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Unity have changed their terms of service, which has essentially blocked SpatialOS and streaming services

By Liam Dawe,
While not directly related to Linux gaming, this is still some interesting news to be aware of for those working with the Unity game engine.

One Step From Eden, an action-packed deck-building roguelike plans Linux support (updated)

By Liam Dawe,
Inspired by the likes of Nuclear Throne, Slay the Spire, Risk of Rain and more One Step From Eden looks like a promising action-packed deckbuilding roguelike.

Vintage Story, the moddable survival and building game had a big update

By Liam Dawe,
Vintage Story might look a lot like Minecraft but it's a very different beast and it just recently had a rather big update.

Snowtopia, an in-development ski resort sim to keep an eye on has Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
One game that could be worth keeping an eye on is the ski resort building and management sim Snowtopia.

CHKN, the weird yet surprisingly engrossing survival game has been updated although it's having a few issues

By Liam Dawe,
When I recently talked about the big update to the survival game CHKN, I was very impressed with the game mechanics and style. However, performance was an issue.

Kontrakt, a hyper-violent action-adventure finally works properly on newer Linux distributions

By Liam Dawe,
Kontrakt actually released back in October last year, sadly it only supported older distributions but this is now fixed so I've taken a look.

The developer of Smith and Winston made an interesting blog post about supporting multiple platforms

By Liam Dawe,
I recently talked about the Steam release of Smith and Winston but I didn't realise until late last night, that the developer actually made a very interesting blog post about supporting multiple platforms.

Abstract Hell is like a twin-stick shooter Pac-Man and it's a lot of fun

By Liam Dawe,
Abstract Hell from developer Nathan Best released recently with Linux support and it's really quite good.

AMD have announced the AMD Radeon VII GPU and more at CES 2019

By Liam Dawe,
Something that could be rather exciting for AMD enthusiasts, AMD has officially revealed the AMD Radeon VII at CES 2019. On top of that, 3rd generation Ryzen desktop processors are coming.

Spinnortality, a cyberpunk management sim with an aim of becoming immortal is coming to Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Quite a surprise turned up in my inbox recently. Spinnortality, a cyberpunk management sim that looks really good is releasing with Linux support next month.

Happy Room, a game of completely mindless fun that works well on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Happy Room, a game you might not have heard of and you will be forgiven for that (I hadn't either) as it released in 2016. Turns out, they added a Linux version just after release so we completely missed it. A bit of a warning though, it's certainly not one to show a younger audience.

Eastshade, the open world adventure where you're a travelling artist has a new trailer and release date

By Liam Dawe,
Eastshade certainly looks like a wonderfully peaceful experience and the new trailer show it off rather well, it's releasing soon too on February 13th.

An updated Steam Client is out, should be more responsive when downloading

By Liam Dawe,
Valve have now rolled out the latest stable update to the Steam Client which includes some nice fixes and improvements.

Fruit Tower Defense might not look like much but it's surprisingly good

By Liam Dawe,
Fruit Tower Defense from developer Fratboy Entertainment is a title you could easily skip over and disregard due to the style but it's actually quite good.

Smith and Winston, the beautiful voxel-based twin stick shooter with a focus on exploration is now on Steam

By Liam Dawe,
I've been massively impressed with my time spent in Smith and Winston, which just made its way onto Steam for some Early Access fun.

How to enable Steam Play (Proton) directly in SteamOS

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How-To: Enable Valve's Proton Compatibility Tool in SteamOS, since the option isn't actually included directly in SteamOS yet.

Critters for Sale, an incredibly strange point and click short-story has a Linux version

By Liam Dawe,
If you're in the mood for a story that's a little different, with a presentation that's rather unique then take a look at Critters for Sale.

Slime Research, a physics-based slimey puzzle-platformer is out in Early Access

By Liam Dawe,
Slime Research from developer Schism LLC is a bit of an odd one, now available in Early Access with Linux support.

Cultist Simulator to get a free update this month with a new game mode and challenges

By Liam Dawe,
Weather Factory have announced that Cultist Simulator is to get a free update later this month to expand what you can do and become even further.

Paradox Interactive have purchased the rights to Prison Architect from Introversion

By Liam Dawe,
This is a very curious one, Paradox Interactive have just announced that they've acquired Prison Architect from Introversion Software.
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