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Battle Train could end up being my next favourite deck-builder
There's just something satisfying about laying down tracks, and then slamming a train into your enemy. Battle Train is an interesting spin on deck-builders and there's a demo out now.
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Avoid a giant creepy boat stalking you in your kayak in this retro-horror game
For those readers who love the recent wave of retro-horror, Delta Kayak could be another good one to check out with a demo now live. Certainly wins points for some originality and total weirdness here.
Get a better look at S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl in the Developer Deep Dive
A proper Developer Deep Dive is now available for the delayed S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl and it's looking and sounding really promising.
The NoVR mod for Half-Life: Alyx has a big Summer 2024 update out now
With the rumours swirling around a new Half-Life game coming, this is an excellent time to play the updated NoVR mod for Half-Life: Alyx if you don't own a VR kit. And there's a big Summer 2024 update out now.
The huge graphics overhaul for settlement survival sim Necesse is out now
Mixing together elements of RimWorld and Terraria, the open world survival crafting game Necesse has a huge graphics overhaul update out now.
Sand in a Box is a fresh modern 'falling sand' playground out now on Steam
Developer Patryk Zieliński of Tiliasoft just released Sand in a Box in Early Access on Steam, a fresh and new falling sand game with a lot of toys to play with.
I tried the demo of Super reaKtor and it really fried my brain
Super reaKtor is a unique bullet hell where you absorb various orbs using your laser beam, and while the idea is great it really did annihilate my brain.
Anodyne 2: Return to Dust from Analgesic Productions source code opened up
Analgesic Productions have opened up the full source code for their 2D-3D action-adventure game Anodyne 2: Return to Dust.
Minetest 5.9.0 brings performance improvements, a godrays shader and work towards SDL2
The latest release of Minetest with version 5.9.0 is out now, bringing new features and work towards using SDL2 for this free and open source voxel game engine.
Wine 9.15 brings more ODBC Windows drivers work and bug fixes
The Wine 9.15 development release is now available as there's continued work on ODBC Windows drivers and the usual assorted bug fixes.
Tango Gameworks (Hi-Fi RUSH) lives again with KRAFTON
At last, the good kind of industry news, and something worth celebrating. KRAFTON, the publisher of games like PUBG has acquired Tango Gameworks along with the Hi-Fi RUSH IP.
ChimeraOS 46-2 brings full ASUS ROG Ally X support
Another update for the handheld and couch gaming Linux distribution ChimeraOS, with version 46-2 out now bringing full ROG Ally X support.
Heroic Games Launcher v2.15 has expanded GOG support, EA games from Epic Store support
A big release for the Heroic Games Launcher team has landed, version 2.15.0 is out now with some necessary bug fixes and some big new features to help you get all your games on Steam Deck and Desktop Linux.
Grab some quality puzzle escape room sims in this Humble Bundle
What's that, another fun selection of games? It's bundle season it seems. The Great Escape Room Humble Bundle is live.
The Elder Scrolls: Arena re-implementation OpenTESArena gets a graphics code overhaul
Seems like this project is coming along nicely, and I do very much love seeing classics get revived with open source game engine re-implementations. OpenTESArena for The Elder Scrolls: Arena has a new release out.
Try the demo for The Protagonish, an adventure game where you don't control the adventurer
Well, this is a bit more on the unique side isn't it? I know we have plenty of classic adventure game fans in the GOL readership, but what about one where you don't actual control the adventurer? Check out The Protagonish.
Preserve is a wonderfully chilled and beautiful relaxing nature-building game
If you love tile-based chilled puzzle games like Dorfromantik, you'll probably really love Preserve. This one is all about repopulating a wasteland to create a vibrant and flourishing ecosystem.
Alabaster Dawn is the next game from the developers of CrossCode
Previously known as Project Terra, Radical Fish Games who made the excellent CrossCode have now properly revealed their next game with Alabaster Dawn.
TUXEDO reveal the InfinityFlex a fully foldable Linux laptop
TUXEDO are flexing their hardware chops here with the InfinityFlex, a fully foldable Linux laptop so you can use it wherever and however you want.
Fanatical's Summer Sale 2024 has lots of discounts and big new game bundles
Fanatical are quickly becoming one of my favourite stores, as they pretty much seem to always have a good deal going on something and their bundles have been great lately too.
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