Steam has a ton of native Linux games. Just sort the store by Linux. Protondb also extensively lists native games.
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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 @[email protected]'s explanation of why they are not very present.
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.
Thanks for your reply and insight.
My Steam-avoidance/aversion is not about compatibility but more about DRM/vendor lock-in. When I buy games, I usually by them at GOG or any other "you own the game you bought" provider.
Also, when it's about inde games, I have not problem buying them - I easily support projects this way or via crowdfunding. The games I'm interest in Jolly Rogering, as you put it, are bigger games - I want to play them a bit before spending 70€ for the whole thing + expansions package.
Ahh, sorry for misunderstanding. Sometimes I forget what community I am commenting in.
If you do find a game you really enjoy, do think of supporting the developer by buying a copy if you can afford it 😊
Tha'ts actually what I do. But there are some games I'm not sure I'll enjoy and they don't have a free demo to test, so I'm trying them on the seas. Also, 10+ yo games that are still 15,20, sometimes 30€ are not going to get my money, even when much cheaper and on sale, because come on.
Torrminatorr has a Linux section with quite a few games, including GOG releases.
Thank you for the resouce, I will have a look !
the only problem with torriminatorr is it goes down pretty frequently
Check out johncena141's torrents. Definitely best (and probably only) linux torrent uploader. They have a matrix room for support and simple game installer/launcher if needed
Thank you, I'll check them out.
To clarify they upload both wine game bundles and native linux games
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.
I agree with you on the cause, and that there are few and outdated versions on generalist torrent sites.
Try rutracker.org with a Translation addon
Thank you, I’ll check them out.