13 Jun 2008

Linux games I want to try out

Filed under: Software and Technology by Hari
Posted at 22:36 IST (last updated: 7 May 2009 @ 21:12 IST)
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Of late I've been rather busy. Configuring Wine to work with 3D accelerated games requires too much time and patience, so I thought I'd have to check out some Linux-native games. Here's a small list* to check out. I haven't installed any of these yet, but in my spare time I probably will:
  • Lincity-NG - the city simulator game with better graphics than the old Lincity game. Should provide some hours of fun.
  • OpenCity - Another city simulation game which appears to be "true" 3D rather than an isometrically tiled 2D game.
  • Flightgear - I know that Flight simulators can be tough to learn and addictive as well, but I've never played Flightgear as the download size has always scared me. It might not be as polished (graphically) as commercial and proprietary flight simulator software, but at least it won't crawl like some 3D games do on Vista.
  • Simutrans - This looks very much like the old DOS game Transport Tycoon. Even if it is half as fun as that one was, it should be worth playing!
  • Emilia Pinball Simulator - Discovered this in the Debian repositories. Having played Epic Pinball and Extreme Pinball in DOS, I know how addicting these type of games can be.

*Caveat: I have no idea which of these games are currently under active development just by looking at their websites.

That's all for now. :)

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  1. The only one I've tried was Flightgear. There is a live CD with FG on it. As it's a biiiig flight sim you will need some decent memory/graphics card to run it. But that said, the sim is excellent!

    Try PlayOnLinux for your Windows games, it takes away some of the hassle. Or try a one-off Cedega purchase or even check out the CVS version....

    Comment by Ray (visitor) on 14 Jun 2008 @ 16:38 IST #
  2. You might want to add Freedroid RPG to your list. Its fun.

    Comment by MrCorey (visitor) on 14 Jun 2008 @ 20:06 IST #
  3. Ray, PlayOnLinux should work, but I cannot get it to install for the reason I mentioned before. I will try it again later.

    MrCorey, thanks for the recommendation.

    I already tried out the Pinball game, but I was kind of disappointed that it wasn't as flashy or fast-paced as the DOS games I mentioned.

    Also Lincity-NG is quite good and immersive sim, but I guess the developers could add some more depth/strategy elements to the gameplay.

    Comment by hari (blog owner) on 14 Jun 2008 @ 21:20 IST #
  4. I'm quite enjoying running my old dos games under dosbox. You have to dial down the processor to stop jerkiness, but otherwise they run really well.

    Comment by Ray (visitor) on 14 Jun 2008 @ 23:11 IST #
  5. I also enjoy DOSbox as it's quite the best and most trouble free emulator around. I find that some DOS games require CPU settings to be maxed out though.

    Comment by hari (blog owner) on 15 Jun 2008 @ 10:56 IST #


  6. Comment by dk (visitor) on 28 Jun 2008 @ 00:15 IST #
  7. Hi, since yours is a business/company website, I can negotiate a small monthly fee for advertising. Otherwise, I link to free only to personal sites/blogs.

    My regrets. :)

    Comment by hari (blog owner) on 28 Jun 2008 @ 09:01 IST #

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