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vkQuake2, the project adding Vulkan support to Quake 2 now supports Linux

By Liam Dawe,
At the start of this year, I gave a little mention to vkQuake2, a project which has updated the classic Quake 2 with various improvements including Vulkan support.

Protontricks, a handy tool for doing various tweaks with Steam Play has been forked

By Liam Dawe,
For those brave enough to attempt to get more Windows games to run through Steam Play, Protontricks is a handy solution and it's been forked.

If you enjoy our content, we would appreciate your support!

By Liam Dawe,
Hello everyone, I hope you're all having a good weekend playing some fun games. Just a reminder, that we rely on user support.

Valve put out another Steam Beta Client with minor Steam Play changes

By Liam Dawe,
Valve are pushing out updates rather often to the Steam client lately, with the fourth this month now out.

Juicy like the good stuff, Wine 4.0 RC7 is out with a delightful aroma

By Liam Dawe,
No need to worry about a sour aftertaste here, we're of course talking about the wonderful software and not the tasty liquid.

Become a fish inside a robot in Feudal Alloy, out now with Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
We've seen plenty of robots and we've seen a fair amount of fish, but have you seen a fish controlling a robot with a sword? Say hello to Feudal Alloy.

Ravva and the Cyclops Curse looks like a rather nice NES-inspired platformer

By Liam Dawe,
Another lovely looking retro-inspired platformer! Ravva and the Cyclops Curse from developer Galope just released this week with Linux support.

Battle Motion, a really silly massive fantasy battle game will have Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
Sometimes when looking around for new games I come across something that really catches my eye, Battle Motion is one such game as it looks completely silly.

Steam Play versus Linux Version, a little performance comparison and more thoughts

By Liam Dawe,
Now that Steam has the ability officially to override a Linux game and run it through Steam Play instead, let's take a quick look at some differences in performance.

Quake 2 now has real-time path tracing with Vulkan

By Liam Dawe,
If you have one of the more recent NVIDIA RTX graphics cards, here's an interesting project for you to try. Q2VKPT from developer Christoph Schied implements some really quite advanced techniques.

Dicey Dungeons, the new unique roguelike from Terry Cavanagh and co introduces quests

By Liam Dawe,
We have a lot of roguelikes available on Linux (seriously, we do) yet Dicey Dungeons from Terry Cavanagh, Marlowe Dobbe, and Chipzel still remains fresh due to the rather unique game mechanics.

The Beta of Zombie Panic! Source was updated recently, should work better on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Zombie Panic! Source is currently going through an overhaul, as part of this it's coming to Linux with a version now in beta and the latest update should make it a better experience.

Another Steam Client Beta is out, adds the ability to force Steam Play

By Liam Dawe,
Valve are working fast to improve the Steam client this year, with another beta now available including an option that was highly requested.

Gravel, the 'ultimate off-road experience' is now officially supported on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
The second racing game from Milestone has arrived on Linux with Gravel, what they claim is the 'ultimate off-road experience'.

Space station building sim 'Meeple Station' is now on Steam, with the new publisher Modularity

By Liam Dawe,
Meeple Station from Vox Games (Regions of Ruin) officially arrives on Steam today in Early Access, backed up by the new publisher Modularity from the folks behind Indie DB and Mod DB.

LandTraveller, the really sweet 2D RPG had a pretty huge update recently

By Liam Dawe,
LandTraveller from WolfCoder Workshop is a sweet 2D RPG that combines elements from traditional action-RPGs with sandbox building options and it continues to grow.

Comedy point and click adventure 'Guard Duty' to arrive on Linux this Spring, looks awesome

By Liam Dawe,
If you need a sprinkle of comedy in your life, the comedic point and click adventure Guard Duty looks like it could hit the spot.

Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus updated, fixes a few Linux issues and it's looking great

By Liam Dawe,
Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus update 1.1.1 is out and the Linux beta has seen some nice fixes making it in.

Dis Pontibus will have you solve puzzles and connect islands together in a procedurally-generated archipelago

By Liam Dawe,
Who would have thought something as simple as connecting blocks together could be so good? Dis Pontibus will keep you going for hours.

The Tyranids have arrived in Warhammer 40,000: Gladius

By Liam Dawe,
Things are about to get a little more intense on Gladius Prime as the Tyranids have arrived to consume everything in their path.