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Volcanoids, the base-building survival game has a positive Linux update

By Liam Dawe,
Volcanoids, the game where you build a base onboard a massive steampunk-like moving drill is coming to Linux and the latest update sounds very positive.

The free and open source game engine 'Godot Engine' is closing in on the big 3.1 release

By Liam Dawe,
Announced today, Godot Engine 3.1 alpha 5 is now officially available and the last alpha before they really lock it down to focus on critical issues.

NVIDIA have put out the 410.93 driver for Linux today

By Liam Dawe,
Arriving today, NVIDIA have their first bug-fix release of the year with the 410.93 driver as part of their longer supported series.

Wyrmsun, the free and open source RTS adds seasons and better modding support

By Liam Dawe,
Wyrmsun, the classic free and open source RTS had an update recently which amongst other things added in seasons to show the passing of time in game.

Open source platformer SuperTux gets its first new stable release in quite some time

By BTRE,
Here’s one that we missed in the holiday scramble. Following an alpha release, the penguin-themed platformer has its first big update in two years.

Some Linux games we’re excited to see in 2019, a list to keep you going

By Liam Dawe,
Now that 2019 is here, let's take a look at what interesting games Linux fans can expect to see across this year.

The free and open source RTS 0 A.D. has re-released Alpha 23 fixing issues

By Liam Dawe,
While Alpha 23 of the free and open source RTS 0 A.D. was released way back in May of 2018, it did come with some issues and they've put out an updated version now to improve it.

The developers of 'The End of the Sun' show some behind the scenes development info

By Liam Dawe,
Coming to Linux sometime this year, The End of the Sun is a first-person exploration and adventure game set in the world of Slavic rites, beliefs, legends and their everyday life. The developers recently showed some behind the scenes development information.

Looks like the 'Linux Steam Integration' project is being continued with Intel's Clear Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Linux Steam Integration, the project originally made while developer Ikey Doherty was working on the Solus Linux distribution now seems to be continuing on under Intel with their Clear Linux distribution.

The latest update on Black Mesa shows some impressive improvements coming to this Half-Life recreation

By Liam Dawe,
Black Mesa, the Half-Life fan-made recreation continues progressing towards finally releasing the delayed Xen levels.

The latest progress report for the PlayStation 3 emulator RPCS3 is impressive again

By Liam Dawe,
The team behind the PlayStation 3 emulator RPCS3 put out their November progress report at the end of last month, showing some impressive work once again.

Late last year Quake 2 gained Vulkan support thanks to one dedicated coder

By Liam Dawe,
It appears we missed this one from December last year, vkQuake2 is Quake 2 amplified with Vulkan support.

Some of the recent major updates to Planetary Annihilation: TITANS are now live

By Liam Dawe,
Planetary Annihilation: TITANS is an epic RTS set across multiple planets and it's set for some exciting updates this year.

Seven Kingdoms: Ancient Adversaries, the classic open source RTS has a new release

By Liam Dawe,
Just before the end of 2018, the open source classic RTS Seven Kingdoms: Ancient Adversaries had a fresh release out.

Our top Linux picks released in 2018, the GamingOnLinux editor awards

By Liam Dawe,
Now that 2018 is coming to a close, let's have a little look over some of what we think are the top Linux games released this year.

Epic Games have confirmed a Linux version of their store is not on the roadmap

By Liam Dawe,
Thanks to a post on Reddit, we've learned that Epic Games currently have no plans to put their store on Linux.

Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation inches closer to a Linux release with Vulkan

By Liam Dawe,
Some fun weekend news for those wanting another RTS to play, as Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation is getting closer to a Linux release.

Wine not! The Wine 4.0 RC4 release bottle has been opened and is ready to serve

By Liam Dawe,
Wine 4.0 RC4 continues the polishing effort to make sure it has a nice full flavour ready for the final 4.0 release due next month.

The survival roguelike 'Wayward' recently added some interesting new ways to play

By Liam Dawe,
Wayward is a name I honestly hadn't heard for some time, after following it years ago I lost track. Development seems to be going well!

The adventure platformer Celeste is going to get some new levels after selling 500K copies

By Liam Dawe,
The adventure platformer Celeste, from the same developer who gave us TowerFall is going to get a new set of levels next year.