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Grab 'Hacknet - Deluxe' for free in the Humble Spring Sale Encore

By Liam Dawe,
For the next day or so you can grab Hacknet - Deluxe absolutely free as the Humble Store is doing a Spring Sale Encore.

Full Metal Furies should perform a lot better on Linux now

By Liam Dawe,
Full Metal Furies, the cooperative action RPG from Cellar Door Games is damn fun, but the initial Linux release did have performance issues which now seem to be solved.

Godlike village sim 'Rise to Ruins' has a cleaner menu, interface scaling, new buildings and more

By Liam Dawe,
Rise to Ruins continues to be one of my favourite indie games, the dedication the developer has shown is incredible. The latest few updates have improved it dramatically.

Fantasy turn-based strategy 'Exorder' adds Linux support, demo available

By Liam Dawe,
For those who simply can't get enough of your turn-based strategy antics, fantasy game Exorder recently added Linux support and it has a demo available.

PSVR is running on Linux with OpenHMD and OpenHMD-SteamVR

By Liam Dawe,
A reader emailed in to show off that they've been able to get the PSVR headset working on Linux with Steam using OpenHMD and OpenHMD-SteamVR.

Rifter, a tough-as-nails acrobatic platformer announced with Linux support and it looks awesome

By Liam Dawe,
Rifter is promising some tough-as-nails acrobatic platforming that's utterly drenched in neon and it will come with an intense 80’s synthwave soundtrack.

DXVK for running Direct3D 11 with Vulkan in Wine updated again

By Liam Dawe,
DXVK, the exciting Wine project to run Direct3D 11 games and applications with Vulkan was updated yesterday.

Poly Towns, a 'small town builder' just added Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
If you like your city builders to be a little different and challenging, Poly Towns might be worth a look.

vkd3d for Direct3D 12 to Vulkan in Wine has released the first stable version

By Liam Dawe,
Today, the Wine developers officially announced that vkd3d for translating Direct3D 12 to Vulkan in Wine has reached 1.0.

Phoenix Point is a dark, difficult and exciting strategy game that's very XCOM

By Liam Dawe,
Now that Phoenix Point from Snapshot Games has a Linux version out, I've managed to put some time into it and as a long time XCOM fan I'm very impressed.

The Humble Store Spring Sale ends tomorrow, here's some last Linux picks

By Liam Dawe,
With the Humble Store Spring Sale ending tomorrow, here's a reminder and a look at some more choice picks for Linux gamers.

Like it hot? The FPS Shotgun Farmers has added the Chillithrower weapon and it's great

By Liam Dawe,
I do wish Shotgun Farmers was more popular, as it's one of the most unique shooters around and this update adds a fun new weapon.

Gyre: Nova State is a steampunk-inspired open world RPG promising Linux support on Kickstarter

By Liam Dawe,
Open world RPGs is something Linux has quite a big lack of, so the steampunk-inspired RPG Gyre: Nova State would be a welcome addition.

Lazy Galaxy: Rebel Story, a squad-based shoot 'em up will have Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
Lazy Galaxy: Rebel Story from developer Coldwild Games is a squad-based shoot 'em up bullet hell that will offer full Linux support, releasing in August.

Rocket League is going to the beach with a new arena on May 29th

By Liam Dawe,
Salty Shores is the name of the new arena heading to Rocket League with the update due on May 29th and it looks lovely.

There's hints of the 'SEGA Mega Drive and Genesis Classics' pack coming to Linux

By Liam Dawe,
As a big SEGA fan, this certainly has my attention. It seems the SEGA Mega Drive and Genesis Classics pack might be heading to Linux.

I Hate Running Backwards, a never-ending shoot 'em up will be on Linux soon

By Liam Dawe,
I Hate Running Backwards, a never-ending shooter developed by Binx Interactive with help from Croteam Incubator and publisher Devolver Digital should be on Linux soon.

I hope you like Anime & Manga styled games, as GOG just added 10 with Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
You like Visual Novels, Anime and Manga right? Good, as GOG just added 10 that support Linux to their store.

Stellaris: Distant Stars Story Pack and the 2.1 patch are now out

By Liam Dawe,
Stellaris: Distant Stars Story Pack, the latest DLC for Paradox Development Studio's grand space strategy game is now out.

Paradox haven't decided if their new game Imperator: Rome will be on Linux (update: it will!)

By Liam Dawe,
Announced at the recent PDXCON, Imperator: Rome is a brand new title developed by Paradox Development Studio and publisher Paradox Interactive. Sadly, it seems they haven't made a decision on Linux support just yet. UPDATE: It will!