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'VCMI' is an open-source engine for Heroes of Might and Magic 3

By Liam Dawe,
Fans of the classics may be interested to know about 'VCMI', an open-source engine for Heroes of Might and Magic 3.

Football Manager 2017 released with day-1 Linux & SteamOS support, demo available

By Liam Dawe,
Football Manager 2017 is the latest refresh of the FM franchise and it has launched again with day-1 Linux support.

The unfairly obscure platformer 'Circa Infinity' isn't like anything you've seen before, demo available

By -Daniel-Palacio-,
'Circa Infinity' is a game that was originally released on September 9 last year. It features minimalistic but surreal aesthetics, a catchy and atmospheric soundtrack, and a simple but effective concept. Together, these elements unite to create an immersive and truly original experience.

Hold off on buying 'White Noise 2', currently broken on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
If you were interested in picking up 'White Noise 2' from Milkstone Studios, you may want to hold off. It seems to be completely broken on any recent distribution.

Steam Dev Days 2016 videos are now up, something to watch over the weekend

By Liam Dawe,
The recent Steam Dev Days 2016 now has videos of the talks available, so it could be something interesting for you to watch over the weekend.

Gunmetal Arcadia Zero gets a wide release and brings along generous servings of nostalgia

By BTRE,
Originally released as part of a Humble Monthly, this retro-inspired platformer is now available for standalone purchase.

The latest Steam Client Beta should fix downloads and updates on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Recently, Valve put out a Beta of the Steam Client that broke downloads and updates, but the latest Beta that just released should sort it out.

'Oh...Sir!! The Insult Simulator' has taught me how fun arguments are, play it

By Liam Dawe,
If you're after a bit of truly adult fun on Linux, I urge you to try out 'Oh...Sir!! The Insult Simulator'. It's utterly insane, brilliant and so damn funny. This post is probably not safe for work.

GOG currently have a big sale on, snap up some cheap DRM free Linux games

By Liam Dawe,
Never a day goes by where there isn't a sale for you to pick up cheap games from decent stores. Today GOG has started the 'Monstrous Fall Sale'.

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided released for Linux, port report and review

By Liam Dawe,
I sure have been kept busy this year! Here’s my take on Deus Ex: Mankind Divided now that it’s out for Linux.

Mortido, an Unreal Engine 4 game about exploring the afterlife, is seeking funding

By BTRE,
Retracing the life of the protagonist, his choices and their consequences are central to this open world game. Life and death and philosophical quandaries are ever-present in Mortido.

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided Linux system requirements revealed, Nvidia only for now

By Liam Dawe,
With the Deus Ex: Mankind Divided release happening tomorrow, Feral Interactive have released the system requirements. It will need a pretty decent rig.

Linux overall market-share percentage falls on Steam in October

By Liam Dawe,
You know the drill by now, it's up and down all the time and I don't think we should really pay much attention to the Steam Hardware Survey any more, regardless of it going up or down.

Bohemia Interactive formally announce 'Ylands', will support Linux later

By Liam Dawe,
Bohemia Interactive have now formally announced 'Ylands', a cheerful sandbox game that will come to Linux in future.

The latest Steam Client Beta has sorta broken downloads and updates for some Linux users

By Liam Dawe,
Just a word of warning, the latest Steam Client Beta has partially broken the downloading and updating of games on Linux.

Unity working towards more multithreading and better Vulkan support soon

By Liam Dawe,
Unity is currently doing their Unite 2016 event, and they have talked a bit about more multithreading and enhanced Vulkan support which will come soon.

The most popular Linux & SteamOS gaming articles for October 2016, 185 in total

By gamingonlinux,
Here is a look back at the 15 most popular articles on GamingOnLinux for October 2016, an easy way to for you to keep up to date on what has happened in the past month for Linux & SteamOS Gaming!

The developers of 'Owlboy', a fantastic looking 2D adventure game say they will look to port it to Linux soon

By Liam Dawe,
Back in September the developer of 'Owlboy' stated on Twitter they were looking at using FNA to bring the game to Linux. Now that it's out for Windows, the developers have said again they will look to port it soon.

Brigador, the beautiful and destruction-heavy mech action game has free new content

By Liam Dawe,
The developers behind Brigador, the really beautiful mech action game with awesome destruction have added in a bunch of free content.

Ice Lakes is another fishing game that supports Linux, available on Steam

By Liam Dawe,
We have gained a few fishing titles in the last year or so, but now we have another. Ice Lakes was released with Linux support and it doesn't look too bad at all.