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Tahira: Echoes of the Astral Empire, a a tactical turn-based RPG is coming to Linux in August

By Liam Dawe,
Tahira: Echoes of the Astral Empire, a tactical turn-based RPG in which a 20-year-old princess must save her people from a genocidal empire, launches on Linux on August 31, 2016.

Developers of Turmoil looking for SteamOS testers

By Liam Dawe,
The developers of Turmoil, a simulation game about digging for oil are looking for testers using SteamOS.

Stealth-action hybrid DEADBOLT is now available for Linux on Steam

By flesk,
Stealth-action hybrid DEADBOLT from Risk of Rain developer Hopoo Games is now available for Linux on Steam.

Crush Your Enemies, a delightful fast paced real time strategy game now on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Crush Your Enemies is one you could easily dismiss with the graphical style, but I assure you it's quite fun.

In Case of Emergency, Release Raptor delayed again and again, now coming July 21st

By Liam Dawe,
Arcen Games, LLC latest game In Case of Emergency, Release Raptor is a very silly themed game and it's having repeated delays. It will now launch on July 21st.

New version of the itch store app is out, better Arch Linux compatibility and other fixes

By Liam Dawe,
Oh my word I do love itch and their store app. It's open source (MIT license), it's beautiful and it actually works really well now.

Worms W.M.D should now be a day-1 Linux & SteamOS release

By Liam Dawe,
Good news, after chatting with Team17, it seems Worms W.M.D will now be a day-1 Linux release which is fantastic.

Shen’s Last Gift DLC for XCOM 2 released for Linux

By BTRE,
After some delay, the latest DLC and patch for XCOM 2 is now out for Linux. Shen’s Last Gift adds mech units to the mix, to better fight the insidious alien threat.

Action adventure Buck is back on Kickstarter with Linux demo, plus crowdfunding round-up

By flesk,
2D action adventure Buck is on Kickstarter with a Linux demo, and so is dungeon crawler Wizard of Legend and fantasy LGBT VN Eldet. Plus more campaigns than you can shake a stick at.

Exit Fate, a 50-hour 2D RPG now on Linux

By radialapps,
Exit Fate, the massive 2D RPG has been released for Linux as a fan-made and completely free version.

User submission: Vulkan tutorials now up on github

By ShabbyX,
A user submission to let you know about their Vulkan tutorials that are now available to check out on github.

Want to go hunting vampires? Slayer Shock will scratch that itch for you

By Liam Dawe,
Slayer Shock is the next game from David Pittman (Eldritch, NEON STRUCT) and Minor Key Games (Super Win the Game, Gunmetal Arcadia) that will see you hunting vampires.

Quadrilateral Cowboy, a cyberpunk heist adventure is coming to Linux in September

By Liam Dawe,
Quadrilateral Cowboy, a cyberpunk heist adventure from Blendo Games is seeing a delayed Linux release, but not too long to wait.

Heavy Gear Assault now on Linux, some thoughts after testing it

By Liam Dawe,
Heavy Gear Assault is the Early Access mech combat game built with Unreal Engine 4 and it's now available on Linux.

Colony building sim Maia updated, colonists can now get sick and need treatment

By Liam Dawe,
Maia version 0.57 is now available and it brings diseases and conditions which you will need to diagnose and treat.

Stellaris looks like it's getting the first post-release DLC with the Plantoids Species Pack

By Liam Dawe,
Stellaris is about to get bigger with a teaser of a DLC named the Plantoids Species Pack and they have a trailer.

Worms W.M.D will see a slight delay with the Linux version

By Liam Dawe,
Team17 have announced that Worms W.M.D will release on August 23rd, but the Linux version is going to be post-launch.

SC Controller, the open source driver and GUI for the Steam Controller is making lovely progress

By Liam Dawe,
SC Controller is really coming along nicely. Since I mentioned it on GOL it has been through a few new releases.

REGoth Engine, an open source reimplentation for the game 'Gothic'

By Liam Dawe,
REGoth Engine was pointed out in the forum, as it's another lovely open source reimplentation and this time it's for the classic game 'Gothic'.

The Other 99 action and survival game release delayed until August

By Liam Dawe,
Always sad when a game sees a delay, but hopefully it will be worth it as The Other 99 actually looks rather good.