Civilization VII major update "Test of Time" will stop the forced civ swapping gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/civi…

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Civilization VII major update "Test of Time" will stop the forced civ swapping

Celebrating the first anniversary of Civilization VII, the developers at Firaxis put up a new video and developer blog post going over some big changes coming.

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Get some quality action in the Sci-Fi Shooters 2.0 Humble Bundle gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/get-…

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Get some quality action in the Sci-Fi Shooters 2.0 Humble Bundle

The Sci-Fi Shooters 2.0 Humble Bundle has launched with 7 quality action games to fill up on, here's all the details you need from it.

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Story-heavy tactical CRPG 'ATOM RPG 2' announced gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/stor…

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Story-heavy tactical CRPG 'ATOM RPG 2' announced

If you love classic Fallout and Wasteland styled tactical CRPGs, you may want to keep an eye on the newly announced ATOM RPG 2.

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Upgrade your theme park as OpenRCT2 updates just as new Humble Bundle drops gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/upgr…

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Upgrade your theme park as OpenRCT2 updates just as new Humble Bundle drops

Not only can you grab a bunch of RollerCoaster Tycoon games from Humble Bundle, but the modern open source engine for RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 was upgraded.

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The new TerraTech Legion trailer has me itching to play it gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/the-…

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The new TerraTech Legion trailer has me itching to play it

TerraTech Legion brings brick-based vehicle building to the bullet heaven / survivor-like genre, and I absolutely cannot wait to play the full game.

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Bash Moto is an upcoming 90s themed beat'em up motorcycle racing game gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/bash…

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Bash Moto is an upcoming 90s themed beat'em up motorcycle racing game

Welcome back, Road Rash. An indie developer is reviving the classic beat'em up motorcycle racing game with Bash Moto - and it looks worth keeping an eye on.

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ScummVM v2026.1.0 is a huge new release with tons of new supported games gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/scum…

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ScummVM v2026.1.0 is a huge new release with tons of new supported games

ScummVM is an excellent tool that preserves a lot of classic games with new game engines to run on modern platforms and a huge 2026.1.0 release is out now.

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Here's the most played games on Steam Deck for January 2026 gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/here…

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Here's the most played games on Steam Deck for January 2026

With a fresh month here now it's February 2026, here's your most up to date look at what has been popular for players on the Steam Deck.

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Update on the "GOG now using AI generated images on their store" article, as GOG replied with a short statement.

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GOG now using AI generated images on their store

AI continues to be everywhere, and now it's appearing on the GOG store too most recently a big banner for their New Year Sale.

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The original FINAL FANTASY VII is getting a new refreshed edition gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/the-…

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The original FINAL FANTASY VII is getting a new refreshed edition

Square Enix just announced that the original FINAL FANTASY VII is being refreshed, with existing owners granted a free copy of the new one.

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HUNTDOWN: OVERTIME looks like a glorious follow-up to HUNTDOWN from 2021 gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/hunt…

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HUNTDOWN: OVERTIME looks like a glorious follow-up to HUNTDOWN from 2021

Easy Trigger Games and Coffee Stain Publishing just revealed HUNTDOWN: OVERTIME, a prequel to the original popular action-packed HUNTDOWN from 2021.

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Deck-builder meets bullet heaven with Hordes of Fate : A Hand of Fate Adventure arriving in Q2 2026 gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/deck…

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Deck-builder meets bullet heaven with Hordes of Fate : A Hand of Fate Adventure arriving in Q2 2026

Spitfire Interactive have just announced that Hordes of Fate : A Hand of Fate Adventure will arrive in Q2 2026, along with a new trailer.

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Meet the mind behind Bazzite - an interview with Kyle Gospodnetich gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/meet…

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Meet the mind behind Bazzite - an interview with Kyle Gospodnetich

Want to know a little more about Bazzite and the original founder? Here's your chance with a brand new interview with Kyle Gospodnetich.

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Comedy point and click adventure Shadows of the Afterland launches February 10th gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/come…

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Comedy point and click adventure Shadows of the Afterland launches February 10th

Aruma Studios have announced that their supernatural comedy point and click adventure Shadows of the Afterland is set for launch now on February 10th.

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Belle Citique blends a little Tiny Glade and Townscaper into a fresh sandbox builder gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/bell…

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Belle Citique blends a little Tiny Glade and Townscaper into a fresh sandbox builder

If you enjoy your more casual chilled building games, Belle Citique looks like one that brings something fresh to the table.

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Bazzite Linux founder releases statement asking GPD to cease using their name gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/bazz…

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Bazzite Linux founder releases statement asking GPD to cease using their name

The story of GPD and Bazzite Linux continues, with the founder of Bazzite releasing a fresh statement making it clear there's nothing happening between them.

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Terraria 1.4.5 the absolutely huge Bigger and Boulder update is now live gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/terr…

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Terraria 1.4.5 the absolutely huge Bigger and Boulder update is now live

With a huge bumper of additional content for the game, Terraria version 1.4.5 the "Bigger and Boulder" update is now officially live.

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UK lawsuit against Valve given the go-ahead, Steam owner facing up to £656 million in damages gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/uk-l…

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UK lawsuit against Valve given the go-ahead, Steam owner facing up to £656 million in damages

Valve, creator of Steam, now face legal action in the UK as a lawsuit has been given the go-ahead that could result in up to £656 million in damages.

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MECHBORN is a roguelike deckbuilder that fuses '90s mech anime with Greek mythology gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/mech…

#MECHBORN #IndieGames #PCGaming

MECHBORN is a roguelike deckbuilder that fuses '90s mech anime with Greek mythology

MECHBORN captured my attention with the wild sounding setting that blends elements of a '90s mech anime with Greek mythology inside a deck-builder.

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GOG job listing for a Senior Software Engineer notes "Linux is the next major frontier" gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/gog-…

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GOG job listing for a Senior Software Engineer notes "Linux is the next major frontier"

Will 2026 truly be the real year of Linux gaming on the desktop? Perhaps! And now even GOG are hiring towards building up their Linux support for GOG Galaxy.

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Heroic Games Launcher v2.19 released adding ZOOM Platform, AppImage updates and more gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/hero…

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Heroic Games Launcher v2.19 released adding ZOOM Platform, AppImage updates and more

Heroic Games Launcher remains as one of the best ways to play games from GOG, Epic and Amazon on SteamOS / Linux and Steam Deck with a new version out now.

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Stop Killing Games final verified vote count for the EU petition is just under 1.3 million gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/stop…

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Stop Killing Games final verified vote count for the EU petition is just under 1.3 million

The team running the Stop Killing Games initiative have given a status update on the EU petition vote count, and it's good news for everyone involved.

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Vampire Crawlers from the Vampire Survivors dev poncle gets a new trailer and upcoming demo gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/vamp…

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Vampire Crawlers from the Vampire Survivors dev poncle gets a new trailer and upcoming demo

Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors is a bit of a mouthful isn't it? There's a new trailer to show it off, and details of a demo.

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STAR WARS Battlefront II private server and mod launcher KYBER goes open source gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/star…

#STARWARS #BattlefrontII #PCGaming #FPS

STAR WARS Battlefront II private server and mod launcher KYBER goes open source

Games die and publishers move on, but STAR WARS Battlefront II released in 2017 from DICE and EA now has an open source private server and modding tool.

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Banjo-Kazooie gets a native PC port with Linux / Steam Deck support gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/banj…

#BanjoKazooie #PCGaming #Retro #OpenSource #Nintendo

Banjo-Kazooie gets a native PC port with Linux / Steam Deck support

Bringing another Nintendo classic to PC, the community has delivered with Banjo-Kazooie via the Banjo: Recompiled project that's now available.

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Get some Sid Meier greats like Civilization VI in a big Humble Bundle gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/get-…

#Civilization #SidMeier #GameBundle #PCGaming

Get some Sid Meier greats like Civilization VI in a big Humble Bundle

The Best of Humble Bundle: The Sid Meier Collection is live with a bunch of great strategy games that you can get for a great price.

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Fable, Forza Horizon 6 and more from Xbox Developer Direct 2026 gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/fabl…

#Fable #ForzaHorizon6 #PCGaming #Gaming

Fable, Forza Horizon 6 and more from Xbox Developer Direct 2026

Microsoft recently did their latest Xbox Developer_Direct event with the 2026 edition giving us a new look at multiple games and new release dates.

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Valve's in-development game Deadlock just got a massive upgrade gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/valv…

#Deadlock #Valve #MOBA #PCGaming #Gaming

Valve's in-development game Deadlock just got a massive upgrade

Deadlock is an online-only third-person MOBA currently in development by Valve, and they just released a massive upgrade for the game.

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Get the Just Cause Complete Collection in a new Humble Bundle gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/get-…

#JustCause #Gaming #PCGaming

Get the Just Cause Complete Collection in a new Humble Bundle

The Just Cause Complete Collection Humble Bundle launched with a whole lot of action that you can grab for a decent price.

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Ubisoft implementing cost-reduction restructuring, cancelling various games and closing studios gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/ubis…

#Ubisoft #Gaming #PCGaming

Ubisoft implementing cost-reduction restructuring, cancelling various games and closing studios

Ubisoft are implementing various cost-cutting measures and have announced they've cancelled 6 games, while also closing studios in a big shift.

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Valve tweak accessibility categories and release new Steam update with controller improvements and new Beta UI gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/valv…

#Steam #Valve #SteamOS #SteamDeck #Gaming #PCGaming

Valve tweak accessibility categories and release new Steam update with controller improvements and new Beta UI

Valve have given their accessibility categories on Steam for discovering games a small overhaul, along with a big new Steam client update for everyone.

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Hungry Horrors is a unique deck-builder about feeding monsters out now gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/hung…

#Godot #IndieGames #DeckBuilder #Gaming #PCGaming

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

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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SPLITGATE: Arena Reloaded to get a new 'Arena Royale' mode in the next update gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/spli…

#SPLITGATE #FPS #Gaming #PCGaming

SPLITGATE: Arena Reloaded to get a new 'Arena Royale' mode in the next update

1047 Games have revealed that SPLITGATE: Arena Reloaded is getting a big upgrade tomorrow (January 22nd), with a completely redesigned battle royale mode.

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Build up your Steam library with the latest Fanatical Titanium Collection 2026 gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/buil…

#Gaming #PCGaming #SteamDeck #GameBundle

Build up your Steam library with the latest Fanatical Titanium Collection 2026

Fanatical have another chance here for you to build up your Steam game collection with a bunch of lovely indie games all at a great price.

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Ghostship - the new Super Mario 64 PC port gets a Linux release gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/ghos…

#SuperMario64 #Nintendo #Retro #Gaming #PCGaming

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

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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French indie studio Accidental Queens are closing and delisting their games from Steam gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/fren…

#IndieGames #PCGaming #Gaming

French indie studio Accidental Queens are closing and delisting their games from Steam

A few more games are going to be lost to history, as the French indie studio Accidental Queens announced they're closing down.

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Survive an elevator trying to eat you in co-op horror KLETKA when it releases February 19 gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/surv…

#KLETKA #IndieGames #CoopGames #PCGaming #Gaming

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

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 gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/givi…

#ImmortalBoy #Gaming #PCGaming #IndieGames

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

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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tinyBuild are shutting down and delisting Pandemic Express - Zombie Escape gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/tiny…

#PandemicExpress #tinyBuild #PCGaming #Gaming

tinyBuild are shutting down and delisting Pandemic Express - Zombie Escape

We're about to say a permanent goodbye to another multiplayer title, as Pandemic Express - Zombie Escape is set to be fully shut down.

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Monster taming adventure Stories of Somnia is one to keep an eye on gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/mons…

#StoriesofSomnia #Steam #PCGaming #Gaming

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

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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