Whats the best source for games?

[markz]

I used to use Steam for W10, I have plenty of games for Windows which I cant play on Linux.

All I do for games is go to the Software Manager and browse games but theres not much to choose from.

I used to play World of Tanks on Windows O/S
SADLY I spent 22,000 hours playing that and about $200 or so for upgrades to advance faster.

Another game I used to play decades ago but not anymore is a Turn Based game called Utopia. I still get the odd email, it reminds me but its not my style.

My style of games would be considered INDIE
What that means to me is a very simple game, not much heavy on the graphics. Those heavy graphic type games were never my thing.
I liked Sim City, Railroad Tycoon, Sid Miers Railroads, Rollercoaster Tycoon.

I dont think I would be into the games I used to like which were KingsQuest and PoliceQuest.

I like the game vvvvvvvvvvvvvv on steam, its very old school ASCI game, reminds me of an old Dungeons and Dragons game.

The game I liked recently but lost interest was an old GTA I believe it was 5. I would play it more on Steam but its W10 based.

[xenopeek]

A starting point may be the Open Source Games List: https://trilarion.github.io/opensourcegames/. They aim to list all open source games, many which will work on Linux. But they don't have screenshots or descriptions in the lists and search is very basic so I find it not very practical to use to discover something new I'd like. But that's me.

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/List_of_games is a curated list that may be more useful to discover games for Linux in genres you like. While it's for another Linux distro you can still follow the website links from there and find out how to install them on Linux Mint (or look for Ubuntu or instructions, which will work on Linux Mint).

My style of games would be considered INDIE
What that means to me is a very simple game, not much heavy on the graphics. Those heavy graphic type games were never my thing.
I liked Sim City, Railroad Tycoon, Sid Miers Railroads, Rollercoaster Tycoon.

Some games very much like those you mentioned, most which are installable through Software Manager on Linux Mint:
LinCity-NG (install: lincity-ng): https://github.com/lincity-ng/lincity-ng
Simutrans (install: simutrans): https://www.simutrans.com/en/
Open Transport Tycoon Deluxe (install: openttd): https://www.openttd.org/
Open Rollercoaster Tycoon 2 (OpenRCT2 is available in the flatpak category of Software Manager): https://openrct2.org/

You may also like:
Unknown Horizons (install: unknown-horizons): https://unknown-horizons.org/
FreeCiv (install: freeciv): http://freeciv.org/
FreeCol (install: freecol): http://www.freecol.org/
0 A.D. (install: 0ad): https://play0ad.com/
Widelands (install: widelands): https://www.widelands.org/
Battle of Wesnoth (install: wesnoth): https://www.wesnoth.org/

But that is only gratis, open source games for Linux. On Steam and GOG.com you can find more games like these for Linux that are paid. On https://www.protondb.com/ you can check if a Windows game will run on Linux. Valve have certified over 800 Windows games for Linux (for their Linux based hand-held gaming system, Steam Deck) and other users have rated thousands of Windows games as playable on Linux. Proton is built in to Steam and allows to play Windows games on Linux. By default it only plays certified games (the 800+ titles) but you can opt in to allow Steam Play (as they call it) for all Windows games in your Steam library. Just look up on ProtonDB if it will be worth it to try. Games with Platinum or Gold rating usually will work well.

I'm not a simulation or strategy buff but I liked Kingdoms and Castles and it runs natively on Linux (without Proton): https://store.steampowered.com/app/5694 ... d_Castles/

You can search on Steam for Linux games: https://store.steampowered.com/search/? ... nux&page=1. And on GOG.com: https://www.gog.com/en/games?systems=linux

[cretsiah]

I used to play World of Tanks on Windows O/S

if this was on steam you can still play it.....( even the windows version, its what i use)

World of Warships on the other hand tends to be a lot buggier (server isssues, connection lag)

i recently been playing ( on LMDE 5 beta = Linux Mint Debian Edition 5 )
- Euro Truck Simulator 2 (native linux )
- American Truck Simulator (native linux )
- Far Cry New Dawn (windows version)
- Far cry 5 (windows version)
- Rocket League (windows version via Heroic Launcher not steam)

I used to use Steam for W10, I have plenty of games for Windows which I cant play on Linux.

Barring systems spec issues and maybe wanting latest HDR 4k kinda stuff i dont know why...

[Joss]

I used to use Steam for W10.

Steam is the best source for Linux, more so because of Proton.
https://www.howtogeek.com/738967/how-to ... -on-linux/

I have plenty of games for Windows which I cant play on Linux.

Maybe you can, see the article I linked.

[WriteF]

As Joss already stated Steam is the best source. Another good one is GOG (Good Old Games).
You can get a lot of games from various sources, including Windows ones or games from disks to work through Lutris.

And most emulators also support Linux.

[markz]

Maybe I can play Steam on this Linux Mint PC
I will have to try
I just thought I couldnt, perhaps I read something somewhere or misread something somewhere.

I try not to waste days away playing games, now, hours are just wasted online in forums.
Trying to get into finance and stocks doing research and such.
I also look at real estate either on Zillow.com (USA + Canada) or Realtor.ca (Canada) and day dream.
The other place I day dream is on PCPARTSPICKER
I am stuck in my ways, I tend to search the same things over and over again. So even if I have a different ip due to vpn, I bet the search companies still know who I am though I use DuckDuckGo on Mozilla.

Lately I tend to do a fresh install of both w10 and Linux, but since I got the printer working I dont switch between hdd's much anymore.

My system is very old, its a HP 4th gen intel with 10 or 12gb of ddr3, various hard drives I turn the pc off and plug in a W10 hdd.

One thing I would like to try out is a few different linux distro's but I am getting used to Mint, its actually very user friendly. I find I can find pretty much everything online thats already been asked. I just fixed a printer issue which was the only reason a joined years ago. I originally thought I had to download packages from the driver section, but I had to do the first link which was a bunch of terminal commands but it ended up working yesterday. To print I would just turn off the pc unplug linux hdd and plug in w10 o/s.

Someone mentioned GoG website, I been there. I was looking for a really old game, that DnD ascii game I mentioned would be cool to have access to.
Another is a pirate game, but man I wish I knew the names. Just so many games.
Remember Leisure Suit Larry, I loved the Lemmings game to.

Memory skill games I play, or maze type games.... very simple.

Anyways thanks for responding, I will look into it all.

[coomer]

SanctuaryRPG, it's indie and light on graphics. But I've only tried it in a window manager and it seems to open in 720p and not fill the whole screen. It's weird but still playable. Lots of fun.

[rambo919]

I don't know if I experience time differently from others but.... a 4th gen i CPU cannot be called "really old".

Really old would be Pentium 4 and older. Old at worst is around 2nd Gen.

A good condition i7 2nd gen rig can still run rings around a "modern" i3 tier PC.... unless age is being measured in FPS on high settings on high end games or something.

But then again barely any game released in the last 5 years has been worth my effort.... and those that have been don't require strong CPU's for the most part.... and even then they barely make use of what is available anyway..... it's pretty much been a disappointing decade for games for me. Almost everything these days focuses on showing you in 4k detail the pimples on faces these days or "community" and "achievements" nvm the constant blathering SJW nonsense in a pathetically dramatic quest for social relevance more than actually making good games.

And that is ignoring the Activisions and Ubisofts that make generic slightly improved copy and paste exercises they overcharge for.... I really am amazed people still pay for what they bring out..... must be nice having that much money to waste.....

[rambo919]

Regarding really old games (90's and older), abandonware sites with screenshots usually are the best way to browse. A lot of these sites are in loose partnerships with online stores like GoG and Steam and will link to storefronts instead of giving downloads if one is available for purchase somewhere. Really useful if nothing else for just seeing (nostalgia or curiosity) what was available at some point.

Steam for some reason has broken "sort by date" filters so you can't use that unless you already know the name.

[rambo919]

I almost forgot about this, https://www.gamingonlinux.com/ has this page in their wiki

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/wiki/#Games_Lists

And this page on their main site

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/free-games/

[Joss]

I don't know if I experience time differently from others but.... a 4th gen i CPU cannot be called "really old".

Of course not. An i7 2600k or FX-8350 will still produce smooth gaming experiences.

[MarkTheMorose]

Another is a pirate game, but man I wish I knew the names. Just so many games.

How long ago did you get the pirate game? It could be one of these two, which are both old:

Sid Meier's Pirates! (1987 on floppy disk, 1994 on CDROM, in Europe at least)
Pirates! Gold (1993)

[iliketrains]

The Monkey Island series involves pirates and was very popular.

For older games archive.org has plenty if you know the search tricks. Many titles there are still sold as digital downloads so the legality might be sketchy, especially some in iso format. Between dosbox, scummvm, virtual machines, and wine (including variants) the list of games playable in linux is long.

For a low stress indie game 'If On a Winter's Night, Four Travelers' has nice pixel art and easy point-n-click adventure puzzles. Free on Steam. It's not for all tastes but neither are fps type games, personally I don't enjoy that type of carnage.

[rambo919]

I have a lot of nostalgia for this one.....

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swashbuckler_(video_game)

[markz]

I think its good I dont play much games anymore on the pc.

I wasted 10k+ hrs with World of Tanks, if not 20k
Steam, Sid Miers Railroads was a lot too

Come winter in cold cold Canada, dark days, little sunlight hours may hit it hard again.

How long ago for the pirate game, this is circa early 90's but can't remember much of how it went.
Another game I loved was a space game, big robots fighting, same time probably 95'ish.

Some of the Quest games are on Steam.

Probably just attend some board gaming meetups to be with people face to face and interact normally.