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Deponia Doomsday: initial thoughts and early review


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Out of nowhere, Daedalic decided to release a sequel to their most popular (and often divisive) point-and-click game series Deponia, announcing it just a week before release to the surprise of many. This will be spoiler-free for both Deponia Doomsday as well as the original trilogy, since some might still be intending on playing that.

SUPERHOT, the time-bending shooter released on SteamOS & Linux, some thoughts


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Today I am taking a look at SUPERHOT, a game that I've been hyped about ever since I first heard about it. The idea is awesome, but does it work well?

Battlestation: Harbinger is a fantastic roguelike space exploration game for SteamOS & Linux


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I've been having a bit of fun with Battlestation: Harbinger for the last few days, and I've actually found it to be a pretty good mix of mix of roguelike, action, strategy and more.

Layers of Fear, a psychedelic horror experience released on Linux thanks to Aspyr Media and Bloober Team


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Are you ready to crap your pants? Layers of Fear has graduated Early Access to become a full member of the horror club.

First act of noir point-and-click adventure The Slaughter reviewed for Linux


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A look at the first act of the crowdfunded point-and-click adventure game; now available on the Humble Store and Steam.

XCOM 2 strategy game reviewed on Linux


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XCOM 2 has been well reviewed for Windows, but exactly how is it on Linux? I spent many hours defending the earth to find out.

GOL Cast: Killing mushrooms and spiders in Sproggiwood


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Roguelikes have a tendency to be really complex games with tons of depth and thick user manuals. Sproggiwood is a game that tries to do away with the complexity but still offer an enjoyable roguelike experience. Let's check it out!

Review of casual puzzle adventure Panmorphia, available DRM free on Itch.io


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Panmorphia made its Linux debut this weekend and is a game that draws my mind to the Myst and Dream Chronicles series of games.

A look at Starward Rogue, a sci-fi shoot 'em up that mixes pretty bullet patterns with exploration


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Arcen Games, makers of AI War and The Last Federation, have put out their latest game in a surprise release last week. In a deviation from their usual formula, they've chosen a more action-filled approach while still keeping some of their usual elements. I took a look to see if it's any good.

Review of point-and-click adventure The King's Challenge, available DRM free and on Steam


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Order of the Thorne: The King's Challenge is the latest game from Quest for Infamy developer Infamous Quests, and is the first game of a planned anthology series, now available on GOG, Itch.io, Humble Store and Steam.

The Bug Butcher released for Linux & SteamOS, here's some thoughts for you


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The Bug Butcher isn't the usual sort of game I am into, but something about the artwork and idea behind the game hooked me in. I took a look, and here's my findings.

Punch Club, a boxing tycoon management game now on Linux & SteamOS, some thoughts


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A boxing tycoon management game named 'Punch Club', it was too fun an idea to pass up on. I took a look and here's my findings.

Holy Potatoes! A Weapon Shop?! Tested on Linux with some thoughts on the gameplay


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Holy Potatoes! A Weapon Shop?! That has to be one of the wackiest titles I've ever seen, and the developers kindly sent in a key for me to give it a go.

Review: Bound By Flame on Linux


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Bound By Flame is an ambitious Action RPG developed by French development studio Spiders and published by Focus Home Interactive. It was originally released in 2014, but the Linux version was released out of the blue earlier this month. Thus far, it's the only title from the developer that's been released for our platform.

Some thoughts on the Asus 4K PB287Q 28 inch monitor, with added radiation alarm


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I recently acquired a new PC and 4K monitor thanks to a family member, so here’s some thoughts on the Asus 4K PB287Q 28 inch monitor.

SquareCells, a new puzzle game from the developer of Hexcells, has been released on Steam


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Developer Matthew Brown's new game is similar in style to his popular Hexcells trilogy, and seems like another great buy for fans of Japanese style logic puzzles.

Dreamfall Chapters review


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Dreamfall Chapters Book 4 has been released, accompanied by a major engine update and the time seems apt for a review. I previously covered the game’s performance improvements, and thanks to those, the game can now be discussed on its own merits rather than get bogged down in the numerous performance issues.

GOL Cast: Saving Ancardia from Evil in Ancient Domains of Mystery


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There are lots of so called roguelites on Steam but recently a real roguelike classic called ADOM, or Ancient Domains of Mystery, made its way to Steam. Let's go check it out!

The Zotac Steam Machine ZBOX NEN SN970 impressed OC3D in their review


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Some good news about the whole Steam Machine parade, OC3D did a pretty long review of the ZBOX NEN SN970 and they liked it so much they gave it an award.

Mini-review of physics puzzler Unmechanical: Extended, released for Linux on GOG and Steam


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Unmechanical has been extended with a new chapter, adding more than an hour's worth of new puzzles and exploration, and the Unreal Engine 3 powered game is now officially available for Linux.
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