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Go back in time to the land of the dinos in the excellent demo for Theropods

By Liam Dawe,
Theropods is an upcoming point and click adventure that combines puzzles with a cinematic story. The demo in Steam Next Fest is quite impressive.

Theme Hospital engine remake CorsixTH 0.69 Beta 1 out now

By Liam Dawe,
Theme Hospital open source game engine CorsixTH has a nice Beta release out with v0.69 now in testing for this classic.
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Classic racers FlatOut 1 & 2 get improved controller support, better widescreen and bug fixes

By Liam Dawe,
Classic racing games FlatOut 1 & 2 just got upgraded, and there's also a small update for FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage too.

Retro dungeon crawler Brany Skeldalu gets a Linux version and source code re-release

By Liam Dawe,
Gates of Skeldal (Czech: Brány Skeldalu) originally released in 1998 and recently it gained a Native Linux version along with a source code re-release.

Myst: Masterpiece Edition, Riven (1997) and Myst III: Exile get upgraded and now Steam Deck Verified

By Liam Dawe,
Cyan Worlds went back to their classics Myst: Masterpiece Edition, Riven (1997) and Myst III: Exile to get them upgraded and also Steam Deck Verified at the same time.

Fan-made PC port of Star Fox 64 gets a Linux version in a big update

By Liam Dawe,
Starship, the fan-made PC port of Star Fox 64 announced by the team who also made PC ports of Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Ship of Harkinian) and The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (2 Ship 2 Harkinian), has a new release out which includes a Native Linux version.

The Elder Scrolls: Arena remake gets Jolt Physics and big new features

By Liam Dawe,
OpenTESArena is an in-development open source game engine remake of The Elder Scrolls: Arena, with a big new release out now as the developer continues working towards making it actually playable.

A classic returns with the GEX Trilogy releasing on June 16

By Liam Dawe,
Limited Run Games have announced that the GEX Trilogy, an upgraded edition of three classic games, will arrive on June 16th.

1994 retro shooter The Fortress of Dr. Radiaki gets a Fancy Edition re-release out now

By Liam Dawe,
A blast from the past, although not too well-known. Originally from Maelstrom Software and Future Visionary, The Fortress of Dr. Radiaki - Fancy Edition is a fresh upgraded re-release of the 1994 game from ZOOM Platform Media that's out now.

Zelda 64: Recompiled (Majora's Mask) adds modding support, texture pack support, optimizations and more

By Liam Dawe,
Zelda 64: Recompiled is a project to play The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask on modern platforms with many new features, enhancements and now modding support too.

Starfox-esque 3D Shooter Ex-Zodiac gets a major update with a new level

By Liam Dawe,
Ex-Zodiac is a 3D on-rails shooter made in the spirit of the classic Starfox, it's currently in Early Access with Linux support and a major update just released.

Metal platformer Voivod: The Nuclear Warrior from Chaosmonger now on Kickstarter and smashed the funding goal

By Liam Dawe,
With a world inspired by the lore and iconic concept albums of the metal music band Voivod, the latest retro-inspired game from Chaosmonger Studio is live on Kickstarter.

Multiple Star Wars classics join the GOG Preservation Program with a big sale

By Liam Dawe,
The GOG Preservation Program has expanded once again. After recently adding a re-release of Breath of Fire IV for PC, GOG are now keeping multiple classic Star Wars games up to date.

Breath of Fire IV for PC returns with an updated GOG release, plus more games join the GOG Preservation Program

By Liam Dawe,
GOG have done it again, they've revived another classic. Teaming up with Capcom, they've brought back Breath of Fire IV along with various enhancements as it joins their GOG Preservation Program. Plus the GOG Preservation Program has expanded again.

A retro goodie rebuilt from 1994, Ironseed 25th Anniversary Edition recently added Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
Ironseed from 1994 is not one I'm familiar with, I only know if I had seen it when I was small I probably would have played it for hours. Ironseed 25th Anniversary Edition is a modern 2020 remake and now it has a Native Linux version.

MySims and MySims Kingdom from EA get Steam Deck support

By Liam Dawe,
Electronic Arts (EA) announced that both MySims and MySims Kingdom have been upgraded with "some things we have been working on for a long time" which includes Steam Deck support for both titles.

Croc Legend of the Gobbos Remaster out now on GOG

By Liam Dawe,
Out now and exclusive to the GOG store, Croc Legend of the Gobbos returns with a Remaster from Argonaut Games, bringing the classic back with many modern enhancements.

Retro FPS classic The Fortress of Dr. Radiaki is coming to Steam with an enhanced edition

By Liam Dawe,
The Fortress of Dr. Radiaki originally released back in 1994 and it's getting a little revival thanks to ZOOM Platform Media / Lee Jacobson with a Steam release due out in May.

Neverwinter Nights 2 Enhanced Edition rated Steam Deck Verified - but still no official announcement that it exists

By Liam Dawe,
While it still hasn't been announced yet, we've seen that Neverwinter Nights 2 Enhanced Edition exists thanks to SteamDB and now its rating has improved to be Steam Deck Verified.

PC port of Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Ship of Harkinian, gets a huge Randomizer upgrade

By Liam Dawe,
Ship of Harkinian is a free community-made PC port of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time from the Harbour Masters team. A massive Blair Alfa (9.0.0) release just went live with a Randomizer and other major new features.
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