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Sweet puzzle platformer In The Shadows has a big two year anniversary update

By Liam Dawe,
Released back in October 2017, In The Shadows is an incredibly pretty puzzle platformer with a very sweet idea and it's very much worth a look.

Dark fantasy survival RPG 'Urtuk: The Desolation' enters First Access with Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
Slovakian developer Mad Sheep Studios just recently released Urtuk: The Desolation, a stylishly dark, low-fantasy, survival RPG with tactical turn-based battles.

Trade your wares across a much bigger map in a huge update to Merchant of the Skies

By Liam Dawe,
Perhaps a little travelling, trading and resource gathering is what you need on this fine Monday morning? The sweet trading sim Merchant of the Skies just got a lot bigger.

Indie horror game Walls Closing In now has Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
Need something to scare you silly this Halloween? The indie survival horror Walls Closing In has Linux support.

Auto-battling god game 'Godhood' gets a makeover with the Create Your Own Religion update

By Liam Dawe,
Abbey Games continue expanding their auto-battling god game Godhood with another big update being recently released.

D3D11 and D3D10 to Vulkan layer DXVK version 1.4.4 is out

By Liam Dawe,
One missed from the weekend, developer Philip Rebohle released a fresh update to the Vulkan layer DXVK with version 1.4.4.

Odds and ends, the Linux and gaming Sunday Section

By Liam Dawe,
Time for a good brew, some relaxation, perhaps a little gaming and our Sunday roundup of interesting happening within the Linux and gaming sphere.

Devour all humans in the gruesome preview of CARRION

By Liam Dawe,
CARRION makes it so good to be bad and if the new demo is anything to go by, the full game is certainly going to be entertaining.

Linux Gaming News Punch - Episode 20

By Liam Dawe,
Hello and welcome back to the Linux Gaming News Punch, after taking a break for the Summer holidays we’re back for Episode 20.

NVIDIA have released a new Vulkan Beta Driver 435.27.02

By Liam Dawe,
NVIDIA continue pushing out new builds to their special Vulkan Beta Driver, a staging area to test out new features.

Noir-inspired detective adventure 'Backbone: Prologue' now supports Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Backbone: Prologue, acting as the demo of an upcoming much larger game from developer EggNut has finally added Linux support today a few months after releasing for Windows.

Starbreeze are reviving PAYDAY 2 development, Ultimate Edition is gone and DLC returns

By Liam Dawe,
Well this is a bit unexpected. After Starbreeze went through some major issues, they're back and working on PAYDAY 2 once again with an announcement about the future.

The deep roguelike Tales of Maj'Eyal has a big update out now, new DLC on the way

By Liam Dawe,
The free and open source roguelike Tales of Maj'Eyal just had a huge update for everyone, with a lot more to come.

Sweet text-driven travelling adventure Wanderlust Travel Stories arrives on Linux, we have a discount for you

By Liam Dawe,
Wanderlust Travel Stories is a text-driven adventure that wants you to slow down a bit, from the lead gameplay and narrative designers on The Witcher games and written in collaboration with seasoned journalists and reporters. It's out for Linux now and we have a GamingOnLinux discount for you!

Summer Daze at Hero-U from the designers of Quest for Glory will support Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Lori and Corey Cole are back again, after releasing Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption last year they're returning for the spin-off game Summer Daze at Hero-U.

A new Steam Client Beta is up and it looks like Valve may add better support for Soundtracks

By Liam Dawe,
Valve have released another update to the Steam Beta Client to deal with a few issues, along with adding in a few little helper options.

Google want Stadia to have exclusive games other platforms can't support

By Liam Dawe,
Ahead of the launch of Stadia next month for those who picked up the Founders Edition, Google are chatting a bit more about their plans for the Debian Linux-powered game streaming service.

Amusing looking multiplayer railroad construction game Unrailed! is coming to Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Starting Friday off with some good news, the developer of Unrailed! has confirmed a Linux version is currently in progress.

Reminder: Update your PC info for the next round of statistics updates

By gamingonlinux,
This is your once a month reminder to make sure your PC information is correct on your user profiles. A fresh batch of statistics is generated on the 1st of each month.

Dota Underlords introduces a Duos mode, the Underlords, a new UI and more

By Liam Dawe,
Valve just pushed out the aptly named "The Big Update" for Dota Underlords which brings in some huge changes for the free auto-battler game.