Between 2024-03-20 and 2024-03-27 there were 32 New Steam games released with Native Linux clients. For reference, during the same time, there were 392 games released for Windows on Steam, so the Linux versions represent about 8.2 % of total released titles. There’s not a lot going on in this week, but Slice & Dice is another outlier that builds on the roguelike genre with yet another different take involving dice in new ways.

Here’s a quick pick of all the things you might want to check:

MINES AND MAGIC

Released on 25 Mar, 2024, developed by Zolden Games, self-published. [Steam Store Page]

Genre: Strategy

About the game: Multiplayer tower defense auto battler with economy. Combine unique abilities of your units. Expand territory and build mines to get resources. Find a balance between economy and army. Use spells to help your army. Relaxing, but challenging singleplayer campaign is available.

GORE DOCTOR

Released on 22 Mar, 2024, developed by Salient Games, self-published. [Steam Store Page]

Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie

About the game: Gore Doctor is an immersive horror game set to unleash spine-chilling thrills on PC. You find yourself in the institute of a tormented doctor who, driven by desperation after losing his wife, descends into madness and becomes convinced that death is the only respite.

DESCENT FROM ARKOV’S TOWER PROLOGUE (Free Game)

Released on 22 Mar, 2024, developed by Saturn91 and published by DreamStudios. [Steam Store Page]

Genre: Adventure, Indie, Free to Play

About the game: Highly moddable retro roguelike. Descent from Arkov’s Tower - or die trying!

SLICE & DICE

Released on 20 Mar, 2024, developed by Tann, self-published. [Steam Store Page]

Genre: Casual, Indie, RPG, Strategy

About the game: Tactical dice-rolling roguelike combat. Take control of 5 heroes, each with their own unique dice. Fight your way through 20 levels of monsters and try to take on the final boss. If you lose a single fight you have to start over so be careful (and lucky!).