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XCOM: Enemy Unknown Looks Like It's In Testing For Linux Right Now


By Liam Squires-Hand
XCOM: Enemy Unknown looks like it has entered testing for Linux thanks to some updates we spotted earlier.

Defense Zone 2 Tower Defence Game Released Into Steam's Early Access For Linux


By Liam Squires-Hand
Defense Zone 2 is aiming to be an all-around improvement over the previous game, hell the fact that it is on Steam and not the Ubuntu Software Centre is an upgrade enough.

Mark of the Old Ones, A Metroidvania Physics Platformer Needs One Small Push


By Liam Squires-Hand
Remember Just Tactics? The fantastic turn-based strategy game we gave keys away for some-time ago? Well Mark of the Old Ones is the next game from Hit the Sticks and is currently 46 hours away from winning or losing the Kickstarter game.

You Have to Win the Game, A True Retro Linux Game Available Free On Steam


By Liam Squires-Hand
You Have to Win the Game is a truly authentic and frustrating retro platformer complete with a crt effect to give you a rounded screen.

Another Star, A Very Retro RPG Will Come To Linux With Version 2


By Liam Squires-Hand
I know what you're thinking when you see the word "retro", but don't worry Another Star actually looks the part. It does a similar thing to You Have To Win The Game and gives you a slightly bendy screen to make it all more authentic and I love it.

Full Bore Beautiful Puzzle Platformer Is Now Released In Full For Linux


By Liam Squires-Hand
You all love puzzle platformers with cute characters right? Full Bore has that and more, it's really well put together and the graphics are quite fancy.

Earth: Year 2066 Removed From Steam, Valve Offering Refunds


By Liam Squires-Hand
In an interesting turn of events Valve has removed the Early Access game Earth: Year 2066 from Steam and stated refunds are possible.

Ender Of Fire Looks Like A Great Side-scrolling Action Game


By Liam Squires-Hand
Ender Of Fire is a new side-scrolling 3D action game that actually looks awesome. Mixing good graphics with fun looking combat I'm sold.

Nuclear Throne Updated Again With New Areas, More Weapons & I Still Suck


By Liam Squires-Hand
Nuclear Throne is the awesome randomly generated 2D action game from Vlambeer that promises plenty of death, and plenty of updates. It's still a smooth experience for Linux gamers.

Hawks Guardians Of The Skies, A Simple 2D Air Combat Game


By Liam Squires-Hand
I took some time to test out Hawks Guardians Of The Skies a simple 2D air combat game made in Unity3D.

KeeperRL Open Source Game Crowdfunding Still Going, Needs A Push


By Liam Squires-Hand
We have mentioned KeeperRL here a few times now for not only being an interesting game, but because it needs a big push on Indiegogo too.

Storming The Simpson House In Door Kickers On Linux, Mods Are Awesome


By Liam Squires-Hand
Door Kickers is one of my favourite indie games and what makes it better is when a modder puts The Simpsons house in it.

The Masterplan Heist Game Has A New Look


By Liam Squires-Hand
Drawing inspiration from both legendary tactical turn-based games and classic heist movies alike, the goal of The Masterplan is to put together the right crew, get the right equipment, and finally plan and execute the biggest heist ever.

Planet Stronghold, A Mix Of RPG & Turn Based Combat Released On Steam For Linux


By Liam Squires-Hand
Planet Stronghold is a sci-fi role-playing game with a turn-based combat system. It's not a new game for Linux and has been around for a while now.

SuperTuxKart Open Source Racer Is Going Graphical With A New Engine


By Liam Squires-Hand
SuperTuxKart a lot of Linux users favourite little open source racer often compared to Nintendo's Mario Kart is to get a ton of graphical updates.

Unvanquished Open Source FPS & RTS Alpha 27, Jetpacks Included


By Liam Squires-Hand
Unvanquished has its monthly alpha release that features masses of underlying changes as usual to get us all excited for the stable release to come.

Torque 2D Game Engine Offers Full Linux Support In New Update


By Liam Squires-Hand
You all asked for it and they finally delivered. Torque 2D has been updated to 3.0 with Linux support which means more games are now possible for Linux.

Codemasters Looking At Supporting Linux, GRID Autosport Possible


By Liam Squires-Hand
A Linux user sent a shot in the dark to the Codemasters team with decent results. It's a matter of when now and not if! So, Linux could see another AAA racer come our way in future.

Hammerwatch Dungeon Crawler Updated With New Class


By Liam Squires-Hand
Hammerwatch the awesome looking dungeon crawler has been given the major updated treatment including a new class!

TowerFall Ascension Now Officially Coming To Linux


By Liam Squires-Hand
TowerFall Ascension is a game we only talked about a few days ago as the developer was interested in doing a port, the developer has now confirmed he is working on a Linux port. TowerFall Ascension is an archery combat game heavily praised, can't wait.