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Forestrike is a martial arts roguelite like no other where you see the future

Liam Dawe — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 16:21:42 +0000

Using the power of Foresight, in the 2D martial arts roguelite Forestrike you can see how each fight will go down, and it's really damn good.

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Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage silently added Easy Anti-Cheat

Liam Dawe — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 11:44:40 +0000

With no official notice from the developer, Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage recently added in Easy Anti-Cheat.

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Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection gets Steam Deck Verified ahead of release

Liam Dawe — Tue, 28 Oct 2025 10:09:03 +0000

Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection releases soon from Digital Eclipse and Atari and ahead of release Valve have given it the green tick to be Steam Deck Verified.

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Absolum is a beat 'em up RPG from the makers of Streets of Rage 4 and TMNT Shredder's Revenge

Liam Dawe — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 16:24:24 +0000

Pulling together the teams behind hits like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge and Streets of Rage 4, today we have an exciting reveal of Absolum.

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Warner Bros platform fighter MultiVersus goes offline for good in May

Liam Dawe — Fri, 31 Jan 2025 15:49:52 +0000

Player First Games / Warner Bros. Games have announced that the Super Smash Bros.-like game MultiVersus is officially closing.

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Karate Survivor will have you kicking, punching, rolling over tables and throwing chairs at people

Liam Dawe — Tue, 12 Nov 2024 15:26:58 +0000

Continuing my quest to play every survivor-like there is, Karate Survivor is the latest I've been kicking and punching through and it's great and surprisingly different to the rest of the crop.

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Free to play customizable platform fighter Counterpick Labs is out in Early Access

Liam Dawe — Mon, 15 Jul 2024 09:46:25 +0000

Here's your chance to play a platform fighter that's a bit different, and help shape its development with Counterpick Labs now in Early Access from developer UrbanMotmot.

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Chaotic multiplayer physics-brawler Bare Butt Boxing releases in August

Liam Dawe — Mon, 08 Jul 2024 13:09:18 +0000

After being in Early Access since May last year, Tuatara Games are readying up their chaotic brawler Bare Butt Boxing for release on August 1.

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Mix and match quirky weapons and gadgets to build your perfect fighter in Counterpick Labs

Liam Dawe — Tue, 25 Jun 2024 09:23:03 +0000

With a demo available on Steam and Native Linux support, Counterpick Labs looks like a fun addition to the platform fighter genre and it's going to be free too.

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Proton Hotfix gets updated for TEKKEN 8 online play on Steam Deck / Linux

Liam Dawe — Tue, 30 Jan 2024 10:14:02 +0000

TEKKEN 8 is the latest fighting game from Bandai Namco Studios and it worked pretty great on Steam Deck / Linux at release except for online multiplayer - but that should now be solved.

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Story Mode for Them's Fightin' Herds cancelled and active development to cease

Liam Dawe — Fri, 01 Dec 2023 15:57:18 +0000

Some sad news for fans of the fighting game Them's Fightin' Herds, as the developer Mane6 has cancelled the Story Mode and will be ceasing active development on the game.

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Mortal Kombat 1 released and Steam Deck Verified

Liam Dawe — Wed, 20 Sep 2023 11:32:06 +0000

Mortal Kombat 1 from NetherRealm Studios, QLOC and Warner Bros. Games has now released and it has been rated Steam Deck Verified by Valve.

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Skullgirls got review-bombed on Steam after some art changes

Liam Dawe — Tue, 04 Jul 2023 10:58:24 +0000

Skullgirls 2nd Encore from Hidden Variable Studios and Autumn Games is having some community issues lately, with it getting review-bombed after a recent update.

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Street Fighter 6 on Steam Deck and Linux tested, Valve sets it to Proton Experimental

Liam Dawe — Thu, 27 Apr 2023 15:12:33 +0000

Street Fighter 6 is coming up for release in June and there's a demo now available to try out on Steam, which Valve has now set to use Proton Experimental.

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Your Only Move Is HUSTLE gets a Linux version

Liam Dawe — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 10:42:02 +0000

Your Only Move Is HUSTLE, a very popular online turn-based fighting game and super-powered fight scene simulator now has Linux support.

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Customizable platform fighter Fraymakers is out in Early Access

Liam Dawe — Tue, 07 Feb 2023 17:29:35 +0000

With some really slick animations, the customizable platform fighter Fraymakers has launched in Early Access on Steam with Linux support.

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Indie game character filled platform-battler 'Fraymakers' arrives January 18th

Liam Dawe — Wed, 04 Jan 2023 18:20:41 +0000

After a successful Kickstarter back in 2020, Fraymakers is getting set to hit Early Access on January 18th.

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Them's Fightin' Herds gets cross-play between Steam and Consoles

Liam Dawe — Fri, 28 Oct 2022 16:55:47 +0000

One of the more unique fighting games available on PC (Native Linux + Steam Deck Verified), Them's Fightin' Herds has launched on consoles and it now has cross-play.

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Them's Fightin' Herds has a big 3.0 update out now

Liam Dawe — Tue, 14 Jun 2022 10:03:00 +0000

Crazy animal fighting game Them's Fightin' Herds has a huge 3.0 update out now, bringing with it some new super abilities and some DLC pulled into the main game for everyone.

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Overgrowth from Wolfire Games goes open source

Liam Dawe — Fri, 22 Apr 2022 07:35:40 +0000

Just like they did with some earlier games, Wolfire Games have now open sourced the game code for Overgrowth.

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Skullgirls 2nd Encore Umbrella update and DLC out now

Liam Dawe — Wed, 20 Apr 2022 16:24:20 +0000

Hidden Variable Studios and Autumn Games have given Skullgirls 2nd Encore a big update and new character, with Umbrella now officially available.

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Get ready to beat 'em up plenty with Final Vendetta

Liam Dawe — Thu, 17 Feb 2022 09:03:20 +0000

In the spirit of the classics like Streets of Rage, Bitmap Bureau and Numskull Games recently announced Final Vendetta with some great pixel-art and a super soundtrack.

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Them's Fightin' Herds developer Mane6 acquired by Maximum Games

Liam Dawe — Mon, 24 Jan 2022 12:20:30 +0000

The team at Mane6 will now be part of Maximum Games, as the official announcement from the Them's Fightin' Herds developer has confirmed.

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Skullgirls: Umbrella gets an Early Access release with the story mode

Liam Dawe — Thu, 23 Dec 2021 12:31:21 +0000

One of the best fighting games on PC is expanding again, with the latest character getting a full DLC that's in Early Access right now with Skullgirls: Umbrella.

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Rushdown Revolt is a new combo-centric platform-fighter coming to Linux

Liam Dawe — Thu, 04 Nov 2021 09:44:27 +0000

Do you love platform fighters like Smash Bros, Brawlhalla, Rivals of Aether and others? Keep an eye out on Rushdown Revolt which is currently in Alpha and it recently gained experimental Linux support.

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Check out the demo for Big Boy Boxing, a playful boss-rush fighter

Liam Dawe — Mon, 25 Oct 2021 12:35:54 +0000

Get ready for the punchline! Soupmaster Games announced recently their intent to support Linux with Big Boy Boxing and there's now a demo available on Steam for you to try out.

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Brawlhalla to get Easy Anti-Cheat, dev puts up Beta with EAC working on Linux with Proton

Liam Dawe — Fri, 15 Oct 2021 10:39:51 +0000

Blue Mammoth Games announced that later in October that the platform-fighter Brawlhalla will be getting Easy Anti-Cheat. Thankfully, they've put up a Beta for Linux users playing it using Steam Play Proton and it works.

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First-person brawler Paint the Town Red is officially out now

Liam Dawe — Tue, 03 Aug 2021 10:13:07 +0000

After a long time in Early Access, you can now go ahead and start all kinds of ridiculous fights in the first-person brawler Paint the Town Red as it's out properly now.

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Streets Of Rage 4 - Mr. X Nightmare rolls out with a free update for all players

Liam Dawe — Thu, 15 Jul 2021 15:50:59 +0000

Today is the day! Streets Of Rage 4 - Mr. X Nightmare is out now expanding the beat 'em up with a bunch of new content, plus there's a free upgrade for all players.

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Them's Fightin' Herds looks better than ever with the HD upgrade out now

Liam Dawe — Fri, 21 May 2021 15:31:37 +0000

Them's Fightin' Herds is a wonderful fighting game that came to Linux officially recently, and with the 2.1.0 update that's out now it looks graphically better than ever.

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The next Skullgirls 2nd Encore fighter is Umbrella who carries a hungry sentient brolly

Liam Dawe — Thu, 13 May 2021 08:47:07 +0000

Hidden Variable, Future Club, and Autumn Games have confirmed that the next fighter entering Skullgirls 2nd Encore is Umbrella, who carries a huge hungry brolly around.

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Them's Fightin' Herds is now available on Linux with the 2.0 update out now

Liam Dawe — Fri, 26 Mar 2021 10:48:13 +0000

Ready, FIGHT! Them's Fightin' Herds from Mane6, Inc. and Humble Games has now been officially ported to Linux with the 2.0 patch release and the Shanty character DLC is out now too.

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Them's Fightin' Herds for Linux to release on March 25 with the 2.0 update

Liam Dawe — Wed, 10 Mar 2021 11:01:36 +0000

After some delays the crowdfunded indie fighting game with characters designed by acclaimed cartoon producer Lauren Faust, Them's Fightin' Herds, will release for Linux on March 25.

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Skullgirls: Annie goes up in Beta along with the Season Pass and a Linux support update

Liam Dawe — Fri, 05 Mar 2021 16:46:09 +0000

Ready to beat 'em up? Get ready for a fight as Skullgirls 2nd Encore now has the Annie DLC available in Beta along with the Season Pass and Linux users can get in on the fun.

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Linux support for Skullgirls to continue, everyone upgraded to Skullgirls 2nd Encore free

Liam Dawe — Thu, 25 Feb 2021 16:08:08 +0000

Quite a bit of ground to cover on the popular fighting game Skullgirls, now that the dust has settled with Lab Zero Games imploding and Hidden Variable Studios / Autumn Games taking back control.

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Them's Fightin' Herds for Linux now planned for the 2.0 update and the port is 'done'

Liam Dawe — Wed, 06 Jan 2021 10:21:14 +0000

We've been waiting a while now on the upcoming official Linux support for Them's Fightin' Herds and it's coming closer but we're seeing a delay.

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Upcoming fighting game Fraymakers is a massive success on Kickstarter

Liam Dawe — Fri, 18 Dec 2020 12:13:42 +0000

McLeodGaming, creators of the popular Super Smash Flash 2, have successfully funded Fraymakers on Kickstarter with Linux support confirmed and it was a big campaign for them.

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Fraymakers aims to be the ultimate customizable Smash-like platform fighting game

Liam Dawe — Thu, 19 Nov 2020 11:16:56 +0000

Fraymakers is a brand new platform fighter coming from McLeodGaming, the creators of Super Smash Flash 2 which is the most popular Smash Bros. fan-game on PC.

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Multiplayer arena fighter 'Mighty Fight Federation' has Linux support on the roadmap

Liam Dawe — Tue, 17 Nov 2020 11:05:01 +0000

Mighty Fight Federation is a multiplayer arena fighter with a focus on "fighting game fundamentals" that recently launched officially for Windows in Early Access but Linux is in their plans.

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Steam has a big fighting game sale going on right now

Liam Dawe — Fri, 13 Nov 2020 09:44:12 +0000

Never missing an opportunity to run a big sale, Valve have put together a big fighting game sale including multiple genres with lots of games going cheap.

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Fighting game FOOTSIES Rollback Edition is now available on Linux

Liam Dawe — Fri, 06 Nov 2020 11:08:01 +0000

Stripping back fighting games to the ground-based combat experience and back to the basics, FOOTSIES Rollback Edition is out now on Linux.

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Them's Fightin' Herds getting real close to Linux support, with macOS to follow after

Liam Dawe — Wed, 07 Oct 2020 10:06:48 +0000

It's been a long time coming but it sounds like it's seriously close now, with the major OpenGL rendering work for Them's Fightin' Herds on Linux being done.

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The Linux port of fighting game Them's Fightin' Herds is coming along

Liam Dawe — Tue, 25 Aug 2020 09:49:12 +0000

The Mane6 development team have posted a short but slightly amusing update on the upcoming Linux port of the fighting game Them's Fightin' Herds.

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Annie of the Stars has been announced for Skullgirls 2nd Encore

Liam Dawe — Wed, 19 Aug 2020 12:10:37 +0000

Need a new fighter to join the ranks in your Skullgirls play through? Good news, Annie of the Stars has been announced and they're coming next year.

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Accessible and colourful fighting game 'Fantasy Strike' goes free to play

Liam Dawe — Wed, 22 Jul 2020 08:29:49 +0000

Fantasy Strike, a fighting game designed to be easy for all types of players that released in July 2019 has now officially gone free to play.

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Bounty Battle the 'ultimate indie fighting game' releasing July 23

Liam Dawe — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 08:58:47 +0000

Featuring an all-star fighting cast from various indie games, the fighting game Bounty Battle is due to release on July 23.

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Punch Pong turns Ping Pong into a very clever fighting game

Liam Dawe — Mon, 08 Jun 2020 12:01:34 +0000

Punch Pong is a fantastic and fun idea, turning the classic Ping Pong into a turn-based fighting game that needs quick-thinking and countering your enemies.

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Fighting game Skullgirls should now have much better online play

Liam Dawe — Fri, 15 May 2020 10:23:14 +0000

Skullgirls might be multiple years old now and Lab Zero Games have since released Indivisible but they're clearly not done improving Skullgirls.

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Skullgirls is getting improved online play, plus updated sound code for Linux in a Beta up now

Liam Dawe — Mon, 27 Apr 2020 11:33:48 +0000

Skullgirls, the seriously good fighting game from Lab Zero Games that released originally in 2013 is still being updated and a major improvement is in testing.

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Indie fighting game "Them's Fightin' Herds" releasing in April, Linux coming later

Liam Dawe — Mon, 16 Mar 2020 09:59:31 +0000

Them's Fightin' Herds has been in Early Access for a while, and they confirmed a Linux port during their original crowdfunding campaign on IndieGoGo and now a release date has been set.

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