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Open-world single-player 2D space game Starsector has a big story expansion

By Liam Dawe,
Starsector, originally named Starfarer, is an absolutely brilliant top-down 2D open-world space game that's been going for years and a huge new release is finally out.

Cyberpunk looter-shooter Danger Scavenger is out now with Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
Danger Scavenger is a flashy run and gun looter-shooter from developer Star Drifters, it just recently left Early Access and with that came full Linux support.

Jazz-punk adventure Don't Forget Me releases on April 20

By Liam Dawe,
Developer The Moon Pirates has confirmed that their point and click adventure Don't Forget Me releases on April 20 with full Linux support and it looks awesome.

Terraria makes modding even easier with Steam Workshop support

By Liam Dawe,
Need to spice up your Terraria a little? It's now easier than ever, if you have it on Steam that is, as Steam Workshop support is now hooked up with the latest upgrade.

Looks like Narita Boy from Studio Koba will now not be supported on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Studio Koba crowdfunded the impressive looking pixel-art action platformer back in 2017, along with a very clear advertisement of Linux support but that's no longer happening.

Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer - Part 5: Quaking in My Boots

By Hamish,
Dave Taylor can be credited with kickstarting the commercial Linux gaming industry with his ports of the games Doom and Abuse. Before leaving id Software he also graced us with a Linux port of Quake, which was later taken by Macmillan Digital Publishing to form the basis of their retail Quake: The Offering package.

Space station building sim Starmancer gets a Beta on March 31, pre-orders to stop

By Liam Dawe,
Ominux Games have announced their exciting upcoming space station building sim Starmancer is coming along nicely, and there's a Beta going up on March 31.

Total War: THREE KINGDOMS - Fates Divided out now for Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Developer and game porter Feral Interactive announced today that the Total War: THREE KINGDOMS - Fates Divided DLC is now supported in the Linux version.

pureya gives you a mini-game that changes every 10 seconds

By Liam Dawe,
What if you combined a bunch of small arcade games into something that changes every 10 seconds? pureya answers that question with over 30 small games you can unlock.

Oversteer, the Steering Wheel Manager for Linux gets a big upgrade

By Liam Dawe,
If you have a Steering Wheel configuring it on Linux can be a breeze thanks to Oversteer and a big new release just recently went up with some fun new toys.

Clever and challenging puzzle-fighter Aloof is out now, we have a few keys to give away

By Liam Dawe,
Inspired in parts by the likes of Puyo Puyo Tetris, Aloof is a wonderfully designed puzzle-fighter with enough differences and a wonderful atmosphere that make it worth picking up.

The Elder Scrolls: Arena open source reimplementation OpenTESArena 0.13 is out

By Liam Dawe,
Have fond memories of the classic The Elder Scrolls: Arena from the early 90s? A dedicated fan is rebuilding it with OpenTESArena, an open source game engine reimplementation.

Windows compatibility tool Wine 6.5 is out now

By Liam Dawe,
Not an emulator but a compatibility tool that translates Windows calls into language Linux can understand, Wine 6.5 is officially out now as the latest development release.

What have you been playing recently, come tell your thoughts

By Liam Dawe,
It's the weekend and it has again been a while since we had a community talking point article, so here we are!

Space station management with a little RTS, Spacebase Startopia is out now

By Liam Dawe,
Spacebase Startopia sells players the galactic dream: managing their very own donut-shaped space station. It's out officially today along with full Linux support from Realmforge Studios and Kalypso Media.

Collabora announce PanVk, an open source Vulkan driver for Arm Mali Midgard and Bifrost

By Liam Dawe,
Open source consulting firm Collabora are certainly busy. While they work with Steam owner Valve on various things, they also work in other areas of Linux like driver development - their latest being PanVk.

Sid Meier's Civilization VI has finished the New Frontier Pass with a Portugal DLC

By Liam Dawe,
The sixth and final DLC pack is out as part of the New Frontier Pass with a Portugal DLC for Sid Meier’s Civilization VI.

Them's Fightin' Herds is now available on Linux with the 2.0 update out now

By Liam Dawe,
Ready, FIGHT! Them's Fightin' Herds from Mane6, Inc. and Humble Games has now been officially ported to Linux with the 2.0 patch release and the Shanty character DLC is out now too.

Sub Rosa, an experimental online multiplayer FPS finally enters Early Access

By Liam Dawe,
After being around in some form for quite a few years now, Cryptic Sea and Devolver Digital have now released Sub Rosa into proper Early Access on the Steam store.

Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun - Aiko's Choice standalone expansion announced

By Liam Dawe,
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun was one of the best games from 2016 easily, it helped to revive a classic style of tactical stealth games and it's coming back with Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun - Aiko's Choice.