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Learn how locks really work in Sophie's Safecracking Simulator now on Steam
After appearing on itch.io, the very clever Sophie's Safecracking Simulator is now available on Steam if that is your preferred way to grab Linux games.
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Linux Mint 20.2 has a Beta version now available
Linux Mint 20.2 is close to being ready with a first Beta version now available with the Cinnamon, MATE and Xfce desktop variants up for some testing.
Melvor Idle is probably one of the best idle games around
Ever played an idle / clicker game? They've been popular in the past, especially in the earlier days of web gaming and Melvor Idle is probably one of the best.
co-open is a wholesome game about shopping by yourself for the first time
Remember the first time you were allowed to be in a shop by yourself? For some it was seriously exciting, others perhaps a little terrifying and that's what co-open is all about.
Vomitoreum is a retro-styled FPS Metroidvania that releases July 30
Vomitoreum shall bring a nice little birthday present for me on July 30 when this retro-styled FPS Metroidvania releases on Steam and itch.io.
God sim sandbox 'WorldBox' has a huge release out with lots of fun new toys
WorldBox gives you a pixel-art god game all about doing whatever they hell you want. It's actually fantastic and a new release is out now.
Loop Hero adds saving during a run and more speed options in the 1.1 update
Loop Hero, the big hit from Four Quarters and Devolver Digital that released back in March has a major 1.1 update out now with some really wonderful additions.
Absolute Drift from the art of rally devs arrives on GOG and free for 48 hours
Yet another chance to bag yourself a free game. During the GOG Summer Sale, Absolute Drift from the art of rally developer has been released on GOG and free for 48 hours.
BOY BEATS WORLD is an overlooked fun and quirky rhythm action adventure
Underrated and criminally overlooked, the rhythm action adventure BOY BEATS WORLD is officially out now.
Return a wasteland to green glory in the upcoming Terra Nil
Terra Nil is an absolute gem you can play right now on itch.io free (which is now named as the Prototype) but it's also getting a total rewrite to be a full commercial game and the new Terra Nil is coming to Linux.
OpenGL over Vulkan driver Zink gets a huge performance boost
We heard you like performance and it seems the new OpenGL over Vulkan driver Zink is going to bring some FPS friends whenever the next release lands.
Steam Next Fest is live again with new demos, livestreams and more
Another digital event has arrived with Steam Next Fest, giving you a chance again to try out a bunch of demos for upcoming games and watch live events.
Sweet and cozy fishing and building game Luna's Fishing Garden is out now
Luna's Fishing Garden from Coldwild Games (Merchant of the Skies, Lazy Galaxy) is a slow, peaceful and quite meditative experience out now.
Prison Architect: Second Chances expansion and free update The Pen out now
Paradox Interactive and Double Eleven have released the latest Prison Architect expansion with Prison Architect: Second Chances and the free The Pen update for everyone.
Wildermyth is a fantastic papercraft styled party-based RPG out now
Worldwalker Games have now officially released Wildermyth, a game that very much deserves plenty of attention and it's easily one of the best releases this year.
Two Point Campus is coming to Linux from the Two Point Hospital team
Two Point Studios shared today that the upcoming Two Point Campus due in 2022 will have a native Linux supported build, just like they did with Two Point Hospital.
Latest Steam Client Beta improves Proton startup times, fixes login issue
Been having trouble logging into Steam lately? You're not alone, it seems there was a problem with the auto-login which has now been solved.
Creation and evolution sim The Sapling adds in flight, extended combat, family trees
Starting off very simplistic with a vegetation system, The Sapling has expanded to become a rather curious evolution sim to spend a couple of hours in and see what horrors you end up creating.
Alternate Quake II game engine Yamagi Quake II adds optional Vulkan support
Want another game engine reimplementation to play Quake II? Yamagi Quake II is another that's quite advanced and big new release is available with Vulkan support.
Control AMD's Wraith cooler RGB on Linux using Wraith Master with a new release
Have a fancy AMD CPU with a Wraith Prism cooler? You might want to adjust some of the RGB settings on Linux and for that you should check out Wraith Master.
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