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Picture logic puzzle game Pixross from Kenney is out now and it's total joy

By Liam Dawe, 1 Dec 2020

Kenney, creator of masses of free and paid assets for game developers has released a second game with Pixross. It's a picture logic puzzle game with tons of levels and it's great.

Narrative-driven adventure Impostor Factory from Freebird Games due out Spring 2021

By Liam Dawe, 1 Dec 2020

I know a few people eagerly awaiting this after playing through To the Moon and Finding Paradise, sadly though you have to wait a bit longer for Impostor Factory.

Luna's Fishing Garden is an upcoming chilled-out cozy fishing and building game

By Liam Dawe, 1 Dec 2020

Coldwild Games have announced their latest game following on from the wonderful Merchant of the Skies, this time they're going with a very chilled-out game with Luna's Fishing Garden.

The monthly roundup - November 2020

By Liam Dawe, 1 Dec 2020

Here is a look back some of the most popular articles on GamingOnLinux for November 2020, an easy way to for you to keep up to date on what has happened in the past month for Linux gaming, open source and other general Linux news that we cover.

The charming action-RPG Skellboy Refractured will release on January 13, 2021

By Liam Dawe, 30 Nov 2020

Skellboy Refractured from UmaikiGames is one you need to keep on your radar for early next year, as they've announced it's going to release on January 13.

Classic FOSS FPS 'Cube 2: Sauerbraten' sees the first release since 2013

By Liam Dawe, 30 Nov 2020

Cube 2: Sauerbraten lives again it seems! The classic free and open source first-person shooter, which combines old school gameplay with in-game map editing returns.

Linux gaming overlay MangoHud gets fancy with new graphs in the latest release

By Liam Dawe, 30 Nov 2020

Have a love of graphs? You will like the latest release of the Linux gaming overlay and benchmark tool MangoHud, as it's giving you even more details and control.

Rail Route is an upcoming train dispatcher simulator with a demo up

By Liam Dawe, 30 Nov 2020

Think you have what it takes to control complex train routes? The train dispatcher simulator Rail Route looks thoroughly interesting, and you can even try an early demo.

Godot Engine getting plenty of major 2D advancements for the 4.0 release

By Liam Dawe, 30 Nov 2020

Vulkan support is coming with Godot Engine 4.0 and with it plenty of modern 3D rendering features, however the 2D side of Godot is also seeing plenty of love.

TUXEDO launch their Linux powered XMG FUSION 15 with a 144Hz screen

By Liam Dawe, 30 Nov 2020

After what they say are countless hours of work towards it, TUXEDO have now launched their own XMG FUSION 15 with full Linux support and they're supporting people who purchased it elsewhere.

GNOME launches the GNOME Circle program to widen developer outreach

By Liam Dawe, 30 Nov 2020

GNOME is a lot more than a Linux desktop environment, and the GNOME Foundation are now trying to entice a few more developers to take a look with GNOME Circle.

Minigalaxy the simple GOG client for Linux has a big 1.0 release

By Liam Dawe, 30 Nov 2020

Need help managing your GOG games on Linux since GOG Galaxy is not supported? Minigalaxy is an option that focuses entirely on GOG and it has a new release out.

Inspired by the likes of Cube World, open source RPG Veloren has the biggest update yet

By Liam Dawe, 28 Nov 2020

Currently in development and not yet considered a full game but still very impressive anyway, Veloren is a free and open source multiplayer voxel RPG.

Dungeon-crawling gesture-puzzler The Wizard: WizHarder Edition is out now

By Liam Dawe, 27 Nov 2020

The Wizard: WizHarder Edition is a brand new gesture-puzzler dungeon crawling game from Hypnotic Owl, designed as a new modern desktop remake of their popular web game.

GOG are doing their own Black Friday sale with lots of DRM-free games

By Liam Dawe, 27 Nov 2020

If the Steam Autumn Sale and the itch.io sale aren't your thing, perhaps you might find something you want over on the DRM-free store GOG.com.

Event-driven game engine GDevelop has a new release with a built-in Asset Store

By Liam Dawe, 27 Nov 2020

Continuing to make game and app development easier to get into, the event-driven free and open source game engine GDevelop has an interesting new release available.

Gravity in Space might be the most unique (and weirdest) space shooter I've ever seen

By Liam Dawe, 27 Nov 2020

Currently in development with a release planned to happen in 2021, Gravity in Space is a fully 3D space shooter with six degrees of freedom.

OBS Studio 26.1 in testing with a Release Candidate out now, adds Virtual Camera on Linux

By Liam Dawe, 27 Nov 2020

OBS Studio, the free and open source one-stop solution for video capture and livestreaming has a new release coming with the first Release Candidate for OBS Studio 26.1 out now.

UNIGINE Engine 2.13 is an impressive upgrade for this rising game engine

By Liam Dawe, 27 Nov 2020

UNIGINE might not be a name you hear often when it comes to games but it is an impressive game engine, one that supports Linux fully and it continues advancing in major ways.

For the Black Friday 2020 sale, itch.io are giving 100% to developers

By Liam Dawe, 27 Nov 2020

While itch.io has given developers the ability to choose how much they give to the store for some time, for Black Friday 2020 the store is giving all developers 100% of sales.