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submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by Psyhackological@lemmy.ml to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.ml

For me, it's Factorio.

a game in which you build and maintain factories.

It even has Wayland support!

(Version 1.1.77» Fri Mar 03, 2023 3:44 pm)

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  • Added support for Wayland on Linux. To enable it, set SDL_VIDEODRIVER=wayland in your environment. (thanks to raiguard)

What's yours?

EDIT: Great Linux ports* not like some forced ports that barely work or don't.

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[-] Citronnier@sh.itjust.works 58 points 2 weeks ago

Portal 2, one of the best games, good story, excellent gameplay, excellent coop, good performance.

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[-] janNatan@lemmy.ml 43 points 2 weeks ago

Rimworld. Also DRM free through GOG!

[-] Psyhackological@lemmy.ml 16 points 2 weeks ago

Rimworld

I think you can be a DRM free copy on their website too. But damn, that game is expensive with all the DLCs.

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[-] apotheotic@beehaw.org 32 points 2 weeks ago

Celeste! One of the best games ever made, with a flawless Linux native version

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[-] Liome@pawb.social 30 points 2 weeks ago

Minecraft, Stellaris, and Valheim were already mentioned so I'm gonna add Neverwinter Nights.

[-] CaptainBasculin@lemmy.ml 18 points 2 weeks ago

Fun fact about Minecraft: It's written in Java which is a programming language makes porting to other platforms really easy. The way it works is that it turns the instructions into bytecode that Java Virtual Machine runs, essentially allowing any device with JVM to run it.

[-] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 14 points 2 weeks ago

And funnily enough they made Bedrock for every device that's not a PC.

[-] CaptainBasculin@lemmy.ml 21 points 2 weeks ago

I consider Bedrock as the Microsoftified edition of Minecraft. Microtransactions everywhere, halting modding whenever possible, support on all platforms except Linux, no access to previous versions.

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[-] Rez@sh.itjust.works 29 points 2 weeks ago

I was going to say Factorio as well! :D Hollow Knight has a native port and is a fantastic game, but my favorite games are ones like OpenMW or DevilutionX where the entire engine is remade from the ground up and open-source

[-] Toribor@corndog.social 28 points 2 weeks ago

Rimworld! Probably my favorite game ever actually.

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As a Linux newb...

 

   

 

[-] samc@feddit.uk 21 points 2 weeks ago

Its all about how an application goes from "I would like to display X on a screen" to how X actually gets displayed. Wayland is effectively a language (technically a protocol) that graphical applications can speak to describe how they would like to be drawn. It's then up to a different program more deeply embedded in your OS to listen to and act on those instructions (this program is called a Wayland compositor). There's a lot more to it (handling keyboard input monitor settings, etc), but that's the general idea.

Wayland is a (relatively) new way of thinking about this process, that tries to take into account the wide variety of input and output devices that exist today, and also tries to mitigate some of the security risks that were inherent to previous approaches (before Wayland, it was very easy for one application to "look at" what was being displayed in a completely different app, or even to listen to what keys were being typed even when the app isn't focussed).

Thing is, change is hard, doubly so in the consensus driven world of Linux/FOSS. So, until the last couple of years or so, adoption of Wayland was quite slow. Now we're at the point where most things work at least as well in Wayland, but there's still odd bits of software that either haven't been ported, or that still rely on some features that don't exist in Wayland, often because of the aforementioned security risks.

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[-] olafurp@lemmy.world 22 points 2 weeks ago

I use steam and I can't tell which is which usually.

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[-] Coelacanthus@lemmy.kde.social 22 points 2 weeks ago
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[-] Monstanner@lemmy.ml 21 points 2 weeks ago

The Half-Life Games.

[-] wfh@lemm.ee 21 points 2 weeks ago

BallisticNG. Incredible WipEout homage, Linux native, VR compatible, runs locked at 60fps on Deck. Fun tracks, cool ships, nice lore. Physics and mechanics are by default more geared towards classic PSX games (1, 2097, 3), with "modern" physics and mechanics (Pure/Pulse/HD with absorb, barrel roll etc.) getting an overhaul in the next version.

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[-] IsoSpandy@lemm.ee 20 points 2 weeks ago

Factorio is so amazing on linux. Like the devas actually care about Linux. They care so much that went on to shit on Gnome for no client side decorations. Absolute legends. Wish more studios wer like them.

[-] Klajan@lemmy.zip 16 points 1 week ago

In fact Linux is the superior version of Factorio, since you get to have asynchronous saves that don't pause the game

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[-] LunarLoony 20 points 2 weeks ago

Doom, of course!

Also, OpenRCT2, and Unreal Tournament.

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[-] herrcaptain@lemmy.ca 18 points 2 weeks ago

I guess I have to say Stellaris because it's my favorite game in general. It also runs as good or better under the native Linux version than it ever did on Windows, so points there.

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[-] Kory@lemmy.ml 17 points 2 weeks ago
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[-] nix@midwest.social 15 points 2 weeks ago

Off the top of my head: Half Life 2! OpenTTD, Dwarf Fortress, Minecraft.

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[-] the16bitgamer@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago

Somewhere between Minecraft Java edition and a modern title made with the Steam Deck in mind, like TMNT Shreaders Revenge.

I'm just happy to see a slowly increasing support base, even if its just to support wine

[-] HouseWolf@lemm.ee 14 points 2 weeks ago

No Besiege fans in here? Probably the most relaxing way to cause complete chaos and destruction.

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