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X-Plane 11 is now officially available with day-1 Linux support

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The advanced flight simulator X-Plane 11 is now available and the developers put out day-1 Linux support.

Glittermitten Grove is now available on Linux, go collect some berries and something about frogs and fractions

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Glittermitten Grove, a game I had never heard of until today has launched on Linux. Oh, it also apparently contains Frog Fractions 2.

Adventure game 'Thimbleweed Park' has officially released with day-1 Linux support

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Thimbleweed Park, from Ron Gilbert and Gary Winnick has officially released for Linux today and it has day-1 Linux support.

Mad Max meets Vulkan in a new fully public beta for Linux, benchmarks and OpenGL vs Vulkan comparisons

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Mad Max from Feral Interactive has been updated with a public beta as the Linux version is now able to use Vulkan and it brings some mighty performance changes.

Rise to Ruins (formerly Retro-Pixel Castles) has another massive content update

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Rise to Ruins update 'InDev 25' will see your villagers get a bit thirsty, as the game has introduced the need to quench your villagers thirst.

Nongünz, an action platformer with a clever visual style will come to Linux

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We certainly aren't short on action platformers, but Nongünz looks like it could easily stand out with the unique visual style.

Lil Tanks, an action-packed side-scroller will release for Linux next week

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I've been sent in details about 'Lil Tanks', which is an action-packed side-scroller with some really great retro visuals.

Mantis Burn Racing, an awesome looking top-down racer could come to Linux with enough support

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I was pointed towards Mantis Burn Racing as the developers are considering a Linux port of their fantastic looking top-down racer. They may do it with enough requests.

Strategy game 'Cossacks 3' will have a Linux beta on Friday and I have a key for one lucky person

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Even though it was supposed to be delayed until April, GSC Game World have announced that there will be a public beta of the Linux version on Friday. We also have a spare key to throw at you!

HEVN, a first-person sci-fi adventure game should have Linux support

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HEVN was pointed out by GOL follower micha and after taking a look I was impressed, so I spoke to the developer about their Linux plans for this first-person sci-fi adventure game.

Game engine 'Construct 3' is now in open beta, check out my example game

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Construct 3 is a game engine that requires little to no programming knowledge as it relies on stringing events together from objects. It's clever and it works really well.

Oxenfree is a clever, narrative driven supernatural thriller you should check out, my review

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I finally set aside some time to play the supernatural thriller Oxenfree and it's surprisingly good. It's a narrative-driven game, so each choice you make changes the conversations and the flow of the game.

Meganoid, a challenging platformer with roguelike elements releases soon with Linux support

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The latest game from Orangepixel, Meganoid, will launch soon with day-1 Linux support and I have to say for a platform it looks really damn good.

RUNNING WITH RIFLES has a major update and a DLC announcement

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RUNNING WITH RIFLES is the rather excellent top-down shooter with RPG elements that has Linux support. A major patch was just released along with a big DLC announcement.

Blazing Chrome, a classic co-op run ‘n gun plans Linux support

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Blazing Chrome is a new co-op run ‘n gun being developed by JoySmasher and they are planning a Linux version.

SC Controller, the stand-alone Steam Controller driver and UI has an important bug-fix release

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I've been using a lot of SC Controller to play games with my Steam Controller outside of Steam, but it did have a major issue. I reported the issue and it has now been solved.

Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition officially announced with Linux support

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As expected, Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition has now been officially announced with a trailer and it looks like it will launch with Linux support.

Unreal Tournament updated, weapon animations overhauled and AI improvements

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Unreal Tournament has been updated with much better weapon animations, AI improvements, map updates and more. Here's how to get it running on Linux.

Sumoman, the hilarious UNIGINE-powered puzzle platformer with physics is now out on Linux

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Sumoman is a brand new and rather hilarious puzzle platformer powered by the UNIGINE engine. It released with day-1 Linux support and I took a look. There's also a video of my failures included.

Hollow Knight, the fantastic looking action adventure game has a Linux build being tested

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Hollow Knight, an incredibly stylish action and adventure game recently launched for Windows, but it seems Linux gamers won't be left waiting for too long.