action games

Franz Fury is a fast driving action arcade game with one speed: FURY!
In the wasteland your only choice for survival is your trusted car, but when Franz wakes up someone has taken all of his gear. In a drunken FURY he races across said wasteland looking for his weapons and nitro by taking down everything in his path. Nuff said...

https://picster.itch.io/franzfury


This game was made as a 48 hour game jam by Raffaele Picca
He was gracious enough to provide a native Linux port and it runs great! No need for benchmarks here, just download this free game and enjoy!

Specs:
Mint 20.1 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1060
Nvidia 460

One True Hero is a zelda-like platform action game with a clever adventure story. Play as a typical hero who is returning home, but finds his hometown in chaos. People are trying get on with live despite their town slowly falling into an underground abyss. Trick jump and climb your way around the town and slay mysterious minions.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1596170/One_True_Hero/


One True Hero is developed by a single person and has many polished features of an epic indie game. I was able to play in Proton without any issues. I reached out to the developer on reddit with hopes of a native port, but its hard enough to develop a Windows port in Unity by yourself. There may be a chance of a native port in the future, but until then, enjoy the free demo with Proton.

Specs:
Mint 20.1 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1060
Nvidia 460
Proton 6.3-5

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Hellpoint is a sci-fi dark-souls-inspired hack-n-slash action exploration game.

A ship appeared from a mysterious worm-hole and every living being is dead. You were created to find out what happened in the worm-hole. Explore a creepy ship swarming with hellish creatures and robotic guardians wanting to slay you at every corner. Your character is some kind of avatar or empty shell which you control to explore the ship and find out what really happened. As you progress, your character can be fully customized with abilities, skills, armor and weapons.


https://www.gog.com/game/hellpoint

Hellpoint on GOG provides us with a native Linux version. It ran perfectly on Mint 20.1 64-bit and my GeForce GTX 1060. But I had crashing issues on Mint 19.3 64-bit and GTX 950. I'm pretty sure its related to a version of Vulkan and continue to troubleshoot the issue. I wanted to play co-op one two local computers.

Expect to die a LOT in...

Of Love And Eternity is a retro-inspired dark-souls-ish melee action adventure game. Play the Linux demo and begin as an undead who was murdered saving your special love. You are not alone... the creature of purgatory in the in-between world of life and death. Can you find your way back and avenge your death?

https://acornbringer.itch.io/of-love-and-eternity

acornbringer was nice enough to provide a native Linux version of the demo for us. It is short, but has some very nice story telling and retro-3D environments. I can't wait to see what it will be like when the game is complete.

Specs:
Mint 20.1 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1060
Nvidia 460

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HOB is an action puzzle game developed by Runic Games who made Torchlight and Torchlight II.
https://www.gog.com/game/hob


Discover a magical world of ancient technology of epic scale. Use your robot arm to slay minions, toggle switches and light up the world of strange machinery. There is no dialog or story in this game, just find your way around the world to unlock new areas, upgrades and abilities.

Hob plays beautifully in PlayOnLinux with stable Wine. There are some stutters here and there probably related to loading the streaming areas of the game, but other than that it is full of exploration.

Specs:
Mint 20.1 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1060
Nvidia 460
PlayOnLinux 4.3.4
Wine 6.0 64-bit
DXVK 1.8.1

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Lets play old school 90's Nintendo-inspired game called Caster... Use your terraforming abilities to slay bug creatures in a fantasy world with your super-hero character. Run super fast, jump super high and create land deformations to smash them to bits.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/29800/Caster/


Caster runs perfectly Proton 6.3-2 on my GeForce GTX 1060. This isn't a very demanding game so any video card should handle it. I'm sure its mean't for a joystick, but I was able to play without any issues on my keyboard and mouse.

Specs:
Mint 20.1 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1060
Nvidia 460
Proton 6.3-2

If you are a fan of John Woo movies then you are a fan of Stranglehold! Inspired by games like Max Payne, this action FPS will satisfy all of your shooting and destruction needs. Plays as Tequila Yuen (Chow Yun-Fat) in a fast shooter where you can mow down all of the Chinese gangsters in Shanghai. Use bullet-time to slow down your enemies, sniper modes and shoot-offs with your dual pistols, shotgun and machine guns. What else could you possibly want?


https://www.gog.com/game/stranglehold

I was able to play Stranglehold in PlayOnLinux with Wine 6.0 64-bit. I didn't have any serious issues except one point during my recording where the keyboard stopped working... Not sure why, but it didn't happen again.
I was also able to add the widescreen and FOV mod found here:
https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/1590-stranglehold-hor-fov-fix
This allowed me to use F5 to zoom out and F6 to zoom in. I had to install dinput8...

Setting Sun is an indie Co-op Roguelite Dungeon Crawler in a Japanese world. Over come soldiers with your Shinai and collect coins to upgrade your abilities. Find the portal and power-up dragon, then advance until you can save your Sensie in order to learn more skills. Built in the Unity 3D engine, graphics are crisp and professional with linear grid of areas which load quickly. Enemies get hard really fast, but you an block or dodge their attacks to survive. Find the well of heal to replenish your health bar.

https://lejean12.itch.io/setting-sun


The Linux version on itch.io is an untested release but runs very well on my GeForce GTX 1060. The only problem I had was the game resolution. I had to add the width/height commands and run it from the Terminal to get 1920x1080. Also the game requires a controller to play, so I used my Amazon Basics Xbox controller without any issues.

I ran the command like this... path to the...

Rico is back! Join the rebellion once again and free the oppressed islands of Medici from the tyrant General Di Ravello. Wield a huge arsenal of weapons and vehicles to traverse across 400 square miles of Mediterranean islands populated with roads, bridges, tunnels, oceans, railways and so much more! Fly planes and helicopters or hop in any vehicle and take a detour across landscape, then whip out your parachute. Anything is possible in this epic sandbox action shooter!


https://store.steampowered.com/app/225540/Just_Cause_3/

The only issue I have in Linux is initially loading the map. When I click "continue" nothing happens, but if I minimize the game and maximize it begins to play perfectly! I'm surprised how well Proton handles these huge islands and steaming the active world around me! Everything else like explosions, crashes, flying around or costing in a parachute runs GREAT! This is a must buy!

Specs:
Mint 20.1 64-bit...

Once again our three heroes are thrust into another Frozenbyte adventure with puzzles, enemies and bosses. Play as the knight, mage and bowoman with all of their unique abilities. Overcome physics-based obstacles and take down all the enemies in your way! What could possibly go wrong?

https://www.gog.com/game/trine_3_the_artifacts_of_power

This Trine is a bit different from the other Trine games. Your characters are no longer restricted in 2D space and can move freely in and out of limited 3 dimensional space. Jump tricks, physics and lining up your character is more challenging because depth perception is "off" a bit. There is also an interactive map where you can freely select any level you like, but you have to unlock them with golden triangles. Didn't find enough triangles in the last map? Go back and search again... and again... and again... oh and the mage cannot spawn multiple cubes or planks. He can only spawn a single cube. No wonder he's confused...

Angry?
Wanna kick things?
Wanna break things?
Wanna shoot things?
You are in the right place! Anger Foot is a FPS in the hood where you can do all the kicking and shooting you want... and take down hoodlums as you express your fury!
Play through short levels and break down doors, kick everything and pick up guns to mow down enemies. Can't get any better? How about a thumpin soundtrack? Oh, and its free!

https://squidcor.itch.io/anger-foot


Anger Foot developer provides a native Linux port for us and it runs pretty nice! There are a few areas that may slow down a bit, but other than that... runs perfectly!

Specs:
Mint 20.1 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1060
Nvidia 460

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I previously posted a video and some pics on Half-Life 2 co-op using the mod Synergy. We continued through Episode 1 and Episode 2. This mod is amazing as you can experience the episodes with a friend or a few friends and save Alyx again and again. Not only that, but Alyx will ride along, fight with us and insurgents as well! There are even some unique scenarios that would never happen playing single-player.... like you can drive a buggy in Episode 2 and your friend can ride along while using the gravity gun and a sticky bomb.

There were a few bugs in Synergy but were not the fault of Linux. Like your character can get stuck between two NCP's who are acting out a scene. Sometimes the hotrod was the only car to drive and the other players had to travel on foot. Sometimes we wouldn't have the gravity gun at all and other times the automated elevators didn't work properly. There were times Alyx wasn't with us and there was a door she needed to open. We would have to just...

With Linux and Chrome, most browser games work great. Even the flash games have ran perfectly as Chrome was supporting it until recently.
If you like snake games like slither.io this is one you have to try:
https://littlebigsnake.com/

Sign up and join your friends in co-op and slither your way around a massive arena with bots and other players. Collect sprites left by dead snakes and try to stay alive! As you level up select new skins and invite friends to your group. But the real challenge is finding the Rebel and rise up the charts to #1


Specs:
Mint 20.1 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1060
Nvidia 460

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Blade Of Agony is a FPS WWII Doom 2 total conversion. Fight against the Nazi regime in a Call-of-Duty style of gameplay in this unique retro WWII themed levels. Upgrade your gear as you find gold and complete a wide variety of levels in this action campaign.


https://boa.realm667.com/

I was able to play Blade Of Agony in the Linux GZDoom using the command line to launch the game. Unfortunately the 2nd level was extremely slow to the point where it was unplayable. I did a bit of research and tried to made some adjustments in the game, but just couldn't play. So of course I gave-it-a-go in PlayOnLinux with Wine and it plays beautifully! The developers admit that there are some features not meant to run in GZDoom which may play a part in the performance loss with OpenGL.... so give it a try with Wine!

Specs:
Mint 19.3 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1060
Nvidia 460
PlayOnLinux 4.3.4
Wine 6.0 64-bit
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Stormrite is an in-development Open World RPG in a fantasy medieval world. Chose a class like archer, knight, assassin, mage and more... then weild realistic weapons and hack down your enemies. This public test version will put you in a small mountain arena where you can practice using the weapons, learn the physics and controls of the characters. The physics are pretty realistic like Chivalry, where each slice or arrow will contact their body and react accordingly. Its fun to watch how they recoil and swing realistically where you open yourself to danger if you are too offensive.


https://kerds78.itch.io/stormrite

Proton handles the demo fairly well in PlayOnLinux and I was able to play indefinitely by reloading the level every time my character died. I can't wait to see more locations and the "open world" the developers are advertising... but the weapons and realistic physics are top-notch and pretty fun. The demo is developed...

Much like Darksiders... Castlevania satisfies our 1990's console action needs with modern graphics, skills, and parkour abilities. The end is near and God has a message through your deceased wife. Complete the prophecy and maybe you can bring her back.


https://store.steampowered.com/app/234080/Castlevania_Lords_of_Shadow__Ultimate_Edition/

A few years back I tried Castlevania with PlayOnLinux and keyboard/mouse combination. It included a bunch of steps setting up Wine and Steam, then the game was barely playable as I didn't have a controller. Today, Proton handles launching the game perfectly and my Xbox controller feels right at home with the controls.

Specs:
Mint 19.3 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1060
Nvidia 460






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Tiny and Big is one of those game you will never forget!
In a surreal sandbox world where underpants give you super powers... traverse towers and bridges made of stone... which of course, can be cut apart, dragged and pushed anywhere with powerful physics. Nevermind the dude with underpants on his head trying to kill you...


https://www.gog.com/game/tiny_and_big_grandpas_leftovers

The developers of Tiny and Big provided a native version on Steam and GOG. It runs beautifully on my GeForce GTX 1060 without any issues. It is a great sandbox puzzle platformer with some great physics moments. Cut almost any object into huge slices or small pieces. Use these objects to climb around and reach the end of the level.

Specs:
Mint 19.3 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1060
Nvidia 460

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Trine is a clever physx based fantasy platformer where you can switch between 3 characters in order to progress through the levels. Play as an female archer, wizard or knight and use their skills to traverse through traps, skeletons, dungeons and much more! Also connect a controller and play co-op with a friend! Amazing graphics, animation and effects... what else could anyone want?


https://www.gog.com/game/trine_enchanted_edition

Trine is an older game from 2009 and required a few older libraries, but I found they were already available in the "Lib" directory in the game folder. So I just renamed them to the library the game was expecting and it worked. Here is also a post on GOG about how to install the proper libraries:
https://www.gog.com/forum/trine_series/fix_missing_libraries_for_trine_1_2_on_ubuntu_1804_64_bit

Other than that, I was able to play with Keyboard & mouse and my wife was able to play with Amazon...

Welcome to the strange world of Zenozoik. Meet all kinds of creatures and humanoids, spend a little time punching them in the face... join up with Rimat and save MotherFather... wait... also defeat a Golem, then save the world? I dunno, nothing makes any sense but the fighting is AWESOME!


https://store.steampowered.com/app/215690/Zeno_Clash_2/

Proton handles Zeno Clash 2 without any problems. I can run the game on the highest settings without any issues on my GeForce GTX 1060. This game is beautiful and of course created with Unreal engine. I didn't need any workaround or hacks to run it, just download, change compatibility to Proton 5.13-5 and play.

Specs:
Mint 19.3 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1060
Nvidia 460
Proton 5.13-5

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Slay the minions of hell and then slay their masters in this 3rd person melee action game! Pick a class and a spiritual gift then explore the hellish lands where only tormented souls exist. Collect these souls and upgrade your weapons, armor and abilities in order to take on huge impossible beasts. You will die, but its not the end... continue with friends in the mysterious co-op summoning and rid this world of demonic presence laying waste to everything we know.


Dark Souls Prepare to Die edition is no longer available on Steam because there is now a Remastered edition. But if you still have the original, implement DSFix and enjoy a pre-remastered edition with all kinds of settings and features to make your experience high quality and detailed.

Honestly, Dark Souls is probably the most difficult game I've ever played! I've never finished it... in fact I've never killed the second boss between the towers. Its too hard and unforgiving...