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Akane is a violent arcade slasher giving you only one aim, to kill as many Yakuza

By Liam Dawe,
Ludic Studios are bringing some violent arcade slashing action to Linux with Akane. Set in 2121 in Mega-Tokyo, it will see you take on the Yakuza with a lot of bloodshed.

Language learning game Lingotopia is out, some thoughts

By Liam Dawe,
Language learning game Lingotopia from Lingo Ludo released with Linux support earlier this month, here's my thoughts.

UnderMine, a sweet looking 2D action-adventure RPG will have you dig deep for riches

By Liam Dawe,
UnderMine pulls in elements from a lot of different genres to make a 2D action-adventure RPG that actually sounds really quite good.

A beta of BATTLETECH for Linux is due in 'next few weeks'

By Liam Dawe,
Harebrained Schemes just released another major patch for BATTLETECH and they also gave an update on the status of the delayed Linux version.

Colony building sim RimWorld just had a huge 'Polish the Cannons' update

By Liam Dawe,
The excellent colony building sim RimWorld was updated today with the Polish the Cannons update adding in plenty of new content ahead of a final release.

An early look at Achaem, an action-RPG with an infinite world that generates as you explore

By Liam Dawe,
An action-RPG where the world generates before your eyes as you explore, it's certainly an interesting element so is Achaem any good?

Reminder: Update your PC info for the next round of statistics updates

By gamingonlinux,
This is your once a month reminder to make sure your PC information is correct on your user profiles. A fresh batch of statistics is generated on the 1st of each month.

The Linux Civilization VI patch with cross-platform multiplayer hit a bug, going back to approvals this week

By Liam Dawe,
It seems Aspyr Media hit a small roadblock when trying to get the latest Civilization VI patch out for Linux, the one to finally give cross-platform online support.

An update on the Linux version of Underworld Ascendant

By Liam Dawe,
After a reader contacted us concerned that Underworld Ascendant wasn't listing Linux support on their Steam page, I got in touch with OtherSide Entertainment to get some up to date clarification on what's happening.

Blood Nor Water, a narrative-driven strategy RPG is on Kickstarter promising Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
Blood Nor Water seems quite interesting, with it blending together RPG mechanics with a strategy game with the aim to be accessible without needing overwhelming fast-paced actions per minute like some.

The fantastic RPG Tower of Time is now on GOG with a Linux build

By Liam Dawe,
For those after their next RPG, you can't really go wrong with Tower of Time and it's now on GOG with a Linux build available right away.

A Gummy's Life is another brilliant local and online multiplayer game for Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Continuing my quest to find some great co-op games, I recently tried out A Gummy's Life which was a birthday gift from a reader. It's actually hilarious.

Action RPG Last Epoch delivers the Alpha build, currently broken for me on Ubuntu (updated)

By Liam Dawe,
The developers of the impressive action RPG Last Epoch that we tested during the Kickstarter have now put out the Alpha version.

Kontrakt, a hyper-violent action game that looks a little like Hotline Miami announced with Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
Kontrakt, a hyper-violent action-adventure is the next game from ShotX Studio that will have Linux support. Arriving on Steam sometime in Q4 of this year.

Looks like the fighting game Fantasy Strike may be heading to Linux

By Liam Dawe,
If there's one genre Linux has a pretty big hole in, it's fighting games. Thankfully it seems we may get another, as Fantasy Strike is showing signs of coming over to Linux.

Dota 2 has a new hero called Grimstroke available now, another called Mars coming later

By Liam Dawe,
The already long list of Dota 2 heroes is now even bigger, as Valve have released an update with Grimstroke as well as teased another called Mars.

Planetary Annihilation: TITANS to get more multithreading

By Liam Dawe,
As you might have read in our previous article, Planetary Annihilation and TITANS are being revived by a new team made up of some of the original developers. One of their developers has given an update on adding more multithreading.

Action RPG 'Contingent' set in late Roman Britannia will come to Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Action RPG Contingent from developer Dark Age Studios seems promising, with a planned Kickstarter coming sometime soon and Linux support is planned.

OpenRCT2, the re-implementation of RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 has another fresh release out

By Liam Dawe,
For those who love the classic RollerCoaster Tycoon 2, OpenRCT2 looks like a rather decent open source game engine to give it a new lease of life especially as it continues to be updated.

Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime is a ridiculously good local co-op game

By Liam Dawe,
It's been a wet and windy day here, so I blew the dust off my copy of Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime to share with the family and it's the single most bit of fun we've had all together with a PC game before.