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The SteamOS-like Linux distribution GamerOS becomes ChimeraOS with a new release

By Liam Dawe,
Getting a console-like big-screen experience with Linux gaming was a thing with SteamOS until Valve stopped updating it, then came along GamerOS to carry the torch which has evolved again with a new name of ChimeraOS.

Humble Bundle confirms changes coming mid-July to add a minimum payment for Humble

By Liam Dawe,
Humble Bundle announced back in April they would be making changes to the purchase sliders based on (much hated) testing, then backpedaling in May, they've announced again some changes are coming to always give Humble a cut.

A round-up of popular GamingOnLinux articles through June 2021

By Liam Dawe,
Here is a look back some of the most popular articles on GamingOnLinux for June 2021, an easy way to for you to keep up to date on what has happened in the past month for Linux gaming, open source and other general Linux news that we cover!

Dark detective hacking adventure Song of Farca releases on July 21

By Liam Dawe,
In the upcoming detective hacking adventure Song of Farca from developer Wooden Monkeys and publisher Alawar Premium you sees you hack into crime scenes, look over evidence and sends you down a dark a brutal rabbit hole.

Cyanide & Happiness - Freakpocalypse (Episode 1) is now available for Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Love some quirky comedy? A few months after releasing for Windows, Cyanide & Happiness - Freakpocalypse (Episode 1) is now available for Linux too.

The popular board game Brass: Birmingham gets the digital treatment

By Liam Dawe,
Brass: Birmingham, a popular board game that had a big and successful crowdfunding campaign which was the sequel to Martin Wallace's original game Brass has now been made into a digital game.

ScummVM adds support for Nightlong: Union City Conspiracy and The Journeyman Project 2

By Liam Dawe,
Have time to play some more classics? The latest release of ScummVM might not be out yet but they have announced some more titles will be playable.

Apogee Entertainment surprise releases Secret Agent HD, a remaster of the 90s classic

By Liam Dawe,
The 1992 classic Secret Agent has been revived with a HD remaster from Apogee Entertainment and Emberheart Games that was surprise announced and released today with Secret Agent HD.

How We Know We're Alive - a free point & click mystery set in Sweden's bible belt

By Liam Dawe,
Free Game Wednesday? Yup! How about short, intriguing and incredible looking pixel-art mystery adventure with How We Know We're Alive.

Top-down stealth escape horror The Equinox Hunt is now on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
On the run with various horrors hunting you, The Equinox Hunt developed by EvilStar Studios from 2020 is now on Linux.

Surreal point & click horror adventure Strangeland released for Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Strangeland from Wormwood Studios and Wadjet Eye Games has just been released for Linux and it looks awesome.

System76 has launched Pop!_OS 21.04 with the new COSMIC desktop

By Liam Dawe,
The big day for System76 has arrived, as they've now officially launched the latest big upgrade to the Pop!_OS Linux distribution with Pop!_OS 21.04 bringing their new COSMIC desktop environment.

Rainbow Six Siege out on Stadia today, more games confirmed and a big 'mega' sale

By Liam Dawe,
Google continue bringing over more and more titles to Stadia, with the next set of Stadia Pro titles revealed too.

The hilarious Paint the Town Red leaves Early Access on July 29, sold more than 400,000

By Liam Dawe,
After a very successful development time in Early Access where they sold over 400,000 copies, Paint the Town Red is now set for leaving Early Access on July 29.

Zach-like puzzle game ComPressure is now technically free with the full demo

By Liam Dawe,
ComPressure, a puzzle game about designing increasingly complex computation units powered by high pressure steam is now technically free, as the demo is the full game.

GTA III and Vice City reverse-engineered code is back up on GitHub

By Liam Dawe,
After Take-Two put up a DMCA claim against the reverse-engineered source code for GTA III and Vice City, it's now properly back up online on GitHub.

Insect Worlds is an upcoming open-world insect exploration game

By Liam Dawe,
Love creepy-crawlies? Insect Worlds might be one for you to take a look at with a demo available on Steam.

The fantastic looking Death Trash gains a permanent demo

By Liam Dawe,
After a success of Steam Next Fest, the upcoming post-apocalyptic flesh-filled world of Death Trash is sticking around with the demo becoming permanent.

Blue June is an upcoming 2.5D story-driven adventure game

By Liam Dawe,
Blending together elements of 3D and 2D games, the upcoming story-driven adventure Blue June looks good.

Xbox Cloud Gaming (xCloud) rolls out to everyone and it works on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
We now have yet another serious entry into cloud gaming / game streaming with Microsoft formally launching Xbox Cloud Gaming (xCloud) for everyone with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and it works out of the box on Linux.