It's been a little while since we had a community-chat post to round-up what you've all been gaming on Linux lately, so let's have a chat shall we.
We're all a bit spoilt for choice thanks to the likes of native Linux games, Steam Play Proton, cloud game streaming, lots of great emulators and more that you can all do right on Linux. This often makes choosing a game to play rather difficult doesn't it? It does for me.
I end up quite often going back to what I see as comfort games, those that you can just repeat over and over and you know them well, like a gaming comfort blanket with the likes of XCOM 2, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Streets of Rogue and others but there's a new one in my own personal list: Ziggurat 2 which released into Early Access with Linux support in late October.
Milkstone Studios seem to have crafted an absolutely magical first-person dungeon crawler, that I can quite easily see myself putting hundreds of hours into. There's something so supremely satisfying about running around a room waving a wand or a staff around, unleashing powering magics on somewhat freaky enemies (like those damn running carrots). When you get into the boss battles, it really gets your blood flowing too.
Over to you in the comments: what have you been gaming on Linux lately? Let us know what you've newly discovered, what you keep going back to and more.
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Storminator16 Nov 8, 2020
Xcom: Enemy Unknown & Two Point Hospital for me :) Looking at some games in my catalog I haven't played, Meltdown looks like something I'm going play this week as well.
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Been getting back into Factorio too (though my base is nowhere as impressive as @Ehvis' 
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I just constantly jump between games, but here are some recents ones:
Tales of Maj'Eyal
Factorio
Vintage Story
Minecraft
Vaporum: Lockdown
Risk of Rain 2
Simply Puzzles: Codewords and Junctions
Tales of Maj'Eyal
Factorio
Vintage Story
Minecraft
Vaporum: Lockdown
Risk of Rain 2
Simply Puzzles: Codewords and Junctions
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Recently have been playing some game under playtest, Kingshunt, Scavengers, both works under proton but being an alpha game they still not fully optimized.
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Dankrat169 Nov 8, 2020
Hello!
Been playing Dead Island, Ziggurat 2 (absolutely love it!) and Amnesia Rebirth! Also just get Crystal Caves HD now it's available on Linux!
Been playing Dead Island, Ziggurat 2 (absolutely love it!) and Amnesia Rebirth! Also just get Crystal Caves HD now it's available on Linux!
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linuxfiend Nov 8, 2020
I've been playing Shadow of the Tomb Raider and Star Trek Online.
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I find myself diving a lot into Scourge Bringer and also into Petal Crash by the way thanks Liam for highlighting that game it seems that outside of you no one seems to be talking about it online a shame really.
So just like you yeah I do dive into bite size games with a quick gameplay loop I'm also playing Shadowrun Returns for the first time ever and I'm liking it so far.
So just like you yeah I do dive into bite size games with a quick gameplay loop I'm also playing Shadowrun Returns for the first time ever and I'm liking it so far.
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Last week I managed to polish off Resident Evil 3 last week. I had wanted to buy it on release but I heard it was short. It kind of is, but at $30, I think I enjoyed it enough to justify it.
Unfortunately I have only been picking at games since then. Mostly it has been Homefront: the Revolution, which plays very well under Proton. It's hard game to just blindly recommend to anyone, but I am enjoying it (and the night scenes are freakin' gorgeous). I don't want to get too committed to a game right now because on Tuesday, Yakuza: Like a Dragon hits. I'm not normally the kind of person who buys games at launch, but I am a huge fan of the series that I can't bring myself to wait. Hopefully it's just like Kiwami 2 in the sense that it's download and play through Proton.
As a minor treat to myself (and to help distract myself from the state of US politics and internet drama regarding the Ryzen 5000 series), I built effectively a new computer. I did end up getting a RX 5600 XT like I had mentioned before, but also ended up with a new processor. Originally I was intent to wait on getting a 5900X, but those things sold out way too quickly. I happen to live near a Microcenter and the 10850K was $430, which intrigued me but I wasn't sure whether I'd bite. They then put out price protection for the next month (if it drops lower in price, you can get a refund on the difference this month) AND dropped the price to $400. The cores might not be as fast or numerous, but for an additional $150 in savings, I think it's well worth it.
Unfortunately I have only been picking at games since then. Mostly it has been Homefront: the Revolution, which plays very well under Proton. It's hard game to just blindly recommend to anyone, but I am enjoying it (and the night scenes are freakin' gorgeous). I don't want to get too committed to a game right now because on Tuesday, Yakuza: Like a Dragon hits. I'm not normally the kind of person who buys games at launch, but I am a huge fan of the series that I can't bring myself to wait. Hopefully it's just like Kiwami 2 in the sense that it's download and play through Proton.
As a minor treat to myself (and to help distract myself from the state of US politics and internet drama regarding the Ryzen 5000 series), I built effectively a new computer. I did end up getting a RX 5600 XT like I had mentioned before, but also ended up with a new processor. Originally I was intent to wait on getting a 5900X, but those things sold out way too quickly. I happen to live near a Microcenter and the 10850K was $430, which intrigued me but I wasn't sure whether I'd bite. They then put out price protection for the next month (if it drops lower in price, you can get a refund on the difference this month) AND dropped the price to $400. The cores might not be as fast or numerous, but for an additional $150 in savings, I think it's well worth it.
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I wish I played game this past two weeks. I have been fighting against Windows 10 pro to make it work with my Linux machines! The bloody thing does not gives you many information when it refuses to access my Linux server and Microsoft gives me the roundabout as if I was a stupid nerd!
Anyway tonite, I'm going to crush monsters and demons with Hellgate London!
RD
Anyway tonite, I'm going to crush monsters and demons with Hellgate London!
RD
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Had fun with West of Loathing for a bit, went back to Master of Orion (Not 1, 2 or 3, a recent-ish iteration that's mostly just a UI facelift on 2) but quit when it got crashy.
Most recently started messing with Surviving Mars. Interesting; not hard, but a bit frustrating in places. I made a key mistake my first game: Half my initial colonists were middle-aged, and so I ended up with 4 people retired before the initial phase was over--using up resources but not doing anything. Suddenly stuff I thought I had people producing I had to import from Earth because of these retirees. Next time, no old people on the rocket!
I find myself wishing for better people-management features. Also wishing that the bits of scavenge-able metal lying around on the surface were a bit more noticeable.
Most recently started messing with Surviving Mars. Interesting; not hard, but a bit frustrating in places. I made a key mistake my first game: Half my initial colonists were middle-aged, and so I ended up with 4 people retired before the initial phase was over--using up resources but not doing anything. Suddenly stuff I thought I had people producing I had to import from Earth because of these retirees. Next time, no old people on the rocket!
I find myself wishing for better people-management features. Also wishing that the bits of scavenge-able metal lying around on the surface were a bit more noticeable.
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I find myself diving a lot into Scourge Bringer and also into Petal Crash by the way thanks Liam for highlighting that game it seems that outside of you no one seems to be talking about it online a shame really.I like Shadowrun Returns. I have a fondness for part of the plot because I played a related scenario in paper & pencil one time. Most people really like Dragonfall much better, so if you like Returns you'll probably quite like Dragonfall, and the Hong Kong one is very good too.
So just like you yeah I do dive into bite size games with a quick gameplay loop I'm also playing Shadowrun Returns for the first time ever and I'm liking it so far.
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Most recently, I've been playing mostly Fallout: New Vegas and Batman Arkham City.
Just about have Arkham City beat but New Vegas was crashing constantly for me in Proton. However, it's now massively more stable after installing New Vegas Script Extender, New Vegas Anti-Crash and 4GB Patcher mods.
http://www.nvse.silverlock.org/
https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/53635/
https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/62552/
If you're playing NV, thay are a must have!
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Just about have Arkham City beat but New Vegas was crashing constantly for me in Proton. However, it's now massively more stable after installing New Vegas Script Extender, New Vegas Anti-Crash and 4GB Patcher mods.
http://www.nvse.silverlock.org/
https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/53635/
https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/62552/
If you're playing NV, thay are a must have!
Last edited by Xaero_Vincent on 9 November 2020 at 4:20 am UTC
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My normal games, like Left 4 Dead2, and Race The Sun. I even got around to playing BroForce and Classic Racers..., slowly working though my games on Steam. ;)
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furaxhornyx Nov 9, 2020
I have started over Iratus: Lord of the Dead a few weeks ago, after having played an hour or so when somewhere in April.
The game has got me hooked, lots of things to try and unlock in this game
Next will probably be Carrion, which I recently bought on sale.
I have also tried a few demos, and a few games ended up in my wishlist:
- HellCard, based on the Book of Demons universe, the gameplay mechanics with allies are a nice addition to the card battle genre
- Plot of the Druid, funny point & click
- Empires of the Undergrowth, a mix of Dungeon Keeper and Swarm Assault (kinda...). Unfortunately, the demo seems to be outdated compared to the current state of the game, so I watched some let's plays to find out more about the content. In the demo, you don't have access to upgraded units, so some missions are quite difficult, and I couldn't finish some.
Anyway, it's nice to see demos back, in those times of pay-to-be-beta-tester.... Maybe this will bring back the magazines with tons of demos on a CD, from back in the days ?
The game has got me hooked, lots of things to try and unlock in this game
Next will probably be Carrion, which I recently bought on sale.
I have also tried a few demos, and a few games ended up in my wishlist:
- HellCard, based on the Book of Demons universe, the gameplay mechanics with allies are a nice addition to the card battle genre
- Plot of the Druid, funny point & click
- Empires of the Undergrowth, a mix of Dungeon Keeper and Swarm Assault (kinda...). Unfortunately, the demo seems to be outdated compared to the current state of the game, so I watched some let's plays to find out more about the content. In the demo, you don't have access to upgraded units, so some missions are quite difficult, and I couldn't finish some.
Anyway, it's nice to see demos back, in those times of pay-to-be-beta-tester.... Maybe this will bring back the magazines with tons of demos on a CD, from back in the days ?
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I spent a week but still couldn't get the Nvidia drivers on Debian to work properly. Frustrated, I installed Arch, tuned it up in half a day and now I'm playing.
Eve Online (wine + dxvk), Planetary Annihilation (Steam Play), Carrion (native), Noita (wine), Warframe (wine), Planescape: Torment (native), Diablo 2 (wine), Northgard (native)
Eve Online (wine + dxvk), Planetary Annihilation (Steam Play), Carrion (native), Noita (wine), Warframe (wine), Planescape: Torment (native), Diablo 2 (wine), Northgard (native)
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Mohandevir Nov 9, 2020
Started to date an old friend of mine again... World of Tanks. I keep having an on and off relationship with this game.
With Lutris and Proton 5.13 (instead of the supplied Lutris preset) it rocks!
With Lutris and Proton 5.13 (instead of the supplied Lutris preset) it rocks!
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tl;dr: Dishonored + 2 Story DLC (The Knife of Dunwall and The Brigmore Witches), No Mans Sky, Dishonored 2
A little background: I have a PC in home that I recently upgraded (Ryzen 7 3800 + 1070ti + 32gb) after many many years so I am working through my backlog. Next on my list was Dishonored 2, sequel to a near perfect game I played soon after it was released in 2012. But I decided to first replay original game.
I also have work issued laptop (i7 9750H + 1660 + 32gb) that I use for coding and I am taking with me when traveling. It uses Ubuntu for work and separate disk with Windows for afternoons etc. Few months ago windows got broken and it is stuck in after windows update bsod boot loop which I did not had time to fix.
Last week I had to drop everything and pack and travel across my country for personal reason. I had some movies and tvshows downloaded for offline netflix so that was cool but then I thought: oh no! a week break from Dishonored ?!?! So I thought: wait a minute! Steam can now play windows games! And now the best part: I copied files from windows to ubuntu, steam discovered them and did not had to download anything!! It was just ~200mb for runtime layer and vulkan shaders compilation and just like that it was working! Full HD, graphics to the max and 130fps+!! I also copied no mans sky from windows and it also worked! During that week I did finish Dishonored and 2 story DLC (both for the first time - and I must say: one of the best story DLCs for a game!!) and started Dishonored 2. There were some issue in the beginning but disabling vsync fixed them all. Everything was detected! 144hz display, even binding to "mouse button 5" worked perfectly. Performance is bit worse than in first game but it is playable - but world is so much more detailed and living!. And I mean hardcore save-scumming load-on-fail-or-spotted trying-to-break-level-geometry-with-teleport playable. No single crash! First part has occasional (once every hour ?) freeze mostly in Menu but other than that it is perfect :) What A Time To Be Alive :D Gaming on Linux :D
A little background: I have a PC in home that I recently upgraded (Ryzen 7 3800 + 1070ti + 32gb) after many many years so I am working through my backlog. Next on my list was Dishonored 2, sequel to a near perfect game I played soon after it was released in 2012. But I decided to first replay original game.
I also have work issued laptop (i7 9750H + 1660 + 32gb) that I use for coding and I am taking with me when traveling. It uses Ubuntu for work and separate disk with Windows for afternoons etc. Few months ago windows got broken and it is stuck in after windows update bsod boot loop which I did not had time to fix.
Last week I had to drop everything and pack and travel across my country for personal reason. I had some movies and tvshows downloaded for offline netflix so that was cool but then I thought: oh no! a week break from Dishonored ?!?! So I thought: wait a minute! Steam can now play windows games! And now the best part: I copied files from windows to ubuntu, steam discovered them and did not had to download anything!! It was just ~200mb for runtime layer and vulkan shaders compilation and just like that it was working! Full HD, graphics to the max and 130fps+!! I also copied no mans sky from windows and it also worked! During that week I did finish Dishonored and 2 story DLC (both for the first time - and I must say: one of the best story DLCs for a game!!) and started Dishonored 2. There were some issue in the beginning but disabling vsync fixed them all. Everything was detected! 144hz display, even binding to "mouse button 5" worked perfectly. Performance is bit worse than in first game but it is playable - but world is so much more detailed and living!. And I mean hardcore save-scumming load-on-fail-or-spotted trying-to-break-level-geometry-with-teleport playable. No single crash! First part has occasional (once every hour ?) freeze mostly in Menu but other than that it is perfect :) What A Time To Be Alive :D Gaming on Linux :D
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