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Mind-melting portal-platformer Ingression out with Linux / Steam Deck support

By Liam Dawe,
Ingression is a an unforgiving & mind-bending precision platformer where you'll think and platform with seamless portal travel that will make your head spin.

Escape Simulator adds VR support in the latest free update

By Liam Dawe,
Escape Simulator from Pine Studio has proven to be popular, so much in fact that they hit 1 million sales in less than a year and multiple expansions later there's another big free upgrade.
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge - Dimension Shellshock DLC is out now

By Pengling,
Native Linux beat-'em-up Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge received its Dimension Shellshock DLC on August 31st, with discounts available for both the DLC and the base game.

Unsettling first-person exploration game Interior Worlds gets a Linux version

By Liam Dawe,
Interior Worlds is a strange and unsettling liminal spaces game that arms you with a mysterious camera. It's quite atmospheric and full of secrets to discover.

Interior Worlds is an upcoming weird spooky liminal space photography game

By Liam Dawe,
A slightly spooky and weird exploration game about taking snaps, Interior Worlds seems interesting and it's coming to Linux too.

A new Valve game for the Steam Deck? It's not out of the realm of possibility

By Liam Dawe,
With the Steam Deck upcoming, what do we think the chances are that Valve will reveal a new game to go along side it?

Left 4 Dead 2 updated with Vulkan support thanks to DXVK

By Liam Dawe,
We've only just seen a new release of the Direct3D to Vulkan translation layer DXVK, and now it's powering Left 4 Dead 2 with a fresh free upgrade out now.

Co-op News Punch Podcast - Episode 30

By Liam Dawe,
Guess what? We're back again! The dynamic duo returns for another casual and frank chat about Linux and Linux Gaming topics across many different areas in the industry.

Prepare for bigger Portal 2 modded levels with a new update removing limits

By Liam Dawe,
Valve have again updated the incredible first-person puzzler Portal 2, this time the update is quite small (comparatively to the Vulkan update) but still mighty.

Portal Stories: Mel lands Vulkan support with DXVK in the latest stable update

By Liam Dawe,
After a short Beta period that saw a few issues, the team behind Portal Stories: Mel have now release the latest stable build which includes Vulkan support for Linux.

Co-op News Punch Podcast - Episode 29

By Liam Dawe,
We're back, we're early this time! As usual, it's a very casual and frank chat between two friends (myself - Liam) and GOL contributor / Linux livestreamer Samsai about many different Linux-related topics.

Portal Stories: Mel gets Vulkan support on Linux in a new Beta

By Liam Dawe,
Portal Stories: Mel, an extremely popular and highly rated mod for Portal 2 just had a new Beta pushed out which adds in Vulkan support for Linux.

Perspective puzzle game Superliminal is out now on Steam, along with Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
Superliminal's timed exclusive period on the Epic Games Store is now up, and it has released on Steam along with Linux support with a port from Ethan Lee.

Perspective illusion puzzler THE IMPOSSIBLE is out now

By Liam Dawe,
Inspired by designs from MC Escher, THE IMPOSSIBLE is a game about moving a box around crazy shapes.

A Linux version of the mind-bending multi-dimensional 'Unbound: Worlds Apart' will come at release

By Liam Dawe,
Unbound: Worlds Apart from Alien Pixel Studios is currently crowdfunding on Kickstarter, this hand-crafted puzzler looks like it could melt my mind with the portal system.

Playing Prey on Linux in 2018

By Hamish,
Continuing on from my previous articles on how to get both Doom 3 and Quake 4 running on modern Linux systems, I felt the time was right to look at Prey, another id Tech 4 based game with a native Linux port. It did not take me long to discover that the main issue people were likely to run into with Prey had nothing to do with the game itself.

Looking for ways to spice up your gaming? Here’s a few games with awesome mods

By BTRE,
With the continuous stream of new releases, it’s sometimes hard to remember that there's still plenty of excuses to fire up games you already own. User-made modifications are one of the best things about being a PC gamer and so I’ve taken the time to make a very biased list of games that have great mods.

GOL Cast: Maxing Out The Geiger Counter In Nuclear Throne

By Samsai,
If a nuclear holocaust were to happen right now it probably would be nothing like Nuclear Throne. But that doesn't mean we shouldn't check out this indie roguelite top-down shooter, so check it out we shall!

Guess What, It's Friday Again, Stream At 5 PM UTC!

By Samsai,
Another week has passed and it's time for our weekly livestream with games and generally mediocre commentary. So clear up your schedule, hide your kids and hide your wives (or husbands, we are inclusive here) and come join us for some Linux gaming fun.

Portal Stories: Mel, A Free Standalone Portal 2 Mod Released On Steam

By Samsai,
A free standalone(-ish, I'll talk about that a bit later) Portal 2 mod called Portal Stories: Mel has been released on Steam. So those who want more Portal can get it in the form of 22 levels and approx. 6-10 hours of gameplay.
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