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Hands-on with action puzzler BFF or Die, point & click COLUMNAE, and other crowdfunding campaigns


By flesk
Some thoughts on the BFF or Die demo on itch, an early Linux build of COLUMNAE and a list of other games currently being crowdfunded.

Hard Reset Redux is not coming to Linux despite appearing in SteamDB


By Liam Squires-Hand
Here's a reason I usually tell you not to take SteamDB entries as confirmation of a Linux version. The Hard Reset Redux developers have stated it is not coming to Linux as it hasn't been popular enough for a port.

Stardew Valley released for Linux & SteamOS


By Liam Squires-Hand
Stardew Valley is now officially available for Linux & SteamOS, I have been waiting on this for so long it's exciting.

Suddenly a wild Friday Livestream appears at 5:30 PM UTC!


By Samsai
They say a lightning doesn't strike twice, but the weekly livestream certainly does! Liam did a livestream yesterday but I will put together another one just for the hell of it, so strap yourself in for some live Linux gaming!

IndieDB is having another 24 hour giveaway with Linux support, the indie platformer 'Prison Run and Gun'


By -Daniel-Palacio-
IndieDB is currently giving away 20 free Steam keys for platformer game Prison Run and Gun, a standalone expansion to Hot Guns.

Day of Infamy FPS now available on Linux & SteamOS (updated)


By Liam Squires-Hand
Day of Infamy, the spin-off game from the mod of Insurgency that's been turned into a full game is now downloadable and playable on Linux & SteamOS.

Kingdom Rush Frontiers due on Linux in the last week of August


By Liam Squires-Hand
Tower Defence fans rejoice as Kingdom Rush Frontiers is scheduled with the 1.1 updated due in the last week of August.

Albion Online final beta start times revealed


By Liam Squires-Hand
The indie MMO Albion Online is due to have the final beta version and they have revealed when each supporter will get access.

Check out 'The Linux Gamer' video on Undertale, brilliant as always


By Liam Squires-Hand
Really do love The Linux Gamer, his work is top quality and he has done his thing for the Linux version of Undertale.

Unity game engine 5.4 released, Linux builds now updated


By Liam Squires-Hand
The Unity game engine has release the next major version 5.4, the Linux builds have also just been updated to the 5.4 release.

Livestream tonight at 19:45 UTC instead of tomorrow!


By Liam Squires-Hand
Tonight I will be doing the weekly livestream as I am busy with pre-birthday stuff tomorrow (I turn 28 on Saturday) and my voice is back hooray!

Move or Die: a funny 4 player local and online party game!


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Move or Die is an incredible, funny and fast paced party game with a lot of mods and funny mutators. You can play local or online with up to 4 players. Steam Workshop integration for user created maps and character skins are available for local play only, while playing online you can earn EXP to level up your profile to unlock skins, game mods and extras.

Headlander, the new game from Double Fine Productions will not come to Linux


By Liam Squires-Hand
This is very sad to see from a previously very Linux friendly developer. Headlander from Double Fine Productions will not come to Linux due to their choice of graphics API.

New version of the itch store app released, as slick as ever


By Liam Squires-Hand
The itch developers have been hard at work making their open source store app even better for you, and it's lovely.

God is a Cube: Nanomachines Rising, a programming puzzle game is coming to Linux


By Liam Squires-Hand
God is a Cube: Nanomachines Rising sounds pretty fun for anyone who likes programming, puzzles and robotics. You control nanomachines to create AIs made of graphical symbols.

Empire TV Tycoon, thoughts from a Linux gamer


By Liam Squires-Hand
It has been a while as other things kept coming up, but I finally take a look at Empire TV Tycoon. I was not impressed.

Microsoft gives the okay for SWORDY to come to Linux & SteamOS


By Liam Squires-Hand
Some good news! SWORDY has been given the green light to come to Linux & SteamOS by Microsoft, as the developer was a bit confused due to the Xbox One exclusive deal they have.

HaxeFlixel, a free and open source cross-platform game framework needs funds on IndieGoGo


By Liam Squires-Hand
HaxeFlixel, a free and open source cross-platform game framework that was used in the creation of Defender's Quest is needing a bit of funding on IndieGoGo.

Mojang working on new launcher for Minecraft, Linux might not see support


By Liam Squires-Hand
For those still playing Minecraft, you may know that Mojang is working on a new launcher that doesn't use Java (hooray!), but it might not run on Linux (boo!).

Death Road to Canada released on Steam with Linux support, some thoughts


By Liam Squires-Hand
Death Road to Canada is a brand new Linux game that released on Steam recently and a GOL user was kind enough to send me a copy to take a look. It's a randomly generated road trip with zombies with lots of encounters and annoying people to find.