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Feudal Alloy, a metroidvania action-RPG with robots controlled by fish will support Linux

By Liam Dawe, 27 Feb 2018

That's a title I didn't think I would ever write! Robots controlled by fish is certainly an amusing idea and it's coming with the metroidvania action-RPG 'Feudal Alloy' later this year.

Godot Engine to work on Vulkan support

By Liam Dawe, 27 Feb 2018

Speaking on their official blog, Godot Engine developer Juan Linietsky writes about how the open source game engine will be getting Vulkan API support.

The developer of 'Rise to Ruins' has shared some Linux sales and players data

By Liam Dawe, 26 Feb 2018

Rise to Ruins, the rather excellent indie godlike village simulator is a favourite of mine and here's some information on how it's doing on Linux.

Albion Online 'Lancelot' update to land March 12th with Fishing, Roaming Mobs & more

By Liam Dawe, 26 Feb 2018

Albion Online is set to expand again with the 'Lancelot' update that has been announced for release on March 12th.

The 80's inspired action-adventure Crossing Souls is out, it's pretty good

By Liam Dawe, 26 Feb 2018

Crossing Souls, from Fourattic and Devolver Digital is an action-adventure love letter to the 80's and it's pretty good overall.

Vulkan can now run on Mac as MoltenVK is now open source

By Liam Dawe, 26 Feb 2018

Not exactly Linux news, but still interesting since Vulkan is what will likely power many Linux games in future and having Vulkan on Mac could result in easier ports to Linux.

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BYTEPATH is an arcade shooter with a huge skill tree, retro visuals and it's insane

By Liam Dawe, 26 Feb 2018

If you took Asteroids, gave it a retro text-terminal menu along with a huge skill tree and some slick music what do you get? BYTEPATH.

The developer of Solstice Chronicles: MIA is continuing to work on a Linux port

By Liam Dawe, 26 Feb 2018

Solstice Chronicles: MIA might still be a few months away, but the developer has confirmed they're continuing to bring it to Linux.

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

By , 26 Feb 2018

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.

Some thoughts on 'ERSATZ', the speed focused hardcore action-platformer with a musical twist

By Liam Dawe, 25 Feb 2018

Last month, ERSATZ, the speed focused hardcore action-platformer with a musical twist added Linux support and since I love a good beat I gave it a go. Here's some thoughts.

Crazy top-down shooter 'Monsters and Monocles' adds challenge rooms, a mini-map and more

By Liam Dawe, 25 Feb 2018

Monsters and Monocles is a pretty decent top-down shooter, full of seriously fun weapons and the latest release has continued to make it even more interesting.

The RPG 'Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues' is to launch next month

By Liam Dawe, 25 Feb 2018

Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues is looking to officially leave Early Access next month, which is a little surprising.

Streets of Rogue, the insanely fun mix of genres now has lots more content & shorter loading times

By Liam Dawe, 25 Feb 2018

Streets of Rogue is such a fantastic mix of genres, I was quite sad when we reached the end of it recently. Thankfully, it's been updated recently with more content.

Deep Sixed is another game that shows some promising early sales on Linux

By Liam Dawe, 25 Feb 2018

One of the people behind the recently release Deep Sixed has been talking about Linux sales for their title, turns out it's been worth it so far.

Tactical RPG Ash of Gods set to release in March

By BTRE, 24 Feb 2018

Following a successful crowdfunding campaign last year, this beautiful RPG with hand-drawn animation is nearing release. We should be getting our hands on it sometime in March.

All Walls Must Fall, the quirky tech-noir tactics game, comes out of Early Access

By BTRE, 24 Feb 2018

This isometric tactical RPG blends in sci-fi, a Cold War that never ended and lots of spirited action. It’s powered by Unreal Engine 4 and has good Linux support.

Cityglitch, a puzzle game with ghosts and glitches, is now available on Steam

By BTRE, 23 Feb 2018

For those of you looking to fly across rooftops and solve puzzles in the dead of night, this new puzzle game may tickle your fancy. It was released earlier today with same-day Linux support and I have a few brief thoughts.

Friday Livestream with Samsai at 6 PM UTC on Twitch!

By Samsai, 23 Feb 2018

Hello again, dear readers! It has been brought to my attention that it could indeed be Friday today, so how about we do another one of those Friday Livestreams? Yeah, that sounds fun! Come watch and chat about Linux games on our Twitch channel!

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Madcap Castle is a retro-inspired puzzle platformer that’s not for everyone

By BTRE, 23 Feb 2018

Proudly showing off its Game Boy aesthetics and high level of difficulty, Madcap Castle seeks to fill its own niche. I gave the game a whirl and have a few thoughts to share.