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Here's some alternatives to the Unity game engine
In the wake of Unity setting everything on fire with their new revenue model for developers, here's a reminder on what other game engines and tech is out there for developers to look into.
Category: Unity
Unity introduces new fees for game devs based on revenue and game installs
Unity Technologies have announced an overhaul to their fees for game developers, which now includes tracking game installs and revenue.
Vampire Survivors co-op and new game engine upgrade is live
The game that started off a sudden craze and lots of clones, Vampire Survivors 1.6 is out now adding in local co-op along with moving over to the Unity game engine.
Heart of the Machine from Arcen Games dropping Native Linux for Proton
Arcen Games developers of AI War, The Last Federation, Bionic Dues have said they're no longer doing Native Linux support for their upcoming game Heart of the Machine and will instead rely on Proton.
Rightfully, Beary Arms is an incredibly bizarre bullet-hell shooter
Rightfully, Beary Arms is a weird and wonderfully whacky twin-stick shooter rogue-lite that's now in Early Access with Native Linux support and it works on the Steam Deck too.
Retro-inspired JRPG 'Alterium Shift' enters Early Access
Love your classic JRPG-likes? Alterium Shift is another good looking entry that recently entered Early Access on Steam with Native Linux support.
Vampire Survivors switching to new game engine on August 17
The smash indie hit Vampire Survivors is planning to finally move over to their newer and upgraded game engine on August 17th.
7 Days to Die gets another huge overhaul in Alpha 21
7 Days to Die has surged in popularity thanks to a huge new upgrade coming amount, with developer The Fun Pimps bringing some pretty surprising stuff to the game.
Use a camera to solve puzzles in hand-drawn adventure TOEM
TOEM, a hand-drawn black and white adventure puzzle game from developer Something We Made now has a Native Linux build available.
Swarm Grinder is a very unique horde-game now in Early Access
If you love anything remotely similar to Vampire Survivors and other horde-style auto-shooters, you might want to take a look at Swarm Grinder.
Big Ambitions drops Native Linux support shortly after the Steam release
After being in Beta for a while for pre-orders, Big Ambitions, a role-playing business sim from Hovgaard Games (who previously developed Startup Company) launched in Early Access on Steam and then dropped Native Linux support.
Upcoming base-building RTS 'Dying Breed' set after a WW2 nuclear holocaust
Set in an alternate timeline where WW2 ended in a full nuclear holocaust, the classic base-building RTS named Dying Breed is worth keeping an eye on. You can even try a demo right now.
Valheim gets an important bug-fix for Linux players
Seems that the survival game Valheim had quite an unfortunate bug for Linux players, which has now been solved.
A Robot Named Fight! source code released
The developer of a nicely reviewed metroidvania called A Robot Named Fight! has released the source code, hoping that others can learn from it.
Mystery adventure Kona II: Brume gets a Linux demo ready for Steam Deck
Kona II: Brume is the follow-up to 2017's Kona from Parabole / Ravenscourt bringing another cold and mysterious adventure to walk through.
Formula Retro Racing - World Tour is a fresh upcoming low-poly racer
Love your classic racing games with low-poly visuals? Keep an eye on Formula Retro Racing - World Tour which releases next year and has a demo available along with Native Linux support.
Vampire Survivors 1.0 coming October 20th, seems a Linux port is still planned
Developer poncle has now confirmed that Vampire Survivors will hit the 1.0 on October 20th. The sad news is their big game engine upgrade is not landing yet.
Prodeus cancels the Native Linux version, focusing on Proton compatibility (updated)
Prodeus, the crowdfunded first-person shooter that blends together new and old design styles, will no longer be doing a Native Linux version and instead will ensure it works nicely with Proton.
Claim the fun and challenging Frick, Inc. from Kenney FREE for 24 hours
Frick, Inc. is an amusing game with a name that's slightly silly because it's fricking frustrating too. The developer, Kenney, has made it free to grab on itch.io for 24 hours.
Unity to 'merge' with ironSource with a buzzword salad press release
Unity Technologies, the company behind ridiculously popular proprietary game engine Unity has announced a merger with another company called ironSource which is raising some eyebrows.
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