Category: Twin-stick shooter

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Monolith: Relics of the Past extends the excellent shooter with a ridiculous amount of extra content

By Liam Dawe, 30 Dec 2019

Monolith's twin-stick rogue-lite room to room shooting is practically perfection, it didn't need an expansion but I'm glad Relics of the Past exists so I can sit and play a huge amount more.

Colourful action RPG shooter 'Space Robinson' released for Linux

By Liam Dawe, 23 Dec 2019

After a very promising demo release back in august, the fast-paced action RPG shooter Space Robinson is now available on Linux.

Colourful ghost-busting twin-stick shooter Dead End Job is out now

By Liam Dawe, 16 Dec 2019

Set in a madcap, Ren & Stimpy-esque world, Dead End Job is a crazy twin-stick shooter where you're sucking up ghosts.

Dead End Job, a twin-stick ghost-sucking shooter releases December 13

By Liam Dawe, 22 Oct 2019

Ant Workshop and publisher Headup have announced the madcap mash-up of Ren & Stimpy meets Ghostbusters, Dead End Job, is releasing on December 13.

8-bit inspired, flip-screen, twin-stick-shooter 'Cecconoid' is out with Linux support

By Liam Dawe, 9 Oct 2019

Triple Eh? Ltd yesterday released Cecconoid, an 8-bit inspired twin-stick shooter with a flip-screen mechanic where you go through a series of rooms and blow everything up.

Some thoughts on Police Stories, the recently released slower tactical top-down shooter

By Liam Dawe, 3 Oct 2019

Released earlier this month, Police Stories attempts to slow down the top-down shooter genre with a more tactical approach and most of the time it works quite well.

Devader, possibly the most insane twin-stick shooter I've ever played is out now

By Liam Dawe, 2 Sep 2019

You think you know bullet-hell? Devader will challenge that thought. Released today with Linux support from developer Falkenbrew, Devader is one twin-stick not to be missed.

The surprisingly good and challenging rogue-lite Gerty is now "Content Complete"

By Liam Dawe, 30 Aug 2019

Gerty from developer Spawn Point OSK was a huge surprise when I initially tried it out in December last year. An absolutely action packed rogue-lite with ruthless aliens and destructible terrain.

Twin-stick exploration shooter Smith and Winston is out now, some thoughts

By Liam Dawe, 29 Aug 2019

Execution Unit have now officially released their fantastically styled exploration shooter Smith and Winston, with great Linux support.

Freakout: Calamity TV Show, an intense top-down shooter that's like a modern Smash TV

By Liam Dawe, 27 Aug 2019

Freakout: Calamity TV Show is one we missed here at GamingOnLinux, an intense top-down shooter that takes a big inspiration from the classic Smash TV.

Get ready to blow everything up in Smith and Winston, releasing on August 27th

By Liam Dawe, 24 Aug 2019

Smith and Winston is a twin-stick shooter made entirely out of really small voxel blocks, it looks awesome and the destruction possible is also pretty amusing.

Incredibly stylish twin-stick shooter Devader is launching next month

By Liam Dawe, 19 Aug 2019

With some really wild enemy designs and action that just don't stop, Devader is a damn fun game and it's releasing officially next month.

Twin-stick shooting combined with deck-building, ACardShooter is out now

By Liam Dawe, 16 Aug 2019

Deck-building is all the rage and now it's come to twin-stick shooters too, with ACardShooter now available on Steam with Linux support.

Waves 2: Notorious, an absolutely mad twin-stick shooter arrives on Linux

By Liam Dawe, 31 Jul 2019

As a follow-up to 2011's Waves, Waves 2: Notorious has arrived on Linux as part of the 0.73 Early Access update on Steam.

Help test the new demo of Devader, a very intense twin-stick shooter that's coming to Linux

By Liam Dawe, 12 Jul 2019

Developer Falkenbrew notified us of a new demo available for their crazy twin-stick shooter Devader, as they're looking for feedback on it.

Strap in and prepare for more destruction, Brigador Killers is on the way

By Liam Dawe, 30 May 2019

Brigador Killers, the follow-up game to Brigador from Stellar Jockeys has been teased and it's coming to Linux.

The absolutely insane and pretty awesome twin-stick shooter 'BulletRage' is now on Kickstarter

By Liam Dawe, 22 May 2019

BulletRage is a game I firmly think is worth supporting, as the developer has had Linux support in very early and it does seem like a pretty awesome twin-stick shooter.

Combining a twin-stick shooter with a deck of cards, ACardShooter sounds fun and it's coming to Linux

By Liam Dawe, 10 May 2019

Originally developed for the 41st Ludum Dare Game Jam, ACardShooter is being expanded for a full release and it's due this Summer. Certainly sounds like an interesting idea too.

The twin-stick shooter 'Moss Destruction' continues to improve but it's still ridiculously hard

By Liam Dawe, 2 May 2019

With a strange and unique visual style, Moss Destruction released back in March and while fun it was overly difficult at times. Recent updates are a dramatic improvement to the flow of it but it remains incredibly difficult.