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25 Best Linux Games

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the kinda-sad-actually dept.

bobz writes "The Linux Game Tome has announced the winners of the Happypenguin Awards. Games, toys and libraries in 25 different categories were nominated and voted upon by the Linux gaming community. Take a look at the best Linux gaming has to offer." Alas, no SimCity 4, and no Sims Online.

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  1. List of Award Winners by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    Free Games
    Best Free Game - Frozen Bubble

    Best Free 3D Action Game - Cube

    Best Free Arcade Game - Frozen Bubble

    Best Free Cards/Board/Gambling Game - PySol

    Best Free Multiplayer Action Game - BZFlag

    Best Free Multiplayer Strategy Game - Freeciv

    Best Free Role-Playing Game - NetHack: Falcon's Eye

    Best Free Simulation Game - Flight Gear

    Best Free Single Player Strategy Game - Freeciv

    Non-Free Games
    Best Non-Free Game - Quake 3 Arena

    Best Non-Free 3D Action Game - Return To Castle Wolfenstein

    Best Non-Free Arcade Game - Space Tripper

    Best Non-Free Cards/Board/Gambling Game - Eric's Ultimate Solitaire

    Best Non-Free Multiplayer Action Game - Quake 3 Arena

    Best Non-Free Multiplayer Strategy Game - Heroes of Might and Magic 3

    Best Non-Free Role-Playing Game - Ultima I: A Legend Is Reborn

    Best Non-Free Simulation Game - SimCity 3000 Unlimited

    Best Non-Free Single Player Strategy Game - Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri

    Miscellaneous Categories
    Best Emulator - ScummVM

    Best Game Support Library - SDL

    Best Graphics - Unreal Tournament 2003

    Best Sound/Music - Frozen Bubble

    Best Toy - Celestia

    Most Original/Unique Game - Liquid War

    Most Promising Linux Game Project - Planeshift

  2. Cut-n-Paste Karma Whoring by bellings · · Score: 5, Informative
    Free Games Non-Free Games Miscellaneous Categories
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  3. Re:Stores to buy by SLot · · Score: 3, Informative

    Fry's usually has some linux games. I just picked up Myth2:Soulblighter and Heretic 2 this weekend for 5 bucks a piece! :)

  4. Ur-Quan Masters by TeknoHog · · Score: 3, Informative

    Don't forget Star Control 2!

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  5. Re:Stores to buy by slux · · Score: 5, Informative

    Tux Games sells Linux games exclusively and provides packages with Linux binaries even when the developers choose not to. (Medal of Honor: Allied Assault has been added as a preorder item already after the icculus.org announcement)

    Loki Games' has ceased to exist but their site still lists their resellers here, I'm sure many of them still stock Loki's old games and probably titles from other publishers too.

    Linux Game Publishing lists their resellers here.

  6. Ultima I: ALiR has been cancelled by homb · · Score: 3, Informative

    Peroxide, the company from Denmark that started the Ultima I port to the new generation, decided to create a completely new game instead and calls it now "Era".

    It's totally unrelated to Ultima I.

    See it at:
    http://www.peroxide.dk/era/

  7. Re:The Top 3 Mac Games by Seehund · · Score: 4, Informative

    Those who don't understand why the parent post is funny, check out Drunk Gamers' (R.I.P., I guess...) "Switch" parody.

    Thanks, Quarters. Until now I couldn't hear that he said "Photoshop". :)

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  8. Dynamix is gone... by Wee · · Score: 4, Informative
    The reason Tribes2 isn't alive (or even worth a mention) is that Sierra killed (literally) Dynamix right after T2 was released. "Thanks for all the hard work and late nights... Now go home." Of course, Sierra still releases patches for Windows, but with Loki gone as well, the Linux patches lag months behind them (meaning Windows and Linux players can't play on the same servers). Consequently, T2 doesn't have the mod community that Tribes did and so can't depend on that to stay alive.

    I was a huge Tribes fan, and waiting for a long time for Tribes2 to come out since it meant that I could finally dump Windows and use Linux for everything. After about a year I realized that wanting to use Linux for everyday gaming use was a pipe dream. I still play Wolfenstein, SimCity, Tribes2 and old ROMs and stuff, but to play PC games these days you either need WineX or a Win32 partition.

    -B

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  9. Re:This list is why I keep a Windows box around. by Afrosheen · · Score: 4, Informative

    Quake3 is still the best because of mods like Urban Terror and tons of others. It's the engine that counts, not the game itself.