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Cure a city in the semi-educational strategy game 'rZero. Virus Outbreak Simulation' - try the free early build

By Liam Dawe, 14 Apr 2020

Developer Simon Roth (Maia) decided instead of worry about the Covid-19 outbreak, they would channel some energy into creating a new semi-educational strategy game named 'rZero. Virus Outbreak Simulation'. You can try the free early build now.

Explore ancient caverns filled with mysterious machinery in 'The Long Gate' - releasing this year

By Liam Dawe, 14 Apr 2020

The Long Gate from developer and author David Shaw is an upcoming puzzle and exploration game, one where the puzzles are based on real-world tech with 'accurate depictions of quantum circuits and a 4-bit quantum computer'.

Procedural 2D open-world action-RPG 'Mystiqa' fully funded on Kickstarter - demo available

By Liam Dawe, 14 Apr 2020

Up for a new pixel-art action-RPG adventure? Mystiqa from developer Julian Creutz is currently crowdfunding with around two days left and it's fully funded, with a demo available to try too.

Valve detail more changes planned for Artifact 2.0

By Liam Dawe, 14 Apr 2020

Artifact is coming back, and this time Valve are being more chatty about their plans for it after it died a quick death originally. So far, their plan sounds quite good.

Platform bouncing competitive game 'Jumpala' heading to Steam soon

By Liam Dawe, 14 Apr 2020

Jumpala is a very unique take on competitive multiplayer platforming, I've had a huge amount of fun with it and now it's getting close to a Steam release.

Valve announces the return of the Steam Game Festival for you to try games, starting June 9

By Liam Dawe, 13 Apr 2020

The Steam Game Festival is returning for another round, starting on June 9 developers will be able to show off their games on Steam.

Terraria is getting the Journey's End update on May 16, for the 9th anniversary

By Liam Dawe, 13 Apr 2020

Adding in quite a lot of new content, Journey's End is set to be quite the sweet update for Terraria to mark the 9th anniversary on May 16.

Super stylish nomadic turn-based city builder 'As Far As The Eye' to be on Linux at release

By Liam Dawe, 13 Apr 2020

Developer Unexpected and publisher Goblinz Studio are currently working on 'As Far As The Eye', an incredibly stylish turn-based city-builder that will be on Linux at release.

Unbound: Worlds Apart Prologue, a free intro to an upcoming metroidvania puzzle-platformer with portals

By Liam Dawe, 13 Apr 2020

Unbound: Worlds Apart Prologue, a free introduction for the upcoming Unbound: Worlds Apart is now available on Linux letting you conjure magic portals to travel between different realities.

Business simulation sandbox 'Startup Company' has left Early Access

By Liam Dawe, 13 Apr 2020

Business simulation sandbox, Startup Company, has now officially released, giving you a chance to become to CEO of your very own company to compete against the tech giants.

Wide Ocean Big Jacket is a sweet short camping story adventure available for Linux

By Liam Dawe, 13 Apr 2020

Short on time and want an adventure? Wide Ocean Big Jacket might fit. It's a sweet camping adventure with a big heart.

Relaxing bird flying and exploration sim 'Fugl' adds more polish and an evolution feature

By Liam Dawe, 13 Apr 2020

Quite possibly one of the most relaxing games I've ever played, and a real treat for when you're forced to stay inside, Fugl is all about slowing down and exploring.

Blending a MOBA with an RTS 'Asteroid Fight' is out now and free to play

By Liam Dawe, 13 Apr 2020

Asteroid Fight had a great idea but little to no marketing and it went unnoticed, now it's left Early Access as a full game and the developer has made it free to play.

Fragile Fighter is an 'unforgiving' dark and emotional story-based platformer now on Linux

By Liam Dawe, 13 Apr 2020

With a female protagonist and a dark emotional story, Fragile Fighter definitely has captured my interest.

Valve add a Prestige option to the Dota Underlords 'City Crawl' mode to increase the challenge

By Liam Dawe, 11 Apr 2020

Dota Underlords, the curious blend of Dota lore and characters in an auto-battling strategy game has a brand new update out as it continues to see a healthy amount of players since release.

A newly public patent (filed in 2018) from Valve shows a Steam Controller with attachments

By Liam Dawe, 11 Apr 2020

We have no idea if Valve will ever do a proper second revision of the Steam Controller, we've seen hints before and now we have more info on what it could have been.

Stay at home and go on a text adventure with 'Wanderlust: Transsiberian' out now

By Liam Dawe, 11 Apr 2020

Wanderlust: Transsiberian, just like the previous game Wanderlust: Travel Stories from developer Different Tales is a fresh text-based travelling adventure out now.

How-to: upscale old games on Linux

By dpanter, 11 Apr 2020

Any tool that makes it easier to play older Windows games on Linux deserves some praise, and none more so than Lutris in my book. But...have you tried running a really old game and found that it is hilariously minuscule on your fancy modern HiDPI monitor?

Wine 5.6 is out today with Media Foundation additions, more modules converted to PE format

By Liam Dawe, 10 Apr 2020

It's Friday, and usually every two weeks it means a new Wine development release is bottled up and ready to go. Today we have Wine 5.6 which brings in more of the recent Media Foundation work.