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ABZU is a lowpoly toonshaded underwater puzzle adventure and educational experience. Swim with all kinds of underwater fish and creatures meanwhile learn who you are and where you came from. Expect a cinematic graphical extravaganza with amazing lighting and colorful underwater visuals!


About 5 years ago I tested ABZU in PlayOnLinux with Wine.
http://www.gamersonlinux.com/forum/threads/abzu-installation-test.2457/
After many failures attempting everything I knew how to do... I gave up.
But recently I noticed the protondb reports for ABZU were positive and "running out-of-the-box"
I remembered that I picked up ABZU for free on Epic Games and thought I should give it a try... Success!
Proton handled everything and didn't require any hacks or workarounds. This is amazing!

Mint 20.3 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1650
Nvidia 515
Proton Experimental-7.0
Heroic Launcher

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Genesis Alpha One is a space management first person shooter adventure where you extract resources and craft to improve your ship and crew. Use the retractor beam or an away mission to gather all kinds of interstellar resources and then craft new items to power your ship and create new cloned crewmembers.
Keep a close eye on your ship as alien stowaways creep on board and start tearing it apart and infecting your crew.

https://www.gog.com/en/game/genesis_alpha_one_deluxe_edition


I was able to pick up Genesis Alpha One for free on GOG and finally gave it chance in PlayOnLinux. I never had any bugs or crashes and it ran beautifully with all the settings on high. If you love micromanaging your ship and gathering/crafting items, this is your space game! It is nice to have some action as well! The only missing piece is the intro videos which require Media Foundation, but no loss to the game play or training at all.

Specs:
Mint 20.3...

Shadow Of The Tomb Raider is the newest installment of the Tomb Raider series with all the eye-candy, puzzles and action you expect! In fact there are some newer tools and abilities added to the skill tree to help you hunt, find resources, kill enemies, stealthilize and solve puzzles. All the crafting needs for Laura are here as well. Go find the treasure, save the natives and eliminate Trinity! Can't be that hard right?


I was able to pick up "Shadow" during a free event at Epic Games. I'm using Heroic Launcher and Proton but there have been some frustrations. After trying several Proton versions and disabling DirectX 12 there are some performance issues and graphical glitches.

With DirectX 12 enabled the game seems to run fine, but you may see strange patterns and colors appearing the game textures like this...

pretty glitter on his jacket... he he


Also, there is some kind of memory leak and you will see...

Arkham Asylum is under control by the Joker and his crew, take out his minions as the Dark Knight with dive skills, stealth, combos and numerous skills. Solve detective work with exploration Arkham Asylum to find out what Joker is really up to.


I picked up this game for free on Epic Games and gave it a try in Heroic Launcher. I never had any issues with performance or bugs. This is an older game so it still runs on DirectX 9c and it shows... but still a fun title and great to see that Linux can handle it with Proton!

Specs:
Mint 20.3 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1650
Nvidia 515
Proton Experimental 7.0-100

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Re-live the epic Ghostbusters movies as a new recruit into the ghost-slaying team! Catch ghosts with Peter, Ray, Egon and Winston in classic memorable locations in New York! Just like in the movies you have to hunt down Slimer in a hotel, fight the State Puff Marshmallow boss and explore the city with classic and new monsters! It doesn't get any better than this!


I originally tested Ghostbusters years ago as I had the retail DVD ROM version and it ran pretty well. I was happy to see Epic Games release a free Remastered version and decided to give it a try in Heroic Launcher! I was not disappointed.

Specs:
Mint 20.3 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1650
Nvidia 515 Proton
Experimental 7.0-100
Heroic Launcher

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Remember Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis???
Now that this game is impossible to aquire, you can play the next best thing:
Jurassic World Evolution


I was able to pick this up during a free Epic Games offer and load it up with Heroic Launcher!
Design and manage your dinosaur park by creating your own unique genetically modified dinosaurs! Customize fences, walls, giftshops, restauraunts and viewing stations! Send your scientists out on digs to find new bones and dino-DNA to research new types of genes. Create a magical world of roaming dinosaurs and tantilize your guests!

In Heroic Launcher I had no problems downloading the game and launching. Everything literally worked out-of-the-box with bundled proton!

Specs:
Mint 20.3 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1650
Nvidia 515
Heroic Launcher
Proton Experimental...

Blizzard recently released a complete graphical overhaul for Diablo II and I caught it during a sale!

https://us.shop.battle.net/en-us/product/diablo_ii_resurrected?p=168305

Everything in the game has been updated with new graphics and widescreen compatibility! Even online co-op is available!

Play the epic Diablo II with all the eyecandy you wanted and even press "G" to play with original 1990's graphics!


I was able to install Battle.net in PlayOnLinux but initially unable to run the Diablo II launcher. Darandin provided the solution for DirectX12 compatibility:

Download the 2.6 release vkd3d-proton-2.6.tar.zst:
https://github.com/HansKristian-Work/vkd3d-proton/releases/download/v2.6/vkd3d-proton-2.6.tar.zst

You can extract it, and then simply run the provided script to install the dx12 libraries automatically. You just need to ensure to set the path to the wine prefix for the game, and then simply run the script...

Drox Operative is a top-down space shooter with exploration, customization, upgrades, RPG elements, clan relations & a lot of enemies! Explore populated solar systems and complete missions for different alien clans. But be ware, too many favors for one sect will cause the others to go to war with you!

http://www.soldak.com/Drox-Operative-2/Overview.html


This action space series provides native Linux ports and full LAN co-operative capabilities! Conqueor the solar systems with your friends and gather loot to trade with planets! The action is unending and each game you start is completely procedurally generated.

Specs:
Mint 20.3 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1650
Nvidia 515

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Streets of Rogue is a procedurally generated action stealth game with many classes, abilities and random events. Classes all have advantages and disadvantages which can help you to complete your missions. Enter the streets with your friends among NCP thugs, police, gangsters, mobsters, vampires, gorillas and even zombies. Take your chances by completing missions to earn money or just roam around an break-in to a building for some loot.

The streets are harsh and unforgiving, but so are you!


I've been following Streets of Rogue since it was in development on moddb.com and it has become quite an epic game with so many unpredictable scenarios. Replayability is the reall niche here... you'll never have the same experience twice, but mission do repeat themselves.

Thankfully Matt Dabrowski was kind enough to creat a native Linux port for us and it plays beautifully! Everything is destructible and 8-bit graphics style.

I was able to pick it up on...

SupraLand is a first person adventure, action, puzzle game with some stunning graphics and features.

Play as the hero of the back yard sandbox... help the red people to find out why the water stopped and explore huge detailed world made of sandbox toys. There are many hidden areas, powerups, coins and enemies. Spare no expense!


I picked up the game for free on Epic Store and was able to play perfectly with Heroic Launcher in Linux. Never experienced a crash or stutter. This game runs smoothly and its a lot of fun. I found myself exploring and finding all kinds of secrets. My GeForce GTX 1650 runs it just fine!

Specs:
Mint 20.3 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1650
Nvidia 515
Heroic Launcher
Proton Eperimental (version 7)

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Beautiful Desolation is a top-down adventure game with no combat inspired by nostalgic games like Sanitarium. You are teleported to the future into an apocalypse! What happened and how did this happen? Explore detailed pre-rendered desolate landscapes! Interact with interesting characters with clever dialog and optional conversation paths.

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

The Brotherhood was kind enough to provide us with a native Linux port and it runs beautifully in 1920x1080 resolution. This isn't an open world game, it is very restrictive and linear, but still a lot to explore.

There is even a demo available:
https://www.gog.com/game/beautiful_desolation_demo

Specs:
Mint 20.2 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1650 (4GB)
Nvidia 470

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What begins as a corporate espionage turns out to be a paranormal extravaganza! Federal Bureau of Control is a secret government agency experimenting in secret weapons, but something happens and now they are in complete lock down. Play as Jesse Faden and investigate what happened while also discovering your new abilities....


I was able to pick up Control for free on Epic Games. Then I was able to download and play the game in Heroic games launcher without any issues. I even recently picked up a new video card and Control runs pretty well with most settings on high. The video doesn't display the full performance I get in Mint on my GeForce GTX 1650. I've had a few frame rate stutters when indoor (of all places) but the large areas seem to run great. Physics are amazing and do not seem to cause any lag as you destroy everything in sight.

Specs:
Mint 20.2 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1650
Nvidia 470
Proton 7.0

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Never Alone is a co-op puzzle platform game inspired by Iñupiat, (Alaska Natives). The visuals are stunning and the physics make each puzzle interesting and challenging. Make your way through the icy Alaskan mountains and rivers with your pet fox. Work together and see the majestic spirit world appear with new puzzles and creepy creatures!

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

Upper One Games / E-Line Media was nice enough to provide a native Linux version and it runs beautifully! I was able to use the keyboard & mouse while my daughter played with the Xbox controller.

Specs:
Mint 20.2 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1650
Nvidia 470

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Pine is yet another open world RPG with gathering, crafting, skills and such, but also some interesting features. The world of Pine is full of animal clans you can befriend and fight alongside. Explore many biomes and find a safe place for your human clan to live in a world of intelligent animals who are enemies or allies.


I picked up Pine on Epic games for free and it was worth if for sure! The game plays beautifully and there are only a few instances with some serious stutter. Other than that, I found that the game has issues loading and can take almost a whole 2 minutes to reload after dying.

Specs:
Mint 20.2 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1060
Nvidia 470
Proton 7.0
Heroic Games Launcher

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Sclerosis: an Amnesia PS1 demake is a re-make of Amnesia Dark Descent with Playstation 1 look and feel.
Re-live the horror experience as Daniel finding himself among sacred dungeons and experiments gone wrong.
Play for free like it was 2001...

https://createam.itch.io/sclerosis-an-amnesia-ps1-demake


Made with the Unity 3D engine, I didn't experience any issues in Linux. Playstation 1 games have extremely low requirements so performance was spectacular as expected. I loved all the interactive objects, lighting effects and spooky sounds. Makes me want to play the original Amnesia all over again.

Specs:
Mint 20.2 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1060
Nvidia 470
PlayOnLinux 4.3.4
Wine 6.17-staging64-bit
DXVK 1.9.1

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I kept hearing the hype about Stardew Valley and thought it was just another farming/crafting game like many others. I did notice there is LAN co-op available which is always great for playing with the family.
So I finally checked it out... I love it!

Farming is the main feature of the game, but there is still a lot to do. Cut trees, mine rocks, plant seeds, water crops, fish, meet towns people and much more. There is even fighting in the caves or at night!

Like many crafting games you have a short list of available items to craft, but you can learn recipe's and level up your skills to be more efficient.


The developers were nice enough to provide a Linux version for us and everything works perfectly! I was able to host a co-op game and my wife-n-daughters joined with out any problems. The game runs smoothly and there are plenty areas to explore and events to do together.

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

I never played the original Bloodborn on the Playstation, but this game reminds me of Dark Souls soooo much! The movement, the backgrounds and even the sound effects are just like Dark Souls!


Download Bloodborn PSX for free and customize the graphics to simulate a 1990's CRT television and enjoy the old school hack-n-slash!

https://b0tster.itch.io/bbpsx

I was unable to play this game on stable versions of Wine because of dependencies needed for Unreal Engine.
But I quickly found that staging versions are able to run it almost perfectly! There are some staticy sound artifacts which I tried to fix by installing xact and Direct X June 2010, but it didn't help. So I just dealt with it...

Specs:
Mint 20.2 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1060
Nvidia 470
Wine: 6.17-Staging
DXVK 1.9.2

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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
E-Proton7-9...

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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