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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 follow me personally on Mastodon [External Link].

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LandTraveller, the really sweet 2D RPG had a pretty huge update recently

By Liam Dawe, 17 Jan 2019

LandTraveller from WolfCoder Workshop is a sweet 2D RPG that combines elements from traditional action-RPGs with sandbox building options and it continues to grow.

Comedy point and click adventure 'Guard Duty' to arrive on Linux this Spring, looks awesome

By Liam Dawe, 17 Jan 2019

If you need a sprinkle of comedy in your life, the comedic point and click adventure Guard Duty looks like it could hit the spot.

Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus updated, fixes a few Linux issues and it's looking great

By Liam Dawe, 17 Jan 2019

Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus update 1.1.1 is out and the Linux beta has seen some nice fixes making it in.

Dis Pontibus will have you solve puzzles and connect islands together in a procedurally-generated archipelago

By Liam Dawe, 17 Jan 2019

Who would have thought something as simple as connecting blocks together could be so good? Dis Pontibus will keep you going for hours.

The Tyranids have arrived in Warhammer 40,000: Gladius

By Liam Dawe, 17 Jan 2019

Things are about to get a little more intense on Gladius Prime as the Tyranids have arrived to consume everything in their path.

HyperRogue, the unique roguelike with a non-Euclidean world has been updated

By Liam Dawe, 17 Jan 2019

Probably one of the most unique roguelikes around, HyperRogue has such a mind-bending world it's really quite something.

Valve put out a new Steam beta client, plenty of Linux fixes and no more Steam Play zero-byte downloads

By Liam Dawe, 16 Jan 2019

Valve have put out their second beta update to the Steam client this year and this is actually a rather nice one.

Unity have updated their Terms of Service and they seem a lot more fair

By Liam Dawe, 16 Jan 2019

After the debacle over Unity and Improbable's SpatialOS, it seems Unity has made some solid steps after a lot of feedback on their Terms of Service.

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Unity

An update on the situation with NVIDIA graphical distortions in some Unity games on Linux

By Liam Dawe, 16 Jan 2019

Recently, I highlighted an issue in multiple Unity games where the graphics were distorted on Linux with using an NVIDIA GPU and I offered some workarounds. I now have an update on the issue to share from both Unity and NVIDIA.

DYSMANTLE from 10tons is an open world action RPG where you can ruin everything

By Liam Dawe, 16 Jan 2019

10tons Ltd the team behind Crimsonland, Neon Chrome, Time Recoil, JYDGE, Tesla vs Lovecraft and more have revealed their next title, DYSMANTLE.

ECON - Elemental Connection, a pretty sweet puzzle game about making a mosaic

By Liam Dawe, 16 Jan 2019

ECON - Elemental Connection was quite a surprise, a puzzle game that can be played both offline and online that has you take it in turns to build a mosaic.

Godly Corp is a really weird game that has you manage an office as something like Cthulhu

By Liam Dawe, 16 Jan 2019

I will give the developer TR8 Torus Studios points for being weird and unique here, with Godly Corp having you manage an office with a long tentacle.

Emerald Shores, a SNES-inspired platformer with minigames and more has Linux support

By Liam Dawe, 16 Jan 2019

For those after their next retro platformer, the SNES-inspired Emerald Shores is out on Steam with Linux support.

Heroes Ravage, a rather unique online action game will support Linux

By Liam Dawe, 16 Jan 2019

Yet another interesting crowdfunded game to take a look at today, we have Heroes Ravage an online action game that has you play as both heroes and villagers.

Littlewood, an RPG with a difference needs funding on Kickstarter

By Liam Dawe, 16 Jan 2019

Most RPGs focus on defeating some sort of evildoer, however Littlewood takes place after a Dark Wizard has already been defeated and it's your job to put everything back together.

2D action adventure 'Unsung Warriors' has an expanded Prologue along with a Kickstarter

By Liam Dawe, 16 Jan 2019

I took a look at the Prologue of Unsung Warriors back in October last year and it was pretty good! They've now expanded it, put it on Steam and they have a Kickstarter going for the full game.

The Humble Double Fine Presents Bundle is out with some nice games

By Liam Dawe, 15 Jan 2019

Another week and another new bundle has appeared! The Humble Double Fine Presents Bundle is up for two weeks and there's some pretty good games going.

The 'Linux Steam Integration' project has a fresh minor release out

By Liam Dawe, 15 Jan 2019

Back to work at Intel, developer Ikey Doherty has put out a fresh release of the Linux Steam Integration project.

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Steam

Road to your City, the city-builder with a heavy emphasis on Football has a new trailer and Steam page

By Liam Dawe, 15 Jan 2019

Road to your City is a city-builder I highlighted here on GOL back in November, as it's going to set itself apart with a focus on Football (Soccer) and it's starting to look pretty good.