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Khronos releases the OpenXR 1.0 specification aimed at unifying VR and AR

By Liam Dawe, 29 Jul 2019

Today, The Khronos Group has formally announced the OpenXR 1.0 specification as an exciting step towards bringing together the various different ways of interacting with virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR).

Train Valley and Train Valley 2 released DRM-free on GOG with Linux support

By Liam Dawe, 29 Jul 2019

Here's a nice surprise to start your week with, both Train Valley and Train Valley 2 are now available DRM-free on GOG.

Retro-inspired kart racer "Super Indie Karts" updated with a bunch of new tracks

By Liam Dawe, 29 Jul 2019

In need of a stylish retro-inspired kart racer? Super Indie Karts might be exactly what you're looking for. A recent update to the game added in a bunch of new tracks in The Knight Cup.

Sky Racket mixes together a shoot 'em up with a block-breaker and it's really fun

By Liam Dawe, 29 Jul 2019

Releasing sometime later this year, Double Dash Studios have merged together a block-breaker with a shoot 'em up to create something a little odd but it's very fun.

First-person strategy game "Colony Survival" finally has a major update after a year of waiting

By Liam Dawe, 29 Jul 2019

After a year of work, developer Pipliz have finally updated their first-person colony building game Colony Survival.

Flippin Kaktus is an absolutely mad looking action-platformer coming to Linux

By Liam Dawe, 29 Jul 2019

As a huge fan of games like Broforce, I'm always on the look out for another good action-platformer with over-the-top craziness and Flippin Kaktus looks pretty sharp.

The in-development medieval RPG "Donensbourgh" had a huge upgrade recently

By Liam Dawe, 29 Jul 2019

Donensbourgh is one I highlighted only recently, a medieval RPG with no combat or violence that seemed promising. It just had a pretty massive upgrade to improve all of it.

Studio Attic Salt are bringing a very stylish looking Visual Novel "Misadventures of Laura Silver" to Linux

By Liam Dawe, 29 Jul 2019

Releasing next month, Turkish developer Studio Attic Salt are trying their hand at a Visual Novel with Misadventures of Laura Silver and it looks good.

Pushy and Pully in Blockland looks like a fun co-op arcade game coming to Linux

By Liam Dawe, 29 Jul 2019

Pushy and Pully in Blockland from Resistance Studio is a solo and co-op arcade game with a retro visual style, confirmed to be coming to Linux.

The first-person exploration puzzle game "Supraland 2" managed to get funded

By Liam Dawe, 27 Jul 2019

That's another tick for a game funded and coming to Linux! Supra Games managed to reach their funding goal on Kickstarter earlier this month for Supraland 2.

Escape-room puzzle game "Escape from Chernobyl" recently added Linux support

By Liam Dawe, 27 Jul 2019

Likely riding on the popularity of the recent Chernobyl series, Escape from Chernobyl is a puzzle game with multiple endings where you take on the role of a scientist based in some secret lab.

Knightin'+ is a small and streamlined dungeon crawler out with Linux support now

By Liam Dawe, 27 Jul 2019

Developed by the Ukrainian solo outfit Muzt Die Studios, Knightin'+ is a real-time 2D dungeon crawler with a simple pixel-art style and streamlined gameplay. They're calling it a "Zelda-lite adventure".

Break my body takes Arkanoid gameplay and puts a medical spin on it

By Liam Dawe, 27 Jul 2019

With the same basic idea as Arkanoid, Break my body is an arcade game about breaking blocks. Break my body does it a little differently though, as your objective is to destroy Cancer cells and not every single block.

Green Sauce Games bring some more match-3 casual fun to Linux gamers with Storm Tale

By Liam Dawe, 27 Jul 2019

Everyone needs a game to relax with, perhaps something a little less demanding during the hot weather. With that in mind, Storm Tale a nice looking match-3 game released with Linux support recently.

Dota Underlords is to split up matchmaking with Casual and Ranked options

By Liam Dawe, 27 Jul 2019

The Dota Underlords team at Valve have put out their plans for the next update which is focusing on the matchmaking.

Pixel art survival horror "Lamentum" has been fully funded and it's heading to Linux

By Liam Dawe, 26 Jul 2019

Lamentum is another crowdfunding success story, as the very freaky looking pixel art survival horror has hit the funding goal on Kickstarter.

Zink, the OpenGL implementation on top of Vulkan is still progressing

By Liam Dawe, 26 Jul 2019

Remember Zink? The project announced in October last year from developer Erik Faye-Lund at Collabora, which provides a Mesa Gallium driver for getting OpenGL on top of Vulkan, well it's still going.

Extinction Protocol is a very stylish looking minimalist strategy game coming to Linux

By Liam Dawe, 26 Jul 2019

As a huge fan of strategy games, Extinction Protocol has caught my eye. Using a stylish and minimalist visual style, it gives off a very alluring atmosphere.

The streamlined fighting game "Fantasy Strike" has now officially released

By Liam Dawe, 26 Jul 2019

Featuring Linux support, Fantasy Strike is a fighting game that's quite streamlined giving more people an opportunity to enjoy it while still being difficult to master.

SDL 2.0.10 released, testing a more regular release cycle

By Liam Dawe, 26 Jul 2019

If you're a game developer, you've likely heard of SDL 2 and plenty of you are probably already using it. In fact, SDL 2 helps power a huge amount of Linux games and a new release is out now.