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oOo: Ascension, a very unique puzzle racing game adds Linux support and it's very cool
oOo: Ascension from Kenny Creanor and Extra Mile Studios is one of the more unique indie games I've tested recently and it's rather good.
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The Steam Hardware Survey for October 2018 shows a small drop for Linux, a look at daily and monthly active users
After initially showing the decrease as an increase, it seems Valve have now corrected the Steam Hardware Survey results for October 2018.
Dark sci-fi platformer 'Orphan' looks awesome, still heading to Linux
Orphan, a dark sci-fi platformer about a young boy who may be the last survivor after an alien invasion is still coming to Linux.
Nightdive are having issues with the Wine-bundled Linux build of System Shock 2
Nightdive have responded to reports of users being unable to play their Wine-bundled Linux build of System Shock 2.
Valve's digital card game Artifact releases this month with same-day Linux support
Valve's new digital card game Artifact is go for launch on November 28th. They've now put up the official website with some more details as well as confirming their Linux plans.
System76 reveal the Thelio, their new custom-built Linux desktop with three versions
The day has finally arrived, Linux hardware vendor System76 has officially revealed their new custom-built desktop the Thelio.
Time-management thriller 'Out of The Box' released earlier this year with Linux support
One from the 'inbox of no return' that I sadly missed, Out of The Box from developer Nuclear Tales is a time-management thriller where you decide the fate of the quirky customers of a luxurious club and it has Linux support.
Graveyard Keeper has a free Breaking Dead update allowing some automation
If there's one thing I didn't like about Graveyard Keeper is all the constant manual labour. Well, not so much now as you will be able to resurrect bodies to do your bidding.
Popular retro-inspired FPS DUSK still coming to Linux, due sometime next year
The developer of DUSK, a pretty popular retro-inspired FPS has confirmed again that Linux support is still in their plans.
Nimbatus - The Space Drone Constructor is going to add drone racing, weather effects and more goodies
Nimbatus - The Space Drone Constructor is an excellent Early Access game where you snap blocks together to make some truly ridiculous creations. Stray Fawn Studio have now outlined their future plans and it sounds fun.
Steam Play thoughts: A Valve game streaming service
With the talk of some big players moving into cloud gaming, along with a number of people thinking Valve will also be doing it, here’s a few thoughts from me.
Open source cross-platform event-driven game engine 'GDevelop' now on itch, progressing well
GDevelop is an open source cross-platform event-driven game engine that's quite promising. It's currently closing in on a new major release and it's also now on itch.io.
Valve have pushed out another Steam Play update with the 3.16-4 beta including corefonts support
Another exciting set of changes for Valve's new Steam Play system. This time the Proton beta 3.16-4 includes some really good stuff.
Two Point Hospital now has a sandbox mode allowing you to be a little more creative
To keep you entertained a little longer, Two Point Studios have updated Two Point Hospital with a new sandbox game mode.
Cross-platform development library SDL2 2.0.9 is out
SDL 2.0.9 has been released today featuring some rather interesting new stuff. It's been a while, with 2.0.8 being released back in March of last year.
Planet Nomads updated with optimisations and some needed fixes to the Linux version
After waiting a while, developer Craneballs has now fixed up the Linux version of Planet Nomads along with providing some optimisations.
GOG adds a Linux version of the RPG 'Silver', still has a graphical glitch during combat
After THQ Nordic released the RPG 'Silver' on Steam with Linux support back in June last year GOG now have the Linux version too.
The RPG Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues has gone free to play
After a successful Kickstarter gathering nearly two million dollars and gathering millions more afterwards they've now gone free to play.
Free and open source RTS 'Wyrmsun' has a big update with a new civilization, new buildings and more
Wyrmsun, the free and open source retro-looking RTS just had a sizeable update with some great new stuff included.
This War of Mine to get a second story DLC with The Last Broadcast, releasing next month (UPDATED)
This War of Mine, the rather bleak survival game where you take care of a group in besieged city is getting a second story DLC named The Last Broadcast. UPDATED.
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