Clever engineering roguelike Rogue Voltage 1.0 arrives May 1st gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/clevโฆ
#RogueVoltage #IndieGames #PCGaming #Linux #Roguelike
One of the most unique and unusual roguelike deck-builders around, Rogue Voltage is set to leave Early Access on May 1st.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
KAZ is a dopamine-fuelled action roguelike that's a full workout for your fingers gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/kaz-โฆ
#KAZ #IndieGames #PCGaming #Roguelike
Think your fingers are fast and accurate? KAZ might make you think again. This fast-paced dopamine-fuelled action roguelike is worth a go.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Money is life and everything in SUPER DEBT, an unrelenting horror themed bullet-hell roguelike gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/moneโฆ
#SUPERDEBT #IndieGames #Roguelike #BulletHell
An unrelenting horror themed bullet-hell roguelike, where money is life? Sounds interesting! SUPER DEBT is one to ensure is on your radar.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Check out the demo for top-down 2D action roguelike Shroomwood now on Steam gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/checโฆ
#Shroomwood #IndieGames #Roguelike #PCGaming #Linux #Demo
A fresh demo for you to try this week, as the top-down 2D action roguelike Shroomwood has a Linux build available for you to shoot your way through.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Tabulo is an upcoming Balatro-inspired chess roguelike gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/tabuโฆ
#Gaming #Linux #Roguelike #Demo #Steam #PCGaming
Another Balatro-inspired game and this time it's a chess roguelike, and one that actually looks like it could be pretty fun.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Heroes of Magic & Cards will give poker the roguelike deck-builder treatment gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/heroโฆ
#DeckBuilder #Roguelike #Poker #IndieGames
With a demo coming on November 5th, Heroes of Magic & Cards is another interesting spin on deck-builders that blends in poker mechanics for something different.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
From the creator of Sally Face, horror deckbuilding roguelike The House of Hamelin has a demo up gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/fromโฆ
#TheHouseofHamelin #Unity #Gaming #Demo #Deckbuilder #Roguelike
Enter the frightful world of The House of Hamelin and take control of Perdita, a young woman tasked with finding her missing cat, Paige.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Tic Tactic arrives September 18 turning tic-tac-toe / noughts and crosses into a deck-building roguelike gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/tic-โฆ
#Gaming #IndieGames #Demo #DeckBuilder #Roguelike
Turning noughts and crosses into a deck-building roguelike isn't something I wasn't expecting, but it's real and Tic Tactic releases on September 18th.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Jupiter Hell Classic is a 'demake of a remake of a roguelike unmake' now on Steam gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/jupiโฆ
#JupiterHellClassic #Roguelike #Roguelikes #Gaming
A demake of a remake of a roguelike unmake. It's okay to be confused, but Jupiter Hell Classic is a cool roguelike now in Early Access on Steam.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Watchword gives the Balatro treatment to an anagram word game gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/watcโฆ
#Watchword #IndieGames #Linux #SteamDeck #Roguelike #Godot
Watchword is an anagram roguelike, pulling in some clear energy from Balatro as you play with words using rule-breaking synergies and combos.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Becoming Saint mixes a roguelike with a mini medieval real-time strategy gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/becoโฆ
#BecomingSaint #IndieGames #Linux #PCGaming #RTS #Roguelike
With a demo that's just been released and a full release date announced, Becoming Saint looks like a clever blending of genres. I actually love how this looks.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
GNOMES is my new favourite tower defense game that blends in roguelike mechanics gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/gnomโฆ
#GNOMES #Linux #IndieGames #TowerDefense #Roguelike
If you don't hear from me much over this week (or for the rest of this month), it's because I'm dedicating my time to playing GNOMES. A new tower defense roguelike hybrid from developer DYSTOPIAN with ever-expanding biomes to battle through.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Challenging Chess-like roguelike Passant will have full Steam Deck support gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/chalโฆ
#SteamDeck #IndieGame #Chess #Roguelike
Passant: A Chess Roguelike is an upcoming Chess-like roguelike that will challenge your brain, and it's going to have full Steam Deck support at release.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Epic roguelike Caves of Qud now has a proper tutorial gamingonlinux.com/2024/10/epicโฆ
Gearing up for the final 1.0 release on December 5, the sci-fi fantasy epic roguelike Caves of Qud now has a proper tutorial released.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Science fantasy roguelike epic Caves of Qud releases December 5 gamingonlinux.com/2024/10/scieโฆ
Freehold Games and Kitfox Games have announced the thoroughly strange and unique science fantasy roguelike epic Caves of Qud is leaving Early Access on December 5.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
DRL (Doom, the Roguelike) is coming to Steam as Jupiter Hell Classic gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/drl-โฆ
#Roguelike #Roguelikes #PCGaming #IndieGame
Jupiter Hell Classic is the demake of a remake of a roguelike unmake of a famous 1993 FPS shooter. Rip and Tear!Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Roguelike epic Caves of Qud gets the Spring Molting update live with the fancy new UI gamingonlinux.com/2024/06/roguโฆ
Easily one of the weirdest and best roguelikes ever, Caves of Qud has a new update live with Spring Molting bringing the brand new shiny UI for everyone.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
We're giving away three copies of the open-world RPG roguelike The Doors of Trithius, details: gamingonlinux.com/2024/05/wereโฆ
#IndieGame #RPG #Roguelike #Linux
The developer of The Doors of Trithius got in touch to provide some Steam keys to give away for their Early Access expansive open-world RPG roguelike.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Love deep sprawling roguelike RPGs? Check out The Doors of Trithius
gamingonlinux.com/2024/05/loveโฆ
The Doors of Trithius from Jake Donkersgoed is a deep sprawling roguelike RPG currently in Early Access and it really looks worth a look.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
It took about 15 years but epic roguelike Caves of Qud is nearly done gamingonlinux.com/2024/04/it-tโฆ
#Roguelike #IndieGame #Linux #SteamDeck
Caves of Qud from developer Freehold Games and publisher Kitfox Games is approaching the 1.0 finishing line, and so their roadmap towards the release has been put up and it sounds really exciting.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Fantastic roguelike Jupiter Hell gets a new scary boss, new locations gamingonlinux.com/2024/03/fantโฆ
#Roguelike #IndieGame #Linux #SteamDeck
Jupiter Hell is without a doubt one of my absolute most favourite roguelikes ever made, not only because it looks good and it's intense but it also doesn't exactly feel like it's even turn-based because it's so damn slick.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Moonring is a free Ultima-like RPG from the Fable co-creator gamingonlinux.com/2023/10/moonโฆ
Here's a really fun one I came across recently - it's called Moonring, a retro-inspired open-world, turn-based, tile RPG in the style of the classic Ultima games with lots of modern touches from the co-creator of Fable, Dene Carter.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Oh hell! Time for another few runs then I think. Jupiter Hell, one of my favourite roguelikes with seriously slick movement design now has modding support.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Caves of Qud from Freehold Games is probably the absolutely wildest roguelike I've ever played and now the developers are teaming up with Dwarf Fortress publisher Kitfox Games to publishing it with the final release in 2024.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
As it turns out, bringing extraction mechanics into a modern roguelike works like a charm. Here's some thoughts on Quasimorph.anewson (GamingOnLinux)
Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead is a rather popular roguelike, quite possibly one of the best, and now it's available on Steam.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Relic Space combines together smooth turn-based movement (think like Jupiter Hell) with tactical combat, RPG mechanics and 4X elements.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Currently in Early Access with Native Linux support and rated Steam Deck Playable, the inventory management roguelike Backpack Hero is releasing in full in May.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Call for Participants!
As part of my PhD project on generative archaeology games, Iโm conducting a study on player responses to a short game about exploring an abandoned village.
Anyone over 16 years old can take part, and the survey is 10 minutes long:
#archaeology #archaeogaming #gamedev #hci #roguelike
Thank you for your interest in our study! This form has three parts. In the first, if you are happy to, you will provide your consent to take part in the study and for us to collect your responses.Google Docs
Hey all, NightBlade here. Most of you know me from Twitter. I'm a solo evenings/weekends #IndieDev #GameDev dad. I mostly make smaller 2d pixel art games.
Currently wrapping up #GemWorlds for release on Steam: Linux, Windows, and MacOS. Inspired by the #puzzle games Supaplex and Boulder Dash from my youth, with a mixture of #roguelike elements and a touch of minimalism.
Check it out, every wishlist and follow helps:
store.steampowered.com/app/185โฆ
Gem World is a short roguelike/puzzle hybrid. Explore 50 levels in 5 unique worlds. Dodge boulders, collect gems, fight (or avoid) monsters. Unlock and upgrade more than 10 diverse skills. Exploit obstacles like mines, icicles, cactii, and more.store.steampowered.com
