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PayPalTime to choose your fighter? Steam's Fighting Games Fest is now live and will run through July 22nd so you can get some delicious discounts. You'll find a few games that might not perhaps be specifically fighting, as of course Valve like to leave this events just a little bit open to interpretation from developers entering their games into it.
Valve also made a trailer for the event:
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Some of the fist-pumping good deals include my quick-picks below split between Steam Deck and ProtonDB ratings and noting any that have a Native Linux version too of course.
Steam Deck Verified:
DRAGON BALL Z: KAKAROT - 75% off (ProtonDB Platinum)
Mortal Kombat X - 75% off (ProtonDB Gold)
Streets of Rage 4 - 60% off (Native Linux)
Gang Beasts - 60% off (Native Linux)
Rivals of Aether - 60% off (ProtonDB Gold)
Steam Deck Playable:
SOULCALIBUR VI - 90% off (ProtonDB Gold)
Injustice 2 - 90% off (ProtonDB Silver)
FOR HONOR - 85% off (ProtonDB Silver)
GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE- 50% off (ProtonDB Gold)
TEKKEN 8 - 43% off (ProtonDB Gold)
Check out the full event.
If you do pick up anything or spot a particularly good deal, as always: be sure to come and comment what and help out your fellow GamingOnLinux readers. Sharing is caring. No throwing fists in the comments please. Our comments are not turn-based combat, or are they? You decide. FIGHT!
Ps. Intravenous is free to keep on Steam for 24 hours.
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
Interesting how TEKKEN has such a deep sale given it came out in like February earlier this year, did it not do too well sales wise?
That's a Trojan horse. You buy the game at a discount, but then you have to buy one battle pass after another to be able to play with all the characters.
Them's Fightin' Herds is 70% off and is still a wonderful game that's worth playing even after the studio shutdown. Just don't buy the season pass, buy Texas and Stronghoof individually if you want them.
If you want something a little more out there, Mega Knockdown is 20% off and just got a new updated demo. It's a very fun take on a turn-based fighting game, highly recommend it.
EDIT: Forgot about FOOTSIES (25% off), a minimalist one-button game. Cute little party game to try and hook your non-FGC friends into.
Sadly that's kind of it as far as native titles worth talking about go. This genre is sadly underrepresented on Linux.
Last edited by missingno on 16 July 2024 at 9:13 pm UTC
Interesting how TEKKEN has such a deep sale given it came out in like February earlier this year, did it not do too well sales wise?
That's a Trojan horse. You buy the game at a discount, but then you have to buy one battle pass after another to be able to play with all the characters.
All I've been hearing about the game is the battlepass and microtransactions. Thankfully, I only ever play fighting games on game nights with friends, so none of that fomo shit works here, and I get to get it on a discount. If I decide to get the game I'll just do the training mode, or CPU matches at best. Online and fighting games is an oxymoron.
Online and fighting games is an oxymoron.It's been almost 20 years since the original GGPO came out. And while it took some time for certain publishers to catch up, literally every new game released today has proper rollback now.
Fighting games are made to be played with other people, and while the FGC moves heaven and earth to make sure we still have offline events to attend, it's important to have a way to practice at home against real opponents.
Linux_Rocks Jul 16
It all began in '94,
Kept on rollin' in '95,
Pieces were in place in '96,
And came to an end in '97,
And now it comes, and here we go,
K.O.F. is here again,
Nothin's gonna stop us 'cause it's 1998.
While I prefer the Neo Geo originals. The updated version of King of Fighters '98 on Steam and PS4 is definitely awesome. Same goes with the updated version of King of Fighters 2002 on Steam and PS4. I also really liked OG 2002 on the Dreamcast as well.
Last edited by Linux_Rocks on 16 July 2024 at 3:46 am UTC
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