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The sandbox game 'Voxel Turf' has a new patch out to significantly improve performance

By Liam Dawe,
There was one major problem with Voxel Turf at release: performance. It was quite low and I did note it in my initial thoughts, thankfully now it's not a problem.

Trackless, an atmospheric first-person exploration and puzzle game has launched with Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
12 East Games new atmospheric first-person exploration and puzzle game has launched on itch, it looks incredible.

The Pirate: Plague of the Dead, another free naval combat game will have Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
The Pirate: Plague of the Dead, from developer Home Net Games, looks like it will have a Linux version at launch.

Ballistic Overkill fixes the Linux fullscreen issue with the new Leaderboards update

By Liam Dawe,
As sometimes happens, I cover a Beta version of a game that later gets released that same day. The Leaderboards update of Ballistic Overkill is now live and it fixes the fullscreen issues on Linux.

Rocket League's huge 'Autumn Update' is now available

By Liam Dawe,
Rocket League's Autumn Update has officially landed and there's quite a lot that's changed this time.

Supergiant's Pyre updated with a True Nightwing campaign mode

By Samsai,
Supergiant's games have thus far had a few tropes so to speak. The narrator, optional difficulty and a New Game+ mode to spice up future playthroughs. Pyre did away with some of those aspects but the New Game+ is back on the list.

Albion Online's big Joseph update is now live

By Liam Dawe,
Albion Online's big Joseph update is now officially out, with a bunch of new features and quality of life fixes for this MMO.

Tooth and Tail updated with GOG & Steam compatible multiplayer

By Liam Dawe,
This is awesome to see, players of the strategy game Tooth and Tail can now play online from GOG & Steam together.

Kharon's Crypt, a non-linear dungeon crawler is on Kickstarter with a Linux demo and it's already funded

By Liam Dawe,
Kharon's Crypt is a non-linear dungeon crawler from Andromeda Project, it's designed to follow the aesthetics of the Game Boy Color.

Open source gamepad config tool 'SC Controller' has a pre-release to support more gamepads

By Liam Dawe,
SC Controller is the rather fantastic open source configuration tool for the Steam Controller, only now it's expanding to cover more gamepads.

Space Pirates And Zombies 2 now has a Linux beta available

By Liam Dawe,
Space Pirates And Zombies 2 is finally available for Linux in the form of a beta. The developers confirmed it would be on Linux and they have kept their word.

A look at Citadale: The Legends Trilogy, an adventure not worth embarking upon

By BTRE,
Monsters, evil overlords and old-school inspired levels and music await you in Citadale. I gave this tiresome adventure a go so you didn’t have to.

Wild Terra gets another update, this time adding pets

By BTRE,
The medieval MMORPG has been getting quite a few significant updates as of late. The latest one adds tamable pets and improvements for guilds.

Some thoughts on Pankapu, a 2D action-platformer with metroidvania elements

By Pattedetable,
Pankapu, by Too Kind Studio, has launched its second and final episode. The first episode launched back in September 2016, after a successful Kickstarter campaign. Here is a short summary of the game, as well as some thoughts on it.

Time Recoil, a top-down shooter where you kill to slow time is now on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
10tons Ltd have now put out a Linux version of their time-slowing top-down shooter 'Time Recoil', so I took a little look.

There's now a Linux build of Unity 2017.3, with a new installer

By Liam Dawe,
Unity 2017.3 is now available on Linux and it comes with a fresh install experience to match the Windows & Mac versions.

Game developer 'Atlus' issues a DMCA takedown against open source PS3 emulator

By Liam Dawe,
Game developer Atlus, who make the popular Persona series have issued a DMCA take-down against the developers of popular PS3 emulator RPCS3.

Remember SpringRTS? The RTS game engine that powers a number of titles has a new release

By Liam Dawe,
It's been quite a while since SpringRTS had a new release and it's been a long time since I played it, but it's good to see that it's alive.

Caveman Warriors, the rather sweet platformer that supports 1-4 players is now out

By Liam Dawe,
I tested out Caveman Warriors way back in March of this year before the release and I came away impressed. Now that it's released, how did it go?

Ballistic Overkill has an opt-in beta for the new Leaderboards feature, seems to fix the fullscreen issue

By Liam Dawe,
Love the FPS Ballistic Overkill? Well it's about to get Leaderboards and you can check them out in a new opt-in Beta.