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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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Ghost Blade HD, an intense bullet-hell taking inspirations from retro games is now on Linux

By Liam Dawe, Mar 10, 2017

Ghost Blade HD was a day-1 Linux release and looks like a good one if you're a bullet-hell fan! It even has co-op support to bring a buddy along.

MachiaVillain, a mix of Dungeon Keeper and Rimworld is coming to Linux

By Liam Dawe, Mar 10, 2017

Now this has me excited! In MachiaVillain you are the villian, specifically you're building an evil mansion to trap innocent victims.

Mad Max is currently 50% off on the Feral Store

By Liam Dawe, Mar 10, 2017

Here's your chance to bag an awesome Linux game for cheap, Mad Max is currently 50% off on the Feral Store.

Pine, an open-world adventure game where the world adapts with your decisions

By Liam Dawe, Mar 10, 2017

I was sent a link to Pine, an open-world adventure game currently crowdfunding on Kickstarter. The way they describe it and their openness about Linux support has me interested.

Future Stardock games may come to Linux thanks to Vulkan

By Liam Dawe, Mar 10, 2017

A reader asked me to reach out to Stardock about their Linux plans, specifically for Galactic Civilizations III as they said they would port it with Vulkan. I didn't get an answer on that specifically, but Vulkan has put them in a better position to port.

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Hyperspace Dogfights, a mix of air brawling and a roguelike first teaser trailer released

By Liam Dawe, Mar 10, 2017

Hyperspace Dogfights sounds really fun and it's starting to look really good too. The developer sent across the new teaser trailer along with some more information on their air brawling and a roguelike mix.

Mesa 17.1 release is now scheduled for May

By Liam Dawe, Mar 9, 2017

The latest and greatest Mesa release 17.1 is due for release on May 5th, so not long for everything to get polished up.

Day of Infamy, the WWII FPS has a massive feature filled update and release date

By Liam Dawe, Mar 9, 2017

Day of Infamy is a pretty darn good FPS and they finally have their SteamOS icon on Steam to show off their Linux support. Oh, they also announced their released date and put out a whopper of a patch today.

Aspyr Media will be publishing 'InnerSpace' from PolyKnight Games helping it come to Linux

By Liam Dawe, Mar 9, 2017

The next title from Aspyr Media's publishing efforts has been announced as 'InnerSpace', an exploration flying game set in a world where physics are inverted.

Stellaris is to gain some really useful features in the free patch coming soon

By Liam Dawe, Mar 9, 2017

Stellaris is a game I want to put a lot more time into, but lots of annoyances along with not enough content keep me from it. It sounds like the new DLC and free patch will fix a lot.

Victor Vran 'Fractured Worlds' DLC trailer released

By Liam Dawe, Mar 9, 2017

Victor Vran is about to get bigger as Fractured Worlds along with Motörhead: Through the Ages are both set to release in the Spring. The trailer for Fractured Worlds is now here!

Leaving Lyndow adds Linux support to their well reviewed short adventure game, my thoughts

By Liam Dawe, Mar 9, 2017

Leaving Lyndow is a short and beautiful looking adventure game that came to Linux due to 'popular demand'. The developer sent in a copy, so I played through it and here's some thoughts.

NEXT JUMP: Shmup Tactics, a shoot 'em up redesigned like a turn-based strategy game

By Liam Dawe, Mar 9, 2017

NEXT JUMP: Shmup Tactics sounds like an interesting game. It's done in the style of old shoot 'em up games, but turned into a turn-based strategy. A tactical shoot 'em up, if you will.

GNOME Twitch is a rather slick desktop Twitch viewer

By Liam Dawe, Mar 9, 2017

Today I tried out GNOME Twitch, a native desktop application for watching Twitch streams and it's really quite amazing.

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SDL2 Gamepad Tool, an alternative to Steam Big Picture configurator

By Liam Dawe, Mar 9, 2017

Today I was sent a link to SDL2 Gamepad Tool from Seru on Discord, it's described as an alternative to the Steam Big Picture configurator for gamepads.