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The next round of our user-powered statistics has completed, take a look
It's always interesting to see what Linux gamers are running on their main gaming computers, so it's fun to see our statistics grow each month. The latest data is now available.
Solaroids: Prologue is coming to Linux thanks to FNA
The developer of Solaroids: Prologue tweeted out to let everyone know that the indie arcade/action shooter will be coming to Linux. The developer is using FNA for the port and doing it themselves.
The Planetary Annihilation: TITANS free 'Legion' expansion from modders is now officially released
The 'Legion' expansion for Planetary Annihilation: TITANS is a huge community effort and it looks amazing. They have now officially released it into the wild for everyone to play.
StarMade, the spaceship building sandbox has updated graphics
The StarMade developers have been busy as the game now has updated ship textures to make the game look much nicer.
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided is about to get ~70% better performance with RadeonSI
Marek sent in a patch for RadeonSI that will look to increase performance of Deus Ex: Mankind Divided by around 70%.
The Linux GOTY award is now open for submissions
Another year goes by and another GOL GOTY award begins. We start off with game submissions so get going!
ARK: Survival Evolved plans to use Vulkan for Linux this year
After another Linux site listed ARK in their top games list, the ARK Twitter account tweeted out publicly to let everyone know that ARK: Survival Evolved will move to Vulkan for Linux.
Dune Legacy, the open source Dune 2 game engine has a major update
Dune Legacy is the fantastic open source game engine that allows you to play Dune 2 on modern systems. It has recently had a major update.
Raft, a rather brilliant prototype game about being stuck in the middle of the ocean
I came across Raft thanks to games store itch and it’s a brilliant prototype I hope to see developed further!
Fossil Echo, a beautiful looking story-driven platformer should come to Linux soon
We've been waiting a while on it, but Fossil Echo looks like it's finally nearing a release for Linux.
The top 100 best sellers on Steam from 2016
Valve have listed the top 100 games on Steam that made the most money in 2016 and the good news is a bunch of them are on Linux & SteamOS.
Happy New Year from GamingOnLinux
As 2016 comes to an end for me here in the UK, I would like to wish you all a Happy New Year. Where's the rum?
Project Zomboid has a new major stable build available
Zombie apocalypse be damned, Project Zomboid has a new major stable version available and it's quite a massive update.
The Little Acre adventure game released for Linux, some thoughts
The Little Acre, an interesting cartoon-like adventure game was recently released for Linux. I gave it a go to see if it’s worth your money.
Some absolute crazy deals are available on Steam for Linux for under £4
Right now on Steam you can get some really insane deals, so I've picked out a bunch for cash-strapped Linux gamers.
Heavy Gear Assault has now officially launched into Early Access on Steam, be wary Linux gamers
Heavy Gear Assault, an online mech-battle arena is now available in Steam Early Access. It has Linux support, but it has issues you should know about.
Mad Nords: Probably an Epic Quest, a simple 2D RPG now available on Linux
Mad Nords: Probably an Epic Quest is one I missed from early December that launched with Linux support. It looks simple, until you watch the trailer.
Best Buds vs Bad Guys, the retro indie action-platformer released for Linux
Later than I had originally hoped, but Best Buds vs Bad Guys has officially released for Linux. I actually Kickstarted this game, so I was hoping it would be good.
Northern Shadow, a once promising looking RPG that would support Linux has ceased development
Way back in 2014, Valve were approving games from Greenlight in batches. In one particular batch the game 'Northern Shadow' came up on my radar as a very promising looking RPG. Sadly though, it has officially ceased development.
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