Here's a bit of a surprise that I didn't know was coming. Dead In Vinland, a survival management sim now has a Linux beta version.

For those who love the idea of playing with drones, Liftoff is an interesting drone sim that's available on Linux.

While not officially shown as such on Steam, the city-builder Endciv now has a Linux build up for testing.

The Long Dark, the survival game pitting you against the harsh environment and wildlife has a big free update out.

Valve have been quick to respond to feedback and issues with Counter-Strike: Global Offensive lately, especially with the Danger Zone Battle Royale mode. In the last week, it's had a few nice updates.

Frosty Fest is now live in Rocket League, giving you a chance to earn Snowflakes as you play online to redeem special winter-themed items. Also, it's time to get competitive once again.

Oxygen Not Included, the excellent colony building sim from Klei has another update out. This time, they're more focused on gameplay improvements than new shiny features.

Black Mesa, the fan-made recreation of Half-Life has a fresh brew available for Linux gamers that should make it a better experience.

If you're in the mood for something new and GOG isn't your thing with their big sale going on, Humble also have some interesting choices.

Geneshift, the GTA-inspired Battle Royale that also has an extra purchased for a campaign mode and more is currently free for 48 hours.

A developer from Bulwark Studios has detailed their plans to get Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus onto Linux and it sounds good.

Vector 36 isn't like a lot of other racing games. Instead of a car, you're racing inside a vehicle which hovers above the surface and it's quite interesting.

Cities: Skylines just received a nice update as a little surprised adding in some nice new content and fixing a lot of issues.

Inspired by a love for games like Harvest Moon, Verdant Skies from Howling Moon Software is what they're calling a 'life simulation game'.

After KURSK released for Windows last month, it just got a big 2.0 update and confirming of a release window for the Linux build.