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Tower shields in Valheim will be a lot more useful in the Hearth & Home update

By Liam Dawe,
Another week and another short video from Iron Gate to give a quick look into some changes. This week it's all about shields and how different they will be.

First-person psychological horror \SPEK.TAKL\ - Banned Edition is out now

By Liam Dawe,
A new and improved paid version of an older first-person psychological horror, \SPEK.TAKL\ - Banned Edition, is out now on itch.io and was apparently too much for Valve.

Non-linear interactive fiction Blackout: The Darkest Night is out now

By Liam Dawe,
MiniChimera Game Studio has released Blackout: The Darkest Night, a very stylish interactive fiction (visual novel) adventure. Inspired by White Wolf’s World of Darkness, H.P. Lovecraft and unique TV shows like Twin Peaks.

Spore but with lots more science, Thrive has a new release out

By Liam Dawe,
Thrive is a free and open source evolution sim, a bit like the early stages of Spore and there's a new release out.

Fantasy Town Regional Manager is an upcoming turn-based roguelite city-builder

By Liam Dawe,
Fantasy Town Regional Manager from developer Caps Collective is an upcoming turn-based city-builder that has a little deck-building sprinkled in and the code is available on GitHub.

Game developer business sim City Game Studio gets a big update and releases August 24

By Liam Dawe,
After being in Early Access for a few years, City Game Studio just got a big update and it's leaving Early Access as a finished game on August 24.

Classic run and gun game C-Dogs SDL 1.0 adds support for Wolfenstein and Spear of Destiny

By Liam Dawe,
C-Dogs SDL (a sequel to Cyberdogs), the classic overhead run-and-gun game from the late 90s lives on with a 1.0 release out now that adds in support for Wolfenstein 3D and Spear of Destiny.

The ridiculous Killer Bean is getting a third-person shooter video game

By Liam Dawe,
Ever heard of Killer Bean? It's a film created by Jeff Lew that released back in 2009 that eventually saw a full YouTube release in 2018 and gained something of a cult following - and now it's getting a game.

CodeWeavers still hiring for a 'General Wine Developer' to work on Wine and Proton

By Liam Dawe,
CodeWeavers announced recently they need a bit of help on finding more developers, with a spot still currently open for a 'General Wine Developer' who will work on Wine and Proton.

Humble Store is doing a big Summer Sale with huge discounts

By Liam Dawe,
If you're after something new to play through this weekend take a look at the Humble Store. They have a big Summer Sale going on right now now with lots of good deals.

Unreal Engine 4.27 is out now from Epic Games with plenty of Linux improvements

By Liam Dawe,
While Epic Games are currently working on the next generation with Unreal Engine 5, they're still upgrading the previous major version with Unreal Engine 4.27 out now.

Steam Play Proton 6.3-6 is out now with lots of fixes and new game support

By Liam Dawe,
Following on from the Release Candidate testing earlier this month, Steam Play Proton 6.3-6 has rolled out to improve Windows games running on Linux.

Don't sleep on the 2D action-RPG Chronicon with a big upgrade out now and DLC coming

By Liam Dawe,
Chronicon is a game that I keep on coming back to because it's just so good. A 2D action-RPG in the vein of Diablo made with GameMaker Studio 2 and it works great on Linux.

Chess with lasers, Deflection confirmed for release on September 14

By Liam Dawe,
Developed by the two-person studio Coreffect Interactive, the strategy game Deflection is set to release with native Linux support on September 14.

Free grid-based movement puzzler B.i.t.Lock gets over 100 new levels

By Liam Dawe,
After a puzzle game to relax with this weekend? You should go and check out B.i.t.Lock. Not only is it free and good but it also just got a huge free upgrade too.

Raster Prime [REMIX] is a spacial memory sci-fi puzzle adventure out now

By Liam Dawe,
Punk Labs emailed to announce that they've released Raster Prime [REMIX], a spacial memory sci-fi puzzle adventure.

non - The First Warp is a point and click adventure with 'genre-first time-manipulation'

By Liam Dawe,
Any game that claims to have a "genre-first" will always raise some eyebrows and that's exactly what the developers of non - The First Warp are saying with it out now.

The great auto-battler deck-builder Hadean Tactics gets a big content update

By Liam Dawe,
Hadean Tactics is an Early Access game that blends together an auto-battler with a deck-builder to give you a thoroughly great experience and there's a new content upgrade out now.

The original Quake got a new enhanced edition, Steam Play tool Luxtorpeda updated for it

By Liam Dawe,
During QuakeCon the original Quake got an enhanced edition released, which Nightdive Studios worked on. It works with Steam Play Proton and you can also use the Steam Play tool Luxtorpeda to play the new content on an open source game engine.

The Legendary Keeper Update is out for monster taming metroidvania Monster Sanctuary

By Liam Dawe,
Monster Sanctuary from Moi Rai Games and Team17 grows again, with the 1.2 Legendary Keeper Update out now.