(With a Linux version or at least works good with Proton) Edit: just bought disco Elysium, going to post updates in the comments when I try it tomorrow. It’s on sale until tomorrow in case anyone is going to purchase it.
- Hundun ( @Hundun@beehaw.org ) 34•20 days ago
Outer Wilds, if you haven’t played already. Obligatory warning to avoid spoilers like your life depends on it, go in completely blind if possible.
I shall read nothing about it
- Pinklink ( @Pinklink@lemm.ee ) 7•19 days ago
Absolutely seconded btw. Cannot express how good this game is. If I could wipe my memory of any one game and play it fresh it would be this
Okay then, you seem to really love this game. I’ll give it a go! It’s not to expensive on steam either.
- SorteKanin ( @SorteKanin@feddit.dk ) 4•19 days ago
Enjoy it! I still can’t get over how good it is. Don’t even read the Steam description!
I would prefer to save some money right now, so if you already have it would you be willing to either family sharing thing with me? Please don’t feel obligated to do so, as you would have to give me your account password and the 2fa code. Lmk if you want to do this, message me on Matrix at @gregor:gregtech.eu
- SorteKanin ( @SorteKanin@feddit.dk ) 2•17 days ago
I’d rather not do that :)
But you can see on SteamDB that it regularly goes on a -40% sale. I’d suggest you just put it on your wishlist and wait to get the email from Steam that it’s on sale 🙂. It hasn’t had a sale for a while now so probably won’t take long.
Understandable, I’ll wait for a sale
- ober ( @ober@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) English2•18 days ago
This game impressed me so much by the time I finished it that it immediately became my all time favorite.
- krash ( @krash@lemmy.ml ) 1•19 days ago
I couldn’t get into it for the life of me, despite several attempts. I am happy for those who enjoyed it - seems like a chill game.
- алсааас [she/they] ( @alsaaas@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) 29•20 days ago
def Disco Elysium
heed this warning though: after Disco, there is no going back; most storytelling might seem subpar or just of low quality afterwards
it’s also soul crushing, existentialist and doesn’t shy away from critiquing/ridiculing society and what it believes in (from a Marxist pov, though Communism itself isn’t spaired either in the game, with a harsh critique only communists could write), but it’s also one of the most hopeful games I’ve ever played at the same time
I would rly recommend a blind play through without cheating through quick saves! (aka. save scumming) A lot of decisions in the game succeed based on the probability of your stats accomplishing it. I made the mistake in my first play through and just forced everything I wanted by reloading over and over again -_-
- sentientity ( @sentientity@lemm.ee ) English4•19 days ago
I bought this for my switch after watching a playthrough and can’t wait to have time to play it myself. The writing is SO GOOD and so beautiful. Belongs on my bookshelf with all the other books. Just poetry, and all kinds of themes and resonances. Top tier
- comfy ( @comfy@lemmy.ml ) 3•19 days ago
My blind playthrough was great, despite or even due to mistakes made. Lost once playing sport so badly it destoyed my self-esteem, but also won a miracle 5% perception roll right at the end (although we scared it away). On my first playthrough I intentionally tried to avoid losing and I played conservatively enough for the game to start bullying me over it, which is great design.
I’m the kind of person who thinks it’s hilarious how fragile the player can be where (esp. because of the class I picked). The cursed chair didn’t get me but it sure made me laugh.
- ahal ( @ahal@lemmy.ca ) 3•19 days ago
100% this.
For me I got so immersed in the world and character that it didn’t even occur to me to save scum. This RPG is so good that I actually felt like I was living the story. The only game that ever managed to accomplish that.
- themadcodger ( @themadcodger@kbin.earth ) 3•20 days ago
Thanks for the warning. This has been on my wishlist for a while now, and I very likely would have done exactly that.
Just bought it, going to give it a try tomorrow.
- fmstrat ( @fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com ) English2•18 days ago
Hope you did it on Steam. 75% off so $10
I buy all my games on Steam. It’s simply the best, and they support Linux and develop Proton.
- fmstrat ( @fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com ) English2•18 days ago
Sad story about buying this one, though: https://youtu.be/k7Xu4GvpN9U
Yea, I heard. I tried to pirate it and run it from steam as a non-Steam game, but it didn’t work ):
- алсааас [she/they] ( @alsaaas@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) 1•18 days ago
uuu you are in for an adventure with so much replayability
and as some other comment said: even “failed” checks lead to interesting outcomes
I’m especially interested in the fact that the game is from a Marxist perspective.
- reagansrottencorpse ( @reagansrottencorpse@lemmy.ml ) 2•19 days ago
I’ve owned this game for years. And I want to love it, but I’ve never been able to make it past the dude hanging in the tree part. Which is basically the very start of the game 😄
- алсааас [she/they] ( @alsaaas@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) 3•19 days ago
just FYI: you can finish the game without ever as much as looking at the body, there even is an achievement for it!
- unknowing8343 ( @unknowing8343@discuss.tchncs.de ) 18•20 days ago
Pretty sure Portal and Portal 2 are playable in Linux.
They are more than just playable. They have native versions, because Valve wants to push gaming on Linux. Both are awesome games! I have already played them.
- NutWrench ( @NutWrench@lemmy.ml ) 2•19 days ago
I also think the smartest thing Valve ever did was add Proton to their Linux platform. They are going to capture about 90% of gamers migrating from Windows to Linux. It’s a lot easier for gamers to use a pre-configured platform than fiddle with Wine settings for each game.
- Björn Tantau ( @bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de ) 18•20 days ago
Baldur’s Gate 3 is a recent one.
- Howdy ( @mynamesnotrick@lemmy.zip ) English5•20 days ago
Can second bd:3, I’m just in the second act and it’s been fantastic.
- glorious_goldfish ( @glorious_goldfish@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) English13•20 days ago
Horizon Zero Dawn. I played it to completion via proton, ran great.
- boatswain ( @boatswain@infosec.pub ) 2•18 days ago
Came here to say this. Fantastic storyline, and runs great on Linux.
- merthyr1831 ( @merthyr1831@lemmy.ml ) English12•19 days ago
Disco Elysium hands-down. Has a brilliant story with a bunch of branches, it’s a great way to kill 20+ hours.
A shorter experience but one still pretty fun is Thank Goodness You’re Here which is a comedy with brilliant voice acting and setting. 2.5hrs ish.
- comfy ( @comfy@lemmy.ml ) 1•19 days ago
Thank Goodness You’re Here
Just by the name and you mentioning it’s a comedy, I suspect it’s a nod to the TV show Thank God You’re Here (or more likely the British version), where performers such as comedians enter a surprise setting and must improvise.
- Howdy ( @mynamesnotrick@lemmy.zip ) 12•20 days ago
Firewatch, cloudpunk and Cyberpunk 2077 are some I’ve played recently where I was really immersed.
I have already played Firewatch, it was very awesome indeed. I’ll take a look at the other games you mentioned too.
- NutWrench ( @NutWrench@lemmy.ml ) 11•20 days ago
Witcher 3 has an amazing story and 2 DLCs that feel like entire games themselves. Runs great for me under Linux Mint (Steam / Proton).
- karashta ( @karashta@fedia.io ) 9•20 days ago
The original BioShock is a masterpiece
- therealjcdenton ( @therealjcdenton@lemmy.zip ) English8•19 days ago
Nier Automata. Fair warning you won’t feel happy after finishing it, but it’s something everyone should experience
- bp99 ( @bp99@lemmy.bp99.eu ) English8•19 days ago
If you don’t mind horror, I would definitely recommend SOMA. It’s also one of those games where it’s best to go in blind. If you are interested, do yourself a favour and do not look at any spoilers before playing.
Lots to think about.
Oh yes, I have played this. Also Scarlet Hollow, by the same studio, is truly awesome and if you liked Slay the Princess you’ll love Scarlet Hollow.
- BruceTwarzen ( @BruceTwarzen@lemm.ee ) 2•18 days ago
I beat that game in like 15 minutes 😎
- セリャスト ( @seliaste@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) 1•18 days ago
I hate slay the.princess actually, I found it to be a really bad game and a mediocre story
- SorteKanin ( @SorteKanin@feddit.dk ) 1•18 days ago
This looks good but I’m really not into horror at all - how much horror would you say this is?
- Concetta ( @vinceman@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) 7•19 days ago
Since nobody else has said it, Titanfall2. Not a long story, but it’s an absolutely fantastic 6 or 7 hours. Usually it’s like 5 bucks during a sale.
- lud ( @lud@lemm.ee ) 2•18 days ago
Titanfall 2 is really great.
The gameplay is also very varied and each level has a new fun gimmick and it never overstays its welcome.
- Count Regal Inkwell ( @VinesNFluff@pawb.social ) 7•19 days ago
I’ve been gaming on Linux exclusively for 3 years now. So. These are all proton-tested-and-approved. Though a couple (especially the old ones) require a bit of tinkering.
- Pillars of Eternity I and II – Slow burns. cRPGs. Get very good, but take a while to get there
- Tyranny – Same developer, also a cRPG, but gets to the point faster, and in fact can be finished in one weekend. Do note: It’s an “evil campaign” type of RPG.
- Pyre – A fantasy basketball game with a Visual Novel on the side. Very touching story, made me cry twice. And the gameplay is no slouch either, even if I kinda suck at it. (… Though when you lose the games you don’t game over, the story just changes)
- Wolfenstein the New Order – FPS set in an alternate history where the nazis won WW2, where you play a resistance fighter. Very enjoyable action, and it always feels good to blow nazis away.
- Dishonored 2 – Stealth-FPS/Immersive Sim where you play as an assassin-princess who can turn herself into a horrid tentacle monster. Also a nice story.
- Enderal: Forgotten Stories – Skyrim Total Conversion title. Very surreal and trippy story. Pushes the Skyrim engine to its absolute breaking point to realize the developers’ vision, and doesn’t always get there.
- Fallout: New Vegas – I mean, if I didn’t bring it up, someone would. New Vegas is a flawed and messy game, but it is just about competent enough that you are fine with it being less-than-ideal in the name of getting to the story.
If old games & emulation are on the cards –
- Terranigma (SNES) – What if Legend of Zelda… But you are literally creating the world by doing your quest. It’s nuts. I love it.
- Legacy of Kain series (PS1, PS2, PC) – Very flawed gameplay on all of them (each in its own unique way)… But it is legitimately one of the greatest tales ever told through gaming. (note: It’s also edgy)
- Prince of Persia Sands Trilogy (PC, PS2, GC, Xbox) – This little trilogy of games from the sixth generation delivers in both elegant platforming gameplay and entertaining storytelling. Does suck that they are from a time that game devs thought subtitling your cutscenes would make your skin fall off (or something. No games back then had subbed cutscenes and it sucked)
- Paper Mario/Mario & Luigi series (Nintendo machines) – Comedy RPGs about the Mario characters (duh). Very well written, especially Thousand Year Door (GC/Switch) and the original Mario & Luigi (GBA/3DS). Story is as vanilla as you’d expect, since it’s Mario, but it is worth it for the comedy imho
- Ark-5 ( @Arkhive@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) 2•15 days ago
I’ve got a mod list sitting about waiting for a New Vegas replay. Just some light stuff to make it feel like it holds up more today. What a good game.
- 🦄🦄🦄 ( @Duke_Nukem_1990@feddit.org ) Deutsch1•18 days ago
Enderal is fantastic. If you don’t speak german I would still recommend it. If you do speak german then you have to play it. Yes, this is a gun. Now sit down and install the game!
- Corr ( @Corr@lemm.ee ) 6•19 days ago
Time to shill CrossCode again :)
I think the characters are phenomenally written and the plot is fun and has excellent ups and downs.