A look at Tinertia, a twin-stick rocket-jumping shooter for Linux
The developer of Tinertia sent in some keys at user-request for us to take a look at this rather amusing twin-stick shooter.
Category: Initial Thoughts
A look at 'Vidar', an Early Access 2D RPG, Adventure & Puzzle game now on Linux
Vidar has a lot going for it even this early on, as a fan of 2D RPG, Adventure & Puzzle games it ticks a lot of boxes for me.
Ellipsis, an action-packed Avoid ’Em Up is now on Linux, it's rather good
The developer of Ellipsis sent in a key for us to check out what they call an Avoid ’Em Up and it's surprisingly good.
Taking on the universe in Avorion, my thoughts on this new sandbox spaceship building game
The developer of Avorion accepted my request for a key, so I took Avorion for a spin. It’s in Early Access, so keep that in mind.
Owlboy, is now available for Linux and it has completely won me over, it's also on sale
Owlboy, the popular 2D adventure game from D-Pad Studio is now officially available on Linux. I gave it a run-down to see if it's worthy of your bucks.
Farting on everyone in 'CropDuster Supreme' now available on Linux, it's actually hilarious
The aim of the game in 'CropDuster Supreme' is to fart on people, now you may think this sounds terrible — but it's actually quite amusing! I know, I'm shocked too.
If you act fast you can grab a key for the demo of Disgaea 2 and it runs on Linux already
A GOL follower sent word that Alienware are giving out limited keys to a Disgaea 2 demo test. The good news is I got one and it seems the demo already runs on Linux.
Some thoughts on 'Dead Age', the zombie survival game with turn-based combat and multiple endings
I'm a sucker when it comes to Zombie games, so I've tried out the recently released Dead Age and written some thoughts down on it.
Political Animals, a cute political strategy simulator is now on Linux
Political Animals, a cute looking political strategy game from Squeaky Wheel and Positech Games is now available for Linux.
Astervoid 2000, a multiplayer space brawler with sick music is now on Linux
Astervoid 2000 was sent in by the developer and I've been testing out this multiplayer space brawler to see if it's worthy. It's surprisingly great actually! Mixing some lovely pixel art with sick tunes makes for an explosive experience.
Meet 'Vilmonic', the pixel styled artificial life simulator, it's quite sweet
Vilmonic is another late night discovery, this time thanks to the itch store. It has a free and a paid version, so there's nothing stopping you taking a look.
Checking out the parody action platformer ‘Cyber Chicken’, to see if it’s worth your monies
Cyber Chicken is a parody action platformer from WHOA! And published by Groupees Interactive. I grabbed a key to see if it’s worth a laugh or not.
Anima Gate of Memories, a third person action RPG is now on Linux, some quick thoughts
I have been waiting for this one! Anima Gate of Memories looks fantastic and we don't have many good third person action RPG.
Motorsport Manager actually released for Linux, it's surprisingly good
After a bit of an issue with the original non-release, Motorsport Manager is now available on Linux. I've taken a quick look to see what it's like.
Ghostlords, a turn-based RPG about capturing ghosts set in a ruined Great Britain
Well this game certainly came out of nowhere, Ghostlords is a turn-based RPG set in a ruined Great Britain where you capture ghosts. Being a brit myself, I had to try it.
Fiery Disaster, a simple Tower Defence game now available for Linux
I love Tower Defence games, so I'm always will to give a new one a go. Fiery Disaster mixes the genre up a bit, as you don't actually place any towers.
Some early thoughts on ‘CrossCode’, an Early Access 2D action RPG set in the distant future
I’ve held off on ‘CrossCode’ for quite a while, as it looked so promising I wanted to give it time to mature before taking a look. This Early Access retro-inspired action RPG is quite something now.
Become a state-installed landlord in a totalitarian state in 'Beholder', now on Linux
Well now, this is not a game I ever thought I would play. Beholder has truly captured my interest with the amusing and creepy setting.
White Noise 2 now works properly on Linux, this 4v1 horror game is damn fun and here's a video too
The developers of White Noise 2 have managed to fix it up and get it working nicely on Linux, so I was able to take a look.
Control a scared little alien in 'Scary Humans', now on Linux
Scary Humans is a small and difficult survival game where you are constantly being chased by those pesky Humans. Is it worth your bucks?
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