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What is your favourite game with native Linux port? (factorio.com)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by Psyhackological@lemmy.ml to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.ml

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For me, it's Factorio.

a game in which you build and maintain factories.

It even has Wayland support!

(Version 1.1.77» Fri Mar 03, 2023 3:44 pm)

Graphics

Added support for Wayland on Linux. To enable it, set SDL_VIDEODRIVER=wayland in your environment. (thanks to raiguard)

What's yours?

EDIT: Great Linux ports* not like some forced ports that barely work or don't.

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[–] soulsource@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

My top answers are of course Kerbal Space Program, Dwarf Fortress and Stellaris.

However, all those have been mentioned already, so, to add something new to the list: Pathfinder: Kingmaker. It is currently my favourite cRPG.

Edit: Since you mentioned "Great Linux ports": Kingmaker has a game-breaking bug in the Linux version regarding Gamepad input. However, as long as you play it with mouse and keyboard (as the gods intended - insert PC Master Race meme), the Linux version is working perfectly fine. However, if you plan on playing it on the Steam Deck, you might want to play the Windows build.

[–] Psyhackological@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Kerbal Space Program, Dwarf Fortress and Stellaris

Great ones!

There are sometimes interesting setbacks with Linux ports.

[–] soulsource@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 4 months ago

Yep. With Kingmaker it was extra annoying, because the game has Steam Deck Verified rating, and the Steam Deck defaults to the Linux build.

Thing is, you can play through the whole first chapter of the game with a gamepad without issues... However, once you unlock the Kingdom Management screen, you run into the bug, which is a soft-lock once you open said screen. The UI doesn't properly initialize, all text fields remain at their default value, and you cannot make any inputs any more. Luckily the ESC-Menu still works, so you can save your progress...

If it weren't for the Steam Deck, I guess very few people would have run into this bug, if any at all. Kingmaker has a different UI if played with a gamepad, and even though Kingmaker's gamepad-UI is done really well, it is clear that it is meant for playing the game on a TV screen (think: consoles). If you are sitting right in front of your screen (PC), the UI you see when playing with mouse and keyboard is superior in each and every aspect.

[–] HappyFrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Space Station 14, seriously one of the best games I've played.

[–] Psyhackological@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Space Station 14

Interesting that it hasn't come out yet. Did you play demo / playtest or what? I'm glad to see the Linux version.

[–] HappyFrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

There is a flatpak. It hasn't technically come out, however there are thousands of players right now. Though most are in russia. I would also recommended looking at the git repository to see how it's going.

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[–] DieserTypMatthias@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Minecraft and Factorio.

[–] Psyhackological@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 months ago

Great ones!

[–] Psyhackological@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 months ago

Thanks for the feedback!

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