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Dune Legacy, the open source Dune 2 game engine has a major update

By Liam Dawe,
Dune Legacy is the fantastic open source game engine that allows you to play Dune 2 on modern systems. It has recently had a major update.

Raft, a rather brilliant prototype game about being stuck in the middle of the ocean

By Liam Dawe,
I came across Raft thanks to games store itch and it’s a brilliant prototype I hope to see developed further!

Fossil Echo, a beautiful looking story-driven platformer should come to Linux soon

By Liam Dawe,
We've been waiting a while on it, but Fossil Echo looks like it's finally nearing a release for Linux.

The top 100 best sellers on Steam from 2016

By Liam Dawe,
Valve have listed the top 100 games on Steam that made the most money in 2016 and the good news is a bunch of them are on Linux & SteamOS.

The most popular Linux & SteamOS gaming articles for December 2016, 181 in total

By gamingonlinux,
Here is a look back at the 15 most popular articles on GamingOnLinux for December 2016, an easy way to for you to keep up to date on what has happened in the past month for Linux & SteamOS Gaming!

Happy New Year from GamingOnLinux

By Liam Dawe,
As 2016 comes to an end for me here in the UK, I would like to wish you all a Happy New Year. Where's the rum?

Project Zomboid has a new major stable build available

By Liam Dawe,
Zombie apocalypse be damned, Project Zomboid has a new major stable version available and it's quite a massive update.

Friday Livestream starting at 6 PM UTC, today with a special guest!

By Samsai,
It's almost New Year's but before we start recklessly using explosives for our own amusement we still have one Friday Livestream to go. And today we have a special guest who you are all very familiar with: our own Liam. Yes, I am lonely.

The Little Acre adventure game released for Linux, some thoughts

By Liam Dawe,
The Little Acre, an interesting cartoon-like adventure game was recently released for Linux. I gave it a go to see if it’s worth your money.

Some absolute crazy deals are available on Steam for Linux for under £4

By Liam Dawe,
Right now on Steam you can get some really insane deals, so I've picked out a bunch for cash-strapped Linux gamers.

Heavy Gear Assault has now officially launched into Early Access on Steam, be wary Linux gamers

By Liam Dawe,
Heavy Gear Assault, an online mech-battle arena is now available in Steam Early Access. It has Linux support, but it has issues you should know about.

Mad Nords: Probably an Epic Quest, a simple 2D RPG now available on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Mad Nords: Probably an Epic Quest is one I missed from early December that launched with Linux support. It looks simple, until you watch the trailer.

Best Buds vs Bad Guys, the retro indie action-platformer released for Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Later than I had originally hoped, but Best Buds vs Bad Guys has officially released for Linux. I actually Kickstarted this game, so I was hoping it would be good.

Northern Shadow, a once promising looking RPG that would support Linux has ceased development

By Liam Dawe,
Way back in 2014, Valve were approving games from Greenlight in batches. In one particular batch the game 'Northern Shadow' came up on my radar as a very promising looking RPG. Sadly though, it has officially ceased development.

Check out the 'Top 10 Linux Games 2016' video from various Linux Youtubers

By Liam Dawe,
A bunch of Linux gamers who do Youtube videos came together to make a video of our top choices this year.

Possess the bodies of your enemies in 'MidBoss', coming to Linux and should be a day-1 release

By Liam Dawe,
I recently saw 'MidBoss' pop up in my Twitter feed and after seeing how amazing it looked I shot the developer a message. Turns out our friendly neighbourhood porting machine Ethan Lee is doing it and it should be day-1!

Afterbirth+, the next DLC for The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth arrives next week

By EndeavourAccuracy,
Fans of The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth, don't spend all your money during the Steam Winter Sale. Next week, one day after the Steam sale has ended, Isaac's 'Afterbirth+' expansion will be released.

The original 'POSTAL' is now open source under the GPL

By Liam Dawe,
The original version of the classic shooter 'POSTAL' is now officially open source under the GPL license. That's a pretty nice move by RWS.

System76 have been working with NVIDIA on Linux driver fixes, a chat with the System76 community manager

By Liam Dawe,
System76, the Linux hardware supplier for laptops, desktops and more has been working with NVIDIA on fixing up their drivers.

Day of Infamy, the WWII FPS enters the Beta phase with a big update

By Liam Dawe,
Day of Infamy is now in Beta and it came with a rather big patch. The game has a Linux version, but it's not officially advertised just yet.