What are the best RPGs on Linux?

The choices made in game are not always easy and may stick with the player for some time, which is quite a feet for a game to accomplish as many do not have such good writing. See More

Top Pro

Ambiguous moral choices

Top Con

User interface can be confusing

While some ares of the UI make sense a lot of it is pretty convoluted which makes playing the game frustrating at times. Basically it is one of those games that if you put it down for any gap in time you will forget a lot of the controls. See More

The characters are flat and the overall story is pretty boring/standard. While not unexpected for such a game it would have been nice to have something other than loot driving advancement in the game. See More

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Torchlight II

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Lacking in story

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Well implemented co-op

You can team up with up to 5 other plays to take on the hordes together. There is also a PvP mode if you'd rather kill your friends instead of team up with them. See More

Specs

Genre:Dungeon Crawler RPG

Much like an old school dungeon crawler, there is little to no useful respec system here. You can respec the last three skill points used on a character, but that is it. This tends to lead towards plenty of skills in the skilltree that ended up going nowhere, which are just wasted points. Unless you know specifically where you will be putting each and every skill point for your build beforehand, no respec may have an impact on making a perfect build. See More

Top Con

Limited respec system

Top Pro

Works on different OS's: Linux/Mac/Win

Torchlight II is a multiplatform game that works on OSX, Linux and Windows. Which is great for users who dualboot as the game can be played no matter what OS is booted at the time. See More

Top Pro

Elaborate loot system

Loot in Torchlight II is varied and dependent on a wide array of circumstances. There are so many variables that come into play as to what a player will find that makes searching out better and better items a game in and of itself. See More

Top Pro

Incentive to replay due to limited respec system

Much of leveling up is permanent, which not only gives a sense of connection to ones built characters but also means there is a large incentive to replay to make different builds. See More

Top Pro

Varied level design

Unlike the first title there are many areas to see in the game that all have different looks. Plus there are large open ares as well as close quarter caverns. See More

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Well implemented and fun action-RPG combat

Torchlight 2 has all the typical RPG mechanics such as classes, loot, skill trees etc. However all the little touches and details come together to make playing the game really fun and a great balance between depth/complexity and being able to get started killing hordes of monsters. Killing monsters is very satisfying and the loot system keeps things very interesting without feeling like you're just grinding for better items. See More

One of the main highlights of Pillars of Eternity is the rich and deeply involved story telling. The minutia to be found in game is almost exasperating. Every aspect of the world and the characters within have a very involved background with many different reactions to the players chosen character (race, class, etc.). On top of this there is often very well done voice acting to accompany these scenarios, giving even more life to the game. See More

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Pillars of Eternity

Top Pro

Rich storytelling

Top Con

Single player only

There are no online or co-op modes. See More

Specs

Genre:RPG

A player can have up to five different companions accompany them along their quest. Many of these companions have their own storylines, making for a feeling of connection. There is also the option of hiring your own user created companions at an inn, but of course this may not be as exciting as using the game created ones. See More

Top Pro

Large selection of companions

Top Con

A lot of reading

The amount of text in game may turn some people off as much of the time spent in game will be spent reading. See More

Top Pro

Fantastic throwback to the isometric RPGs of old

For fans of games like Baldur's Gate or Icewind Dale, Pillars of Eternity truly succeeds in bringing the CRPG genre into the modern era without compromising any of the old mechanics. The isometric view of the game gives a familiar feel but the new engine and addition of many modern effects gives the game a look all its own that fits in with any modern offerings on PC. See More

Top Pro

Long

With a play time of up to 70 hours, Pillars of Eternity will last any player for a good amount of time. See More

Top Pro

Combat requires forethought

The combat in Pillars of Eternity usually requires a good bit of planning. Depending on the monsters one is facing the scenario shifts on how one needs to react. Fighting a couple of bandits will call for a complete different reaction than fighting a large dragon. Players have to adapt constantly, which creates an exciting atmosphere and a good bit of tension. The use of the space bar (or having a setting that auto pauses) to pause the game is key in planning how to react to each scenario which thankfully gives the player plenty of time to plan their future actions. See More

Top Pro

Three editions available that offer extra out of game content

There are three different digital retail editions available for Pillars of Eternity, Hero Edition ($44.99), Champion Edition ($59.99) and Royal Edition ($89.99). The Hero edition is the base game with no extras. The Champion Edition offers the purchaser extra digital content such as a soundtrack and HD map. The Royal Edition offers everything the Champion Edition does with even more extra digital content such as Ringtones, eBooks and a strategy guide. There is zero in game content missing from any of these editions as Obsidian made it a point to make sure all the extras are just that, extras. Some may say what is on offer for the extra editions is not comparable to the price, really it is just a way for fans to give more money to a studio that bothered to create a genre of game that is often overlooked, a way to show appreciation. See More

Top Pro

Deep character creation

The character creation menu in Pillars of Eternity are highly detailed. The player can choose from six different races that have eleven playable classes. There is also an assortment of sub races for each of the six races. Making for a pretty wide selection of choices that allows the player to create very individualized avatars. See More

Top Pro

Crafting system

Players can collects items in the world to use for crafting. Crafting allows for creation of potions and scrolls as well as equipable items or enchantments for equipable items such as weapons, shields and armor. Unlike some crafting systems, crafting in Pillars of Eternity is a mechanic and not a skill, so there is no need to level up any crafting experience in order to craft. See More

Top Pro

Movie quality music

The quality of the soundtrack is comparable to some of the best CRPGs out there as well as films like Lord of the Rings. At times there are looping soundtracks but luckily the sound design was done in such a way that there is also moments of ambient music and sounds to break up the monotony. See More

The game starts out with four user created or pre-made characters that then allows 3 more to be added later in the game for a total of seven. The large party size allows for plenty of player choice and customization of their team, in order to fit anyones play style or particular play scenarios. See More

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Wasteland 2

Top Pro

Large party size

Top Con

Gameplay feels a bit rigid

While there are a few points where a p[layer can choose to use unintended actions, more often than not a set skill has to be used on set items in order to interact with them. Sadly this leaves little room for experimental gameplay or use of imagination to try for unintended circumstances. See More

Specs

Though not the pretties game to look at, the art style and direction make for a game that resembles the original quite successfully. More modern looks could have easily detracted from the game and its terroir. See More

Top Pro

Successful heir to the original game

Planetscape: Torment has a dark setting where zombies and scary creatures are the focus, making for a game that is themed to be more scary over a traditional fantasy game. So for those interested in a darker themed fantasy setting this should appeal to their interests. See More

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Planescape: Torment

Top Pro

Imaginative art style and worldbuilding

Top Pro

A dark, engaging setting

Top Pro

One of the best video game stories ever

Bugs do appear in the new missions which can easily be solved by reloading the game, but still is quite an annoyance to do so. See More

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Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition

Top Con

New missions are buggy

Top Pro

Enhanced resolution support with new zoom ability

The enhanced edition now supports any resolution one may have on their PC as well as has a new addition of being able to zoom in and out, making it much easier to see what is going on in the game. See More

Specs

Genre:RPG

A mage a monk and a half orc are the three new playable characters in the game which also have expanded stories over the original characters. See More

Top Pro

Three new playable characters

Needed a proofreader as their is tons of grammar errors which gives a rushed unfinished feeling. See More

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Shadowrun Returns

Top Con

Grammar errors

Top Pro

Fleshed out interesting world

There has obviously been painstaking care taken in crafting the world and story of Shadowrun Returns. A noir cyberpunk story that sees the main character trying to solve a murder-mystery intertwined with a conspiracy. Throughout the game are characters who the main protagonist crosses paths with that have a tin of great dialogue written for them that is entertaining to read and also flesh out his cyberpunk world. See More

Specs

The story gets played out basically the same way on every play-through. Player choice only has moderate impact on the flow of the game. See More

Top Con

Limited RPG paths

Top Pro

Intuitive battle system

With a set amount of moves and action points it is fairly easy to understand how the battle system works. Everything is tun based and tactics are the main component to gameplay. Users must judge where they want to move, what attacks they want to use while taking into account the environment, if anything in it could shield them and then base all of these decisions off of their allotted action points. See More

Plays just like the original game with the same hidden treasures. When creating PCs, you have more available portraits to choose from. Black Pits Arena combat module is awesome, but gets really deadly in the later rounds. See More

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Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition

Top Pro

Plays like original with more portraits available for PCs and the Black Pits arena combat module

Top Con

Modded original can offer better experience

Depending on if one want to go through the trouble, but modding the original game can offer a better experience over this enhanced edition. See More

Specs

Steam Rating:Overwhelmingly Positive

Top Pro

New NPCs to choose from

There are two or three new NPCs your PC encounters, and can add one or more to your adventuring party. See More

While you go about your life in the game, you'll see little tabs on the side and be updated about the state of the world, even about stuff you aren't involved in, you'll see who is fighting who, who is at war, who won and lost a battle, who won a tournament. You can be attacked by anyone at any moment while traveling throughout the world, having a small, or big army can determine whether or not the enemy sees you as a threat. It feels like a very believable world. See More

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Mount & Blade: Warband

Top Con

Not a Linux game

Top Pro

Incredible realism

Specs

Steam Rating:Overwhelmingly Positive

Genre:Action-RPG, Strategy, Simulation

You will quickly get tired of the music, there is no real WOW factor songs in there, it's all passable at best. See More

Top Con

Music is repetitive and boring

Top Pro

Tons of stuff to do

This game is a medieval enthusiast's dream, you can build up a huge army and fight for yourself, become king, be a vassal for a king, choose to be a wandering tournament fighter, a wandering fighter who takes down bandits, a bandit pillaging villages as they see fit, you can get married, and even get involved more deeply into the politics of the world. You can even join a group of rebels to try and overthrow a king, they will, in turn, then be the king of their respective realm. You can go to taverns, and feasts, as well as set up your own feasts after getting married. You can build your own mills, velvet factories, etc, and be a wandering merchant. You can even be a slaver if you wanted to, whenever you defeat bandits or others, you can capture them and sell them to random brokers, which gives you money. The possibilities are endless. See More

Top Con

No real story

The game does not have any real story, there is some semblance of a story early in the beginning of the game, with you choosing to possibly help out a merchant, but after that, there is no real story, you basically make your own destiny, but there is no set story that the game gives you, and therefore, there is no real narrative. See More

Top Pro

Being able to make your own personal backstory

Before the game even starts you get to choose every little bit of your character's backstory, are you a noble who was forced out of their home and thus started your journey? Or... are you a street urchin who wanted to see the world? You get to craft every meticulous detail, including who your father and family were, who you were as a child, etc. It's very interesting and can get you invested in your character. See More

Top Con

Brutal and unforgiving

You get captured, and that is it, your entire army is gone completely, you will lose all your gold, and a lot of the companions you had, you may even lose some of your inventory or equipment, this is especially bad when you play under the "Realistic" save settings, as the game automatically saves after every event, which means you've lost everything and there is nothing you can do about it. See More

Top Pro

Deep character customization

There are some missteps in the character customization, but for the most part, it's pretty extensive, you can customize your character's entire face structure. See More

Top Con

Subpar graphics

Definitely not one of the best looking games out there, and age is not helping it either. See More

Top Pro

Deep RPG mechanics

There are so many deep RPG mechanics in this game it's insane, you can level up with tons of different skills, improve weapon proficiency, as well as basic stats. There's also buying new weapons and armor, horses, etc. You can also upgrade your companion's skills, their weapons and armor, and their stats as well as weapon proficiencies. Basic infantry can also be upgraded to higher positions, upgrading them with better weapons and armor, as well as increasing their skills. There's also a morale system in place when you need to keep all troops happy, make sure you're well stocked with different varieties of food, etc. See More

Top Pro

New multiplayer

Multiplayer is a new part of M&B with Warband and allows for battles as large as 64 players with tons of different class choices for each player, making for a varied online battle each time. See More

Top Pro

Deep economy aspects

Buying and selling items in the single player game can be deeply rewarding but will take a lot of time to learn the ins and outs in order to maximize profit. See More

Graphics from original are improved. See More

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OpenMW

Top Pro

Improves graphics without mods

Top Pro

Works outside of windows

At least linux is supported, probably *BSD too, maybe MacOS. See More

Top Pro

Far More Stable Than Vanilla

OpenMW basically doesn't crash compared to Vanilla Morrowind See More

Top Pro

Multiplayer is coming

The layout of each dungeon will change dynamically as you kill enemies contained within. So walls will move or disappear, making for a new path, depending on who you have killed. This makes for an enthralling experience that constantly asks the player to shift their strategy, making for gameplay that does not get stale. See More

Answer 11

Hyper Light Drifter

Top Pro

Dynamic dungeons

Top Con

Gameplay can be tough

The game can get difficult, causing a good deal of frustration due to the difficulty of enemies in the game. While no impossible, many may feel it is too tough in the later portion of the game. See More

Specs

The combat in the game is action based in real time. Each enemy has a different attack pattern that can be learned meaning that with time the player knows when and where to hit an enemy. While the combat can be tough at time when multiple enemies are on screen, the challenge can be worth it for the enjoyment of accomplishment. See More

Top Pro

Good combat

Top Con

Can be difficult to figure out what to do

With no dialog it can be difficult to figure out what to do and where to go. There is no hand holding here, which is a bit of a throwback to games back in the 90s, but still can be frustrating when stuck and having no idea what to do next. This can be exacerbated by the fact that certain basses need you to be equipped with a certain upgrade in order to defeat them. Since there is no explanation of what this upgrade is, it can easily be missed leaving the player dying over and over again at the hands of certain bosses. See More

Top Pro

Level design full of choices

Much like older Zelda games, there are different paths that can be taken in each level, there are hidden areas as well. This allows for a good bit of exploration in the game, giving a sense that you are the one exploring and discovering this world. See More

Top Pro

Tells the story through pictures

With no dialog in the game (including text), the game is told through the use of pictures. When talking to an NPC, they will tell their story through a series of pictures. This goes for all interaction in the game. Which is an interesting way to go about telling a story and is pretty unique. Luckily the game tells its story successfully through this method, making for an enjoyable story overall. See More

Top Pro

Great sound

The game actually has no dialog, meaning that the music and sound effects emote what the player should be feeling. Luckily they do their job and then some, the music is easy to listen to and works with the game well, same with the sound effects. Everything feels as though it belongs, which is quite an accomplishments due to how stylized the game is. See More

Top Pro

Fantastic pixel graphics

While pixel graphics have seen a revival of late being that they are cheap to make, which lends itself well to the indie scene, Hyper Light Drifter is a step above any of the best offered in this style before. Everything is hand drawn and beautifully detailed. The color pallets used stand out on just their own, as the backgrounds are all quite detailed, with different color choices being used in order to differentiate each area. All the animations in the game are pretty detailed too, even for pixel graphics. T See More

Due to the game popularity many guides and help tutorials are easily found through google search, which is great as there is much one needs to learn about the game that is not available as a tutorial. See More

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Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition

Top Pro

Easy to google for help

Top Con

Combat system is still convoluted

Certain weapons need certain stats to damage certain enemies, which is most left unexplained in game, which makes the game difficult to play at times. See More

Specs

The whole game has been remastered to play and look well on modern devices. With additions to the game like skipping dialogue or being able to finally zoom this is the definitive version. See More

Top Pro

Remastered RPG classic with extra content

There are many elements in game that require much puzzle solving through the use of hidden switches, locked doors, etc. See More

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Legend of Grimrock

Top Pro

Lots of interesting and varied puzzles

Top Con

Enemy AI can be easily exploited

Basically it is easier to run up to enemies hit them and then run away waiting for the cool down to expire than planning out tactics for each enemy. See More

Specs

Much like tradition dungeon crawlers the combat is tile based where in each move is one tile at a time, just as an enemies. This makes for a good way to plan ahead of time by counting how many moves it takes to get to certain point or how many hits to kill an enemy. See More

Top Pro

Tile based combat

Composed by Austin Wintory, the musical score is quite beautiful and haunting. See More

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The Banner Saga

Top Pro

Bleak yet beautiful music score

Top Con

Pretty difficult and uneven

The difficulty is sometime uneven with some battles being not to hard after one that was extremely difficult. Couple this with how difficult the game can be even on the easy setting and it is very apparent that the game will take some patience to complete. See More

Specs

Genre:Turn-based RPG

Co-Op:None

Controller Support:No

The all hand drawn graphics are animated smoothly and are extremely detailed which makes for one heck of a good looking game. See More

Top Pro

Great hand drawn graphics

You can learn all sorts of skills that reference programming and AI. They can be used to repair yourself, deal high damage, slow down, teleport and more. See More

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FreedroidRPG

Top Pro

A lot of usable skills

Top Pro

Great dialogue

Dialogue has a lot of character and isn't added in just for obligation. Each line is unique and tells us what the personality is to whom we're talking to. See More

Top Pro

Map editor available

If you feel like making a whole new world for the game, there's a level editor included. See More

Pier Solar uses a twist on the normal turn based battle system by allowing enhancements for characters depending on where they are placed on the battle field. This gives a bit more strategy to the gameplay. See More

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Pier Solar and the Great Architects

Top Pro

Character placement in battle system allows enhancements

Top Con

Story is a bit obvious

While being a throwback to earlier RPGs the story is a bit obvious using most of the familiar JRPG tropes one would expect to find. See More

Top Pro

Homage to classic JRPGs of the 90s

Designed to look just like a classic Genesis game Pier Solar gives a very nostalgic feel that anyone who grew up in the 90s will instantly connect to. See More

The art design is well done, which colorful portraits and backgrounds and even well done player characters. See More

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Celestian Tales: Old North

Top Pro

Good design

Top Con

Feels unfinished

During the game there are places on the map that are shown but that the player never gets to visit, which gives a feeling of parts of the game being unfinished. See More

Specs

Steam Rating:Mixed

Top Pro

Difficulty is balanced well

Once the payers party is complete they level at the same rate making for an even balance that evolves evenly the longer one plays. See More

Combat is what you would expect for a normal turn-based RPG, but there is a cool timing based mechanic that allows a quick time action, that can help boost attacks. This gives a bit of a twist to the combat, making it a bit more enjoyable than your bog standard RPG as the player is given more choice as to how they want to execute more powerful moves. See More

Answer 18

Costume Quest

Top Pro

Great turn-based combat

Top Con

May be too child centric

While this game is great for kids, adults may find it too easy or cartoony. See More

Specs

Genre:RPG / Adventure / Comedy

Co-Op:None

Controller Support:Partial

Top Pro

Good amount of content

The game is pretty linear, but there are three areas you get to explore (a suburban neighborhood, a grim mall, and the dark countryside) that each have hidden secrets and items to collect. This should take a good bit of time for those that enjoy completing a game 100 percent. See More

Top Pro

Good save system

The included DLC has a newer save system (over consoles) that works better, which is applied to the whole of the game. This way there should be no issue with game saves, which is great for an RPG (as no one want to repeat content due to lost saves). See More

Top Pro

PC version includes DLC from consoles

For what was an extra $5 DLC for consoles is included with the normal price of the game on PCs. See More

All missions are pretty short making for a good game to play when time is a factor such as at work. ;) See More

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Deadnaut

Top Pro

Great for short bursts of play

Top Con

Crew dialogue tend to interrupt games flow

The crew dialogue often feels like filler and tends to just interrupt the fun portions of the game. See More

Top Pro

Command module simulation like gameplay

The game is played from a FPS view of a console system where in the actual characters are controlled on a screen you are watching in game. It is an interesting way to do a HUD in game and allows for a lot of interactive aspects that one would expect on some sci-fi console. See More