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Inspired by classics like UFO: Enemy Unknown / XCOM - Archrebel Tactics gets MicroProse backing

By Liam Dawe,
Archrebel Tactics looks awesome if you're into challenging sci-fi strategy games, and now it has MicroProse backing it as publisher.

With a flooded world, survival-crafting sim Oceaneers is getting a proper demo September 25

By Liam Dawe,
Oceaneers is definitely one of the games I'm most excited to see, with it's interesting take on survival and colony building across a flooded world.

Make the biggest mess possible in the local multiplayer game Splatterbot - releasing September 4

By Liam Dawe,
Splatterbot is one you're going to need to stick into your party game rotation, with up to four players trying to make the biggest possible mess.

The Jackbox Party Pack 11 gets all games revealed along with a new trailer

By Liam Dawe,
While there's still no clear release date yet, The Jackbox Party Pack 11 is shaping up to be quite a fun looking set.

Some game developers are far too shameless about generative AI use

By Liam Dawe,
I'm having to be steadily more careful on what I choose to cover here on GamingOnLinux, with more games releasing using generative AI.

Long-awaited prehistoric multiplayer platformer Dino Run 2 is heading back to Kickstarter with a new demo

By Liam Dawe,
After some setbacks, Pixeljam are readying a fresh Kickstarter to help fund the prehistoric multiplayer racing platformer Dino Run 2, along with a fresh demo.

R-Type Delta: HD Boosted announced for release in November

By Liam Dawe,
A PlayStation classic returns. The shoot 'em up R-Type Delta: HD Boosted was announced with a PC release coming in November.

Rogue-lite slot machine nightmare CloverPit launches September 3

By Liam Dawe,
The demonic lovechild of Balatro and Buckshot Roulette, apparently. CloverPit looks like it will suck away all your time.

Super Farming Boy is a bizarre farming sim about chain reactions with a Cuphead inspired style

By Liam Dawe,
You've never played a farming sim like this before. Blending a few genres together where Stardew Valley collides with a Cuphead like style.

Assassin's Creed Shadows gets bumped up back to Steam Deck Verified

By Liam Dawe,
Valve seem confident enough in how Assassin’s Creed Shadows runs on Steam Deck, that it's now again Steam Deck Verified.

Valve confirm that Steam purchases with PayPal have been limited to a few select currencies

By Liam Dawe,
In the ongoing saga of payment processors locking down payments, Steam has been hit by PayPal limiting purchases to only a select few currencies.

After the DMCA takedown debacle, Old School Rally has now replaced all affected car models

By Liam Dawe,
It was unfortunate what happened with Old School Rally when it was hit with a DMCA takedown, but thankfully the situation is solved now.

Go on the hunt for a simple pilsner in a world full of craft beer in Dude, Where Is My Beer? A New Hop

By Liam Dawe,
In a world overrun by craft beer enthusiasts and their endless creative brews, one grumpy guy is still on a quest to find one thing: a regular, basic pilsner.

Nexus Mods app 0.15.2 brings updater improvements and more bug fixes

By Liam Dawe,
The Nexus Mods team just put out a new version of their in-development cross-platform mod manager, the Nexus Mods app v0.15.2 is now available to test.

GE-Proton 10-12 hotfix adds a few more needed tweaks for video playback

By Liam Dawe,
As is tradition, a recent GE-Proton update had some issues so a hotfix version has released to fix up Windows games on Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck.

NVIDIA 580.76.05 released for Linux as the new recommended stable driver

By Liam Dawe,
The first proper release of the NVIDIA 580 driver series is out now, with NVIDIA 580.76.05 now the latest recommended driver.

POSTAL 2 Redux has launched on Kickstarter

By Liam Dawe,
POSTAL 2 Redux is now on Kickstarter with the developers gathering funding to make this enhanced Unity rebuild of the classic divisive game.

Rising Heat aims to be a next evolution of horde survival twin-stick shooters

By Liam Dawe,
A sprinkle of Geometry Wars and other twin-stick shooters, a dash of Vampire Survivors styled upgrades - Rising Heat thinks it's going to be special.

Senua's Saga: Hellblade II gets Steam Deck Verified with the Enhanced Update out now

By Liam Dawe,
The Enhanced Update has arrived for Senua's Saga: Hellblade II, bringing with it optimisations, Steam Deck Verified support and more.

Repterra is a base-building survival RTS set in a world overrun by dinosaurs

By Liam Dawe,
Repterra is a promising upcoming real-time strategy game that has a demo available, and if you love the idea of facing hordes of dinosaurs it's one for you.