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Hungry Horrors is a unique deck-builder about feeding monsters out now

Liam Dawe — Wed, 21 Jan 2026 13:00:53 +0000

Gather ingredients, make dishes and feed all the strange creatures in a deck-builder that manages to set itself apart from the others in Hungry Horrors.

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Ghostship - the new Super Mario 64 PC port gets a Linux release

Liam Dawe — Wed, 21 Jan 2026 08:46:52 +0000

Ghostship was a recent announcement from the HarbourMasters team bringing a new Super Mario 64 PC port, and now there's a fresh release with a Linux version.

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Obey the Insect God brings live-action digitized sprite weirdness to action platformers

Liam Dawe — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:27:18 +0000

Remember how the original Mortal Kombat used live-action sprites for characters? Now imagine if someone stuck that style into a modernised action platformer.

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Survive an elevator trying to eat you in co-op horror KLETKA when it releases February 19

Liam Dawe — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:52:29 +0000

A bunch of criminals sent down the depths of a massive structure using a living elevator - what could go wrong? Lots and you'll find out in KLETKA.

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Giving some Undertale and OMORI vibes, the strange looking Immortal Boy gets a new trailer

Liam Dawe — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:39:41 +0000

Immortal Boy is an upcoming retro-styled fantasy RPG adventure due out this year, and now it has a first proper full gameplay trailer.

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Monster taming adventure Stories of Somnia is one to keep an eye on

Liam Dawe — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:05:52 +0000

Stories of Somnia is an upcoming mixture of real-time adventuring with monster taming and battling, one that looks quite sweet you need to keep an eye on.

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Walaber announced precision-driving physics sim 4x4 in a Furniture Store

Liam Dawe — Mon, 19 Jan 2026 12:23:40 +0000

Walaber known for the likes of JellyCar, Replicube and Parking Garage Rally Circuit just revealed the aptly named 4x4 in a Furniture Store.

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Tile Tactics is a roguelike tower defense game where everything is a tile and you gamble for new tiles

Liam Dawe — Mon, 19 Jan 2026 11:44:39 +0000

I simply love how indie developers constantly come up with new weird and wonderful combinations. Tile Tactics looks like it will properly hook me in.

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From the devs of Minami Lane, their next game Milki Delivery is a cosy delivery game

Liam Dawe — Mon, 19 Jan 2026 11:35:23 +0000

Love your shorter and more cosy games? Milki Delivery is the latest from the developers of the popular Minami Lane and it looks to be another wholesome one.

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Tabulo is chess meets Balatro and it's out now

Liam Dawe — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 15:04:42 +0000

Is it chess? Is it Balatro? It's both, sort of. Tabulo is a pretty clever mixture of gameplay elements that looks set to hook you in.

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OpenXcom Extended takes over from OpenXcom for the classic X-COM / UFO: Enemy Unknown

Liam Dawe — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 12:20:45 +0000

Remember the classic X-COM / UFO: Enemy Unknown? It's one of my favourite strategy games from the 90s, and now the open source OpenXcom is switching hands.

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Less Miserables is an upcoming point-and-click parody of Les Misérables

Liam Dawe — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 14:47:13 +0000

A point-and-click parody of Les Misérables. Could be a fun one to keep an eye on if you love classic adventure games with modern touches.

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Multiple years later Terraria 1.4.5 has a release date for January 27th

Liam Dawe — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 14:26:18 +0000

Wow, they've been cooking for a while on this one huh? Terraria 1.4.5 will officially arrive January 27th and it's going to be massive.

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Check out the demo for CiniCross if you enjoy roguelikes and nonogram styled puzzles

Liam Dawe — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 15:27:31 +0000

Is it a roguelike? Is it a puzzle game? CiniCross is both, taking place in a retro-styled dark fantasy universe it looks rather interesting.

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Hytale has arrived in Early Access with Linux support

Liam Dawe — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 15:54:23 +0000

It has been a long road for Hytale but the sandbox exploration RPG is now officially out in Early Access, with Native Linux support.

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Eat creatures and grind them into pieces or use them as weapons in autobattler Dunderbeck

Liam Dawe — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 13:05:21 +0000

I quite enjoy inventory management and autobattlers and Dunderbeck definitely takes the cake as one of the absolute weirdest I've played.

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Hytale pre-orders have been so strong development is secured for two years

Liam Dawe — Mon, 12 Jan 2026 15:34:46 +0000

Hytale arrives in very Early Access tomorrow with Native Linux support, and the future of it is looking incredibly bright thanks to strong pre-orders.

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Adventure game The Drifter adds new localisations with support for fan translations

Liam Dawe — Mon, 12 Jan 2026 15:22:34 +0000

A truly excellent point and click adventure game The Drifter is now more easily playable thanks to some official translations, and support for fan additions.

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Nightwater looks like a curious blend of secrets, exploration, crafting and automation

Liam Dawe — Mon, 12 Jan 2026 14:40:36 +0000

One to stick into your list to keep an eye on is Nightwater, an open world exploration game that mixes in crafting and automation in a strange world.

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The striking-looking number puzzle game Stip is more than meets the eye

Liam Dawe — Mon, 12 Jan 2026 12:29:18 +0000

Stip already pulled me in with the interesting and clean looking visuals, but now I want to know more about what's really going on here.

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Bingo Betty is basically a crazy Balatro-fied version of Bingo

Liam Dawe — Mon, 12 Jan 2026 11:58:12 +0000

This is not your grannie's Bingo, this is underground Bingo that clearly takes some fun elements of Balatro to make things a bit nuts.

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Minecraft is getting a cute overhaul of baby mobs

Liam Dawe — Fri, 09 Jan 2026 09:44:17 +0000

Minecraft has a new testing build out that ups the cute factor by a lot, with an overhaul of various baby mobs and you get pet nametags now too.

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Wire up various modules to survive in Wireworks - a base-defense roguelike auto-battler

Liam Dawe — Thu, 08 Jan 2026 16:42:25 +0000

Wireworks went straight into my wishlist, I couldn't click it fast enough. Love the idea with this base-defense roguelike auto-battler.

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Popular mobile creature collector EvoCreo now available on PC

Liam Dawe — Wed, 07 Jan 2026 16:09:25 +0000

Over a decade after being originally released for mobile and amassing lots of happy players, EvoCreo has arrived on PC with Linux support.

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See the new trailer for Antivirus Survivors 2003 Professional taking survivor-likes to an infested family computer

Liam Dawe — Wed, 07 Jan 2026 15:16:34 +0000

Wipe away infections from the family computer in the nostalgic Windows XP styled Antivirus Survivors 2003 Professional later this year, with a new trailer live.

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Start 2026 off right with the massive 77 map mod Quake Brutalist Jam III

Liam Dawe — Mon, 05 Jan 2026 16:56:24 +0000

Get some brutal retro-FPS goodness to start off 2026 with the recently released 77 map Quake Brutalist Jam III.

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Based on Transport Tycoon Deluxe, OpenTTD gets some big new features in v15

Liam Dawe — Mon, 05 Jan 2026 12:55:37 +0000

Keeping classic video game ideas alive, OpenTTD is based on Transport Tycoon Deluxe. It's free, open source and now better than ever with v15 out now.

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One of the best puzzle games ever, Baba Is You gets a final big update

Liam Dawe — Mon, 05 Jan 2026 12:43:26 +0000

Baba Is You remains as one of my all-time favourite puzzle games and the developer looks to be moving on, with what should be the final big update for it.

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The excellent free Command & Conquer - Combined Arms gets more missions and co-op

Liam Dawe — Mon, 05 Jan 2026 12:27:54 +0000

Command & Conquer - Combined Arms is an excellent free and standalone classic RTS game, with release 1.08 out now adding plenty new.

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Epilogue reveal the SN Operator to play real SNES cartridges on various platforms

Liam Dawe — Fri, 02 Jan 2026 15:06:37 +0000

Much like Epilogue did with the GB Operator for playing actual Game Boy cartridges, they've recently revealed the SN Operator for the SNES.

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Native Linux support for Hytale will be launched as "experimental"

Liam Dawe — Fri, 02 Jan 2026 14:20:50 +0000

A fresh update on the upcoming game Hytale which will no doubt be quite popular, and it will have what they now say is "experimental" Linux support.

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River City Ransom: Underground is getting delisted from stores

Liam Dawe — Fri, 02 Jan 2026 14:00:51 +0000

Another loss for game preservation and history, River City Ransom: Underground is being delisted from stores.

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Siren is an awesome looking Aliens inspired Doom II conversion

Liam Dawe — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 17:13:44 +0000

Taking a slower approach with inspiration taken from the likes of Aliens, the Doom II conversion named Siren looks really awesome for retro FPS fans.

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Keep creatures fed in the deck-builder Hungry Horrors when it arrives January 19 2026

Liam Dawe — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 16:38:17 +0000

Inspired by British and Irish folklore, Hungry Horrors is a deck-builder with an unusual purpose - to have you feed the monsters to keep them away.

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Luxman Moonlit Market brings 'Balatro-inspired power-up management' to strategic tile-placement roguelikes

Liam Dawe — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 12:14:30 +0000

Luxman Moonlit Market is a strategic tile-placement roguelike with Balatro-inspired power-up management according to the developer, and it looks quite fun!

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Free and open source Settlers-like, Widelands v1.3 is out with market trading and new maps

Liam Dawe — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 12:05:44 +0000

Widelands continues to grow as a great free and open source Settlers-like strategy game, with a brand new holiday release out now.

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Become the piece you capture in the chess-inspired Mate'Morphosis on January 9 2026

Liam Dawe — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 11:17:44 +0000

Twisting the classic chess into a strategy game where you become the piece you capture, as you try to outsmart the board on January 9, 2026.

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Horror incremental dungeon crawler Horripilant gets a new demo and release date

Liam Dawe — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 11:09:33 +0000

The creepy incremental dungeon crawler has just released an updated trailer, demo and an official release date for February 13th 2026.

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Evolution sim Thrive hits the 1.0 release completing the microbe stage

Liam Dawe — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 11:02:02 +0000

Thrive is an open source evolution sim that plans to add many different stages of life with the microbe stage now considered actually ready.

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Heroes of Might and Magic 2 project fheroes2 version 1.1.13 has been released

fheroes2 — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 10:49:59 +0000

Just in time for the holidays, we are happy to announce a new version of the fheroes2 engine for Heroes of Might and Magic 2 on modern systems.

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Continuing to make things weird Two Point Museum and Revenge of the Savage Planet do crossovers

Liam Dawe — Thu, 18 Dec 2025 16:20:34 +0000

They did a Vampire Survivors update, so sure why not Revenge of the Savage Planet too? Two Point Museum has expanded again in a free update.

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Total War: THREE KINGDOMS gets a GOG release along with various DLC

Liam Dawe — Thu, 18 Dec 2025 14:53:35 +0000

Just like they promised after adding some classic Total War games to GOG, another has arrived with Total War: THREE KINGDOMS now on the DRM-free store.

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Monster-catching RPG 'EvoCreo' arrives on PC on January 7, 2026

Liam Dawe — Wed, 17 Dec 2025 18:36:25 +0000

After amassing around 2.5 million downloads on mobile, the first EvoCreo is arriving on Steam with Linux support on January 7th, 2026.

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Open Fodder, an open source port of the classic Cannon Fodder v2.0 released

Liam Dawe — Wed, 17 Dec 2025 12:22:50 +0000

Cannon Fodder is a retro action-strategy gem from 1993 that was originally released on my old love the Amiga, and the modern open source port just got upgraded.

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Poly Bridge developer’s next game is Poly Bricks - a LEGO-like cozy, creative brick-building game

Liam Dawe — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 11:50:53 +0000

Riding the wave of more cozy games, developer Dry Cactus (Poly Bridge series) is working on their next game titled Poly Bricks that will come to Linux.

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The classic Plague Inc: Evolved gets a new free daily Outbreak Mode

Liam Dawe — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 11:33:54 +0000

Plague Inc: Evolved is a game about infecting the world by evolving a deadly global plague, and now there's new ways to play it.

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Hollow Knight: Silksong to get a free expansion, Hollow Knight getting a refresh upgrade

Liam Dawe — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 10:39:35 +0000

Team Cherry just revealed some huge news for both Hollow Knight: Silksong and the original Hollow Knight with some free extras on the way.

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Retro arcade-style rally racer Parking Garage Rally Circuit gets a DX edition with a lot more content

Liam Dawe — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 15:49:13 +0000

Parking Garage Rally Circuit DX has been revealed today, greatly expanding the content of this popular retro arcade-style rally racer.

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The popular Megabonk gets a mega update with new content

Liam Dawe — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 11:06:18 +0000

New content for Megabonk? As if I needed more reasons to load it up. The absolute indie gem survivor-like bullet heaven just got even bigger.

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Free 3-16 player party shooter of teamwork and betrayal, Klaus Veen's Treason added Linux support

Liam Dawe — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 10:53:48 +0000

Ready for the holiday period, Klaus Veen's Treason is a fun looking 3-16 player party shooter of teamwork and betrayal that now has Native Linux support.

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