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Downward, an impressive first-person open-world Parkour adventure supports Linux

By Liam Dawe,
I've tested out Downward and I've found it to be a rather incredible open-world Parkour game and I love it.

Geneshift, the top-down shooter with vehicles has an Early Access launch date and a Linux demo (updated)

By Liam Dawe,
Geneshift, previously known as Subvein: Mutant Factions, a top-down shooter with vehicles will officially launch on April 27th (Early Access) and they also have a demo now too. UPDATED.

Announcing a new fun venture for me: Our sister site LifeOnLinux

By Liam Dawe,
I've debated for quite some time setting up my own more generalised Linux and technology site, so screw it, I did it. Announcing LifeOnLinux as a new experiment!

Open source RTS 0 A.D. to get a 'Capture The Relic' gamemode and more in the next Alpha

By Liam Dawe,
The next Alpha of the open source RTS 0 A.D. is moving along with development and it sounds like it's going to be a fun release.

Starbound to get vastly expanded space travel in a big update

By Liam Dawe,
Starbound, the 2D survival sandbox game from Chucklefish is going to get a lot bigger, specifically space travel is going to get much bigger.

All Walls Must Fall sounds like a Kickstarter worth some Linux gamer attention

By Liam Dawe,
All Walls Must Fall, an isometric tactics game currently in the final days of Kickstarter has promised same-day Linux support!

Playstation 3 emulator 'RPCS3' has improved Linux support recently

By Liam Dawe,
The developer of the open source Playstation 3 emulator 'RPCS3' has improved Linux support recently.

City builder 'Hearthlands' updated with a small campaign mode and other nice fixes

By Liam Dawe,
Hearthlands is a pretty nice city builder and the developers just released an update to include a small campaign mode.

So, I played… Undertale

By Samsai,
My last April Fools’ left some people quite disappointed, so how about we do this for reals this time? Get determined because this is my Undertale experience.

Some thoughts on Albion Online with the final Beta

By Liam Dawe,
The final Beta of Albion Online has begun and the new world design along with all the new biomes have landed and it's looking pretty good.

Friday Livestream with Samsai at 5 PM UTC!

By Samsai,
Hello there! The weekly Friday Livestream is happening (unsurprisingly) today and I'd just like to remind everyone that there's a chance to enjoy some live Linux gaming with you as your host. Just in case you are interested. No hard feelings if you're not.

Contraption Maker, a slight oldie but a great Linux game to check out if you like your puzzles

By Liam Dawe,
Contraption Maker came to Linux with the Humble Indie Bundle 14 back in 2015. I was gifted a copy some time ago and finally found some time to play it.

A look at 'Asura', a top-down hack 'n' slash game inspired by Indian mythology

By Liam Dawe,
Today I took a look at 'Asura' a brand new hack 'n' slash title that's inspired by Indian mythology.

Wine 2.6 released and it finally brings in the multi-threaded command stream for Direct3D

By Liam Dawe,
Looks like the Wine developers consider the Multi-threaded command stream for Direct3D good enough now, as it's in Wine 2.6.

Feral Interactive are having a big Easter sale

By Liam Dawe,
Yet another chance to get some great games for much cheaper, as Feral Interactive are doing a big Easter sale.

Cities: Skylines - Mass Transit will release May 18th and it has a new trailer

By Liam Dawe,
The big new DLC for Cities: Skylines named Mass Transit is set to arrive on May 18th and they have a slick new trailer for it.

Beautiful action platformer Rise & Shine ready to release on Linux, waiting on the publisher

By Liam Dawe,
The developers of the beautiful action platformer Rise & Shine have posted on Steam to note that the Linux version is ready, it's just waiting on final approval from the publisher.

A look at 'Tribal Pass', a genre-mashing tactical runner that has Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
Tribal Pass, a genre-mashing tactical runner, is one we missed last year as they added Linux support after the initial release. Here's a few quick thoughts on it.

BRAIN / OUT, a free to play side-scrolling 2D shooter that isn't actually terrible

By Liam Dawe,
BRAIN / OUT is a free to play 2D side-scrolling online shooter, it looks good, so I tested it out for a while to see if it's worth your time too.

Better late than never, GOG now has the Linux version of La-Mulana

By Liam Dawe,
La-Mulana, the free roaming exploration platformer has had a Linux version since early last year on Steam, but now GOG have it too.