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Superstarfighter, a free and open source local multiplayer party game

By Liam Dawe, 4 Jul 2019

I recently got shown Superstarfighter, a 1-4 player local multiplayer (with AI too) fast-paced action game and it's actually pretty fun.

Kubifaktorium, a voxel colony management and automation game developed on Linux is now in Early Access

By Liam Dawe, 4 Jul 2019

The second game developed by Mirko Seithe and made on Linux, Kubifaktorium, a voxel colony management and automation game is now available in Early Access.

Inspired by norse mythology, the action RPG "Viking Vengeance" looks like a lot of fun

By Liam Dawe, 4 Jul 2019

As someone who has been slightly obsessed over the Vikings series from the History network, a game based around Norse mythology is exactly what I need right now.

Co-op submarine adventure game "We Need To Go Deeper" is releasing on August 1st

By Liam Dawe, 4 Jul 2019

After being in Early Access for over two years, We Need To Go Deeper from developer Deli Interactive is gearing up for an official release on August 1st.

Valve are asking for help testing "ACO", a new Mesa shader compiler for AMD graphics

By Liam Dawe, 3 Jul 2019

Valve developer Pierre-Loup Griffais mentioned on Twitter, about a new Mesa shader compiler for AMD graphics named "ACO" and they're calling for testers.

The strategy RPG "Pathway" is to get a big free update later this Summer, now allows you to respec skills

By Liam Dawe, 3 Jul 2019

Not only are Robotality continuing to polish their strategy RPG "Pathway", they're also working towards a big free update.

Alien invasions and disasters are in the latest update to the fun god-sim city-builder "The Universim"

By Liam Dawe, 3 Jul 2019

The Universim continues to get more interesting as a god-game/city-builder hybrid with the latest update giving the possibility of an alien invasion.

Strategy game ATRIUM releasing on Steam later this month, already available on itch

By Liam Dawe, 3 Jul 2019

ATRIUM could be interesting, a strategy game that plays like a board game with you building and expanding the board as the game goes on.

Valve have released the CAD files for the Index VR system, enabling some fun modding

By Liam Dawe, 3 Jul 2019

Just like Valve did with the Steam Controller, they've gone and released the CAD files for the Index VR system under a Creative Commons license.

The impressive first-person metroidvania puzzler "Supraland" now has Linux support

By Liam Dawe, 3 Jul 2019

After promising Linux support for Supraland with the launch of the Kickstarter campaign for a sequel, Supra Games have now delivered!

Extreme space shooter "Space Mercs" looks pretty incredible in the latest footage

By Liam Dawe, 3 Jul 2019

Releasing on Steam on July 31st, Space Mercs is an extreme space shooter from Bearded Giant Games we've featured here a few times and for good reason. It's made on Linux and it looks like a lot of fun.

Planet Explorers goes free as Pathea Games lose the multiplayer code

By Liam Dawe, 3 Jul 2019

Argh! I can't believe it's the middle of 2019 and I'm writing about something so ridiculous. Pathea Games, developer of Planet Explorers and My Time At Portia have lost the multiplayer code for Planet Explorers.

Linux Mint doing a small-form-factor MintBox 3, they don't sound too happy about Snaps

By Liam Dawe, 2 Jul 2019

The Linux Mint team have another monthly update blog post out, to talk about the state of Linux Mint and it sounds like things are going well. They also announced the small-form-factor MintBox 3 and something about Snaps.

Sci-fi point and click adventure "Encodya" now has a demo now freely available on itch.io

By Eike, 2 Jul 2019

We've talked about Encodya before, a beautiful science fiction point and click in the making. The demo was given out to newsletter subscribers first, but as of today it is freely available to everybody on itch.io.

NVIDIA have announced their new "GeForce RTX SUPER Series" lineup

By Liam Dawe, 2 Jul 2019

NVIDIA today revealed their new lineup of graphics cards, a refresh of the current series called the “GeForce RTX SUPER Series” which includes the GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER, GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER and GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER.

The FOSS game engine "Godot Engine" is progressing on Vulkan support

By Liam Dawe, 2 Jul 2019

Due for the Godot Engine 4.0 release, Vulkan support sounds like it's coming along nicely for this FOSS game engine as detailed in the latest progress report.

Freaky looking pixel-art survival horror "Lamentum" is planning to support Linux, currently crowdfunding

By Liam Dawe, 2 Jul 2019

Developer Obscure Tales emailed recently about their intriguing pixel-art survival horror "Lamentum", they're planning full Linux support and it's currently crowdfunding on Kickstarter.

Aeon's End is another deck-builder now on Steam, it has some twists to set it apart

By Liam Dawe, 2 Jul 2019

Handelabra Games (Sentinels of the Multiverse, One Deck Dungeon) have given the digital treatment to Aeon's End, a deck-building strategy game that's now in Early Access.

The excellent deck-builder "Slay the Spire" is getting a 4th free character, update out with touch-screen support

By Liam Dawe, 2 Jul 2019

Slay the Spire fuses together a deck-builder card game with some roguelike mechanics to make it a very engrossing beast and it's set to get a little bit bigger.

Fantasy Strike, a really great fighting game is officially launching on July 25th

By Liam Dawe, 2 Jul 2019

Fantasy Strike is a fighting game that's designed to be streamlined and welcoming to new players, while also being great for veterans of the genre and it's launching soon.