It's time to bug Feral Interactive about future port requests once again

ToBeHonest the directx-to-vulkan projects (there are 3 of them) are looking quite promising for the future of windows games under Linux. I mean a native port would be nice but I don't think any of these devs would do that even if they released it officially for Linux (they would just redirect rendering calls just like how wine projects are).

As for what game Feral should port next..... well give us a list of the developers who have said maybe! it seems to me that only VERY FEW developers are even open to the idea of their games on Linux which leaves a very limited unknown selection for us to choose from. I've always said we need CLASSIC and POPULAR AAA titles on Linux, either all.

If GTA5 got a linux release, it would be earth shattering indeed, but as we have found out over the years, some developers are very hostile towards linux, even when someone else is doing most the work for them...


Last edited by TheRiddick on 24 January 2018 at 9:07 pm UTC

NieR:Automata or Nioh, just because i hope Larian take care about Divinity OS 2 Linux port :P

Here are a few games I would like to see ported but I won't hold my breath.

1.Planet Coaster
2.Elite Dangerous
3.Jurassic Park
4.Doom
5.Wolfenstein Series
6.Settlers Series
7.Anno Series.
8.Sonic and other classic SEGA Games Collections.
9.Cuphead
10.Battlefield 1
11.COD WW2
12.GTA V
13.Rise of the Tombraider.


Last edited by finaldest on 24 January 2018 at 9:27 pm UTC

Quoting: TheRiddickIf GTA5 got a linux release, it would be earth shattering indeed, but as we have found out over the years, some developers are very hostile towards linux, even when someone else is doing most the work for them...

Do you know what "very hostile" actually means ;)? There is a big difference between that and "don't care" or "seeing no point". This "if you are not my friend then you must be my enemy" attitude really serves no one.


Last edited by jens on 24 January 2018 at 9:26 pm UTC

Any games as long all the games does not have INTRUSIVE loot boxes.

p/s: **After reading all comments**
Ahh, come on guys! Do you think all games which the developers having MS backing will release on Linux? Think logically people, please!

Any LEGO game

Quoting: lucifertdarkTotal War Warhammer 2, why? because it's Warhammer, do you really need any other reasons?

Whatever game they choose next to port I hope it's one I DON'T already own.

TW Warhammer 2 would be my no. 1 request, I'm really enjoying the first game and surely it would be more straightforward to port it than some other games as the groundwork has already been done for the first game. I'm really hoping Feral release the sequel this year, I would really like to play as the Tomb Kings, Lizardmen and Skaven.

Dark Souls and Rise of the Tomb Raider. They are two series of games that I'd love to play it on my favourite OS.

My choices are Rise of the Tomb Raider and Final Fantasy XII, which should be available on Steam at the beginning of February :)

Something Japanese, e.g. FFXV, because we have not enough Japanese games on linux.

Quoting: axredneckSomething Japanese, e.g. FFXV, because we have not enough Japanese games on linux.

If you like those, there are dozens of the visual novel kind on steam. There is also a straregy/visual novel game by Love in space, called Sunrider (although it's technically Korean i think).

That said i'd also like to see a Final Fantasy or a Metal Gear Solid game ported to linux.

My constant list:

Skyrim/Oblivion
Witcher 3/1
Warcraft 3
Hitman: Blood Money
GTA games
Anything singleplayer that is heavily moddable like the TES series + it's official tools.
Or maybe something where the devs are open to collab for a day one linux release.
Oh, and anything like the XCOM games.


Last edited by dvd on 24 January 2018 at 10:50 pm UTC

Nier Automata, after you finish porting Rise of the Tomb Raider

Quoting: omer666Last time I checked, The Witcher 1 ran really well in Wine, so I don't know if a port would be a great idea...

In practice, that soon would be said about many of the listed games too. Wine competes with Feral's wrapper. So does it mean they shouldn't port anything? I personally think more competition is good.


Last edited by Shmerl on 24 January 2018 at 11:05 pm UTC

Quoting: GuestSomething DRM-free.

Indeed. Not sure what Feral's problem is, but they still didn't release even a single game DRM-free.

Quoting: dvdIf you like those, there are dozens of the visual novel kind on steam. There is also a straregy/visual novel game by Love in space, called Sunrider (although it's technically Korean i think).

Visual novels are not exactly games. We need Japanese RPGs (like FF series), fightings, shmups, run'n'guns (like Hard Corps Uprising) etc.

I would also wish for witcher 3!

Reason: It would be awesome to see how my decisions in the witcher 2 are affecting the storyline :)

Quoting: Shmerl

Quoting: GuestSomething DRM-free.

Indeed. Not sure what Feral's problem is, but they still didn't release even a single game DRM-free.

I'm not sure that's in their hands. If they did DRM free the publishers they work with would probably throw a fit. After all it's not their IP. They're just licensing it for porting purposes.

Is it too early to start requesting Final Fantasy VII Remake?

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS

Quoting: Guest

Quoting: Shmerl

Quoting: omer666Last time I checked, The Witcher 1 ran really well in Wine, so I don't know if a port would be a great idea...

In practice, that soon would be said about many of the listed games too. Wine competes with Feral's wrapper. So does it mean they shouldn't port anything? I personally think more competition is good.

To be fair, it's only useful if a company supports the game running under wine (and will typically provide a basic packaged version with the game). Feral, Aspyr, VP, etc, do actually offer a level of support - if you buy the game, it should run if your system meets their spec. If you buy a game expecting it to run under wine and it doesn't, then tough luck.

It has the opposite effect as well. While Feral, Aspyr and VP support the game for some period of time, and after that - tough luck expecting any changes, Wine on the other hand has no time limit, and you can see developers fixing bugs which affect old games. That's just the nature of the FOSS project. So in a sense Wine actually offers better long term support.