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Try not to destroy nature in Epicinium, a free and open source strategy game out now

By Liam Dawe, 12 Oct 2020

Just released today is Epicinium, a competitive strategy game that tries to get you to think a little differently as you fight while trying not to destroy the environment.

You can now order a PC case that looks like the classic Commodore 64

By Liam Dawe, 12 Oct 2020

Enjoy retro computing? It seems one company does, as My Retro Computer have revived the classic Commodore 64 as a barebones PC case.

Play the classic Diablo on Linux with a huge new release of DevilutionX

By Liam Dawe, 12 Oct 2020

Diablo is something of a classic and it lives on thanks to the public domain game engine DevilutionX.

Hybrid Beasts has a fresh spin on the classic Worms - now in Early Access on Steam

By Liam Dawe, 12 Oct 2020

Hybrid Beasts from Beastbits aims to modernise the classic turn-based battling found in Worms and hype it up a little, with a release now live on Steam in Early Access.

Save a village on the brink of destruction in Lonesome Village - confirmed for Linux

By Liam Dawe, 12 Oct 2020

Developer Ogre Pixel is currently running a successful crowdfunding campaign for Lonesome Village, a puzzle-solving adventure with social simulation and town-building that's now confirmed for Linux.

Looks like Total War Saga: TROY is still coming to Linux in 2021

By Liam Dawe, 12 Oct 2020

While currently Total War Saga: TROY is exclusive to the Epic Games Store, it appears Feral Interactive are still planning to bring official Linux support with a port onto Steam in 2021.

Vircadia is an in-development free and open source decentralized 3D social space

By Liam Dawe, 12 Oct 2020

Remember social games like Second Life? Vircadia, was created from a failed spiritual successor to it and it's free and open source too.

Thrive, the free and open source evolution game has a massive new release up

By Liam Dawe, 12 Oct 2020

After switching to Godot Engine back in May, things seem to be going really well for the free and open source evolution sim Thrive, as they have a huge release out now.

505 Games confirm that Indivisible is finished due to Lab Zero Games imploding

By Liam Dawe, 12 Oct 2020

With all the issues surrounding Lab Zero Games and the owner Mike Zaimont, after most of the team left and the rest were let go - 505 Games have given a statement.

A chat with Two Scoop Games about the tough-as-nails 'Kick Bot' - try the demo too

By Liam Dawe, 10 Oct 2020

Two Scoop Games are currently developing Kick Bot, a tough-as-nails precision platformer that currently has a demo in the Steam Game Festival: Autumn Edition, so we had a chat about it.

Frick, Inc. is a clever puzzle game where you drive trucks with on-screen controls out now

By Liam Dawe, 10 Oct 2020

Drive funny little trucks across difficult tracks using only your mouse in Frick, Inc. which is out now with Linux support, plus you get some free game assets as an extra.

Try out the demo for the action-RPG 'Skellboy Refractured' - it's super charming

By Liam Dawe, 10 Oct 2020

Skellboy Refractured is the upcoming action-RPG from UmaikiGames, originally released just as Skellboy for the Nintendo Switch - it's getting a desktop release soon.

ScummVM to merge in ResidualVM, adding support for a number of 3D titles

By Liam Dawe, 10 Oct 2020

While the ScummVM project was originally meant to cover 2D classics, ResidualVM was the companion project for 3D games and now they're going to combine into ScummVM.

NVIDIA release another fresh Vulkan Beta Driver - 455.26.01

By Liam Dawe, 10 Oct 2020

NVIDIA just quietly released another fresh update to their special developer-focused Vulkan Beta Driver.

The compatibility layer Wine sees a 5.19 development release out now

By Liam Dawe, 10 Oct 2020

Continuing to chase Windows as a platform, the compatibility layer Wine has another development release available now with Wine 5.19.

Amnesia: Rebirth has a brand new trailer ahead of release this month

By Liam Dawe, 9 Oct 2020

Frictional are ready and waiting to scare us silly with Amnesia: Rebirth releasing soon, and they have a brand new trailer to get us in the mood.

Sonic The Hedgehog 2 free to keep, Total War: WARHAMMER II free for the weekend + more

By Liam Dawe, 9 Oct 2020

SEGA are having a big celebration this weekend, as it's their 60th anniversary so you can grab Sonic The Hedgehog 2 free to keep forever. Plus plenty more on sale.

Open source infinite shape-factory sim 'shapez.io' has a major new release up

By Liam Dawe, 9 Oct 2020

shapez.io lets you build up a huge factory with an ever-expanding map, it's open source and a massive new update was recently put up expanding how deep it goes.

Spaceship base-building colony simulator 'Stardeus' announced with Linux support

By Liam Dawe, 9 Oct 2020

Kodo Linija (Bloody Rally Show) have announced their next game with Stardeus, a spaceship base-building colony sim that will arrive with Linux support in 2021.

Fast-paced action-roguelike 'Burning Knight' goes fully open source

By Liam Dawe, 9 Oct 2020

After recently releasing the first major post-release update, the developer of the action-roguelike Burning Knight decided to open source the whole thing.