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Title: What are the best games for Linux?
Post by: dante on Mon, 17 April 2017, 09:30:31

And by best I mean the following:

1. Super easy to install.  (ie: Not having to burn through a weekend going through configuration files/etc. to get it to work.)
2. No compromises whatsoever over a Windows/Mac port.  In fact in some cases it may be superior (frame rate etc...)
3. Do not have to search for a special/uncommon graphics card/chipset to make it work.

Title: Re: What are the best games for Linux?
Post by: iLLucionist on Mon, 17 April 2017, 16:01:14

I'm obsessed with tetris curently. Anybody got advice for a GOOD tetris client? I tried a couple, but they all sucked.

I've been watching classic tetris world championship lately (CTWC).

Title: Re: What are the best games for Linux?
Post by: ddot on Mon, 17 April 2017, 16:35:00

KSpaceDuel FTW!!!

https://www.kde.org/applications/games/kspaceduel/

Title: Re: What are the best games for Linux?
Post by: davkol on Tue, 18 April 2017, 10:56:50

Battle for Wesnoth, Nethack,… It's probably in the repos. There's quite a lot of stuff in the repos, usually.

Even getting majority of proprietary games ported/released after ca. 2007 to run is simple, if you know how library linking works (i.e., know which libraries distributed with the game you should remove).

Title: Re: What are the best games for Linux?
Post by: lzrdwzrd on Tue, 18 April 2017, 11:38:33

Steam on linux works really good these days and they have a decent selection of games.
Doesn't get much easier to install.

I would recommend "Pillars of Eternity" if you are into RPGs or SOMA if you like sci-fi horror ( like bioshock with less shooting )

Title: Re: What are the best games for Linux?
Post by: tp4tissue on Tue, 18 April 2017, 15:58:42

Quote from: iLLucionist on Mon, 17 April 2017, 16:01:14

I'm obsessed with tetris curently. Anybody got advice for a GOOD tetris client? I tried a couple, but they all sucked.

I've been watching classic tetris world championship lately (CTWC).

Tp4 were xcited for tetris at one point..

Then I saw them weeabooland xperts play tetris grandmasters..

Then I decided it will never happen for me.

Title: Re: What are the best games for Linux?
Post by: iLLucionist on Tue, 18 April 2017, 16:50:22

Quote from: tp4tissue on Tue, 18 April 2017, 15:58:42

Quote from: iLLucionist on Mon, 17 April 2017, 16:01:14

I'm obsessed with tetris curently. Anybody got advice for a GOOD tetris client? I tried a couple, but they all sucked.

I've been watching classic tetris world championship lately (CTWC).

Tp4 were xcited for tetris at one point..

Then I saw them weeabooland xperts play tetris grandmasters..

Then I decided it will never happen for me.

I know what you mean. Again, like with FPS. My solving abilities suck nowadays. I don't know how I pulled it off when I was 9.