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The Last Tinker: City Of Colours Releases Tomorrow For Linux, Video & Review


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We have been lucky enough to get a key for The Last Tinker: City Of Colours a beautiful new mix of action and adventure where you fight to restore the colour of the world.

The Community Has Beaten Epic At Porting The Unreal Editor To Linux


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The community of coders has beaten Epic Games at the porting game and has ported the Unreal Editor to Linux already.

Calibre 10 Racing Series Linux Version Possibility Is Based On Demand


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The developers of Calibre 10 Racing Series have stated that they love Linux and a Linux version is based on how much demand there is for one.

Al Emmo and the Lost Dutchman's Mine Released On Steam For Linux


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Embark on an epic cross-country journey that sends an unlikely hero deep into the heart of the wild west in search of love and an ancient, cursed treasure mine, said to contain inconceivable wealth!

Fistful of Frags Free FPS Released For Linux On Steam


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Fistful of Frags promised that when they got greenlit to be on Steam that they would port to the newer Source SDK for Linux, they have delivered and it's an awesome western inspired FPS game.

Paranautical Activity Cancels Co-Op And Draws More Ire For Early Access


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I assume I am not alone in seeing the hate that Early Access has been getting from some sources recently. Well, the latest game to stoke the fire has been set off by CodeAvarice, developers of Paranautical Activity, a game that we have featured previously that combines both FPS and Rougelike gameplay features.

Epic Space: Online MMO Released For Linux In Early Access


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Epic Space: Online is a 2D space MMO I have been following for quite some time, it is now available on Linux in Steam's Early Access section.

Another Star, The Very Authentic Retro RPG Is Now Released For Linux Gamers


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We only pointed Another Star out a few days ago and it has now pushed out the Linux version! The game caught my attention with its really authentic looking retro visuals, complete with a CRT screen effect.

The Impossible Game Released On Steam For Linux, A Fun Music Infused Platformer


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The super-addictive and very, very hard platform game finally arrives on Steam - it's quite possibly the world's hardest game! Well that's what the developers claim anyway.

Mutant Gangland Strategy Game Nearing Alpha 2, Source Goes Fully Open


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Remember Mutant Gangland? It's the rather fun looking turn-based strategy game from BacioiuC that pits robots vs mutants. The developer has given an update on the status of the second Alpha and has put the source-code under the fully open MIT license.

No Time To Explain Coming To Linux By The End Of This Year


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Get ready for some crazy action platforming, because it looks like No Time To Explain will be coming to Linux. I've contacted the developer, Tiny Build Games, who have confirmed that we should expect to see it by the end of this year.

Limit Theory Space Sim Developer Switches To Linux, New Video & It Looks Fantastic


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Limit Theory is a beautiful looking space simulation in a procedurally-generated universe. In the latest update video the developer actually states he is now doing everything including recording the latest video on Linux.

New Unreal Tournament Announced, Linux Support Is A Go & Will Be Free


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We speculated on it recently and it's pleasing to see that we were right. The new Unreal Tournament is real and it's coming to Linux.

A Roundup Of The Last Weeks Linux Gaming


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Here is a look back at the last week on GamingOnLinux, an easy way to for you to keep up to date on what has happened in the past week for Linux Gaming!

Killing Floor 2 FPS Announced With SteamOS Linux Support Right In


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I knew Tripwire weren't stupid! Killing Floor 2 was a given when you look at how popular it is, it needs a refresh and I am glad to say it will be on Linux.

A Post-mortem On Porting Two Titles To Linux, One Year Of Porting


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Leszek Godlewski has done a presentation on his work to port two bigger game titles to Linux and the slides are now up. Leszek is the man behind porting Deadfall Adventures and Painkiller Hell & Damnation to Linux.

Epic Games Roadmap For Unreal Engine Now Available, Linux Native Editor Is On It


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Remember when we got confirmation for you that Unreal Engine will have all the tools native on Linux? Well their roadmap is now public and it's on it.

Mojang's Battling Card Game 'Scrolls' Linux Version Most Likely After The Final For Other Platforms


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As much as I admire Mojang I still can't help but feel let down on Scrolls. They initially sent out tweets to confirm it would get a Linux version, but it's still not here. We find out more.

New Steam Beta Client Improves Big Picture Mode For Linux


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Valve are doing their usual updating thing with Steam and have released an update that improves performance of the big picture mode.

Vogl OpenGL Debugger Gaining Support For GL 4.x API


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Vogl the open source OpenGL debugger being made by Valve is soon to gain support for the GL 4.x API and on a lighter note it almost works on Windows.