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I am the owner of GamingOnLinux. After discovering Linux back in the days of Mandrake in 2003, I constantly checked on the progress of Linux until Ubuntu appeared on the scene and it helped me to really love it. You can reach me easily by emailing GamingOnLinux directly. You can also follow my personal adventures on Bluesky.

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Hyper Team Recon is an adorable upcoming 3D platformer with shapeshifters

By Liam Dawe, 30 Aug 2020

Coming to Linux PC sometime in 2022, Hyper Team Recon from Nathan Burton and Top Hat Studios is a seriously charming upcoming 3D platformer that follows a bunch of shapeshifting aliens.

Techium Eclipse is a sweet free game about defending a tiny planet

By Liam Dawe, 30 Aug 2020

Meteors! Meteors are coming! Thankfully, you have the powers of a god in Techium Eclipse, so you can just grab the planet and swing it around to ensure they don't hit any cities.

GONNER2 looks brilliantly weird - check out 9 minutes of new footage

By Liam Dawe, 30 Aug 2020

GONNER2, the sequel to IGF winning game GoNNER will bring some messy, colourful and weird platformer action to Linux PC later this year. Check out the new footage.

Space Crew has new footage and it's releasing on October 15

By Liam Dawe, 30 Aug 2020

Space Crew takes the idea of the popular Bomber Crew from developer Runner Duck and sends everyone into space. During Gamescom 2020, it gained not only a new trailer but a release date too.

Check out the latest Spacebase Startopia footage, coming to Linux PC in October

By Liam Dawe, 30 Aug 2020

Spacebase Startopia is getting closer and during Gamescom 2020, some new footage surfaced giving us a better look at what to expect from it.

You could play Chess but why not play 5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel

By Liam Dawe, 29 Aug 2020

Why play old, stale and normal Chess when you can fry your brain good with some 5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel.

What are you playing this weekend? We're Linux distro-hopping

By Liam Dawe, 29 Aug 2020

Time to brew a cup of your favourite and chat in the comments, let's see what GOL readers have been enjoying on their Linux boxes recently.

Dota Underlords gets a big reset, new heroes and a mode without Underlords

By Liam Dawe, 29 Aug 2020

Valve's free to play auto-battle strategy game Dota Underlords has received its first major post-release update.

Wine compatibility layer sees a 5.16 development release

By Liam Dawe, 29 Aug 2020

Released just before the weekend began, the Wine team have put out the 5.16 development release as they continue chasing Windows compatibility.

Ova Magica looks like the next great life sim with a creature-taming twist

By Liam Dawe, 28 Aug 2020

Top Hat Studios along with ClaudiaTheDev have shown off a bit more of Ova Magica, what I think could turn into the next great big casual life-sim type of game.

Observer: System Redux should be available for Linux PC too

By Liam Dawe, 28 Aug 2020

Observer: System Redux was announced, as the standalone definitive edition of the award-winning cyberpunk thriller from Bloober Team.

Two Point Hospital gets a Free Weekend and huge sale to celebrate 2 years

By Liam Dawe, 28 Aug 2020

Two Point Studios and SEGA are celebrating it coming up for two years since Two Point Hospital released, so it's on a pretty big discount and a free weekend so you can try it for a few days.

2019's weirdest release 'Hypnospace Outlaw' has a huge update, with improved Linux support

By Liam Dawe, 28 Aug 2020

Hypnospace Outlaw, a '90s internet simulator / parody that takes things to the extreme which was probably 2019'a weirdest game just had a major upgrade.

The International 10 for Dota 2 breaks the esports prize pool record again

By Liam Dawe, 28 Aug 2020

Surprised? I doubt anyone will be. Valve have managed to gather what's now the single biggest prize pool for an event - ever. It's now absolutely massive.