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PayPalValve as expected have put up the Steam Autumn Sale for 2018 and it comes rammed full of some epic Linux gaming deals.
As always, I aim to give you a couple of interesting titles with good deals to get you started:
- The Talos Principle - 85% off (Remains one of the best first-person puzzle games around)
- Rise of the Tomb Raider - 80% off (According to SteamDB that's the lowest price ever for Steam)
- Total War: WARHAMMER - 75% off
- Mad Max - 75% off (Easily one of my favourite Feral Interactive ports, also has a Vulkan beta)
- Planetary Annihilation: TITANS - 75% off (One of the biggest RTS games on Linux, with a renewed life recently)
- EVERSPACE - 70% off
- Black Mesa - 60% off (Good price to get it at while waiting for the Xen levels)
- Rocket League - 50% off (I'm personally nearing 200 hours in this…)
- Total War: WARHAMMER II (only just released for Linux!) - 50% off
- For The King - 50% off
As always, there's plenty more on sale. Plenty of games both big and small of sale, some of the discounts are a little ridiculous! See more on Steam, here's a handy link to show all Linux titles on sale - filtered for only games and DLC.
Also, their artwork for it is absolutely lovely, wouldn't mind an expanded version of this as a background:
Do come back and let us know what you're getting, we would love to know.
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walther von stolzing Nov 22, 2018
Speaking about Half Life -- if there's anyone who hasn't yet played the two Portal games, they're also at 80% off (they're at $2 each). VERY highly recommended.
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DefaultX-od Nov 22, 2018
Sorry just bought Shadow of The Tomb Raider, because can't wait no more. But I bought regular edition and when Feral are ready I'll buy the addons
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Sorry just bought Shadow of The Tomb Raider, because can't wait no more. But I bought regular edition and when Feral are ready I'll buy the addons
If you want and can wait with playing (maybe also with installing?) for two weeks, Feral should get the money.
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Comandante Ñoñardo Nov 22, 2018
Just in time for to feed my new Steam account.
Good prices for classics like Portal and the Halflife franchise....
Talos Principle too... But I will get some proton games too like Dishonored and Prey.
Good prices for classics like Portal and the Halflife franchise....
Talos Principle too... But I will get some proton games too like Dishonored and Prey.
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stretch611 Nov 22, 2018
I think I am getting Zombo Buster Rising for less than $1(US)
And probably Kingdom Rush Frontiers for $5(US) Kingdom Rush is also that cheap, but I own it already.
Maybe Melty's Quest at 30% off due to the recommendations here. :D
I am on the fence about Pathfinder: Kingdoms due to the amount of bugs reported... But I would get that on Humble Bundle if I decide to get it. It is only 15% off there, but with a monthly sub discount and cash back towards my next purchase, it ends up a few dollars cheaper there.
I may get Graveyard Keeper at GOG (30% off) which is the same discount as Steam.
Finally, I may break my rule about native only and get Railroad Tycoon II Platinum on GOG for $1.75. Only because I have been itching for a good railroad game, and Railway Empire was disappointing to say the least.
Edit: Ooops!!! I said Kingdom Rush Origins (which is not on sale at all) instead of Frontiers.
Last edited by stretch611 on 22 November 2018 at 5:12 pm UTC
And probably Kingdom Rush Frontiers for $5(US) Kingdom Rush is also that cheap, but I own it already.
Maybe Melty's Quest at 30% off due to the recommendations here. :D
I am on the fence about Pathfinder: Kingdoms due to the amount of bugs reported... But I would get that on Humble Bundle if I decide to get it. It is only 15% off there, but with a monthly sub discount and cash back towards my next purchase, it ends up a few dollars cheaper there.
I may get Graveyard Keeper at GOG (30% off) which is the same discount as Steam.
Finally, I may break my rule about native only and get Railroad Tycoon II Platinum on GOG for $1.75. Only because I have been itching for a good railroad game, and Railway Empire was disappointing to say the least.
Edit: Ooops!!! I said Kingdom Rush Origins (which is not on sale at all) instead of Frontiers.
Last edited by stretch611 on 22 November 2018 at 5:12 pm UTC
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Happy Tday to those who are celebrating with your friends and family! My house is packed with ppl playing Doom in my basement and fighting/party games on my HTPC. It sounds like the 80's arcades in here.
Man. This sale is awesome. So far I picked up:
Linux Native
Steamplay
Growing up I went from Arcade to Computers. Consoles never interested me much because of how the ports were. I had a few but I would end up selling them or giving them away because the arcade ports of my favorite fighters were always lacking in some way. Most of my experience with consoles were when visiting family.
A lot of fighting games are not available on Linux natively but Steamplay has helped me enjoy Tekken 7, Ultra Street Fighter IV, The King of Fighters XIII Steam Edition and now the two I listed above. I already own just about every other fighter that is offered that is Linux native with the exception of any Early Access games.
It's been an awesome year of gaming. I look forward to more of it.
Man. This sale is awesome. So far I picked up:
Linux Native
- Sentinels of the Multiverse
Steamplay
- THE KING OF FIGHTERS '98 ULTIMATE MATCH FINAL EDITION
- GUILTY GEAR Xrd -SIGN-
Growing up I went from Arcade to Computers. Consoles never interested me much because of how the ports were. I had a few but I would end up selling them or giving them away because the arcade ports of my favorite fighters were always lacking in some way. Most of my experience with consoles were when visiting family.
A lot of fighting games are not available on Linux natively but Steamplay has helped me enjoy Tekken 7, Ultra Street Fighter IV, The King of Fighters XIII Steam Edition and now the two I listed above. I already own just about every other fighter that is offered that is Linux native with the exception of any Early Access games.
It's been an awesome year of gaming. I look forward to more of it.
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Comandante Ñoñardo Nov 22, 2018
Meanwhile, I got this from GOG:
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Meanwhile, I got this from GOG:
Same here! My wishlist is pretty big and doesn't have only Linux games... I got Tales of Monkey Island.
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The Hitman GOTY bundle is quite tempting too at ~12€ (if you own those two episodes that were given for free some time ago).
Feral take my energy! I mean, money!
BTW, the "essential" bundle (with Blood Money + Absolution) is only 2€ above that, but Absoution doesn't seem to be working well with proton right now.
Last edited by Froz1984 on 22 November 2018 at 7:28 pm UTC
Feral take my energy! I mean, money!
BTW, the "essential" bundle (with Blood Money + Absolution) is only 2€ above that, but Absoution doesn't seem to be working well with proton right now.
Last edited by Froz1984 on 22 November 2018 at 7:28 pm UTC
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OLucasZanella Nov 22, 2018
Well, that's my new wallpaper. I wish there were more of these beautiful Linux wallpapers, but I can never find one."Also, their artwork for it is absolutely lovely, wouldn't mind an expanded version of this as a background"True, Valve published bigger version of these artworks, but in fact they are expanded only a little...
https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/store/promo/autumn2018/wallpapers.zip
Still my fav (from 2016) :)
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officernice Nov 23, 2018
"Also, their artwork for it is absolutely lovely, wouldn't mind an expanded version of this as a background"True, Valve published bigger version of these artworks, but in fact they are expanded only a little...
https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/store/promo/autumn2018/wallpapers.zip
Still my fav (from 2016) :)
That looks great!! Do you have more? Or do anyone know where to get a nice library of previous artwork? They really do use some great stuff. :)
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Arehandoro Nov 23, 2018
Couldn't resist and bought Knee Deep, Rise of the Tomb Rider, Mass Effect (easier to play with Proton in Steam that on Origin) and Wailing Heights.
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Same here! My wishlist is pretty big and doesn't have only Linux games... I got Tales of Monkey Island.Tales of monkey island is a good game. I have played it in wine.
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Big question: the Steam Controller is on sale too, I never used a gamepad in my life and a lot of games I own needs one, should I buy it or the Logitech F310? I want a plug'n'play experience with Steam, Proton and/or Wine, and Gog.
Thanks in advance for the advices! ;)
Thanks in advance for the advices! ;)
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Big question: the Steam Controller is on sale too, I never used a gamepad in my life and a lot of games I own needs one, should I buy it or the Logitech F310? I want a plug'n'play experience with Steam, Proton and/or Wine, and Gog.
Thanks in advance for the advices! ;)
What seems often to be forgotten about the Steam Controller is that you don't need to use the touchpads for most games supporting controllers. But they are handy if you want to play some mouse and keyboard games on the couch.
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walther von stolzing Nov 24, 2018
Big question: the Steam Controller is on sale too, I never used a gamepad in my life and a lot of games I own needs one, should I buy it or the Logitech F310? I want a plug'n'play experience with Steam, Proton and/or Wine, and Gog.
Thanks in advance for the advices! ;)
I'm happy with my F310; it's cheap & simple, not as good as a DS4, but it gets the job done. (I used to be KB/M only before getting a PS4; so these two are my only references.)
I've had a little difficulty getting it recognized in a couple of games over *streaming*, though (e.g. Assassin's Creed II). No issues (special settings etc.) with Wine.
(Streaming via Moonlight, that is. I don't remember Steam streaming causing an issue.)
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I used to be KB/M only for decades, up to a few years ago when I got the Xbox One controller and it's great to have a controller even as a PC gamer. For some games it's just better and it's nice to be able to lean back and relax your shoulders sometimes. Do I still play games with mouse and keyboard? Absolutely, but it depends on what type of game I'm playing.
One thing I would say about the Steam Controller is that it seems a bit niche. A lot of games are made with the Xbox and PlayStation controllers in mind. The Steam Controller kind of tries to create a keyboard and mouse replacement but that's not what I would personally want from a controller.
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One thing I would say about the Steam Controller is that it seems a bit niche. A lot of games are made with the Xbox and PlayStation controllers in mind. The Steam Controller kind of tries to create a keyboard and mouse replacement but that's not what I would personally want from a controller.
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Big question: the Steam Controller is on sale too, I never used a gamepad in my life and a lot of games I own needs one, should I buy it or the Logitech F310? I want a plug'n'play experience with Steam, Proton and/or Wine, and Gog.
Thanks in advance for the advices! ;)
Based on your "plug'n'play" wish, I'd recommend the Microsoft XBOX 360 usb controller. It often works with no setup or minimal setup required. I remember my first ever game of Rocket League. Plugged the XBOX 360 controller in and it was detected, all the game controls automatically mapped perfectly, ready to play immediately.
Saying that, I'm not a massive fan of gamepad use in my games (preferring keyboard and mouse wherever possible). As such, even though I own a Steam Controller too, I rarely consider using it.
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Apart from getting Total War: WARHAMMER II, I bought these Steamplay games, and the experience is like running a native game - amazing:
Ryse: Son of Rome
Crysis 2
Batman: Arkham Origins
The Witcher 3
The first 3 are going for just 5€. Hair Works is not working with Nvidia 415 driver in the Witcher 3. I understood that they fixed that, but I lost track in which driver version?
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Ryse: Son of Rome
Crysis 2
Batman: Arkham Origins
The Witcher 3
The first 3 are going for just 5€. Hair Works is not working with Nvidia 415 driver in the Witcher 3. I understood that they fixed that, but I lost track in which driver version?
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The first 3 are going for just 5€. Hair Works is not working with Nvidia 415 driver in the Witcher 3. I understood that they fixed that, but I lost track in which driver version?You'll need the Vulkan developer beta driver 396.54.09 for VK_EXT_transform_feedback. On Ubuntu you can get it from this PPA.
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