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submitted 1 year ago by Witch@beehaw.org to c/gaming@beehaw.org

Hi everyone! So I just switched to Linux and I am a little unsure of what to play on my laptop.

It's a presumably decent laptop, 16gb of ram and Iris Xe, but I find that it has battery issues trying to play anything fancy like Skyrim.

I'm looking into things like emulation, finally tackling my Itch.io backlog, and bringing out old classics.

I like RPGs and text-based choose your own adventure games, so if you have any recommendations I'd appreciate it!

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[-] MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Tunic is a cute little old-zelda-like. It's 3d, but very simple and has run on my steamdeck better than most things.

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[-] Cognomen@fedia.io 3 points 1 year ago

Vampire Survivors. It's dopamine in digital form.

[-] authorinthedark 3 points 1 year ago

Might be interested in Endless Sky? It's a 2d spaceship simulator/RPG. I haven't played it in a while but I only started encountering performance issues when my fleet was 40+ ships large and at that point I kinda get it

[-] jorgesumle@lemmy.pt 3 points 1 year ago

Here you can find a bunch free software RPGs: https://libregamewiki.org/Role-playing_games

Also you can install MAME and download like 5000 arcade games from the 70, 80, 90, 2000.

[-] amanneedsamaid@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 year ago

Garry's Mod, Super Tux Kart

[-] feetongrass@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

Not sure if it’s your cup, but A Short Hike is a very relaxing and wholesome game

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[-] DerGreiss@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

Not quite fitting, but Hotline Miami is great!

[-] IcedCoffeeBitch@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Omori, if you are into Motherlike games. More story based if that's your thing

[-] Thelgor@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

While it may not exactly match up with the body of your message, I think this would fit the subject line rather well:

Dwarf Fortress

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[-] ciko22i3@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 year ago

Mount and blade: Warband

Its on Steam

[-] zilt0id@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Absolutely yes, Warband is tons of fun and there's no other game quite like it. The mods are great too, I've put so many hours into Floris and Prophesy of Pendor.

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[-] Callie@pawb.social 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

using emulators could be a good idea. if battery life is an issue then NES, SNES and GBA RPG games could be a good choice

[-] entropicdrift 2 points 1 year ago

Between SNES, Genesis and GBA, there's an enourmous wealth of RPG and adventure games out there

[-] mjohanning@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

I've heard lots of good things about Chained Echoes, a recently released JRPG in the style of those older NES / SNES games. Might be up your alley. Runs natively on Linux afaik.

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[-] Jasmin@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

If you like Pokemon like games, take a look at Cassette Beasts! Very charming game!

[-] bananahammock@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Currently playing through Tunic on my Linux machine. Its a fun adventure game that doesn't hold your hand.

Shouldn't be too hard on your machine.

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[-] jay2@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

Not exactly text based, but the old sierra style games are still a blast to play. Leisure Suit Larry, Maniac Mansion, Thimbleweed Park. They sure don't need many resources to play.

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[-] Bardak@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

Not an answer to your question but when you say " I find that it has battery issues trying to play anything fancy like Skyrim" do you mean that the battery drains while plugged in or that you are mainly playing while not plugged in and your battery life is really short.

If it is the former then you might just need to buy a higher wattage power adapter to sustain. The power draw.

[-] zephyr@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Stronghold Crusaders, or Command and Conquer.

Nostalgic childhood games.

[-] d4r1us_drk@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

Dark Souls Remastered should run just fine, one of the greatest games ever. Also make sure you play it with a controller!

[-] randomwords@midwest.social 2 points 1 year ago

Battle for Wesnoth: open source turn based strategy rpg.

[-] jrandomhacker@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

I started playing Wesnoth something like 15 years ago because I was a kid who didn't have access to ways to pay for games online. I've come back to it on-and-off years later - it's a hell of a game for lasting that long.

[-] nivenkos@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Baba Is You, Into The Breach, Ultima VII (with Exult)

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