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Over 1,000 games have released on Steam this year with Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
43
Don't adjust your screens, as you did read that correctly. Over 1,000 games have released on Steam this year alone with Linux support. Also, yes, that homepage image is a case of me wondering how many gimp effects I can squeeze into one image.
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Join me tonight at 8PM UTC for the weekly Linux gaming livestream

By Liam Dawe,
5
It's Friday, apparently I managed to sleep all day due to exhaustion, but I have been quickly catching up on my inbox and tonight's livestream will go ahead at 8PM UTC as normal!
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BUTCHER, the brutal 2D shooter has a free DLC which gives you an easy mode

By Liam Dawe,
2
BUTCHER, the gory and totally brutal 2D shooter that's really quite good has a free DLC which enables an easy mode.
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Best Buds vs Bad Guys is another game that has been delayed for Linux

By Liam Dawe,
2
Best Buds vs Bad Guys is another game that has sadly seen a delay of the Linux version. I'm a little sour here since I funded it on Kickstarter (broke my own rule there!).
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OneShot, a surreal top down puzzle & adventure game has been delayed for Linux

By Liam Dawe,
1
OneShot, a pretty promising looking puzzle & adventure game was planned as a day-1 Linux release, but it's seen a delay.
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Marek sent in a patch to fix a 9 year old bug with Mesa, helps radeonsi with multiple games

By Liam Dawe,
12
This is quite an amazing little fix. Marek sent in a patch for Mesa that fixes a bug that has apparently been an issue for around 9 years.
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Kingdom Come: Deliverance may not come to Linux at all, more bad news

By Liam Dawe,
55
Previously, Kingdom Come: Deliverance had an update where the developers said they weren't aiming for a same-day release for Linux. Now, they said to me directly the Linux version may not happen at all.
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Looks like hit adventure game 'Owlboy' really is coming to Linux, ported by Ethan Lee

By Liam Dawe,
13
Ethan Lee sent out a teaser tweet earlier about Owlboy, as it seems he is porting it and wanted to get in first before it ends up popping up on SteamDB.
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AMDGPU-PRO 16.50 actually released, with FreeSync and wider GPU support

By Liam Dawe,
14
As expected (from the leak), AMD has pushed out AMDGPU-PRO 16.50 for Linux which includes FreeSync support along with support for a wider set of cards.
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Porradaria Upgrade & Porradaria 2: Pagode of the Night, two of the worst platformers I've ever played

By Liam Dawe,
8
Sometimes I get sent really interesting things to cover and sometimes I get sent some really basic, terrible stuff. Porradaria Upgrade & Porradaria 2: Pagode of the Night are two that firmly sit in the terrible pile.
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One Eyed Kutkh, a wacky space adventure that will support Linux needs help on Greenlight

By Liam Dawe,
1
One Eyed Kutkh is one of the weirdest looking games I've seen recently! It's a point & click adventure game about an alien trying to get home.
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Albion Online, the sandbox MMO with Linux support has become even bigger

By Liam Dawe,
9
I have to hand it to the guys working on Albion Online, they certainly are putting the effort in to polish the game up for a big release. The big 'Faye' update has landed and it's huge.
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Kingdom Come: Deliverance will not aim for day-1 Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
18
The developers of Kingdom Come: Deliverance have put out a Kickstarter update. The bad news is that the Linux version of Kingdom Come: Deliverance will not be a day-1 release.
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Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten (DX edition) now has gamepad support

By Liam Dawe,
4
Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten (DX edition), the rather excellent Tower Defence and RPG hybrid has been updated to get gamepad and Steam Controller support.
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Some more site updates today, various sections changed

By Liam Dawe,
20
Some minor changes put up on GOL today, these changes were done based on feedback from various users to make it easier.
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Ubuntu now has a community-built PPA for stable versions of Mesa

By Liam Dawe,
66
Feral Interactive's call for a stable Mesa PPA has already made progress, as there's now a stable PPA available for Mesa.
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Rocket League gets a big update called ‘Starbase ARC’, adds a lot of new free goodies

By BTRE,
18
Everybody’s favorite rocket-powered-cars-hitting-oversized-balls-competitively game has gotten another one of its hefty updates. There’s a new space-themed arena, car and a series of new drops and features for players to enjoy.
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4Team, a 2D multiplayer battle platformer, now on Steam Early Access

By BTRE,
1
This is one that’s heavy on the action and explosions. With over-the-top weapons and fast gameplay, 4Team is about seeing who the last man standing will be.
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Technical issues with the new Cossacks 3 DLC seems to have delayed the Linux version

By Liam Dawe,
3
It seems GSC Game World have run into a few technical issues with their new DLC for Cossacks 3, so they have pushed back the DLC release date which has also delayed the Linux version.
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AMD will be showing off their Zen CPU Architecture and letting people play with it on December 13th

By Liam Dawe,
25
On December 13th AMD have said they will be showing off more of their new CPU architecture named Zen.
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