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First-person horror mystery 'Heliophobia' has Linux support and it's very weird
One I missed that released late last year, Heliophobia is a first-person horror mystery set in an incredibly surreal world.
Category: Unity
Survival game Rust has a big Unity upgrade which should help the Linux version
The Air Power update for the survival game Rust is now live, along with some big new features it also has improved Linux support.
Unity 2018.3.4 is out with some important fixes for Linux games
The Unity team have pushed out another point release with Unity 2018.3.4 and it does include some well needed Linux fixes.
DUSK, the popular retro-inspired FPS now has a Linux testing build up, out for everyone next week
DUSK, a retro-inspired FPS from David Szymanski and New Blood Interactive looks awesome and you can test it out on Linux right now.
The first Unity 2019.1 beta is out with Vulkan improvements, Linux editor improvements and more
The people over at Unity have put out the first beta for the first major release of the year and there's tons of new and improved bits for game devs and Linux gamers.
Sunless Skies is officially out and it's truly an awesome experience
It's no secret that I love everything about outer space, I call myself a space nerd quite often and Sunless Skies feels like it was made for me.
In Thrusty Ship your main enemy is yourself and your throttle finger
Thrusty Ship takes the basic gameplay of classics like Lunar Lander (and many others) with you fighting against gravity and turns it into a challenging and fun battle against your fuel gauge.
Rise of Industry, the strategic tycoon game has come along tremendously and a new update is out
It's been a long time since I took a look at the Early Access strategic tycoon game Rise of Industry, what a better time to do so with a major update? Out now is Alpha 9, which adds in quite a lot.
Sounds like the randomised dungeon feature for Albion Online is going to be great
Albion Online, the MMO from Sandbox Interactive is set to get a fair bit more interesting with the Oberon update due out this Spring.
The peaceful building RPG 'Littlewood' now has a Linux demo, lots of stretch goals hit
Littlewood, a peaceful town-building RPG from developer Sean Young now has a Linux demo available. I've spent a few hours playing and it's really quite sweet.
Little Mouse's Encyclopedia, an interactive encyclopedia to enjoy with your kids will support Linux
Little Mouse's Encyclopedia is a new discovery from developer Circus Atos, this cute interactive encyclopedia looks like a fun experience for this with kids.
Golf With Your Friends is a surprisingly amusing mini golf game
I've been meaning to try out Golf With Your Friends for some time, after it has been recommended by various followers. I finally got around to it and it's pretty good.
Sunless Skies is steaming ahead towards release, UI overhaul is out
Sunless Skies from Failbetter Games is leaving Early Access on January 31st and it recently had a pretty big UI overhaul.
Unity have updated their Terms of Service and they seem a lot more fair
After the debacle over Unity and Improbable's SpatialOS, it seems Unity has made some solid steps after a lot of feedback on their Terms of Service.
An update on the situation with NVIDIA graphical distortions in some Unity games on Linux
Recently, I highlighted an issue in multiple Unity games where the graphics were distorted on Linux with using an NVIDIA GPU and I offered some workarounds. I now have an update on the issue to share from both Unity and NVIDIA.
Godly Corp is a really weird game that has you manage an office as something like Cthulhu
I will give the developer TR8 Torus Studios points for being weird and unique here, with Godly Corp having you manage an office with a long tentacle.
Littlewood, an RPG with a difference needs funding on Kickstarter
Most RPGs focus on defeating some sort of evildoer, however Littlewood takes place after a Dark Wizard has already been defeated and it's your job to put everything back together.
Snip wires, flick buttons and save the world in Bomb Squad Academy
Bomb Squad Academy, a game I totally missed from 2017 (yes really, woops!) is an interesting puzzle game about disarming bombs.
Unity have changed their terms of service, which has essentially blocked SpatialOS and streaming services
While not directly related to Linux gaming, this is still some interesting news to be aware of for those working with the Unity game engine.
Space station building sim 'Meeple Station' to enter Steam Early Access on January 17th
For those who just can't get enough of building sims, your next fix is coming soon. Meeple Station is to enter Steam Early Access on January 17th.
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