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Steampunk dungeon crawler Vaporum: Lockdown arrives Sept 15, Linux PC shortly after


By Liam Squires-Hand
Fatbot Games have revealed that Vaporum: Lockdown will be launching on September 15, with the official Linux PC release to follow along 'shortly after'.

Open world strategy with Tenderfoot Tactics releases for Linux PC in October


By Liam Squires-Hand
Tenderfoot Tactics looks like it really does put a fresh spin on tactical battling, with an open world and a deterministic combat system it could be great.

Open source 3D creation suite 'Blender' has a major new release


By Liam Squires-Hand
Blender, the free and open source 3D creation suite continues going from strength to strength, with a brand new release out now. Let's go over the highlights.

My Exercise is a peculiar game about doing sit-ups with various animal friends


By Liam Squires-Hand
I don't quite know what to make of this. My Exercise is completely bizarre and yet ridiculously charming at the same time, all about some chubby kid doing sit-ups with their dog.

Fantasy city-builder Songs of Syx comes to Steam on September 21 - try the demo


By Liam Squires-Hand
Gamatron AB are calling Songs of Syx an epic city-state simulator, blending elements of a city-builder with real-time strategy gameplay and much more.

Awesome action-RPG 'Last Epoch' will not leave Early Access in 2020


By Liam Squires-Hand
Last Epoch has been through a few small evolutions since being in Early Access, and it's starting to really be impressive. It does appear to need some more time to cook though.

Shing! brings unique controls to beat 'em up fun - out now for Linux PC


By Liam Squires-Hand
Shing! from developer Mass Creation is what they're calling a "beat 'em up 2.0", as it does away with button-bashing and replaces it with a new weapon control system.

The Steam client had a new stable release, some great Linux improvements


By Liam Squires-Hand
Valve continue progress on ensuring the Steam client is both stable and overflowing with features, with a stable update rolling out now.

Ludo is a new sleek front-end for Libretro, as an alternative to RetroArch


By Liam Squires-Hand
If you find the RetroArch a little overwhelming and want something different as a front-end for Libretro, have a look at the newly announced Ludo.

Free-moving roguelite platformer 'ScourgeBringer' leaves Early Access in October


By Liam Squires-Hand
One of my current favourites to keep going back to, ScourgeBringer is set for a big upgrade and a full release on October 21 along with a new trailer out now.

Check out the dev walkthrough of Skul: The Hero Slayer and some 1.0 footage


By Liam Squires-Hand
Skul: The Hero Slayer, an impressive Early Access action-platformer rogue-lite is due to hit the big 1.0 soon so come check out the latest footage and developer chat.

Get ready for another low-res PSX-styled horror, Harmful The Second Tape is out


By Liam Squires-Hand
If you enjoy a good, short horror experience that's intended for you to play through in one sitting - check out the new release of Harmful The Second Tape.

Lenovo begins rollout of Fedora Linux on their laptops, Ubuntu systems due soon


By Liam Squires-Hand
After being announced by the Fedora Linux team back in April, the rollout of Fedora across Lenovo laptops appears to have begun along with a sale.

Hyper Team Recon is an adorable upcoming 3D platformer with shapeshifters


By Liam Squires-Hand
Coming to Linux PC sometime in 2022, Hyper Team Recon from Nathan Burton and Top Hat Studios is a seriously charming upcoming 3D platformer that follows a bunch of shapeshifting aliens.

Techium Eclipse is a sweet free game about defending a tiny planet


By Liam Squires-Hand
Meteors! Meteors are coming! Thankfully, you have the powers of a god in Techium Eclipse, so you can just grab the planet and swing it around to ensure they don't hit any cities.

GONNER2 looks brilliantly weird - check out 9 minutes of new footage


By Liam Squires-Hand
GONNER2, the sequel to IGF winning game GoNNER will bring some messy, colourful and weird platformer action to Linux PC later this year. Check out the new footage.

Space Crew has new footage and it's releasing on October 15


By Liam Squires-Hand
Space Crew takes the idea of the popular Bomber Crew from developer Runner Duck and sends everyone into space. During Gamescom 2020, it gained not only a new trailer but a release date too.

Check out the latest Spacebase Startopia footage, coming to Linux PC in October


By Liam Squires-Hand
Spacebase Startopia is getting closer and during Gamescom 2020, some new footage surfaced giving us a better look at what to expect from it.

You could play Chess but why not play 5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel


By Liam Squires-Hand
Why play old, stale and normal Chess when you can fry your brain good with some 5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel.

What are you playing this weekend? We're Linux distro-hopping


By Liam Squires-Hand
Time to brew a cup of your favourite and chat in the comments, let's see what GOL readers have been enjoying on their Linux boxes recently.