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Space drone construction game Nimbatus just had a massive update to the campaign
Nimbatus is all about piecing together blocks in the hope of creating a drone that's not terrible, with the ability to make them autonomous or have direct control of everything it's a very cool game.
Screeps Arena, an upcoming strategy game where you program your units with JavaScript
Screeps Arena is a game for programming enthusiasts, as you get to design your own AI using JavaScript to have 1 on 1 battles.
Mind Trap, a four episode psychological thriller series inspired by the Twilight Zone is coming to Linux
Gear Worx Productions are currently working on Mind Trap, a four episode psychological thriller series and they've got in touch to mention that it's coming to Linux.
Reaction-based physics-platformer MineRalph is now out
If you don't get frustrated easily and you enjoy a challenge, perhaps also a bit of speedrunning, MineRalph is probably a game you will enjoy.
Steam Play Proton 4.11-2 is out, upgrading DXVK and FAudio
Valve along with CodeWeavers today issued a small and focused update to Proton, the software behind Steam Play.
Animated entirely in ASCII symbols, Stone Story RPG enters Early Access
I'm very much used to seeing roguelikes with ASCII art, but an RPG? That's quite different! After around five years in development, Stone Story RPG enters Early Access.
Action RPG platformer "Indivisible" from the creator of Skullgirls is releasing in October
Lab Zero Games (Skullgirls) and 505 Games have announced that the action RPG platformer Indivisible finally has a release date.
Eagle Island's first major update is out now, with a plenty of tweaks included
Eagle Island, the gorgeous pixel-art rogue-lite platformers from Pixelnicks just had a major update. Solving some issues players were having, along with some new options to tweak how you play.
In the noire detective game Interrogation, you will take down a mysterious terrorist organization
Interrogation seems like it could be good, a noire detective game where you will take down a mysterious terrorist organization named The Liberation Front.
The monster taming metroidvania "Monster Sanctuary" enters Early Access this month
Now this is exciting, as a huge fan of creature collecting and battling games, I've been closely following Monster Sanctuary since the original Kickstarter.
Comedy cosmic horror adventure Gibbous - A Cthulhu Adventure is now out
Gibbous - A Cthulhu Adventure, a comedy cosmic horror adventure from Transylvanian developer Stuck In Attic has released with same-day Linux support and it's a wild ride.
Charming puzzle game OXXO officially released with Linux support
Yesterday, OXXO from game developer Hamster On Coke Games was released as their latest sweet puzzle game. I've been playing it through and it's wonderful.
SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech has a free update with a New Game Plus mode
Image & Form Games have updated their excellent roleplaying card game, SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech, with some free new features to play with.
NVIDIA have released some GPU documentation on GitHub
Someone check the weather in hell, as NVIDIA seem to be opening themselves up a bit more with the release of some additional GPU documentation.
Tactical action-platformer Gunslugs:Rogue Tactics is out
Jump, dodge, shoot and hide in the latest game from Orangepixel, the tactical action-platformer Gunslugs:Rogue Tactics is out now.
Anodyne 2: Return to Dust confirmed for launch on August 12th, Linux support included
Anodyne 2: Return to Dust, the standalone followup to Anodyne that doesn't require you play the original is officially launching with Linux support on August 12th.
18th century city-builder "Ostriv" still planning to support Linux
Ostriv is a game I've not heard anything about for quite some time, after initially covering it here on GamingOnLinux back in 2017. It's heading to Steam Early Access this year!
Screaming Steel: 1914-1918, a WWI total conversion for Day of Infamy has a major update
If you're after your next FPS fix, perhaps the Screaming Steel: 1914-1918 mod for Day of Infamy might be worth a look.
Dota 2 is going through some big changes to matchmaking
Valve are attempting to address numerous complaints and issues involving the Dota 2 community and matchmaking system, with some experimental changes.
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