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Sid Meier's Civilization VI - August 2020 free upgrade out now, cross-play has issues

By Liam Dawe, 28 Aug 2020

Sid Meier's Civilization VI has another free upgrade out now, which thankfully game porter Aspyr Media was able to get onto Linux (and macOS) right away but with a major caveat.

Bridge Constructor: The Walking Dead is the next physics builder crossover

By Liam Dawe, 27 Aug 2020

Ready for more physics fun, this time involving Zombies? Yep, it's happening. Bridge Constructor: The Walking Dead was announced during Gamescom today.

First-person shooter Prodeus looks insane, and it's out in Early Access this November

By Liam Dawe, 27 Aug 2020

Prodeus from the duo at Bounding Box Software is looking intense and it's coming soon! Today it's been confirmed for an initial release into Early Access on November 10.

Humble Store has a massive end of Summer sale going on

By Liam Dawe, 27 Aug 2020

Here's your chance to get stocked up on games for a while, as the Humble Store is running a massive end of Summer sale with tons discounted.

Application Systems have multiple upcoming Linux games, try some demos now

By Liam Dawe, 27 Aug 2020

Application Systems Heidelberg have confirmed they have multiple games coming to Linux, and with Gamescom in full swing you can try out some of their demos. Here's a nice round-up of what's coming for you.

Theme park builder Parkitect is getting a flashy new DLC and free upgrade

By Liam Dawe, 27 Aug 2020

Parkitect, the really sweet theme park building game from Texel Raptor is set two expand with two parts: a small paid DLC and a free upgrade for everyone.

Action-brawler platforming RPG 'Sonzai' looks spectacular, coming to Linux PC

By Liam Dawe, 27 Aug 2020

Merging together socialising with NPCs spread across a dynamic town with a platforming brawler, Sonzai sounds like it's going to be quite the treat.

Relic Hunters Legend has its Early Access delayed, closing to new Founders soon

By Liam Dawe, 27 Aug 2020

Relic Hunters Legend, an upcoming free to play online co-op shoot and loot game from Rogue Snail was due to go into Early Access this year but they've given a pretty big update on what's happening.

Kit-bash your way to success in game dev as Asset Forge 2.1 is out

By Liam Dawe, 27 Aug 2020

Need to make some nice models for games? Asset Forge is a nice way to do it, allowing you to kit-bash your way to create some really nice assets.

Ventoy is my new favourite tool for Linux distro-hopping

By Liam Dawe, 27 Aug 2020

Do you distro-hop on Linux often? Ventoy might be the tool you're looking for and it's quite possibly my new best friend.

Lovingly Evil is a dating sim where you create your own villain

By Liam Dawe, 27 Aug 2020

When it comes to dating sims we've seen birds, monster high schools, various anime styled colourful casts and all sorts in between. How about creating your own villain though? That's what you'll be doing in Lovingly Evil.

X4: Foundations heads to Earth in the upcoming X4: Cradle of Humanity expansion

By Liam Dawe, 27 Aug 2020

X4: Foundations is set to get much bigger with the upcoming 4.0 free upgrade and the massive sounding X4: Cradle of Humanity expansion due late this year.

Across the Obelisk is an upcoming RPG deck-builder with co-op multiplayer

By Liam Dawe, 27 Aug 2020

Releasing early next year, Across the Obelisk has been announced by Dreamsite Games (Empire TV Tycoon) and it looks like another good deck-builder.

Left 4 Dead 2 is confirmed to be getting an update in collab with the community

By Liam Dawe, 27 Aug 2020

The radio silence is over it appears. After Valve came back swinging with Half-Life: Alyx, it appears they're looking to spruce up an older title with Left 4 Dead 2.

Drone building game 'Nimbatus' has a first major post-release update

By Liam Dawe, 26 Aug 2020

Nimbatus is a game where you can let creativity flow and design some really wild and explosive stuff, now even more so with a major update out.

Linux Format has a Collabora dev talk about Steam's Linux container 'Pressure Vessel'

By Liam Dawe, 26 Aug 2020

Linux Format issue 267 went out today (not affiliated) and in it there's a rather wonderful interview with Simon McVittie, a software engineer at Collabora who also works on things for Valve to do with Steam on Linux.

314 Arts announce Projekt Z, an upcoming free co-op zombie shooter

By Liam Dawe, 26 Aug 2020

Taking inspiration from Left 4 Dead and Escape From Tarkov, blending together elements for casual and hardcore gaming crowds, 314 Arts have announced Projekt Z.

Shadow of Aya looks like a seriously epic upcoming retro adventure

By Liam Dawe, 26 Aug 2020

With a detailed hand-crafted world, Shadow of Aya is a pixel-art adventure that looks and sounds pretty epic.

Make retro Game Boy games with the open source GB Studio, now with colour in the 2.0 Beta

By Liam Dawe, 26 Aug 2020

GB Studio is a free and open source retro adventure game creator that allows you to visually make games that can work cross-platform on Linux, macOS, Windows…and the Game Boy.