For a long time, Linux gaming was mostly an afterthought - until Valve (Steam) changed that. I have spent the last decade trying to increase awareness and get people interested in Linux games, and in this section, you will find numerous reviews of indie titles, setup guides, configuration tricks, and more. While most of the games listed here also run on just about any operating system, all of them have been developed to run natively on Linux. Most are open-source and free. Enjoy.
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Red Alert 2 & Yuri's Revenge works under Proton, wut wut
Updated April 22, 2024
Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator 2 - Crazy game, works in Linux, too
Updated March 6, 2024
Game under Proton crashes when taking a screenshot - Fix
Updated February 21, 2024
Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic works under Steam Proton
Updated February 2, 2024
Linux & Logitech G27 steering wheel (plus Steam Proton)
Updated January 19, 2024
BeamNG.drive works great under Steam Proton
Updated January 9, 2024
Steam Proton game compatibility report 2023
Updated October 14, 2023
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition works under Steam Proton
Updated September 12, 2023
Steam, Linux, how to scale UI on large (2K, 4K) displays
Updated August 1, 2023
Steam, Proton, Command & Conquer: Red Alert works great
Updated July 20, 2023
Steam, Proton, ArmA 3 works superbly
Updated April 13, 2023
Steam, Proton, GTA: Vice City works superbly
Updated April 11, 2023
Julius - Play Caesar III in Glorious HD
Updated August 11, 2021
How to use old regions with SimCity 4 on Steam + Linux
Updated June 28, 2021
Steam Play, Proton - How be things in 2021?
Updated June 7, 2021
How to setup and play Yuri's Revenge on Linux
Updated September 25, 2019
Updated August 24, 2019
Lutris is an excellent gaming platform!
Updated June 23, 2019
TrackMania Nations Forever - Silly and fun
Updated November 3, 2018
Steam Play – Let the games begin
Updated August 27, 2018
SuperTuxKart - A simple recipe for simple fun
Updated February 5, 2016
Steam in SteamOS 2.0 Beta hangs? Solution.
Updated July 18, 2015
SteamOS 2.0 Beta review - Commencing countdown
Updated July 17, 2015
From Windows to Linux, Part 3: Games
Updated August 20, 2014
Civilization V review - On Linux, looking good
Updated July 7, 2014
How to setup and test SteamOS as a virtual machine
Updated January 11, 2014
SteamOS review - Lovely jubbly!
Updated December 28, 2013
Entertainment Fosters Innovation
Updated December 4, 2013
How to install Steam in Kubuntu - tutorial
Updated December 2, 2013
Sauerbraten Collect Edition review - Good, mental fun
Updated September 23, 2013
How to install Steam in Linux Mint
Updated August 24, 2013
Updated July 17, 2013
Serious Sam 3: BFE review - Blood by the pound
Updated June 12, 2013
How to install Steam client in Ubuntu 13.04 - Tutorial
Updated May 11, 2013
How to setup Flash Player in Steam Linux - another guide
Updated February 25, 2013
How to install the official release of Steam in Ubuntu
Updated February 25, 2013
FlightGear review - Pilots needed, do apply
Updated February 18, 2013
Team Fortress 2 review - Mad and fun
Updated February 11, 2013
How to setup Flash Player in Steam Linux
Updated December 31, 2012
Updated December 14, 2012
PCSX2 - Playstation 2 emulator installation and setup
Updated November 15, 2012
0 A.D. - Ancient civilizations clash, for free
Updated August 17, 2012
Steam is coming to Linux - it's official
Updated July 25, 2012
Updated June 27, 2012
Zero Ballistics game - Terminal trajectory to fun
Updated March 8, 2012
Linux games compilation 11 - Don't fear the numbers!
Updated February 3, 2012
Urban Terror second review - Fun over realism
Updated January 27, 2012
OpenTTD in 32-bit graphics mode! Marvelous.
Updated December 9, 2011
Linux Free Mega Games Pack (FreeMGP)
Updated August 19, 2011
OpenTTD on openSUSE - The perfect transport simulation
Updated July 2, 2011
PlayOnLinux - There are no miracles
Updated June 20, 2011
The Humble Frozenbyte Bundle Reviewed
Updated May 20, 2011
Spring Engine - Ready for prime time?
Updated March 31, 2011
The Humble Indie Bundle Reviewed - Part 2
Updated March 18, 2011
The Humble Indie Bundle Reviewed - Part 1
Updated February 26, 2011
Best online games (for Linux users, too!)
Updated December 11, 2010
SuperGamer - Dedicated live Linux gaming DVD - BOOM!
Updated December 3, 2010
Make your own games with Syntensity
Updated November 15, 2010
10 is the magic number - of Linux gaming compilations
Updated October 1, 2010
Comings and goings in the Linux gaming world
Updated September 10, 2010
Updated July 24, 2010
Five best non-free Linux games of 2010
Updated July 8, 2010
Five best free Linux games of 2010
Updated June 28, 2010
Install Wine applications easily with Winetricks
Updated June 23, 2010
Updated June 17, 2010
Top Linux games your money can buy
Updated June 7, 2010
Linux games mega collection - Part 9
Updated May 19, 2010
Enemy Territory Quake Wars - OMG!
Updated April 26, 2010
Prey - Bring your diaper bag, cause it's scary!
Updated April 19, 2010
Linux games mega collection - Part 8
Updated April 10, 2010
How to install DirectX in Linux using Wine
Updated January 13, 2010
Linux: Install a million games in one click!
Updated December 16, 2009
Alien Arena 2009 - Dark, morbid and a whole lot of fun
Updated November 23, 2009
Updated October 21, 2009
Quake Live - Redefining the online gaming
Updated September 20, 2009
Everything you wanted to know about Linux games
Updated August 12, 2009
Linux games mega collection - Part 7
Updated June 29, 2009
Another superb collection of Linux games
Updated May 28, 2009
More about Linux games - Part 5
Updated February 6, 2009
Linux games - First Person Shooters - Part Three
Updated January 12, 2009
Linux games - Lots of great choices
Updated November 24, 2008
Linux games - First Person Shooters - Part Deux
Updated October 14, 2008
Linux games - First Person Shooters
Updated August 8, 2008