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KeeperRL had a rather game-changing update recently with the addition of Z-levels
KeeperRL, a dungeon simulator with a mixture of roguelike and RPG mechanics had another massive update at the end of last month.
Category: Open Source
OpenTTD, the open source simulation game based on Transport Tycoon Deluxe has a new release
OpenTTD continues to mature for those who love their building and business sims, with the first major release in a year now available.
Quaver, an open-source competitive rhythm game is coming to Steam
For those who think they have some fast finger-work, Quaver is an open-source competitive rhythm game and it's coming to Steam.
Apparatus, a physics puzzle game developed on Linux is now on Kickstarter, will be open source too
Apparatus, a name I honestly had never heard of until recently is a physics puzzle game developed on Linux. As it turns out, this is a reboot of a game that was popular in the early days of mobile touchscreens.
Open source Morrowind game engine OpenMW has a new release up
Time for another adventure? OpenMW, the free and open source game engine for Morrowind just had a brand new release.
The open source game manager Lutris had another sweet update recently
What's that, too many launchers or no easy way to manage GOG games on Linux? Lutris might solve this problem for you.
AMD have launched an update to their open source Radeon GPU Analyzer, better Vulkan support
AMD are showing off a little here, with an update to the Radeon GPU Analyzer open source project and it sounds great.
First-person roguelike 'Barony' released the Myths & Outcasts DLC recently, also now on GOG
Barony is a game I hadn't honestly touched in a very long time, which all changed with the Myths & Outcasts DLC that released last month giving new ways to play. It's also now on GOG, so that's great.
Cataclysm - Dark Days Ahead, a free and open source turn-based survival game had a huge update
It occurred to me today, that no one here at GOL seems to have ever written about the free and open source turn-based survival game Cataclysm - Dark Days Ahead.
GameHub is another open source game launcher, giving Lutris some competition
Not a fan of Lutris or just want to try something different? GameHub could be a pretty good option for you.
Feral Interactive have put out a big update to their 'GameMode' Linux gaming performance tool
We all want to get the best performance out of our Linux games and Feral Interactive's GameMode tool continues to help towards this.
OpenRA for classic Command & Conquer games has a fresh release now out
OpenRA, the open source game engine for the classics Command & Conquer titles (and a personal favourite) has a brand new release available.
OpenRCT2, the open source game engine for RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 was updated
Some fresh news about a wonderful open source game engine this morning, as OpenRCT2 for RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 has a new release out.
Mesa 19.0 is officially out, lots of improvements for Linux open source graphics drivers
Today is the day, for those of you using open source graphics drivers (AMD/Intel and some older NVIDIA GPUs), Mesa 19.0 is now officially out.
Godot 3.1 is out, a massive upgrade for this impressive open source game engine
After going through 11 beta builds and 3 release candidates, Godot 3.1 is officially out with tons of new features.
A Vulkan renderer is in the works for GZDoom
One of the GZDoom developers, dpJudas, has been working diligently on the Vulkan renderer for GZDoom.
Minetest, the free and open source voxel game engine has a big new release out
For those of you who enjoy sandbox voxel games like Minecraft, check out Minetest which just had a major update.
OBS Studio 23.0 is officially out with VAAPI for Linux, new audio filters and plenty more
The big update to the awesome recording and livestreaming software OBS Studio is now out, with tons of goodies included.
NBlood, an open source port of the classic FPS 'Blood' using EDuke32
Based on the EDuke32 game engine, NBlood is a new open source port of the classic FPS Blood. From what Voidpoint (Ion Maiden) said on Twitter, it's using their version of the game engine too.
OpenMW progresses towards supporting Oblivion, Skyrim and Fallout plus shadows are back
OpenMW, the excellent open source game engine for Morrowind has made some interesting progress towards supporting later games like Oblivion, Skyrim, Fallout 3 and New Vegas.
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