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Open source gamepad config tool 'SC Controller' has a pre-release to support more gamepads
SC Controller is the rather fantastic open source configuration tool for the Steam Controller, only now it's expanding to cover more gamepads.
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Space Pirates And Zombies 2 now has a Linux beta available
Space Pirates And Zombies 2 is finally available for Linux in the form of a beta. The developers confirmed it would be on Linux and they have kept their word.
Time Recoil, a top-down shooter where you kill to slow time is now on Linux
10tons Ltd have now put out a Linux version of their time-slowing top-down shooter 'Time Recoil', so I took a little look.
There's now a Linux build of Unity 2017.3, with a new installer
Unity 2017.3 is now available on Linux and it comes with a fresh install experience to match the Windows & Mac versions.
Game developer 'Atlus' issues a DMCA takedown against open source PS3 emulator
Game developer Atlus, who make the popular Persona series have issued a DMCA take-down against the developers of popular PS3 emulator RPCS3.
Remember SpringRTS? The RTS game engine that powers a number of titles has a new release
It's been quite a while since SpringRTS had a new release and it's been a long time since I played it, but it's good to see that it's alive.
Caveman Warriors, the rather sweet platformer that supports 1-4 players is now out
I tested out Caveman Warriors way back in March of this year before the release and I came away impressed. Now that it's released, how did it go?
Ballistic Overkill has an opt-in beta for the new Leaderboards feature, seems to fix the fullscreen issue
Love the FPS Ballistic Overkill? Well it's about to get Leaderboards and you can check them out in a new opt-in Beta.
Cities: Skylines - Green Cities has a new trailer and release date, also details on a free update
Pollution been getting you down? Ready to go Greeen? Cities: Skylines - Green Cities, the latest expansion to the city builder releases on October 19th and it has a new trailer.
TIC-80, a 'fantasy computer' is now open source under the MIT license
TIC-80, a 'fantasy computer' for making, playing and sharing tiny games is now officially open source under the MIT license.
Outskirts is a colourful, clever and difficult bullet-hell shooter that's now on Linux
Do you like bullet-hell games? Outskirts is something you absolutely need to look at. The idea is clever and it's quite challenging.
Atari are launching a new gaming system, the 'Ataribox' and it runs Linux
Another Linux-based gaming system is coming, this time from Atari. The Ataribox will run on an AMD processor and it sounds quite interesting.
DwarfCorp, an open source & procedurally generated real-time strategy game is now in Early Access
DwarfCorp, an open source fantasy real-time strategy game finally has a proper public release, it's now in Early Access.
Uebergame, a free and open source shooter has a new release
Uebergame, a free and open source FPS just had a fresh release with new maps, UI updates and plenty more.
Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator is now on Linux
Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator, a game about a Dad looking to date another Dad is now on Linux.
Morphite, the casual and stylish FPS is now on Linux, hold off for now
I've been excited to try Morphite, the low poly stylized FPS that people keep comparing to No Man's Sky and now it's on Linux here's some initial thoughts.
Operator Overload is due out this week promising 'complex combinatoric conundrums'
Operator Overload, a puzzle game I briefly wrote about back in June last year is finally getting a release this week.
Unbalance, a very minimalist puzzle game that's super cheap and quite good is on Linux
Unbalance is a minimalist puzzle game about spinning things around to drop a red ball onto something, it's actually quite clever.
Digging for riches and falling onto spikes in SteamWorld Dig 2, now available for Linux
If you're a fan of the first game, you're going to love this. If you missed the first one, you're still going to love SteamWorld Dig 2.
Rise to Ruins updated with an overhauled combat system along with bows and arrows
The village building god game Rise to Ruins has expanded once again. This latest development release 'InDev 28 Unstable 3' overhauls the combat system. Ranged attacks are now possible!
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