As the title says: What is the best native Linux games?
Kerbal Space Program!
This is the right answer. CKAN is also on Linux and makes modding a breeze.
Sadly KSP2 does not have a Linux build and also doesn’t run well in Proton. But then again, it’s also a bit hot garbage.
Good game but I think I would recommend paying through proton anyway because the native realise seems rather forgotten about.
Guess the devs were too focused on trying to make KSP2 less of a clusterfuck
I wouldn’t give the original devs a hard time. It seems like they did an amazing job with very few resources. I don’t even blame them for releasing a Linux native port as an afterthought, even that is better than most.
I will be very very surprised if KSP2 sees any meaningful improvement before being shut down.
Oh I was meaning to throw shade at the new developers who are running KSP2 into the ground.
I took it as such. :-)
I just wanted to show the original devs a little love.
Damn so many great ones to choose from. I am big fan of Paradox strategy games, kinda in that order: Stellaris, Hearts of iron IV and Europa Universalis IV.
FTL
Mindustry, sort of like factorio but open source and free on itch. Although you can also buy it on steam
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Sounds like non-free data is allowed. Then surely ioQuake is the native game I spent the most time with.
I love Dead Cells and me and my wife have been playing a lot of Out of Space lately. Other than that Paradox games are awesome, and one that I’ve played a lot years and years ago was Project Zomboid. On the more AAA front I loved Deus Ex and Borderlands 2.
The games I keep coming back and playing since years are Factorio and Cities Skylines. And Minecraft if you call a Java program native. All because of the vast number of mods that exist. And Dota now and then for playing with friends.
Right now I’m really getting into old school games or games that have the old school look. Here’s a few which have native Linux support:
- Stardew Valley
- Broforce
- Carrion
- Dusk
- FTL: Faster Than Light
- Huntdown
I go back to Battle for Wesnoth a few times a year. There are many new scenarios over the recent years.
Don’t know about them being the best, but I’ve been playing Valheim and Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun and having a good time with both.
The Talos Principle must be mentioned here. It was the first major game to provide Vulkan support, running just incredibly well.
And of course, Minecraft.
0ad, Wesnoth, Endless Sky, Mindustry
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Rimworld and Factorio are both great Linux games.
I have a long list :)
Dota2 & CS GO Paradox strategy games (JRepin had listed)
Many non-strategy games published (not developed by) by Paradox Interactive are also providing native Linux games, incl. Cities: Skylines, Surviving Mars, Tyranny
