As far as I know there is a proper "hype train" going on around this game. Many big BR streamers (Shroud, Lirik...) on Twitch seem to like what they saw in the E3 trailers (no cartoonish graphics, 1st person, interesting gun models etc.). I never hoped that there could be a Linux version of this game so this news is exciting. *jumping on the hype train myself now*

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Release date next week? That probably means Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday because nobody sane would release a game during the Steam summer sale, I guess.

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I think "PIN" is a great idea! Love to read more such reviews about good games that lots of people might not know about!

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Let's hope that the game makes a good impression at release. Otherwise I can foretell the reaction on RPS and other gaming websites, including Steam reviews: They will dismiss any differences between "Crazy Justice" and it's cousins and will simply shout: "No! Not another Battle Royale game and furthermore one that isn't absolutely perfect!"

Because, of course, all those other gaming websites don't realise that this would be the first Battle Royale game for Linux.

It happened with Faeria e.g. ("Not another card game! Not another Hearthstone!" ).

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The summary at the end of the video is quite interesting: Feral thinks that working with Vulkan is quite pleasant; they needed only 5 months to port Mad Max; open source graphic drivers are very helpful for optimizing a port.

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Nice list of games. It shows that Linux gaming is alive and kicking.

I probably instantly buy these games as soon as they are available for Linux:

Into the Breach

Battletech

Artifact

Crazy Justice

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Interesting game and great review!

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I just want to say: great review! ^_^

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Some weeks ago I installed a new little Linux gaming PC for my parents. That's when I learned that there is a big potential market for videogames for eldery people that is yet untapped.

My parents love to play the KPatience games and KMahjongg while listening to classical music via Spotify. Luckily both those games are done really well: Easy to use and nice graphics.

And my mother loves jigsaw puzzles on her iPad. But her preferred app stopped working and other apps are infested with adds and those apps you can buy are either for kids or are missing important features.

It's outright absurd that it's so difficult to find a jigsaw puzzle game that's done right - be it on iPad or Linux. And I would contest that this is a niche. More and more elderly people are playing videogames and their taste differs very much from what the usual "gamer" loves.

If you are a programmer reading this you can probably make a little fortune with good games for people who love games like patience/solitaire etc. BUT they have to be made right!

For a jigsaw game I have some tips - based on what I learned from my mother's preferences. A good jigsaw game should have:

• a user interface with TESTED usability


• a user interface with high quality graphics


• import function for images and a huge collection of gorgeous photographs with a usable collection manager (filter functions...)


• lots of options to adjust how you can interact with the jigsaw pieces (automatic placement of edge pieces, sorting, filtering, hints...)


• and most important: settings to adjust the size/number of the jigsaw pieces (= different difficult settings)


• no advertisement inside the game client (people who sit in their leather chairs with some fine wine while playing a game just don't want to see crappy adds) ;)

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Wait. This is NOT a fan site for fans of Liam? Damn. Speaking of... I just realized that we really need more info regarding Liam's next concert.

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