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NobleZack
May 12, 2015
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Do we have any Linux Gamers on here? If so what are some good games that you would recommend. Preferably in the fantasy genre!
Elrond
May 18, 2015
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I'd be interested in hearing about this as well Didn't LOTRO used to have an official game client that worked in Linux. But that's all I know
Friggin Lord Elrond!
Not_Rich
December 22, 2015
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I prefer using linux for everything , but don't have much time for games right now. I did play WoW a few times through linux , and Chromium BSU , and some Mario clones . Best thing Ive seen so far is probably Trine/Trine2 BUt mostly I'm doing the Blender/ Gimp/ Libre Office type things
Arclayn
January 15, 2016
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Both Steam and GOG now have a decent selection of Linux playable games. But this is primarily Debian territory (and its forks like Ubuntu, Mint, and SteamOS).
"What if everything you see is more than what you see — the person next to you is a warrior and the space that appears empty is a secret door to another world? What if something appears that shouldn't? You either dismiss it, or you accept that there is mu
Lief Fletcher
January 30, 2016
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I've recently got into linux but I've kept Windows as a dual boot just for the games. While a lot of good games are ported to linux (Pillars of Eternity for example!) Windows still has the biggest collection.
Teisei
June 27, 2017
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I prefer Linux (Kubuntu) over Windows (10) although I have both of them installed in a dual-boot configuration. I use Windows mainly to play World of Warcraft while I prefer to do everything else in Linux. I am quite happy that the gaming on Linux has come a long way since, say, 5 years ago. Valve with its Steam platform is obviously a big player here while other big ones like EA and Blizzard are still rather hesitant to make their games available for Linux. Fortunately game engines are steadily becoming multi-platform (including Linux!) meaning that it is possible that we will see more and more so-called "AAA-games" on Linux in the future. I am also quite excited about Vulkan which is also a big thing in the field of Linux (or multi-platform) gaming.

Updated 27 June 2017 (10:36)

zetiaudi
September 6, 2017
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Posted by Lief FletcherI've recently got into linux but I've kept Windows as a dual boot just for the games. While a lot of good games are ported to linux (Pillars of Eternity for example!) Windows still has the biggest collection.

Couldn't agree more. The problem is that most of the games are first started on Windows then maybe later ported to Linux if it becomes successful. Although graphics card drivers support has improved for Debian forks, it's still a recurring issue when gaming.

Updated 15 July 2018 (12:01)