig It

By Liam Dawe, 16 Sep 2015

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It's good to see another game from OrangePixel, as I previously tried their Heroes of Loot which didn't hit any notes for me. Luckily, Space Grunts is hitting the right ones.

Solar Shifter EX A Beautiful & Very Flawed Bullet Hell Shooter On Linux

By Liam Dawe, 15 Sep 2015

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Solar Shifter EX is a game that excited me by how lovely it looks, but sadly the gameplay just isn’t up to scratch.

Point-And-Click Adventure 'Dropsy' Has Been Released, Some Initial Thoughts

By flesk, 14 Sep 2015

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Dropsy is a point-and-click adventure out of the ordinary that was released earlier this week, along with a new sing-a-long trailer.

Cross Of The Dutchman Action & Adventure Game Released For Linux, Some Thoughts

By Liam Dawe, 11 Sep 2015

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Cross of the Dutchman is a new action and adventure game from Triangle Studios, it looks good so here’s my usual thoughts post.

Alien Robot Monsters Released Tower Defence For Linux, It's Quite Boring

By Liam Dawe, 10 Sep 2015

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I do like tower defence games (and yes I spell it defence), but Alien Robot Monsters didn’t really offer all that much.

Lovers In A Dangerous Spacetime Released For Linux, It Pukes Love & Rainbows At You

By Liam Dawe, 10 Sep 2015

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Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime is a 1-2 coop space shooter, exactly my type of game and thanks to GOG we have a copy to test.

Gryphon Knight Epic Shoot 'Em Up Released For Linux, It’s Pretty Terrible Right Now

By Liam Dawe, 9 Sep 2015

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I took a look at Gryphon Knight Epic a good looking retro-inspired shoot ‘em up from Cyber Rhino Studios.

Satellite Reign Strategy Game Released For Linux, Some Impressions

By Liam Dawe, 6 Sep 2015

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As a big fan of the old Syndicate, I’ve waited for this day for a long time. So, how is Satellite Reign on Linux?

Armello, A Grim Fairy-tale Game That Plays Like A Board Game, It’s Very Fun

By Liam Dawe, 4 Sep 2015

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Armello is a game of chance, trickery and cards as you try to outwit your opponents at every turn to become the King.

Maia 0.5 Stardystopia Released, It’s A Pretty Huge Update To The Colony Builder

By Liam Dawe, 4 Sep 2015

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Maia is a close favourite project of mine, and I really can’t wait to see it get more content. Thankfully the latest version has been released today, so I took a look.

Illuminascii, A Weird FPS With An ASCII Text Based Visual Style

By Liam Dawe, 3 Sep 2015

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I do love my FPS games, but I'm not entirely sure about Illuminascii. It mixes traditional graphics with ASCII for a really cool effect, but the gameplay isn't all that great.