Questions about games and gaming on Ubuntu. Most other gaming-related questions can be asked on the Gaming StackExchange site - http://gaming.stackexchange.com/
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What native games are available?
This question exists because it has historical significance, but it is not considered a good, on-topic question for this site, so please do not use it as evidence that you can ask similar questions ...
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What new games are available for Ubuntu in 2011? [closed]
I know there have been other questions like "What native games are available?" and they often have issues because they turn into a never-ending list of every game ever released for Linux.
But I'd ...
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“Limbo” game has no sound
I just bought a game called Limbo in Humble Bundle V. The site says that all games are cross-platform but in my computer the game has no sound. I've searched in google and looked in the official FAQ, ...
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Are there any free, high quality, career mode games for Ubuntu?
One of the most frustrating things about gaming on Linux is that every game with some semblance of quality requires me to play with a bunch of obnoxious people online. Are there any free Linux games, ...
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How do I legally make an open-souce version of a closed-source game? [closed]
Is it legal to make an open-source version of a closed-source game (and expansion pack) to distribute to other users? I want to do that for an old game called Age of Empires 2.
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The connection of Wine and PlayOnLinux
I'm about to install wine on my new ubuntu 10.10 installation, however I can't determaine if I should install Wine or PlayOnLinux. I've already read over the following page ...
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Is there a simple “Hello World” for making games?
Does anyone know of a simple "Hello World" for making games for ubuntu? I've seen the Getting Started with Quickly video.
Any examples for platformers or something like that?
EDIT:
Just a recap of ...
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Command line games
Does anyone know if there are games for Ubuntu server (like tetris, etc...)?
I know that servers aren't meant for playing games, but sometimes it would be nice to have a little fun . . . not only ...
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Bastion on Ubuntu 12.04 64 bit gives only a black screen
I just downloaded the Humble Bundle with the game Bastion. After installing Bastion and starting it up, only it shows first a few logos, and then only a black screen and the mouse pointer. I can here ...
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Is there any way I can have two users on my system playing games simultaneously?
I have a fairly powerful desktop computer where I can run two instances of a game (one natively and one in a win7-64 bit virtualbox). I was wondering if I there was any way to connect a laptop to my ...
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How do I run Angry Birds?
I see that there is an HTML version of Angry Birds. How do I use it? I'd also like to have the icon on my launcher so I can run it as it's own application.
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Gaming performance difference between windows and Ubuntu
What are the pros/cons switching from windows 7 to ubuntu ?
I mainly develop software and play games.
I obviously don't play games on my laptop that's why I give ubuntu a try. But the whole OS looks ...
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How can I remove all default installed games?
I want to remove all the games that are installed by default.
How can I do it all at once?
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Gaming Screen Recorder
I make gaming videos and recently installed Ubuntu and I haven't been able to find a good screen recorder for gaming. Are there any recommendations (preferably free ones) that can record in HD, use ...
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Gaming on Ubuntu - How far can you take it?
I'm looking in to gaming on Ubuntu (using PlayOnLinux - i.e. wine). What is the most modern game you have run at an acceptable framerate and what hardware were you running? Did you have to tweak your ...
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How to run Humble Bundle V games on a system with Nvidia Twinview?
When I run Amnesia: Dark Descent or Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery, the games are stretched across both my monitors, like this:
Limbo crashes on start-up:
How can I solve these problems?
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No such file or directory? But the file exists!
I've downloaded a game (Shank) but the bin file doesn't run. The error that is shown when I try to launch the executable is:
bash: ./shank-linux-120720110-1-bin: No such file or directory
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How can I install 'Revenge of the Titans'?
Revenge of the Titans is one of the games from the Humble Indie Bundle. I downloaded the i386 .deb file (I'm on a 32bit installation) and tried to install it using the Software Centre. However, when ...
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Is there a way to get Team Fortress 2 working?
Team Fortress 2 is now free to play! Is there an easy way to get a copy working on Ubuntu Natty?
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Typing tutor games with good playablity
Are there any linux typing tutor games which are enjoyable games in their own right?
I'm a computer professional, but have never learned to type properly. I also don't want my kids to pick up my bad ...
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Is there a touch-friendly casino gambling (poker, roulette, slot machine) application that interfaces with coin acceptors
Does anyone have experience with gambling games (roulette, poker and so on) on Ubuntu?
I would like to setup a touchscreen kiosk in my home with Ubuntu...
Anything that works with coin and cash ...
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How to install Diablo 2 Lord of Destruction?
I first tried to install Diablo 2 LOD from an iso image using acetone iso. However, after acetone iso mounted the image, it said "Please install the labelled disc".
I then tried with Gmount, and, ...
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Where can I find websites that list games for Ubuntu? [closed]
This question is present as a matter of historical interest. While you are encouraged to help maintain its answers, please understand that "big list" questions are not generally allowed on ...
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How do I play Quake Live?
I have been trying to get Natty to play Quake Live with no luck.
Some notes
Installing in Chrome doesn't work at all -- it seems to download the XPI (firefox plugin file)
Installing in Firefox ...
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List of free (as in freedom) adventure games? [closed]
please list free(as in freedom) adventure games.
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Will Ubuntu work out on my mother's computer?
My mother had an old Compaq desktop computer running Windows 98, which she used for occasional Web browsing and playing cards. Recently, a relative brought up a newer computer; it ran Windows XP.
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Is there a virtual machine with direct access to CPU and GPU for gaming?
Sorry for the long question.
With the coming of Steam for Linux I may have been over optimistic and got rid of windows installation.
The problem is that I have about 100 Steam games that are not (and ...
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How do I use a gamepad?
I'm planning on buying a game-pad for playing games on emulators (like ZSNES) and I have read a few articles on the net related to some game-pads not working in Linux especially when playing games via ...
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Is it possible to play World of Warcraft? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to install World of Warcraft?
It's the only reason I preserve Windows on my computer.
However, is it possible to play the game in Ubuntu smoothly?
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How to install World of Warcraft?
I need a tutorial on how to install World of Warcraft for Ubuntu.
I use Ubuntu 10.10 64 bit
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How to run game on one monitor and have programs on other monitor still visible?
How can i make programs on second monitor still visible while playing game (Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory)?
I know that i can use windowed mode, but playing in windowed kinda feels different, like ...
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What to do against game performance drop in 12.04 when using unity (3D)?
I experience a huge drop in game performance since my fresh install of ubuntu 12.04
My PC consists of an Nvidia Geforce GTX 460, AMD Phenom II X4 965 CPU and 4GB of RAM and I use nvidias proprietary ...
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Will “Oilrush” be available for purchase from the Software Center?
Oilrush is a game with a high-end graphics engine due for release on the linux platform very soon. As a matter of fact, preordering is already possible!
That is why I would like to ask whether it ...
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WoW runs faster on GNOME Shell compared to Unity
I have been trying to run WoW on Ubuntu 12.04. When I run it on unity, the frame rate is very low and it is impossible to play. Although, when I launch it on gnome shell, for some reason, the frame ...
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Fullscreen windowed mode in id games
I run a TwinView, dual monitor system. I like to play games fullscreen on one of the monitors, not spanning both. With wine, this works by just setting it to desktop mode and setting the resolution to ...
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Why won't Blizzard make Starcraft 2 compatible with Ubuntu? [closed]
Will this chicken-VS-egg problem of not having new top games for linux ever get solved?
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List of free MMOs for Ubuntu [closed]
Is there a list of free MMORPG games for Ubuntu somewhere?
I know of Regnum Online. Any others?
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Game Console Emulators (Nintendo, Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis, Nintendo 64, Gameboy…)
What gaming console emulators are available in the latest 11.10 version.
If my english is wrong about gaming console emulator I am referring to Nintendo, Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis, Gameboy and ...
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Recommendations for music games for children
Can anyone recommend some good music games for small children? I thought something like a virtual piano or drum, but with a very simple GUI. My girls are three and six, and they already love to play ...
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Alt+tab-ing games (like Trine or Aquaria)
Does anyone have any idea how to do the equivalent of Alt + Tab, or to minimize games that take the mouse cursor?
I am using windowed mode.
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What would be the recommended kernel configuration for a gaming machine?
I have read a lot of talk about how OpenSUSE is using a "Desktop" kernel. This kernel utilizes a 1000hz timer and full preemption among other things. The feature request here goes into more detail ...
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How do I install S3TC?
I recently installed steam on ubuntu 12.10 and when i try to load tf2 this error appears: "Required OPenGL extension "GL_EXT_texture_compression_s3tc" is not supported. Please install s3tc texture ...
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What gaming keyboard(s) will work with Ubuntu?
I've been looking at gaming keyboards to use on my 11.04 Desktop.
Microsoft has a few popular ones (e.g., Sidewinder X4, X6), but the programmable function keys appear to be unusable without the ...
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How can I change focus when a game locks it?
I am playing Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory, and when I play it in windowed mode, I can't change focus from the game to something else (Alt+Tab doesn't work).
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How do I set up a LAN game?
I'd like to play freeciv on my local area network over a wireless router. I can get the freeciv server up and running, and the client will connect to the server if I run it off of the same computer. ...
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Games stuttering about every 7 minutes
Whenever I play a game on my Linux machine, it stutters every 7 minutes or so for about 5 seconds. Seems like not a serious problem but it is still a bit annoying. So any ideas on how to even trace ...
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Measure FPS of the game
I'd like to find analogue of Fraps or any other fps counter on Ubuntu 12.10.
After some googling I found 2 solutions:
1) To use Mumble (I found it from this discussion). This solution didn't work ...
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Psychonauts Humble Indie Bundle V error
When I try to load Psychonauts it crashes and this is the result I get when running from teminal. Any help or suggestions are greatly appreciated.
shaneo@laptop:~$ cd psychonauts/
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Could anybody recommend me some games for my kid in ubuntu? [closed]
I have installed tuxpaint, supertuxkart but would like to know which games are good for my kid who is 3 years old and likes to play games in computer very much.
Thank you.
