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I am the owner of GamingOnLinux. After discovering Linux back in the days of Mandrake in 2003, I constantly came back to check 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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The Tricky Trials update is live now for Minecraft

By Liam Dawe, Jun 14

Another big Minecraft update is live now with Tricky Trials bringing with it new decorative blocks, hostile mobs, items, weapons, paintings and the trial chambers.

Steam Client updated with improvements for Steam Deck, Linux, VR and Steam Input

By Liam Dawe, Jun 14

Lots and lots of improvements and bug fixes have arrived in the latest stable update to the Steam Client for Linux, macOS, Windows, VR and Steam Deck.

Build the greatest car parks ever in the retro-tycoon styled Car Park Capital

By Liam Dawe, Jun 13

I feel like I just need to play Car Park Capital after discovering it today. Styled much like a late 90s retro tycoon game, it looks like it's from a different time and I love it.

The KINGDOM HEARTS series is live on Steam - SE giving away multiple Steam Decks

By Liam Dawe, Jun 13

Square Enix have now released the KINGDOM HEARTS series on Steam, enabling many more people to experience the grand adventure on Steam Deck and desktop Linux easily with Proton.

Bronze Age pixel-arts RTS game TFC: The Fertile Crescent 1.0 is out now

By Liam Dawe, Jun 13

For those of you who love base-building RTS games like Age of Empires, perhaps give TFC: The Fertile Crescent a try now it's fully released.

Hypersomnia is a free and open source top-down competitive 2D shooter

By Liam Dawe, Jun 13

Feeling competitive? Hypersomnia from Patryk Czachurski is a top-down 2D competitive online shooter. It's free, open source and you can play it via Steam or directly in your browser.

Simple GOG client for Linux Minigalaxy version 1.3 is out now

By Liam Dawe, Jun 13

If you need a GOG game downloader for Linux that's nice and simple, Minigalaxy just got updated with a few good bug fixes.

Kubuntu Focus announce the Focus Ir14 GEN 2 and Ir16 GEN 2 laptops

By Liam Dawe, Jun 13

Kubuntu Focus have two new laptop models available with the Focus Ir14 GEN 2 and Ir16 GEN 2, for those of you who want a truly no-fuss Kubuntu 24.04 LTS system.

Sun Haven is for Stardew Valley fans that want more and it now has controller support

By Liam Dawe, Jun 13

Sun Haven is a multiplayer fantasy farming sim with dragons, magic, a main questline, RPG-style skill progression and a whole lot more.

SteamVR 2.6 released with experimental improvements to async on Linux

By Liam Dawe, Jun 13

Valve released the latest update to SteamVR bringing with it a good few fixes, although most of it is for Steam Link. This follows on from a few recent Beta releases.

SteamOS 3.6.4 Preview for Steam Deck has fixes for DualSense, DisplayPort and more

By Liam Dawe, Jun 13

Valve has released SteamOS 3.6.4 Preview for Steam Deck, a small update to the upcoming release aimed at addressing a few problematic bugs.

Proton 9.0-2 brings better controller support in launchers, more playable games, lots of bug fixes

By Liam Dawe, Jun 12

Valve just released the latest stable update to Proton, the compatibility layer for running Windows games on Linux desktop and Steam Deck with Proton 9.0-2 bringing some fun additions.

Valve faces a £656 million lawsuit in the UK for 'overcharging 14 million PC gamers'

By Liam Dawe, Jun 12

A new lawsuit was filed earlier this month in the UK that alleges Valve, owner of Steam, has been "overcharging 14 million PC gamers and abusing its dominant position in the UK".

Combat encounters are a challenging and unique experience in Bittersweet Birthday

By Liam Dawe, Jun 12

Bittersweet Birthday is a game that hasn't been mentioned here in quite some time, but thankfully World Eater Games have a big update to share on this unique action adventure RPG.

Terrorformer TD is a tower defense roguelite with a map you terraform as you go

By Liam Dawe, Jun 12

With a map that erodes and grows as the game progresses, Terrorformer TD puts a rather unique spin on the tower defense genre.

Sally is a life sim about community and belonging aboard a magic flying ship

By Liam Dawe, Jun 12

Points for trying something a little different with the life sim genre here. Sally puts you aboard a magic flying ship, which is a bit unusual.

Piece together the broken memories of a cybernetic house in Psychroma

By Liam Dawe, Jun 12

Psychroma looks pretty wild. A narrative-driven side-scroller where you play as a digital medium. Confront the past by piecing together the broken memories of a cybernetic house, and exorcise the ghosts in the machine.

Prickle is a wholesome Sokoban-style puzzler about catching baby hedgehogs

By Liam Dawe, Jun 12

In the game Prickle you play as a hedgehog dad trying to collect all your children, as they've done a bit of a runner so you need to stick them all together and get them back home.

Logic puzzler Linkito will tease your brain as you connect everything together

By Liam Dawe, Jun 12

French solo developer Kalinarm has a demo available for Linkito, a logic puzzler all about making engineering connections.

Hundreds of thousands of people are now clicking a Banana on Steam

By Liam Dawe, Jun 11

As a ridiculous update to an article I did recently about the free game called Banana, where it seemed insane that over 30,000 people were clicking it - now a whole lot more people are doing so too.

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