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Dwarf Fortress is coming to Steam and itch.io with enhancements, some info about Linux support

By Liam Dawe, 16 Mar 2019

It was announced earlier this week that Dwarf Fortress was coming to Steam and itch.io, including a bunch of enhancements. What wasn't clear, was the Linux support for this newer edition. We now have some info on that.

Minetest, the free and open source voxel game engine has a big new release out

By Liam Dawe, 6 Mar 2019

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For those of you who enjoy sandbox voxel games like Minecraft, check out Minetest which just had a major update.

Factorio has a major new experimental release out ready for testing, loads changed

By Liam Dawe, 27 Feb 2019

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Factorio, the excellent Early Access building and resource management game from Wube Software has a massive new release out ready for testing.

A Linux beta of X4: Foundations is due in 'the next few days' (update: it's up)

By Liam Dawe, 26 Feb 2019

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Looks like the folks over at Egosoft are keeping to their word, as they've announced a Linux beta really is going to be soon.

TerraTech, the open-world sandbox vehicle builder adds a co-op creative mode

By Liam Dawe, 25 Feb 2019

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Working towards adding in co-op support to the actual campaign, TerraTech now at least has a co-op creative mode.

TerraTech, the open-world sandbox game has a big 'Better Future' update with new blocks for your vehicles

By Liam Dawe, 4 Jan 2019

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TerraTech is one of the more interesting sandbox games I played last year, an open-world giving you a lot of freedom to explore and destroy while you create your own vehicles.

Voxel Turf, the block-based urban sandbox game adds in a Light Plane, Airfields and more

By Liam Dawe, 28 Dec 2018

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I have to admit, I've had a silly amount of fun in Voxel Turf. A game that combines the block-building that made Minecraft popular with vehicles, buildings, gang wars and all sorts.

Planet Nomads has another update out with new weather types and lots of tweaks

By Liam Dawe, 20 Dec 2018

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Planet Nomads, the sci-fi single-player survival game has another update out and it seems it's been a tough year for the developer.

Prison Architect update 17 is out, multiplayer for everyone

By Liam Dawe, 20 Dec 2018

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Prison Architect, the engrossing prison building sim from Introversion had a big update out with multiplayer now done and out for all.

Mindustry, an open source sandbox Tower Defense game that's a little like Factorio

By Liam Dawe, 10 Dec 2018

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Mindustry is a free and open source Tower Defense game that pulls in elements rather similar to Factorio and it seems like it could be quite good.

CHKN, the weirdest open-world sandbox game where you create creatures has a huge new release

By Liam Dawe, 3 Dec 2018

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CHKN is hard to describe, it's a really odd open-world sandbox adventure game where you create your own creatures.

Relaxing nature sim 'Equilinox' is out, seems to be a hit with users

By Liam Dawe, 30 Nov 2018

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For those who prefer the calmer side of video games, Equilinox is a sandbox nature simulation game and it's out now.

X4: Foundations for Linux will not see a beta at release today, still coming though

By Liam Dawe, 30 Nov 2018

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Egosoft's latest space sim, X4: Foundations, is releasing today for Windows. Originally, it was to get a Linux beta at release but it seems that's being delayed further.

The charming theme park building game Parkitect has left Early Access, campaign included

By Liam Dawe, 29 Nov 2018

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Parkitect from developer Texel Raptor is a true shining beacon on how to get Early Access done right. It's officially out, right now!

The Last Leviathan, a physics-based, ship building and destruction sandbox adds flying blocks

By Liam Dawe, 22 Nov 2018

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The Last Leviathan is an interesting looking Early Access physics-based, ship building and destruction sandbox adds flying blocks. It recently had the first update for a while.

Surviving Mars: Space Race expansion and Gagarin free update have released, working well on Linux

By Liam Dawe, 16 Nov 2018

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Haemimont Games along with Paradox Interactive have released the Surviving Mars: Space Race expansion today and it's great.

Odd Realm is a sandbox settlement builder inspired by Dwarf Fortress and Rimworld with Linux support

By Liam Dawe, 12 Nov 2018

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Inspired by the likes of Dwarf Fortress and Rimworld, Odd Realm is a sandbox settlement builder currently in Early Access on itch.

Theme park builder 'Parkitect' had another nice beta update recently

By Liam Dawe, 8 Nov 2018

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For those of you with a creative side that fancy building a theme park, Parkitect is a good option. It's currently in Early Access and progress is great.

Artificial life sim 'Vilmonic' where you can mess with evolution is now out

By Liam Dawe, 7 Nov 2018

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Vilmonic, a pixel-art artificial life sim from Bludgeonsoft has been officially released, with full Linux support.

Project Zomboid has a massive update with a simulated weather and climate system

By Liam Dawe, 30 Oct 2018

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Surviving the zombie apocalypse just got a lot more interesting! Project Zomboid, the Early Access survival game just added a simulated weather and climate system along with some more treats.

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