I ran a quick search in this community and couldn’t find anything on this topic.

I’m gaming on linux, with a mix of official and alternatively-sourced games. I’ve recently noticed that GOG has an OS: Linux filter and I found some titles that I could like in that list.

I tried the sites listed in the megathread, and I did not find a place where I could get these linux versions.

Has any of you looked for the native linux versions of GOG games and found a good place for them ?

    • gaael@beehaw.orgOPEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Thanks for your answer, but I’m really not interested in buying on Steam. I should have been more precise : I can easily find linux-native games lists, but I’m having trouble finding them on the high seas. I agree with @Aram1s@lemm.ee’s explanation of why they are not very present.

      • evranch@lemmy.caEnglish
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        1 year ago

        Despite being proud to still fly the Jolly Roger for most media I have to say that for the Linux gamer it’s nearly as cost effective just to put Steam games on your wishlist and wait for the sale notification. Lots of great games can be had for single dollars, you get support, patches, online play etc. so it’s not worth the effort to plunder them.

        I found honestly it’s rare that a Steam game has issues on Linux these days and if it does, just refund it and get your $5 back. Otherwise as mentioned they are very hard to find.

  • Aram1s@lemm.eeEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I guess it does not have enough demand since there are few native linux games, few people use linux (around 3%) and because of compatibility layers like proton and wine. Sometimes you can find linux native games on 1337x if you add linux in your query, but those are few and often outdated.

    • gaael@beehaw.orgOPEnglish
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      1 year ago

      I agree with you on the cause, and that there are few and outdated versions on generalist torrent sites.

    • gaael@beehaw.orgOPEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      Thanks ! That’s one step I still have to take - dive into IRC and its ecosystem(s).