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I am the owner of GamingOnLinux. After discovering Linux back in the days of Mandrake in 2003, I constantly came back to check 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. Find me on Mastodon.

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No Man's Sky runs very nicely on Linux with Steam Play, huge online feature update and VR support coming

By Liam Dawe,
No Man's Sky from Hello Games had a pretty iffy launch, with many not happy with it but Hello Games stuck at it and continued expanding it. They’ve announced more huge free updates coming and it works very well on Linux with Steam Play.

The arabian-themed cyberpunk rogue-lite FPS '1001st Hyper Tower' is out, not running well on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
1001st Hyper Tower from developer Toster12D3 is out on Steam in Early Access, it seems to have some interesting action and the developer provided me with a key to check it out.

The latest teaser for the open-world action adventure game 'Pine' has me needing more, coming to Linux

By Liam Dawe,
You will be forgiven if you've not heard of Pine before or you forgot about it, I haven't kept track of it since the Kickstarter and it's releasing later this year!

Hedon, another retro FPS using the GZDoom game engine is officially out

By Liam Dawe,
Hedon, a completely original fantasy FPS using the open source GZDoom game engine is now officially out.

Prodeus is another epic looking retro inspired shooter that will be coming to Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Seriously loving this revival of retro-looking first-person shooters coming out lately, with Prodeus being another that's now on Kickstarter and it does look very impressive.

The 2D indie platform fighter 'Super Powered Battle Friends' is now on Kickstarter

By Liam Dawe,
Super Powered Battle Friends from developer Cache Grab Studios is now on Kickstarter to help push it past the finishing line.

The Linux port of DiRT 4 from Feral Interactive is releasing March 28th

By Liam Dawe,
DiRT 4, the rally game from Codemasters that was previously announced for Linux now finally has a date and it's this week!

Aeon of Sands - The Trail is a great dungeon crawler if you like the classics

By Liam Dawe,
Aeon of Sands - The Trail, a dungeon crawling RPG from Two Bits Kid arrived on Linux last month and I've now set aside some time to play with it. Here's what I thought of the experience.

Forge and Fight might be the most hilarious prototype I've played recently

By Liam Dawe,
Always keen to see what new types of experiences developers are looking to offer, I often try out game prototypes. Forge and Fight is one where you make your own weapon and it's pretty amusing.

The shoot and loot RPG 'Relic Hunters Legend' is looking good in the latest trailer

By Liam Dawe,
Before heading off to GDC, the developers of Relic Hunters Legend put out a new trailer for their shoot and loot RPG and it's looking good.

Port Valley, a "not so classic" point & click adventure now has a Linux demo

By Liam Dawe,
From developer WrongPixel, Port Valley is an in development point & click adventure that's "not so" classic apparently.

Dead Cells - Rise of the Giant free DLC to release this week, over 1 million copies sold

By Liam Dawe,
Ready for just one more run? The Dead Cells - Rise of the Giant free DLC is releasing this week (March 28th) as Motion Twin celebrate good sales.

The open source game manager Lutris had another sweet update recently

By Liam Dawe,
What's that, too many launchers or no easy way to manage GOG games on Linux? Lutris might solve this problem for you.

The impressive squad-based survival strategy game Overland to release this autumn

By Liam Dawe,
Overland from Finji is a beautiful looking and impressive squad-based strategy game and they've now announced a release window.

Linux Gaming News Punch - Episode 5

By Liam Dawe,
The Linux Gaming News Punch - Episode 5 is here once again! Another week, another ton of news and so here's your bite-sized take at a few interesting topics for those struggling to keep up.

In the puzzle game Flux Caves you will be pushing around blocks to play with large marbles

By Liam Dawe,
If you like puzzle games and marbles today is your lucky day as I came across Flux Caves, which merges them into one game.

Cities: Skylines is another game having a free weekend on Steam right now

By Liam Dawe,
If XCOM 2 having a free weekend isn't your thing or the Tacoma giveaway on Humble Store then perhaps Cities: Skylines will be for you.

CodeWeavers have released CrossOver 18.5 pulling in Wine 4.0 and FAudio

By Liam Dawe,
For those who want to help with Wine development without contributing code, CodeWeavers host the Wine project and contribute to its development along with their own CrossOver product.

In Deathbulge: Battle of the Bands, music is your weapon and it's coming to Linux

By Liam Dawe,
One Kickstarter I completely missed is Deathbulge: Battle of the Bands, a musical themed quirky RPG where music is your weapon. The campaign is over and it managed to smash the funding goal, with Linux noted as a release platform.

Baba Is You is an excellent rule-breaking puzzle game, some thoughts

By Liam Dawe,
Baba Is You, a recent puzzle game release from Hempuli Oy offers a pretty different take on the genre and I have some thoughts.
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