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The only game I have ever played is FIFA on a PS4. Now I have a gaming laptop but have no idea how I should go about playing games on Linux. Appreciate your help in advance!

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[–] everett@lemmy.ml 10 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Don't miss this entire genre: classic LucasArts point-and-click adventure games! Sam & Max Hit the Road, Full Throttle and Monkey Island are a few of the stand-outs for me, and they all run on Linux via the amazing ScummVM.

[–] fitgse@sh.itjust.works 4 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Grimm Fandango (one of the best games ever made) along with Myst and Riven also run on Scummvm!

[–] PhreakyByNature@feddit.uk 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Grim Fandango, Full Throttle and Normality all have vivid memories in my brain.

[–] everett@lemmy.ml 2 points 8 months ago

That's awesome, I didn't realize that ResidualVM had merged with ScummVM.