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xrdesktop continues expanding the Linux desktop into Virtual Reality with work sponsored by Valve

By Liam Dawe, 8 May 2020

Today the hackers over at Collabora announced the release of xrdesktop 0.14, a Valve Software sponsored effort to bring Linux desktops into the VR world.

Space Haven is a little like a space version of The Sims and it's entering Early Access on May 21

By Liam Dawe, 8 May 2020

Space Haven isn't a traditional space colony building sim, quite different in fact. You're actually building a spaceship, multiple when you get further and you need to look after your crew.

Soldak Entertainment formally announce Drox Operative 2, a starship action RPG

By Liam Dawe, 8 May 2020

Drox Operative 2 from Soldak Entertainment has now been officially announced, and they have already confirmed that it will be continuing to support Linux.

Jotun: Valhalla Edition, Sundered: Eldritch Edition and CHORUS heading to Stadia

By Liam Dawe, 8 May 2020

More great news for Stadia fans using Linux, as even more games will be coming to the Linux-powered game streaming platform that have been announced.

As Stellaris prepares to turn 4, Paradox have a big free update ready for this month

By Liam Dawe, 7 May 2020

Engage hype number one! Stellaris, the awesome grand strategy space game from Paradox Development Studio and Paradox Interactive turns four years old soon and it's getting a big free update.

RetroArch 1.8.6 is out with Savestate Compression, 3DS improvements and plenty of fixes

By Liam Dawe, 6 May 2020

The RetroArch team have put up another fresh release of their front-end for emulators, game engines and more. RetroArch 1.8.6 comes with some big new tricks.

Unreal Engine 4.25 is up with tons of Linux improvements and Vulkan API fixes

By Liam Dawe, 5 May 2020

While the Epic Games Store may not support Linux, at least Unreal Engine does and it appears to have been given quite a lot of attention in the Unreal Engine 4.25 release that went out officially today.

EVERSPACE 2 looks incredible in the latest footage, lots of player ship variation will be possible

By Liam Dawe, 5 May 2020

As ROCKFISH Games continue developing the crowdfunded space combat sim EVERSPACE 2, they've gradually showed off more footage and revealed more info.

Endless Sky, a free and open source space trading & combat game expands with a new update

By Liam Dawe, 4 May 2020

Endless Sky, a free and open source classic 2D space game continues expanding with the first stable release in quite some time.

Godot Engine has more impressive progress towards Vulkan API support

By Liam Dawe, 2 May 2020

Godot Engine is free, open source, cross-platform in both editor and exports and the next major update will bring in Vulkan API support and progress sounds great.

Nimbatus - Drone Creator allows you to test building drones free and use in the full game

By Liam Dawe, 1 May 2020

Nimbatus is a really fun game that mixes in building drones (autonomous or otherwise) and now you can try it free, using the Nimbatus - Drone Creator that just released.

Orangepixel has announced Residual, a survival platformer exploration adventure with no combat

By Liam Dawe, 29 Apr 2020

No combat? In a survival styled game? Well that's a bit unusual. Orangepixel who created games like Space Grunts, Heroes of Loot, Gunslugs and more has announced Residual.

Underwater chaos simulator 'Barotrauma' adds wrecked submarines to explore

By Liam Dawe, 28 Apr 2020

Another huge update for Barotrauma, a co-op game about alien ocean exploration in a submarine. What could possibly go wrong? A lot, obviously, and now there's wreckage to find and explore too.

The classic Escape Velocity: Override is getting remastered with Cosmic Frontier: Override

By Liam Dawe, 23 Apr 2020

Escape Velocity: Override, something of a classic from the 90s is getting remastered with Cosmic Frontier: Override and it's seeking funding on Kickstarter.

Get ready to putt as 'Golf With Your Friends' releases on May 19

By Liam Dawe, 23 Apr 2020

Blacklight Interactive and Team17 have announced that their super fun casual sports game, Golf With Your Friends, is leaving Early Access on May 19.

Exploration, mining and crafting RPG 'Aground' has left Early Access to reach for the stars

By Liam Dawe, 20 Apr 2020

Aground from Fancy Fish Games / SnöBox Studio and publisher Whitethorn Digital, a crafting RPG that steadily grows more complex has left Early Access.

Epic space drone constructor 'Nimbatus' to leave Early Access on May 14 - new update out too

By Liam Dawe, 16 Apr 2020

Nimbatus, a game about space exploration, science and creativity with a whole lot of spacecraft/drone creation is set to leave Early Access on May 14.

Area 86 is a challenging and amusing physics-based escape room puzzler out now

By Liam Dawe, 16 Apr 2020

Area 86 takes the idea of an escape room game, adds a bunch of physics interactions with an unwieldy little robot as the protagonist and gives you a pretty good time for your monies.