Quoting: HyperdriveIt's suspiciously bad programming to not make windows and linux compatible for online play. As a programmer I can only shake my head in disbelief.

I wondered myself, but there's an explanation...
https://steamcommunity.com/groups/maclinux/discussions/0/528398719787800607/

Quoting: HyperdriveBesides, friends don't let friends run Windows when they can run Linux.

:D

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Quoting: ExpalphalogI've read that the single player is awful and the level of toxicity that I have encountered in every single multiplayer game I have ever tried has guaranteed that I only play single player games anymore.

I'm sensitive to such behaviour as well. But I had a very good time with Frozen Synapse with the friendliest community by a wide margin I've ever met in a competitive online game. So... don't give up.

...but I didn't pick up Payday either.

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Quoting: KohlyKohlHopefully this will run well with only 6GB. I don't feel like paying $100 to upgrade my ram.

Depending on your configuration, you might be able add 4 GB for ~30 bucks or 2 GB for ~15.

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Quoting: razing32Couple of videos I would like to share on the topic:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjoYaJWzylI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tPLibNqNeE

Thanks for these tipps!
The videos both were interesting.
The central point that I didn't get is in the first video at about 4:00: Cards of worthless games, probably worthless themselves, can be converted to gems and these can be sold or converted to valuable cards.

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I happened to have tried the demo yesterday - yes, there's a demo available, also for Linux!


Unfortunately, I didn't get into it. The small but irritating graphical glitches (on Nvidia) probably played a role in this. Maybe I'll give it a second shot later...

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Quoting: Mrokii

Quoting: EikeNow, this is too special for a recommendation,

Heh, well my third try would then be this: Platforming is fine, as long as it doesn't end in bullet hell and unfair bosses.

Ah, no, I meant the game I mentioned is too special, not your description! :)

Quoting: MrokiiThe games I remember having enjoyed very much (independent of category): the Penumbra-series

Amnesia, SOMA?

Quoting: MrokiiHalf Life 1

Bioshock Infinite?

Quoting: Mrokiitext- and "click & point"-adventures like the Lucasfilm-series and others.

Day of the Tentacle, Harvey's new Eyes, Thimbleweed Park, Deponia series, Book of Unwritten Tales 1 & 2, Broken Sword 5, Gemini Rue, Journey Down, Blackwell series, Shivah?

Quoting: MrokiiLimbo

Swapper, Closure?

Quoting: MrokiiMetro: Last Light

Tomb Raider?

Quoting: MrokiiPortal 1 +2

Portal Stories: Mel (the hard mode is very hard - and thus very satisfying when solved), Antichamber, Talos Principle?

Quoting: MrokiiShovel Knight

Maze of Galious (MSX)? :)

Quoting: MrokiiTrine 1+2

Rochard?

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Quoting: MrokiiSorry, I should have been a bit more specific, I guess. I am rather into (platforming) games that have a lot of exploration possibilities (like in Hollow Knight), but not quite as tough bosses (also, like in Hollow Knight). Basically, metroidvania-like games that don't require expert-skills when it comes to boss-fights.

Now, this is too special for a recommendation, but one of the very few games from my youth that in my humble opinion stood the test of time is this one on MSX:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Maze_of_Galious
Platforming, lots of exploration and mysteries, made by the wizards of Konami. Can't say too much about the bosses though. It even featured some "saving" ability by getting a code at some place that you could enter to return at that state. Nowadays, you could always save using an emulator's capabilities.

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Quoting: MrokiiI'm into more casual (not necessarily easy or short) games, basically where exploration and finding secrets is the main aspect. I realise that this may not be the right place, but if anybody has suggestions I'd love to hear them.

Your description is rather broad.
Looked through the games I played and came up with...
FEZ

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Quoting: AimelaWell, they're porting to Mac OS as well, so they're kind of forced to develop for OpenGL there because Apple will not support Vulkan since they want to use their own API called Metal. Since they had to make the game work in OpenGL anyway, they probably just kept it in the Linux version for reasons such as compatibility and it's not really any more effort for them.

They do use Metal for the game on Mac.
I guess Vulkan is not ready yet to run well on all cards and (Linux) drivers, so they need OpenGL as well.

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Quoting: MrokiiWith HK I became so frustrated that I eventually removed the game completely from my Steam account

Sounds like a love-and-hate relationship. :)

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