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Stellar Overload is a crafting, harvesting, story-based action game in the same vein of Minecraft. Each planet is a massive cube and gravity falls according to each side of the cube. Find your brother in the resistance, mine for resources to craft your weapons, protect the colonies from the evil robots and build your own structures.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/397150/Stellar_Overload/


Sadly Cubical Drift left this game in eternal beta. It is a crowdfunded game with some epic goals, one of which is a Linux version. I was able to play natively in Linux without any issues. I could crank up the graphics and view distance to almost high and play with a decent frame rate. Too bad its no longer for sale on Steam.

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

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Company of Heroes 2 begins at the Russian front during WWII with real-time RTS combat. German forces are pushing forward and your troops must advance or die. Control your units and take cover, attack with true line-of-sight firefights, use tanks, cannons and other vehicles to obliterate your enemy. Recruits are ready to drop-in and flank the enemy!

https://store.steampowered.com/agecheck/app/231430/


In Steam Company of Heroes 2 ran perfectly in Linux. At first I thought there was a problem with audio, but realized that my surround system had to be set for stereo. The surround settings in-game do not seem to work, but stereo is fine. I didn't have any other issues!

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

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Geneshift is an online twin-stick action 3rd person shooter! Join multi-player matches in all kinds of game types:

• Battle Royale
• Capture the Flag
• Team Deathmatch
• Free-For-All
• Conquest
• Checkpoint Racing
• Co-Op Campaign (DLC Required)

Prepare to upgrade your character with special abilities and useful tools to slay your enemies faster and level up.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/308600/Geneshift/


The developers of Geneshift provide us with a great native Linux version and it plays beautifully. I was able to pick up Geneshift during a sale and got a few extra copies for my family. For the most part it is a typical twin-stick arcade shooter, but you can choose a bunch of upgrades depending on your level and how many coins you have. You can also drive cars-n-shoot or fly up or across buildings with jump-pads. In-game there are many NCP merchants who want to sell you stuff like grenades or ammo...

I started re-playing Portal I & II with my oldest daughter. We are taking turns for every puzzle and its like a co-op experience... a lot of fun! Play as an unfortunate test experiment unit who is forced to go through rigorous and dangerous facilities where your body is thrown into portals across levels for cake. But is there really cake? You'll see...

In Portal II you will re-visit the original testing facility but with a new twist... your test moderator is bitter and angry, now she is punishing you and creating new portal experiments to torture even further. But something is wrong with the facility and everything is falling apart...


Portal I & II ran perfectly in Linux as Valve ported them years ago... I was able to crank all the video settings to HIGH and play without any performance issues on my GeForce GTX 1060. Both game are designed with dramatic lighting and lots of eye candy and animation. I love these games!

Specs:
Mint 20.1...

At first I was surprised, but after thinking about it... why not?
Steam should enter the portable gaming industry!


And it runs Arch Linux!!!

https://store.steampowered.com/steamdeck

List of software
https://www.steamdeck.com/en/software

Software
Operating System - SteamOS 3.0 (Arch-based)
Desktop - KDE Plasma

One True Hero is a zelda-like platform action game with a clever adventure story. Play as a typical hero who is returning home, but finds his hometown in chaos. People are trying get on with live despite their town slowly falling into an underground abyss. Trick jump and climb your way around the town and slay mysterious minions.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1596170/One_True_Hero/


One True Hero is developed by a single person and has many polished features of an epic indie game. I was able to play in Proton without any issues. I reached out to the developer on reddit with hopes of a native port, but its hard enough to develop a Windows port in Unity by yourself. There may be a chance of a native port in the future, but until then, enjoy the free demo with Proton.

Specs:
Mint 20.1 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1060
Nvidia 460
Proton 6.3-5

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Portal Stories: MEL is a free total conversion of the Portal game with a whole new story and content. Your character is thrust into a huge salt-mine in the early 1940s and put to sleep in a chamber. Then you are rudely awakened with the world around you crumbling. Use a new portal gun to find your way through epic underground testing facilities.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/317400/Portal_Stories_Mel/


Portal Stories: MEL is fully ported to Linux and ran fine on my GeForce GTX 1060. I never had any performance problems and didn't even need Portal 2 installed in Steam. So this is a stand-alone version.

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

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Elteria Adventures is a minecraft-sandbox clone with high poly characters and monsters. Explore massive floating islands, mine for resources and craft your hearts desires. At night skeletons appear and the passive creatures become hostile. The alpha Linux version is currently free and you can join huge online islands with your friends.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/744200/Elteria_Adventures/


The current Alpha edition runs very well in Linux. I initially noticed the audio was pretty quiet and thought that it wasn't working, but turn it up and all the sound effects are there. Also, there is a bug where you use the teleportation device and end up in the same location... but if you quit the game and restart, you will transport to the new location. Other than that, it runs great and is pretty dang fun! I've played Minetest for years with my family and co-op is always funner because you can mine, craft and fight together...

Death Trash is an 8-bit retro action RPG inspired by classics like the Fallout series. Your character begins in a vault-ish base where robots protect the un-infected. You have been cast out into the open-world where meat and flesh are your only hope. Wield all kinds of guns, swords, lasers and blunt instruments to loot your way around the wasteland.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/941460/Death_Trash/


The demo is a native port for Linux and plays beautifully! Since its a retro 8-bit inspired game, performance wasn't an issue. I can't wait for the full game release because this is going to be an epic story with all kinds of NCPs and mutated monsters all around the world.

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

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Fallout 76 is a new chapter exploring the wastes of Appalachia. But this time you are not alone... the world is full of online players in this post apocalyptic MMORPG. Survive in a world very similar to Fallout 4 and experience random player encounters as you slay new minions in new epic environments ranging from New York to Alabama and Georgia. Level up your character and equip new skills for you and your team.


I was able to play Fallout 76 during a free weekend on Steam. After researching on ProtonDB.com it was recommended to use Glorious Egg Rolls version of Proton. Performance wasn't great at first. I had to crank down the display settings just to get a barely playable frame rate. But a gamer mentioned changing a setting in a configuration file. This made a significant difference in performance. Now I could play, but some of the display settings had to stay on medium... like shadows.

There were a few streaming/loading glitches...

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

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...

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...

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...

Much like Darksiders... Castlevania satisfies our 1990's console action needs with modern graphics, skills, and parkour abilities. The end is near and God has a message through your deceased wife. Complete the prophecy and maybe you can bring her back.


https://store.steampowered.com/app/234080/Castlevania_Lords_of_Shadow__Ultimate_Edition/

A few years back I tried Castlevania with PlayOnLinux and keyboard/mouse combination. It included a bunch of steps setting up Wine and Steam, then the game was barely playable as I didn't have a controller. Today, Proton handles launching the game perfectly and my Xbox controller feels right at home with the controls.

Specs:
Mint 19.3 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1060
Nvidia 460






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Tiny and Big is one of those game you will never forget!
In a surreal sandbox world where underpants give you super powers... traverse towers and bridges made of stone... which of course, can be cut apart, dragged and pushed anywhere with powerful physics. Nevermind the dude with underpants on his head trying to kill you...


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

The developers of Tiny and Big provided a native version on Steam and GOG. It runs beautifully on my GeForce GTX 1060 without any issues. It is a great sandbox puzzle platformer with some great physics moments. Cut almost any object into huge slices or small pieces. Use these objects to climb around and reach the end of the level.

Specs:
Mint 19.3 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1060
Nvidia 460

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Two Worlds II is epic in almost every aspect of the game. Play as the brother in the first game and fight alongside Orcs against Dark Lord Gandohar! Explore massive areas with all kinds of animals, minions and evil scoured across the landscape. Use your skills in swordplay, archery or stealth to slay them all... then loot and craft all the items you can dream of. Enjoy the beautiful sunset and ocean reflections with day/night cycles.


https://store.steampowered.com/app/7520/Two_Worlds_II_HD/

Proton is fully capable of handling Two Worlds II and the high quality graphics engine. My GeForce GTX 1060 didn't have any serious problems even while recording. This game is beautiful and there is a lot to look at!

Specs:
Mint 19.3 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1060
Nvidia 460
Proton 5.13-5

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Welcome to the strange world of Zenozoik. Meet all kinds of creatures and humanoids, spend a little time punching them in the face... join up with Rimat and save MotherFather... wait... also defeat a Golem, then save the world? I dunno, nothing makes any sense but the fighting is AWESOME!


https://store.steampowered.com/app/215690/Zeno_Clash_2/

Proton handles Zeno Clash 2 without any problems. I can run the game on the highest settings without any issues on my GeForce GTX 1060. This game is beautiful and of course created with Unreal engine. I didn't need any workaround or hacks to run it, just download, change compatibility to Proton 5.13-5 and play.

Specs:
Mint 19.3 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1060
Nvidia 460
Proton 5.13-5

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Slay the minions of hell and then slay their masters in this 3rd person melee action game! Pick a class and a spiritual gift then explore the hellish lands where only tormented souls exist. Collect these souls and upgrade your weapons, armor and abilities in order to take on huge impossible beasts. You will die, but its not the end... continue with friends in the mysterious co-op summoning and rid this world of demonic presence laying waste to everything we know.


Dark Souls Prepare to Die edition is no longer available on Steam because there is now a Remastered edition. But if you still have the original, implement DSFix and enjoy a pre-remastered edition with all kinds of settings and features to make your experience high quality and detailed.

Honestly, Dark Souls is probably the most difficult game I've ever played! I've never finished it... in fact I've never killed the second boss between the towers. Its too hard and unforgiving...