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There's so many games releasing all the time, along with cloud gaming very much being a thing that you can game across all sorts of Linux devices now. New isn't always better though of course and I often go back to the comfort of a few "safety" games that I know I will enjoy. Lately, that's been a likely unhealthy amount of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
With the latest Operation named Broken Fang, it pulled in the a Retakes game mode and I have to say, I have been enjoying that massively. It's much quicker to get through, with the T side planting the bomb as soon as a round starts. Smaller levels along with picking your loadout from cards, it really has mixed up how to play CS:GO for the better. The Wingman mode is also a huge amount of fun with quick 2v2 rounds. Well worth looking into if you've not played either modes.
Apart from that, I can't get away without mentioning Valheim, the singleplayer and co-op Viking survival game. It's simply brilliant. I've been happily playing it alone, as I'm just constantly discovering new things and it's a real joy while now and then hopping into the community-run GamingOnLinux servers (info in our Discord) to see what amazing creations people have done with the building tools.
Over to you in the comments: what's been pulling you in lately and are you enjoying it? Give over your latest recommendation to fellow readers.
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LordDaveTheKind Feb 14, 2021
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Mostly, playing Children of Morta which runs pretty smoothly on my under-powered Specter X360 (lost the good computer to a derecho). It's nice to just kill things and the different mechanics for each of the family members is fun (still prefer Linda). I got the new Pets DLC and I was disappointed that the bonuses there were degrading with each encounter which means instead of steadily improving them, I'm just going to horde animal treats until the end of time and then forget to use them.
I'm also playing Carrion with the six year old. "Playing" being he plays for about 5-10 minutes and then asks me to play while he makes commentaries since the game doesn't have a map and he keeps getting lost.
The boys played a few rounds of Tallowmere 2 with me. That's a hard one because as soon as one of them accidentally friendly fires a kitten, that's it for the night. I don't like friendly fire.
I've also spent a little bit trying to get Satisfactory playing but my laptop just can't handle it. At least not hooked up to the 34" widescreen.
I'm also playing Carrion with the six year old. "Playing" being he plays for about 5-10 minutes and then asks me to play while he makes commentaries since the game doesn't have a map and he keeps getting lost.
The boys played a few rounds of Tallowmere 2 with me. That's a hard one because as soon as one of them accidentally friendly fires a kitten, that's it for the night. I don't like friendly fire.
I've also spent a little bit trying to get Satisfactory playing but my laptop just can't handle it. At least not hooked up to the 34" widescreen.
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DDraceNetwork. I used to play Teeworlds and DDrace back in 2013. With this year's Steam realese of DDNet I kinda re-discovered the game. Since the release in August I put in around 500hrs into the game.
Also Beat Saber. Apart from Half-Life: Alyx it's my most played VR game and it runs really well on my 3900X and my Vega 56.
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Also Beat Saber. Apart from Half-Life: Alyx it's my most played VR game and it runs really well on my 3900X and my Vega 56.
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I have been captivated by Red Dead Redemption 2. The game is absolutely huge and incredibly detailed.
I have also occasionally loaded up Pavlov VR just to shoot zombies:)
I have also occasionally loaded up Pavlov VR just to shoot zombies:)
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First XCOM2 playthrough here (only 5 years late, oh well), and I am sucking, hard.
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First XCOM2 playthrough here (only 5 years late, oh well), and I am sucking, hard.Prepare to continue to suck :D
Such a great game though.
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Just finished Horizon Zero Dawn, now started Battle Chasers: Nightwar and Dark Souls Remastered for singleplayer, and try to crawl back to Street Fighter V, but it's hard after 2 years, and limited time to practice :/ Also thinking to give a shot to Valheim while waiting for Nier Replicant. Proton really do it's job well :)
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Last edited by Pangachat on 14 February 2021 at 8:54 pm UTC
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A mix of Tales of Symphonia, 嗜血印 Bloody Spell a chinese souls/DMC mix which runs quite well on proton and Death Stranding, and trying to platinum Nier Automata on the side. Also trying to find the time to finish Atelier Ryza but got a bit tired before the end, probably will come back to it later.
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As Far As The Eye is finally natively on Linux and went onto discount, so I gave that a try last week. It's nice, recommended! Reminds much of the xcom series, also Battle Isle.
Besides that, I also played the 2016 released "Particle Fleet: Emergence", play time 229 hours according to Steam (lies! ;). One can filter for user created maps with high rating, there are so good maps..
Besides that, I also played the 2016 released "Particle Fleet: Emergence", play time 229 hours according to Steam (lies! ;). One can filter for user created maps with high rating, there are so good maps..
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After 175+ hours I finally finished Assassin's Creed Odyssey last week. It was hard trying to select and start up a new game but luckily Desperados III went on sale for 50% off so I broke my 75%+ off rule (with a 5000+ game backlog I gotta set some limits...) and bought the Deluxe edition. I just finished the fourth level and mechanically it's at least as good as Shadow Tactics, though I think the latter had a better story and honestly I just prefer the Japanese setting. Still a great game either way, highly recommended!
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junibegood Feb 14, 2021
After some time on Dicey Dungeons (discovered here !), I'm now starting a full rerun of the three Witcher games. The first one hasn't aged really well... 
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I'm now starting a full rerun of the three Witcher games. The first one hasn't aged really well...
Played that again in December. Don't agree that it didn't age well. It's a bit ... odd. But if you accept that the game mechanics are the way they are, it still holds up quite well. Especially considering it was basically an indie game.
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DefaultX-od Feb 14, 2021
7 days to die, Among Us, Ben and Ed: Blood Party
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The usual FreeOrion, but a few weeks ago I started playing Xonotic as well. Turns out I missed some good old arena action, playing it pretty regularly, 1-2 hour-sessions.
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Just bought Baltic and Black Sea DLCs so I am back to ETS2 :-)I've had the Italian, French, and Scandinavian DLCs for a while and never really played them. But at the moment (for reasons we needn't go into) I need something not-too-demanding that can be paused at a moment's notice. ETS2 is perfect.
I started a full run a few months ago, but ended up going straight to TW2 because I have fond memories of it and no patience. But the first one hasn't aged as badly as I thought it would.I'm now starting a full rerun of the three Witcher games. The first one hasn't aged really well...
Played that again in December. Don't agree that it didn't age well. It's a bit ... odd. But if you accept that the game mechanics are the way they are, it still holds up quite well. Especially considering it was basically an indie game.
(And I still haven't finished my re-run through TW2. I don't think I've ever finished it on PC. Let's be honest... that final chapter gets a bit tedious.)
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DarkVantage Feb 14, 2021
Control: Ultimate Edition. Creepiest game I've played since System Shock 2. Visuals and sounds are terrifying and it runs flawlessly on Proton. Lots of memorable spaces to explore, frightening enemies, great story, and fun side missions to break things up a little. My Dark Disquiet has been hopelessly stuck in my head, too.
When Control gets to be too intense, I take a break with The Room series. Awesome puzzles!
When Control gets to be too intense, I take a break with The Room series. Awesome puzzles!
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Mostly Proton games for me. I got back into Hitman 2. I'm up to Whittleton Creek, probably have another couple of playthroughs to do there before I reach my goal of mastery level 15.
I've also kicked off a new playthrough of Divinity: Original Sin 2, this time with Beast as my main. I'm almost done with Fort Joy.
And just for something different I picked up Frostpunk in the Lunar New Year sale yesterday. Only played for a couple of hours though.
As far as native games go I also played a bit of Superhot which I got in a bundle some time ago but hadn't played yet. It's pretty fun for an hour or so - very interesting mechanic (time is frozen unless you are moving), but quite frustrating when you can't figure out how to beat a level.
I've also kicked off a new playthrough of Divinity: Original Sin 2, this time with Beast as my main. I'm almost done with Fort Joy.
And just for something different I picked up Frostpunk in the Lunar New Year sale yesterday. Only played for a couple of hours though.
As far as native games go I also played a bit of Superhot which I got in a bundle some time ago but hadn't played yet. It's pretty fun for an hour or so - very interesting mechanic (time is frozen unless you are moving), but quite frustrating when you can't figure out how to beat a level.
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