(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.
Firewatch, not really sure if it’s on Linux but i played at osx so at least multi playform.
The game is mostly about the story, really something else.
Confirmed running on Linux under proton. I started replaying it just the other week. Struggled to get back into it for a second time, but not because it’s a bad game, I’m just a very different person from the one that got a lot from that story. Would absolutely recommend the game.
- Ghost of Tsushima
- Nier Automata
- What Remains of Edith Finch
- Bioshock (quality varies as the series continues)
- Soma
- The Sexy Brutale
- Fatal Frame 2 and 3
- Fran Bow
- Telltale’s Walking Dead (first one)
- First 4 Silent Hills
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.
I beat that game in like 15 minutes 😎
I hate slay the.princess actually, I found it to be a really bad game and a mediocre story
I found Spec Ops: The Line to be a good story. Starts off as a typical gears of war third person military shooter. I immediately was skeptical since I don’t typically like cod like military arcade shooters. Let’s just say the story gets dark. Mainly the character development. I saw the reviews and don’t regret grabbing it, well worth the play in my opinion.
Pretty sure Portal and Portal 2 are playable in Linux.
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 -_-
I’ve been staring at python for too long. I read your comment like it was a function
def Disco_Elysium(): raise Warning("there is no going back")this kinda made my morning. Thx ^w^
Just bought it, going to give it a try tomorrow.
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.
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 ):
It’s a really old game, but Lucas Arts The Dig was really great and directed by spielsberg
Beneath a steel sky https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beneath_a_Steel_Sky
Just saw you got it already - enjoy Disco Elysium!
Some of the best, most enjoyable, games writing I have ever seen. Every character is a treat.
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
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.
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
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
Witcher 3 has an amazing story and 2 DLCs that feel like entire games themselves. Runs great for me under Linux Mint (Steam / Proton).
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.
Horizon Zero Dawn. I played it to completion via proton, ran great.
Came here to say this. Fantastic storyline, and runs great on Linux.
If you consider emulating older games a viable option, I would suggest:
- Chrono Trigger (SNES)
- Silent Hill (PS1)
- Any Legend of Zelda game (Majora’s Mask is my favourite story-wise)
Exquisite taste.
Seconding the Zelda rec, Majora’s being my favourite as well, with Minish Cap being a close second. (narrative-wise, that is)
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
