Free and open source flight sim 'FlightGear' has a brand new release
FlightGear is a rather advanced free, open source flight simulator that's very much alive and kicking with a big new release now available.
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It's hard to believe but Counter-Strike has turned 20 and it's still going strong
20 years officially today, Counter-Strike 1.0 was officially released and it went on to change the way many of us played games online.
Smash up an office to find vermin hiding in the free game Perfect Vermin
A free game that lets you run around a seemingly empty office with a sledgehammer? Perfect Vermin is not quite what it seems as you hunt for some weird creatures.
OpenRazer 2.9.0 is out, adding plenty of new Razer device support on Linux
Enjoy your fancy Razer hardware on Linux? You should probably check out OpenRazer, which is a nice big collection of drivers for Linux.
Need to chill? Check out Forest's Secret, a free nonviolent adventure
Forest's Secret is a free (you can donate) adventure game with a nonviolent theme where you play as a traveller who has just arrived at a quiet forest settlement called Wabika.
Kujlevka is an upcoming quirky Russian adventure about a crashed alien ship
The Russian village of Kujlevka becomes anything but ordinary in this upcoming story-based adventure game about an alien ship that crashes into your house.
First-person shooter Prodeus enters Early Access today, Linux (and macOS) to come later
Prodeus is the seriously slick looking retro-shooter re-imagined blending modern and retro designs together. It enters Early Access today but we have a wait ahead for official support.
What have you been gaming on Linux recently? Come have a chat
It's been a little while since we had a community-chat post to round-up what you've all been gaming on Linux lately, so let's have a chat shall we.
OpenGL on top of Vulkan with 'Zink' continues maturing with 'near-native performance'
On the Collabora blog, developer Mike Blumenkrantz has given an exciting update to Zink, an open source Mesa Gallium driver for Linux that provides OpenGL on top of Vulkan.
Windows compat layer Wine 5.21 out, supports helpful Vulkan extensions for debugging
The hackers working away on the Wine compatibility layer for running Windows games and apps on Linux tagged a new development release with Wine 5.21.
Humble Choice for November is up with Imperator Rome, Darkwood and more
Another fresh month is here with a new set of games to claim if you're subscribing to Humble Choice (previously called Humble Monthly), along with multiple big sales on Humble Store.
Direct3D 12 to Vulkan layer vkd3d-proton has a 2.0 release
Supporting newer and more advanced Windows games like Control and Death Stranding, the Direct3D 12 to Vulkan layer vkd3d-proton has a 2.0 release.
Godlike village building sim 'Rise to Ruins' is now available DRM-free on GOG
A long time coming! The popular pixel-art village building sim that gives you god powers, Rise to Ruins, has now launched DRM-free on GOG.com. We also have some sales numbers for you.
Get a piece of gaming history with Crystal Caves HD now supported on Linux
What looks to be a HD remaster done rather well, the 1991 title Crystal Caves got remaster with Crystal Caves HD back in October and it's now supported on Linux.
Fighting game FOOTSIES Rollback Edition is now available on Linux
Stripping back fighting games to the ground-based combat experience and back to the basics, FOOTSIES Rollback Edition is out now on Linux.
Stadia hits 100 games with Far Cry 5 and New Dawn out now, gets Family Sharing
Google continue pushing their Stadia game streaming service, with new game releases and some useful new features that are available now.
Eight years ago today, Steam for Linux went into Beta
Steam has now been available on Linux, at least in Beta, for eight years now and it's come a long way.
Perspective puzzle game Superliminal is out now on Steam, along with Linux support
Superliminal's timed exclusive period on the Epic Games Store is now up, and it has released on Steam along with Linux support with a port from Ethan Lee.
Tactical turn-based combat with two versions of America, Möbius Front '83 is out now
The latest game from Zachtronics is out now with Möbius Front '83, a turn-based tactical strategy game that has America face off against America from an alternate universe.
Check out our exclusive Linux demo of the RTS 'Liquidation - Echoes of the Past'
Liquidation - Echoes of the Past is an upcoming real-time strategy game from Kiwi Brothers Studio, and we have an exclusive early Linux tech demo for you.
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