Prepare for toxic rain and lots of fire in The Universim
The Universim, the game that mixes in a god sim with a city-builder has expanded once again and in quite a big way with the environment.
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Stylish literary mystery Sarawak will be in the Steam Game Festival
We have another confirmed game that will have a Linux demo available for the Steam Game Festival, and it's the very clever and stylish looking interactive fiction Sarawak.
Spaceship colony sim Space Haven arrives in Early Access
Build a spaceship, look after your crew and travel the stars in Space Haven as it's now available in Early Access and it's good.
The Steam Spring Cleaning event is up to get you to play your old games
Surprisingly, Valve are running an event that is not trying to get you to buy new games. The Steam Spring Cleaning event is now live.
XPRIZE Connect is trying to get kids coding with a competition
The non-profit XPRIZE Foundation has announced XPRIZE Connect, a new "learning initiative" with the first being Code Games: A Global Game-Making Challenge to get kids coding.
Comedy point and click Nine Noir Lives coming to Linux, demo soon
Nine Noir Lives asks the question, "how many things need to be licked to solve a murder?". A comedy point and click adventure that looks genuinely good.
Civilization VI - New Frontier Pass launches without Linux and macOS
Civilization VI - New Frontier Pass went live yesterday, well the first part anyway and it appears it's launched without Linux and macOS.
Awesome looking racer DRAG getting a Steam Game Festival demo
With some fun sounding 4CPT physics (4-way contact point traction technology), DRAG looks to be a great racer and it's getting a demo soon.
GNOME and Rothschild Patent Imaging settle
Back in October 2019, the GNOME project announced they had been hit by what they called a patent troll with Rothschild Patent Imaging. Now it seems it has been resolved and it's a big win for open source.
G2A has paid Wube Software over illegitimate Factorio keys
Last year, the website G2A once again went into the spotlight due to their market place allowing anyone to sell game keys and often they're from dubious sources. Now G2A has given an update.
Firefighting game Embr is Stadia's first Early Access title, it's good fun
Out today on Stadia is Embr, an amusing game that makes a bit of a joke of the gig economy by letting anyone be a firefighter.
Supernatural horror adventure ASYLUM is getting a demo
Arriving next month for the Steam Games Festival, the upcoming supernatural horror adventure ASYLUM will give us a peak behind the door with a 2-hour long demo.
Ultimate ADOM - Caverns of Chaos brings a modern touch to the classic roguelike
ADOM is a classic roguelike, one loved by a great many people but it's also not the most inviting. Ultimate ADOM - Caverns of Chaos aims to change that, reinventing it for the modern era.
Open Joystick Display, a gamepad input HUD has been discontinued
Open Joystick Display is a free and open source HUD, one that can display your gamepad input on top of a video feed for video creators and livestreaming - sadly it's being discontinued.
Viking strategy game Northgard arrives on GOG with a discount
In Northgard you take control of a clan, trying to try to settle new lands while dealing with all the other clans also wanting riches. There's a major caveat for Linux though.
Steampunk base-builder Volcanoids adds online co-op
Volcanoids is pure joy if you love steampunk and great big machines, as it combines the two together and now it has online co-op.
Retro block-pushing puzzler Akurra to get Linux support
Currently crowdfunding on Kickstarter, Akurra from developer Jason Newman looks like a wonderful retro block-pushing puzzle adventure and they plan Linux support.
Denuvo Anti-Cheat to support Steam Play Proton, being removed from DOOM Eternal
Some really good news for PC gamers everywhere, as it seems one small battle against invasive anti-cheat has been won.
EA to open source part of Tiberian Dawn, Red Alert
With the Command & Conquer Remastered Collection releasing next month for Windows, EA had a bit of an announcement to make today in regards to open source.
Serious Sam 4 announced for August, confirmed for Stadia (updated)
Serious Sam 4 from Croteam and Devolver Digital finally has a release window with it announced for August. Note: updates at the bottom.
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