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Trapped inside a panic room, can you save yourself and your mafia empire? Save Koch is out

By Liam Dawe,
In Save Koch you play as mafia kingpin, Jeffrey Koch, who is under threat from a hidden mastermind trying to take your place.

The near-future game of espionage 'Sigma Theory: Global Cold War' is out in Early Access

By Liam Dawe,
Developed by Mi-Clos Studio (Out There) and Goblinz Studio (Robothorium, Dungeon Rushers), Sigma Theory: Global Cold War, a game about using special agents to attempt control of the world has entered Early Access with Linux support recently.

Teeworlds, the classic free multiplayer platform battler is still being updated and it's looking good

By Liam Dawe,
Teeworlds, a game that's been around for a great many years now continues to be improved and updated with another update pushed out recently.

The shoot 'em up 'ProtoCorgi' now has an updated demo, which is also on Steam for Linux too

By Liam Dawe,
In ProtoCorgi you're a pup that means business, serious business. You play as Bullet, a cybernetic pup on a quest to save your owner.

Farm Life, the Match 3 game about restoring a farm has been released for Linux and it's lovely

By Liam Dawe,
Great to see another Match 3 game on Linux with Farm Life, ported over by Bearded Giant Games as part of their Linux 1st Initiative.

Dark adventure game 'Little Misfortune' from the maker of Fran Bow now has a demo available

By Liam Dawe,
From the creators of Fran Bow and sharing the same universe, Little Misfortune now has a demo available to get a taster.

Faerie Solitaire Harvest released and it's a fantastic game for relaxing with

By Liam Dawe,
Developer Subsoap teamed up with Puppygames for the latest addictive card game, as Faerie Solitaire Harvest is out now and it's absolutely worth a go or two.

Burning Knight looks like a pretty crazy roguelike, developed on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Burning Knight from Rexcellent Games looks absolutely nuts and not only is it coming to Linux, it's developed on Linux.

A look at some great Linux gaming deals not to be missed this week

By Liam Dawe,
Another week has begun, it's hot and so it's a good time to stay inside playing games obviously. Here's a look over what's going cheap this week.

Talk to Strangers, a game of everyday survival as you become a door to door sales person

By Liam Dawe,
Here's a bit of an odd one, Talk to Strangers puts you in the shoes of a sales person going door to door.

Minimalistic puzzle game 'Simple Dot' releasing next month, looks like it could be interesting

By Liam Dawe,
Simple Dot seems like it has a nice idea, with you drawing lines to get balls from one end of a level to another. A simple idea but it looks like it does get quite complicated later on.

Free and open source racer 'SuperTuxKart' hits the big 1.0 release

By Liam Dawe,
A long time coming for sure, the free and open source racer SuperTuxKart has a big 1.0 release with LAN and online play enabled.

Linux Gaming News Punch - Episode 9

By Liam Dawe,
Coming in hot (please save me from this heat) is the ninth episode of the Linux Gaming News Punch, your weekly round-up of some interesting bits of news.

DragonRuby Game Toolkit, a cross-platform way to make games with Ruby

By Liam Dawe,
Now for something a little different! Ryan "Icculus" Gordon, a name known for many Linux ports and SDL2 teamed up with indie developer Amir Rajan to create a new cross-platform toolkit.

You Died but a Necromancer revived you is good fun in a small package

By Liam Dawe,
You Died but a Necromancer revived you may not be a name that rolls off the tongue easily but it's good fun.

Forager is a weirdly addictive casual grinding game that has mined into my heart

By Liam Dawe,
I'm not usually one for games that have you endlessly wander around, collect resources, build a little and repeat but Forager is so ridiculously charming it's lovely.

Altered, a sweet looking puzzle game where you're part of the puzzle is coming to Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Releasing sometime this Summer, Altered looks like a rather sweet take on the puzzle genre as you're a block that forms part of a puzzle.

Steam Play just got two updates with 4.2-3 and 3.16-9, some great stuff included

By Liam Dawe,
Valve and CodeWeavers are doing some great work for Linux gaming, with Steam Play seeing two updates in a single day.

Sid Meier's Civilization VI updated again, Linux client back in sync for cross-platform play

By Liam Dawe,
Aspyr Media managed to get the latest update to Sid Meier's Civilization VI for Linux approved and it's out now.

Post-apocalyptic roguelite shooter 'Danger Gazers' enters Early Access next week, early thoughts

By Liam Dawe,
I'm honestly not quite sure what to make of Danger Gazers, a top-down roguelite shooter that mixes Nuclear Throne style gameplay with node-based level picking.