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Playnite may get a Linux version during 2026 as the creator plans a move to Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Creator of the popular free and open source video game library manager Playnite has a positive update on a Linux version, with plans for it during 2026.

Guild Wars Reforged announced to release in December and will be Steam Deck Verified

By Liam Dawe,
Guild Wars Reforged was announced today by ArenaNet to arrive on December 3, and it will be Steam Deck Verified and optimised for Valve's handheld.
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The Game Awards 2025 nominees revealed

By Liam Dawe,
The Game Awards returns for another popularity contest, and they've revealed the nominees for the 2025 event that we've listed here for you.

Hytale has been saved as Hypixel acquired it from Riot Games

By Liam Dawe,
For anyone interested in the ongoing saga of Hytale, the good news is that the game has been saved, with Hytale Studios acquiring it from Riot Games.

The big new RPG Where Winds Meet release works well on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Where Winds Meet is a new free to play game on Steam that's doing some big numbers right now, and thankfully it seems to work great on Linux with Proton.

Earth 2140 remake on OpenRA engine OpenE2140 gets a first release

By Liam Dawe,
OpenE2140 is bringing back Earth 2140, the classic RTS with it being powered by the OpenRA engine and a first release is out now.

Cozy exploration-trading game Townseek arrives Spring 2026 with a fresh demo

By Liam Dawe,
Discover exotic landmarks, meet whimsical townsfolk, fish in tranquil waters, collect rare artifacts, and uncover secrets in a wondrous hand-drawn world.

Steam Deck gets display-off low power downloads in a new stable update

By Liam Dawe,
Valve have released the big upgrade for Steam Deck that brings display-off low power downloads for everyone now, after a short time in Beta.

Mesa 25.3.0 released with lots of Linux graphics driver improvements

By Liam Dawe,
Just as the weekend arrived, Mesa 25.3.0 was released as the latest new-feature upgrade for open source Linux graphics drivers.

VKD3D-Proton 3.0 brings FSR4 support, shader backend rewrite, lots of bug fixes and performance upgrades

By Liam Dawe,
VKD3D-Proton is one of the secret ingredients for Proton to make so many Windows games work well on Linux / SteamOS with a new 3.0 release out now.

Forestrike is a martial arts roguelite like no other where you see the future

By Liam Dawe,
Using the power of Foresight, in the 2D martial arts roguelite Forestrike you can see how each fight will go down, and it's really damn good.

Below the Crown is an curious brew of chess and dungeon crawling out now

By Liam Dawe,
Out now in Early Access, from the minds that gave us the excellent Duskers, Below the Crown is a mixture of chess-like pieces and moves in a dungeon crawler.

Colossal Order and Paradox Interactive split with Cities: Skylines going to a new developer

By Liam Dawe,
Colossal Order and Paradox Interactive have ended their partnership on Cities: Skylines, with it moving onto a new developer.

The Many Sins of House Ocampo is one to watch for point and click mystery adventure fans

By Liam Dawe,
The Many Sins of House Ocampo is a new announcement from the developers of If On A Winter's Night Four Travelers and it looks great.

Timing is everything in the fast-paced arcade racer Wild Horse Racing - try the demo now

By Liam Dawe,
If you love arcade-styled retro racing games, Wild Horse Racing looks like it could be good fun and there's a demo available with Linux support.

Nightdive recently showed off Outlaws + Handful of Missions: Remaster footage in a dev diary video

By Liam Dawe,
Looking forward to the next remaster from Nightdive? They recently put up a new dev diary video for Outlaws + Handful of Missions: Remaster to show it off.

Check out the demo for top-down 2D action roguelike Shroomwood now on Steam

By Liam Dawe,
A fresh demo for you to try this week, as the top-down 2D action roguelike Shroomwood has a Linux build available for you to shoot your way through.

Cozy 3D food puzzler UMAMI has launched on Steam

By Liam Dawe,
Need a new chill puzzle game? UMAMI from indie studio Mimmox has arrived with Linux support.

Wine 10.19 released as we head towards Wine 11

By Liam Dawe,
The development release Wine 10.19 is out now for the compatibility layer that powers Valve's Proton, here's all that's new and improved.

If you love Portal and first-person puzzlers - ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard launches February 12, 2026

By Liam Dawe,
ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard is a very interesting looking first-person puzzler that's now set to arrive February 12, 2026 that's all about mixing colours.