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Posted March 04, 2014
Hello everybody, since im mostly a Linux user and am still waiting for GOG to bring any games with linux ports or linux native versions (other stores sell plenty of them already) to the store I wanted to make a list of stores that already sell linux native or ported games as an alternative for all the interested in the topic.

At the moment these stores I know are:

- Steam,
- Humble bundle store,
- Gamersgate (newly added) - Wargame - Airland battle on sale at the moment 60% off,
- Bundlestars (partly - depending on the bundle),
- Indiroyale (partly - depending on the bundle),
- Desura.

If you're asking yourself why I prefer games on linux - well every Windows version (besides XP) that I used till now has shown itself as extremely unstable (not to speak about that crap named WIN 8) and there are no problems with stability on Linux.
Post edited March 04, 2014 by Matruchus
Posted March 04, 2014
Hi,

also Groupees and ShinyLoot offer some linux installers.

Many GoG's users play on linux.

I use linux for more than a decade and I play games on it too. I'd like OpenSuse for programming and everyday use, but I also have an Ubuntu installation, since it's more compatible with games.
Post edited March 04, 2014 by vanchann
Posted March 04, 2014
Some Gog's .Just those some are pretty vocal.. check the long running threads
Posted March 04, 2014
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Matruchus: - Steam,
- Humble bundle store,
- Gamersgate (newly added) - Wargame - Airland battle on sale at the moment 60% off,
- Bundlestars (partly - depending on the bundle),
- Indiroyale (partly - depending on the bundle),
- Desura.
Indie Royale and Desura are essentially the same thing. A game has to be on Desura to be in Indie Royale.

Bundlestars only supports Linux by virtue of the fact that it only distributes Steam games.

Also, Gameolith is worth mentioning.
Posted March 04, 2014
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vanchann: Hi,

also Groupees and ShinyLoot offer some linux installers.

Many GoG's users play on linux.

I use linux for more than a decade and I play games on it too. I'd like OpenSuse for programming and everyday use, but I also have an Ubuntu installation, since it's more compatible with games.
Yeah, I use Ubuntu also as standard OS. Used also Linux Mint, Arch Linux (not quit my thing) and other but Ubuntu seems the most reliable. Don't really want to mess with Wine to get the games working since I never had much sucess with it, besider with Hegemony Gold: Wars of ancient Greece - that one worked nicely.
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Matruchus: - Steam,
- Humble bundle store,
- Gamersgate (newly added) - Wargame - Airland battle on sale at the moment 60% off,
- Bundlestars (partly - depending on the bundle),
- Indiroyale (partly - depending on the bundle),
- Desura.
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jamyskis: Indie Royale and Desura are essentially the same thing. A game has to be on Desura to be in Indie Royale.

Bundlestars only supports Linux by virtue of the fact that it only distributes Steam games.

Also, Gameolith is worth mentioning.
Thanks for mentioning Gameolith - never heard about it before.
Post edited March 04, 2014 by Matruchus
Posted March 04, 2014
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Niggles: Some Gog's .Just those some are pretty vocal.. check the long running threads
Many or some is just another point of view. I mean that GoG has millions of users, so even some could be many.
Nevertheless we aren't all so vocal.
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Matruchus: If you're asking yourself why I prefer games on linux - well every Windows version (besides XP) that I used till now has shown itself as extremely unstable (not to speak about that crap named WIN 8) and there are no problems with stability on Linux.
I'd like to make a note about Windows stability. I use XP, 7 and 8 (now 8.1) and they are all stable systems. As for every new OS version there are some compatibility problems with the previous ones and specially for Windows 8 Metro UI is an anti paradigm of how a desktop user interface should be.

Linux is a great OS on its own context and it doesn't need for others to be worse than it. Even on the Linux world there are some UI design issues, Gnome 3 for example, as well as some stability or security issues too.
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jamyskis: Also, Gameolith is worth mentioning.
I didn't know Gameolith too.
Thanks.
Post edited March 04, 2014 by vanchann
Posted March 04, 2014
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Niggles: Some Gog's .Just those some are pretty vocal.. check the long running threads
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vanchann: Many or some is just another point of view. I mean that GoG has millions of users, so even some could be many.
Nevertheless we aren't all so vocal.
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Matruchus: If you're asking yourself why I prefer games on linux - well every Windows version (besides XP) that I used till now has shown itself as extremely unstable (not to speak about that crap named WIN 8) and there are no problems with stability on Linux.
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vanchann: I'd like to make a note about Windows stability. I use XP, 7 and 8 (now 8.1) and they are all stable systems. As for every new OS version there are some compatibility problems with the previous ones and specially for Windows 8 Metro UI is an anti paradigm of how a desktop user interface should be.

Linux is a great OS on its own context and it doesn't need for others to be worse than it. Even on the Linux world there are some UI design issues, Gnome 3 for example, as well as some stability or security issues too.
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jamyskis: Also, Gameolith is worth mentioning.
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vanchann: I didn't know Gameolith too.
Thanks.
Well it seems that the hardware on my pc is not compatible with newer versions of windows. Even with updating all drivers it usually just freezes in cca. 15 min. It seems to be a problem with the video card drivers. Well on linux there are no problems with that. And with win 8 I had a problem that it was running in a loop al the time. The problem was win 8 software outsorcing in to modules that run separate from windows. The processes (svchost) just continued to multiply itself. No win updates helped. Dont know what it is but I really have a bad experience with Windows.

Yeah, GNOME uses to much ressources and is not really good or better to say it is not what I expect from an desktop. Im ok with unity, mate or cinnamon desktop.

Although its true that the design of the linux core is totally different in comparison to windows and it has less security holes. The only linux os that is perhaps a bit more endangered is Ubuntu since it is to much standardized, streamlined in comparison to other distributions.
Post edited March 04, 2014 by Matruchus
Posted March 04, 2014
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Matruchus: Although its true that the design of the linux core is totally different in comparison to windows and it has less security holes. The only linux os that is perhaps a bit more endangered is Ubuntu since it is to much standardized, streamlined in comparison to other distributions.
We have totally changed the topic of this thread.

Anyway, it's not so simple.
Linux as well as Unix is not of just one flavor. Debian but not Fedora for example inherits from BSD Unix.

Some years ago there was a security flaw about the encryption keys in Debian kernel. It was inherited to all Debian based distributions such as Ubuntu. Other distros didn't have such an issue.

If we consider using the most updated kernel for a distribution is as secure as possible. Then we should look at the background proccesses. The problem is that security flaws aren't kernel only. On the other hand not running services means more work for the user. Ubuntu and all user friendly distros run many services.
Post edited March 04, 2014 by vanchann
Posted March 05, 2014
Well I hope to see linux native games on gog soon. Since plenty of games on gog have linux native version already released.
Post edited March 05, 2014 by Matruchus
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