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62 games is an impressive number. Sadly, there still are a few dealbreaker apps that prevent me to switching to Linux. There's also the massive back catalogue
by GFischer 14y ago
62 games is an impressive number.
Sadly, there still are a few dealbreaker apps that prevent me to switching to Linux.
There's also the massive back catalogue Windows has, my girlfriend loves playing random PopCap games and other casual-friendly stuff that are not yet click-and-play in Linux - was going to say "not available" but Google has an installation guide for Wine, but not yet available to mainstream users.
- StavrosK 14y ago62 games isn't impressive at all. Most of the games I bought (indie, mostly) have Linux versions that work fine in Ubuntu, but they aren't on Steam! I expect they'll probably arrive soon, since all the Humble Bundles have been Linux-friendly for ages, but they don't have the games available now. They're probably trying to get the client more stable, I guess.
- GFischer 14y agoI really don't follow the Linux news, I'm comparing to 2007 which was the last time I had a Linux desktop (SuSE with KDE), where the only available games were Frozen Bubbles and some half-baked sim game clones. Seeing mainstream support (Steam and others), and 62 titles shows Linux has gone a long way, and of course the rise of web gaming is a huge boon.
- StavrosK 14y agoOh, things are much better now. All the games I buy nowadays (mostly indie, as I said) run on Linux, which is where I play them (or don't, as I don't have time). Steam on Linux is fantastic, since we'll probably see adoption from authors who otherwise wouldn't consider it, but there are fantastic games available for Linux nowadays. Just not on Linux Steam, yet.
- jlgreco 14y agoIn 2007 you also had all the old Quake1-3 mods, as well as UT99 and UT2003. Also Doom 3. Probably still the best games on Linux imho...
- GFischer 14y agoYou're right, I forgot. I don't like First Person Shooters (even the original Wolfenstein gave me motion sickness, and I don't have great motor skills), that's why I forgot about those. I've always liked turn-based strategy games, or real time strategy games (at medium or slow speeds, I get destroyed on online matches), puzzle games, point-and-click graphic adventure games, etc... and I distinctly remember searching for those and not finding much back then. I definitely need to give Linux another try, but I don't manage to convince myself to set aside the time (it might be a good investment, though :) )
- jlgreco 14y agoAh, gotcha. Wesnoth and OpenTTD are probably the best Linux has to offer in that area.
- skriticos2 14y agoTry Warzone2100. It's quite fun RTS.
- vq 14y agoThe Humble Store has a number of Linux games: http://pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Humble_Store http://pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Humble_Store Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri is a favourite of mine, not sure how easy it is to get a copy of these days though. DEFCON, Darwinia: http://introversion.co.uk/ http://introversion.co.uk/ Wesnoth is a great turn-based strategy game and has an unusual amount of polish for a FOSS game. SpringRTS is a really fun RTS, if you can look past the many bugs in the launcher/lobby: http://springrts.com/ http://springrts.com/
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- jeltz 14y agoCrusader Kings 2 has just been ported to Linux. And so will Europa Universalis 4 be. Both are real time strategy games with pausable time. Several good point-and-click adventures have arrived at Linux recent years. One which is available at Steam is The Book of Unwritten Tales.
- jeltz 14y agoThe steam client has two different counts for the games: 62 and 43. When you click the number 62 you get a search result with 43 entires. My guess is that this is due to DLCs being excluded and Crusader Kings having like 15 DLCs.