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Fantastic roguelike Caves of Qud gets more accessible with new game modes, new regions

By Liam Dawe, 26 Oct 2021

Caves of Qud is a roguelike we've been writing about for years now and it continues to be one of the best modern iterations on the classic gameplay style. A huge new stable update just went out making it better than ever, for all types of players.

Prepare your wallet for the next confirmed Steam Sale dates

By Liam Dawe, 26 Oct 2021

You may want to set aside some money and fill up that Steam Wishlist, as the next couple of big sale events now have their dates confirmed.

Vulkan 1.1 conformance achieved for the Raspberry Pi 4

By Liam Dawe, 26 Oct 2021

Good news for fans of the tiny Raspberry Pi 4 Model B, as it has been announced that the v3dv Mesa driver has hit Vulkan 1.1 conformance officially now.

Corpse Party gets a new version for 2021 that's out now

By Liam Dawe, 25 Oct 2021

Yes, there's another Corpse Party that's now been released. It can be a little confusing, as there's been a few but this is the latest from XSEED Games titled Corpse Party (2021).

KDE Plasma gets fingerprint reader support, plus preliminary support for NVIDIA GBM

By Liam Dawe, 25 Oct 2021

The team at KDE are producing upgrades for Plasma very quickly, with another weekly update out from developer Nate Graham with some major new bits being hooked up.

Check out the demo for Big Boy Boxing, a playful boss-rush fighter

By Liam Dawe, 25 Oct 2021

Get ready for the punchline! Soupmaster Games announced recently their intent to support Linux with Big Boy Boxing and there's now a demo available on Steam for you to try out.

Alisa is a horror game throwback to '90s 3D games like Resident Evil

By Liam Dawe, 25 Oct 2021

Successfully funded on Kickstarter the horror game throwback Alisa is out after suffering a few minor release delays and so far it's looking pretty good.

Iron Gate tease the upcoming Mistlands update for Valheim, plus updates for Mountains

By Liam Dawe, 25 Oct 2021

With the Hearth & Home update now behind them, Iron Gate are focusing on the next major biome update for Valheim with the Mistlands and some smaller updates too.

5.8% sales and over 38% of bug reports from Linux said one dev but it's been helpful

By Liam Dawe, 25 Oct 2021

According to Kodera Software, developer of the space sim ΔV: Rings of Saturn, quite a lot of bug reports come from Linux users considering the smaller share but that's not actually a bad thing.

Wine 6.20 rolls out continuing the PE module conversion

By Liam Dawe, 25 Oct 2021

Just before the weekend landed the Wine team released Wine 6.20 as the latest development version with all the latest code.

Humble has a Paradox Bundle up with plenty of strategy games and a Halloween sale

By Liam Dawe, 22 Oct 2021

Ready for more games to keep you warm this coming Winter? Check out the Paradox StrataGems Bundle and there's also a nice Humble Store Halloween sale now live.

Star Labs introduce the small and mighty StarLite Mk IV

By Liam Dawe, 22 Oct 2021

Usually when we get to talk about laptops from Linux hardware vendors they're on the pricey side but Star Labs are serving the underserved here with the new StarLite Mk IV.

The Kubuntu Focus M2 sounds like a great all-rounder laptop

By Liam Dawe, 22 Oct 2021

Out for a new laptop for both work and play? The third-generation Kubuntu Focus M2 seems like it can hit the sweet spot so let's take a look. Revealed late in September, this new laptop has some pretty nice specifications.

JARS is a new take on Tower Defense with puzzles and a Gothic style

By Liam Dawe, 22 Oct 2021

The first PC release from Mousetrap Games is JARS, a blending of a Tower Defense game with puzzles to solve and a pretty great looking gothic style.

Developer of ENCODYA announces sci-fi mystery Soul Tolerance

By Liam Dawe, 22 Oct 2021

Soul Tolerance is the next game from ENCODYA developer Chaosmonger Studio, planned for once they're finished with the upcoming Clunky Hero that releases in November.

Don't Starve Together and Terraria are teasing a crossover, Hallowed Nights returns to DST

By Liam Dawe, 22 Oct 2021

Seems like something is brewing between the developers of Don't Starve Together (Klei) and Terraria (Re-Logic) with some sort of cross-over planned for both games.

Wildflower: From the Embers is a story-driven RPG about a young witch in a new town

By Liam Dawe, 22 Oct 2021

Ice Water Games (Tenderfoot Tactics) have announced Wildflower: From the Embers, a new story-driven RPG that focuses on a young witch and her life in a new town.

Steam Client Beta improves Steam Cloud syncing, Shader Pre-Caching

By Liam Dawe, 22 Oct 2021

Valve have a fresh Steam Client Beta with some pretty big back-end improvements, likely readying up as much as possible for the upcoming Steam Deck.

DXVK Native 1.9.2a is out for translating Direct 3D 9 / 10 / 11 to Vulkan for Linux games

By Liam Dawe, 22 Oct 2021

DXVK Native is the fork of the original translation layer DXVK, the part of Proton that translates Direct 3D 9 / 10 / 11 to Vulkan but this is meant for Linux native builds and a new release is out now.

Haunted Chocolatier announced from Stardew Valley creator

By Liam Dawe, 22 Oct 2021

ConcernedApe’s Haunted Chocolatier is the brand new announcement from the creator of Stardew Valley and it looks quite familiar in style with a new setting.

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