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Heroes of Might and Magic III game engine VCMI gets some huge improvements

By Liam Dawe,
While we have fheroes2 for Heroes of Might and Magic II, we also have VCMI for Heroes of Might and Magic III which also continues to advance as a free and open source cross-platform game engine reimplementation.

Open source evolution sim Thrive has a new physics engine and big performance upgrades

By Liam Dawe,
Thrive is an in-development Early Access open source evolution sim, much like life itself it continues to evolve and a new release version 0.6.4 brings changes to ensure the foundation is solid.

The Garden Path, a quiet life sim about the joy of gardening releases Spring 2024

By Liam Dawe,
The Garden Path was originally due to release earlier this year, but the developer pushed it back to continue improving it and now you can again grab an early copy with a new full release window revealed.

Steam Deck and Desktop Steam stable update brings more bug fixes

By Liam Dawe,
Valve released another small stable update for the Steam Client on Steam Deck and Desktop, so here's what's changed for you.

Fanatical has some great bundles going right now you don't want to miss

By Liam Dawe,
Fanatical recently did a Bundlefestive event where they launched multiple new game bundles, and so you can grab some easy treats here.

Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer Part 36: Entertainment for X Windows

By Hamish,
While still being the most elaborate, 100 Great Linux Games was far from the only shovelware set of games released for Linux, with several UNIX CD-ROM vendors also seeking a piece of the action for themselves.

Humble bring back their Cozy Game Collection Bundle for a limited time

By Liam Dawe,
Another day and another limited encore selection from Humble Bundle, with the Whimsy & Wonder: A Cozy Game Collection returning for 48 hours.

DUSK HD + SDK & Steam Workshop out now - needs Proton on Linux / Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
David Szymanski + New Blood Interactive have released DUSK HD as a free DLC for the retro FPS, but you'll need Proton to play it on Linux Desktop and Steam Deck.

Valve announced more Steam sales and events for 2024

By Liam Dawe,
While Valve already revealed a few of the sales and events happening on Steam in 2024, they've now today revealed a bunch more.

Build up and higher in Stellar Settlers a colony sim with vertical building

By Liam Dawe,
This one has certainly made me curious, Tinymice Entertainment emailed over info on Stellar Settlers, a space-base colony building sim with a twist - you keep building vertically.

Cassette Beasts gets a new multiplayer feature teaser - update coming early 2024

By Liam Dawe,
Cassette Beasts is probably one of the best modern creature collecting games around, and early in 2024 it's getting online multiplayer.

Tunnet has you dig deep underground while you build and debug a big network

By Liam Dawe,
Build, debug and optimize a computer network in an underground facility. Tunnet is certainly something quite different and it's out now.

Linux Mint 21.3 Beta out now with experimental Wayland support for Cinnamon

By Liam Dawe,
Linux Mint 21.3 is due to release soon with a first Beta now available, coming with the Cinnamon 6.0 desktop with experimental Wayland support.

Eviternity II is a massive 36-map megawad for DOOM II

By Liam Dawe,
Not enough DOOM in your life? How about trying out the massive release of Eviternity II, a full 36-map megawad sequel to Eviternity.

Voxel Doom II gets updated with Parallax Textures

By Liam Dawe,
Continuing the day of DOOM announcements following the release of SIGIL II, we also have a big update to Voxel Doom II.

SIGIL II from John Romero out now for classic DOOM

By Liam Dawe,
To go along with the 30th anniversary of DOOM, John Romero has released SIGIL II, a second megawad to blast through with 9 new levels.

Humble's Roguelike Deckbuilders Bundle is back for a limited time

By Liam Dawe,
Humble Bundle continue bringing back popular bundles for a limited time and the next is Luck of the Draw: Roguelike Deckbuilders Encore.

Proton Experimental brings HDR to Mass Effect Legendary Edition and Injustice 2

By Liam Dawe,
Valve put up a brand new release of Proton Experimental for Steam Deck and Desktop Linux, which brings a sprinkle more HDR and some great bug fixes.

Humble brings back popular bundles for a limited time like Must-Play Metroidvanias

By Liam Dawe,
For a very limited time on each, Humble Bundle are bringing back various popular bundles over the festive period starting with the Must-Play Metroidvanias Bundle.

Wine 9.0 has a first Release Candidate released

By Liam Dawe,
The time is approaching for the next major version bump to the Windows compatibility layer Wine, with Wine 9.0 Release Candidate 1 now available.