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Veil of Dust is an upcoming environmental exploration of what comes after devastating loss

By Liam Dawe, 26 Apr 2021

Trying to survive in a sparse landscape, Veil of Dust: A Homesteading Game puts you in the shoes of someone just trying to keep going and find your way after loss.

Be a dancing tentacle alien who murders bosses and wears their skulls in Zapling Bygone

By Liam Dawe, 26 Apr 2021

Well, that certainly is a headline isn't it. I'll admit that the idea and style of Zapling Bygone pulled me in right away, along with the description of what you'll be doing.

Railroad dispatching management sim Rail Route to release on June 23, try out the new demo

By Liam Dawe, 26 Apr 2021

You've built cities, factories with never-ending conveyor belts, rail lines connecting up everything and more - but have you been in charge of train dispatch before? Rail Route brings another fresh take.

Townseek is an adorable game about a shark exploring the world by airship

By Liam Dawe, 26 Apr 2021

Now and then a Game Jam entry comes along that's simply wonderful and the latest discovery is Townseek, a game about flying a shark around the world.

Project Zomboid has recently seen a nice surge in players on Steam

By Liam Dawe, 26 Apr 2021

Project Zomboid, the long-running Early Access zombie survival game has recently seen a very interesting surge, repeatedly blowing away their previous records for players online.

Heroic Games Launcher for Epic Games on Linux version 1.5.8 is out fixing a critical bug

By Liam Dawe, 26 Apr 2021

Have plenty of games on the Epic Games Store? The Heroic Games Launcher continues maturing to allow you to download and play them on Linux through a native application.

Collabora using AI to enhance VR hand tracking in Monado, the open-source OpenXR runtime

By Liam Dawe, 26 Apr 2021

Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality (XR) is continuing to be a very interesting space with lots of innovation going on and Collabora are at the front of this with Monado, the open source OpenXR runtime.

The Sunday Section - keeping up with some missed Linux and gaming bits

By Liam Dawe, 25 Apr 2021

Hello and welcome to another Sunday Section here on GamingOnLinux, pointing out a few bits we wanted to cover across the week but didn't get time to do so. Grab a coffee and get ready for a little light reading across a few subjects.

Absolutely beautiful 2D platformer rogue-lite Astral Ascent confirmed for Linux

By Liam Dawe, 24 Apr 2021

Hibernian Workshop are currently developing Astral Ascent, a 2D platformer rogue-lite set in a modern fantasy world and it looks simply marvellous.

PULSAR: Lost Colony gets a brand new campaign in the latest update

By Liam Dawe, 24 Apr 2021

PULSAR: Lost Colony is a co-op spaceship simulator where each player assumes the role of a crew member and a whole new campaign just dropped in.

Cross platform Jagged Alliance 2 reimplementation 'Stracciatella' has a new release out

By Liam Dawe, 24 Apr 2021

Jagged Alliance 2, the classic tactical RPG continues living in modern times thanks to Jagged Alliance 2 Stracciatella, a cross-platform game engine reimplementation.

Humble Bundle replacing purchase sliders with less generous options

By Liam Dawe, 24 Apr 2021

Humble Bundle is currently facing something of a backlash after announcing they will be replacing the sliders on bundle purchases, with two options that are far less generous.

It's your time to Wine with the 6.7 release out now

By Liam Dawe, 23 Apr 2021

It's Friday and it's been two weeks so that can only mean one thing! We get to have a little Wine, as a treat.

LudoNarraCon is live showing narrative games with a unique event pack developed on Linux

By Liam Dawe, 23 Apr 2021

LudoNarraCon has returned with their continued focus on highlighting some fantastic narrative games. This time they teamed up with developer Popcannibal (Kind Words) to create a special game.

Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion is delightfully silly short adventure and a must play

By Liam Dawe, 23 Apr 2021

Love your short action-adventure games that have the feel of classic Zelda? Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion hits the spot and as a bonus it's completely hilarious.

Jetboard Joust looks frantic and hilarious plus it's coming to Linux

By Liam Dawe, 23 Apr 2021

Jetboard Joust, an arcade-style shoot 'em up blended with the hardcore tactical elements found in a lot of modern roguelikes and it's coming along to Linux in May.

Barotrauma gets a colossal update to improve almost every part of the game

By Liam Dawe, 23 Apr 2021

Barotrauma, the sci-fi submarine sim I lovingly call a suffering simulator has just had massive Embrace the Abyss upgrade while in Early Access making it better than ever.

Piepacker is a new online multiplayer platform for retro gaming

By Liam Dawe, 23 Apr 2021

Another attempt to bring back the glory days of retro games and local multiplayer is here with Piepacker, a browser-based platform for playing the classics with your friends.

Civilization VI has a final free update 'of the season' hinting at more

By Liam Dawe, 23 Apr 2021

The final free update to Civilization VI is now live although the team appears to be hinting that more may be on the way now the New Frontier Pass is finished.