action games

Kung Fu Strike is an action brawler inspired by many martial arts movies. Mash buttons or strategically place each hit against enemies and bosses. Purchase new moves, abilities and finished them off with a Powerfull combo. You can even play Kung Fu Strike with a friend in cooperative campaign.





Follow my step-by-step guide on installing, configuring Kung Fu Strike in Linux with PlayOnLinux.

Note: This guide applies to the Steam version of Kung Fu Strike. Other versions may require additional steps.

Tips & Specs:

Try SteamPlay before using this guide as Valve now uses a fork of Wine called Proton and should run most Windows games.

To learn more about PlayOnLinux and Wine configuration, see the online manual: PlayOnLinux Explained

Mint 17 64-bit
PlayOnLinux: 4.2.5
Wine: 1.6.2

Wine Installation...

Lara Croft: Guardian Of Light is an action puzzle solving game that continues the adventures of the Tomb Raider series with an arcade feel. Lara will trick jump, climb, grapple and swing around large linear levels while killing minions and bosses.





Follow my step-by-step guide on installing, configuring and optimizing Lara Croft: The Guardian Of Light in Linux with PlayOnLinux.

Note: This guide applies to the Steam version of Lara Croft: The Guardian Of Light. Other versions may require additional steps.

Tips & Specs:

Try SteamPlay before using this guide as Valve now uses a fork of Wine called Proton and should run most Windows games.

To learn more about PlayOnLinux and Wine configuration, see the online manual: PlayOnLinux Explained

Mint 17 64-bit
PlayOnLinux: 4.2.5
Wine: 1.6.2

Wine Installation...

The Haunted Hells Reach is the result of a team winning the "Make Something Unreal" mod competition. Hells Reach expanded on the original The Haunted in so many ways. More moves, more weapons, more minions and more maps... and YES... there IS a Boss!





Follow my step-by-step guide on installing, configuring and optimizing The Haunted: Hells Reach in Linux with PlayOnLinux.

Note: This guide applies to the Steam version of The Haunted: Hells Reach. Other versions may require additional steps.

Tips & Specs:

Try SteamPlay before using this guide as Valve now uses a fork of Wine called Proton and should run most Windows games.

To learn more about PlayOnLinux and Wine configuration, see the online manual: PlayOnLinux Explained

Mint 17 64-bit
PlayOnLinux: 4.2.5
Wine: 1.6.2

Wine Installation

Note...

Once again you play as Alan Wake the Champion of Light and your dark arena is the dry desert of Arizona. Expose the darkness with weapons of light, kill minions with a variety of weapons and search for answers in dark desert landscapes.





Follow my step-by-step guide on installing, configuring and optimizing Alan Wake American Nightmare in Linux with PlayOnLinux.

Note: This guide applies to the GOG version of Alan Wake American Nightmare. Other versions may require additional steps.

Tips & Specs:

To learn more about PlayOnLinux and Wine configuration, see the online manual: PlayOnLinux Explained

Mint 17 64-bit
PlayOnLinux: 4.2.5
Wine: 1.6.2

Wine Installation

Click Tools
Select "Manage Wine Versions"


Look for the Wine Version: 1.6.2
Note: Try using stable Wine 1.8 and 1.8-staging...

Lord of the Rings: Return of the King is a hack-n-slash game where you re-live the movie and can play as each of the main characters. The game plays in third person as you pick off minions and bosses from the movies. Execute combos, special moves and level up to purchase new abilities.





Follow my step-by-step guide on installing, configuring and optimizing Lord of the Rings: Return of the King in Linux with PlayOnLinux.

Note: This guide applies to the Retail version of Lord of the Rings: Return of the King. Other versions may require additional steps.

Tips & Specs:

To learn more about PlayOnLinux and Wine configuration, see the online manual: PlayOnLinux Explained

Mint 17 64-bit
PlayOnLinux: 4.2.5
Wine: 1.6.2

Wine Installation

Click Tools
Select "Manage Wine Versions"


Look for the...

In Reference of Deus Ex Guide: http://www.gamersonlinux.com/forum/threads/deus-ex-goty-guide-hardmode.778/

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I noticed that the most of anything about installing WOW on linux is a 2 year old post in the POL threads.

So, here we are again. The hardmode guide of installing World Of Warcraft.

If you haven't seen my first guide of setting up wine for games in my Deus Ex GOTY guide, then I am basically going to copy half of that guide to here as that WINE set up just bloody works for every game I have ever played in linux.

Current Specs:

Arch Linux 09.02.2014 (when I installed at least)
5 GB Ram
APU: AMD E2 VISION = AMD E630 1.65 GHZ dual dore processor & ATI HD 6250 Wrestler
1366 x 768
Poor support for AA and SA
Plaxion of gems and room for a...

Enclave is an older 3rd person view hack-n-slash game where you progress through small linear maps. Fight Orcs, Goblins, theifs and other monsters. The story is simple, the quests are linear, its a fun button masher for quick gaming satisfaction.





Follow my step-by-step guide on installing, configuring and optimizing Enclave in Linux with PlayOnLinux.

Note: This guide applies to the GOG version of Enclave. Other versions may require additional steps.

Tips & Specs:

To learn more about PlayOnLinux and Wine configuration, see the online manual: PlayOnLinux Explained

int 17 64-bit
PlayOnLinux: 4.2.4
Wine: 1.6.2

Wine Installation

Click Tools
Select "Manage Wine Versions"


Look for the Wine Version: 1.6.2
Note: Try using stable Wine 1.8 and 1.8-staging

Select it
Click the arrow...

Assassin's Creed Revelations continues the journey of Ezio Auditore da Firenze as he conquerors Rome. Explore the vast cities in Rome, recruit assassins, fight the Borgia, learn new skills, upgrade armor and upgrade weapons.





Follow my step-by-step guide on installing, configuring and optimizing revelations in Linux with PlayOnLinux.

Note: This guide applies to the Steam/Uplay version of Revelations.

Tips & Specs:

Try SteamPlay before using this guide as Valve now uses a fork of Wine called Proton and should run most Windows games.

To learn more about PlayOnLinux and Wine configuration, see the online manual: PlayOnLinux Explained

int 17 64-bit
PlayOnLinux: 4.2.4
Wine: 1.7.24

Wine Installation

Note: Versions of Wine older than 2.0.2 and Wine 2.12-staging no longer work with...

Assassin's Creed Brotherhood continues the journey of Ezio Auditore da Firenze as he conquerors Rome. Explore the vast cities in Rome, recruit assassins, fight the Borgia, learn new skills, upgrade armor and upgrade weapons.





Follow my step-by-step guide on installing, configuring and optimizing Brotherhood in Linux with PlayOnLinux.

Note: This guide applies to the Steam/Uplay version of Brotherhood.

Tips & Specs:

Try SteamPlay before using this guide as Valve now uses a fork of Wine called Proton and should run most Windows games.

To learn more about PlayOnLinux and Wine configuration, see the online manual: PlayOnLinux Explained

int 17 64-bit
PlayOnLinux: 4.2.4
Wine: 1.7.24

Wine Installation

Note: Versions of Wine older than 2.0.2 and Wine 2.12-staging no longer work with...

Beyond Good and Evil is an arcade action adventure game where you play as Jade the reporter. Battle aliens, solve puzzles, take pictures, race your hovercraft & travel to different cities.





Follow my step-by-step guide on installing, configuring and optimizing Beyond Good and Evil in Linux with PlayOnLinux.

Note: This guide applies to the GOG version of Beyond Good and Evil. Other versions may require additional steps.

Tips & Specs:

To learn more about PlayOnLinux and Wine configuration, see the online manual: PlayOnLinux Explained

Mint 17 64-bit
PlayOnLinux: 4.2.4
Wine: 1.6.2

Wine Installation

Click Tools
Select "Manage Wine Versions"


Look for the Wine Version: 1.6.2
Note: Try using stable Wine 1.8 and 1.8-staging

Select it
Click the arrow pointing to the right...

Take on the role of an investigate journalist. After having received a tip from a whistleblower at a psychiatric institution, you take your camcorder and head to Asylum. You quickly discover that this is no ordinary mental asylum, and must struggle to stay alive while keeping your sanity. Record everything with your camcorder, gather evidence to bring down the corporation that run the asylum. Outlast is a survival horror game where you must run and hide in order to survive.



This guide will explain how to install the digital edition of the game, available on GOG.com, as well as the DLC, also available on GOG.com

Tips & Specs

To learn more about PlayOnLinux and Wine configuration, see the online manual: PlayOnLinux explained

Arch Linux 64-bit
PlayOnLinux 4.2.3
Wine 1.7.22

Downloading from GOG

GOG games can be downloaded on Linux by using a web browser...

Run Classic is a 3rd person hack-n-slash Viking action game. Slay minions through dark endless dungeons, keeps and volcanic caves! Pickup a huge variety of swords, maces, axes and more.





Follow my step-by-step guide on installing, configuring and optimizing Rune Classic in Linux with PlayOnLinux.

Note: This guide applies to the GOG.com version of Rune Classic. Other versions may require additional steps.

Tips & Specs:

To learn more about PlayOnLinux and Wine configuration, see the online manual: PlayOnLinux Explained

int 17 64-bit
PlayOnLinux: 4.2.2
Wine: 1.6.2

Wine Installation

Click Tools
Select "Manage Wine Versions"


Look for the Wine Version: 1.6.2
Note: Try using stable Wine 1.8 and 1.8-staging

Select it
Click the arrow pointing to the right...

World of Tanks is a free-to-play MMO with all the tank battling you could possibly want. Sign up, download and then battle online in WWII locations with all kinds of WWII tanks. Engage in epic battles in Europe in high detailed terrain and architecture. Upgrade your tank at the store or purchase new tanks.





Follow my step-by-step guide on installing, configuring and optimizing World of Tanks in Linux with PlayOnLinux.

Tips & Specs:

To learn more about PlayOnLinux and Wine configuration, see the online manual: PlayOnLinux Explained

Mint 17 64-bit
PlayOnLinux: 4.2.5
Wine: 1.7.37

Wine Installation

Click Tools
Select "Manage Wine Versions"


Look for the Wine Version: 1.7.37
Note: Try using stable Wine 1.8 and 1.8-staging

Select it
Click the arrow pointing to the right...

Star Trek Deep Space Nine: The Fallen is a hidden treasure among older video games. Developed with the Unreal engine you have a choice of playing 3 different characters in the same story, but the levels, missions and action is different for each character.





Follow my step-by-step guide on installing, configuring and optimizing Star Trek Deep Space 9: The Fallen in Linux with PlayOnLinux.

Note: This guide applies to the Retail version of Star Trek Deep Space 9: The Fallen. Other versions may require additional steps.

Tips & Specs:

To learn more about PlayOnLinux and Wine configuration, see the online manual: PlayOnLinux Explained

int 17 64-bit
PlayOnLinux: 4.2.2
Wine: 1.6.2

Wine Installation

Click Tools
Select "Manage Wine Versions"


Look for the Wine Version: 1.6.2
Note: Try using...

Tomb Raider goes way back to 1996 on the Sega Saturn, Playstation and PC. Several generations later and a few movies, now Lara Croft is stranded on an Island somewhere near the Bermuda Triangle.





Tomb Raider plays like a movie with stunning visual effects chilling action. Lara still does trick jumps, but now she can upgrade her weapons & tools, while trying to survive on this horrid island.

Follow my step-by-step guide on installing, configuring and optimizing Tomb Raider in Linux with PlayOnLinux.

Note: This guide applies to the Steam version of Tomb Raider. Other versions may require additional steps.

Tips & Specs:

Try SteamPlay before using this guide as Valve now uses a fork of Wine called Proton and should run most Windows games.

To learn more about PlayOnLinux and Wine configuration, see the online manual: PlayOnLinux...

Tron is probably the coolest idea for a game because of all the computer themes. I'm sure it was as fun to develop as it is to play! In Tron 2.0 you play as Jet in a all-too-well-known scenario fighting against the NCP and its minions. There are a lot of new weapons, upgrades, emails and permissions to use.



Follow my step-by-step guide on installing, configuring and optimizing Tron 2.0 in Linux with PlayOnLinux.

There are a lot of steps to Tron 2.0 running in PlayOnLinux but its totally worth it. Patching and a widescreen mod are necessary for it to run on modern systems. So bare with me and you will be playing Tron 2.0 in no time. You will find there is only one strange and comical bug...

Note: This guide applies to the Retail version of Tron 2.0. Other versions may require additional steps.

Tips & Specs:

To learn more about PlayOnLinux and Wine configuration, see the online manual...

This is a very good sequel to the original Witcher, and in my opinion improves on the original in every aspect. The story progresses in a very satisfactory manner, combat is much more involving and exciting and the quests are also a lore more fun. This game features more environments than the previous game and excellent graphics.



This guide will explain how to install the DRM-free digital edition available on GOG.com

This game suffers from a slightly annoying graphical bug on Linux, more on that at the end of the guide.

Tips & Specs

To learn more about PlayOnLinux and Wine configuration, see the online manual: PlayOnLinux explained

Arch Linux 64-bit
PlayOnLinux 4.2.2
Wine 1.7.5

Downloading from GOG

GOG games can be downloaded on Linux by using a web browser, just make sure the "GOG.com Downloader mode" is OFF



Or you can use...

Bloodlines is a game that takes place in the World of Darkness role playing games franchise. It depicts a darker version of our world, where vampires exist in secret societies. You play the role of a newly embraced vampire, trying to get by in your new existence. More powerful forces drag you into the struggles between the various vampire factions.



The guide will explain how to setup Steam in PlayOnLinux so that you can install and play the steam version of Vampire Bloodlines.

Tips & Specs

To learn more about PlayOnLinux and Wine configuration, see the online manual: PlayOnLinux explained

Arch Linux 64-bit
PlayOnLinux 4.2.2
Wine 1.7.8

Setup PlayOnLinux

Launch PlayOnLinux and select 'Tools' and 'Manage Wine versions'

In the new window that appears, scroll through the 'Available Wine versions' box to find '1.7.8' and click on the right pointing arrow to...

Lost Planet: Extreme Condition is one of those Xbox ports to PC by Microsoft, but never seemed to get the attention it deserved. Fight as Alex against an alien bug colony in search of the Green Eye. Fight on foot and in mechs as you battle on an icy cold planet against bug minions and bosses.



Follow my step-by-step guide on installing, configuring and optimizing Lost Planet in Linux with PlayOnLinux.

Note: This guide applies to the Steam version of Lost Planet. Other versions may require additional steps.

Tips & Specs:

Try SteamPlay before using this guide as Valve now uses a fork of Wine called Proton and should run most Windows games.

To learn more about PlayOnLinux and Wine configuration, see the online manual: PlayOnLinux Explained

Mint 16 32-bit
PlayOnLinux: 4.2.2
Wine: 1.7.10-CMST-a632585

Installing Wine

Click Tools
Select...

Arkham Origins is the third game in the Batman Arkham series. This is the first game in the series that Rocksteady did not develop. The core gameplay is just like the previous two games, and I found the game to be pretty much on par with the previous entries.



The game currently suffers a few bugs that the dev have yet to patch out. While they are still an issue I will mention workarounds at the end of the guide.

This guide explains how to install the Steam version of the game. Except for a mouse capture issue (which is solved by running the game windowed), the game works great and there are no issues with running it on Linux.

Note

If you have installed any of the previous two games in the Batman Arkham series as mentioned in my other Batman guide, then you do not need to go through this whole guide. Instead you can simply launch Steam with the other Batman Arkham games, and simply install this game in the same virtual drive. Just let the game...