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Black Mesa, the fan-made re-imagining of Half-Life just had an update bringing Xen another step closer

By Liam Dawe,
Xen still isn't available in Black Mesa, but this latest update brings it a step closer for the fan-made re-imagining of Half-Life.

Party-based RPG 'Tower of Time' is now out in full and it's great

By Liam Dawe,
Tower of Time, the party-based RPG with a rather interesting real-time tactical battle system has recently left Early Access and it’s great.

RUINER for Linux had another update, fixing cutscene quality and further improving performance

By Liam Dawe,
RUINER, the slick action game from Reikon Games had another small update recently, which solves some of the last issues.

Stardew Valley multiplayer beta is now available

By Liam Dawe,
For those of you wanting to run a farm together, you now can! Stardew Valley now has an opt-in multiplayer beta on Steam.

The Linux-powered Atari VCS will accept pre-orders May 30th, shipping next year

By Liam Dawe,
The Linux-powered Atari VCS console is officially starting pre-orders next month on May 30th, with it not actually shipping until spring next year.

Rise of the Tomb Raider has a new opt-in beta to help with NVIDIA issues

By Liam Dawe,
Have you been having problems with the Linux port of Rise of the Tomb Raider? A new opt-in beta released today from Feral Interactive may help with that.

Jupiter Hell, the modern turn-based sci-fi roguelike is going with Vulkan

By Liam Dawe,
Jupiter Hell, the modern turn-based sci-fi roguelike from developer ChaosForge is moving over to using Vulkan.

Black Geyser is an interesting-looking RPG that’s being crowdfunded

By BTRE,
Set in a world that’s being beset by a curse of greed, this isometric RPG is trying to put its own unique touches on the tried and true formula.

The first backer build of strategy game Phoenix Point from the creator of X-COM is due soon

By Liam Dawe,
Phoenix Point, the huge new strategy game from Snapshot Games, which includes the legendary developer Julian Gollop (creator of X-COM) is due for a first public beta release really soon.

Fun looking arcade racer 'Trailblazers' has another gameplay trailer, looking good & releasing soon

By Liam Dawe,
Trailblazers, the arcade racer where you paint the track to go faster has another gameplay trailer and it looks so damn good.

FOX n FORESTS, the action platformer where you change the season to release on May 17th

By Liam Dawe,
FOX n FORESTS is a retro-inspired action platformer with RPG elements that allows you to change the seasons, it's now due for release on May 17th.

Metroidvania action RPG 'Faeland' is fully funded on Kickstarter and heading to Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Need more metroidvania action? Faeland actually looks pretty decent, it's currently on Kickstarter and it's fully funded.

Classic adventure games Spellcasting 1-3 are now on GOG

By Liam Dawe,
Interested in some more classics? Spellcasting 1-3 are now available on GOG and they have Linux support thanks to the power of DOSBox.

Adventure RPG 'EARTHLOCK' is now officially available on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Inspired by the classic 3D RPGs of the late 90's, EARTHLOCK from Snowcastle Games is now officially available on Linux.

Make Sail has overhauled boat building and it's a lot nicer

By Liam Dawe,
Make Sail, the Early Access exploration game where you connect parts together to make a boat that hopefully won't sink just got quite a bit better.

Looks like you can now run Linux on the Nintendo Switch

By Liam Dawe,
You read the headline correctly, Linux can now actually be installed on the Nintendo Switch making it an even more interesting device.

Traditional RTS 'Zero-K' released on Steam, without a Linux build due to an issue on SteamOS

By Liam Dawe,
Sad to see this, another developer hitting SteamOS-specific issues where Valve didn't approve the Linux build. This time it's the free RTS Zero-K.

'90s internet simulator 'Hypnospace Outlaw' will see you hunt down wrongdoers

By Liam Dawe,
Hypnospace Outlaw is probably one of the strangest games someone has linked us to recently, it's a '90s internet simulator that will see you hunt down wrongdoers.

Wine 3.7 is now available with improved viewport support in Direct 3D.

By Liam Dawe,
The Wine team has put out another regular build, with Wine 3.7 being released to the masses yesterday.

Pirate action RPG 'Tempest' has a new Linux beta

By Liam Dawe,
I honestly thought the developer had forgotten about this, but apparently not. Pirate action RPG Tempest has a fresh Linux beta.