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The only game I have ever played is FIFA on a PS4. Now I have a gaming laptop but have no idea how I should go about playing games on Linux. Appreciate your help in advance!

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Battle for Wesnoth is my go to Linux for a decade at this point. Free fantasy turn based strategy game with fun campaigns.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

And is a great starting point for new gamers on linux, since it's free and available at almost any distro's software sources.