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Solarus is a free and open source cross-platform game engine for 2D action-RPGs
Today thanks to a game developer, I was made aware of Solarus. It's a cross-platform free and open source game engine, that's designed for people making 2D action-RPGs.
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Oxygen Not Included has another big free update out with Banhi's Automation Innovation Pack
Oxygen Not Included continues getting bigger, with the free Banhi's Automation Innovation Pack update out now.
Frictional Games have now formally announced Amnesia: Rebirth, their next horror
Amnesia: Rebirth is the newly announced title from the horror masters at Frictional Games, after teasing it for a few months we finally know what it is.
Intel chipsets have another security issue, this time it's 'unfixable'
Researchers have uncovered a fun new vulnerability in Intel processors, and this one has a claim attached that it's not possible to fix it.
Cyber Knights: Flashpoint, a tactical RPG is funded and on the way to Linux
Cyber Knights: Flashpoint from Trese Brothers, a tactical RPG set in the neon-soaked future of 2231 is now funded on Kickstarter and on the way to Linux.
AMD next-gen Zen 3 due this year, Zen 4 will be 5nm and new RDNA 2-based GPUs coming
The last few years have shown what competition can really do. AMD went from being constantly bottom, to truly kicking some ass with the Zen processor design and they have more to come.
Dandara gets a big free update with the Trials of Fear Edition
Dandara was quite a surprise, a metroidvania platformer with a gravity-defying movement mechanic that entirely changed you how play and it just got a big update with the Trials of Fear Edition.
Valve's latest Steam Labs experiment aims to unify game news and events
Finally, Valve are looking to update their updates and news feed for the many tens of thousands of games on Steam with a brand new Steam Labs experiment.
Google rolls out 4K Stadia streaming on the web, plus Relicta and The Turing Test coming soon
Stadia is finally starting to fulfil some of the marketing Google had surrounding it before launch with new features rolling out to their Linux-powered game streaming service. Time for another Stadia round-up.
Build your own Paradox Interactive bundle over on Humble and save monies - plus more sales
Humble Bundle and Paradox Interactive have teamed up for something a little more unusual, instead of a standard Humble Bundle they're letting you build it yourself with the games you want.
Total War: THREE KINGDOMS - A World Betrayed announced, coming to Linux 'shortly' after Windows
Total War: THREE KINGDOMS - A World Betrayed was announced today as the latest expansion, it looks and sounds good and a release isn't far away.
The Longing is out today so you can begin your own 400 day adventure
The Longing is highly unusual, a game that takes 400 real-time days to come to a conclusion. As soon as you load it up, a timer will start counting down even when you're not in the game.
Fallen London the browser-based adventure from Failbetter now has a sweet looking city
Admittedly, Fallen London is not a game I played until this week when learning of the 10 year anniversary and this browser-based narrative adventure certainly does capture your attention.
Co-op submarine sim Barotrauma has a massive 'Quality of Life Update' out now
Barotrauma from FakeFish, Undertow Games and Daedalic Entertainment is a 2D co-op submarine sim with survival and horror elements that showed a lot of promise and they're now trying to make it a smoother experience.
Free and open source event-driven game engine 'GDevelop' has a new release up
Creating awesome 2D games can be made quite easy, thanks to tools like GDevelop, the free and open source game engine that has an events-driven system so even beginners can use it.
SuperStarfighter, a free and open source multiplayer game has a big new release out
SuperStarfighter from notapixel Studio is a wonderful in-development local multiplayer game with a big new release available.
Low-fantasy tactical RPG 'Urtuk: The Desolation' is up on GOG and worth a look
Urtuk: The Desolation is dark, a little gruesome and very much an in-development tactical RPG that you're going to need to check out because it's great.
Google opens a second studio to develop Stadia games - The Division 2 this month and more
Stadia was off to a rough start, it's still quite rough now but an interesting look at a possible future of convenience playing games wherever you want. Seems Google are just getting started.
Served! - the top-down racing game with a culinary theme is out now
Giving a whole new meaning to fast food, Served! is a racing game with a culinary theme and it's out now.
The End of the Sun, an upcoming adventure with a Slavic fantasy world has a new teaser
The End of the Sun is very pretty looking first-person exploration and adventure game set in the world of Slavic rites, beliefs, legends, and their everyday life.
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