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Linux Games For Non-Gamers?

Posted by timothy on from the many-addictive-options-but-any-great-ones? dept.

Nethead writes "Due to some down-time, I'm looking for some Linux games to pass the time. I've been playing BattleMaster, a PHP web game but it's only two turns a day, and I'd like something a bit faster. I've not really played PC games since the Doom era so I'm really out of touch here. I don't have a real gamer box, just a simple video card. What do Slashdotters think I should try? A simple FPS or some type of networked game would do. What's out there for Linux?"

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  1. Roguelikes by Sir_Lewk · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Nethack.

    I know some mod is about to mod me 'funny' but I'm quite serious. If you are a casual gamer and not addicted to fast-paced games and high-rez graphics, give roguelikes a try. My personal favorite is nethack, but there are a lot out there and there is some good variety and inovation in the genre.

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  2. Re:Civ by palndrumm · · Score: 5, Insightful

    while complicated at first, it becomes remarkably simple to play once you've played for a while.

    See, I'd prefer that the other way around - simple at first, then more and more complicated as you play it more and get deeper into it.

  3. DOSBox + Classic DOS Games by smpoole7 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Why limit yourself to only that which runs natively on Linux? All that matters is killing time and having a little fun. DOSBox (www.dosbox.org) provides the emulator and Classic DOS Games (www.classicdosgames.com) has dozens of older DOS classics, from Keen to Duke Nukem to whatever. Enjoy it.

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