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Some thoughts on AereA, the colourful & musical action RPG, a case of how not to make an RPG

By Liam Dawe,
AereA is a new musical action RPG that recently released for Linux, the developer kindly provided me with a key so here's what I think.

Serious Sam's Bogus Detour released with day-1 Linux support, some quick thoughts

By Liam Dawe,
Serious Sam's Bogus Detour is a new top-down action game from Hammerwatch developer Crackshell. The developer was kind enough to send me a key, so here's some quick notes on it.

Scrap Garden, a pretty simple and beautiful platformer about a lonely robot

By Liam Dawe,
Here's one from my inbox, Scrap Garden, a platformer about a lonely robot who appears to be the last remaining bot after some kind of event left the world in a post-apocalyptic state.

Gemstone Keeper, the very cool ASCII shooter is now on Linux, some thoughts

By Liam Dawe,
Rarely do I like ASCII games, but Gemstone Keeper is one that stands tall as a game you need to check out.

Europa Universalis IV: Third Rome released, some thoughts

By BTRE,
The first of what Paradox is calling an “immersion pack” has been released for the sprawling grand strategy game. I gave it a go, exploring just what they changed for the Russian region and powers.

Riptale, an incredible satisfying & challenging 2D roguelike action game

By Liam Dawe,
Riptale is a very satisfying and quite challenging 2D roguelike action game where you can pull off some sick combination moves with your trusty sword.

Another look at 'Fumiko!', the gravity-defying 3D platformer that has engrossed me

By Liam Dawe,
I was pretty harsh on Fumiko! previously, so with the latest patch I aimed to take another look at this gravity-defying 3D platformer.

A look at ‘Solaroids: Prologue’, an evolution of the classic Asteroids

By Liam Dawe,
Solaroids: Prologue has the same basic gameplay as the classic Asteroids with a focus on surviving as long as you can, while you face new threats as the game gets longer.

Some thoughts on Renowned Explorers and the experience of discovering the mysteries of the world

By BTRE,
Solving mysteries, traveling to faraway lands and making a name for yourself is all in a good day’s work in this adventure game that combines strategy elements with plenty of charm. I gave the game and its expansion a look and have a few thoughts on it.

A look at Cublast HD, a simple but interesting platformer

By BTRE,
A port of a formerly mobile-only game, the game combines basic puzzle solving with a minimalist style and precise gameplay. I played the new HD edition and have a few thoughts to share.

StarCrawlers, a gritty spacepunk dungeon crawler has released and it's looking good

By Liam Dawe,
StarCrawlers is a game I covered quite some time ago back in March of 2015, years later it's now released in full. It's a fresh take on the 3D dungeon crawlers set in a spacepunk themed universe.

Some thoughts on 'Bionic Attack', a fast-paced real time strategy game developed on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
I briefly wrote about Bionic Attack back in 2014 as I was excited by the style and the fact that it's developed on Linux, now years later it's out and here's what I think.

Isometric destruction-heavy Brigador: Up-Armored Edition has launched on Linux, some thoughts

By Liam Dawe,
I was always a fan of Brigador due to the fantastic presentation and lovely destruction, but it did have issues. Brigador: Up-Armored Edition launched today and it's a massive improvement.

Blasting away rocks and pirates in Stardrift Nomads, some thoughts

By Liam Dawe,
I've been playing Stardrift Nomads, a twin-stick space shooter with Tower Defence elements and it holds up pretty well.

Herald: An Interactive Period Drama - Book I & II, a fantastic point & click drama

By Liam Dawe,
Herald: An Interactive Period Drama - Book I & II released for Linux recently, but sadly it got a little buried in my inbox. It's an interesting mix of a visual novel with a point & click adventure and I took a look.

Some thoughts on 'Trigger Time', a story-driven top-down shooter featuring a gravity gun

By Liam Dawe,
I took a look at Trigger Time, a story-driven top-down shooter that released with Linux support this month and it went under the radar.

Taking a trip through Hell in 'Pinstripe', an adventure game not to be missed

By Liam Dawe,
Pinstripe is an adventure game that sees you venturing through Hell to rescue your daughter. It was created by one man and it's damn impressive.

Slime-san, an incredibly fast-paced platformer that takes place inside a worm

By Liam Dawe,
A bit overdue, but today I checked out Slime-san, an incredibly fast-paced platformer with a unique visual style. Can you escape the worm?

Questioning my life choices playing 'Grab the Bottle'

By Liam Dawe,
Grab the Bottle from developer Kamina Dimension is a really weird snake-like game about some weird mutant person with an extending arm.

Some thoughts on possessing dead bodies MidBoss, now on Linux as a day-1 release

By Liam Dawe,
I've been playing a bit of MidBoss, a new roguelike from Kitsune Games with the Linux port from Ethan Lee. Here's what I think so far.
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