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Six-degree-of-freedom shooter 'Overload' will now have multiplayer at release, teaser video revealed

By Liam Dawe,
Overload is a really quite fantastic six-degree-of-freedom shooter and they've said for a while they will add in multiplayer, turns out it's not that far off now.

Don't Sink, a sandbox adventure pirate RPG now has Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
Here's one we missed, Don't Sink a sandbox adventure pirate RPG that's currently in Early Access added Linux support last month.

In 'Overloop' you will be cloning yourself and sacrificing them to overcome traps

By Liam Dawe,
What would happen in a world where you could clone anything? Madness obviously and that's a key theme in Overloop.

Voxel Tycoon, a new strategy game about transportation, building factories, and mining will come to Linux

By Liam Dawe,
I simply can't get enough of building games, so when I found Voxel Tycoon I was a little bit in love. Turns out it is coming to Linux!

Keith Packard's video from 'LinuxConfAu 2018' talking about Virtual Reality and Linux is up

By Liam Dawe,
Keith Packard has been consulting for Valve for the past year to get Virtual Reality devices hooked up and properly working on Linux. Take a look at his presentation from LinuxConfAu 2018.

Open world MMO 'Tale of Toast' now has an Early Access release date, will include Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
I wrote about the cute looking MMO 'Tale of Toast' quite recently, although they didn't have an actual date set for their Early Access launch. They've now put up a date and Linux support will be same-day!

A Linux version of 'Full Metal Furies' from the maker of Rogue Legacy is coming

By Liam Dawe,
Full Metal Furies is an action RPG that puts an emphasis on team work with a unique combat system and it's coming to Linux.

Depraved, a city builder with survival aspects set in the Wild West will have Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
Can't get enough of your city builders? Neither can I! Depraved is another, although it has survival elements and it's set in the Wild West.

The Last Time - a big story told with big pixels

By Eike,
The Last Time is a short but good point and click adventure written by a single developer. It's also quite cheap.

Adventure platformer 'Celeste' from the creators of TowerFall has released with Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
Good news for fans of tight adventure platformers, as Celeste from the creators of TowerFall released with same-day Linux support.

Friday Livestream with Samsai at 6 PM UTC - come chat on Twitch

By Samsai,
Another week has gone by and it's once again time to heat up the livestream rig for our weekly Friday Livestream! So, get your snacks and viewing devices ready for some live Linux gaming! Video games, failures, silly commentary, we've got it all!

KING Art may be doing a Kickstarter for RTS 'Iron Harvest', they're asking for feedback

By Liam Dawe,
KING Art, developer of The Dwarves and The Book of Unwritten Tales are considering Kickstarter for their new RTS 'Iron Harvest' and they need feedback from a survey, with Linux as a platform option.

Humble Monthly adds Owlboy as an early unlock, Amnesia Collection free on Humble Store

By Liam Dawe,
Seems Humble have some pretty good deals going for Linux gamers right now, so let's take a little look.

Gorgeous space sim 'Helium Rain' updated with Vulkan, skirmish battle mode and more

By Liam Dawe,
Helium Rain is a gorgeous space sim and the developers have been really supportive of Linux, this update is a real juicy one too.

The developers of game launcher 'Launchbox' on porting it to Linux, due to Windows 10 privacy issues

By Liam Dawe,
Launchbox, an application that aims to be a one-stop shop for launching all your games may see proper Linux support if there's enough interest, with some of the work already done.

Train Station Simulator now has an alpha version available for Linux

By Liam Dawe,
As promised, the developers of Train Station Simulator have put up a Linux alpha build for you to play around with.

SteamOS updated & Steam Client Beta adds support for 2x scaling for those with 4K monitors and more

By Liam Dawe,
Valve seem to be doing well for early 2018 when it comes to Linux, not only are they updating SteamOS more often, Linux is also getting some overdue attention with the Steam Client too.

GDC’s annual "State of the Gaming Industry" report is out, shows encouraging signs for Linux

By BTRE,
The report is a survey of around 4,000 game developers that’s released as a snapshot of the industry ahead of the annual Game Developers Conference. There are positive signs for Linux as a platform in the responses.

Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire gets a release date

By BTRE,
The RPG sequel looks to be coming sooner than expected, on April 3. Obsidian have also put up the game for preorder.

Door Kickers online co-op update had 1.5% of players on Linux, Door Kickers: Action Squad coming to Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Something I missed, Door Kickers gained an online co-op mode back in November of last year and the developer has released some interesting statistics. On top of that, they've confirmed Door Kickers: Action Squad is coming to Linux.