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I am the owner of GamingOnLinux. After discovering Linux back in the days of Mandrake in 2003, I constantly checked on the progress of Linux until Ubuntu appeared on the scene and it helped me to really love it. You can reach me easily by emailing GamingOnLinux directly.

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Steam's Turn-Based RPG Fest is now live

By Liam Dawe, Sep 30

Another week, another little mini games festival on Steam! This time it's the Turn-Based RPG Fest for you to perhaps find your next favourite.

Evolve and fuse monsters in inventory management battler NEODUEL: Backpack Monsters

By Liam Dawe, Sep 30

NEODUEL: Backpack Monsters is out today from DiceHit Games, Rogue Duck Interactive and it's another quality one in the inventory management auto-battler genre.

Merge spells to make new crazy combos in An Amazing Wizard: Prologue

By Liam Dawe, Sep 30

An Amazing Wizard: Prologue just launched on Steam giving you a taste of a bigger game to come and if you like Dead Cells combat, along with the idea of fusing spells together to make unique combos this is for you.

Get cooking with tasty ingredients to make creatures in turn-based battler GladiEATers

By Liam Dawe, Sep 30

Lots of points for originality here. GladiEATers has a really fun idea that combines cooking and turn-based battles into something a little quirky.

Swing around with a water gun while cleaning high-rise buildings in Aerial Cleaner

By Liam Dawe, Sep 30

If you like your simpler games that have a fun unique idea then check out Aerial Cleaner, a 2D game about swinging around while cleaning high-rise buildings.

Wild West exploration strategy game ColdRidge releases October 28

By Liam Dawe, Sep 30

ColdRidge from Frog Collective, Bark Games and Doyoyo Games looks like a real gem, where you step into the boots of a prospector and venture into the untamed wilderness.

My favourite auto-battler Mechabellum is out now

By Liam Dawe, Sep 30

Bringing together the explosive destruction from real-time strategy games to the auto-battler genre, Mechabellum is a thoroughly good time and it's out now.

Minecraft is getting a real creepy new biome and mob, plus item bundles

By Liam Dawe, Sep 30

Minecraft Live 2024 has been and gone and with it we've been given details on the next new biome and mob coming.

GE-Proton 9-15 released with an important fix for NVIDIA GPUs

By Liam Dawe, Sep 29

Have an NVIDIA GPU? Use GE-Proton? You should probably make sure you're on GE-Proton 9-15 which was just released.

Jurassic World Evolution 1 & 2 plus loads of DLC in this Humble Bundle

By Liam Dawe, Sep 28

Okay this is an absolutely awesome deal. The Jurassic World Evolution Completionist Bundle from Humble Bundle is one not to be missed.

Valve (Steam) begin a direct collaboration with Arch Linux

By Liam Dawe, Sep 28

This is some pretty exciting news! The Arch Linux team have announced a new direct collaboration with Valve (Steam).

Deadlock from Valve has an amusing new anti-cheat system turning cheaters into frogs

By Liam Dawe, Sep 27

Valve are continuing to build up Deadlock, their fancy new third-person MOBA, with the introduction of a new anti-cheat system that's quite hilarious.

Dome Keeper hits 1 million players - multiplayer and modding support to come

By Liam Dawe, Sep 27

Dome Keeper is a real gem with a simple yet highly satisfying gameplay loop, and it seems it's done well for Bippinbits. Even though they're working on the incredible looking PVKK, they're not done with Dome Keeper just yet.

Stellaris: Grand Archive set for launch October 29th as Paradox teams up with Abrakam

By Liam Dawe, Sep 27

Paradox Interactive teamed up with another developer again for the new Stellaris: Grand Archive DLC, which is blasting off on October 29th.

Voidwrought looks like another great one for Hollow Knight fans

By Liam Dawe, Sep 27

Set in a hand-drawn world of cosmic horrors, the upcoming 2D action-platformer metroidvania, Voidwrought looks like a real gem. Especially so if you're a Hollow Knight fan waiting on Hollow Knight: Silksong.

Warside looks great for turn-based tactics Advance Wars fans, set for launch in January 2025

By Liam Dawe, Sep 27

With inspiration (clearly) from Advance Wars and other wargames of the past, Warside is looking really good and they now have a real date, new trailer and demo available.

Streets of Rogue 2 gets a new Classes Overview Trailer

By Liam Dawe, Sep 27

My most anticipated title for this year is looking awesome. Streets of Rogue 2 has a brand new Classes Overview Trailer for your viewing pleasure.

System76 release COSMIC Alpha 2

By Liam Dawe, Sep 27

System76 are continuing to expand and improve their new Linux desktop environment, COSMIC, with a second Alpha release now available for testing.

shapez 2 is a huge success selling over 270,000 in the first month, future plans detailed

By Liam Dawe, Sep 27

tobspr Games have a big hit on their hands here with the chilled-out factory-building automation sim shapez 2 managed to do really well in the first month.