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Cytopia is a free and open source retro city-builder in development

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Love city builders like the classic Sim City? You may want to keep a close eye on Cytopia, a free and open source retro pixel-art sim.

Microsoft joined the Open 3D Foundation for the Open 3D Engine

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Here's a missed one from Friday, Microsoft has joined the Open 3D Foundation, who oversee the Open 3D Engine that's a free and open source updated version of Amazon Lumberyard that was contributed by Amazon.

Crawl through dungeons, hack computers, or explore an undersea base: Dungeon Crawler Jam

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A round-up of some interesting titles included in the recent Dungeon Crawler Jam 2022, there's a very varied mix.

Steam Deck updates out for Stable and Beta, better Refresh Rate Switching

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Valve released another set of Steam Deck upgrades and it includes updates for both the Stable and Beta branches.

Canonical going 'all in' on gaming for Ubuntu, new Steam Snap package in testing

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While there's a huge focus on Flatpak and Flathub thanks to the Steam Deck shipping with it out of the box, Canonical on the other hand continue with their own Snap packaging and they have a Steam Snap in testing for Ubuntu (and other distros, since Snap also works elsewhere).

Good Old Games Week is live on GOG with a sale

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Good Old Games, what GOG were originally known as, is a bit more than just a name it's a commitment to keeping classics alive and easy to purchase so GOG are celebrating with a sale.

First-person zombie co-op shooter Projekt Z is up on Kickstarter

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Projekt Z from German studio 314 Arts is now live on Kickstarter, with an ambitious plan to release a free to play shooter that's supported on Linux.

Mistlands in Valheim will have strange structures — and Hares

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As work continues on the major Mistlands update for Valheim, Iron Gate have given us another teaser of what's to come for their co-op survival game.

Easy GE-Proton installer ProtonUp-Qt now shows Steam Deck compatibility

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ProtonUp-Qt is great. A very simple application that allows you to download extra compatibility layers for Linux desktops and the Steam Deck and now it's even better.

Absolute classic Seven Kingdoms: Ancient Adversaries gets a new upgrade

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Seven Kingdoms: Ancient Adversaries, an absolute classic strategy game originally from Enlight Software that released in the 90s and later become open source just had a surprise update.

A 4th Gen Kubuntu Focus M2 laptop is out now

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Looking for top Linux support, along with KDE Plasma out of the box and you need a new laptop? Perhaps have a think on the new fourth generation Kubuntu Focus M2.

Owlboy gets a nice upgrade, should now work great on the Steam Deck

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Owlboy, a rather sweet story-driven platformer developed by D-Pad Studio has been updated and it's quite a major change for the tech behind it that will make it run nicely on the Steam Deck.

Kaiju Wars seems like Into the Breach but it's much more and it's out now

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Taken at face value, you could easily think that Kaiju Wars was close to Into the Breach but after playing it, I can safely tell you it's a whole lot more than that.

Trigon: Space Story is a fresh FTL-like space strategy game out now

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Now this looks pretty darn cool. Did you enjoy FTL: Faster Than Light? Well, Trigon: Space Story looks very much inspired by it but with much more modern graphics.

Bugsnax out on Steam, looking good on Steam Deck but tweak needed on Linux desktop

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Bugsnax, originally a console exclusive for PlayStation and an Epic Exclusive on PC, was just released on Steam. Thankfully it works well on Steam Deck but on Linux desktops you need a small adjustment.

Proton Experimental fixes video playback in Ember Knights, Ghostwire: Tokyo and more

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Valve has put up a new build of Proton Experimental for April 27, this is the special version of Proton you can switch to that has all the latest fixes but less testing.

The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe is out now

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The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe from Crows Crows Crows is out now with Native Linux support and it's looking good.

Building and management sim Tavern Master comes to Linux

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Now you have a chance to build up and run your own tavern, with the positively reviewed Tavern Master now having a Native Linux build released.

SteamOS 3.2 Beta brings a new Steam Deck Fan Curve, experimental Refresh Rate Switching

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Valve has only just put SteamOS 3.1 into the Stable channel with tons of improvements and there's already a Beta available for SteamOS 3.2 with some big goodies.

Wii U emulator Cemu getting closer to Linux and Steam Deck support

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Work continues on the Wii U emulator Cemu to bring it over to Linux, and with that gain Steam Deck support.