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Survival-crafting colony sim Oceaneers washes up onto Early Access shores in April

By Liam Dawe,
One of the most interesting smaller survival games coming out soon is Oceaneers, that blends colony building with island hopping adventuring.

Chaos Cubed announced as another big update for Minecraft with a unique new mob

By Liam Dawe,
While the Tiny Takeover game drop update hasn't released yet, Mojang are already announcing the next big update to Minecraft called Chaos Cubed.
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Minecraft Dungeons II announced for release in 2026

By Liam Dawe,
Mojang revealed during the latest Minecraft Live that Minecraft Dungeons II is officially coming and quite soon too.

Thief-like open source game project The Dark Mod 2.14 released

By Liam Dawe,
Inspired by the classic stealth game series Thief, the free and open source project The Dark Mod has a new release out.

D7VK version 1.6 gets improved vertex processing and VSync handling

By Liam Dawe,
D7VK v1.6 is another impressive sounding release for the Direct3D 3, 5, 6 7 to Vulkan translation layer bringing further compatibility improvements for Linux.

GE-Proton 10-34 brings fixes for God of War Ragnarök, Assassin's Creed, Final Fantasy XIV

By Liam Dawe,
GE-Proton 10-34 has arrived bringing even more gaming fixes for Linux / SteamOS, so here's all you need to know for the community-run compatibility layer.

Wine 11.5 released with support for Syscall User Dispatch on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Wine 11.5 has arrived with new bug fixes and features for running Windows apps and games on Linux, with a nice sounding compatibility improvement.

Environmental strategy game Terra Nil gets gamepad support and Steam Deck Verified

By Liam Dawe,
Terra Nil is an absolute joy, an environmental strategy game about bringing the wastes back to life and now it's Steam Deck Verified with gamepad support.

Get some quality chess games and female-fronted games across two Humble Bundles

By Liam Dawe,
Another couple of chances to grab some good games here, as Humble Bundle recently launched another two stacked bundles filled with goodies.

RTS fans absolutely need to check out D.O.R.F. Real-Time Strategic Conflict

By Liam Dawe,
Am I in love? I think I am. D.O.R.F. Real-Time Strategic Conflict is an upcoming retro-infused RTS game that looks absolutely incredible.

Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors arrives April 21

By Liam Dawe,
Will lightning strike twice for developer poncle? We're going to find out when Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors releases April 21st.

OpenTTD devs clarify store changes with Transport Tycoon Deluxe re-release as Atari contribute server funding

By Liam Dawe,
The OpenTTD developers have released a statement to clarify some confusion and misinformation on the Transport Tycoon Deluxe re-release from Atari.

The Darkside Detective: Backside of the Moon gets a first demo

By Liam Dawe,
Ready for some more investigating? The Darkside Detective: Backside of the Moon from Spooky Doorway has a first demo available with Linux support.

Steam Spring Sale 2026 is live - here's some indie gems to pick up

By Liam Dawe,
Another big event is here with the Steam Spring Sale 2026 - and you know the drill, lots and lots of games have some pretty juicy discounts.

SteamOS 3.8.0 Preview brings initial Steam Machine support, and improvements for many handhelds

By Liam Dawe,
SteamOS 3.8.0 Preview is another big upgrade for Valve's Linux distribution, with lots of enhancements to hardware support across the board for handhelds.

New Steam Beta can run the Linux client inside a container with 64bit

By Liam Dawe,
Valve have been cooking! A new Steam Client Beta is available with something quite special for Linux gamers, as Valve work to continue improving Linux gaming.

DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH is now available on PC

By Liam Dawe,
As potentially one of the last Sony PlayStation published releases on PC, DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH is officially out now from KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS.

GNOME 50 released with much improved Parental Controls and lots more

By Liam Dawe,
GNOME 50 “Tokyo” is out now as the latest major update to the popular Linux desktop environment, and there's some big new goodies in this one.

Thrilling retro-inspired shooter Nightmare Reaper adds 2-4 player co-op

By Liam Dawe,
Nightmare Reaper is a quality retro-inspired shooter worth your time, now even more so because you can team up with friends in a major upgrade.

Opera GX is now available for Linux

By Liam Dawe,
The "gaming browser" Opera GX is now available for Linux, although I'm still not sure why you would want to actually use it.