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Mantis Burn Racing, an awesome looking top-down racer could come to Linux with enough support

By Liam Dawe,
I was pointed towards Mantis Burn Racing as the developers are considering a Linux port of their fantastic looking top-down racer. They may do it with enough requests.

Strategy game 'Cossacks 3' will have a Linux beta on Friday and I have a key for one lucky person

By Liam Dawe,
Even though it was supposed to be delayed until April, GSC Game World have announced that there will be a public beta of the Linux version on Friday. We also have a spare key to throw at you!

HEVN, a first-person sci-fi adventure game should have Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
HEVN was pointed out by GOL follower micha and after taking a look I was impressed, so I spoke to the developer about their Linux plans for this first-person sci-fi adventure game.

Game engine 'Construct 3' is now in open beta, check out my example game

By Liam Dawe,
Construct 3 is a game engine that requires little to no programming knowledge as it relies on stringing events together from objects. It's clever and it works really well.

Oxenfree is a clever, narrative driven supernatural thriller you should check out, my review

By Liam Dawe,
I finally set aside some time to play the supernatural thriller Oxenfree and it's surprisingly good. It's a narrative-driven game, so each choice you make changes the conversations and the flow of the game.

Meganoid, a challenging platformer with roguelike elements releases soon with Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
The latest game from Orangepixel, Meganoid, will launch soon with day-1 Linux support and I have to say for a platform it looks really damn good.

RUNNING WITH RIFLES has a major update and a DLC announcement

By Liam Dawe,
RUNNING WITH RIFLES is the rather excellent top-down shooter with RPG elements that has Linux support. A major patch was just released along with a big DLC announcement.

Blazing Chrome, a classic co-op run ‘n gun plans Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
Blazing Chrome is a new co-op run ‘n gun being developed by JoySmasher and they are planning a Linux version.

SC Controller, the stand-alone Steam Controller driver and UI has an important bug-fix release

By Liam Dawe,
I've been using a lot of SC Controller to play games with my Steam Controller outside of Steam, but it did have a major issue. I reported the issue and it has now been solved.

Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition officially announced with Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
As expected, Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition has now been officially announced with a trailer and it looks like it will launch with Linux support.

Unreal Tournament updated, weapon animations overhauled and AI improvements

By Liam Dawe,
Unreal Tournament has been updated with much better weapon animations, AI improvements, map updates and more. Here's how to get it running on Linux.

Sumoman, the hilarious UNIGINE-powered puzzle platformer with physics is now out on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Sumoman is a brand new and rather hilarious puzzle platformer powered by the UNIGINE engine. It released with day-1 Linux support and I took a look. There's also a video of my failures included.

Hollow Knight, the fantastic looking action adventure game has a Linux build being tested

By Liam Dawe,
Hollow Knight, an incredibly stylish action and adventure game recently launched for Windows, but it seems Linux gamers won't be left waiting for too long.

To no surprise the Cossacks 3 Linux version has been delayed once again

By Liam Dawe,
I have it confirmed that the planned Linux version of Cossacks 3 has been once again delayed and it's now not due until April, if they even make that.

Snoost, a new cloud gaming service has opened with Linux support, uses Steam's in-home streaming

By Liam Dawe,
This is an interesting one, Snoost, a new cloud gaming service powered by Amazon AWS supports Linux. It uses Steam's in-home streaming with your own games library.

Day of Infamy is an absolutely brutal first-person shooter you need to play

By Liam Dawe,
When it comes to FPS games based on realism, Linux is in shortly supply. Day of Infamy is another game that, for me, has closed a gap I needed.

Tiles, a simplistic action-puzzle game with local multiplayer is now out for Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Tiles is a simple looking action-puzzle game with 90 levels of ever-increasing difficulty and it's now out for Linux.

The open source itch client is a little smarter on Linux now

By Liam Dawe,
With the latest release of the open source itch store client, you can now stop your computer going to sleep when using a gamepad.

The developers of 'Ticket to Ride' have abandoned Linux support for their game

By Liam Dawe,
This is a bit troublesome, the developers of Ticket to Ride have decided to abandon Linux support with no announcement.

Ballistic Overkill leaves early access, but major new features will still be added

By Liam Dawe,
The really fun FPS Ballistic Overkill has now officially left Early Access with a patch. The developers have stated they intend to continue adding to it and have major features in development.