Voraxis is a really interesting take on deck-building that has you play cards to eat through a living planet, with gameplay that really captured me.
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/in-the-deck-builder-voraxis-youre-a-parasite-that-eats-through-a-living-planet/

#Steam #IndieGame #InitialThoughts #Upcoming #Demo #Proton #Deckbuilder

Winnie's Hole is a delightfully grim roguelite where you infect and constantly mutate Winnie-the-Pooh. Now available in Early Access.
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/winnies-hole-is-a-delightfully-grim-roguelite-now-in-early-access/

#Review #Steam #IndieGame #InitialThoughts #EarlyAccess #Proton #NewRelease #Deckbuilder

Welcome back, commander. Dying Breed is a new retro-inspired real time strategy game from Sarnayer / MicroProse Software out now in Early Access.
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/dying-breed-could-end-up-being-a-real-gem-for-rts-fans-once-its-a-bit-further-along/

#Steam #IndieGame #Unity #InitialThoughts #Strategy #EarlyAccess #RTS #Proton #NewRelease

Set in some sort of post-apocalypse with various robotic animals, OVIS LOOP is a tale of sheep versus wolves and it's a genuine delight.
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/ovis-loop-is-a-dark-action-roguelike-about-robotic-sheep-versus-wolves-and-its-a-real-surprise/

#Review #Steam #InitialThoughts #Action #Roguelike #EarlyAccess #Proton #NewRelease

You've never played a farming sim like this before. Blending a few genres together where Stardew Valley collides with a Cuphead like style.
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/super-farming-boy-is-a-bizarre-farming-sim-about-chain-reactions-with-a-cuphead-inspired-style/

#Steam #IndieGame #InitialThoughts #Action #EarlyAccess #Casual #Proton #NewRelease #Farming

Descenders Next is a fresh extreme sports game from RageSquid / No More Robots and it shadow-dropped on Steam in Early Access.
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/extreme-sports-game-descenders-next-has-released-into-early-access/

#Steam #IndieGame #InitialThoughts #Sports #EarlyAccess #Proton #NewRelease #SteamDeck

Pure chaos, that's what Mycopunk is. It's exceptionally bizarre and now my new favourite first-person shooter because it's so wildly unique.
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/mycopunk-is-a-seriously-bizzare-co-op-shooter-and-a-new-favourite/

#InitialThoughts #FPS #EarlyAccess #Proton #NewRelease #SteamDeck

Moonsigil Atlas has a demo out now and it's already shot right up to the top of my wishlist. The idea of fusing a Slay the Spire styled deck-builder with something sort-of Tetris-like is just incredibly slick.
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/the-fusion-of-deck-building-and-space-tetris-in-the-demo-of-moonsigil-atlas-has-totally-hooked-me/

#Steam #IndieGame #InitialThoughts #Upcoming #Strategy #Demo #Deckbuilder #Turnbasedstrategy #NativeLinux

Just what the survivorlike bullet heaven genre thingy needed - nudity! Conquest Dark from Eldritch Sword Games actually has quite a number of fun game mechanics worth exploring, the nudity is optional but it has a point.
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/in-the-survivorlike-arpg-conquest-dark-you-start-off-nude-and-build-up-clothing-as-you-go-with-multi-life-mechanics/

#IndieGame #InitialThoughts #Action #RPG #Roguelite #Proton #NewRelease #BulletHeaven

Become a sentient AI in Heart of the Machine, the latest deep strategy game from Arcen Games (AI War 1/2, The Last Federation, Bionic Dues) and it's now in Early Access.
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/heart-of-the-machine-is-deep-fascinating-and-engrossing-to-play-as-a-sentient-ai/

#Steam #IndieGame #InitialThoughts #Strategy #Simulation #EarlyAccess #Proton #NewRelease #Turnbasedstrategy