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Here’s a look at some good FPS games available on Linux & SteamOS
10 Oct 2017 at 11:01 pm UTC

Ooo ooo ooo FPS deal alert....

Humble has released the Endless RPG Lands bundle [External Link] today, which includes a couple of these FPS games - The BTA bundle gets you Borderlands 2 + DLC and the Full bundle gets you Borderlands: The Pre-sequel. Also Wurm Unlimited (for Linux) is in the lowest bundle, plus there are some tasty Windows games too (if you are so inclined).

Here’s a look at some good FPS games available on Linux & SteamOS
10 Oct 2017 at 4:42 pm UTC Likes: 2

What no.....

Xonotic

or its prequel...

Nexuiz

(you haven't lived)

;)

Admittedly the online player community has dipped over the years.

What have you been playing and what do you think?
9 Oct 2017 at 3:05 pm UTC

I've got more games installed than I should need, probably about 30 at this instant.

My most recently played games include:

Rust - It is playing nice and smoothly for me in 4K; looks lovely. I'm on the GOL Rust server. It does a good job of keeping me interested. Latest version has updated blue-print and workbench mechanics, so it takes longer to get to higher equipment level.

Dungeon Warfare - Very good and very addictive tower-defence style game. Good for a short session.

Tomb Raider (2013) - Finished off the main story (and most of the side quests, but not all) in 18 hours of play. Thinking to complete more content before uninstalling. Very happy with the game, graphics, story, and controls.

Ziggurat - This is a Heretic / Hexen style FPS with procedurally generated levels, a range of weapons and abilities. Good for short intense sessions. If you're a fan of Doom, Quake, Serious Sam 3 BFE, then you'll probably like this. Nice and smooth in 4K.

7 Days To Die - I've played "so much" of this! For the price I paid ($8 on sale) I've got lots of enjoyment playing this in single player mode. Never before have I been so immersed in a game where it felt like me surviving in an apocalyptic setting. Had lots of fun experimenting: If I design a base like "this", will it keep the zombies at bay. Feral night is very tense.

Control a DOG-VI drone and uncover the history of Mars in 'CAT Interstellar', now released in full
9 Oct 2017 at 2:45 pm UTC

I got it a few months back, as a freebie on Chrono.gg - Now that it has come of age, certainly interested to give it a go.

Starblast, a fast-paced online arcade space shooter will have Linux support at launch
8 Oct 2017 at 2:17 am UTC

Added it to my Steam Wish List. Long ago, I used to play Star Control and Star Control 2 where you fly a selection of spaceships around the screen against a friend (both using the same keyboard). Fun times. Good to see that this is almost a spiritual successor.

The final beta of Overgrowth, the 3D action game from Wolfire Games is out
8 Oct 2017 at 2:14 am UTC

Just found this in my Steam games list. Wasn't sure how it got there (I don't remember buying it). Turns out I got it in the Humble Freedom Bundle (approx 50 games) from back in February this year. NICE!

Got the Thursday blues? Time to cheer up with a look at some Linux game deals going on
6 Oct 2017 at 12:27 pm UTC

Quoting: stretch611Humble Store also has a lot more on sale...

Project Highrise (runs on linux, no official support) is 75% off.
Interesting, good to know about that. There's a few games like that which run on Linux but don't show a SteamOS/Linux icon ( Arma III springs to mind ). And while bringing it up, I get irritated when key-resellers (Humble, BundleStars, etc) report incorrect operating system support on advertised games.

For example, I'm scanning through the games on sale at Humble, there'll be a game which does work on Linux but Humble has incorrectly reported it as not running on Linux, and so I ignore it and move onto the next title (unless I already know about it - 'prior knowledge' - and realise the mistake).

EDIT:

Cool. I just found Project Highrise in my Humblebundle Library. I hadn't activated it because it was a Windows game. Now I know it also has a Linux port, I have activated it and added it to my Steam library. Yeah!

Got the Thursday blues? Time to cheer up with a look at some Linux game deals going on
5 Oct 2017 at 12:24 pm UTC Likes: 1

Groupees.com has the Artifex Mundi Mega Bundle [External Link] of Hidden Object Adventure games. They all support Linux and you can grab up to 30 of them, for as little as $1 for 2.

(I did misread this bundle myself, assuming that I could pick up 26 games for $1, but it actually works out as ~ $0.50 per game. You choose the games you want from a big list.)

Abandon Ship, the naval exploration game that looks like an oil painting has a new video
4 Oct 2017 at 12:32 pm UTC Likes: 2

Some similarities to Windward [External Link] (a sailing game, also on Linux), but this game looks better and has more content. I'm quite interested in this.

The Humble Gems Bundle 2 has some nice Linux games in it
2 Oct 2017 at 4:37 pm UTC

Grabbed it for myself. Surprisingly, I had nothing from the selection already.

For me, I wanted it for Cryptark, Has-Been Heroes (Windows, DRM-Free), Pinstripe, Slayaway Camp, Apotheon. (Watched game-play videos and read reviews before going ahead.)

There are a number of DRM-Free (+ Steam key) titles here, and I always like grabbing DRM-Free, just so that I'm not 100% reliant on Steam and can download an installer. Also, I'm happier to mess around with DRM-Free Windows titles in WINE (i.e. not Steam).

Meanwhile, my internet connection has been down at home for a few days, and as a result I haven't been able to login to Steam and access my Steam game collection. [Really ****ed off with my internet provider - Virgin Media fibre] Not having working internet really does bring attention to the fact that you need it for Steam gaming.