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Julius 1.7 is out, an open source re-implementation of the classic Caesar III

By Liam Dawe,
Julius is another shining example of an open source game engine re-implementation done well and a major update is out.

Project Haven looks like a very slick turn-based tactics delight due in 2022

By Liam Dawe,
Code Three Fifty One are currently working on Project Haven, an impressive looking turn-based tactics game where you command the Steel Dragons, a mercenary outfit fighting for survival in the harsh, urban near-future that is Haven City.

Intruder In Antiquonia is an upcoming point & click mystery where you unravel your past

By Liam Dawe,
The first game from indie developers Aruma Studios, a husband and wife duo from Spain that follows the protagonist Sarah trying to figure out her past.

Stellaris to get more free improvements in the upcoming 3.2 update

By Liam Dawe,
Paradox continues to tweak their space sci-fi strategy game Stellaris with another free upgrade coming. Update 3.2 continues the work of their newer Custodian Team.

Steampunk base-building survival game Volcanoids gets Steam Workshop support

By Liam Dawe,
Volcanoids is such a fantastic idea for a survival game. You build a base inside a big moving drill, that you continually upgrade and extend and now you can enhance it in many new ways with Steam Workshop support.

The Sundew is a story-rich point & click set in the aftermath of a devastating future war

By Liam Dawe,
After your next futuristic point and click adventure? Check out The Sundew which is out now along with native Linux support.

Proton Experimental sees another small update fixing up Fallout 76, updating VKD3D-Proton

By Liam Dawe,
Proton Experimental continues to see rapid development to give us more great fixes to run Windows games under Linux.

Half-Life 2 and the episodes get a Beta with Vulkan (DXVK) and more

By Liam Dawe,
Valve has put up a Beta for Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2: Episode One and Half-Life 2: Episode Two as they prepare more of their own games ready for the Steam Deck.

Valve launches Deck Verified, to show off what games will work well on the Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
We've been wondering what Valve had planned to show off Steam Deck compatibility for games and now they've launched Deck Verified as their answer.

VKD3D-Proton v2.5 is out for Direct3D 12 on top of Vulkan, improving DirectX Raytracing

By Liam Dawe,
VKD3D-Proton is the project that translates Microsoft's Direct3D 12 to Vulkan, another big part of Steam Play Proton and there's a new release out.

Playing Deltarune: Chapter 2 natively on Linux

By Samsai,
So, some time ago Toby Fox released the second chapter of the Deltarune series. Sadly, as was the case with the previous chapter, this one too comes without official Linux support. However, if the [HeartShapedObject] is willing, there is a way to play the game natively on Linux, albeit without official support.

Hugely popular mobile roguelike Shattered Pixel Dungeon is coming to Steam

By Liam Dawe,
Shattered Pixel Dungeon is a free and open source roguelike RPG that originally had a focus on mobile where it's proven very popular and now it's getting upgrades to come to Steam.

War Thunder is getting more terrain deformation in the upcoming 'Ground Breaking' upgrade

By Liam Dawe,
Ground Breaking is the name of the next major update for War Thunder and it sounds quite exciting, with some game engine upgrades to allow for more terrain interactions and deformation.

Swarming RTS Age of Darkness: Final Stand is in Early Access and works great on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Age of Darkness: Final Stand is like a fantasy version of They Are Billions, and compared with the latter it runs great on Linux thanks to Steam Play Proton.

Steam Play tool Luxtorpeda for running games in native Linux engines sees a major upgrade

By Liam Dawe,
Steam Play allows Linux gamers to use many different compatibility layers like Proton for running Windows games but Luxtorpeda instead makes games use an available native Linux game engine.

OpenTTD 12.0 is out now improving multiplayer for fans of Transport Tycoon Deluxe

By Liam Dawe,
Based on Transport Tycoon Deluxe, the free and open source OpenTTD has release version 12.0 as the multiplayer update.

Marci from the DOTA: Dragon's Blood anime will join Dota 2 later this year

By Liam Dawe,
Valve has announced that the next hero joining the ranks in Dota 2 will be Marci, the silent companion to Mirana from the DOTA: Dragon's Blood anime.

The Wild Update announced for Minecraft, new allay mob on the way

By Liam Dawe,
Minecraft Live came and went and with it we got a lot of information on what's coming next to Minecraft.

Valve banning games that allow exchanging cryptocurrencies or NFTs

By Liam Dawe,
It seems Valve aren't a big fan of cryptocurrencies or NFTs as they've updated their onboarding guide with a new point about disallowing games that allow you to exchange them.

Check out this crowdfunding campaign to learn Godot Engine from GDQuest

By Liam Dawe,
GDQuest, a well-known name in the free and open source Godot Engine land has launched a new crowdfunding campaign aiming to get you to go from zero to hero with Godot programming.