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Want to make an RPG game? Looks like RPG Maker MV may be coming to Linux

By Liam Squires-Hand, 7 Mar 2016

I've somewhat followed the RPG Maker program over the years to see it evolve into a tool some decent games have been made from, and now it looks like RPG Maker MV will come to Linux.

DiRT Rally also looks like it's coming to SteamOS & Linux

By Liam Squires-Hand, 7 Mar 2016

What a day to be a Linux gamers! DiRT Rally is also now showing signs that it will be ported to Linux. Another great racing game I have wanted to play, and our first proper Rally game.

Life Is Strange looks like it will come to SteamOS & Linux

By Liam Squires-Hand, 7 Mar 2016

Another game I have really wanted to play, but didn't think it would come to Linux. Life Is Strange is a well reviewed story game based on based choice and consequence.

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II and expansions look like they are coming to Linux & SteamOS

By Liam Squires-Hand, 7 Mar 2016

Wow this I did not expect. Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II and the expansions are showing signs that they will come over to Linux & SteamOS!

A chat with AtomicTorch Studio about their Linux sales with Dinocide & VoidExpanse

By Liam Squires-Hand, 7 Mar 2016

I had the pleasure of speaking with another developer today about their Linux sales, and this time it was Lurler from AtomicTorch Studio.

StarDrive 2, the pretty good 4X strategy game to get a big expansion

By Liam Squires-Hand, 7 Mar 2016

I was pretty impressed with StarDrive 2 and how it felt like a new generation of Master of Orion 2, so it's great to see it will get an expansion. Check out the video.

Balrum, a beautiful 2D RPG released for Linux, here’s some thoughts on it

By Liam Squires-Hand, 6 Mar 2016

I've been looking forward to trying out Balrum since seeing it on a crowdfunding site some time ago, and now it has had a day-1 release on Linux I got a chance to play with it.

I am launching a Patreon campaign to support me and GamingOnLinux

By Liam Squires-Hand, 6 Mar 2016

After researching it properly, talking to friends and family who have given their support I have decided based on feedback to launch my own personal Patreon campaign to fund me and the GamingOnLinux website.

Police Infinity, an interesting looking FPS coming to Early Access & Linux soon

By Liam Squires-Hand, 5 Mar 2016

Police Infinity claims it isn't "yet another Unity FPS" and it has my hopes up a little bit. It doesn't look too bad, and the animations in first person look quite nice too. It's due to enter Early Access soon.

A chat with the developer of Quest of Dungeons about their Linux sales

By Liam Squires-Hand, 5 Mar 2016

I asked on twitter for developers to get in touch about their games, and first up is Quest of Dungeons from Upfall Studios. A turn based dungeon crawler game featuring a good old 16-bit retro artistic look.

Overlord, Overlord: Raising Hell and Overlord II look set for Linux ports soon

By Liam Squires-Hand, 5 Mar 2016

Our friends over at Virtual Programming are hard at work on porting Overlord, Overlord II and Overlord: Raising Hell to Linux. They left a funny little message for us on SteamDB too.

GOL Cast: Growing space potatoes in Sol 0: Mars Colonization

By Samsai, 5 Mar 2016

This time around I am taking a look at a game I picked up some time ago for a Friday Livestream simply because it was cheap. So, let's go to Mars in Sol 0: Mars Colonization!

Linux usage on Steam is better than people think

By Liam Squires-Hand, 5 Mar 2016

The latest Steam Hardware Survey is out, and as usual some websites are claiming the death of SteamOS. We are here with a better outlook. We also just recently crossed over 1900 Linux games on Steam!

Did you buy the latest Humble Bundle? Keep an eye on your emails for a new Sunless Sea key

By Liam Squires-Hand, 4 Mar 2016

It seems a bit of "human error" happened with the latest Humble Indie Bundle and Sunless Sea. Humble were accidentally selling "Lifetime Edition" keys which gives access to all future DLC when it was supposed to be normal keys.

Nvidia release another new Vulkan beta driver with Linux support

By Liam Squires-Hand, 4 Mar 2016

Nvidia are keeping up their great support of Vulkan with yet another new build of their Vulkan driver which supports Linux.

SpeedRunners now in open beta for Linux

By Liam Squires-Hand, 4 Mar 2016

SpeedRunners is a rather popular Early Access multiplayer running game that pits 4 players against each other. There's been a lot of people asking for a Linux version, and they have begun to deliver.

Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition expansion Siege of Dragonspear same day release for Linux

By Liam Squires-Hand, 4 Mar 2016

Sadly the new Dragonspear expansion for Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition won't see a day-1 Linux release. UPDATE: A developer claims their FAQ is wrong and it will release on Linux as well on the same day as Windows.

Some thoughts on Factorio after a few hours with it, blown away by it

By Liam Squires-Hand, 4 Mar 2016

After picking up Factorio based on some users high praise of it, I have ended up putting way more hours into it than I thought possible. Here’s some thoughts on it.

Iconic Roguelike Survival RPG UnReal World released on SteamOS & Linux

By herrgnatz, 4 Mar 2016

UnReal World is a roguelike 2D survival game which was first released in 1992. It has now found its way onto Steam.

STRAFE, an epic looking retro themed FPS coming to Linux in 2017

By Liam Squires-Hand, 4 Mar 2016

I was really excited when I saw the STRAFE Kickstarter, but it didn't really seem like it would come to Linux. Thankfully, it seems like now it will be on Linux.