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Vigil: The Longest Night, a 2D action platformer that looks seriously good will support Linux
31 Jan 2019 at 12:03 am UTC

Quoting: Shmerl
Quoting: nitroflowOh, and there's also this https://youtu.be/pyskUorhheg [External Link]
If you like such kind of games, there is also Slain [External Link].
I find it bit visually too busy for my taste, although it looks much more toned down in the trailer compared to early days.

Vigil: The Longest Night, a 2D action platformer that looks seriously good will support Linux
30 Jan 2019 at 8:50 pm UTC

Quoting: ShmerlI'm personally waiting for Eitr (will come out DRM-free as well).
Eitr is Isometric and pixel art so I'm happy to have both.

For those wanting to try out Steam Play, the new Humble Monthly has Yakuza 0
4 Jan 2019 at 8:01 pm UTC

Quoting: LinasI am starting to regret getting the annual subscription. Last month was a pass for me, and this one also seems weak. The combination of missing Linux highlights, inclusion of games from Origin and other closed platforms, and a bunch of duplicates I have been getting lately, makes me think that I will not renew my subscription once this one runs out.
I like Wizard of Legend, and I had Sundered and Observer on my wishlist so last month worked fine for me.

BATTLETECH for Linux updated, releases Flashpoint expansion – some thoughts
28 Nov 2018 at 10:15 pm UTC

Quoting: Guest
Quoting: nitroflow
Quoting: KimyrielleThis game is one of my bigger disappointments. I backed their Kickstarter, which was advertising a Linux version. Now, I know, I know! A lot of developers say "We will support Linux!!!" and mean "Eh, we might do it a few years after the Windows release, but only if we're not working on another Windows game then." but HBS is a studio with a proven Linux track record and Paradox is probably THE most Linux friendly publisher there is. I really thought this to be a fairly safe bet.

They sent me the game key sure...it's collecting the digital equivalent of dust in my GOG library for how long now? A year?

I guess this just proves you can trust absolutely no one.
That's being a bit dramatic IMO, the game released in April and the beta has been out for two months already and I haven't noticed any problems apart from slow performance and the LC-ALL=C(as in many other unity games under linux) but I've been told that's on par with Windows performance.
Dramatic perhaps, but we shouldn't forget just how low priority GNU/Linux has been. It was supposed to be in an alpha to backers, but never appeared. It was supposed to be simultaneous release (if I recall rightly, so do tell me if I'm wrong there), but that never happened. It's been stalled more than once for dubious reasons (there's their first expansion out before a proper, official, release on GNU/Linux). And it was all well funded, promises made, from their original kickstarter campaign. They shouldn't be getting freebies just because it's _finally_ out.
Fair enough, but without inside knowledge we can only speculate on why it was so delayed and I'm not giving it a free pass, just pointing out the obvious.

BATTLETECH for Linux updated, releases Flashpoint expansion – some thoughts
28 Nov 2018 at 5:51 pm UTC

Also, if you reside in Europe like me, there's a good deal on https://www.chrono.gg/ [External Link] with flashpoint expansion included for $44,99.

BATTLETECH for Linux updated, releases Flashpoint expansion – some thoughts
28 Nov 2018 at 5:46 pm UTC

Quoting: KimyrielleThis game is one of my bigger disappointments. I backed their Kickstarter, which was advertising a Linux version. Now, I know, I know! A lot of developers say "We will support Linux!!!" and mean "Eh, we might do it a few years after the Windows release, but only if we're not working on another Windows game then." but HBS is a studio with a proven Linux track record and Paradox is probably THE most Linux friendly publisher there is. I really thought this to be a fairly safe bet.

They sent me the game key sure...it's collecting the digital equivalent of dust in my GOG library for how long now? A year?

I guess this just proves you can trust absolutely no one.
That's being a bit dramatic IMO, the game released in April and the beta has been out for two months already and I haven't noticed any problems apart from slow performance and the LC-ALL=C(as in many other unity games under linux) but I've been told that's on par with Windows performance.

The Early Access MMO 'Project: Gorgon' now has a demo available
21 Nov 2018 at 10:21 pm UTC

Quoting: wintermute
Quoting: nitroflowFrom what is said in the trailer this is a much less polished version of Shroud of the Avatar, so why bother with this now that SotA went F2P?
If you are at all interested in what was promised in the SotA Kickstarter, this game is a lot closer to that than Shroud turned out to be.
Unfortunately the graphics look terrible, and that's already being kind.

The Early Access MMO 'Project: Gorgon' now has a demo available
20 Nov 2018 at 2:43 pm UTC

From what is said in the trailer this is a much less polished version of Shroud of the Avatar, so why bother with this now that SotA went F2P?