Between 2024-08-28 and 2024-09-04 there were 40 New Steam games released with Native Linux clients. For reference, during the same time, there were 352 games released for Windows on Steam, so the Linux versions represent about 11.4 % of total released titles.

This past week was a little slow, but features a charming old school 8-bit like platformer, Garbanzo Quest, which does not just look but also feels very authentic. You control some character that uses its spit to progress:

Here’s a quick pick of all the interesting ones:

GARBANZO QUEST

Released on 4 Sep, 2024, developed by Zachary Gardner, self-published. [Steam Store Page]

Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie

About the game: GARBANZO QUEST! The crazy bullet-heck platformer where your main weapon is your own spit! Bring a friend! Hand-crafted challenges, secrets, and branching paths galore!

THE NEW SHERIFF (Free Game)

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

Genre: Action, Casual, Indie, Free To Play

About the game: A shooter where you won’t have to shoot everything, presented in black and white like classic westerns.

NORDHOLD: ORIGINS (Free Game)

Released on 30 Aug, 2024, developed by StunForge and published by HypeTrain Digital, . [Steam Store Page]

Genre: Indie, Strategy, Free To Play

About the game: Immerse yourself in Nordhold: Origins, a tower defense game with high replayability. Build a medieval Nordic village, develop its economy, and defend it with unique towers and upgrades. Choose heroes and relics, compete on leaderboards, and aim for the Valhalla rank!

INCAVED RUNNER

Released on 30 Aug, 2024, developed by DualWielded, self-published. [Steam Store Page]

Genre: Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie

About the game: Escape a concealed, mutated monster that’s disrupting your scavenging. Master running, jumping, swinging, shooting and combining upgrades to end up as the powerful beast you once feared, turning the cave system from a nightmarish hollow into a playground.

DUNGEON DIVERS

Released on 29 Aug, 2024, developed by Wilson The Ball and published by GIGATANK 3000. [Steam Store Page]

Genre: Casual, Indie, Strategy

About the game: Dungeon Divers is a dungeon-themed roguelike puzzle game about clearing derelict dungeons. As the newest employee of Dungeon Divers Inc., you must advance through multiple levels, use your wits, and tools you acquire along the way to get to the core to defuse it and bring home the cash.