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I've never played games. Suggest a couple of addictive games I can play on Linux (lemdro.id)

submitted 6 months ago by mfat@lemdro.id to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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The only game I have ever played is FIFA on a PS4. Now I have a gaming laptop but have no idea how I should go about playing games on Linux. Appreciate your help in advance!

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[–] FergleFFergleson@infosec.pub 10 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

That, as others have mentioned, is a moderately difficult question for us without knowing what you like or what the specs on your laptop are.

If you install Steam, they have a pretty generous return policy. You just need to act within 2 weeks of the purchase OR before you hit a total of two hours played in that game - whichever comes first. I like Steam because the Proton compatibility layer built in makes gaming on Linux so incredibly easy.

I'm hesitant to do so because you undoubtedly like different things, but here is a short list of some of the games I've played that I really enjoyed based on total time played.

Sid Meier's Civilization (the whole series is good, but 5 is my favorite)
Stellaris
Battletech
Satisfactory
Valheim
Football Manager (think of this title as the complex strategy game to FIFA's action game)

[–] CaptainPedantic@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I've played Stellaris for 12 hours straight, only stopping to go to the bathroom, from 7pm to 7am multiple times. I don't work nights.

It's a problem.

[–] AlexWIWA@lemmy.ml 1 points 6 months ago

I had similar problems at the height of my addiction to that game. I should thank them for breaking things that I liked, because they freed me