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Vertebreaker, a new pixel-art side-scroller from former Sonic Mania developer Headcannon

By Liam Dawe, 5 Nov 2019

Headcannon might not be a name too familiar to a Linux gaming focused audience but they're quite well-known for helping with Sonic Mania development and they're now making their own game with Vertebreaker.

Road To Nowhere is a free emotionally charged live-action adventure game coming to Linux

By Liam Dawe, 5 Nov 2019

With a style that looks pretty slick, Road To Nowhere seems like it's going to be quite an emotional adventure game. It's planned to be released early next year and it will be free.

Relaxing puzzler Mars Power Industries Deluxe comes to PC and it's out now

By Liam Dawe, 5 Nov 2019

After a successful mobile release, Mars Power Industries Deluxe has arrived on PC with expanded content and Linux support right away.

The latest Zachtronics game MOLEK-SYNTEZ is about making drugs

By Liam Dawe, 5 Nov 2019

This is a welcome surprise, Zachtronics have released another new game into Early Access. MOLEK-SYNTEZ is all about making drugs out of ordinary industrial chemicals.

NVIDIA have released the stable 440.31 driver update for Linux, plus a new Vulkan beta driver

By Liam Dawe, 4 Nov 2019

Following on from the 440.26 beta released last month, NVIDIA have today added a few more changes to it and pushed it out as a stable driver update with version 440.31.

Godot Engine continues advancing Vulkan support, adopts new Code of Conduct

By Liam Dawe, 4 Nov 2019

The team behind the free and open source game engine, Godot Engine, have another progress report to share on Vulkan support coming to Godot Engine 4.0. Plus, they have a new Code of Conduct.

Nebuchadnezzar looks like a beautifully styled classic isometric city builder coming to Linux

By Liam Dawe, 4 Nov 2019

Seeing Nebuchadnezzar recently gave me a bit of a buzz, a city builder inspired by classics like Pharaoh from Impressions Games which I spent a lot of hours playing in my youth.

Top-down Battle Royale game Geneshift adds Gamepad support, Steam integration and more

By Liam Dawe, 4 Nov 2019

Geneshift: Battle Royale Turbo from Nik Nak Studios continues getting polished up ready for a full release with some big new features being released recently that should hopefully make it even sweeter.

Metroidvania-styled retro adventure game Cathedral is out with Linux support

By Liam Dawe, 4 Nov 2019

Decemberborn Interactive recently released Cathedral, a homage to classic 8-bit and 16-bit classics with a large hand-crafted connected world to explore.

Dream Well, a new episodic narrative arcade horror game has Linux support

By Liam Dawe, 4 Nov 2019

Halloween has been a gone but don't let that stop you trying out a new horror game, as Dream Well recently released with Linux support.

The upcoming action RPG Bound By Blades now has a Linux demo

By Liam Dawe, 4 Nov 2019

Developer Zeth recently put up a Linux demo of their in-development action RPG, Bound By Blades, which is in need of some testing and feedback.

Proton GE has another new release out with patches for GTA V and lots of updates

By Liam Dawe, 4 Nov 2019

Proton GE, the unofficial and updated build of Proton for Steam Play has another big new release out. To help those who can't wait for Valve/CodeWeavers to update the official Proton or you need some extra fixes.

The Sunday odds and ends Linux and gaming section

By Liam Dawe, 3 Nov 2019

Sunday is a day to do the dishes, hoover the halls, wipe the decks and probably play a whole lot of video games. Here's our Sunday section of interesting things.

Our Wine release day puns are always in pour taste so none today for Wine 4.19

By Liam Dawe, 1 Nov 2019

Wine, the glorious bit of software that enables people to use Windows applications and various Windows-only games on Linux has another new bottle opened up.

Retro inspired extreme sports unicycling game Street Uni X is now in itch First Access

By Liam Dawe, 1 Nov 2019

Inspired by the classic sports games in the PS1 and PS2 era, Street Uni X mixes things up and puts you on a unicycle.

Dark surrealistic and atmospheric adventure game Mosaic launches for Linux in December

By Liam Dawe, 1 Nov 2019

Krillbite Studio (Among The Sleep) announced today that their next game, the dark surrealistic and atmospheric adventure Mosaic will land on Linux in December.

Tower Defense? How about Trap Defense with the newly released Rats, Bats, and Bones

By Liam Dawe, 1 Nov 2019

Rats, Bats, and Bones from Mark Begenisich looks like a great retro-styled strategy game, one that takes the gameplay idea of Tower Defense and replaces it with Traps.

Colour smashing rotating Match 3 puzzle game 3x64 is out now

By Liam Dawe, 1 Nov 2019

Lightning Soft just released 3x64, a casual Match 3 puzzle game that has you chasing the high score in short sessions.

Face a dying realm of the gods in the 4x strategy Fantastic Creatures out November 14

By Liam Dawe, 1 Nov 2019

Developer Blue Callisto announced today that their fascinating 4x strategy game, Fantastic Creatures, is releasing with Linux support on November 14.

Subcube is a puzzler about building cuboids that will push your mind

By Liam Dawe, 1 Nov 2019

Released last month with same-day support for Linux, Subcube from Dizzy Mind Games is a puzzler that requires you to build cuboids and it's pretty clever with the design.