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Remnants of Naezith, a fast-paced grappling hook precision platformer is coming to Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Remnants of Naezith, a fast-paced grappling hook precision platformer is coming to Linux and it looks rather divine.

The developer of RUINER confirms the Linux version is being worked on now

By Liam Dawe,
Long overdue, but the developers of RUINER have actually confirmed now that the Linux version is in progress.

Civilization VI: Rise and Fall shows off overview of new features

By BTRE,
The upcoming expansion for Civilization VI will be introducing quite a few interesting changes to the game. You can see how exactly you’ll be spending just one more turn in this overview video.

BATTLETECH will only be coming to Linux post-launch, along with other features

By BTRE,
The turn-based mech strategy game developed by Harebrained Schemes won’t be on Linux at launch later this year. Other features have also been cut or altered and will be making into the game post-release.

InnerSpace from PolyKnight Games & Aspyr Media launches with day-1 Linux support, some thoughts

By Liam Dawe,
InnerSpace, an exploration flying game set in the Inverse, a world of inside-out planets without horizons is now available for Linux.

The Red Strings Club, a cyberpunk narrative experience will come to Linux

By Liam Dawe,
The developer of The Red Strings Club, a cyberpunk narrative experience has confirmed the game will come to Linux.

Puzzle game 'Pictopix' has a free Anniversary Update with plenty of new levels

By Liam Dawe,
The Anniversary Update for puzzle game Pictopix is a good one, adding in plenty of new goodies to keep you going.

FTL: Faster Than Light has a new patch to fix some lingering issues

By Liam Dawe,
FTL: Faster Than Light launched in 2012 and years later it's still being supported which is fantastic. This latest patch is mainly bug fixes and some quality of life changes.

The Linux version of Yooka-Laylee on Steam was removed, requiring you to use a beta

By Liam Dawe,
I have no idea what's going on with Yooka-Laylee on Steam, but it seems the Linux and Mac versions were somehow removed requiring you to opt into a beta to play it.

RimWorld developer says next version is the big 1.0 release

By Liam Dawe,
The developer of RimWorld has said that the next version will be the big 1.0 release as they outline what to expect from it.

The 'GPD Win 2' could be an interesting device for Linux gaming on the go

By Liam Dawe,
For those of you interested in small portable devices that work with Linux, you might be interested in the GPD Win 2.

Depth of Extinction, a turn-based tactics roguelike with RPG elements set underwater, it's good

By Liam Dawe,
Depth of Extinction is a retro-styled turn-based tactics game with RPG elements. It’s got a very interesting setting, so I took a look.

CRYENGINE to get improved Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
In a recent 'meet the team' blog post interview, David Kaye the Lead System Engineer at Crytek talked a little about his role and how improved Linux support is coming.

Epic Car Factory looks like a sweet simulation game, releasing for Linux next month

By Liam Dawe,
If you're like me and you can't get enough of your management and building sims, you might want to check out Epic Car Factory.

Open source game engine 'Godot Engine' has the first 3.0 release candidate available

By Liam Dawe,
Godot Engine 3.0 is going to be a pretty big release for this open source game engine and the first release candidate is now available.

Tale of Toast, another open world MMO that's going to release with Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
Tale of Toast is another MMO that will release with Linux support, it will be free to play without any pay to win apparently.

Cold Space, a fast-paced one-shot kill FPS has Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
A rather interesting looking fast-paced FPS released with Linux support recently called Cold Space, I took a look to see if it's any good.

Looks like the sci-fi narrative exploration game Event[0] may still be coming to Linux

By Liam Dawe,
I know a fair few people were upset by the silence surrounding the previously promised Linux version of Event[0]. It looks like it might still be happening.

Playing Quake 4 on Linux in 2018

By Hamish,
Having already gone to the trouble of getting the original Doom 3 binary working on my modern Arch Linux system a few months back, it made me wonder just how much effort it would take to get the closed source Quake 4 port up and running again as well.

Wine continues to mature with Wine 3.0 RC6

By Liam Dawe,
The big Wine 3.0 is inching ever closer with the release of the sixth release candidate today with bug fixes.