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Play as stealth assassin Corvo in the city of Cornwall, attempting to purge the city of corrupt politicians who murdered the Empress. Save the princess with cold dead assassinations or passively take out each enemy without shedding blood. The choice is yours... as you traverse huge castles and forts with multiple paths to your objective. Use clever skills to sneak and stealth unseen or slay guards with hungry rats or worse...


https://store.steampowered.com/app/205100/Dishonored/

Proton handles Dishonored perfectly without any hacks or workarounds. I was able to play with all settings maxed out on my GeForce GTX 1060. I was able to play through the entire campaign and it was beautiful!

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

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Just about anyone has played Half-Life 2 at this point and maybe even played Synergy... but did you know there is a native version for Linux?

Play again as Gordon Freeman and escape the city through canals, sewers, beaches, Ravenholm and City17. You aren't alone, not only is the rebellion there to help, but you can bring a few friends along! Enjoy the physics puzzles, jump tricks, hover jet and buggy with a few friends... you never know what is going to happen.


https://store.steampowered.com/app/17520/Synergy/

Synergy installed without issues and I was able to host on a LAN and my other PCs joined easily. You use the classic listenserver interface where you pick a level start the game. There have been a few unexpected bugs which is honestly... expected with mods. You can not save the game either, but Synergy packs an autosave and autospawn feature so you all can play cooperative together without loosing a lot of progress...

The Haunted began as an Unreal Tournament 3 total conversion which one the "Make Something Unreal" competition. The developers used their earnings to develop a full professional release: Hell's Reach
Improving on the original mod you can play co-op with 3 friends online and slay all kinds of new demons in the original maps or a few new maps. New features and weapon upgrades available as well. And to top-it-off... a final boss ending!


https://store.steampowered.com/app/43190/The_Haunted_Hells_Reach/

I originally posted a guide for The Haunted as an Unreal Tournament 3 guide, but later posted Hell's Reach in PlayOnLinux. The game ran fine and Wine handled Unreal engine without any issues. The only problem was installing Windows Steam and configuring everything in PlayOnLinux. Today Proton makes it simple and easy. Download, set compatibility with Proton and play. Nuff Said!

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

The Testament of Sherlock Holmes is yet another installation of the mystery franchise. Play as Sherlock and Watson in a mystery simulation solving murder crimes. Learn to spot clues, document findings, create a timeline and test chemicals. Puzzles are in every corner and apply to the great theme of sleuthing. Released in 2012 boasting amazingly detailed graphics and interactivity.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/205650/The_Testament_of_Sherlock_Holmes/


I tested Sherlock Holmes years ago and it just ran way too slow. My video card couldn't handle the high quality models and textures. Today my GeForce GTX 1060 handled the game perfectly on max settings. Proton was able to install and run the game without any issues!

Specs:
Mint 19.3 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1060
Nvidia 455
Proton 5.0-10

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Robot abominations are taking over the world! Bezoar is the last city of humans to be consumed... our last and final hope is veteran Major Fletcher! Slay all kinds of robots in this fast action FPS with all kinds of destructive objects and physics. Use traps or just mow down mechanical minions and free the remaining human race.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/98400/Hard_Reset_Extended_Edition/


I tested Hard Reset years ago and posted a guide. At the time Wine produced some graphical artifacts but nothing game-stopping. Today with Proton, its painlessly perfect! Everything runs great on my GeForce GTX 1060.

Specs:
Mint 19.3 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1060
Nvidia 455
Proton 5.0-10

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Our Solar System is in danger! An alien race of clones and machines are taking over one planet at a time and they have to be stopped! Assemble a squad of warframe avatars to stop the forces of evil. Slay minions with a huge arsenal of upgradable weapons. Use guns, bows, swords and much much more! Upgrade your warframe and fight along-side friends in survival, excavation, mobile defense, extermination and more game types.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/230410/Warframe/


Warframe is a completely free-to-play game with in-game purchases. Proton finally handles the game perfectly without any launch options, overrides or extra hacks. IT JUST WORKS! I was able to run Warframe on my GeForce GTX 1060 and GTX 950 without any serious issues.

Specs:
Mint 19.3 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1060
Nvidia 455
Proton 5.0-10




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Back in 2011 ID Software released a post apocalyptic first person shooter with a Fallout-ish theme. 9 Years seems like a long time ago, but RAGE is quite a visual experience with a lot of action! Explore a linear wasteland and slay bandits, mutants and The Authority.


https://store.steampowered.com/app/9200/RAGE/

I posted a RAGE guide in PlayOnLinux years ago and it ran fairly well. I don't remember having any issues, but I didn't exactly play the whole game either. Proton makes the process painless in comparison. Download and click "play". That's it!

Specs:
Mint 19.3 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1060
Nvidia 455
Proton 5.0-10

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Play as "Black" a mercenary/detective in this psychological action-packed FPS thriller. Attached to a new technology you are captive in your own mind and go back to the events of a terrorist act where a girl was murdered. Use your smartphone to find clues, solve puzzles and reveal hidden areas... then enter your own memories to learn secrets of your past. Is this real or a dream?



https://store.steampowered.com/app/299950/GET_EVEN/

Get Even played beautifully in Proton on my GeForce GTX 1060. I'm amazed at the quality of visuals and graphics in this game. The action and fancy experimental weapons are pretty fun to use as well.

Specs:
Mint 19.3 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1060
Nvidia 440
Proton 5.0-9

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Its New York City, there is an epic battle to save the world from an alien threat... again! Play as a military special forces infiltrating New York but there is an attack on your entry point and you barely survive. Prophet finds your body and saves your life by sacrificing his own. Now it is up to you!


https://store.steampowered.com/app/108800/Crysis_2__Maximum_Edition/

Years ago I tested Crysis 2 with patched versions of Wine. It played fairly well on my older hardware, but there points in the game where it crashed. Eventually I crashed every time in a specific spot in the game. I gave up, but one day it will play through beautifully. Today with Proton and DirectX 10/11 support I found Crysis 2 runs perfectly! No crashing yet, and amazing performance!

Specs:
Mint 19.3 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1060
Nvidia 455
Proton 5.0-10

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Fallout Shelter is a simulation building strategy game where you build your own vault in the world of Fallout. Invite settlers to help manage your vault, develop power, cook food, reproduce and equip them to explore the world outside. Each vault member has a purpose and you have the power to level them up and level up your vault into a booming economy. Of course a vault is not without its own problems... random post apocalyptic events happen inside and outside the vault. Spend your caps wisely!


https://store.steampowered.com/app/588430/Fallout_Shelter/

You can easily play Fallout Shelter in Linux as it is free-to-play and runs perfectly in Proton.

Specs:
Mint 19.3 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1060
Nvidia 455
Proton 5.0-10

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Betrayer is a first person exploration action game based in 1604 in the to-be-America's. You sailed from England to a new world, but found something has gone horribly wrong. The Spanish soldiers are not what they seem... the land is corrupted, but you can enter the "upside-down" realm and defeat skeletons to purge it. Explore the land, discover its mysteries and learn what really happened.


https://store.steampowered.com/app/243120/Betrayer/

Back in 2013 I posted a Betrayer guide in PlayOnLinux using Wine to play it, but there were some graphical bugs. Today Proton handles Betrayer without any issues... well there were some black rocks, but that was about it. Performance was awesome, even during the trees and vegetation blowing around in the wind.

Specs:
Mint 19.3 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1060
Nvidia 455
Proton 5.0-10

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In Sound Mind is a first person psychological thriller that takes place in the mind of the main character. Discover fears, solve puzzles, hide from past demons and discover a path to sanity... well maybe.



https://store.steampowered.com/app/1119980/In_Sound_Mind/

In Sound Mind demo ran well in Proton at first, but there is a large grocery store area that ended up killing my frame rate down to unplayable. I tried tweaking the game video settings but nothing worked. It is a clever game with spooky dream sequences, but unfortunately my video card couldn't handle the large areas.

Specs:
Mint 19.3 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1060
Nvidia 450.80
Proton 5.0-9

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Ghostrunner is a speedrun melee slasher bundled with parkour elements. You are a rogue robot running for your life, but this isn't the end... is it? Jump and run across walls, climb up ledges and slow down time to avoid projectiles. Find who you are and why you were created!


https://store.steampowered.com/agecheck/app/1139900/

Ghostrunner demo runs in Proton perfectly on my GeForce GTX 1060. After the game downloaded there was an initial directx installation that took a few minutes, but when it was done I could play without any problems. After I removed the game and re-downloaded, it wouldn't launch. So I had to delete the wineprefix in the compadata folder. Interesting that it doesn't have the same name as the steapowered.com path. Make sure to delete: 1249200

Honestly, this is not my type of game. I love parkour games like Mirror's Edge, but in the demo a single shot from a soldier will end your life, then return you...

Waking up in a hotel not knowing what happened is disturbing enough, but to find a hostile ghost child is horrific! Fobia St. Dinfa Hotel is a first person psychological horror puzzle game with beautiful design, effects and graphics. Pay close attention to your inventory and search every corner. The puzzles are fairly logical, but you can only hold so many items at once and you will need to heal yourself in the process.



What happened in this hotel?

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1298140/FOBIA__St_Dinfna_Hotel/

Fobia is a native Linux game and the demo is available for free on Steam. It played fairly nicely on my GeForce GTX 1060 in Mint. It is a very dark game, so make sure you turn the lights off as you will have to find items in the dark and open every drawer. The graphics are amazingly real! Lighting, shadows and textures are top notch professional and the level design is very realistic. Every object looks naturally in its...

Estranged: The Departure is a final act of the series. Continue the journey of the mysterious island and uncover conspiracies of Arque Corporation. But this is not going to be easy... There are forces who will stop you in your tracks and puzzles to solve, but you are not alone...



https://store.steampowered.com/app/582890/Estranged_The_Departure/

You will be thoroughly immersed into the beautifully detailed island environments. Some actually almost look real. Discover cliff-sides and corporate offices with zombies and soldiers in your way. I haven't seen graphics this epic in a long time. I found myself admiring the natural stone walls in a cave, the small puddles on the ground and edges of walls reflecting light. Its pretty amazing!

This is a native Linux port and it ran beautifully on my GeForce GTX 1060

Specs:
Mint 19.3 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1060
Nvidia 440.100

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Superliminal is a first person puzzle game with some fancy depth perception special effects. I can't really explain how it works, but its amazing... you have to try it yourself. You awaken in what appears to be a test chamber and a bunch of random objects. Move to the next room by completing the puzzle. The thing is... why? What are you doing here and how do you escape?



https://store.steampowered.com/app/1049410/Superliminal/

Play the demo for free in Proton, but the full version will be full Linux support. Proton didn't have any problems playing this game with my GeForce GTX 1060.

Specs:
Mint 19.3 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1060
Nvidia 440.100
Proton 5.0-9

9 Monkeys of Shaolin is a story-driven side-scrolling kung fu beat-em up game with beautiful low poly graphics. The story begins as Wei Cheng is the only survivor of his village after a brutal slaughter. The Shaolin monks save and revive him almost from death its-self. Begin training to take revenge on the ruthless evil who slayed his family! Wield melee weapons and upgrade them as you progress.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1425880/9_Monkeys_of_Shaolin_Prologue/


The Prologue is currently available for free on Steam and runs perfectly in Proton on my GeForce GTX 1060. Made in Unreal Engine, there didn't need to be any workaround or overrides necessary. I did install Media Foundation just to be safe as its very common for Unreal game to utilize it for videos and cut-scenes. There is even a co-op feature over local network or split-screen available.

Specs:
Mint 19.3 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1060
Nvidia 440.100
Proton 5.0-9...

What can be more interesting than a typical day as a teenage boy? How about a teenagers brother with creepy telekinetic powers.... Play as Sean and his little brother Daniel in an epic adventure. This is no typical day goofing off... a fight with a bully turns into a tragic beginning.



https://store.steampowered.com/app/532210/Life_is_Strange_2/

The demo runs perfectly in Steam with Proton. My GeForce GTX 1060 handled the graphics all set on high and I was able to save and reload the game without any problems. This is an action adventure game with inventory and lists of objectives.

Specs:
Mint 19.3 64-bit
Geforce GTX 1060
Nvidia 440.100
Proton 5.0-9


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Hypercharged: Unboxed is an arena wave-based tower-defense multi-player game. The theme? Toys!
Battle all kinds of house toys from robots to bouncing balls and defend your hyper cores. The demo is single-player but the full game has multi-player where you can defend your bases against and with your friends. Upgrade your characters weapons and abilities, then go out there and slay those TOYS!



https://store.steampowered.com/app/523660/HYPERCHARGE_Unboxed/

Proton was able to handle the demo perfectly on my GeForce GTX 1060. This is an Unreal Engine game and hopefully there will be a Linux port planned in the future... until then, play in Steam with Proton.

Specs:
Mint 19.3 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1060
Nvidia 440.100
Proton 5.0-9

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Layers Of Fear is a horror adventure with almost unending rooms of jump scares. Play the role of a drunken artist who is trying to finish the masterpiece of his life... a portrait of his wife. But there was an accident and she was scarred from a fire. Live his drunken nightmare as he tries to find out what happened to his child, his wife and his house.



Playing Layers of Fear is a crazy psychedelic horror experience where you explore a massive house full of room with terror. Anything can happen and anything does! Search through cabinets riddled with wine bottles and hear the artists memories of items you find. Every room is different, but seems familiar... turn around and its different again. Are you afraid of dolls?

https://store.steampowered.com/app/391720/Layers_of_Fear/

Layers of Fear provides us with a native Linux port as it was developed in Unity 3D engine. So the game ran quite well on my GeForce GTX 1060. There are a few...