Winners of the Best Freeware and Retail Fall 2019 Lowend Games
TOP 10 FREEWARE/OPEN SOURCE
| Name | Genre | Win | Mac | Linux | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League of Legends | MOBA | * | * | Proprietary DRM; Reported working well on Linux w/ WINE | |
| Team Fortress 2 | Arena FPS | * | * | * | |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | FPS | * | * | * | |
| DOTA 2 | MOBA | * | * | * | |
| Warframe | aRPG 3rd person shooter | * | Works on Linux with WINE, Lutris, and Proton. | ||
| Dwarf Fortress | Management/ Rogue-like | * | * | * | Can be hard on lowend PCs in the late game due to # of objects |
| Path of Exile | Action RPG, Hack & Slash | * | Can also download here without STEAM; may work w/ WINE on Linux - read this. | ||
| Paladins | Arena FPS | * | |||
| War Thunder | Vehicle Combat MMO | * | * | * | |
| GWENT | Collectible Card | * | Works on Linux with Wine or Lutris |
TOP 10 RETAIL
All prices are retail value listed, many are often on sale!
| Name | Genre | Win | Mac | Linux | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stardew Valley | Farm Sim/RPG | * | * | * | $15 | |
| Terraria | 2D Survival | * | * | * | $10 | |
| Cuphead | Platform, Run and Gun | * | * | $20 | Works on Linux via Lutris and Proton | |
| Factorio | Factory Building/ Management | * | * | * | $30 | Can be hard on lowend PCs in the late game due to # of objects |
| Minecraft | Open World Voxel | * | * | * | $25-30 | Java and Win 10 edition are different price, and different capabilities. |
| Half-Life 2 | FPS | * | * | * | $10 | |
| Age of Empires (& AoE II or AoE III) | RTS Strategy | * | $20-40 | AoE II works well on Linux with Wine, Lutris, or Proton ^([the linked games are the popular ones]) | ||
| Diablo | aRPG | * | $10 | Will run on Linux and Mac with DevilutionX | ||
| Slay the Spire | Turn-Based strategy, Collectible Card | * | * | * | $25 | |
| Borderlands | Looter Shooter RPG | * | $30 | BL 1 will work on Linux with proton, BL 2 and TPS work on Linux natively |
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Thank you all for your suggestions! Happy Gaming!
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Original Suggestion list threads: https://www.reddit.com/r/lowendgaming/comments/dnn744/best_retail_lowend_games_2019_please_add_your/https://www.reddit.com/r/lowendgaming/comments/dfq91r/best_freewareopen_source_lowend_games_2019_please/
Posted Nov 30, 2019, 12:28 AM UTC · edited
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