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Altered is a puzzle game made of boxes. Yes boxes... but you can't just stay in the box to solve them... you have to go "outside the box" in your mind and on your keyboard. Alter your character and the objects to complete each puzzle. This is no ordinary mind boggling teaser. Play at your own speed and learn to trial-n-error your way around each puzzle.

https://glitchheart.itch.io/altered

Altered has a free native Linux demo available on the itch page. It ran perfectly without any issue whatsoever. Be patient and enjoy!

Specs:
Mint 20.1 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1060
Nvidia 460

Silence is a point-n-click mystery adventure about a brother and sister surviving after a war raid. Play as Noah who is trying to find her sister in post traumatic duress in a fantasy world of Silence. Meet interesting creatures and find aid from war-torn rebels. Feast your eyes on amazingly detailed environments and stunning visuals.

https://www.gog.com/game/silence_demo

Silence was created with the Unreal engine and required proton to run it in PlayOnLinux. I was able to play the demo without any serious issues on my GeForce GTX 1060. The demo is free so you can give it a try and experience the world of Silence.

Specs:
Mint 20.1 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1060
Nvidia 460
PlayOnLinux 4.3.4
Proton 5.9 64-bit

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Sky Beneath is a clever gravity puzzle game where you can control which way gravity aims for your character.
Play as Cassie who is about to test an experimental gravity suit. Rotate the world around her to solve physics puzzles and find you way through the space station...

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1313110/Sky_Beneath/

Proton handled the Sky Beneath Demo without any serious issues. I was able to keep all the settings on high and all the Unreal Engine features were beautiful!

Specs:
Mint 20.1 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1060
Nvidia 460
Proton 6.3-3

HOB is an action puzzle game developed by Runic Games who made Torchlight and Torchlight II.
https://www.gog.com/game/hob


Discover a magical world of ancient technology of epic scale. Use your robot arm to slay minions, toggle switches and light up the world of strange machinery. There is no dialog or story in this game, just find your way around the world to unlock new areas, upgrades and abilities.

Hob plays beautifully in PlayOnLinux with stable Wine. There are some stutters here and there probably related to loading the streaming areas of the game, but other than that it is full of exploration.

Specs:
Mint 20.1 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1060
Nvidia 460
PlayOnLinux 4.3.4
Wine 6.0 64-bit
DXVK 1.8.1

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Ever wanted to play Heretic in widescreen, HD textures and fully 3D modeled monsters?
Now You can!

Someone actually developed 3D models and assets to run in GZDoom with all the HD settings for your modern FPS needs!

Brutal Heretic RPG HD 3D
https://drive.google.com/file/d/12EwLZQuHyBHJcJJkQX_DGow98ZApgB62
Download at your own risk!


I tried running the mod in Linux GZDoom but couldn't get it to run, but running it in PlayOnLinux with Wine works perfectly on my GeForce GTX 1060! I didn't have any performance issues or anything... just ran great!

Specs:
Mint 20.1 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1060
Nvidia 460
PlayOnLinux 4.3.4
Wine 6.0 64-bit

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Reaper of Souls was on sale recently so I picked up two copies hoping it will runs as well as Diablo 3...
It runs great!


I previously posted a Diablo 3 guide in PlayOnLinux which still works except now you can use Proton GE:
http://www.gamersonlinux.com/forum/threads/diablo-3-guide.1691/

Continue into Act V and then enable Adventure mode. Use your favorite character and crank the difficulty up to Torment... slay new minions, mini-bosses and new BOSSES! Fight through heaven once again and stop Malthael Angel of Death! Blizzard has out-done themselves again! The levels are more detailed, more interactive, enemies are clever and fun to kill! I can't wait to try Adventure mode.

As expected, Reaper of Souls runs really well with Proton. I did have to add the argument: -d3d11legacy
This allows Proton to handle the DirectX 10/11 compatibility. Battle.net also is running in Proton GE so we were able to play co-op without a...

Lets play old school 90's Nintendo-inspired game called Caster... Use your terraforming abilities to slay bug creatures in a fantasy world with your super-hero character. Run super fast, jump super high and create land deformations to smash them to bits.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/29800/Caster/


Caster runs perfectly Proton 6.3-2 on my GeForce GTX 1060. This isn't a very demanding game so any video card should handle it. I'm sure its mean't for a joystick, but I was able to play without any issues on my keyboard and mouse.

Specs:
Mint 20.1 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1060
Nvidia 460
Proton 6.3-2

Find Yourself is a haunting horror game where you re-live terrifying experience with your demonic mother. Try to escape from a haunted subway and shoot into horrifying memories when you were a kid stuck in the basement, hiding in your room, or discovering the bodies...

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1504740/Find_Yourself/

It may seem like a dream, but is it?

Initially I was testing the itch.io version of Find Yourself and was unable to extract the download. Tried several times on several computers and it was always corrupted... but the developer was happy to give me a Steam key and I was able to play through on Steam. From time to time I was experiencing frame rate issues at random. I found if the game started slowing down or getting choppy, just close the game and re-open. After that it would run fine for a while. I have a feeling Unreal Engine has some kind of memory leak causing this problem. Other than that it ran fine and was a pretty long horror...

If you are a fan of John Woo movies then you are a fan of Stranglehold! Inspired by games like Max Payne, this action FPS will satisfy all of your shooting and destruction needs. Plays as Tequila Yuen (Chow Yun-Fat) in a fast shooter where you can mow down all of the Chinese gangsters in Shanghai. Use bullet-time to slow down your enemies, sniper modes and shoot-offs with your dual pistols, shotgun and machine guns. What else could you possibly want?


https://www.gog.com/game/stranglehold

I was able to play Stranglehold in PlayOnLinux with Wine 6.0 64-bit. I didn't have any serious issues except one point during my recording where the keyboard stopped working... Not sure why, but it didn't happen again.
I was also able to add the widescreen and FOV mod found here:
https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/1590-stranglehold-hor-fov-fix
This allowed me to use F5 to zoom out and F6 to zoom in. I had to install dinput8...

Setting Sun is an indie Co-op Roguelite Dungeon Crawler in a Japanese world. Over come soldiers with your Shinai and collect coins to upgrade your abilities. Find the portal and power-up dragon, then advance until you can save your Sensie in order to learn more skills. Built in the Unity 3D engine, graphics are crisp and professional with linear grid of areas which load quickly. Enemies get hard really fast, but you an block or dodge their attacks to survive. Find the well of heal to replenish your health bar.

https://lejean12.itch.io/setting-sun


The Linux version on itch.io is an untested release but runs very well on my GeForce GTX 1060. The only problem I had was the game resolution. I had to add the width/height commands and run it from the Terminal to get 1920x1080. Also the game requires a controller to play, so I used my Amazon Basics Xbox controller without any issues.

I ran the command like this... path to the...

Rico is back! Join the rebellion once again and free the oppressed islands of Medici from the tyrant General Di Ravello. Wield a huge arsenal of weapons and vehicles to traverse across 400 square miles of Mediterranean islands populated with roads, bridges, tunnels, oceans, railways and so much more! Fly planes and helicopters or hop in any vehicle and take a detour across landscape, then whip out your parachute. Anything is possible in this epic sandbox action shooter!


https://store.steampowered.com/app/225540/Just_Cause_3/

The only issue I have in Linux is initially loading the map. When I click "continue" nothing happens, but if I minimize the game and maximize it begins to play perfectly! I'm surprised how well Proton handles these huge islands and steaming the active world around me! Everything else like explosions, crashes, flying around or costing in a parachute runs GREAT! This is a must buy!

Specs:
Mint 20.1 64-bit...

Chris Selwood finds himself in a mysterious cafe in a remote forest during a heavy storm. Its after closing hours but the waitress was nice enough to let him in... after some innocent conversation, the power goes out and horrifying events begin to take place! Inspired by 80's horror genre and old playstation games, Chasing Static is an engaging linear horror story where mysteries unfold in the forest and you are in the center of it all.

https://headwaregames.itch.io/chasing-static

The demo ran well in PlayOnLinux with Proton as this is a low poly/low graphics nastalgia game. The demo is short, but allows you to experience a bit of horror, story and puzzles.

Specs:
Mint 20.1 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1060
Nvidia 460
PlayOnLinux 4.3.4
Proton 5.9

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Once again our three heroes are thrust into another Frozenbyte adventure with puzzles, enemies and bosses. Play as the knight, mage and bowoman with all of their unique abilities. Overcome physics-based obstacles and take down all the enemies in your way! What could possibly go wrong?

https://www.gog.com/game/trine_3_the_artifacts_of_power

This Trine is a bit different from the other Trine games. Your characters are no longer restricted in 2D space and can move freely in and out of limited 3 dimensional space. Jump tricks, physics and lining up your character is more challenging because depth perception is "off" a bit. There is also an interactive map where you can freely select any level you like, but you have to unlock them with golden triangles. Didn't find enough triangles in the last map? Go back and search again... and again... and again... oh and the mage cannot spawn multiple cubes or planks. He can only spawn a single cube. No wonder he's confused...

O.V.N.I Abduction is a short horror game inspired by P.T. Remake. You awaken alone at a hotel in the woods and your friends are missing. Walk around minimal hallways and some stairs and quickly realize something is not right. Thinks keep changing... red lights from outside... can you escape or just walk in circles?

https://vanadial.itch.io/ovniabduction

O.V.N.I Abduction ran just fine in stable Wine with PlayOnLinux. I always install DXVK and Media Foundation when testing games, but other than that, the game ran well with my GeForce GTX 1060. This is a very short game, but also interesting and with a few jump-scares. Totally worth the free download!

Specs:
Mint 20.1 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1060
Nvidia 460
PlayOnLinux 4.3.4
DXVK 1.72

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Chaosbane is a Warhammer themed action RPG bundled with all the expected thrills! Choose a class, wield deadly swords, hammers, magic, bows and clear out dungeons, sewers and graveyards! Slaying all kinds of corrupted & mutated monsters of Chaos! Play co-op with your friends online or couch-co-op with a controller.

https://www.gog.com/game/warhammer_chaosbane


Chaosbane (GOG version)is a very linear game but packed with story and action. All kinds of minions will attack from every angle and expect mini-boss and BOSS fights too. The graphics are beautiful and I was able to play with my GeForce GTX 1060 with minimal frame rate loss. At first the game was dragging along so I messed with some of the graphics settings and was able to get a decent frame rate.

Specs:
Mint 20.1 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1060
Nvidia 460
PlayOnLinux 4.3.4
Wine 6.0 64-bit



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You have a crush in school and are completely obsessed with this person... but someone else gets in the way...
What if you could eliminate that person?
In Yandere Simulator you CAN!

Yandere demo is a story of a girl who is obsessed with a boy and wants to keep all the other girls out of the way. You can walk around a populated school and interact with people, object, weapons, hide, change clothes, change posture and of course... cleverly murder the threat!

https://yanderesimulator.com/


I was able to play the demo from a direct download. Apparently the Launcher has some issues so I didn't even try it. I used PlayOnLinux to setup a wineprefix and extracted the game to it. Then I used Wine 6.0 64-bit to test the game, but had some issues with fullscreen and mouse. I eventually settled on ProtonGE 5.9 because it ran perfectly! No serious issues with my GeForce GTX 1060.

Specs:
Mint 20.1 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1060
Nvidia 460...

Angry?
Wanna kick things?
Wanna break things?
Wanna shoot things?
You are in the right place! Anger Foot is a FPS in the hood where you can do all the kicking and shooting you want... and take down hoodlums as you express your fury!
Play through short levels and break down doors, kick everything and pick up guns to mow down enemies. Can't get any better? How about a thumpin soundtrack? Oh, and its free!

https://squidcor.itch.io/anger-foot


Anger Foot developer provides a native Linux port for us and it runs pretty nice! There are a few areas that may slow down a bit, but other than that... runs perfectly!

Specs:
Mint 20.1 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1060
Nvidia 460

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I previously posted a video and some pics on Half-Life 2 co-op using the mod Synergy. We continued through Episode 1 and Episode 2. This mod is amazing as you can experience the episodes with a friend or a few friends and save Alyx again and again. Not only that, but Alyx will ride along, fight with us and insurgents as well! There are even some unique scenarios that would never happen playing single-player.... like you can drive a buggy in Episode 2 and your friend can ride along while using the gravity gun and a sticky bomb.

There were a few bugs in Synergy but were not the fault of Linux. Like your character can get stuck between two NCP's who are acting out a scene. Sometimes the hotrod was the only car to drive and the other players had to travel on foot. Sometimes we wouldn't have the gravity gun at all and other times the automated elevators didn't work properly. There were times Alyx wasn't with us and there was a door she needed to open. We would have to just...

With Linux and Chrome, most browser games work great. Even the flash games have ran perfectly as Chrome was supporting it until recently.
If you like snake games like slither.io this is one you have to try:
https://littlebigsnake.com/

Sign up and join your friends in co-op and slither your way around a massive arena with bots and other players. Collect sprites left by dead snakes and try to stay alive! As you level up select new skins and invite friends to your group. But the real challenge is finding the Rebel and rise up the charts to #1


Specs:
Mint 20.1 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1060
Nvidia 460

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Trine 1 completely blew-me-away with detailed 3D graphics, special effects, physics puzzles and co-op action. Who knew they could out-do themselves with Trine 2? Play as the same three characters: Knight, Mage & Thief and traverse amazingly detailed environment where almost everything is interactive! Upgrade new skills on the skill-tree and use your abilities to solve physics puzzles and reach your objective. There is even more amazing fantasy environments where everything is animated and almost every object or ledge is interactive.

https://www.gog.com/game/trine_2_complete_story

There is even an epic level where you are swallowed by some huge monster and you have to jump around this oozing disgusting level of guts, acid and flesh. Don't miss this one... its amazing! I'm not even a huge platform fan, but Trine has much more to offer than most simple platform games.

The only issues I had running the GOG version is in Mint. Full-screen would not cover the bottom...