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Games: Gamescom, LEGO Humble Bundle, and More
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GamingOnLinux ☛ The LEGO Humble Bundle has lots of adventures for a really great price
The Best of Humble Bundle - LEGO Worlds Collide Bundle is live and with it you can bag a whole lot of adventures for a cheap price.
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GamingOnLinux ☛ Blue Protocol: Star Resonance to be playable on Steam Deck but probably not Desktop Linux
Launching sometime in October, the cross-platform anime RPG Blue Protocol: Star Resonance will work on Steam Deck but probably not Desktop Linux.
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GamingOnLinux ☛ Aquatic tower defense Operation Octo moves release to September 10 due to Hollow Knight: Silksong
Operation Octo from developer Klub Kofta Studio recently shifted the release date to September 10th, to give Hollow Knight: Silksong a little space. This is at least the third time the release date for it has moved, after originally being due in August and then September 5th and now the 10th. Considering that Silksong releases September 4th, it makes sense.
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GamingOnLinux ☛ Check out the new trailer for Goeland where you play as a mischievous seagull
From former Eidos Montréal developer solo dev Bryan Martinet of Maarti Games released a new trailer for their comedy exploration adventure Goeland. No release date for it yet but hopefully sometime soon. At release it will have full Native Linux support.
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GamingOnLinux ☛ Stellaris - Shadows of The Shroud expansion releases September 22
Paradox Interactive just announced the Shadows of The Shroud expansion for Stellaris is now set for release on September 22nd.
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PC Gamer ☛ Linux almost turned my Gamescom trip into a catastrophic disaster, but a Windows USB came to my rescue [Ed: Backdoors to the rescue?]
Perhaps coincidentally, over the last few months, I noticed more and more people talking about Linux. From Pewdiepie to big tech publications, 2025 seems to have been the year of trying your hand at one of the many Linux-based distributions. So, I figured, why not me, too? After all, I used to switch between distros like picking between jackets, once upon a time.
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GamingOnLinux ☛ Twinkleby from Might & Delight to launch September 23 with Linux / Steam Deck support
One for fans of cosy casual games. Twinkleby from Shelter developer Might & Delight is set to launch September 23 with full Linux and Steam Deck support.
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GamingOnLinux ☛ Pixeljam have launched a new Kickstarter to get Dino Run 2 ready for Early Access
Dino Run 2 is finally actually happening, with the latest Kickstarter aiming to get enough funds to make it ready for Early Access. They've tried funding it a few times before, which I covered in the previous article for a little background on what's been happening.
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GamingOnLinux ☛ You can get The Plucky Squire, Return to Monkey Island and more in Humble Choice
Humble Choice has a new bundle up for September 2025 containing some more nice games. Here's your usual GamingOnLinux overview of what to expect.
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GamingOnLinux ☛ Dying Light: The Beast specifications look really reasonable and there's a new trailer
Techland appear to be learning lessons from other developers, with the announced specifications for Dying Light: The Beast being surprisingly light.
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GamingOnLinux ☛ The Crew Unlimited will revive The Crew from Ubisoft with a custom server emulator
Doing what Ubisoft don't want to do, the community is reviving the classic racing game The Crew with The Crew Unlimited (TCU) project that's releasing soon. Their team have a fresh website with an announcement that the custom server emulator will be releasing September 15th.
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GamingOnLinux ☛ The Play for Peace - Games for Palestine 2025 Charity Bundle is live on itch.io
The Play for Peace - Games for Palestine 2025 Charity Bundle is now live on itch.io, giving you a chance to grab some cool stuff while supporting charity.