I have to admit that 1,800 is a pretty nice looking number. We have come such a long way in such a short amount of time it's really unreal at times. It's still just a number, but it's a mighty fine number that it is.
Releases did slow down quite a bit last month and that has continued a into this month, but that's not really surprising given the time of year.
We have many more to look forward to this year, some indie, some AAA. Give us some thoughts on what you're looking forward to, and what you think we are missing.
Now, where's my cake? Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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GustyGhost 20 Jan 2016
Agree with the slowdown. Some of the slowing probably comes from Valve pulling titles from the list for not meeting certain standards as they were doing right before Steam Machine launch.
Once we surpass 2000, it would probably be in everyone's interest to stop celebrating every multiple of 100.
Once we surpass 2000, it would probably be in everyone's interest to stop celebrating every multiple of 100.
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Once upon a time I had every title available for Linux. Now I've got 1238 out of these 1800 on Steam. I still _could_ buy them all, but slowly, the realisation dawns that very soon, I won't be able to do, and besides, I totally have not interest in certain things, like soccer (in any form whatsoever). Or 2D platformer (though I do have quite many of those). Or bullet-hells. Sometimes I do buy games that don't really interest me, just because they run on Linux (except if they're about soccer).
I also have a list of some 60 games that are on steam, but not available for Linux there, but elsewhere. And another one of 20 games using Unity, that work on Linux, but are not released officially for Linux.
And there are even more, if you look at (defunct) desura, humblebundle and itch.io. I totally lost the overview there.
And all that is not counting open-source games.
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I also have a list of some 60 games that are on steam, but not available for Linux there, but elsewhere. And another one of 20 games using Unity, that work on Linux, but are not released officially for Linux.
And there are even more, if you look at (defunct) desura, humblebundle and itch.io. I totally lost the overview there.
And all that is not counting open-source games.
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Kimyrielle 20 Jan 2016
There was a time when Loki's dozen ports were pretty much the only commercially produced games for Linux. Times have changed! I have to admit that I am so spoiled these days that I stopped looking at how many games launch for Linux, just at what quality they have and if I am interested in the genre. We can even afford to be picky these days! And that's a good thing.
Still a shame that we have 1,800 games and not -one- major MMO title. Getting one is my biggest hope for 2016. That and a Fallout 4 port.
Still a shame that we have 1,800 games and not -one- major MMO title. Getting one is my biggest hope for 2016. That and a Fallout 4 port.
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Avehicle7887 20 Jan 2016
I remember when I was dabbling with Linux in the mid 2000's and the only games I had were Loki's ports and other id Software games. Unity has changed many things in the Linux gaming world, giving devs the tools to work with is probably the biggest encouragement they can get.
However there's one thing with those 1,800 games: Quantity over Quality, and I'd rather have it the other way around. Regardless of that it's still great news.
Slightly off topic: It doesn't have an official announcement on GOL yet but the newly released "A boy and his blob" is an awesome game, and runs well in Linux (even on Intel HD Graphics).
However there's one thing with those 1,800 games: Quantity over Quality, and I'd rather have it the other way around. Regardless of that it's still great news.
Slightly off topic: It doesn't have an official announcement on GOL yet but the newly released "A boy and his blob" is an awesome game, and runs well in Linux (even on Intel HD Graphics).
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There seems to be a lot of decent indie games, some great early access games ( with poor performance ) and not really any AAA to speak of or even any mention of.
I cant believe its Vulkan everyone is waiting for there is still a steep learning curve with that too.
I cant believe its Vulkan everyone is waiting for there is still a steep learning curve with that too.
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1;ED(want a linux port)
2:Xcom2
3: Darksiders 2
4:Witcher 3
5:BattleBorn
6:Street fighter V
7:No Man Sky
8:Homeworld remastered / desert of kharak
9:Mount and blade 2
10:And some unexpected stuff that could get me hyped :D
Hopefully I can get them all, but no linux no buy : /.
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2:Xcom2
3: Darksiders 2
4:Witcher 3
5:BattleBorn
6:Street fighter V
7:No Man Sky
8:Homeworld remastered / desert of kharak
9:Mount and blade 2
10:And some unexpected stuff that could get me hyped :D
Hopefully I can get them all, but no linux no buy : /.
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cRaZy-bisCuiT 21 Jan 2016
I'm waiting for "Homefront: Revolution"! The game looks just incredible!
What I'm missing is a really nice RTS game on linux. There're so many turn based strategy games and I really don't like that kind of game at all. Blizzard? Where are you? I wanna have a native Linux port!!!!! Those guys seem to sleep still.
+1 for "The Witcher III" of course. Actually I did write an E-Mail to them asking for their linux release schedule for that game as well as GOG Universe. Let's just see what they'll answer.
+1 Batman
+1 for some very nice indie games (please don't spam low quality games like what in the past happened) as well as some more nice AAA titles.
PS: Valve? Humble? GOG? Ryan C. Gordon? Feral? I do love you guys! As well as many more people and companies who do commit in investing in our so beloved OS! <3
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What I'm missing is a really nice RTS game on linux. There're so many turn based strategy games and I really don't like that kind of game at all. Blizzard? Where are you? I wanna have a native Linux port!!!!! Those guys seem to sleep still.
+1 for "The Witcher III" of course. Actually I did write an E-Mail to them asking for their linux release schedule for that game as well as GOG Universe. Let's just see what they'll answer.
+1 Batman
+1 for some very nice indie games (please don't spam low quality games like what in the past happened) as well as some more nice AAA titles.
PS: Valve? Humble? GOG? Ryan C. Gordon? Feral? I do love you guys! As well as many more people and companies who do commit in investing in our so beloved OS! <3
Last edited by cRaZy-bisCuiT on 21 Jan 2016 at 1:05 am UTC
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Still a shame that we have 1,800 games and not -one- major MMO title. Getting one is my biggest hope for 2016. That and a Fallout 4 port.
I was kind of satisfying my craving for MMO's with ESO in Wine. It has surprisingly very good performance in Linux and everything works for me. Plus supporting a title with native OpenGL may fall short of supporting linux ports but is a step in the right direction. I'm looking forward to getting back into ESO in February when they release their overhaul of the OpenGL implementation which raises OpenGL support from 2.1 to 4.2.
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Mountain Man 21 Jan 2016
Honestly, I couldn't be happier with the current state of Linux gaming.
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Honestly, I couldn't be happier with the current state of Linux gaming.As someone who has felt the addictive touch of MMORPG's from EQOA, WoW, Rift, and ESO there is still one thing missing for me. But it might be a good thing as once an MMORPG has me in its clutches I become a shell of a person dedicated to the advancement of a fictitious character and tend to neglect important RL duties >.<
Still, in even the realm of Windows games I've yet to find an MMORPG with a balance that gave me the feeling of exhilaration from raiding with a group against a boss with several mechanics, the satisfaction of having advanced and personalized my character, twitch and FPS combat integration, and only eaten up about 2 hours of my time a day max. Highly doubt such a game will ever appear or is even possible but I can dream.
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I'm still waiting Arma 3 to be fully released, but I am also a big fan of RTS games like Starcraft or AOE and it would be really great to have something like that native on Linux.
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I'm looking forward to American Truck Simulator a couple weeks from now!
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I'm waiting for Street Fighter 5, Witcher 3 and Batman. I would like to have a Starcraft like game as well, but till that moment Planetary Annihilation is just fine for me.
Personally I don't care about MMO games.
Personally I don't care about MMO games.
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Honestly, I couldn't be happier with the current state of Linux gaming.Impressive attitude, unfortunately I'm kind of the guy that always wants more. So there is always a way to become happier :).
But I have to admit, 3 years ago if someone would tell me that games that are available on Linux today will be playable on Linux I would not believe him. So in general I am also very pleased with the current state of Linux gaming.
For this year I am most excited about XCOM 2 because I loved XCOM: EU and this is the biggest title that will definitely be available soon.
I want to believe that Witcher 3 will be available as well, but I have already finished the game, so I will only buy it to support CD Projekt Red.
If Batman AK will be released and will have good performance this will be number 2 on my list.
Because I'm done with Geralt for now (before Blood and Wine is released) I guess for now Number 3 on my list is not yet occupied :).
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Things have rolled a lot faster than I had expected from the start. I was an avid Linux dual booter for a long time up until Civilization 5 was released for Linux. That was the day I totally wiped Windows completely and haven't looked back since. Valve and the wonderful folks involved with Wine have made my life more awesome now that I don't have to dual boot.
Games I'm most looking forward to are:
Street Fighter V
Xcom2
Rollercoaster Tycoon World
Baldur’s Gate: Siege of Dragonspear
Stars Beyond Reach
It's a shot in the dark, but I'd like to see Blizzard port Hearthstone and maybe Overwatch to run native on Linux. Hearthstone especially since it uses mostly Qt and EGL for it's code base.
and I'm hoping to see Bethesda actually port Fallout 4 for Linux. Of course I'm not holding my breath, but it would be nice to see happen.
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Games I'm most looking forward to are:
Street Fighter V
Xcom2
Rollercoaster Tycoon World
Baldur’s Gate: Siege of Dragonspear
Stars Beyond Reach
It's a shot in the dark, but I'd like to see Blizzard port Hearthstone and maybe Overwatch to run native on Linux. Hearthstone especially since it uses mostly Qt and EGL for it's code base.
and I'm hoping to see Bethesda actually port Fallout 4 for Linux. Of course I'm not holding my breath, but it would be nice to see happen.
Last edited by neowiz73 on 21 Jan 2016 at 9:02 am UTC
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its been amazing 3 years :D with steam linux
what im looking forward in 2016
1. Dirt Rally (i hope they will port this one)
2. Shadow Warrior 2
3. Serious Sam 4
4. Firewatch
5. XCOM 2
6. American Truck Simulator
7. Scrap Mechanic (Ogre, OpenGL - hopefully they will release linux version)
8. Rocket League (will be coming soon™)
9. Homefront: The Revolution
10. Something great i didnt expect
what im looking forward in 2016
1. Dirt Rally (i hope they will port this one)
2. Shadow Warrior 2
3. Serious Sam 4
4. Firewatch
5. XCOM 2
6. American Truck Simulator
7. Scrap Mechanic (Ogre, OpenGL - hopefully they will release linux version)
8. Rocket League (will be coming soon™)
9. Homefront: The Revolution
10. Something great i didnt expect
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I'll be honest, I'm not fully happy until all the flagship franchises arrive on Linux. GTA, Fallout, anything from BioWare, that stuff.
Not necessarily on day one, but within the following year. And I don't mind there being a eON layer in between or anything like that, as long as the performance is good enough.
But I can't be a fully happy gamer without having the biggest guns in my arsenal.
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Not necessarily on day one, but within the following year. And I don't mind there being a eON layer in between or anything like that, as long as the performance is good enough.
But I can't be a fully happy gamer without having the biggest guns in my arsenal.
Last edited by Beamboom on 21 Jan 2016 at 9:47 am UTC
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I don't really play games much but Grand Theft Auto V would be a dealbreaker for me.
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Wow, 1800 games! And only 1790 of them are visual novels!You forgot the choose-your-own-adventure
Counted them
- 141 visual novels
- 44 choose your own adventure books
- 36 hidden object games
- 78 round-based strategy games
- 9 real time strategy games
- 84 racing games
- 105 sports games
- 157 first person shooters
- 9 third person shooters
- 156 point & click (adventures?)
Roleplaying games are missing here, because as with "adventures" everything is an RPG nowadays.
The big categories, where everything gets lumped into, even if only parts apply:
- 1048 strategy games
- 1480 action games
- 738 RPGs
- 670 simulation games
- 1178 adventures
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