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Retro FPS titles Shrine, Shrine II, Lycanthorn and Lycanthorn II all now have Linux builds

By Liam Dawe, 30 Dec 2020

After some classic first-person shooter fun? Developer 'Scumhead' who works with the GZDoom game engine recently announced that Shrine, Lycanthorn and Lycanthorn II all now have Linux builds.

Amusing scribbly-art adventure 'Scrabdackle' had a big demo update recently

By Liam Dawe, 30 Dec 2020

Scrabdackle is one game you really need to keep an eye on, an adventure following a novice wizard getting to know their own strange world for the first time.

Neon Wings: Air Race is a new sci-fi arcade racer in Early Access

By Liam Dawe, 30 Dec 2020

Need more casual arcade racers? Neon Wings: Air Race is a colourful sci-fi air racer currently available in Early Access and they recently hooked up a Linux build.

Bloody Service is an 80’s slasher inspired FMV and a visual novel, expect lots of death

By Liam Dawe, 29 Dec 2020

Developer CASE has given us the very latest in interactive entertainment with Bloody Service, a throwback to classic 80's slasher movies and it's worth a look.

Chiaki, a free and open source PlayStation Remote Play client adds PlayStation 5 support

By Liam Dawe, 29 Dec 2020

Own a shiny new PlayStation 5 and want to stream games from it to your desktop or laptop? Or perhaps you're clinging onto your PlayStation 4 and want to do the same? Chiaki is here to help.

Crooks Like Us us an upcoming party game where you steal everything, try the free Alpha

By Liam Dawe, 29 Dec 2020

Need another amusing co-op and PvP party game? Crooks Like Us is all about grabbing as much as you can, and then making a run for it.

Hole Punch is an upcoming physics platformer where you cut up the environment

By Liam Dawe, 29 Dec 2020

Using a powerful dash you're not just avoiding people in Hole Punch, you're smashing through the level itself to get around the challenges.

Fantasy RTS city-builder Songs of Syx has sold over 11 thousand copies

By Liam Dawe, 29 Dec 2020

After a Kickstarter success back in May 2020, then an Early Access release on Steam in September 2020 - the fantasy grand-strategy city-builder Songs of Syx has continued to be a big indie success. Here's a look over it.

Social deduction game Untrusted launching free to play on January 29, 2021

By Liam Dawe, 29 Dec 2020

Inspired by the likes of Werewolf, Mafia and similar games Untrusted from evolvedlabs is ready to go out to a wider audience after releasing a few Alpha builds from their website.

Atari VCS games really are just plain Linux desktop builds

By Liam Dawe, 29 Dec 2020

Now that the Atari VCS is out in the wild for plenty of IndieGoGo backers, we've seen plenty of reports of how it works and one GamingOnLinux reader gave us plenty of info.

Point and click dreamworld noir adventure 'Oniria Crimes' lands on Linux

By Liam Dawe, 28 Dec 2020

Oniria Crimes is a point and click noir adventure game from cKolmos Game Studios, originally released back in early December 2020 and they ported it to Linux not long after release.

Programming puzzler inspired by retro computing Comet 64 releases February 5, 2021

By Liam Dawe, 28 Dec 2020

Find programming relaxing? Enjoy puzzle games? Comet 64 could be your next game, with a theme and visuals inspired by some early computing devices.

Feudal Kingdoms is a promising upcoming medieval grand strategy game

By Liam Dawe, 28 Dec 2020

Need more grand strategy in your gaming time? Get ready to go medieval and expand with Feudal Kingdoms from developer Blood and Pixels.

Lightweight desktop Xfce 4.16 released with a visual refresh and fractional scaling

By Liam Dawe, 28 Dec 2020

1 year and 4 months of work later, the sleek and simple Linux desktop Xfce 4.16 is out now along with plenty of visual upgrades and some big tech upgrades too.

Sony to officially support the PS5 DualSense on Linux with a new driver

By Liam Dawe, 28 Dec 2020

Roderick Colenbrander of Sony Interactive Entertainment has sent in a brand new and official Linux driver for the PS5 DualSense for even better out of the box support.

The Humble Holiday in Space Bundle has a few nice picks

By Liam Dawe, 28 Dec 2020

Another week another game bundle, a chance for you to build up that collection of games with the Humble Holiday in Space Bundle out now.

Make way for an $80 handheld that runs Ubuntu with the ODROID-Go Super

By Liam Dawe, 28 Dec 2020

Looking for a little gaming on the go or perhaps something in bed? The upcoming ODROID-Go Super sounds like quite a useful little Switch-styled device.

Cooler Master and KFC team up to create a 'console' PC and now I've seen everything

By Liam Dawe, 28 Dec 2020

Is this actually seriously real? I still have some doubts but I am beginning to get hungry. KFC and Cooler Master have properly announced the KFConsole.

A fourth Release Candidate is now available for Wine 6.0

By Liam Dawe, 28 Dec 2020

Currently in a feature-freeze while as many lingering issues are solved as possible for the next big stable release, Wine has a fourth Release Candidate up now.