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Linux Gaming News Punch - Episode 7


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To end the week, here's the latest episode of the chilled-out Linux Gaming News Punch, keeping you up to speed on some interesting topics this past week.

She Dreams Elsewhere, a surreal adventure RPG is releasing this year with Linux support


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Ready to have a game mess with your mind? She Dreams Elsewhere is a rather surreal RPG that's coming to Linux and it has a demo available.

The adventure strategy RPG 'Pathway' is releasing for Linux next week


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This is a rather lovely surprise, the adventure strategy RPG 'Pathway' from Robotality is releasing April 11th.

DXVK, the Vulkan-based layer for Direct3D 10/11 in Wine has a major 1.1 release out now (updated)


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DXVK, the awesome project that has helped push Linux gaming further has a new release out and it sounds pretty huge.

Valve have confirmed Linux support for their Valve Index VR headset, pre-orders on May 1st


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Just as an update to our previous article talking about Valve's new VR headset the Valve Index, I contacted Valve to get some bits cleared up.

The open source livestreaming and recording software OBS Studio has a new release out


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Here's something fun for you content creators this weekend, as OBS Studio just released a fresh build for you.

The EU is going after Valve and others for "geo-blocking", a statement from Valve


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It seems Valve and five publishers have attracted the attention of the EU, as they claim they're breaching EU competition rules.

SuperTuxKart has a new release candidate out for 0.10 with online support


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The SuperTuxKart team have been busy since releasing a beta back in January, with a release candidate now available.

Use your tongue to swing in 'Crumble', a 3D physics platformer coming to Linux and it looks amusing


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Crumble from developer Brute Force popped up on Steam recently and honestly, it looks like it could be a really great 3D platformer.

SUPERHOT saw an update recently to show "a bit more love towards Linux players"


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SUPERHOT, a first-person shooter where time moves extremely slowly until you move, released originally way back in February 2016, just got a rather nice update for Linux gamers.

Great looking comedy point & click adventure 'Guard Duty' releasing May 2nd


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Not long to wait for another really good looking point & click adventure game, as Guard Duty is releasing with Linux support same-day on May 2nd.

Be prepared to build from nothing as 'Kingdom Two Crowns' now has a Linux beta


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The latest game in the Kingdom series, Kingdom Two Crowns, recently had a big update which came along with a beta for Linux gamers.

Humble has a Total War sale, next Total War: WARHAMMER II DLC on Linux "shortly" after Windows


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Two bits of Total War news today. Humble Store is doing a Total War weekend sale and info about the next Total War: WARHAMMER II expansion release date for Linux.

Aspyr Media confirm the free "Ultra HD" DLC for Borderlands 2 and The Pre-Sequel is coming to Linux


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Good news vault hunters, the recently released free DLC for both Borderlands 2 and Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel adding in multiple graphical upgrades will be supported in the Linux version.

Cats Fly Helicopters from Flippfly (Race The Sun) announced, some comments on Linux support


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Flippfly (Race The Sun, Evergarden) have announced Cats Fly Helicopters, an amusing sounding game about being a cat flying around a simulated city full of physics and emergent gameplay. On the topic of Linux support, they had some comments for me when asked.

The tense strategy game of subterfuge 'Precipice' to launch next month with Linux support


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Little Red Dog Games (Deep Sixed, Rogue State) are bringing their war and diplomacy game Precipice to Linux next month on May 1st.

KeeperRL had a rather game-changing update recently with the addition of Z-levels


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KeeperRL, a dungeon simulator with a mixture of roguelike and RPG mechanics had another massive update at the end of last month.

The elegant puzzle game Jetstream is now available on Steam with Linux support


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Puzzle games don't get much more streamlined than this, Jetstream has a very easy-going atmosphere combined with super simple controls making it easy to get into.

The game store itch.io is launching a developer jobs board


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If there's one thing I love about itch.io, it's how they really do work to help game developers in as many ways as they can and they're now launching a job listing board.

Drink More Glurp looks like a truly hilarious party game coming to Linux


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I see Drink More Glurp as one of those games that's going to cause a lot of laughter and shouting as it does look rather amusing.