Between 2024-07-31 and 2024-08-07 there were 53 New Steam games released with Native Linux clients. For reference, during the same time, there were 484 games released for Windows on Steam, so the Linux versions represent about 11 % of total released titles. There’s quite a few titles worthy mentioning this week, and one that stands out, Kitsune Tails. While it may not look like much if you just rely on screenshots, it recreates an experience very close to the first few Super Mario Brothers, with very smooth controls. It just gets things right:

I will also admit I am quite interested in the strange mix of Tony Hawk skating techniques with a shooting game in Motordoom but maybe that’s just me.

Here’s the whole (filtered) list below:

DAISY DANGEROUS (Free Game)

Released on 7 Aug, 2024, developed by Securas, self-published. [Steam Store Page]

Genre: Action, Free To Play

About the game: A 2D puzzle and precision platformer based on the 1989’s classic, Rick Dangerous.

PIXEL WITH YOUR FRIENDS

Released on 2 Aug, 2024, developed by SkyCat Games, self-published. [Steam Store Page]

Genre: Casual, Indie

About the game: In "Pixel With Your Friends" you have to restore artworks pixel by pixel for a museum. You can color the artworks alone or together with a friend online!

MOTORDOOM

Released on 2 Aug, 2024, developed by Hobo Cat Games, self-published. [Steam Store Page]

Genre: Action, Indie, Sports

About the game: Motördoom is a freestyle-sports roguelite horde shooter that combines high octane, visceral combat with fluid movement and trick mechanics. Perform gnarly tricks while defeating grotesque monsters and upgrade your character with demonic offerings to become ever more powerful.

ATTACK ON HEX ISLAND

Released on 2 Aug, 2024, developed by ProdigalSon Games, self-published. [Steam Store Page]

Genre: Casual, RPG, Strategy

About the game: A cute and approachable turn-based deck builder/card battler that combines the battle systems from Tetra Master/Triple Triad and Pokémon. Collect, upgrade, and customize your party to strategically defeat your opponents and save them from the attack on Hex Island.

BARE BUTT BOXING

Released on 1 Aug, 2024, developed by Tuatara Games, self-published. [Steam Store Page]

Genre: Action, Casual, Indie

About the game: Fight in completely unregulated alien boxing bouts and punch out players online in BARE BUTT BOXING, a chaotic multiplayer brawler with physics-based characters.

KITSUNE TAILS

Released on 1 Aug, 2024, developed by Kitsune Games and published by Kitsune Games, . [Steam Store Page]

Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie

About the game: Run, jump, and dash across a land inspired by Japanese mythology and untangle the love triangle between three young women on a journey of self discovery. Explore the complicated relationships between kitsune and humans through classic platforming action.

BIOGUN

Released on 31 Jul, 2024, developed by Dapper Dog Digital and published by Ravenage Games. [Steam Store Page]

Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie

About the game: Get injected into the microscopic world of BioGun. Face viral threats and winding corridors on your mission to save man’s best friend from the inside. Will you be the vaccine to save dog-kind from extinction?

DAWNMAKER

Released on 31 Jul, 2024, developed by Arpentor Studio, self-published. [Steam Store Page]

Genre: Strategy

About the game: Dawnmaker is a turn-based city building and deckbuilding game, made by 2 strategy fans. It feels like playing a solo board game. Build luminous cities, optimize your deck and create powerful combinations between buildings and cards to bring life back to a dead world. Play the demo now!

INFEST

Released on 31 Jul, 2024, developed by Chute Apps, self-published. [Steam Store Page]

Genre: Strategy, Early Access

About the game: Infest is a roguelike deckbuilder where every pixel on the battlefield can burn, freeze, corrode, shock, and melt. Carefully craft your deck and deploy cards to alter the environment, buff your stats, and unleash stunning pixel-by-pixel damage upon your enemies!