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- Vaughanabe13, on 04/13/2008, -79/+524Also known as "All 25 Linux Games"
- linuxrocks2007, on 04/13/2008, -1/+88What about Unreal Tournament 2004?
- DifferentAngle, on 04/13/2008, -3/+78I can't wait for Database Error 2
- cannabrain, on 04/13/2008, -1/+69Was someone confused?
- ref-d, on 04/13/2008, -5/+73Dugg for being all on one page.
- se1zure, on 04/13/2008, -9/+67Seriously, you know you have a problem when America’s Army is in the top 25, let alone top 3!
- gu0d, on 04/13/2008, -4/+61For anyone who missed it heres the list:
Error establishing a database connection - griffeycom, on 04/13/2008, -3/+56Americas Army is no longer ported to Linux
- frontporsche, on 04/13/2008, -5/+50If the average linux user is spending 50-75% of his time working on the OS, then we're about to see an explosion in Linux development!
- Dumbledorito, on 04/13/2008, -1/+45And here I thought it was a floor wax... or a dessert topping.
/obscure SNL reference - knight666, on 04/13/2008, -7/+50This isn't.
- Seifey, on 04/13/2008, -1/+35Boycott something that's free, VOTE WITH YOUR WALLET!
- legoalert33, on 04/13/2008, -5/+38#1 Wine
- elofturtle, on 04/13/2008, -2/+34Don't forget Super Tux ^_^
- neonpulse, on 04/13/2008, -0/+31Why is it that these lists always make it to the front page, and then re-appear but on a different blog every month or so? There are no statistics on how these games are the "Top 25 Linux Games", it's just one blogger's opinion. Quake 3 Arena would be high up on the list if this was an accurate account of "Top" Linux games. Also, the Unreal series is completely missing from this. id Software (Doom & Quake) and Epic Games (Unreal) should have their games given the attention that they deserve for offering great commercial games for Linux. As a Linux gamer, I am thankful for their views on the industry.
- MrMinit, on 04/13/2008, -1/+31Oh, they've forgot BZFlag.
- char00les, on 04/13/2008, -2/+31I should switch to Linux :)
- erkokite, on 04/13/2008, -4/+33Are you really so pathetic that you spend your time trolling on digg? Do yourself a favor, put on a clean shirt, get off your computer, and spend that time at the gym instead of trolling on digg endlessly. You'd be surprised how many women don't notice your complete lack of social skills!
- inactive, on 04/13/2008, -6/+34it must suck for poor redphilips - unable to use linux in this day and age of convenient distros. Pathetic troll attempt from well lets face it a Pathetic individual. Enjoy your sad & depressing life mate :)
- slythfox, on 04/13/2008, -1/+23There are quite a few Linux games. The article writer is ignorant, basically copying lists from other people...
For example, Tux Racer is long dead. It has been succeeded by Planet Penguin Racer, which was most recently succeeded by Extreme Tux Racer. - exomni, on 04/13/2008, -4/+25Full article for those who can't connect:
Top 25 Linux Games
Author: Chris Filed under: Software
Wednesday
Jun 27,2007
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Update 20/01/08 : Thanks to Elane, I’ve added 4 more excellent games, making it a nice round number of 25. =)
Update 26/06/07 : I have decided to check out the games that some of my readers suggested. In the end, I found 13 more excellent games and have added all of them to the original 8.
Below are addictive 3d games for linux users to fill their time with. These games are really good and some have won awards or have been featured on magazines. Most of it is cross platform and free. You don’t have to use ‘Wine’ to be able to play as they come with Linux installers.
****CLICK ON "VIEW REPLIES" FOR THE REST OF THE ARTICLE**** - OkydOky, on 04/13/2008, -2/+22The amount of ignorance in this post, is amazing.
- shrewduser, on 04/13/2008, -6/+26its true, linux doesn't have many games, everyone's aware of that, but wine (the reverse engineered implementation of the windows API on linux) allows windows programs (including many games) to run on linux as if they were native applications.
appdb.winehq.org - griffeycom, on 04/13/2008, -4/+22It's actually a pretty good game...
- matriculated, on 04/13/2008, -1/+17I like soup.
- Acglaphotis, on 04/13/2008, -3/+19Thats weird, i get better framerates in WoW on wine than on Windows.
- scy1192, on 04/13/2008, -6/+21why are they all #1?
- burnstyle, on 04/13/2008, -5/+20i've heard of that game... its called 'the unachievable dream' isn't it?
- inactive, on 04/13/2008, -1/+16I think it stops being obscure when you point it out.
- BlueSkyfish, on 04/13/2008, -1/+15Team Fortress 2 runs better in Wine than in Windows for me.
- threemagic, on 04/13/2008, -0/+13Nethack?
- TomTruelle, on 04/13/2008, -9/+22ZING!
- dukeeeey, on 04/13/2008, -2/+15mania drive is awesome
but wheres quake 3 ? - inactive, on 04/13/2008, -10/+22They had to revise the Mac list to "top 25 games we wish we could play on a Mac".
- cdawzrd, on 04/13/2008, -4/+16These articles are written every month, and all have the same games that haven't changed much in 3 years...
- SuicideMouse, on 04/13/2008, -0/+12It's fairly obvious when you play it.
- bagboyrebel, on 04/13/2008, -1/+12oh yeah, well 147% of windows user spend -20% of there time using zxc% of the good software available.
baking up statistics is fun. But seriously, I've had more problems on windows than on linux so I have no idea what you're talking about. - marx2k, on 04/13/2008, -0/+10Hint: Most games out today are clones of 1990's games. Especially the FPS ones.
- MetalCharms, on 04/13/2008, -3/+13Are you saying that this linux can run on a computer without windows underneath it, at all ? As in, without a boot disk, without any drivers, and without any services ?
That sounds preposterous to me.
If it were true (and I doubt it), then companies would be selling computers without a windows. This clearly is not happening, so there must be some error in your calculations. I hope you realise that windows is more than just Office ? Its a whole system that runs the computer from start to finish, and that is a very difficult thing to acheive. A lot of people dont realise this.
Microsoft just spent $9 billion and many years to create Vista, so it does not sound reasonable that some new alternative could just snap into existence overnight like that. It would take billions of dollars and a massive effort to achieve. IBM tried, and spent a huge amount of money developing OS/2 but could never keep up with Windows. Apple tried to create their own system for years, but finally gave up recently and moved to Intel and Microsoft.
Its just not possible that a freeware like the Linux could be extended to the point where it runs the entire computer fron start to finish, without using some of the more critical parts of windows. Not possible.
I think you need to re-examine your assumptions. - exomni, on 04/13/2008, -1/+11No Quake III: Team Arena? That's like the only game I ever play on Linux (actually, the only computer game I ever play on the computer, besides Starcraft (which I also run through Linux using Wine... you can also run WoW on Linux using Wine, for that matter).
- damentz, on 04/13/2008, -0/+10Which one is the rick roll.
- SaxWan, on 04/13/2008, -4/+14fighting a losing battle here, i think there are quite a lot of peeps here running linux. Im in the process of getting convinced by my brother to do the same :S
- simple0n3, on 04/13/2008, -0/+10Unreal Tournament should be at the top of list... one of the best First Person shooters ever and one of the best linux games ever.
- exomni, on 04/13/2008, -3/+12
Battle For Wesnoth
David White who started Wesnoth back in 2003, had a vision of a free open source strategy game that had very simple rules, uses a strong artificial intelligence, challenging and fun. Wesnoth has already passed the 1 million mark for downloads. As of March 2007, the game is available in 35 different languages.
A normal Wesnoth player has
200+ unit types
16 different races
6 major factions
to choose from. Actually, you can even make your own custom units, design your own map, scenarios or even campaigns. It’s all up to your creativity. The most interesting part of any game is the ability to multiplay. You can challenge up to a total of 8 friends in multiplayer fantasy battles.
Nexuiz
Nexuiz is a free, cross platform, first person shooter distributed under GNU General Public License by Alientrap Software. It started back in May 31 2005 with version 1.0 using DarkPlaces, a significanlty modified quake engine. The current version, 2.2.3, was released on January 26, 2007. Nexuiz’s logo is based on the chinese character “力” which means strength.
Several notable features of the game include
ability to multiplay up to 64 players
ability to generate bots for practice sessions
dynamic lighting system similar to Doom 3
America’s Army
America’s Army is a tactical, multiplayer, first-person shooter owned by the United States Government and released as a global public relations initiative to help with U.S. Army recruitment. The first version, Recon, was released on 4th July 2002. The current version 2.8.1 was released on 22nd Mar 2007.
It’s the first well known computer game used for political aims. The game is used as a playable recruiting tool and critics have charged the game serves as a propaganda device. A counter on the homepage of the PC version shows over eight million registered accounts as of 2007. GameSpy tracked the game usage and reported an average of 4,500 players at any one time between 2002 and 2005. It is enough for America’s Army to rank in the Top 10 Online Games chart.
Enemy Territory : Quake Wars
is a first-person shooter follow-up to Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory. It also has the same science fiction universe as Quake 4, with a story serving as a prequel to Quake II. Quake Wars is the second multiplayer-only game in the Quake series after Quake III Arena. The gameplay is almost the same as Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory, but with the addition of controllable vehicles and aircraft, asymmetric teams, much larger maps and the option of computer-controlled bots. Enemy Territory: Quake Wars is being developed by Splash Damage for the PC using a modified version of id Software’s Doom 3 engine and MegaTexture rendering technology.
At E3 2006(Electronic Entertainment Expo), the game won the Game Critics Award for Best Online Multiplayer.
Tremulous
Tremulous is an open source team-based first-person shooter with a game play that is similar to Gloom(a quake 2 mod) and Natural Selection (a Half-Life mod). The game features two teams, humans and aliens, each with their own strengths and weaknesses. The game has been downloaded over 200,000 times and was voted “Player’s Choice Standalone Game of the Year” in Mod Database’s “Mod of the Year” 2006 competition.
Tux Racer
Tux Racer is a newbie friendly, open source, 3D computer game starring the Linux mascot, Tux the penguin. Like many open-source games, the replay value of Tux Racer is extended by easy modification of the game. New maps can be created by making three raster images to indicate height, surface, and object placement. The last release of Tux Racer was version 0.61, 29th October 2001.
World Of Padman
WOP is a new and free comic style game that uses the Quake 3 engine. The game was recently featured in 3 German magazine covers; PC Action, ‘BRAVO Screenfun’ and ‘Linux Intern’.
Vendetta
is a first person twitch based MMORPG. New players get an 8 hour trial which is enough to get anyone hooked to it. After that, you gotta pay $5 a month which is quite worthwhile, especially considering the incredibly communicative development of the game. It has a native linux installer as well as one for Macs and Windows.
Alien Arena 2007
Thanks AstralSin for mentioning it.
Alien Arena is a completely free FPS started by COR Entertainment in 2004 comprising of a science fiction ambience and a Quake like gameplay. This game is playable in single player mode against bots, but the action and thrill lies at the online multiplayer mode. Features of the Alien Arena 2007 include an internal server browser for finding other people to play online and an external program that acts as an IRC interface. There are 6 game types and 6 game mutators that changes the gameplay. Cattle Prod is a new game type that requires you to herd robotic cattle to earn points. Alien Arena 2007 is playable in Windows, Linux and FreeBSD.
Urban Terror
Thanks AstralSin for mentioning it.
A mod of Quake III Arena, Urban Terror focuses a lot on realism. Number of weapons and gear that can be carried is limited. Accuracy is reduced when fired while moving and magazines require reloading upon expension. Damage areas are identified throughout the body. Wounds require bandaging and slows down movement significantly if the damage is not bandaged. Even a stamina bar is present to indicate if the player is able to sprint or jump. Released on 1st April 2007, Urban Terror 4 introduced 4 new features namely, ‘powersliding’, new weapons, player models and improved hit detection. It also supports anti cheating tools like PunkBuster, BattleEye and RunDMC.
A Tale In The Desert
Thanks Kristjan Siimson for mentioning it.
Set in Ancient Egypt, ATITD focuses on society rather than combat. Actually, there is no combat system whatsoever. The fun of the game lies in economic development. Most of the players are from the US and Europe and the variety of social activities encourages a lot of interaction. Players are to participate in building, community, research and test themselves through challenges called ‘Tests’. The male to female players ratio is considerably equal compared to other online games and the game is also noted by many to have high levels of civility and generosity. The first 24 hours is free, after that a monthly fee of $13.95 is required to continue playing.
Second Life
Thanks MariusZ for mentioning it.
Second Life is an online virtual world that allows ‘Residents’ to explore, meet each other, socialize, participate in group activities, trade items and services. It’s creators, Linden Lab, intends to create a world like the Metaverse described by Neal Stephenson in his novel, Snow Crash. In this Metaverse, people can interact, have fun and do business. The current currency is Linden Dollar (L$) and is EXCHANGEABLE for US$ in a marketplace consisting of residents, Linden Lab and real life companies. It is hardly considered a game as tt does not have points, scores, winners or losers, levels or an end-strategy. More than 7 million accounts have been registered since its conception. Basic accounts is free but Premium account is US$9.95 if you want to own lands.
Savage 2
Thanks nemesis for mentioning it.
This fantasy / science fiction, real-time strategy, fps, rpg game is a sequel to to S2 Games’ Savage : Battle for Newerth. Both teams of human and beasts are pitted against each other in a gameplay where strategy, agility and alertness is needed. The game is downloadable for free but online access requires a one time account purchase of US$29.99. Activities such as kills, deaths, assists, building razes, damage and score points are tracked. All Savage 2 matches are saved and thus searchable in the form of replays. The automatic replay network is a system that will greatly increase the skill levels of overall player populations and competitiveness.
Warsow
Thanks mroyf, Cholulalulip, João Rodrigues for mentioning it.
Warsow is a free FPS based in Qfusion 3D engine playable on Windows and Linux developed under the motto ‘by gamers for gamers’. Beta testers from the community goes through internal testing sessions and gives feedback on public releases where the main developers will carefully judge suggestions and comments made. Gameplay is focused a lot on agility. Weapons picked up will have weak ammo until a new ammo pack is found. Graphic effects are minimal, clear and visible.
TrueCombat: Elite
Thanks João Rodrigues, Michael for mentioning it.
TC:Elite happens to be a total-conversion modification of Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory by Team Terminator and Groove Six Studios. The game is free and playable across all platforms. Notable features include iron sights aiming (no crosshair), multi layer object penetration, letterbox / wide screen view modes, lag compensation, client side bullet prediction and support for PunkBuster, the anti cheat software.
Frozen Bubble
Thanks PhoenixByrd, Ferk for mentioning it.
The latest version 2.0 includes an adjusted launcher speed, new scoring system, 4 lives and online multiplayer mode, but only available to Linux users at the time of writing. Version 1.0 of the game is available across all platforms including Symbian Series 60 line of smartphones and a single player Java applet version. Written in Perl, the free to play Frozen Bubble features 100 levels and a cute penguin (I think it’s supposed to be Tux) who shoots to form bubbles of the same color.
The Open Racing Car Simulator
Thanks to PhoenixByrd for mentioning it.
TORCS is an open source 3D racing simulator using OpenGL technologies. It is runnable on all Linux, FreeBSD, MacOSX and Windows platforms. There are 50 different cars, 20 tracks and 50 opponents to race against. The multiplayer mode can accommodate up to 4 human players. Several of the simulation include damaged models, collisions and aerodynamics like ground effects, spoilers, etc. Development is currently being carried out to enable online racing mode.
FlightGear
Thanks to PhoenixByrd for mentioning it.
Since 1996, FlightGear has been a collaborative project that aims to create a sophisticated open source flight simulator framework. FlightGear uses the SimGear simulation engine. Some of the aircraft models available in FlightGear include gliders, helicopters, airliners, fighter jets, etc. Weather effects such as clouds, lightning effects and time of the day is illustrated.
Frets On Fire
Thanks to PhoenixByrd, Solitary, Hellmark, tuopppi, for mentioning it.
Winner of the Assembly Demo Party 2006, Frets on Fire is a music video game that uses the keyboard to play along with scrolling on-screen musical notes to complete a song. The player has to imagine the keyboard as a guitar and pick it up to play. One hand will be used to press the ‘frets’ (F1 to F5) and another will be used to press the ‘picks’ (Shift or Enter). Colored markers that appears are to be played by pressing ‘frets’ of the correct color and ‘picks’ at the correct moment. There are also song editors and tutorials featured in the game. This game was addictive once I got the hang of it.
Scorched 3D
Thanks james, Pyro for mentioning it.
Scorched 3D is a 100% free turn-based artillery game modeled after the classic DOS game Scorched Earth ‘The Mother Of All Games’. Operatable across all operating systems. What started as a 3D landscape generator has now become a cool 3D game that requires skills to master. Players are supposed to take turns homing in to hit the target by adjusting the angle, rotation, power and a weapon of choice every other turn. Hits and kills will generate income for you to buy better weapons and items. Note that items are as important as weapons.
ManiaDrive
Thanks to Shamar for mentioning it.
ManiaDrive is a free clone of Trackmania, the great game from Nadéo studio, and is an arcade car game on acrobatic tracks, with a quick and nervous gameplay (tracks almost never exceed one minute), and features a network mode, as the original. Lots of crazy driving involved.
Warzone 2100
Thanks Elane
Warzone 2100 is a real-time strategy and real-time tactics hybrid computer game, developed by Pumpkin Studios and published by Eidos Interactive. Outside of the story, Warzone 2100 only has a single faction, limiting some of the variety that can be expected from such games of its kind, although the faction is very complex. Essentially, Warzone 2100 plays much like Earth 2150 with 3D units and terrain, customizable vehicles, a lack of traditional standing infantry, use of “research” to acquire new technologies, and perceptible differentiation of vehicles types.
Spring
Thanks Elane
The game is mainly focused around multiplayer games over the Internet or a LAN connection. There are currently a few single player missions, built on the basic support for this through Lua scripting. The - inactive, on 04/13/2008, -1/+10Amiga freaks making poor attempts to diss Linux users!
Only on Digg, I swear man, ONLY on Digg. And the guy just won't stop. I think he needs to get a shovel and try getting some of the dried up sand out of his crusty old vagina.
If there were only 100 Linux users, then they must be the smartest people in the entire universe, developing an operating system so complex and tricking so many people that companies like iD see a market and managing to make people believe half of the internet uses it. - Atomic1fire, on 04/13/2008, -0/+9Just like digg?
- dabski, on 04/13/2008, -0/+9Thats just the authors order, Urban Terror and ETQW both beat it hands down.
- thcobbs, on 04/13/2008, -1/+10I didn't know you were burnstyle's Mom!
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