I have included a image of my specs, im also using Linux sense thats what works on my laptop. Im looking for free to play games that will run smoothly on my system/laptop. I would like to try popular and maybe online titles.

I thought about trying old school RuneScape but idk.

  • Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.clubEnglish
    29·
    2 months ago

    Tumbleweed, there are dozens of us!! <3

    The trusty twinkpad will play a lot of ‘good old games’, just to name a few:
    Doom(s), Quake(s), Unreal, Deus Ex, Elder Scrolls (Arena, Daggerfall, Morrowind, Oblivion, Skyrim), Thief(s), Dungeon Keeper(s), Carmageddon, Fallout(s), Resident Evil(s), Vampire: The Masquerade, Hitman(s), Clive Barker’s Undying, Gothic(s), Half-Life, Tomb Raider(s), Myst(s), Monkey Island(s), Baldur’s Gate(s), Icewind Dale(s), Diablo(s), GTA(s), KotOR, Outcast, Serious Sam(s), Cave Story, Dark Souls (1 & 2, bcs 30fps, but only barely/unpleasanty?), …

    Maybe some newer retro ones, like Dusk?

    Or not that visually important games, like 2D platformers and management games, etx - like Stardew Valley, Terraria, Dead Cells, Disco Elysium, Hollow Knight, Celeste, Momodora(s?), Spelunky(s), …

    All of the mentioned are excellent.

  • arsCynic@piefed.socialEnglish
    19·
    2 months ago

    Any Gameboy game with an emulator.

    Nintendo doesn’t care about making their old games, nay, works of art like Golden Sun still playable, so I consider them free to play at this point.

    • missingno@fedia.io
      3·
      2 months ago

      Bit of an odd example to cite since both Golden Sun games are officially available on NSO.

      • arsCynic@piefed.socialEnglish
        71·
        2 months ago

        Seems like it’s a yearly subscription membership only thing. If I can’t buy it and own it I pirate it.

        • missingno@fedia.io
          3·
          2 months ago

          The person I replied said Nintendo wasn’t making their old games playable at all. You’re complaining about something else.

      • ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.netEnglish
        2·
        2 months ago

        I guess I do sorta have the equivalent of a tactical nuke in my back pocket when it comes to low-spec Linux game recommendations 😅

  • msfroh@lemmy.caEnglish
    14·
    2 months ago

    OP: Asks what will run well on a 2017 mid-range business laptop.

    ITT: Idle games! Text adventures! Literally games from the 1990s that would run fine on a 486.

    🤦‍♂️

    • ZoteTheMighty@lemmy.zipEnglish
      12·
      2 months ago

      The free part is actually the harder thing to deliver on here. Free to play games are more recent than this hardware can handle since it’s a newer trend.

    • Creat@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
      3·
      2 months ago

      Many people look at the game graphics and think it’s a joke, but the gameplay is actually great, even by today standards. If you’re even a little into transportation games, just give it a go. It’ll also run on a toaster.

  • bklyn@piefed.socialEnglish
    8·
    2 months ago

    any games made before your laptop should work. any of the Myst games or Ultima games…

  • mrmaplebar@fedia.io
    7·
    2 months ago

    Sonic Robo Blast 2 Kart - A super fun and challenging Mario Kart style game made in the original Doom engine.

    CatsEyeXI - An unofficial, custom Final Fantasy XI MMO server with fast leveling, solo play and many quality of life features. (Following guides is still recommended, because it’s a complicated and vague game at the best of times!)

    ETLegacy - A free to play version of Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory, a fun and fast team-based first person shooter.

  • apftwb@lemmy.worldEnglish
    7·
    2 months ago

    I’m enjoying OpenTTD right now. Free and has native Linux support. Think Sim City 2000 mixed with Factorio.

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/1536610/OpenTTD/

    The original XCOM is good and even palatable for a modern audience with mods.

    https://www.gog.com/en/game/xcom_ufo_defense

    The original Deus Ex is good and even palatable for a modern audience with mods.

    https://www.gog.com/en/game/deus_ex

    Space Station 14. Funny online space roleplay game. Also free. Steep learning curve, but not as bad as the original SS13.

    https://spacestation14.com/

  • Ice@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    2 months ago

    Cataclysm Dark Days Ahead, Dwarf Fortress, Space Station 13 (online), Simutrans, OpenTTD, Battle for Wesnoth