Wine 3.6 is out with work towards high DPI support and BattlEye fixes
Wine 3.6 is now officially available with some new features and a healthy dose of bug fixes to keep Wine users happy.
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Nightdive Studios show off how System Shock is returning to the original vision
I'm sure plenty were worried about the break Nightdive Studios were taking with the new System Shock reboot, however this latest Kickstarter update sounds promising.
Voxel Turf just had a huge update, the AI can now build cities and hired goons can be given orders
Voxel Turf, the urban sandbox that's a little like Minecraft with elements of a city-builder and GTA has just had a huge update.
RUINER is looking good on Linux, official non-beta build due on Monday
RUINER, the brutal action shooter from Reikon Games recently arrived on Linux in beta and it's looking really good.
2nd generation AMD Ryzen desktop processors now available to pre-order
AMD has revealed today that the pre-orders for the 2nd generation AMD Ryzen desktop processors are now available along with their specifications.
FPS Ion Maiden updated with a new game mode and OpenGL optimisations
Are you enjoying the retro inspired FPS Ion Maiden? Time to jump back in as the latest update is rather great.
The fun FPS 'Ballistic Overkill' adds more female skins, free to try for a few days and 50% off
Ballistic Overkill is a fun and cheap FPS that I've put many hours into, it's now free to try for a few days and on sale with 50% off if you decide to keep it.
The Wastes is a classic inspired fast-paced multiplayer FPS that's now out
The Wastes is a fast-paced multiplayer FPS revamp of an old Half-Life mod released in 2000 of the same name, rebuilt with id Tech 3.
Free and open source RTS 'Zero-K' releases on Steam on April 27th
Free and open source RTS 'Zero-K' is going to release on Steam on April 27th, along with a single-player campaign and multiplayer.
Build a space station and colonise planets in The Spatials: Galactology, leaving Early Access on April 18th
The Spatials: Galactology, the expanded version of The Spatials is finally going to leave Early Access on April 18th.
Glitchspace, a first-person puzzler that has you reprogramming the environment is now free
The last game from Space Budgie, Glitchspace, a first-person puzzler that involves reprogramming the environment is now officially free.
Classic adventure game 'Eric the Unready' is now on GOG
Thanks to the power of DOSBox, GOG have revived another classic game! Eric the Unready is an adventure game from 1993.
Shovel Knight sells 2 million copies, Linux sales account for 1.1% of Steam sales
Yacht Club Games have announced that Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove has officially sold 2 million copies, with Linux accounting for 1.1% of Steam sales.
Stardew Valley multiplayer update coming “in about a month”
The long-awaited update to the farming role-playing game should be out soon enough if all goes well. Multiplayer is a highlight but there will be other new features to look forward to as well.
Drilling wells and selling oil, some thoughts on Turmoil and its DLC
This stylized simulation of the American oil rush of the 19th century recently got new content in the form of DLC, titled The Heat is On. I gave both the base game and DLC a look.
2D monster taming game 'Monster Crown' is now on Kickstarter
Monster Crown is a 2D monster taming game with a Pokemon inspiration that I wrote about recently, it's getting a Linux version and it's now on Kickstarter.
For The King, a strategic RPG with turn-based combat looks like it's being prepped for Linux
For The King, a strategic RPG that has turn-based combat along with procedural maps, quests, and events looks like it's being prepped for a Linux version as the final release is soon.
The Humble Strategy Bundle has a few interesting Linux games
Love your strategy games? You can pick up a few that support Linux in the latest Humble Strategy Bundle.
Steam revamps profile privacy settings, Steam Spy no longer able to operate
While I was asleep Valve announced some new profile privacy settings which are good for users, but it seems Steam Spy is likely going to shut down as a result.
NVIDIA 396.18 beta driver is out with a new Vulkan SPIR-V compiler to reduce shader compilation time
The new NVIDIA 396.18 beta is officially out and it's one of the more interesting driver releases from NVIDIA.
- Open source re-implementation of Caesar III levels up in the new release
- Farlight 84 is now broken on Linux, SteamOS / Steam Deck
- Steam for ChromeOS Chromebooks is being killed off
- Steam's Performance Monitor now supports showing CPU temperature
- Here's all the games to claim from Prime Gaming for August 2025
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Why some games on Linux, SteamOS / Steam Deck have broken videos and what you can do
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