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The Kindred, a voxel sandbox strategy game now in Early Access

By Liam Squires-Hand, 29 Feb 2016

The Kindred looks like it could be quite a cool voxel sandbox strategy game, it's now in Early Access on Steam.

Gates of Hell, a successor to the Men of War series confirmed for Linux & SteamOS

By Liam Squires-Hand, 27 Feb 2016

This is exciting, Gates of Hell a strategy game coming soon has been officially confirmed to Linux & Mac. As a big fan of real time strategy games, I approve of this.

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

By Liam Squires-Hand, 26 Feb 2016

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?

XCOM 2 patch now live for Linux & SteamOS

By Liam Squires-Hand, 26 Feb 2016

XCOM 2 has been fixed up quite a bit in this first patch now available for Linux & SteamOS. I've tested it myself, and it's a far nicer experience now.

After 4 years in development, Factorio is coming to Steam

By Teal, 25 Feb 2016

The amazing and unique "logistics simulator" where you build massive convoluted factories while fending off hordes of insect aliens is finally coming to Steam on 25th February!

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

By Liam Squires-Hand, 24 Feb 2016

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.

Square Enix comes to SteamOS & Linux, Hitman GO: Definitive Edition released

By Liam Squires-Hand, 23 Feb 2016

Not to be confused with the other popular Hitman series, this new entry is a strategy game set in the Hitman universe.

Plague Inc: Evolved exits Early Access, brings co-op multiplayer

By Samsai, 19 Feb 2016

Plague Inc: Evolved, a game all about making the deadliest pathogens to wipe out the human race, has now officially released as a version 1.0 on Steam and brings in some co-op features.

This Total War: ATTILA comparison video shows SteamOS/Linux holding up against Windows

By Liam Squires-Hand, 19 Feb 2016

At times Linux ports are lacking quite a bit, but some like Total War: ATTILA actually run pretty damn close to Windows performance.

Master of Orion reveals an awesome voice cast, can't wait to have it on Linux

By Liam Squires-Hand, 18 Feb 2016

The new Master of Orion is coming to Linux, but you know that already if you read us often. The awesome news is the voice cast has been revealed, and it's awesome.

Cities: Skylines - Snowfall released

By BTRE, 18 Feb 2016

The second expansion to the highly-successful city builder has arrived, bringing with it snowy tidings. Besides introducing new buildings and features, the expansion is released alongside a patch for all players that adds free content.

This XCOM 2 video shows Linux and Windows very close in performance

By Liam Squires-Hand, 18 Feb 2016

Another excellent comparison video from Penguin Recordings has shown just how close XCOM 2 is on Linux and Windows, and Linux actually beats Windows in some tests.

Earth 2160 strategy game released for Linux, powered by Wine

By Liam Squires-Hand, 16 Feb 2016

To split up the Vulkan API news a little, here's a game! Earth 2160 the strategy game from 2006 is now available on Linux, and it's been bundled with Wine.

XCOM 2 strategy game reviewed on Linux

By Liam Squires-Hand, 12 Feb 2016

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.

Xenonauts 2 being made, developer tells us should be on Linux

By Liam Squires-Hand, 12 Feb 2016

If XCOM just isn't enough alien vs human strategy for you, Xenonauts 2 is now also being created and the developer confirmed to us it should be on Linux.

Frozen Synapse 2 announced, dev confirmed to us it will be on Linux

By Liam Squires-Hand, 12 Feb 2016

Sorry for being a bit late on this, but a few days ago I asked the developers mode7 if Frozen Synapse 2 will be on Linux, and they kindly replied.

Cities: Skylines to get a free Theme Editor, with way more map customization options

By Liam Squires-Hand, 11 Feb 2016

Cities: Skylines looks like it's getting some really great support, and with a free update coming soon we will get access to a new Theme Editor. We also have a video with some of the Snowfall expansion gameplay.

We Are Legion, indie strategy game with hundreds or even millions of units now on Linux

By Liam Squires-Hand, 10 Feb 2016

We Are Legion is a small indie strategy game with no unit caps, so you could end up with millions of units going at it. Sounds fun, but the graphics are pretty low-res.