This website makes use of cookies to enhance your browsing experience and provide additional functionality -> More info Deny Cookies - Allow Cookies

Support us on Patreon to keep GamingOnLinux alive. This ensures all of our main content remains free for everyone. Just good, fresh content! Alternatively, you can donate through

PayPal. You can also buy games using our partner links for GOG and Humble Store.

Latest News

Click for more

Brian Fargo confirms Torment: Tides of Numenera will launch for Linux day-1

By Liam Dawe, 15 Feb 2017

We already had confirmation that Torment: Tides of Numenera would launch day-1 on Linux here on GOL from an email chat with inXile, but it's always good to see fully public confirmation.

Diluvion, a deep-sea exploration game with RPG elements may be coming to Linux

By Liam Dawe, 14 Feb 2017

Corben wrote in to let us know that Diluvion, a deep-sea exploration game with RPG elements looks like it might be coming over to Linux.

Castles 1 & 2, two more retro strategy games now have Linux versions on GOG powered by DOSBox

By Liam Dawe, 14 Feb 2017

GOG have revived two more classic games for Linux, as Castles 1 & 2 now have Linux versions bundled with DOSBox.

NVIDIA 378.13 stable driver released

By Liam Dawe, 14 Feb 2017

NVIDIA has release the 378.13 stable driver which directly follows on from their work on the 378.09 beta driver.

Looks like Feral Interactive are doing more work on Mesa

By Liam Dawe, 14 Feb 2017

The recent Mesa release of Mesa 17.0.0 included a patch from a Feral Interactive developer, but Feral aren't stopping there. Another developer from Feral has had two patches accepted into Mesa-git today.

The Talos Principle has a new stable build with more Vulkan optimizations

By Liam Dawe, 14 Feb 2017

Croteam are continuing to improve The Talos Principle with a brand new stable build that has Vulkan optimizations.

Soldat, a rather old side-view multiplayer action game is being ported to Linux

By Liam Dawe, 14 Feb 2017

This is something I did not expect. I remember Soldat from many years ago and it looks like it's being ported to Linux.

Project Cars 2 now has a trailer, with no mention of their promised Linux/SteamOS support

By Liam Dawe, 14 Feb 2017

Why am I not surprised? The developers of Project Cars 2 said the game would be coming out for SteamOS, but they are being silent on it. The same happened with the original.

Racing
Steam

The Velocibox-like psychedelic action game 'Hyper Time Disruptor' is a nice surprise on itch.io

By -Daniel-Palacio-, 14 Feb 2017

If you enjoy exercising your reflexes with games like 'Velocibox', then you can't miss this new and good-looking action game which is available on itch since a few days ago, under the Pay What You Want scheme.

The 'Humble Freedom Bundle' is huge and well worth picking up

By Liam Dawe, 13 Feb 2017

The 'Humble Freedom Bundle' has launched and with it, tons of stuff. A large majority of it is available on Linux too.

Game Bundle

Alwa's Awakening is a pretty decent NES-inspired adventure game with a very retro feel

By Liam Dawe, 13 Feb 2017

In Alwa's Awakening you are a stranger who has been summoned to help rid Alwa of evil! A very retro throwback at the NES era and it pulls it off pretty well.

Mesa 17.0.0 has officially released and it's well worth updating

By Liam Dawe, 13 Feb 2017

The Mesa developers have announced the release of Mesa 17.0.0 and it's a truly incredible release. You should probably update as soon as possible.

Stone Story looks like a very clever ASCII-styled RPG that will have Linux support

By Liam Dawe, 13 Feb 2017

Now this is the kind of idea I think is extremely cool. An ASCII-styled RPG called 'Stone Story' will come to Linux, come check out the trailer.

Signs of Life, a sci-fi survival sandbox platformer officially adds Linux support

By Liam Dawe, 13 Feb 2017

The developers of Signs of Life switched from XNA to MonoGame a few months ago and now the Linux build has been promoted to an officially supported platform.

Turns out that 'River City Ransom: Underground' will see day-1 Linux support (updated)

By Liam Dawe, 13 Feb 2017

A few days ago I wrote about 'River City Ransom: Underground' not getting day-1 Linux support, but it seems it will and the developer had their wires crossed somewhere. Note: Article updated.

The Wild Eight is another game funded by Kickstarter that decided to delay the promised Linux version

By Liam Dawe, 13 Feb 2017

GOL follower 'Beer' wrote in to let us know that 'The Wild Eight', a game I was previously excited about has decided to delay the Linux version because doing builds for different systems is 'too hard'.

Neon Drive, a very slick and rather difficult retro-inspired rhythm game

By Liam Dawe, 13 Feb 2017

Neon Drive was sent in by GOL reader Cybolic as they have officially released their Linux version. The developers say it will make your brain melt and they aren't wrong.

Arcade
Steam

Feral Interactive will livestream HITMAN for Linux on Wednesday the day before release

By Liam Dawe, 13 Feb 2017

Exciting week ahead folks! We have HITMAN releasing on Thursday, so Feral Interactive are going to demo it on a livestream on Wednesday!

Livestream

Typoman: Revised released for Linux, a puzzle platformer with some word puzzling mixed in

By Samsai, 12 Feb 2017

An indie puzzle platformer, where you must control the world around you with words, by the name of Typoman: Revised has made its way onto Linux via Steam.