Best longterm offline Linux friendly games? Give me your best!
2026-06-02 02:57 UTC
Replies (24)
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@Aatube@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-06-02 03:16
Minecraft, especially modpacks like that of FTB
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@BCsven@lemmy.ca 2026-06-02 03:30
I enjoy Xonotix once in a while. Old school shooter like Quake or Doom. You can play online or solo against computer players. Lots of weapons to nab with odd effects.
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@chaosCruiser@futurology.today 2026-06-02 03:30
Cities: skylines This one doesn’t even require Proton, since it’s Linux native. It’s also a very chill game.
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@buckykat@hexbear.net 2026-06-02 04:14
Kerbal Space Program runs better through proton than it does either natively in windows or natively in linux. It’s the game I have the most hours in, by a large margin.
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@zewm@lemmy.world 2026-06-02 04:29
Construction Simulator is p chill.
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@Chezus9247@lemmy.world 2026-06-02 04:35
If you haven’t played it, Terraria. One of my all time favorite games, after all those years. Should also be really cheap on sales.
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@kartoffelsaft@programming.dev 2026-06-02 04:47
If you like Rimworld the obvious suggestion from me is Dwarf Fortress. It’s on steam but if you’re not sure I believe there’s a free version with the original ascii graphics on the bay12 games website (at least there was when I last played). Also Factorio might interest you, but for a laid back experience you’d want to turn down biters (mostly disabling expansions). May be mentally taxing. Another comment mentions modded minecraft, which gets a +1 from me. Though if you want a “forever world” I’d suggest playing unmodded (save for some client side graphics / QoL if desired), as there’s at least some guarantee you can keep the world as the game gets updated. If you do go modded though I’d suggest using prismlauncher and browsing through premade modpacks on modrinth and curseforge. P.S. if you don’t already own the game somehow you’ll want java edition, not bedrock
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@runiq@feddit.org 2026-06-02 05:15
What’s that about falling asleep 14 times in a day? What do you mean? That’s not how it works… Anyway, here’s the Wonderwall: Terraria, Minecraft in 2D. Luanti, it’s basically open source Minecraft. Moddable in Lua, which is easy enough to pick up. Subnautica. Stranded alone on an underwater planet. Not ‘relaxing’ in the original sense, but there’s a sense of discovery few games can replicate. Aside from maybe… Outer Wilds. Explore a mini solar system in a rickety spaceship. Everything else would be a spoiler, but you owe it to yourself to play it someday.
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@SuperBananaBomb@lemmy.ml 2026-06-02 07:07
Factorio is definitely worth a try.
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@JakenVeina@midwest.social 2026-06-02 07:25
Factorio.
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@z3rOR0ne@lemmy.ml 2026-06-02 09:12
Vintage Story is worth looking into imho.
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@toomuchrdio@retrolemmy.com 2026-06-02 13:47
Mindustry a defense strategy game, you collect minerals and conquer unexplored territories
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@ace_garp@lemmy.world 2026-06-02 14:58
Thrive Mindustry 0AD Luanti
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@TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 2026-06-02 03:50
I’ve always been a fan of hearts if you can get 4 people together. If not, rummy or bridge? I guess it depends how offline you mean.
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@lemuria@lemmy.ml 2026-06-02 18:48
Endless Sky is great.
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@Count042@lemmy.ml 2026-06-03 03:27
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@death_to_carrots@feddit.org 2026-06-03 07:13
Timberborn is really nice and laid back.
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@lemba@discuss.tchncs.de 2026-06-03 09:12
If you’re into strategy I can highly recommend some TBS Games (Turn Based Strategy) in no particular order: Heroes of Might and Magic 3, 5 and the new Olden Era Civilization 5 and 6 Age of Wonders Battle Brothers Old World Songs of Conquest All of them got something to do with building up and watching grow but on a more “laid back”, strategic way 😎
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@Sunsofold@lemmings.world 2026-06-03 22:01
Vintage Story is a slowburn survival game with a Linux version from the developers, not a compat layer. It’s focused on realism. Ranch Sim is a game in which you design your own ranch. Starship Evo, formerly Sky Wanderers, is still in development but has reached a very playable stage. You build bases and ships out of predefined shapes but with highly variable scaling, as in ranging from 12.5cm grid up to 1m with all the standard slopes, panels, etc. It has logic systems, inventory and production systems, and control systems for space ships, hovercraft, mech walkers, and space stations, all using that heavily customisable building system. Then you can fly around doing little missions, trading, space ship combat, etc. Archean is similar building but with more realism and programming but more sandboxy with no NPCs. I’ve heard some good things about Steamworld Build. I have heard someone say Icarus was like Ark but better. 7 Days to Die ticks much of those boxes as well. Stationeers is another struggle, survive, thrive game with very realistic mechanisms. Foundry is Factorio in 3D. Satisfactory is Foundry without a Gödel grid.
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@orenj@leminal.space 2026-06-03 22:36
Limux friendly? Selfhost a foundry server and play tabletop roleplaying games with your friends.
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@Ray661@lemmy.world 2026-06-03 22:53
Mewgenics! It’s weird, it’s funny, the music is top tier.
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@hanrahan@slrpnk.net 2026-06-04 03:08
Tux Kart ! ftw
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@Neuromancer49@midwest.social 2026-06-04 16:54
X4 is an economy simulator masquerading as a flight simulator. It also goes on sale regularly!
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@leftascenter@jlai.lu 2026-06-10 17:10
Unciv is a good civilisation clone.