Megabonk is a mega success selling 1 million in 2 weeks, after being repeatedly told to delay it gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/mega…

#Megabonk #IndieGames #Linux #SteamDeck

Megabonk is a mega success selling 1 million in 2 weeks, after being repeatedly told to delay it

Even though they were told constantly to delay the release, developer vedinad who made Megabonk has clearly cut through the noise with it now a mega success.

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Free Lives (Terra Nil, Broforce) released a demo for Side Effects that's Buckshot Roulette meets Big Pharma gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/free…

#Side #Effects #IndieGames #Demo #PCGaming

Free Lives (Terra Nil, Broforce) released a demo for Side Effects that's Buckshot Roulette meets Big Pharma

Buckshot Roulette meets Big Pharma in the latest game from Free Lives, and it's as grim as you might expect it to be with that sort of description.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Travel through time in the action-adventure Mai: Child of Ages - now with Linux support gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/trav…

#MaiChildofAges #Linux #SteamDeck #IndieGames

Travel through time in the action-adventure Mai: Child of Ages - now with Linux support

Mai: Child of Ages from developer Chubby Pixel launched recently, and an update has added official Native Linux support.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Merge dogs to make bigger dogs in the delightfully silly roguelike deckbuilder Dogpile gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/merg…

#Dogpile #IndieGames #PCGaming #Gaming #Demo

Merge dogs to make bigger dogs in the delightfully silly roguelike deckbuilder Dogpile

I love how delightfully silly Dogpile is as you drop various types of dogs into a vertical yard where they merge into bigger dogs.

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The Crazy Hyper-Dungeon Chronicles (TCHDC) is for fans of dungeon crawlers with roguelite replayability gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/the-…

#TCHDC #IndieGames #DungeonCrawler #Linux #SteamDeck

The Crazy Hyper-Dungeon Chronicles (TCHDC) is for fans of dungeon crawlers with roguelite replayability

Filled up with eccentric characters, tricky foes, plenty of jokes, and a lot of pop culture references - The Crazy Hyper-Dungeon Chronicles (TCHDC) sounds fun.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Co-op sandbox action-adventure settlement builder Necesse 1.0 moves to October 16 gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/co-o…

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Co-op sandbox action-adventure settlement builder Necesse 1.0 moves to October 16

A short delay but hopefully the 1.0 release will be worth it for Necesse, which is a really interesting blend of genres and great for co-op play.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Below the Crown from the developer of Duskers arrives November with a demo live now gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/belo…

#Demo #IndieGames #PCGaming #Linux #SteamDeck #Gaming

Below the Crown from the developer of Duskers arrives November with a demo live now

Misfits Attic developers of the excellent Duskers have revealed their quirky blend of genres in Below the Crown will hit Early Access on November 10th.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Cinematic puzzle-platforming adventure LIFTED gets a new trailer and demo gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/cine…

#Demo #IndieGames #PCGaming #Linux #SteamDeck

Cinematic puzzle-platforming adventure LIFTED gets a new trailer and demo

From the mind of former Disney Imagineer Jeffrey Ashbrook and his company Adventure Works, LIFTED looks gorgeous and a lot of fun in the new footage and demo.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Check out the demo for Spectacular Team: Assemble, a physics-based super hero action game gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/chec…

#Demo #IndieGames #Gaming #PCGaming #LinuxGaming #SteamDeck

Check out the demo for Spectacular Team: Assemble, a physics-based super hero action game

Spectacular Team: Assemble is a silly physics-based action game about customizable super heroes, with a demo available for testing.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Splatterbot is a quality family-friendly party game about making a big mess gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/spla…

#Splatterbot #IndieGames #PartyGames #SteamDeck #Linux

Splatterbot is a quality family-friendly party game about making a big mess

Need a new game to play with friends and family? Splatterbot is a good choice and it's a great laugh if you're a bit competitive.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Mala Petaka is another action-packed GZDoom boomer shooter now on Steam gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/mala…

#MalaPetaka #IndieGames #FPS #GZDoom

Mala Petaka is another action-packed GZDoom boomer shooter now on Steam

Love retro boomer shooters and need another to add to your list? Mala Petaka has just arrived on Steam and it's rather colourful.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Saveseeker is an upcoming time-travelling RPG with a twist gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/save…

#Saveseeker #IndieGames #Gaming #PCGaming

Saveseeker is an upcoming time-travelling RPG with a twist

In Saveseeker you're an eight year old time-travelling girl on a quest to stop her former Hero father from using his powers to destroy the world.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

CHARK is a smooth Balatro-inspired chess roguelike and I've become an instant fan gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/char…

#CHARK #Unity #IndieGames #Gaming #Demo #PCGaming

CHARK is a smooth Balatro-inspired chess roguelike and I've become an instant fan

Balatro started another clear trend in gaming, with multiple games spawning like it and CHARK seems like it could end up being a real gem.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Unlock tons of ways to slay slimes in the casual incremental game Maktala: Slime Lootfest gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/unlo…

#Demo #IndieGames #PCGaming #Gaming

Unlock tons of ways to slay slimes in the casual incremental game Maktala: Slime Lootfest

One for casual gamers to highlight this morning, as Maktala: Slime Lootfest has a demo now available to try if you live incremental games.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Your only weapon is a deadly bouncing ball in Sydless - check out the demo gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/your…

#Sydless #Unity #Gaming #PCGaming #IndieGames #Demo

Your only weapon is a deadly bouncing ball in Sydless - check out the demo

A first-person baller? Sydless has a fun idea with you repeatedly punching a deadly bouncing ball around rooms to take down enemies.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

For fans of Ghostrunner and Ultrakill the fast melee dungeon-runner Bloodthief is out now gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/for-…

#Bloodthief #IndieGames #FPS #Steam #Linux #Gaming

For fans of Ghostrunner and Ultrakill the fast melee dungeon-runner Bloodthief is out now

Slay the undead and let their blood fuel your movement and combat abilities in Bloodthief, the ultra-fast melee runner - out now.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Megabonk is Risk of Rain 2 fused with Vampire Survivors and it's glorious gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/mega…

#Megabonk #IndieGames #Linux #SteamDeck #PCGaming

Megabonk is Risk of Rain 2 fused with Vampire Survivors and it's glorious

An unholy fusion of Risk of Rain 2 with Vampire Survivors is what you'll find with Megabonk and it absolutely freaking rocks.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Cute casual sandbox room designer MakeRoom makes lots of Steam Deck improvements gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/cute…

#MakeRoom #IndieGames #SteamDeck #CasualGaming

Cute casual sandbox room designer MakeRoom makes lots of Steam Deck improvements

From developer Kenney (who makes lots of assets for game developers), MakeRoom is a cute sandbox building game all about building rooms to look sweet.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Need more metroidvania action? Stardust Demon is an overlooked gem gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/need…

#StardustDemon #IndieGames #PCGaming #LinuxGaming #SteamDeck

Need more metroidvania action? Stardust Demon is an overlooked gem

Finished Hollow Knight: Silksong? Didn't find it punishing enough? You should really take a look at Stardust Demon.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Scribbly adventure Scrabdackle looks fantastic with a new trailer and demo upgrade gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/scri…

#Scrabdackle #Godot #IndieGames #Demo #Linux #SteamDeck

Scribbly adventure Scrabdackle looks fantastic with a new trailer and demo upgrade

Scrabdackle is an action adventure I've been excited about for years, and now it has a proper fresh trailer along with a big demo upgrade.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Hollow Knight: Silksong patch 2 is now officially live - here's what's changed gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/holl…

#HollowKnight #Silksong #IndieGames #PCGaming #LinuxGaming #SteamDeck

Hollow Knight: Silksong patch 2 is now officially live - here's what's changed

Team Cherry have now officially released the second patch for Hollow Knight: Silksong, read on to find out everything that's changed and fixed.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

The story-driven Roguelike RPG 'Blanksword' looks absolutely rad with a wild setting gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/the-…

#Blanksword #IndieGames #Gaming #PCGaming #Demo

The story-driven Roguelike RPG 'Blanksword' looks absolutely rad with a wild setting

Sometimes I come across a game that really just immediately jumps out at me as something that could be special, and Blanksword is one of those times.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Exciting train combat deckbuilder roguelite Fogpiercer gets a new trailer and publisher gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/exci…

#Fogpiercer #IndieGames #LinuxGaming #PCGaming

Exciting train combat deckbuilder roguelite Fogpiercer gets a new trailer and publisher

Fogpiercer was a highlight here on GamingOnLinux back in April, and now it's coming back stronger with a brand new trailer and they've found a publisher.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Alabaster Dawn from the devs of CrossCode has a demo out now gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/alab…

#AlabasterDawn #IndieGames #Demo #LinuxGaming #SteamDeck

Alabaster Dawn from the devs of CrossCode has a demo out now

Radical Fish Games known for the awesome CrossCode have just put a demo for their next action-RPG with Alabaster Dawn now available to test.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Hack the system and cause chaos in the explosive top-down shooter DeadWire gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/hack…

#DeadWire #IndieGames #Gaming #PCGaming

Hack the system and cause chaos in the explosive top-down shooter DeadWire

A top-down shooter where anything from cars, cameras, electronics and even enemy implants can be rewired into chaotic chains of destruction in DeadWire.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Use rule-bending books to build a massive score in anagram roguelike Watchword - out now gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/use-…

#Watchword #IndieGames #Gaming #LinuxGaming #Godot

Use rule-bending books to build a massive score in anagram roguelike Watchword - out now

Build words letter by letter, while using magical books to bend the rules potentially in your favour in the anagram roguelike Watchword.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

ZOE Begone! is a fab hand-drawn fusion of bullet hell with a run and gun gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/zoe-…

#ZOEBegone #IndieGames #LinuxGaming #SteamDeck #PCGaming

ZOE Begone! is a fab hand-drawn fusion of bullet hell with a run and gun

Inspired by drawn-on-film animation of the 1930s, ZOE Begone! masterfully blends together a bullet hell with a run and gun shooter and you need to check it out.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Mixing retro Resident Evil vibes with a mystery dungeon, House of Necrosis arrives October gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/mixi…

#HouseofNecrosis #IndieGames #LinuxGaming #SteamDeck #Demo #Gaming

Mixing retro Resident Evil vibes with a mystery dungeon, House of Necrosis arrives October

Looking a lot like a classic Resident Evil game but switching things up to be turn-based, with duneon exploration - House of Necrosis looks genuinely very cool.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Soldat dev releases demo for Jackal, a brutal new top-down action game inspired by Hotline Miami gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/sold…

#Jackal #IndieGames #Linux #SteamDeck

Soldat dev releases demo for Jackal, a brutal new top-down action game inspired by Hotline Miami

From Transhuman Design who made Soldat, King Arthur's Gold and Maniac is a fresh action game with Jackal and you can now try it early with the demo release.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Check out the demo for Kokoro Kitchen, a sweet farm-to-table cooking game gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/chec…

#KokoroKitchen #IndieGames #LinuxGaming #SteamDeck

Check out the demo for Kokoro Kitchen, a sweet farm-to-table cooking game

The 2.0 demo of the casual sweet farm-to-table cooking game Kokoro Kitchen is out now, and it really does look wonderful.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Car combat game FUMES improves support for controllers and Steam Deck gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/car-…

#FUMES #IndieGames #LinuxGaming #SteamDeck

Car combat game FUMES improves support for controllers and Steam Deck

FUMES really is awesome and it has an Overwhelmingly Positive rating on Steam which it gained quickly after release, and the developer keeps improving it.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Mate'Morphosis is an upcoming chess-inspired puzzle game about becoming the piece you capture gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/mate…

#IndieGames #LinuxGaming #PCGaming #PuzzleGames

Mate'Morphosis is an upcoming chess-inspired puzzle game about becoming the piece you capture

What have they done to chess? Mate'Morphosis warps it into a puzzle game where you become the piece you capture where you constantly have to adapt.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Slay the Spire 2 delayed and now arrives March 2026 - nothing to do with Silksong gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/slay…

#SlaytheSpire2 #Gaming #PCGaming #IndieGames #Godot

Slay the Spire 2 delayed and now arrives March 2026 - nothing to do with Silksong

Slay the Spire 2 was originally due in Early Access this year, but the developers have announced it's moving into March 2026.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Nanuka: Secret of the Shattering Moon looks great in the new trailer gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/nanu…

#IndieGames #Linux #LinuxGaming #SteamDeck

Nanuka: Secret of the Shattering Moon looks great in the new trailer

Inspired by the style of 90s animation, Nanuka: Secret of the Shattering Moon really does look great with the blend of action-platforming and some huge enemies.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

The free unusual extreme speed shooter Ecto added Linux support gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/the-…

#Ecto #IndieGames #FPS #Linux #LinuxGaming #SteamDeck

The free unusual extreme speed shooter Ecto added Linux support

Ecto is a very fast-paced shooter playable in solo or online co-op up to 8 players, where you bunny hop around blasting robots with flower guns.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Build a deck of powerful programs in the cyberpunk deckbuilder Into The Grid in November gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/buil…

#IntoTheGrid #IndieGames #Demo #LinuxGaming #PCGaming

Build a deck of powerful programs in the cyberpunk deckbuilder Into The Grid in November

Into The Grid is a cyberpunk roguelike deckbuilder that looked very promising from the demo, and now we have a release window for November.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Harness the power of living books in the upcoming hexgrid tactics deckbuilder Tomebound gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/harn…

#Tomebound #IndieGames #LinuxGaming #PCGaming #DeckBuilder

Harness the power of living books in the upcoming hexgrid tactics deckbuilder Tomebound

A library full of infected living books awaits you in Tomebound, an upcoming hexgrid tactics deckbuilder that plans full Linux support.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Use a mind-controlled spork in Psycutlery, a wild free platformer with lots of gimmicks gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/use-…

#Psycutlery #IndieGames #FreeGames #LinuxGaming #SteamDeck

Use a mind-controlled spork in Psycutlery, a wild free platformer with lots of gimmicks

Here's a free game that you should try out. It's called Psycutlery, an action-platformer where you bring down an abomination of evil with a piece of silverware.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Check out the fantasy comedy point and click adventure Broken Relic gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/chec…

#BrokenRelic #IndieGames #PCGaming #Linux #AdventureGames

Check out the fantasy comedy point and click adventure Broken Relic

Fans of classic point and click adventures will want to check out Broken Relic, a fully voiced fantasy comedy adventure from a solo developer.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Turn everything into a weapon in Rogue Labyrinth a new action-narrative roguelite gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/turn…

#RogueLabyrinth #IndieGames #Linux #SteamDeck

Turn everything into a weapon in Rogue Labyrinth a new action-narrative roguelite

Rogue Labyrinth is a new action-narrative roguelite from Tea Witch Games that gives you the ability to turn everything on the map into a weapon.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}