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Transhuman Design has removed the Linux version of BUTCHER due to issues in favour of Steam Play (updated)

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It seems Transhuman Design have removed the Linux version of BUTCHER after users reported issues, opting instead to ask Steam to add it as an approved Steam Play title. UPDATED.

The excellent 2D action RPG 'CrossCode' is now officially out

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CrossCode from Radical Fish Games is a rather great 2D action RPG and today it was officially released across multiple stores.

The MMO tactical shooter Mavericks has a release delay, Linux support still coming

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Mavericks is an incredibly promising sounding shooter with an interesting take on the Battle Royale-type games although it's having a delay in the release.

Din's Legacy action-RPG enters Early Access with Linux support

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Din's Legacy, the latest action-RPG from Soldak Entertainment has entered Early Access on Steam and early reports suggest it could be good when further developed.

Lamplight City, the steampunk-ish detective adventure game is now out

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From developer Grundislav Games, who also made A Golden Wake, Lamplight City is a detective adventure set in a alternate "Victorian" setting.

Fast-paced platform racer 'RAZED' is now out and it's pretty good

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Get your running shoes ready as RAZED, the fast-paced platform racer is now officially out with native Linux support.

The latest Steam Client Beta has some fixes for Steam Play, Steam Link improvements and so on

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For those of you who like to live life on the edge, the Steam Client Beta was updated yesterday with some fixes for Steam Play amongst other things.

NVIDIA have released the 410.57 driver as well as a 396.54.06 Vulkan beta driver to help DXVK

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Along with the release of the GeForce RTX 2080 GPU series NVIDIA have put out a new 410.57 driver to support it. Additionally, there's a new Vulkan beta driver which should help DXVK.

Free to play third-person shooter 'The Misfits' has a Linux version that's currently hidden on Steam, works well

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The Misfits, a free to play third-person shooter from PigDogGames that's currently in Early Access has a Linux version on Steam, although it's currently hidden it does work well.

War Thunder’s “The Valkyries” update is now live, adding helicopters

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The vehicular combat MMO has released its 1.81 update which brings a number of goodies for players, including several helicopters that are available for testing.

You can now show everyone your mad skills using Descenders' new Replay Mode

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Descenders, the downhill freeriding game has been updated with a Replay Mode so I took a look to see what fun things you could do with it.

One of the fine folks in the Intel Mesa driver team has written up a post on their work improving games in DXVK

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Writing on their personal blog, Jason Ekstrand from the Intel Mesa team has written up some information on what they've been doing to improve the Intel drivers on Linux.

Godot Engine 3.1 will have support for simplex noise generation which looks incredibly useful

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Godot Engine 3.1, the big upgrade coming to the open source game engine has gained another exciting feature with simplex noise generation.

Never Split the Party, a free online team-based action-RPG is now on Linux

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Never one to pass up trying out a free game, today I tested out some of Never Split the Party, an "an ultra social rogue-like" and it's not bad.

Puzlogic combines elements from Sudoku and Kakuro to make an interesting puzzle game

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Puzlogic from developer Eduardo Barreto was released on Steam back in July and it just recently gained Linux support.

Roguelike RPG 'Depth of Extinction' is nearing release with a launch trailer

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I'm personally very excited about Depth of Extinction, a roguelike RPG with turn-based battles and an interesting setting. The release is closing in for this month and they have a new launch trailer.

Village building god sim 'Rise to Ruins' had an absolutely massive update

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Rise to Ruins, a village builder that mixes in some god sim fun just went through a bit of an evolution with the latest patch, which really is absolutely massive.

Aspyr Media have announced a Layers of Fear and Observer bundle making them cheaper together

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Aspyr Media along with Bloober Team have announced that they've bundled up Layers of Fear and Observer, two great horror titles and getting them together makes them cost less.

Valve have opened up the code for their VR 'Moondust' tech demos, also a third revision of the Knuckles controller

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What will hopefully help developers work on VR projects using Valve's experimental "Knuckles" controllers, Valve have opened up the source code for their Moondust Knuckles Tech Demos.

The Humble One Special Day Bundle is live with two nice Linux games

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The Humble One Special Day Bundle just went live and it has two rather nice native Linux games available. Others may work with Valve's Steam Play.