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I am the owner of GamingOnLinux. After discovering Linux back in the days of Mandrake in 2003, I constantly checked on the progress of Linux until Ubuntu appeared on the scene and it helped me to really love it. You can reach me easily by emailing GamingOnLinux directly. You can also follow my personal adventures on Bluesky.

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We Are The Dwarves, a real-time tactical adventure now on Linux, some thoughts

By Liam Dawe, 29 Feb 2016

Today I took a look at We Are The Dwarves on Linux. It looks good and I love these games, but is it any good?

Feral Interactive are teasing yet another game on their radar

By Liam Dawe, 29 Feb 2016

Only recently Feral tweeted that something will be revealed for Linux, but now their radar has been updated to list an upcoming game for both Mac & Linux with a new clue.

DownWind is a beautiful looking casual game, be a leaf on the wind

By Liam Dawe, 29 Feb 2016

Not usually my type of game, but I can't deny how beautiful DownWind looks. It's looking for votes on Steam's Greenlight right now.

Minecraft 1.9 released, the one with better combat

By Liam Dawe, 29 Feb 2016

The Minecraft developers has finally done something about the boring combat in Minecraft. This plus the other changes actually makes me somewhat interested in the game again.

The Kindred, a voxel sandbox strategy game now in Early Access

By Liam Dawe, 29 Feb 2016

The Kindred looks like it could be quite a cool voxel sandbox strategy game, it's now in Early Access on Steam.

What game would you most like to see on Linux this year?

By Liam Dawe, 29 Feb 2016

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It's question time again, don't you love it? This time I want to ask you a simple question "What game would you most like to see on Linux this year?"

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Gates of Hell, a successor to the Men of War series confirmed for Linux & SteamOS

By Liam Dawe, 27 Feb 2016

This is exciting, Gates of Hell a strategy game coming soon has been officially confirmed to Linux & Mac. As a big fan of real time strategy games, I approve of this.

SUPERHOT, the time-bending shooter released on SteamOS & Linux, some thoughts

By Liam Dawe, 26 Feb 2016

Today I am taking a look at SUPERHOT, a game that I've been hyped about ever since I first heard about it. The idea is awesome, but does it work well?

Valve will be at GDC talking about Practical Development for Vulkan

By Liam Dawe, 26 Feb 2016

Another session has popped up at GDC (Game Developers Conference) that will be interesting for Linux games, as Valve will be doing a session named "Practical Development for Vulkan".

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XCOM 2 patch now live for Linux & SteamOS

By Liam Dawe, 26 Feb 2016

XCOM 2 has been fixed up quite a bit in this first patch now available for Linux & SteamOS. I've tested it myself, and it's a far nicer experience now.

Totem Teller looks like a really sweet open world adventure game coming to Linux

By Liam Dawe, 25 Feb 2016

Arehandoro sent word in about Totem Teller, and wow it looks really something. Totem Teller is an open world adventure. The player explores, repairs and retells a broken story. Uncover lost characters and hidden things. Truth is in the Telling.

Deponia Doomsday coming to Linux on March 1st

By Liam Dawe, 25 Feb 2016

The latest in the Deponia series is heading to Linux on the 1st of March named Deponia Doomsday. The previous games looked great, and they are pretty popular.

Our Linux & SteamOS gamer survey results for January 2016

By Liam Dawe, 25 Feb 2016

Blimey, another month already? That's right here's the results of our latest Linux & SteamOS user survey.

Shadwen, the new stealth game from Frozenbyte has a playable Linux demo

By Liam Dawe, 24 Feb 2016

Shadwen looks like it might turn a few heads at release, and it certainly seems like it could be interesting to me. There is now a demo available to try out.

Battlestation: Harbinger is a fantastic roguelike space exploration game for SteamOS & Linux

By Liam Dawe, 24 Feb 2016

I've been having a bit of fun with Battlestation: Harbinger for the last few days, and I've actually found it to be a pretty good mix of mix of roguelike, action, strategy and more.

Steam Client Beta updated, fixes issues with lots of games on newer distributions

By Liam Dawe, 24 Feb 2016

Remember the problems I recently had with Dying Light? Turns out it was the fault of Steam. The new beta client should fix issues people have with various games on newer distributions. It also adds a new experimental feature for the Steam Controller.