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Loria, an RTS inspired by the classics like Warcraft II is now on Linux

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If you have love for classic RTS games then you will probably quite enjoy Loria, which is heavily inspired by the likes of Warcraft II.

A new bottle has been opened with the release of Wine 4.1

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The first Wine development build of this year, as well as being the first build towards Wine 5.0 is now out.

Wargroove, the turn-based tactics game from Chucklefish should see Linux support

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While we couldn't get an answer from Chucklefish directly about Linux support for Wargroove, they did take to the Steam forum to answer questions and it seems Linux hasn't been forgotten.

A discussion on Native vs DXVK for Linux gaming

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That some titles perform better, from an FPS number perspective, when using DXVK is clear, which has lead to some people asking why this is the case. It's the why that I'd like to discuss here; why DXVK is a winner in some cases, why native wins in others, and some of the drawbacks of each approach.

There's some pretty big sales going on right now, here's a look

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Steam, Fanatical and others all have some big sales on right now so here's a little look over what to expect from them all.

Unity 2018.3.4 is out with some important fixes for Linux games

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The Unity team have pushed out another point release with Unity 2018.3.4 and it does include some well needed Linux fixes.

Million to One Hero looks like a great platformer that will let you make your own stories

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Million to One Hero from developer Over the Top Games is a promising looking platformer, one that will enable you to build your own campaigns.

Road to your City, the sporty-themed city-builder is now on Kickstarter with a demo

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After releasing a demo before it went live, Road to your City can now be supported on Kickstarter to get another interesting game on Linux.

The latest update on Black Mesa shows some good progress on this Half-Life fan game

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I'm quite excited for the final release of Black Mesa, as someone who only completed the original Half-Life in the last few years (after it came to Linux) playing through a heavily improved version is going to be great.

Will you join the hackers or help bring them down? Tech Support: Error Unknown is releasing this month

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Tech Support: Error Unknown will throw you into the role of a tech support specialist but all is not as it may seem.

The sweet looking roguelike 'Rogue Fable III' is heading to Linux

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The developer of Rogue Fable III, a roguelike aimed at short sessions has confirmed it's coming to Linux.

The developer of 'Rise to Ruins' is doing so well, they're paying back supporters

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Here's a rather nice tale to warm you up on a Monday. The developer behind Rise to Ruins has closed their Patreon account as they're doing so well, they're even paying back supporters.

Details on how Slay the Spire sold on Linux plus some thoughts

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In the past, I've spoken to many developers about how their games sold on Linux and this time we have information on Slay the Spire to share.

DUSK, the popular retro-inspired FPS now has a Linux testing build up, out for everyone next week

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DUSK, a retro-inspired FPS from David Szymanski and New Blood Interactive looks awesome and you can test it out on Linux right now.

A quick run over some details from the recent ProtonDB data

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Every now and then, the people behind ProtonDB release data dumps from user generated reports of games tested in Steam Play. Here's a look.

FlowScape, an app to let you paint some gorgeous nature scenes now supports Linux

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This is a rather interesting one, it's not exactly a game but it piqued my curiosity for how relaxing it looks.

Depraved, a survival city-builder with a 'Wild West' theme now has Linux support

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Here's a recent arrival I seemed to miss somehow. Depraved from developer Evil Bite, a city-builder with survival features and a 'Wild West' theme is now on Linux.

The massive 0.5 release of Lutris is out with a revamped UI, GOG support and tons more

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Regular readers will know by now how much I've enjoyed using Lutris to bring together my game library across Steam, GOG and more. It just recently put out the big update!

New stable Steam client update is out opening the door a little wider for Steam Play on Linux

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Valve have pushed out their recent beta updates to the Steam client for everyone now, this does include the option to force Steam Play on shortcuts you've added for games outside of Steam.

A new Humble Monthly is up with Cultist Simulator and more

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Humble Monthly, the curated selection of games put out each month from Humble Bundle is out again with early unlock games. This month we have Cultist Simulator and more!