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We Are The Dwarves, a real-time tactical adventure now on Linux, some thoughts

By Liam Dawe,
Today I took a look at We Are The Dwarves on Linux. It looks good and I love these games, but is it any good?

Feral Interactive are teasing yet another game on their radar

By Liam Dawe,
Only recently Feral tweeted that something will be revealed for Linux, but now their radar has been updated to list an upcoming game for both Mac & Linux with a new clue.

DownWind is a beautiful looking casual game, be a leaf on the wind

By Liam Dawe,
Not usually my type of game, but I can't deny how beautiful DownWind looks. It's looking for votes on Steam's Greenlight right now.

Minecraft 1.9 released, the one with better combat

By Liam Dawe,
The Minecraft developers has finally done something about the boring combat in Minecraft. This plus the other changes actually makes me somewhat interested in the game again.

The Kindred, a voxel sandbox strategy game now in Early Access

By Liam Dawe,
The Kindred looks like it could be quite a cool voxel sandbox strategy game, it's now in Early Access on Steam.

Feral releases a new teaser, something to be revealed in late March

By Samsai,
Feral are at it again! A teaser has been posted on Feral Interactive's social media pages with an image of the Stonehenge and a hint about a revelation of sorts "in the week beginning with the spring equinox".

What game would you most like to see on Linux this year?

By Liam Dawe,
It's question time again, don't you love it? This time I want to ask you a simple question "What game would you most like to see on Linux this year?"

'Pony Island' is a psychotic indie puzzle game you should try

By -Daniel-Palacio-,
Pony Island has been out for a while (since January 4th, actually) and it has proved to be a very interesting game, getting extremely positive reviews by both critics and Steam users alike.

You can 'Paint the Town Red' with this first person melee combat game, on Steam's Early Access

By -Daniel-Palacio-,
Paint the Town Red features the aesthetics of Thirty Flights of Loving, the pace of Eldritch and the absurdly deranged violence of Hotline Miami and Postal 2.

Gates of Hell, a successor to the Men of War series confirmed for Linux & SteamOS

By Liam Dawe,
This is exciting, Gates of Hell a strategy game coming soon has been officially confirmed to Linux & Mac. As a big fan of real time strategy games, I approve of this.

SUPERHOT, the time-bending shooter released on SteamOS & Linux, some thoughts

By Liam Dawe,
Today I am taking a look at SUPERHOT, a game that I've been hyped about ever since I first heard about it. The idea is awesome, but does it work well?

Comical indie fighting game 'Iron Snout' released for Linux on Steam - It's free!

By -Daniel-Palacio-,
The game, as of the day this article was written, holds "overwhelmingly positive" reviews on Steam, so you may want to give it a chance and spend at least a few minutes playing it. You don't have to pay anything, you simply download it (only 8 MB) and load it in mere seconds. It's very easy to learn but a bit tricky to master.

Valve will be at GDC talking about Practical Development for Vulkan

By Liam Dawe,
Another session has popped up at GDC (Game Developers Conference) that will be interesting for Linux games, as Valve will be doing a session named "Practical Development for Vulkan".

XCOM 2 patch now live for Linux & SteamOS

By Liam Dawe,
XCOM 2 has been fixed up quite a bit in this first patch now available for Linux & SteamOS. I've tested it myself, and it's a far nicer experience now.

Friday Livestream is coming at 6 PM UTC!

By Samsai,
Friday has arrived and it's once again time for the traditional Friday Livestream! Come and watch me play some Linux games and join in on the discussion about Linux gaming and whatever else we may end up talking about!

Totem Teller looks like a really sweet open world adventure game coming to Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Arehandoro sent word in about Totem Teller, and wow it looks really something. Totem Teller is an open world adventure. The player explores, repairs and retells a broken story. Uncover lost characters and hidden things. Truth is in the Telling.

Deponia Doomsday coming to Linux on March 1st

By Liam Dawe,
The latest in the Deponia series is heading to Linux on the 1st of March named Deponia Doomsday. The previous games looked great, and they are pretty popular.

Our Linux & SteamOS gamer survey results for January 2016

By Liam Dawe,
Blimey, another month already? That's right here's the results of our latest Linux & SteamOS user survey.

After 4 years in development, Factorio is coming to Steam

By Teal,
The amazing and unique "logistics simulator" where you build massive convoluted factories while fending off hordes of insect aliens is finally coming to Steam on 25th February!

Shadwen, the new stealth game from Frozenbyte has a playable Linux demo

By Liam Dawe,
Shadwen looks like it might turn a few heads at release, and it certainly seems like it could be interesting to me. There is now a demo available to try out.