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Try out a new FMV adventure in the The Parrot That Summons Demons demo
Mixing together FMV with a Visual Novel adventure, The Parrot That Summons Demons will be bringing the deep, dark and unsettling story by the creators of Bloody Service to Linux.
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How about a nice game of Chess with Lichess
Chess, it's a classic right? So how about a nice game of Chess? I am in fact talking about Lichess, a free and open source browser-based online Chess game.
Story-driven tactical RPG 'The Way of Wrath' up on Kickstarter
Ready for your next story-based RPG? The Way of Wrath plans to fully support Linux and it's currently seeking funding on Kickstarter and it does look quite good.
Saber Interactive / Embracer Group acquire Aspyr Media, Gearbox
Another day another acquisition with Saber Interactive / Embracer Group acquiring Aspyr Media and so we see the continuing worrying trend of consolidation in the games industry. Plus, Gearbox too.
Viking open-world survival game Valheim enters Early Access
After a promising Alpha release on itch.io back in 2018, the day has finally come to enter purgatory in Valheim.
Ludusavi seems like a pretty good open source game save backup tool
Need something to keep your game saves backed up with a friendly UI? Ludusavi is one such project that's free and open source, so anyone can help with it.
Try out the brand new demo for PRIM, a point-and-click with some fantastic art
Inspired by the works of Tim Burton, PRIM is an upcoming point and click adventure that looks to be unmissable.
FOSS game engine GDevelop gets early support for tile-based maps
Getting increasingly more useful and powerful, the open source game engine GDevelop has another new version up with the first iteration of support for tile-based maps.
First-person hack and slash Lichenvale has an Alpha Demo available
Enjoy classic hack and slashers? Lichenvale looks like it could be promising and you can try out an early build now.
Collabora talk enhancing apitrace with gltrim to get replayable cut traces
Developers working across different areas of Linux are always looking for ways to squeeze a bit more performance, and it seems Collabora came up with a new way to performance test with upgrades to apitrace.
Google shutting their internal game dev studios, focusing directly on Stadia tech
In a move that is sure to raise plenty of eyebrows, and worry Stadia supporters, Google has announced they're shutting down SG&E (Stadia Games & Entertainment) and no longer doing first-party games.
Minetest 5.4.0 to make downloading mods and games a lot easier
Minetest is the free and open source voxel game engine, inspired originally by Minecraft it's gradually becoming bigger and better with lots of available games for it.
Check out the free wonderful point and click mystery-comedy Loco Motive
Love a good murder mystery? Check out the absolutely charming Loco Motive which was made for the AdvXJam 2020 Game Jam.
Next-gen escape room experience coming to Linux with Escape Simulator
Escape Simulator from Pine Studio (SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell, Faraway: Director's Cut) is a next-generation escape room puzzler with both solo and co-op modes.
Imperator: Rome DLC Heirs of Alexander with a free 2.0 update out February 16
Paradox Interactive and Paradox Development Studio have announced the next paid expansion and major free upgrade for Imperator: Rome and they're both launching February 16.
Valve abusing the market power of Steam on game pricing according to a lawsuit
Valve are in the legal spotlight again following the EU Commission Fine with a few more Steam troubles, as a new lawsuit has emerged with a claim about an "abuse" of their market power.
Play some classic RTS with a new test release of OpenRA
Closing in on a big new stable release, the OpenRA project to play the classic Command & Conquer real time strategy games has a new test release that needs more people to try out.
Arcade flight combat in Pirates of Frontier's Reach arrives on Linux
Need more combat flight sims? Pirates of Frontier's Reach is a somewhat promising upcoming (Early Access) title that just recently made its way onto Linux officially.
A look back over the most popular articles for January 2021
Struggling to keep up? No worries, check out our round-up of what articles saw the most traffic over January 2021.
Factorio 1.1 update is out with blueprint flipping, performance upgrades
A big feature players have been asking for a long time is now live in the Factorio 1.1 update, and it should run smoother than ever with big factories.
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- The classic Serious Sam 2 gets a big upgrade and now Steam Deck Verified
- Inspired by Advance Wars, the new Earth vs Mars from Relic Entertainment is out now
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- Northgard Definitive Edition announced for December with expanded content
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