Did a search and didn't find one.
I inherited a "new" (circa 2008 dell precision 690) machine and finally made the switch permanently to linux. I am still able to run windows games REASONABLE stably with VirtualBox, but I want to try and stick to native OpenGL based RPGs.
Can anyone suggest some nice turn based RPGs other than eschalon that will run in linux? I figure this thread can act like a general way to keep track of some good ones.
General Linux Thread
- sirdilznik
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Re: General Linux Thread
Well you can play the majority of Windows games through wine, most of them with little or no hiccups, but if you're talking strictly native then:
Neverwinter Nights - It's not turn-based but it's a terrific D&D RPG. I've poured probably in the neighborhood of 700 hours+ into that game, its expansions, and the plethora of terrific community made campaigns and mods.
Exult - A front end for Ultima VII for modern systems, including Linux.
GemRB - An port of Bioware's Infinity Engine that runs on Linux and allows you to play the Infinity engine games (Baldur's Gate, BG II, Planescape: Torment, Icewind Dale, IWD II). Not yet feature complete but I think it will play Baldur's Gate and maybe BG II fairly well for the most part.
Freedroid RPG - Free game, haven't actually played it myself.
Dink Smallwood - Admittedly more Zelda-like than a true RPG, but it's free.
I'll post some more if I think of them.
Neverwinter Nights - It's not turn-based but it's a terrific D&D RPG. I've poured probably in the neighborhood of 700 hours+ into that game, its expansions, and the plethora of terrific community made campaigns and mods.
Exult - A front end for Ultima VII for modern systems, including Linux.
GemRB - An port of Bioware's Infinity Engine that runs on Linux and allows you to play the Infinity engine games (Baldur's Gate, BG II, Planescape: Torment, Icewind Dale, IWD II). Not yet feature complete but I think it will play Baldur's Gate and maybe BG II fairly well for the most part.
Freedroid RPG - Free game, haven't actually played it myself.
Dink Smallwood - Admittedly more Zelda-like than a true RPG, but it's free.
I'll post some more if I think of them.
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Re: General Linux Thread
Just about all the games of GOG.com run in WINE without a fuss. Just doublecheck the appdb first. The witcher 1 and 2 are the exceptions I've found so fare.
As to gemRB, it's nice if you have a different pc architecture (powerPC, ARM, Loongsoon) or want the extra UI features it includes for Baldurs Gate 2, otherwise WINE is a lot simpler to get it off and running.
As to gemRB, it's nice if you have a different pc architecture (powerPC, ARM, Loongsoon) or want the extra UI features it includes for Baldurs Gate 2, otherwise WINE is a lot simpler to get it off and running.