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The Steam Hardware Survey for August 2016 shows Linux has grown again

By Liam Dawe,
Here is some good news to offset the two recent bad news articles. According to the latest Steam Hardware Survey for August 2016 Linux market-share on Steam has grown two months in a row.

The Witcher 3 was apparently never planned for Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Sad news again (sorry). Apparently The Witcher 3 was never actually planned for Linux which makes things a bit odd.

Refunct, a beautiful, peaceful, short first-person platformer will release the Linux version soon

By Liam Dawe,
The developers of Refunct emailed me to let me know that the game will launch on Linux on the 5th of September.

Sadly it looks like Shadow Warrior 2 won't be a day-1 Linux release

By Liam Dawe,
With no announcement anywhere the SteamOS information from the Shadow Warrior 2 Steam page has vanished.

The most popular Linux & SteamOS gaming articles for August 2016, 166 in total

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

Steam Client Beta finally adds Big Picture Configuration editing for the Steam Controller and more

By Liam Dawe,
Valve have now updated the Steam Client and the firmware for the Steam Controller to allow Big Picture Configuration editing and more.

Cities: Skylines - Content Creator Pack: Art Deco DLC is now available

By Liam Dawe,
Cities: Skylines - Content Creator Pack: Art Deco is the new collaboration between Paradox and modder Matt "Shroomblaze" Crux that adds a bunch of new building variations.

Become a futuristic gladiator in the upcoming 'Killing Room', an unforgiving rogue-like FPS

By -Daniel-Palacio-,
Killing Room is an upcoming rogue-like FPS full of violence and black humour, which doesn't take itself too seriously. The game will be launched in October, and there won't be Early Access, though they promise to keep adding features and fixing bugs.

Armello, the really fun strategy game has a new DLC with more characters

By Liam Dawe,
I have been really impressed with Armello, as it blends board-game like mechanics with really fun gameplay. It has a new DLC out which brings in a bunch of new characters.

Unity 5.5 beta released for Linux, the first release from a unified codebase

By Liam Dawe,
The day has finally arrived! The Linux developers at Unity have shipped their first build of the Linux Unity editor that is from a unified codebase.

Sekwere, a minimalistic puzzle game about copying now has a Linux version on Steam

By Liam Dawe,
Puzzle fans can't be bored with all the great games we have on Linux. Sekwere has joined the ranks and now has a Linux version available on Steam.

The Dark Mod 2.04 update released after a year of fixes

By Liam Dawe,
The Dark Mod is a completely free first-person stealth game inspired by Thief. The game had a big release recently and we totally missed it.

Knights of Pen & Paper +1 Edition is now available on GOG with Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
Good news GOG fans, Knights of Pen & Paper +1 Edition is now officially available on GOG with Linux support right away.

Tahira: Echoes of the Astral Empire, a visually appealing and beautifully presented tactical turn-based RPG

By Liam Dawe,
Tahira: Echoes of the Astral Empire is another tactical RPG on Linux so I took a look at the game thanks to my PR contacts.

Action RPG Victor Vran updated with an interesting Dynamic Resolution graphical option, local co-op coming soon

By Liam Dawe,
Victor Vran is a very good action RPG, if you haven't picked it up yet, just do it already! Anyway, the game has been updated again recently with an interesting new graphical feature named Dynamic Resolution.

Overland, the itch exclusive First Access survival and strategy game is now open to all to buy

By Liam Dawe,
Overland, is a very, very cool survival game and the developers have now expanded their itch First Access program, so you can all go and buy it now.

Quadrilateral Cowboy public Linux beta to go live on Friday

By Liam Dawe,
For those wanting to try out Blendo Games latest with 'Quadrilateral Cowboy', the good news is you will be able to on Friday as they will open a beta.

Play as superpowered 'Mr Shifty' in this upcoming top-down action game

By -Daniel-Palacio-,
Mr Shifty is a top-down action game inspired by Hotline Miami, but with different aesthetics and a focus on using superhero abilities. The game will be out next year, and the developers started preparing the Linux version two months ago.

Upcoming ragdoll small platformer 'City Climber' is looking for votes at Steam Greenlight

By -Daniel-Palacio-,
City Climber is an upcoming good looking platformer where you need to control a ragdoll character using your mouse or your controller. It was created by one person and right now is looking for votes on Steam Greenlight. There isn't a precise release date, but apparently the game will be finished by next month.

Kingdom Rush Frontiers is now available on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Kingdom Rush Frontiers the latest Tower Defence game from Ironhide Game Studio has just released for Linux! This update also adds in more languages.
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