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Fallout 76 is the newest version of the Fallout franchise, but now you can play online with friends in a post apocalyptic world full of zombies, mutated creatures and environmental events. Craft your own camp, loads of loot, countless guns, armor and of course... pop caps. Based on the famous Fallout 4, explore all kinds of biomes, run down buildings, schools, airports and much much more! Level up with experience cards and trade all kinds of loot with your buddies. The world is massive and there for you to conquer!


I was so happy Fallout 76 was finally on sale! I played once during a free weekend and even with some performance issues, I thought it was a lot of fun! Now with Proton Experimental my daughter and I are playing co-op and exploring the world of Fallout together.... finally!

Of course there are still performance issues, but I expected this and spent some time tweaking the settings in the .ini file to get it to run smooth...

Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor was an amazing action game following the epic adventures of Talion. In Shadow of War its basically the same game but with some new skills and ability to recruit captains into your own army and take over strongholds. Play again as Talion and utilize the wraith skills of Elven Lord Celebrimbor. Slay thousands of orks, ride caragors and encounter drakes. Even the nemesis system still exists when you are executed by a captains, warchiefs or overlords. Discover their weaknesses by interrogating worms and exploit them by slaying with fire, stealth-kill, poison, creatures and even cause them to run in fear!

When you recruit a captain into your own army, later they can be upgraded and moved from stronghold to other strongholds. The combinations are limitless. Even the combinations of wraith skills are limitless.


Specs:
Mint 21 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1650
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Synergy is a community made mod for Half-Life 2 that allows you to play through the campaigns with your friends:

• Half-Life 2
• Half-Life 2: Episode 1
• Half-Life 2: Episode 2

Re-live the epic adventure/nightmare as Gordon Freeman against the Combine republic! Experience silly gravity bugs and interesting effects while solving puzzles and goofing off with the gravity gun! Its endless fun!


There are a few progress-breaking bugs in Synergy and the only solution is to skip the rest of "said map" but over all the experience is really fun and long! So many enemies to kill and fun ways to crash into each other in the buggy or hovercraft. Proton handles Synergy nicely! Its hard to tell if Half-Life is running natively or as Winodws executables?

I played through with both of my daughters offline with a single Steam account and it was a lot of fun! Thank you Synergy!

Mint 20.3 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1650
Nvidia 515
Proton...

Helldivers is a 3rd person twin-stick action shooter with upgrades, co-op and medium sized maps with missions. One interesting element is the online players help each other overcome enemy solar systems by completing objectives on each planet. If you play co-op with 3 friends and complete all the planets in the solar system, then online players no longer get to play these maps until all of them are complete. If your team dies and you quit the game, other players can try the objectives themselves. So the war continues as long as players are online beating maps.


Helldivers is made by the same developer who brought us Magicka and Magicka 2. Unfortunately there is no native Linux port so we have to play with Proton. As expected it runs beautifully on 3 of my computers as I've been playing co-op with my daughters. I was unable to grab screenshots due to the game engine capturing the mouse so operating system keyboard shortcuts didn't work. At...

Magica is a unique and original sandbox action game with 100s of spell combinations in a co-operative wizard of magic and comedy. There is no other game like Magicka! This is no typical dual-stick or RPG this is magic chaos at its best!


Use QWER & ASDF keys to weild water, heal, sheild, ice, shock, death, earth and of course... Fire!
But the real trick is to combine these elements by loading up to 5 slots of available spell combinations. The results are fantastic and epic! Not to mention each of the enemies also have strenghts and weaknesses related to these elements. You will fight other wizards, bosses and engage in a quirky story with clever dialog.

About 10 years ago I tested and posted a exausting step-by-step guide on how to run Magicka in PlayOnLinux with Wine
https://www.gamersonlinux.com/forum/threads/magicka-guide.354/

Today, it runs OUT-OF-THE-BOX with Proton! Its unbelievable, but don't take my word for it, try...

Assassin's Creed Unity takes place in France during the French Revolution. Make your way through the streets alone or with 3 friends and free the lower class from oppression by assassinating key figures in power. Purchase costumes, gear, skills and even co-op boosts to complete the single-player campaign or co-op missions.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/289650/Assassins_Creed_Unity/


Unity runs really well in Linux Mint but there are times when it might randomly crash. Sometimes we had a hard time connecting a co-op session because one computer appeared offline for no apparent reason. Other than that, I was able to crank up the graphics to Very High and still enjoy a decent frame rate. Expect to see "Processing Vulkan Shaders" from time to time.

I was only able to play Unity in E-Proton7-9 (Glorious EggRoll) as other versions would crash UPlay/UConnect

Specs:
Mint 20.2 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1060 & GTX 950
Nvidia 470
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Dungeon Hunter is a mobile RPG series that is completely free-to-play. Fight in an epic story in singleplayer campaign or play co-op with 3 friends in all kinds of beautiful war-torn environments in Valenthia. Wield hundreds of weapons, armor and spells... fight in tower defense modes and take on daily events.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/982510/Dungeon_Hunter_5/


Dungeon Hunter 5 has a Diablo meets Torchlight feel and graphical style. The only downside is the levels are very small and completed very quickly. I could only play using Proton 6.3. None of the other versions of Proton or GE worked... the game would time-out with internet connectivity at the beginning.

Specs:
Mint 20.2 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1060
Nvidia 470
Proton 6.3-8

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Island Saver is a free-to-play first person clean-up game where you are saving the island from litter bugs who want to pollute it. Wield your Trash Blaster and suck washed up plastic and recycle it. Then suck up water can and clean the black goo from trees, water and recycling objects which help you clean up the island.

This is an absolutely kid safe game! And its educational by teaching kids how plastic and pollution can damage the environment and an animal ecosystems. Once you complete the free-to-play island, you can pay for more islands and continue the adventure!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1210250/Island_Saver/


I was unable to play Island Saver with standard issue proton or experimental, because it requires Media Foundation to play the videos. So I tried ProtonGE and it played beautifully!

Specs:
Mint 20.2 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1060
Proton 6.21 GE 2

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Left4Dead 2 is a zombie apocalypse co-op shooter made by Valve with the Source engine in 2008. The story follows 4 people who are trying to survive zombie hordes with a movie-esque cinematic feel like the classic horror movies. Enjoy slaying all kinds of zombified humans and special mutated monsters with classic weapons like machetes, pistols, shotguns, UZIs and much more!

Play co-op with friends or solo with 3 bots and hack your way through running hordes of zombies to the safe house. Left4Dead 2 even includes all the maps from Left4Dead 1. Now you can play the entire story!


Valve was nice enough to port Left4Dead 2 to Linux so we can host games and join games without any need for Proton or Wine. You may notice a bit of stutter in the beginning of the video, but other than that it runs beautifully! I have hosted this game in LAN parties for years and it has always run great! There was only one instance where my game kept crashing...

PREY is an absolute "Must Play" if you are a first person shooter gamer! Imagine System Shock 2 on steroids with amazing graphics, clever morphing aliens, psionic abilities, loot, crafting, survival, sneaking and more. Of course all happening on a space station! Doesn't get any better than this!


https://store.steampowered.com/app/480490/Prey/

I remember testing PREY crashing a few years ago: reddit
But now it runs beautifully! I was even able to get a decent frame rate while recording and playing! I'm even using the same hardware, but newer Nvidia drivers, Proton, Vulkan and Mint version.

Specs:
Mint 20.2 64-bit
Nvidia 470
Proton 6.3-8

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Who doesn't like the Borderlands series?
Procedurally generated weapons/loot/vending machines, hilarious enemies, hideous creatures and minions that level up. Play as one of 4 classes and continue the story of Handsome Jack and his plan to rule Pandora. This should be easy right? Level up our skills, equip your gear and tear through deserts, icy mountains and mechanical cities.


Borderlands 2 provides us Linux gamers with a native port that runs beautifully! I am playing co-op with my two daughters and only one computer had a problems with shadows. I edited a configuration file and enabled shadows, then we were on our way!

Specs:
Mint 20.2 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1060, GTX 950, 750 Ti
Nvidia 470

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Eternal Evil is a first person survival shooter made by one person. This is no run-n-gun shooter but instead more of a survival horror with story, weapons and puzzles. Each level is very small but packed with zombies and detail. Finding weapons, ammo and health is no easy task when zombies are clawing at your back. Each zombie walks, moves and attacks with physics instead of animation. They crawl on the ground, bump into objects and smack other zombies. Be careful, if they feed on you they become powerful and almost impossible to kill. Even objects in buildings are completely interactive with physics. Use books or chairs to slow down zombies.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1604260/Eternal_Evil_Prologue/


I'm absolutely amazing how detailed and intense this game is! I had to play through the Prologue several times to make it a bit further. Ammo is very limited and you have to be careful how you use it. Run out of ammo and...

Just Cause 2 is an explosive open world action game with sandbox vehicular combat and grappling hook fun you can ever have! Hop in any car, truck, helicopter, mortorcycle or plane... and cruise through highways, cities, mountains, oceans to your hearts desire. Oh, and there are all kinds of soldiers and police trying to take you out! Use the grappling hook and parachute on any vehicle to hover above them or grapple two people together with a moving car and see their bodies fly around. The only limitation is your imagination... and maybe ammo too.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/8190/Just_Cause_2/


Just Cause 2 has been one of those problematic games in Wine for years. I would re-test and re-test each year to see if the newest versions of Wine or Proton has finally made it playable. At best it would play but have all kinds of performance issues and graphical glitches. Today, Glorious Eggroll has finally made it playable with...

LET IT DIE is a free to play 3rd person action survival game with a tournament style game-play. Select a male or female clone and climb the tower by slaying robots, clones and looting their corpse for gear. Eat and store frogs, mushrooms and other stuff to power up or poison yourself. This is a single-player game but almost seems like a multi-player game because you will fight against your previous characters that died.

Apparently this is a survival game but I didn't see very many survival needs... no hunger, water, sleep, or crafting. There is weapon crafting in the lobby and you can customize your characters, but it seems when you die the next start is with a brand new clone with nothing but underwear. Also, most of the levels are flat, so it doesn't really feel like you are climbing a tower until you get to the ladder at the end.

Its pretty fun slaying previous characters and finding new weapons and gear! There is definitely a "souls" style of game-play and its much...

Borderlands franchise are epic vault hunter games with procedurally generated weapons, RPG elements, crazy minions, vehicular combat and awesome skills. On top of all that, fully co-op campaigns.

Linux gamers are happy to have native ports for both Borderlands 2 and Pre-Sequel. Pre-Sequel specifically has an awesome space-oriented campaign on the moon of Pandora and broken/destroyed ships. Gravity effects, slams and oxygen will keep you on your toes and plenty of badass minions and bosses to slay!

Learn how Jack the hero became Handsome Jack!


The native port runs amazing on my GeForce GTX 1060, GTX 950 & 750 Ti. No performance issues at all! I'm playing co-op with both of my daughters and it is lot of fun!

Specs:
Mint 20.2 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1060
Nvidia 470

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LEGO has an ongoing franchise in re-creating movies as action puzzle games. LEGO The Hobbit follows the story of Bilbo Baggins with humor, boss fights, clever puzzles, LEGO crafting and lots of hack-n-slash action.
Even play through the store co-op with a friend! Graphically this game is absolutely beautiful! I was able to play in HD 1080 and never a performance for frame rate drop.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/285160/LEGO_The_Hobbit/


Proton handles LEGO The Hobbit without any issues. I am able to play right out-of-the-box with keyboard/mouse and my Xbox controller. There were only minor issues in the game that Windows gamers experience as well. Other than that, it is fun, clever and frustrating game like all the LEGO series.

Specs:
Mint 20.2 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1060
Nvidia 470
Proton 6.3-8




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Strange Brigade is a 3rd person action game that places you in a 1930's Indiana Jones in the middle of Egypt. Play through extremely detailed ancient levels of the dead, enjoy fighting zombies, mummies, huge scorpions, bosses and much more. Each level is filled with puzzles, monster slaying and weapon upgrades. The best part... play with 3 of your friends in online co-op.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/312670/Strange_Brigade/


I knew Strange Brigade existed but didn't give it a second thought because of the price. Then one day during a Steam sale I stumbled across it for $5.00 and couldn't miss this chance. Bought two copies and have been playing co-op with my daughter. Proton handles it perfectly on my GeForce GTX 1060, but my daughters machine had some random crashes with her GeForce GTX 950. For me the game runs really smooth but there is also this strange audio syncing where I can hear the sound, voices and music from...

Metallic Child demo is a 3rd person melee action game where you play as a human controlling a mysterious space station battle robot: Rona

At first glance she appears to be an innocent child-like robot, but beneath the skin she packs-a-punch!
Use several skills and melee weapons to destroy enemy bots then combo them together and take out challenging bosses.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1490610/METALLIC_CHILD/


The demo on steam is basically an introduction and tutorial to the game. Proton handles it just fine and I was able to play through the entire demo. Once you learn the basics, this is a fast moving action game with a lot of variety and upgrades.

Specs:
Mint 20.1 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1060
Nvidia 470
Proton 6.3-7

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Who doesn't like a good Jack Black movie?
What about a Jack Black heavy metal action tactical game!

Brutal Legend is a combination of the minds from Double Fine and Jack Black creating an epic world of fantasy and 80's heavy metal! Wield your Flying-V against counterfeit cover bands, string-spinning spiders, huge-fist-pounding bouncers and much much more! Team up with metal legends locked into arena rock history and summon your headbanger metalheads to mosh your way through unreal lands of epic METALish stuff.

Spinal Tap would be proud!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/225260/Brutal_Legend/


Double Fine Productions was happy to produce a native Linux version for us and it runs beautifully! My aging GeForce GTX 1060 handles it just fine! A little stutter here and there, but other than that Brutal Legend runs GREAT! And its a lot of fun! Takes me back to grade school where I first heard Anthrax and Metallica...

Monster Hunter Rise is the next installment of the hunting series...
Select a class like an axe, sword wielding character or a gun slaying character and many more... then ride your wolf around the massive map searching for elements to craft traps and poisons. Once you find a monster, TAKE IT DOWN or mount it if possible and use its own body weight to smash them into the environment.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1446780/MONSTER_HUNTER_RISE/


Proton was able to handle Monster Hunter Rise demo very well. I left all the settings on normal which included HD textures and most settings on high. The screenshots are kinda crappy because the stinking HUD is so large, but the environment and animation is top notch! Each creature has a purpose and the monsters roam around freely. Unfortunately when I tied to play co-op with my daughter there was a HUGE sync issue and it was unplayable for her. Any time she moved her character the...