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Big games of Stellaris are going to run a lot smoother in the 2.6.0 update

By Liam Dawe,
Along with the major expansion coming to Stellaris with Federations, Paradox Development Studio as expected are working on a huge free patch and it's sounding good.

There's going to be more customization in Dota Underlords with the full release next week

By Liam Dawe,
Next week, Valve will push Dota Underlords out the door as it leaves Early Access and with that the first full gameplay Season will begin.

Swipe right for Socialism in Democratic Socialism Simulator now available on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Using the swipe left or right mechanic found in titles like the Reigns series (which are good fun), Democratic Socialism Simulator is now available.

Children are indestructible weapons in 'Dad Quest' - Linux Beta out now

By Liam Dawe,
Possibly one of the quirkiest platformers I've ever come across, Dad Quest is now officially in Beta for Linux on Steam.

Dying Light gets a massive update with a 'Story Mode' plus a free weekend

By Liam Dawe,
Techland are keeping their baby alive a while longer (especially after delaying Dying Light 2), and it appears they didn't forget it turned 5 last month with a huge update and celebration.

Mesa drivers 20.0.0 released, NVIDIA also have a small Vulkan driver update out

By Liam Dawe,
Two bits of Linux driver news to share today, one quite big for AMD/Intel and the other on the smaller side for NVIDIA.

Hilarious co-op train track building game 'Unrailed!' is now officially on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
After a little while being in Beta, Indoor Astronaut have today released the Linux (and macOS) versions of Unrailed! so they're officially supported.

The full SteamWorld series is heading to Google Stadia "soon"

By Liam Dawe,
While they're seemingly not giving an exact date just yet, Thunderful Publishing and Image & Form announced today that multiple SteamWorld titles are heading to Google Stadia.

Steam Play Proton is correctly tracking Linux sales, a statement from Valve

By Liam Dawe,
Recently we put up an article highlighting a possible issue with how Valve were counting Steam Play Proton sales, here's a full correction and more information.

Point and click your way through the cyberpunk adventure 'VirtuaVerse' this May

By Liam Dawe,
Theta Division have announced today with a very stylish video that VirtuaVerse will be launching with Linux support on May 12.

Total War: THREE KINGDOMS - Mandate of Heaven plus the latest patches arrive for Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Total War: THREE KINGDOMS gained a huge DLC expansion with Mandate of Heaven last month and now the Linux version has been updated to include support for it too.

Space is a little more hostile in Space Haven, with Alpha 6 introducing ship to ship combat

By Liam Dawe,
One of my most anticipated releases to come from a crowdfunding campaign, Space Haven continues to get some really fun features and another huge Alpha release recently went up.

Physics-based medieval siege engine battler 'Besiege' leaves Early Access after 5 years

By Liam Dawe,
Five years might seem like a little long but crafting something special takes time and Besiege is definitely worthy of the time it spent in development.

Skul: The Hero Slayer has you swap your skull to gain new powers - now in Early Access

By Liam Dawe,
Skul: The Hero Slayer is an action-packed rogue-lite platformer, where you play as the anti-hero Skul who sets off on a quest to single-handedly take on the Imperial Army and rescue his demon King from captivity.

2D strategy and business simulator 'Plutocracy' now available on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Want to have a go at 'big business'? Plutocracy is a 2D strategy and business sim that will let you attempt to build up your business empire along with all the politics that comes with it.

Lurking in the Dark is a sweet idea for a game and it's now open source

By Liam Dawe,
Lurking in the Dark, a clever 2D game about climbing a dark tower that was made during the GMTK Game Jam last year has been made open source.

Vagrus - The Riven Realms hits more milestones on Fig, funding big new features

By Liam Dawe,
The hybrid Early Access/Crowdfunding model 'Open Access' on the Fig platform seems to be working really well for Vagrus - The Riven Realms.

Repair and manage an ecosystem in 'Among Ripples: Shallow Waters' now on Kickstarter

By Liam Dawe,
Acting as a sequel to their free and much smaller game Among Ripples released back in 2015, Among Ripples: Shallow Waters is an eco-tycoon sim that's looking for your funding.

Game Dev Unlocked, an upcoming blog and video series for aspiring game developers

By -Daniel-Palacio-,
Game developer David Wehle, the creator of the third person short exploration adventure The First Tree, is starting up a blog and video series aimed at helping aspiring indie game designers to overcome all the inherent challenges of such an enterprise.

The Humble Digital Tabletop Bundle 2 is out with Slay the Spire, Armello and more

By Liam Dawe,
In need of a few new games? The Humble Digital Tabletop Bundle 2 just launched today with a pretty damn good selection of Linux games on offer.