Game Status Analysis in Linux

Although the desktop version of Linux is a tempting platform, but a little "hard" makes many people do not choose to invest in the embrace of Linux-PC gaming. Whether you like it or not, Windows is the de facto standard for PC game. You cannot expect Linux to support your favorite games, but you may be surprised that some games on Windows can run on Linux Through the wine compatibility layer.
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Although game support can be regarded as a shortcoming of the desktop version of Linux, this situation seems to be changing. With valve migrating its popular game platform steam to Linux and its strong criticism of Windows 8, we have reason to expect a brighter future for the gaming industry on the Linux platform.
Native games in Linux

Most games on the market are written for Windows. If you plug a Starcraft 2 disc into your Linux computer, it won't be as you wish-this game can only be played in windows. Game developers need to support more Linux systems.

Unfortunately, there are only a few people doing this. One organization has been supporting games on the Linux platform for a long time. This is the famous humble indie bundle. They insisted that all produced games should contain the Linux version. If you have purchased a collection of humble games, you may already have many games that can run on Linux. If you haven't bought any game collections, you can still purchase some of these games separately-the Ubuntu software center can be used as the purchase channel. If you have purchased a game collection, You can activate the game in the Ubuntu Software Center, download and install it. These collection games include bastion, limbo, world of goo, braid, psychonauts, machinarium, Trine, and super meat boy.

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Browser-based web games run quite well on Linux. Angry Birds, cut the rope and all other cool games from the chrome online store can run on Linux, which is no different from Windows and Mac. All Flash games, such as those on kongregate, can also be played on Linux.

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Speaking of the distribution center of the open-source software Linux, there will certainly be a lot of open-source games available for free. You can install them through the Ubuntu Software Center (or the software source of your Linux release. However, please do not expect to find a game that is comparable to the latest and best Windows commercial games, but there are still some outstanding open-source games worth a try. If you want to play a traditional multiplayer FPS game, try nexuiz (now known as "classic nexuiz") or nexuiz derivatives xonotic. If you want to play games that are slow and more focused on strategy, battle for wesnoth is a good choice. This is a turn-based fantasy strategy game. Some casual games on Linux are also good. The following websites can also help you find some games on Linux.

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Oh, I forgot to mention that many host simulators (console emulators) can also be run on Linux, so that you can play some host games on Linux, as long as you have a game Rom. With dosbox, you can also play some old classic dos games on Linux. Do you still remember this game?

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A ++-level masterpiece and steam platform on Linux

Nowadays, the support of popular mainstream a ++ games on Linux is getting fewer and fewer. Earlier, the famous id software company launched the doom3, quake4 and enemy territory: Quake wars Linux version, but now ID is no longer planning to continue to launch rage and future development games on Linux. Epic games once launched the virtual fantasy arena and virtual fantasy arena 2004 on Linux, but such a masterpiece as the war machine has never logged on to Linux. Although epic games once promised that the virtual fantasy arena 3 would include support for Linux, the promise that "Linux will be supported soon" was delayed for several years until it was finally announced that ut3 would not support Linux.

This situation seems to be improved. With the launch of Windows 8 and the built-in software application store, Microsoft may close the windows platform one day, other third-party software stores, such as the steam platform of valve, are no longer allowed to survive windows. Valve has transplanted steam and some of its popular games to Linux. Once the steam platform on Linux is pushed out, players can play a masterpiece like left 4 dead 2 and team Fortress 2 on Linux. If you purchase a game that can run on Linux, the installation will be very simple. Maybe one day valve will develop its own host platform, Steam Box, based on Linux, which will lead to more games starting to support Linux.

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Another signal of this Linux game storm is that EA began to release Linux games. EA has added two games in the Ubuntu Software Center, namely, the rule and conquer: the Thai League and the Lord of ultima ). Unfortunately, these games are only web games. But at least EA is beginning to notice the game needs on Linux, so it is possible to launch native games on Linux in the future.
Graphics card driver

To play games on Linux, it is important that video card support. Most Linux distributions use Open-Source graphics card drivers by default.Program. However, AMD (former Ati) and NVIDIA also provide a closed-Source graphics driver for Linux.

These private video card drivers provide excellent 3D performance compared to open-source drivers. In history, NVIDIA's closed-source 3D driver is superior to AMD in terms of stability and performance. To squeeze the 3D performance of a video card in Linux, you must use a NVIDIA video card.

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Onboard intel integrated graphics cards can also work on Linux, and even intel itself is helping develop their open-source drivers. However, just like on Windows, Intel's graphics card performance is far worse than NVIDIA or AMD, even though Intel's graphics card has been improving.
Play windows games

Most games you want to play may not support Linux. However, you may still be able to play the game through wine. Wine is an open-source Windows compatibility layer. It tries to implement windows APIs on Linux. In other words, it allows you to run Windows applications on Linux. However, it is not perfect, so don't expect any game to play with wine.

To install your favorite windows games (and other software supported by Windows), you need playonlinux. Playonlinux has an easy-to-use graphical interface that automatically downloads, installs, and adjusts supported windows games so that they can run properly in wine. If a game is supported by playonlinux and you have a good video card, it is very easy to install and start enjoying the game.

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To see if your favorite games and other Windows applications can run on Linux, search for wine appdb. In general, you will find that old hot games work very well-for example, World of Warcraft supports very well. Newer games, such as battle 2 (Guild Wars 2), may be supported, but there will be some outstanding bugs that require a lot of exploration. If you want to play the latest games, Linux is not suitable for you, at least not for now. This is also why many gamers install dual systems. Windows is used to play games.

Do you have any experience playing games on Linux? Can wine support your favorite games? Do you want to recommend some cool games on Linux? Please share it with you in the comment bar.