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Village building god sim 'Rise to Ruins' had an absolutely massive update

By Liam Dawe, 19 Sep 2018

Rise to Ruins, a village builder that mixes in some god sim fun just went through a bit of an evolution with the latest patch, which really is absolutely massive.

Aspyr Media have announced a Layers of Fear and Observer bundle making them cheaper together

By Liam Dawe, 18 Sep 2018

Aspyr Media along with Bloober Team have announced that they've bundled up Layers of Fear and Observer, two great horror titles and getting them together makes them cost less.

Valve have opened up the code for their VR 'Moondust' tech demos, also a third revision of the Knuckles controller

By Liam Dawe, 18 Sep 2018

What will hopefully help developers work on VR projects using Valve's experimental "Knuckles" controllers, Valve have opened up the source code for their Moondust Knuckles Tech Demos.

The Humble One Special Day Bundle is live with two nice Linux games

By Liam Dawe, 18 Sep 2018

The Humble One Special Day Bundle just went live and it has two rather nice native Linux games available. Others may work with Valve's Steam Play.

Valve have been fined 147 thousand euros in France

By Liam Dawe, 18 Sep 2018

Thanks to a tip in our Discord, we've found out today that Valve have been fined 147 thousand euros in France.

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The Count Lucanor, a 2D mystery and horror adventure is now on GOG

By Liam Dawe, 18 Sep 2018

For you GOG fans, they've added another quality Linux game! The Count Lucanor, a 2D mystery and horror adventure is now up with Linux support.

FPS game Ballistic Overkill's Bloodlust update is out

By Liam Dawe, 18 Sep 2018

Ballistic Overkill, a cheap and quite decent online FPS game has released a new update named Bloodlust full of tweaks for their newer Rounds game mode.

Distance, the amazing atmospheric racing platformer is now officially out

By Liam Dawe, 18 Sep 2018

I've been waiting on this for what feels like forever, after a great run in Early Access the atmospheric racing platformer Distance is now out.

Naval strategy game Victory At Sea Pacific is now available with Linux support

By Liam Dawe, 18 Sep 2018

Set during World War II, Victory At Sea Pacific from Evil Twin Artworks is an interesting naval strategy game that released recently with Linux support.

Humble has a pretty good Game Development book bundle

By Liam Dawe, 18 Sep 2018

For those thinking about or already creating games, you might want to take a look over at Humble with their game development book bundle.

Monster taming RPG 'Siralim 3' now has a Linux version on Steam

By Liam Dawe, 18 Sep 2018

Siralim 3, the deep monster taming RPG from Thylacine Studios now has a Linux version available for those who gotta catch 'em all.

What Subset Games (FTL, Into the Breach) think of Valve's Steam Play

By Liam Dawe, 17 Sep 2018

Subset Games are a developer I was especially keen to speak to about Valve's Steam Play system, since Into the Breach is included as a white-listed game by Valve even though they're working on a Linux version.

An update on what's happening with Crazy Justice, the Battle Royale game from Black Riddles Studio

By Liam Dawe, 17 Sep 2018

It's been a rather turbulent time for Black Riddles Studio, with Crazy Justice originally being scheduled to release in Early Access in July. I contacted Fig to see if they knew what was going on, who got an answer from Black Riddles for me.

Surreal first person exploration game 0°N 0°W adds Linux support

By Liam Dawe, 17 Sep 2018

Do you like your meditative exploration games? 0°N 0°W looks absolutely surreal and it added Linux support.

BlockShip Wars: Roguelike is another game to let you build and battle with your own spaceship, now on Linux

By Liam Dawe, 17 Sep 2018

I don't think I will ever tire of seeing more games that let you build your own spaceship, BlockShip Wars: Roguelike added Linux support recently.

Shovel Knight: King of Cards and Shovel Knight Showdown coming next year

By Liam Dawe, 17 Sep 2018

Shovel Knight: King of Cards is the final campaign in the Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove saga which has now been pushed back until next year. Also announced is Shovel Knight Showdown, a local multiplayer version of the game.

2D wizard arena-fighter 'Gift of Parthax' now has a Linux beta

By Liam Dawe, 17 Sep 2018

Gift of Parthax is an arena fighting game where you play as a Wizard who can create their own spells, looks interesting and it now has a Linux beta available for testing.