The developer behind the great looking top-down shooter Solstice Chronicles: MIA [Official Site] has said that they may soon have a Linux beta build.

We've known for a while they've been working on the Linux version, but this makes things sound a little more promising that work is actually progressing. Here's what they said:

Got MIA to build under linux finally. There are problems we'll need to handle still, but I hope we'll be able to release at least a beta version soon.

I consider myself a bit of a top-down shooter junky, so this pleases me.

Game Features:

Master fluid twin-stick combat to blast through waves of mutants on Mars.

Use your drone's abilities tactically, weighing the risk and reward of decisions that drastically change the threat you face.

Decide between scavenging for supplies and upgrades in the face of the oncoming menace, or pushing forward, potentially unprepared for the enemies still to come.

Decimate the mutant onslaught with upgradeable weaponry, including shotguns, rocket launchers, and more, as well as special Heavy weapons, like the autocannon and flamethrower, which will obliterate everything in their path.

Develop your own skill tree from across four classes--Assault, Demolition, Hellfire, and Terminator--to become the ultimate instrument of destruction.