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The arabian-themed cyberpunk rogue-lite FPS '1001st Hyper Tower' is out, not running well on Linux

By Liam Dawe, 26 Mar 2019

1001st Hyper Tower from developer Toster12D3 is out on Steam in Early Access, it seems to have some interesting action and the developer provided me with a key to check it out.

The latest teaser for the open-world action adventure game 'Pine' has me needing more, coming to Linux

By Liam Dawe, 26 Mar 2019

You will be forgiven if you've not heard of Pine before or you forgot about it, I haven't kept track of it since the Kickstarter and it's releasing later this year!

Hedon, another retro FPS using the GZDoom game engine is officially out

By Liam Dawe, 26 Mar 2019

Hedon, a completely original fantasy FPS using the open source GZDoom game engine is now officially out.

Prodeus is another epic looking retro inspired shooter that will be coming to Linux

By Liam Dawe, 26 Mar 2019

Seriously loving this revival of retro-looking first-person shooters coming out lately, with Prodeus being another that's now on Kickstarter and it does look very impressive.

The 2D indie platform fighter 'Super Powered Battle Friends' is now on Kickstarter

By Liam Dawe, 26 Mar 2019

Super Powered Battle Friends from developer Cache Grab Studios is now on Kickstarter to help push it past the finishing line.

The Linux port of DiRT 4 from Feral Interactive is releasing March 28th

By Liam Dawe, 25 Mar 2019

DiRT 4, the rally game from Codemasters that was previously announced for Linux now finally has a date and it's this week!

Aeon of Sands - The Trail is a great dungeon crawler if you like the classics

By Liam Dawe, 25 Mar 2019

Aeon of Sands - The Trail, a dungeon crawling RPG from Two Bits Kid arrived on Linux last month and I've now set aside some time to play with it. Here's what I thought of the experience.

Forge and Fight might be the most hilarious prototype I've played recently

By Liam Dawe, 25 Mar 2019

Always keen to see what new types of experiences developers are looking to offer, I often try out game prototypes. Forge and Fight is one where you make your own weapon and it's pretty amusing.

The shoot and loot RPG 'Relic Hunters Legend' is looking good in the latest trailer

By Liam Dawe, 25 Mar 2019

Before heading off to GDC, the developers of Relic Hunters Legend put out a new trailer for their shoot and loot RPG and it's looking good.

Port Valley, a "not so classic" point & click adventure now has a Linux demo

By Liam Dawe, 25 Mar 2019

From developer WrongPixel, Port Valley is an in development point & click adventure that's "not so" classic apparently.

Dead Cells - Rise of the Giant free DLC to release this week, over 1 million copies sold

By Liam Dawe, 25 Mar 2019

Ready for just one more run? The Dead Cells - Rise of the Giant free DLC is releasing this week (March 28th) as Motion Twin celebrate good sales.

The open source game manager Lutris had another sweet update recently

By Liam Dawe, 25 Mar 2019

What's that, too many launchers or no easy way to manage GOG games on Linux? Lutris might solve this problem for you.

The impressive squad-based survival strategy game Overland to release this autumn

By Liam Dawe, 25 Mar 2019

Overland from Finji is a beautiful looking and impressive squad-based strategy game and they've now announced a release window.

Reminder: Update your PC info for the next round of statistics updates

By gamingonlinux, 25 Mar 2019

This is your once a month reminder to make sure your PC information is correct on your user profiles. A fresh batch of statistics is generated on the 1st of each month.

Linux Gaming News Punch - Episode 5

By Liam Dawe, 25 Mar 2019

The Linux Gaming News Punch - Episode 5 is here once again! Another week, another ton of news and so here's your bite-sized take at a few interesting topics for those struggling to keep up.

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In the puzzle game Flux Caves you will be pushing around blocks to play with large marbles

By Liam Dawe, 22 Mar 2019

If you like puzzle games and marbles today is your lucky day as I came across Flux Caves, which merges them into one game.

Cities: Skylines is another game having a free weekend on Steam right now

By Liam Dawe, 22 Mar 2019

If XCOM 2 having a free weekend isn't your thing or the Tacoma giveaway on Humble Store then perhaps Cities: Skylines will be for you.

CodeWeavers have released CrossOver 18.5 pulling in Wine 4.0 and FAudio

By Liam Dawe, 22 Mar 2019

For those who want to help with Wine development without contributing code, CodeWeavers host the Wine project and contribute to its development along with their own CrossOver product.

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In Deathbulge: Battle of the Bands, music is your weapon and it's coming to Linux

By Liam Dawe, 22 Mar 2019

One Kickstarter I completely missed is Deathbulge: Battle of the Bands, a musical themed quirky RPG where music is your weapon. The campaign is over and it managed to smash the funding goal, with Linux noted as a release platform.