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Nova Flow is a speedrunning first-person platformer that's out with Linux support

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For those of you who love chasing times, the first-person platformer Nova Flow recently released with full Linux support.

A fresh DXVK release is out with fixes for NVIDIA, RADV and multiple game improvements

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DXVK, the awesome project to implement a Vulkan-based compatibility layer for Direct3D 11 for use with Wine has advanced further with a fresh release.

Levantera: Tale of The Winds, an action RPG inspired by NES classics now supports Linux

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The developer of action RPG Levantera: Tale of The Winds, let us know that their game inspired by some NES classics is now available on Linux.

MachiaVillain will see you build a mansion for monsters and have them eat your guests, releasing May 16th

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The release announcements just seem to be flowing in early this month for interesting games. Evil mansion management and strategy game, MachiaVillain, is going to release May 16th.

Triplicity is a strange mix of a card-based battler with a puzzle game

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Triplicity, from developer Conflux Games blends together a card-based battler with a puzzle game and it's quite good.

Oxygen Not Included adds a sandbox mode and baby critters

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Oxygen Not Included, the rather good space-colony simulation game has another major update available with some good stuff.

The cute hack and slash game 'Son of a Witch' to release in full on May 16th

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Son of a Witch, a rather cute looking hack and slash game from developer Bigosaur is set to leave Early Access on May 16th.

Harebrained Schemes confirm again Linux support for BATTLETECH is a high priority

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We already knew BATTLETECH was coming to Linux since the Kickstarter, but it's good to see Harebrained Schemes continue to mention Linux support is important.

A look at some Linux games on sale, plus an XCOM 2 free weekend

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It's time to take another look at what interesting Linux games are currently on sale, plus you can try XCOM 2 free all weekend on Steam.

Transport Fever finally has the long awaited performance patch, better but still has issues

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Transport Fever has long-suffered some big performance issues, which the developer is attempting to fix with this latest performance patch.

The Steam Hardware Survey had some flaw causing cyber cafes to be over-counting users

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Well this sure is interesting, Valve have announced some flaws in their Steam Hardware Survey that caused cyber cafes to over-count users.

System76 have announced a new Oryx Pro laptop model and it's a bit of a beast

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Linux hardware vendor System76 (and now a Linux distribution maker too) have just announced their new Oryx Pro laptop and it's a beast.

The developer of RPG 'Underworld Ascendant' finally clarifies their plans for the Linux version

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The developers behind Underworld Ascendant gave a lot of weird mixed messages about their RPG being on Linux, thankfully they've now cleared it up properly.

Robocraft to do away with loot boxes, in favour of a tech tree

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Robocraft, the surprisingly good robot building and battling game is planning to completely remove loot boxes in favour of a tech tree system.

Liberation Circuit, a free software RTS where you can design your own units with AI

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Do you love strategy games? You might like to take a look at Liberation Circuit, a free software (GPL) RTS that includes optional programming elements.

RPG roguelike 'The Enchanted Cave 2' just had a huge update

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The highly rated RPG roguelike The Enchanted Cave 2 just got a pretty big free content update along with full gamepad support.

Prepare to enter the Nether in Tales of Maj'Eyal, with the Forbidden Cults DLC

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Tales of Maj'Eyal, the roguelike RPG that features tactical turn-based combat is set to expand, allowing you to explore horrors that lurk beneath the surface with the Forbidden Cults DLC.

Albion Online midseason patch released, allowing you to re-spec some skills

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The MMO Albion Online just got a midseason patch which contains a rather useful feature for those wanting to change their combat path.

Group based role-playing dungeon crawler Arakion: Book One arrives in Early Access on May 15th

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May is already turning out to be quite a busy month for Linux gaming. It's now confirmed that the group based role-playing dungeon crawler Arakion: Book One will arrive in Early Access on May 15th.

A new Steam Client Beta adds support for the Nintendo Switch Pro Controller

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The Nintendo Switch Pro Controller is now supported directly in Steam with the latest Steam Client Beta, Valve announced today.