There is a flatpak. It hasn’t technically come out, however there are thousands of players right now. Though most are in russia.
I would also recommended looking at the git repository to see how it’s going.
X-plain seems fantastic for hobbyists and enthusiasts! Good to see a Linux port.
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My top answers are of course Kerbal Space Program, Dwarf Fortress and Stellaris.
However, all those have been mentioned already, so, to add something new to the list: Pathfinder: Kingmaker. It is currently my favourite cRPG.
Edit: Since you mentioned “Great Linux ports”: Kingmaker has a game-breaking bug in the Linux version regarding Gamepad input. However, as long as you play it with mouse and keyboard (as the gods intended - insert PC Master Race meme), the Linux version is working perfectly fine. However, if you plan on playing it on the Steam Deck, you might want to play the Windows build.
Yep. With Kingmaker it was extra annoying, because the game has Steam Deck Verified rating, and the Steam Deck defaults to the Linux build.
Thing is, you can play through the whole first chapter of the game with a gamepad without issues… However, once you unlock the Kingdom Management screen, you run into the bug, which is a soft-lock once you open said screen. The UI doesn’t properly initialize, all text fields remain at their default value, and you cannot make any inputs any more. Luckily the ESC-Menu still works, so you can save your progress…
If it weren’t for the Steam Deck, I guess very few people would have run into this bug, if any at all. Kingmaker has a different UI if played with a gamepad, and even though Kingmaker’s gamepad-UI is done really well, it is clear that it is meant for playing the game on a TV screen (think: consoles). If you are sitting right in front of your screen (PC), the UI you see when playing with mouse and keyboard is superior in each and every aspect.
Out of curiosity, did you also test the Windows port? How good is Valve in Linux porting? I tried CS:GO and CS 2 and CS:GO was problematic, while CS 2 is now better for Linux.
You are missing that Atari castrated the Steam version since Steam is only windows (at that time) they thought they wouldn’t need to ship the linux binaries with the downloadable version of UT2k4.
So you get the following options:
Use the UT2k4 linux setup from the original dvd
run UT2k4 via wine/proton
use the Flatpak launcher, copy the gog/steam data into the appropriate folder (the flatpak runner will tell you where)
Since people have already mentioned Factorio, Dead cells, and Stellaris (which btw all of paradox grand strategy games since CK2 have native versions). I’ll mention a lesser known game that me and my wife love to play, it’s similar to Overcooked (which btw Overcooked 2 has native Linux support) but a lot more calm: Out of Space
Overcooked 1 is a Unity game released in 2016. Unity only started offering Linux build support as an experimental feature at the end of 2015, so it’s very likely that the version of Unity they used to make Overcooked didn’t had Linux support.
The real question is why Overcooked All you can Eat doesn’t have Linux support.
Edit: I forgot to say, I don’t think it’s weird that Paradox supports Linux, they made their engine Linux compatible a while back, so offering support now is trivial. And I always remember the reddit post in which a dev explained that Linux users are like a dedicated QA team hahaha
Out of all the games that I know for sure that have a native Linux port, I’m either going with Minetest, which I have been playing for Voxel Libre (once Mineclone2), or the Sonic Robo Blast 2 with the Reveries mod, despite not knowing what exactly it changes. They’re the 2 games I know have a native port that I’ve been playing the most recently.
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Minecraft and Factorio.
Great ones!
Space Station 14, seriously one of the best games I’ve played.
Interesting that it hasn’t come out yet. Did you play demo / playtest or what? I’m glad to see the Linux version.
There is a flatpak. It hasn’t technically come out, however there are thousands of players right now. Though most are in russia. I would also recommended looking at the git repository to see how it’s going.
Oh, nice!
That’s awesome. Thanks for showing this game!
My favorite native game is flight simulation X-plane since version 8. For kids Super Tux Kart.
X-plain seems fantastic for hobbyists and enthusiasts! Good to see a Linux port.
Yeah, that’s the classic one. It would be weird if there wasn’t a Linux port for something “Tux” related.
My top answers are of course Kerbal Space Program, Dwarf Fortress and Stellaris.
However, all those have been mentioned already, so, to add something new to the list: Pathfinder: Kingmaker. It is currently my favourite cRPG.
Edit: Since you mentioned “Great Linux ports”: Kingmaker has a game-breaking bug in the Linux version regarding Gamepad input. However, as long as you play it with mouse and keyboard (as the gods intended - insert PC Master Race meme), the Linux version is working perfectly fine. However, if you plan on playing it on the Steam Deck, you might want to play the Windows build.
Great ones!
There are sometimes interesting setbacks with Linux ports.
Yep. With Kingmaker it was extra annoying, because the game has Steam Deck Verified rating, and the Steam Deck defaults to the Linux build.
Thing is, you can play through the whole first chapter of the game with a gamepad without issues… However, once you unlock the Kingdom Management screen, you run into the bug, which is a soft-lock once you open said screen. The UI doesn’t properly initialize, all text fields remain at their default value, and you cannot make any inputs any more. Luckily the ESC-Menu still works, so you can save your progress…
If it weren’t for the Steam Deck, I guess very few people would have run into this bug, if any at all. Kingmaker has a different UI if played with a gamepad, and even though Kingmaker’s gamepad-UI is done really well, it is clear that it is meant for playing the game on a TV screen (think: consoles). If you are sitting right in front of your screen (PC), the UI you see when playing with mouse and keyboard is superior in each and every aspect.
Dota 2
Out of curiosity, did you also test the Windows port? How good is Valve in Linux porting? I tried CS:GO and CS 2 and CS:GO was problematic, while CS 2 is now better for Linux.
I haven’t tested on windows at all but I haven’t ran into any issues on Linux.
Great!
The new Valheim update was pretty fun. I also like playing CS2
Has it supported Linux more or just adding more content?
Yeah, its Linux port is superb now compared to CS:GO.
Just more content. The ashlands update added a new biome to the game with some fun stuff. Valheim has been running well on Linux for a long time.
Great to hear that! I need to make it finally running… (some weird audio issues)
Open source, more modern, Ultima Online client. Still need the original art files. https://github.com/ClassicUO/ClassicUO
UT2004
Unreal Tournament 2004? Since when has it native Linux port?
Since release.
Why system requirements say something different on their Steam Page? What am I missing?
You are missing that Atari castrated the Steam version since Steam is only windows (at that time) they thought they wouldn’t need to ship the linux binaries with the downloadable version of UT2k4.
So you get the following options:
via the latter I got this:
Since people have already mentioned Factorio, Dead cells, and Stellaris (which btw all of paradox grand strategy games since CK2 have native versions). I’ll mention a lesser known game that me and my wife love to play, it’s similar to Overcooked (which btw Overcooked 2 has native Linux support) but a lot more calm: Out of Space
It’s weird that Paradox supports Linux.
Why Overcooked 2 has a Linux port while Overcooked 1 hasn’t?
Out of Space looks interesting, thanks!
Overcooked 1 is a Unity game released in 2016. Unity only started offering Linux build support as an experimental feature at the end of 2015, so it’s very likely that the version of Unity they used to make Overcooked didn’t had Linux support.
The real question is why Overcooked All you can Eat doesn’t have Linux support.
Edit: I forgot to say, I don’t think it’s weird that Paradox supports Linux, they made their engine Linux compatible a while back, so offering support now is trivial. And I always remember the reddit post in which a dev explained that Linux users are like a dedicated QA team hahaha
I didn’t know that!
Yeah… probably because devs don’t care or the publisher.
Wow nice, they have probably some Linux users in their team then!
Heroes of Might and Magic II, using the fheroes2 recreation engine.
https://github.com/ihhub/fheroes2
So many great open-source recreations I see!
Also HOMM3 using VCMI
https://github.com/vcmi/vcmi
Wow, there’s even the III.
Out of all the games that I know for sure that have a native Linux port, I’m either going with Minetest, which I have been playing for Voxel Libre (once Mineclone2), or the Sonic Robo Blast 2 with the Reveries mod, despite not knowing what exactly it changes. They’re the 2 games I know have a native port that I’ve been playing the most recently.
I tried the Android version](https://f-droid.org/en/packages/net.minetest.minetest/) on my smartphone.
Do you mean this Reveries mod?
I think that’s the Reveries mod. I got it through flatpak on my laptop and however SteamOS gets it on steam deck.
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Wow, nice, I didn’t know about this game!
One of them would have to be Life is Strange 1, it’s a pretty good port and honestly it’s one of my fav games of all time.
I completed it on Windows before I knew what Linux was. I didn’t know there was a native Linux port, thanks!
Ark survival evolved is one of my personal favorites
Sure, but I don’t see any native Linux port. Only Windows and macOS.
it used to have one though; don’t just look at the Steam Page :)
I see!
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