Games for linux...?

[saucecode]

So I is programmer, and therefore, i has a linux computer. I play Reach and all that, but when I get the sudden urge to play a game, there is barely any choice because of my OS. Usually i'll just hop onto a private minecraft server, or play a bit of Warcraft 3. But I need a full on game made to run on linux computers.

Any suggestions? Or does gaming on PC now require a Windows OS...?

 

[yuval152]

Most of the popular games today are windows exlusive games.

http://www.winehq.org/ give that program a try,it let you play windows games on Linux.


http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=389093 Has a list of recommended games.

 

[saucecode]

Most of the popular games today are windows exlusive games.

http://www.winehq.org/ give that program a try,it let you play windows games on Linux.

Don't worry mate, i've already got wine. Doesn't work as well as I hoped, but it does run Warcraft 3!

 

[alj]

Amnesia works on GNU/Linux natively as does unreal tournament ( 99 to - 2k4 i think ) and heroes of newerth.

there are many many games out there for *nix based systems jsut have to look for them


check out http://www.lgdb.org/

also world of Warcraft had a linux client at one point during the original alpha

dont forget to make sure you have the latest drivers installed for your distribution

if you are unsure do a

lspci | grep VGA

and install the correct package for your graphics card

you may have to enable none free repos to get the none free drivers for ait and nvidia

 

[Raognerrrm]

Elder scrolls 1 and 2!
They're free from the elder scrolls website, although you will need dosbox to run them.

 

[Weaver]

This is why I dual boot.

 

[Esotera]

If you're on Ubuntu then have a look on the software centre, there's quite a few out there. But windows would be better, so if you can dual boot, you should.

 

[DazZ.]

Nethack.

It's what I'm playing most at the moment and I'm on an alright laptop with Windows.

 

[octafish]

Freespace 2, and Jagged Alliance 2 spring to mind.

 

[Weaver]

Nethack.

It's what I'm playing most at the moment and I'm on an alright laptop with Windows.

As another roguelike, I also recommend Dungeon Crawl: Stone Soup.

 

[theSHAH]

Aren't Blizzard games compatible with any OS? If so...any Blizzard game. Hit me up if you buy Wings of Liberty!