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Category: Games

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Crimson Fields – free turn-based tactical war game

October 27, 2023 Steve Emms Games

Crimson Fields is a hex-based tactical war game in the tradition of Battle Isle. Two players command their units on a map of hexagons.

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Ancient Beast – turn based strategy indie game

October 27, 2023 Steve Emms Games

Ancient Beast is a turn based strategy indie game project. Ancient Beast is free and open source software written in JavaScript.

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Argentum Age – digital collectible card game with tactical positioning

October 27, 2023 Steve Emms Games

Argentum Age is a digital collectible card game (DCCG) based on Anura, a fully-featured game engine.

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8 Kingdoms – inspired by the world of fantasy

October 27, 2023 Steve Emms Games

8 Kingdoms is a 3D turn-based fantasy strategic game in which players become kings, build their empires and conquer enemy kingdoms.

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Typing

Tux Typing – typing tutor designed for children

October 16, 2023 Steve Emms Education, Games

Tux Typing is a free and open source educational typing tutorial game starring Tux, the Linux Penguin. Have fun!

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Understanding RNG (Random Number Generators) in Linux-based Casino Games

September 11, 2023 John O'Donnell Games

Ever wondered how online casino games ensure that each spin, shuffle, or roll is entirely unpredictable? The secret sauce is the Random Number Generator (RNG).

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Game Tools

Awesome Linux Game Tools: GOverlay

August 23, 2023 Steve Emms Games, Reviews, Utilities

GOverlay is a GUI tool used to manage MangoHud, vkBasalt and ReplaySorcery on Linux.

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Tools for Linux Gamers

Useful Tools for Linux Gamers

August 9, 2023 John O'Donnell Games, Reviews

We look at useful tools for Linux gamers which help to make their experience breathtaking.

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Awesome Linux Game Tools: ProtonUp-Qt

July 24, 2023 Steve Emms Games, Reviews, Software, Utilities

ProtonUp-Qt is software which helps you install custom builds of Proton such as GE-Proton. ProtonUp-Qt sports a graphical front-end

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Noise

Awesome Linux Game Tools: NoiseTorch-ng

July 19, 2023 Steve Emms Games, Software, Utilities

NoiseTorch-ng is billed as an “easy to use open source application for Linux with PulseAudio or PipeWire”.

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Game Tools

Awesome Linux Game Tools: MangoHud

July 15, 2023 Steve Emms Games, Reviews, Software, Utilities

MangoHud is a Vulkan and OpenGL overlay to help you monitor FPS, temperatures, CPU/GPU load, and more besides.

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Pro gaming

Awesome Free Linux Game Tools

July 8, 2023 Steve Emms Games, Utilities

Complementing Linux games are a wide range of tools that are designed for gamers. We feature the best tools that are available. This is a new series.

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Screen capturing

Awesome Linux Game Tools: gpu-screen-recorder-gtk

July 7, 2023 Steve Emms Games, Reviews, Software, Utilities

gpu-screen-recorder-gtk is a GTK frontend for GPU Screen Recorder. It’s billed as a screen recorder that minimizes system performance by recording using the GPU only.

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Awesome Linux Game Tools: libstrangle – frame rate limiter

July 5, 2023 Steve Emms Games, Reviews, Software

libstrangle is a Linux utility that lets you cap the FPS of a game. It’s free and open source software written in C.

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Chess Engines

cli-chess – play chess in your terminal

June 12, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Games, Reviews, Software

cli-chess is a command-line chess program that lets you play online against human players and offline against the computer.

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Games

Best Free and Open Source Software – Games

June 3, 2023 Steve Emms Games, Software

Best Free and Open Source Linux Software covering action games, arcade games, steam games, emulators, board games, game engines, and more.

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Game Tools

Awesome Linux Game Tools: Heroic Games Launcher – GOG and Epic Games

November 7, 2022 Steve Emms Games, Reviews, Utilities

Heroic Games Launcher (“Heroic”) is a free and open source games launcher for Epic Games and GOG. It’s a cross-platform tool.

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Saving Money with Linux

Saving Money with Linux: Gaming

November 2, 2022 Steve Emms Games, Software

Gaming is often synonymous with guzzling electricity. We explore ways to minimise your energy footprint while still having great fun.

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Gaming

10 Fun Free and Open Source Turn-Based Strategy Games – Part 2

October 6, 2022 Lee Walker Games, Software

All of the games featured here have great gameplay, they’re immersive, fascinating, and hugely satisfying.

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Pro gaming

10 Fun Free and Open Source First Person Shooter Games: Part 2

September 18, 2022 Lee Walker Games, Software

This is a computer game genre focused on guns and other weapon-based fighting using a first-person perspective.

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