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Opus Magnum, the latest puzzle game from Zachtronics, is released into Early Access

By BTRE,
The developers behind the challenging puzzle games TIS-100 and SHENZEN I/O are at it again and have released their latest title into Steam’s Early Access today.

Crazy cyberpunk horror game 'observer' is coming to Linux on October 24th

By Liam Dawe,
We've had it confirmed to us directly today from Aspyr Media that observer is going to release for Linux next week on October 24th.

The Talos Principle VR is now live with a discount for owners of the original

By Liam Dawe,
For those of you with a fancy HTC Vive, you might want to check out The Talos Principle VR which launched with Linux support.

Xenomarine, the hardcore, sci-fi dungeon crawling roguelike releases on Steam this month

By Liam Dawe,
On the look out for a new roguelike? Xenomarine, a hardcore, sci-fi dungeon crawling roguelike is heading to Steam on October 25th with Linux support.

Slime Rancher has a huge update with a new dangerous area to explore and a casual game mode

By Liam Dawe,
Slime Rancher, the game where you run around collecting assorted slimes has been updated and it's a big one.

Rise to Ruins major update released with ranged attacks, trading cards and tons more

By Liam Dawe,
I've covered the development versions of Rise to Ruins here and there, but now everyone can get in on the fun. A new stable build of Rise to Ruins is out with lots of new goodies.

Riskers, the game inspired by classic GTA & Hotline Miami arrives on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Only a day after the main release, Riskers, the game inspired by classic GTA and Hotline Miami has officially released for Linux.

openage, the open source game engine for Age of Empires II and more games is advancing

By Liam Dawe,
Another open source game engine has been advancing recently, this time it's openage, the game engine for playing games like Age of Empires, Age of Empires II (HD) and Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds.

JASEM, an 'insanely hard' twin-stick shooter could see Linux support, needs testers

By Liam Dawe,
A random shot in the dark of mine, but it seems to the developer of JASEM, the self-described 'insanely hard' twin-stick shooter could see Linux support.

Slide!! A simplistic and slow puzzle game released with Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
If you're in the mood to slow down a bit with a puzzle game, perhaps Slide!! from Red Chain Games Ltd. might help.

The Linux version of Beyond Enemy Lines is being held up by Unreal Engine 4 bugs

By Liam Dawe,
This is sadly a familiar story, the Linux version of Beyond Enemy Lines is now waiting on bugs being fixed in Unreal Engine 4.

Indonesia and Khmer are heading to Civilization VI

By Liam Dawe,
2K and Firaxis Games have revealed that Indonesia and Khmer will both be heading to Civilization VI in future.

Battlevoid: Sector Siege promises to be an interesting 2D space RTS, releasing this month

By Liam Dawe,
Battlevoid: Sector Siege promises to be an RTS where the action is never far away, I liked the previous Battlevoid game for its simplicity and Battlevoid: Sector Siege seems better in every way.

RUNNING WITH RIFLES: PACIFIC DLC has a trailer, launching October 26th

By Liam Dawe,
RUNNING WITH RIFLES: PACIFIC, the World War II themed expansion for RUNNING WITH RIFLES, the damn fun top-down tactical shooter has a release date and trailer.

Adventure Game Hiveswap: Act 1 Releases For Linux

By Nezchan,
Hiveswap: Act 1, based on the popular, long-running webcomic Homestuck by Andrew Hussie, has released for Linux, just over 1 month following release of the Windows and Mac versions.

Need a Horror Game for October? Join the 'Doki Doki Literature Club'

By vermillion,
Doki Doki Literature Club is a cute dating-sim where you join a literature club filled with beautiful girls. Except, it's not that at all. Underneath the saccharine pink and typical tropes of the genre, something dark slowly emerges and coalesces into a nightmare.

The Humble Down Under Bundle is a very good deal for Linux gamers

By Liam Dawe,
The Humble Down Under Bundle features nine games, all of which have a Linux version and it's a rather nice selection.

Slapping minions, defeating heroes and being delightfully evil in Dungeons 3, my thoughts

By Liam Dawe,
Combining elements from many different genres, Dungeons 3 has arrived for you to spread evil across the world. Dungeons 3 was a same-day release for Linux, but how does it feel to to be bad?

The open source recreation of Daggerfall hits an important milestone

By BTRE,
Another classic game is getting closer to being fully playable natively on Linux. The project to recreate The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall in the Unity engine has hit an important milestone and now the the main quest is completely playable.

The First Tree, a short and powerful exploration game is now available on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
The developer of The First Tree emailed in to let everyone know that their beautiful 3rd-person exploration game is now on Linux 'due to a ton of requests'.