(With a Linux version or at least works good with Proton) Edit: just bought disco Elysium, going to post updates in the comments when I try it tomorrow. It’s on sale until tomorrow in case anyone is going to purchase it.
The games are a bit buggy but pillars of eternity and dead fire have awesome stories and characters. Then classic crpgs like bg2, planescape torment. And the reboot tides of numenera.
The longest journey :)
Disco Elysium hands-down. Has a brilliant story with a bunch of branches, it’s a great way to kill 20+ hours.
A shorter experience but one still pretty fun is Thank Goodness You’re Here which is a comedy with brilliant voice acting and setting. 2.5hrs ish.
Thank Goodness You’re Here
Just by the name and you mentioning it’s a comedy, I suspect it’s a nod to the TV show Thank God You’re Here (or more likely the British version), where performers such as comedians enter a surprise setting and must improvise.
I love the fact that even “failed” skill checks lead to interesting stories, and how having some skills “too high” starts leading down dark alleyways too.
My fiance and I both played it, and wound up with radically different stories.
I died in that game from reading a book that was too sad lol
My first death was from an uncomfortable chair.
Witcher 3 has an amazing story and 2 DLCs that feel like entire games themselves. Runs great for me under Linux Mint (Steam / Proton).
As a wildcard (my first pick is already here) I put forward Pathologic. I’ve never played it and playing it seems torturous, but it’s absolutely an amazing game with an powerful immersive story. Or perhaps, it’s an amazing game which is a powerful immersive story. The game mechanics are a story-telling mechanism, rather than a mere medium to overlay story onto.
Hbomberguy video: Pathologic is Genius, And Here’s Why
Firewatch, cloudpunk and Cyberpunk 2077 are some I’ve played recently where I was really immersed.
I have already played Firewatch, it was very awesome indeed. I’ll take a look at the other games you mentioned too.
If you enjoyed Firewatch you’d probably like
- Gone Home (somewhat the OG of this style of game)
- The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
- What Remains of Edith Finch
Borderlands 2 is great! Should work with Proton.
Naming Borderlands 2 when asking for great story is bold though.
Story itself is maybe B tier, but the characters are excellent. Handsome Jack’s lines never get old.
Baldur’s Gate 3 is a recent one.
Can second bd:3, I’m just in the second act and it’s been fantastic.
Outer Wilds, if you haven’t played already. Obligatory warning to avoid spoilers like your life depends on it, go in completely blind if possible.
I shall read nothing about it
Absolutely seconded btw. Cannot express how good this game is. If I could wipe my memory of any one game and play it fresh it would be this
Okay then, you seem to really love this game. I’ll give it a go! It’s not to expensive on steam either.
This game impressed me so much by the time I finished it that it immediately became my all time favorite.
Enjoy it! I still can’t get over how good it is. Don’t even read the Steam description!
I would prefer to save some money right now, so if you already have it would you be willing to either family sharing thing with me? Please don’t feel obligated to do so, as you would have to give me your account password and the 2fa code. Lmk if you want to do this, message me on Matrix at @gregor:gregtech.eu
I’d rather not do that :)
But you can see on SteamDB that it regularly goes on a -40% sale. I’d suggest you just put it on your wishlist and wait to get the email from Steam that it’s on sale 🙂. It hasn’t had a sale for a while now so probably won’t take long.
Understandable, I’ll wait for a sale
Alice is missing : Content warning, it’s a game about a missing kid, Bullying and sexual harrassment will be at the table, it’s also a game with a lot of bleed potential. The game mechanic using text messaging is pretty great, and the sound track is amazing.
I had a really good surprise when discorvering the Forged in the Dark mechanics which are PBTA with a bit more rule. Works quite well, but like many other story first game, it pushes more improv style and less prepare awesome stories
I haven’t finished it yet but celeste has a good story and works basically perfectly. It is very difficult though
Horizon Zero Dawn. I played it to completion via proton, ran great.
Came here to say this. Fantastic storyline, and runs great on Linux.
def Disco Elysium
heed this warning though: after Disco, there is no going back; most storytelling might seem subpar or just of low quality afterwards
it’s also soul crushing, existentialist and doesn’t shy away from critiquing/ridiculing society and what it believes in (from a Marxist pov, though Communism itself isn’t spaired either in the game, with a harsh critique only communists could write), but it’s also one of the most hopeful games I’ve ever played at the same time
I would rly recommend a blind play through without cheating through quick saves! (aka. save scjmming) A lot of decisions in the game succeed based on the probability of your stats accomplishing it. I made the mistake in my first play through and just forced everything I wanted by reloading over and over again… -_-
Just bought it, going to give it a try tomorrow.
uuu you are in for an adventure with so much replayability
and as some other comment said: even “failed” checks lead to interesting outcomes
I’m especially interested in the fact that the game is from a Marxist perspective.
Hope you did it on Steam. 75% off so $10
I buy all my games on Steam. It’s simply the best, and they support Linux and develop Proton.
Sad story about buying this one, though: https://youtu.be/k7Xu4GvpN9U
Yea, I heard. I tried to pirate it and run it from steam as a non-Steam game, but it didn’t work ):
I’ve been staring at python for too long. I read your comment like it was a function
def Disco_Elysium(): raise Warning("there is no going back")this kinda made my morning. Thx ^w^
100% this.
For me I got so immersed in the world and character that it didn’t even occur to me to save scum. This RPG is so good that I actually felt like I was living the story. The only game that ever managed to accomplish that.
I bought this for my switch after watching a playthrough and can’t wait to have time to play it myself. The writing is SO GOOD and so beautiful. Belongs on my bookshelf with all the other books. Just poetry, and all kinds of themes and resonances. Top tier
Thanks for the warning. This has been on my wishlist for a while now, and I very likely would have done exactly that.
The only things I save scummed were getting Kim to dance and trying to open that bunker door. No regrets.
understandable, have a nice day
My blind playthrough was great, despite or even due to mistakes made. Lost once playing sport so badly it destoyed my self-esteem, but also won a miracle 5% perception roll right at the end (although we scared it away). On my first playthrough I intentionally tried to avoid losing and I played conservatively enough for the game to start bullying me over it, which is great design.
I’m the kind of person who thinks it’s hilarious how fragile the player can be where (esp. because of the class I picked). The cursed chair didn’t get me but it sure made me laugh.
I’ve owned this game for years. And I want to love it, but I’ve never been able to make it past the dude hanging in the tree part. Which is basically the very start of the game 😄
I couldn’t get into it
just FYI: you can finish the game without ever as much as looking at the body, there even is an achievement for it!
AoE2. I played the hell out of singleplayer back in the day, and with Remastered they both added new ones and improved the storytelling in old ones. Art of War campaign also is a good introduction to multiplayer combat.
If you like historic stuff; you’ll like it. There also exists lot of community campaigns
Unfortunately last time I checked, aoe2:de does not run on Proton (but aoe2:hd does), maybe things changed
It might be worth trying to make it run directly under Wine, instead. I can play older games like Deus Ex and Giants: Citizen Kabuto without any problems.
If you’re down for a retro RPG via an emulator, Earthbound. The overarching story is about dealing with traumatic events as a child and coming of age while hitting the endearing but quirky note similar to games like Undertale that was a cult classic on the SNES. It came boxed with a full color, complete strategy guide made to look like a travel guide so it’s intended not to be too difficult and really experience the story.
