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April Fall of Faith is a pixel-art action RPG with rogue-like elements. Something terrible has happened to the world and you are here to stop it... or are you? Fight against bats, slime, demonic-eyeball and many other creepy creatures. Your best friend is a demon, but what does that make you? Loot, craft and enter the demon-dimension in this maze-like world.


https://aprilgame.itch.io/april-the-game

April Fall of Faith played perfectly in PlayOnLinux with Wine. This is a demo version of the full game, but there is a lot to do. Wine handles pixels games really well and I never had any serious issues. The game mechanics are fun and almost everything is interactive. I like how you have to gather the XP from monsters you kill in order to level up.

Specs:
Mint 19.3 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1060
Nvidia 460
PlayOnLinux 4.3.4
Wine 6.0 64-bit
DXVK 1.7.2

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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...

Traverse and assassinate in an epic world created by Cyanide Studios. Play as the mysterious goblin who will unfold his origins in a world of greedy men and elves. Use clever stealth abilities and assassinate with powerful skills. Each massive level consists of multiple routes to your objective making re-play exciting. Level up your skills and meet interesting characters who help you on the way.


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

I initially created a guide on Styx years ago and Wine could barely handle the game. Any time I looked up into the distance there was a huge CPU spike and the game slowed to a crawl. Today, Proton handles the game perfectly and I've never experienced a single frame rate drop!

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

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Symphonia is a clever colorful platformer with interesting and difficult jump tricks. Play your violin in order to activate areas and interact, but your bow can fling you across hard-to-reach areas. Use your bow to traverse the epic mechanical orchestra and begin the symphony.


https://isart-digital.itch.io/symphonia

Symphonia is a 2D platformer with beautiful animation and interactive levels. Watch the backgrounds animated as you move from one area to another. I never had any issues running it with Wine and my GeForce GTX 1060 handled the 2D graphics perfectly. This is a short game, but pretty dang fun and free. It requires a controller and my Amazon Xbox basics controller worked perfectly as long as I didn't click anything with the mouse.

Specs:
Mint 19.3 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1060
Nvidia 460
PlayOnLinux 4.3.4
Wine 5.0.2
DXVK 1.7.2

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Play as an insurgent fighter and join the Red Faction rebellion against the EDF. Red Faction Guerrilla is a completely physics destructive environments. Use your hammer to break down any wall or structure. Use your mines to blow up any building or vehicle in this open world action game! The remastered version on GOG now supports modern resolutions and enhanced graphics.


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

I was able to install and run the game with Wine 5.0.2 but upon launching there was no audio in-game. The BIK movies played audio, but not in-game. I still had to install DirectX June 2010 Redistribute for all of the xact, xaudio overrides. It would fail again and again until I manually added all the xaudio2_0 all the way up to xaudio 2_9 and set to (native). Then it installed and now audio works!

Specs:
Mint 19.3 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1060
Nvidia 455
PlayOnLinux 4.3.4
Wine 5.0.2 64-bit
DXVK 1.7.2...

Cloud Climber is a short first person puzzle narrative with hand drawn assets made in Unreal Engine. You play as the last worker making towers to reach the clouds as all water on the planet has faded away.



https://two-star-games.itch.io/cloud-climber

This is a very short project game where you can enjoy the ambiance in the infinite skies as far as the eye can see. I used Proton 5.0-9, DXVK and Media Foundation to run Cloud Climber and it ran perfectly. No graphical issues and no sound issues. My video card handled it well, just wish the game was longer and I was drawn into the story and beautiful towers.

Specs:
Mint 19.3 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1060
Nvidia 455
Proton 5.0-10
DXVK 1.7.2
mf-install
mf-cab

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Play as an Assasin, Paladin, Crusader or Necromancer in an epic tale to defeat Eidolon the Serpent Rider. But he's not alone, slay all kinds of minions with your class's special weapons and inventory items. Made with the Quake engine, enjoy Gothic indoor levels and outdoor areas with maze-like precision.


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

Never play Hexen in DOSBox or Wine again! Download an OpenGL supported engine on triptohell.info:
https://fte.triptohell.info/downloads

Much like GZDoom, use Wine to install GOG Hexen II in a wineprefix, then simply cut-n-paste the game folder anywhere you want. Drop fteqw64 executable in the game folder and run with Terminal. Now you have a plethora of video options, widescreen settings and even realistic water reflections. Trust me, Hexen has never been so beautiful on modern computers!

Specs:
Mint 19.3 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1060
Nvidia 455
fteqw64

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Agent 47 is sent by the International Contract Agency to assassinate Diana Burnwood and recover a genetically-engineered teenage girl who is meant to be trained as an assassin. Use stealth, force and clever traversing around the level to eliminate mercenaries. Kill the target and save the girl!


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

Hitman Absolution ran perfectly in PlayOnLinux with Wine 5.0.2 on my GeForce GTX 1060. I played through th first three levels and never experienced any graphical issues, control issues or save/load issues. It just ran perfectly! I was also able to crank up the graphics as this title was created back in 2012.

Specs:
Mint 19.3 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1060
Nvidia 455
PlayOnLinux 4.3.4
Wine 5.0.2 64-bit
DXVK: 1.7.2

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Escape Ayuwoki is a first person stealth horror game where your goal is to find your way out of the house without Ayuwoki finding you. This game is full of suspenseful moments of absolute terror! The monster is extremely sensitive to movement, sound and light. There are very limited areas you can go in order to traverse throughout the house, so take your time and investigate each area before moving ahead. If she catches you, then you have to start over.



https://deadlycrowgames.itch.io/escape-the-ayuwoki

The key to this game is to learn where you can hide and where you can't. The developer has done an amazing job creating hiding places in the game. You can use your flashlight to see if there is room under a table, behind a chair or under stairs. You will find that your character can actually fit into tight spaces. This is a unique feature because Ayuwoki will be moving quickly around the house looking for you. Your only warning is...

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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The zombie apocalypse has arrived and begun a whole new war! World War Z is a co-op third-person shooter very similar to Left4Dead series. Slay countless zombies in an objective based experience in New York, Moscow, Jerusalem, Tokyo and Marseille. With an arsenal of weapons you will try to escape linear levels with your friends (or bots) and survive massive hordes of zombies.

https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/product/world-war-z/home


World War Z is one of the rare games that actually works in PlayOnLinux with Epic Games Launcher. I had to do a bit of trial-n-error just to get the Launcher working by adding Media Foundation, Visual C++ 2019 and DXVK, but it actually works. The only issues I had playing this game is a bit of stutter at the begging of each level. I'm sure there is some caching going on there and its annoying, but if you are patient, it eventually begins to run well. I also had to crank down the settings as...

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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Play as a cat in space and sneak your way around a human space station solving puzzles. Don't get caught by the alien monsters and make it to the escape pod! This is a free mini game developed in Unreal Engine with a clever cat's-view of an alien infestation... Solve puzzles, jump tricks, physics and stealth.



https://polyartstudios.itch.io/in-space-no-one-can-hear-you-meow

I was able to play "In Space No One Can Hear You Meow" in PlayOnLinux with ProtonGE. Everything ran fine on my GeForce GTX 1060 and I was able to finish this short puzzle/action game.

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

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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You are on a 8-bit camping trip with some friends... but one of them vanishes! Explore the creepy forest looking for signs of your friend. Notice strange pieces of paper on a tree, follow it to a spooky house in the forest. Dare to enter it? If you care enough for your friends life... yes!



https://minigoliath.itch.io/the-house-in-the-woods

House in the Woods is a short horror game developed in Unreal Engine. Due to the 8-bit style it should run fine on any computer. Make sure to use Proton Glorious Eggroll versions to play properly.

Specs:
Mint 19.3 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1060
Nvidia 440
ProtonGE

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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Re-live several mission critical campaigns with your team in this military FPS. Beautiful graphics, amazing war effects, realistic gun handling, vehicles and destructive environments. Fight the enemy in amazing snowy mountains, jungles and dry sandy deserts.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/24960/Battlefield_Bad_Company_2/


I've previously posted a guide for Bad Company 2 in PlayOnLinux and it was fairly painless, but there were a
lot of steps. Now with Proton in Steam you can just install the game and play! That is amazing in comparison!
The game ran perfectly in Proton on my GeForce GTX 1060.

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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