sandbox games

Terraria (GOG) has been a family favorite for a few years now. The four of us will play co-op via LAN for hours each week and eventually get tired of it... then a few months later we'll create a new world and start playing a few hours a week again.



This game is never ending. You can explore, build, craft and fight all kinds of creatures forever. There are costumes, special events, bosses and all kinds of biomes. There is never a dull moment as long as...

Every Assassin's Creed game I've played has run in Linux with the help of Wine and DXVK. I've always used PlayOnLinux and installed a legacy version of Uplay because of Windows XP compatibility. You can find those step-by-step guides here on GamersOnLinux. There are a LOT of steps and sometimes Uplay will run and other times you have to start over. Once you get the game downloaded you run Uplay offline otherwise a simple update will break it.

Not Any More!!!

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Janga is a silly yet clever sandbox game. You begin on a white planet and begin to plow the surface with your blow pipe. Strange huh? Yeah well, turns out it is a lot of fun. These random heads (called Gluttons) that you can shoot and explode to help you change the surface. Then you can eventually get new pipes like a earth pipe, love pipe, grass pipe, vacuum pipe, tree pipe and plant pipe... maybe even more.



One of the coolest features is gravity. You...

Ever wanted to play Minecraft?

Nope, because I've been playing Minetest. Its an open source free-to-play Minecraft clone. Of course its not quite as polished, but the vanilla game has a lot in it:

• Endless world (almost)
• Exploration
• Resource Gathering/Farming
• Crafting
• Building
• Day/Night Cycle
• Host/Client - LAN Connection

Host your own world, invite your...

Valheim is a Viking survival sandbox game. Full of creepy minions, crafting and even bosses. The beta is completely free an works online and local LAN:
https://dvoidis.itch.io/valheim

Summit is a short project full of physics puzzles and platform jumping. Made with the Unreal engine you have to reach the top of the summit by using whatever means possible. There is more than one way to reach the top!



Follow my step-by-step guide on installing, configuring and optimizing Summit in Linux with PlayOnLinux.

Note: This guide applies to the itch.io version of Summit, Other versions may require additional steps.

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Cult Of The Abyss is a horror survival game where you play a child surviving in a apocalyptic world. Gather resources, explore the wasteland, cuddle with your dog and avoid mutated creatures. Keep a close eye on your needs because death is around every aspect of the game.



Follow my step-by-step guide on installing, configuring and optimizing Cult Of The Abyss in Linux with PlayOnLinux.

Note: This guide applies to the Itch.io Alpha version of Cult Of The Abyss....

Dude Simulator is a sandbox free roam FPS where you can interact with just about anything in the game. You actually have objectives, but who follows those anyways? Mess with the dudes by commanding them to follow and watch them trip over eachother... or kill them, make them angry, pee on them or just do stupid things that dudes love to do. It never gets old!



Follow my step-by-step guide on installing, configuring and optimizing Dude Simulator 3 in Linux with...