While developer Soda Den continue working on their next game, the sweet Roots of Pacha has a surprise Anniversary Update out now with new content.
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/prehistoric-life-and-farming-sim-roots-of-pacha-gets-a-surprise-anniversary-update/

#Steam #IndieGame #Casual #OnlineCoop #Farming #NativeLinux

Necesse blends a bit of many genres and now many collabs all in one in the Secrets update that's out now.
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/the-secrets-update-for-necesse-includes-collabs-with-palworld-rimworld-core-keeper-and-valheim/

#Steam #IndieGame #RPG #Survival #OpenWorld #Exploration #OnlineCoop #SteamDeck #NativeLinux

Serious Sam: Shatterverse is a new entry into the classic shooter franchise and this one is rather different to all the rest with the focus on co-op madness.
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/serious-sam-shatterverse-announced-as-a-new-co-op-roguelite-fps/

#Steam #Upcoming #FPS #Roguelite #Proton #OnlineCoop

Nightmare Reaper is a quality retro-inspired shooter worth your time, now even more so because you can team up with friends in a major upgrade.
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/thrilling-retro-inspired-shooter-nightmare-reaper-adds-2-4-player-co-op/

#Steam #IndieGame #FPS #Action #GOG #Proton #OnlineCoop

Ghost Ship Publishing and Coffee Stain Publishing announced the roguelite DRG spin-off Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core is set for Early Access on May 20th.
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/roguelite-spin-off-shooter-deep-rock-galactic-rogue-core-arrives-in-may/

#Steam #IndieGame #Upcoming #Action #EarlyAccess #Roguelite #Proton #OnlineCoop

The popular top-down tactical shooter RUNNING WITH RIFLES is returning with RWR 2 (RUNNING WITH RIFLES 2) just announced.
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/rwr-2-running-with-rifles-2-announced-with-a-teaser-trailer/

#Steam #IndieGame #Upcoming #Action #Topdownshooter #OnlineCoop

Slay the Spire 2 has officially launched into Early Access giving us a taste of the latest deck-builder that can be played solo or online with up to 4 players.
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/slay-the-spire-2-is-out-now-in-early-access/

#Steam #IndieGame #EarlyAccess #GodotEngine #NewRelease #Deckbuilder #OnlineCoop #Turnbasedstrategy

I hesitate to use the term "friendslop" but The Road seems to fit in nicely with the recent rise of online co-op games and actually looks good fun.
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/upcoming-co-op-driving-and-looting-horror-game-the-road-looks-like-a-good-laugh/

#Steam #IndieGame #Upcoming #Proton #OnlineCoop

Mega Crit just revealed that Slay the Spire 2 is set to arrive in Early Access on March 5, and we're getting 4-player co-op with the launch.
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/slay-the-spire-2-arrives-march-5-with-4-player-co-op/

#IndieGame #Upcoming #EarlyAccess #GodotEngine #Deckbuilder #OnlineCoop #NativeLinux

Log Riders is a co-op platformer around running on top of wooden logs, it looks hilarious and now there's full Native Linux support too.
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/comedy-co-op-physics-platformer-log-riders-adds-linux-support-and-looks-hilarious/

#Steam #IndieGame #Platformer #Comedy #Localcoop #NewRelease #OnlineCoop #NativeLinux