Looking for a huge, never-ending game

[bLUEbYTE]

Hello,
I am a fan of those big, never-ending games. Such as:
-Diablo 2
-Simcity series
etc...
I played the above two games to death, but I moved on. A game that can keep you busy for years, literally. Can you recommend me such a game that:
- It doesn't matter whether it runs on DOS, WIndows or Linux.
- It has to be singleplayer.
- I like strategy genre in particular.

What about Civilization and Master of orion series? I haven't played them. Maybe other recommendations?

[hikaricore]

You may want to try Battle for Wesnoth:

Latest UGA news post on BoW (http://gaming.gwos.org/comment.php?comment.news.42)
Battle for Wesnoth Website (http://www.wesnoth.org/)
Latest Ubuntu Packages at getdeb.net (http://www.getdeb.net/comment.php?rel_id=713&new=1)

You may also want to check out the UDSF Game List (Strategy Section): http://doc.gwos.org/index.php/Strategy_Games

[engla]

Civilization II and IV are great, but those run only on Windows and Mac OS X.

There is freeciv, which is a very playable version of civilization that is free software. Especially the betas for version 2.1 are good. Freeciv in itself is fun, but as single-player it doesn't last as long as the original games. You could try it though.

[Silentheero]

Game that never ends? I'm in the middle of one right now.... World of Warcraft. :D Replay value on the strategy game genre is super high because of randomness. I like C&C Red Alert 2 but its dated.

[Breepee]

Have you tried Simcity 4 with RUsh Hour (and the literally millions of addins)? Can't believe you could get enough of that! I'm still playing it!

[lakersforce]

I would recommend "Zelda: Occarina of time" for the N64.

[fruitsofherwomb]

Single player, try starcraft?

[cisforcojo]

This is a different genre but what about Daggerfall/Morrowind/Oblivion?
My computer isn't good enough to run Oblivion but Daggerfall/Morrowind are FANTASTIC (and they can last forever)

[beefcurry]

starcraft is a legend, Civ4 is amazing (until you start playing it 24/7). Homeworld 2 is nice with all the mods. For a game that will problely last a life after playing once, it'll have to be Final Fantasy 7. But for a game that will keep you busy for a life it'll have to be total annhiliation. :)

[Naegling23]

The original neverwinter nights.

Technically it ends, but there is so much user generated content that you could play seemingly forever. Its a little dated, but its an upgrade to diablo2, and it will run on an older system.

[nihilocrat]

I am completely enamored with the Total War series (namely Rome: Total War). It's not technically neverending, but like Civilization, you have the option to keep playing after your faction is victorious. It has the strategy of Civilization without the micromanagement and (obviously) a much, much more developed combat model and is the first series that I know of that tries to simulate large scale pre-gunpowder combat with a high degree of granularity (as in, each single unit is autonomous and independent although they stick together in groups and are commanded in groups).

Also, still on the RTS front (but not never-ending), the Kohan series (of which the first incarnation is available for Linux thanks to Loki) is an excellent redesign of the RTS genre. The series largely eliminates micromanagement by not having resource harvesting per se and forcing you to recruit and control your units from a company level rather than a unit-by-unit level.

Also, a much more obscure game, you should check out Dwarf Fortress (http://www.bay12games.com/dwarves/). It's basically "Dungeon Keeper meets Nethack meets the Sims". The game can be neverending (but don't dig too deep!) and is really strategically interesting, though the micromanagement can get really annoying when your fortress gets to 100+ dwarves. Since it's constantly in development, I'm assuming the dev (yes, one dev) will redesign the work queuing system to make it less annoying.

[Jarn]

This is a different genre but what about Daggerfall/Morrowind/Oblivion?
My computer isn't good enough to run Oblivion but Daggerfall/Morrowind are FANTASTIC (and they can last forever)
While this is a bit off topic, what are your specs? Oblivion can be run with specs quite a bit lower than the minimum via Oldblivion (http://oldblivion.com/) and some ini tweaks. On my older computer, it runs with 15-30 fps (except in some dungeons, where I get about 5). It has an old 2.6 GHz Celeron processor, 1.5 gigs of ram, and a Geforce FX5200 (PCI). But it ran before, too, back when I only had 512 megs of ram (though then it ran at 10-15 fps instead of 15-30). It certainly doesn't look good, as the settings are as low as they can possibly be, but it runs.

[rejser]

Oblivion is amazing. I liked daggerfall, not so much morrowind. But Oblivion is in an entire different league.
And if you have som power in your computer you could catch yourself just watching the scenery.
Sunrice over the trees, every tree movies individually. The wind in the grass. The sun reflecting in the water. a city faar faar away.
The game don't become more fun with better graphics. But you get impressed with the art.

[bLUEbYTE]

Thanks for your responses.
I'm interested mostly on Total Annihilation and Homeworld(1/2). My desktop machine is Linux only, so do you have any positiove or negative WINE experience with those two games?

[charlieg]

Hmm... huge... neverending...

Vega Strike (http://vegastrike.sourceforge.net/)

[foug]

Game that never ends? I'm in the middle of one right now.... World of Warcraft. :D Replay value on the strategy game genre is super high because of randomness. I like C&C Red Alert 2 but its dated.

If you like never ending games, World of Warcraft is NOT for you. Atleast if you plan on playing a lot. You should check out Nevernight Nights like whoever above me said and maybe even EverQuest. Old game I know but if you like PVE, it's a good game if you play a solo class.

[Pat Hall]

Would have to agree with Neverwinter Nights , still very playable , Battle for Wesnoth too or get gSnes going and a load of roms ( legally a bit iffy in some parts of the world though ) and play through a helluva lot of gaming history .

[lakersforce]

If you like never ending games, World of Warcraft is NOT for you.

Thats a wierd statement. You must mean the opposite. Guess I am second guessing you here, but I could not disagree more.

[charlieg]

Also Daimonin (http://www.daimonin.net/).

I wonder if my character from last year still exists on there...

[allforcarrie]

world of warcraft.

[sebas.rhcp]

X-Com?

[ChadMC]

Regnum Online maybe? http://www.regnumonline.com.ar/index.php?l=1

[foug]

Thats a wierd statement. You must mean the opposite. Guess I am second guessing you here, but I could not disagree more.

I've been playing WoW since the beginning, and I've played the game very throroughly. It's far from never ending. Maybe if they made the grind to 70 longer, or added 1,000,000x more end content could you say it's never ending. The content for the game is less than half of what it could be, and the world is still small. And in the end, it's still how WoW always has been in many ways, the same raids every week. I will admit TBC is nice and does make the future look promising.

[rolando2424]

One game I cannot get enough of is Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcanum:_Of_Steamworks_and_Magick_Obscura) which I installed this weekend on my Edgy Pc.

Even though the latest reating on wine (http://appdb.winehq.org/appview.php?iVersionId=3476) is Silver, I've yet to encounter any sort of bug... (Even though it's been a long time since I played it on Windows...)

I never really completed the game though... And there are some problems with the game (I beleive the magic is overpowered... But I think there are mod for that). Othre than that, it a nice game in my opnion.

[Rutabega]

I concur on Arcanum. Shame about the unbalanced aspect with the Technology disciplines being underpowered compared to magic. I wish Troika simplified the statistics as I believe it had too many that simply could've been grouped into one rather than into separate entities that made it a chore, especially the low points that the player receives to distribute into them. Also I believe they should have used turn-based exclusively.

I'd also recommend the Fallout series (Fallout 1 and 2) and while I'm at it; Planescape:Torment.

[Ozor Mox]

I like Freeciv.

[lakersforce]

I've been playing WoW since the beginning, and I've played the game very throroughly. It's far from never ending. Maybe if they made the grind to 70 longer, or added 1,000,000x more end content could you say it's never ending. The content for the game is less than half of what it could be, and the world is still small. And in the end, it's still how WoW always has been in many ways, the same raids every week. I will admit TBC is nice and does make the future look promising.

I would say the grind to 70 would take you at least a month, if you have not played the game before. Sometimes maybe 2 or 3 months. And the game has 10 races and 12 classes (I think it is 12, correct me if I am wrong). Each class have different strategies, and each race also have a different style of play. The game world is absolutely humongous. Of course, if the only thing one finds enjoyable is raiding, then yes, I would agree with you. But I enjoy the process of getting to 70 just as much, and then there is the social side. One can find oneself using entire evenings just performing ones character under social circumstances. Then of course there is the different play methods, PvE and PvP. I would say this is one of the hugest, most never-ending games ever seen.

[hacc]

Yes try starcraft, that goes for F****** ever i swear. I started it about 6 years ago and i still play it

[lordhebe]

Try City of Heroes. It doesn't work with wine, only cedega (who said wine can run anything cedega can?) but it runs fine with recent versions and unlike WOW it isn't broken frequently. The game is utterly immersive and while it's repetitive, you always find something that distracts you and there's endless fun to be had with creating new characters. :)

[Pdennis]

Frets on Fire!

or... if you want something that actually fits what you're looking for Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri gets my vote... although I've never tried to run it on Linux...

It is simply one of the best games I've ever played

[mediax]

OK, here's where I show my age . . .:lolflag:

The old Ultima series kept me entertained for what felt like (and probably was) years.

If you're into football (not the gridiron variety!) I've always found Championship Manager and Football Manager (of whichever version) will consume vast amounts of spare time. Personally, I find that not using real players' names improves the longterm gameplay.

But my real time killers are probably Second Life and Puzzle Pirates, both of which are multiplayer online games - and so don't fit your original requirements.

[topsites]

Lincity is kinda cool

[cisforcojo]

I again second Neverwinter Nights (playing it right now actually).

Jars re my system specs and Oblivion:
I can only use laptops (don't wanna buy a desktop since I live in China and travel a LOT).
I have a 1.7 GHz with 512MB RAM, ATI Mobility Radeon X600 (128MB)

That sounds like a good bit under yours. I figured, Oblivion sounds INCREDIBLE and there are a ton of graphics that people rave about so it sounds like I wouldn't WANT to run it at the lowest settings.
I'll just wait until I have a better computer to play it properly. I USUALLY don't get to games until 3 years after release anyway!

[noerrorsfound]

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl is a free-roaming FPS with lots of user created modifications to keep it fun after you've completed it.

[Limpan]

I'm amazed than nobody mentioned OpenTTD! http://www.openttd.org It's amazing and with the quite recent addition of a new map generator one would get beautiful worlds to play in. :D

EDIT: And if you're not familiar with TTD it is Transport Tycoon Deluxe. Real nice tycoon game. :)

[Laryllan]

I can recommend Master of Orion 3.
This game is awsome if you manage to get into it. You'll be the emperor of a space empire and deploy orders to your planetery viceroys, fight space battles, invade planets.
The ability to customize your race to your needs, many ways to win the game and different difficulty levels make to playing for days and nights.

I once created a mod (http://farcaster.net/imod/index_e.html) for it (incl. strategy guide).
Fun in multiplayer too!

[Golyadkin]

A never ending single player game? ..... PONG!!!!!!!!!!!!


Or Nethack and it's ten million clones. If you want it to be graphical: Vulture's Eye is a very good game. It can literally take you years to finish, if you ever will.

[jimminy_kriket]

Starcraft for its never tiring multi-player. And morrowind/oblivion, huge games with many mods to keep you going.

[charlieg]

I can recommend Master of Orion 3.
This game is awsome if you manage to get into it. You'll be the emperor of a space empire and deploy orders to your planetery viceroys, fight space battles, invade planets.
The ability to customize your race to your needs, many ways to win the game and different difficulty levels make to playing for days and nights.

I once created a mod (http://farcaster.net/imod/index_e.html) for it (incl. strategy guide).
Fun in multiplayer too!

Perhaps you should check out FreeOrion (http://www.freeorion.org/) then.

[Golyadkin]

I'm amazed than nobody mentioned OpenTTD!

Ah, too bad. I installed OpenTTD but it seems to need the original files from the Windows version... so far for a free game :-(

[jusmurph]

Crimsonland... survival mode ;)

[Limpan]

Ah, too bad. I installed OpenTTD but it seems to need the original files from the Windows version... so far for a free game :-(
Oops. Kind of forgot about that. Sorry. The Home of the Underdogs has the original TTD with the appropriate files in it. I don't believe the game is for sale any more and thus should fall into the abandonware category.

I also believe they are working on their own graphics so that they will be truly free some time in a not too distant future.

[Roberticus]

Master of orion series? I haven't played them. Maybe other recommendations?
Yes, absolutely! If you like games where you can play over and over and over, then play Master of Orion 2 (the third kind of sucked..). Lots of different races and thus different play styles. Lots of different techs to win with. The diplomacy is abit weird though, your best friend/race suddenly declares wars on you and attack your planets until you beat them back. Then they demand one of your planets for the price for freedom (while they're taking a huge beating).

Anarchy Online, huge free MMO in a sci-fi world, where Clans (rebels) fight on precious Rubi-Ka against a large corporation called Omni-tek.
or Newly released Dungeon Runners, Wow-like game for free released by NCsoft. (Fun to play)

And of course, Starcraft, I never get tired of it.

Maybe I should try Neverwinter Nights...

[gorkur]

Leave it to an Icelander to mention Eve Online :lol:

http://www.eve-online.com/

[Big Bear]

Leave it to an Icelander to mention Eve Online :lol:

http://www.eve-online.com/

Now that's a great game.... but it's worse than WoW though in terms of eating up your life and crapping it out the other end. So I choose WoW instead, more "pewpew" than I had in EvE at least :p

[odiseo77]

Hello,
I am a fan of those big, never-ending games. Such as:
-Diablo 2
-Simcity series
etc...
I played the above two games to death, but I moved on. A game that can keep you busy for years, literally. Can you recommend me such a game that:
- It doesn't matter whether it runs on DOS, WIndows or Linux.
- It has to be singleplayer.
- I like strategy genre in particular.

What about Civilization and Master of orion series? I haven't played them. Maybe other recommendations?

I haven't read the whole topic (just the first post), but since it doesn't matter whether it runs on windows, linux, etc, I'd strongly suggest Thief: Deadly Shadows (http://www.eidosinteractive.co.uk/gss/thief_ds/) (it runs on windows and xbox). Its one of the most astonishing games I've ever played (on windows, of course), and it's the game that have taken longer for me to play: The Matrix Path of Neo took me about 3 weeks or so, but this game (Thief: DS) took me like 4 months :o and it's really, really good (its one of the games I've liked most). I don't know exactly which genre it is, or how to define it; the creators of the game label it like "The first person stealther" (or something like that) since you're a thief in ancient times and you have to be constantly hiding in the darks so you won't be discovered by your enemies (actually, you can switch to 3rd person by pressing the 'v' key, but it's better to play it in 1st person). It's something really different to other games I've played before (I've played some strategy games like Age of empires, Age of Mythology, Empire Earth, etc; action games like Enter the Matrix, The Matrix Path of Neo, Undying, Doom3, Jedi Knight-Jedi Academy, Star Wars Battlefront, Prince of Persia, etc; and many others), but this game is simply unique and indeed 'never-ending' (you must be aware, though, since it's highly addictive!! I've been literally playing it for 6 hours continuously until 3 am!! :D ).

P.S.: Some people might not like this game because it's simply different to any other game, so, if you're planning to buy it, read the 'Game Info' on its site as well as the info on wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thief:_Deadly_Shadows

Greetings.

[aoanla]

I would say the grind to 70 would take you at least a month, if you have not played the game before. Sometimes maybe 2 or 3 months.

I know this comment was posted some time ago, but I just wanted to note that I've been playing WoW for about a month or so now, and I'm only at around level 10.
So, either you level up incredibly fast at some point, or you have to play WoW much more intensively than I am in order to get to level 70 in that time.
Indeed, assuming that the rate of levelling is constant and proportional to the amount of time you play for, you'd need to play more than 8 hours a day to level up that quickly... (not that people don't play for that long, but I'd think that a lot of people play rather less than that.)

[luvinit]

Gothic 3.

[ZarathustraDK]

Still waiting for Quake Wars (drool), finally battlefield-like a game that'll run in native linux.

[dorath]

I'll also recommend Neverwinter Nights (1). Bonus native-linux client.

If you liked D2, you might want to consider Guild Wars: Nightfall. I've been able to do nearly all of the storyline missions solo (well, with Heros & henchmen). Once you beat the game you can go through it again on 'hard mode', kinda like D2s normal/nightmare. You have to play it online but there is no monthly fee, sorta like if you could only play D2 on Battle.Net.

I recommend Guild Wars: Nightfall over GW: Factions and GW: Prophecies due to the Heros. They're NPCs you can add to your party if you don't want to deal with real people. They're customizable and somewhat controlable, where the plain henchmen (also NPCs who assist you) are not.

[way2cool]

zomg I finally made it to the end of this thread!
To tell you the honest truth, I can never really stop playing Starcraft: Brood War. This game is like a professional sport in Korea, and it really can get intense sometimes.
I would suggest just trying it, if you like solid RTS games you will love it.
Heard it works quite well in WINE also.

[handy]

Leave it to an Icelander to mention Eve Online :lol:

http://www.eve-online.com/

Is Eve working for you now?

I tried the demo maybe a year ago & it installed & ran under Cedega. I just tried the latest demo & it does not load.

[Edit:] It's due to the update apparently.

Any idea's?
_______________

As far as the OP is concerned, I've been playing Guild Wars for over 18 months & I have a lot of playing yet to do!

Nightfall is the best one to start in because of the Hero's you can control & equip with weapons & skills. Prophecies is bigger & has a slightly smoother introduction than Nightfall. Most players including myself consider Factions to be crap.

[Rizado]

Huge never-ending game you say... The answer must be Xplane. A 40gb flight simulator. You can fly around in the whole world (This world, earth!) in different airplanes.

[ShadowFlar3]

I don't have a suggestion other than WoW but what made me post is some pretty weird comments about how fast you will level up being new to the game.

For me it took under 10 hours to reach level 10, I had never played the game before and knew almost nothing about the game mechanics, the only thing that helped towards leveling faster was that the language (english, but you can play in german/french/spanish?, too) wasn't an obstacle at all. If you like the class you pick the first time around I'd say you can reach level 70 in couple of months playing few hours a day. The learning curve is very much reasonable, I promise, but I think you have a friend that plays it too and you can ask for advice any time. Most players are really kind and give advice (DON'T ASK FOR MONEY!) if you catch them when they're not in hurry.

[Mizarus]

id sugest starcraft and mentioned, warcraft III and frozen throne(not wow tho i was a wow player for about 3mounths reached lv 58 great game but its a mmo it can get old fast and there isnt much strategy atached to it its all about who spends more time playng the game) Never Winter nights or KOTOR(not sure if kotor runs on wine) Civilizarion series, and age of empires

[Tyke91]

Neverwinter Nights - Runs Natively on linux (once you figure out how to install the client) and has many great mods... the single player campaigns are ok, but the playerbuilt mods are where it really shines...

so far, the two most popular mods for NWN right now are 3Towns and Neversummer... 3T is good for a low magic, difficult campaign that will take you at least two months to get max level on... Neversummer is alot easier, taking only a week or so because high levels are allowed to give low levels free stuff :P


Guild Wars (any of them) - they are like Crack to me now! i just bought them and i haven't been able to put them down yet!

Alpha centauri - doesnt work... the linux client stopped being sold a while ago.

Starcraft - if you like games at all.. buy this

errm.... that's about it for me... those 3 have kept me going now for a long time.

[darkadvice]

Anarchy Online, huge free MMO in a sci-fi world, where Clans (rebels) fight on precious Rubi-Ka against a large corporation called Omni-tek.
or Newly released Dungeon Runners, Wow-like game for free released by NCsoft. (Fun to play)


Omg it finally went free... Good god i LOVE THAT DAMN GAME... I just couldn't pay for it(no credit card)

[Dimitriid]

For what is worth, I still play UO on a free shard constantly. Client is free to download ( not the latest but mondain's legacy client is free ) and runs great on Wine too. ( you need an utility called UO Rice to remove encryption from the client, particular shards might need extra patches ).

The custom free servers make it endless if you ask me. And you can find a style that fits you ( including servers where you can go solo and threat it like a single player game )

[charlieg]

If you like UO, check out Iris2 (http://iris2.de/) which is a rather spiffy open source UO client.

[Dimitriid]

If you like UO, check out Iris2 (http://iris2.de/) which is a rather spiffy open source UO client.

Shards I play require custom graphics. Plus it looks like a libraries' nightmare if you read on the Linux install details. Other than that yes I would like a custom client since I miss some functionality from third party programs right now ( but it is compiled using .Net framework and many features not doable under wine yet )

[daves8]

World of Warcraft eates a lot of time :)

[Sockerdrickan]

Zelda links awakening is very long if you do everything the first time

[Sockerdrickan]

http://portfolio16.de/zelda/map4/map_en.htm ;)

[Nooblit]

The Game FATE!!! :)

Fate is one of the most blatant in its attempts to directly reassemble Diablo's unique combination of qualities.

max lvl is 99 or 100 i think but your stats and powers and items never stop getting more powerful.

read about fate here

http://www.gamespot.com/pc/rpg/fate/review.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=gssummary&tag=summary;review

[eaglesfan17]

The Elder Scrolls series will keep anyone interested for a long time.

Oblivion is (in my opinion) the best of the series, but Morrowind is very close. Those two games will keep you in gaming heaven for a very, very long time.

And both run smooth via wine in Ubuntu 7.10 64.

[Sockerdrickan]

Can anyone say bump? :P

[Arthur Archnix]

I've been playing solitaire for years now. Good replay value. If you like strategy, maybe hearts is a better choice though...

[jergarmar]

- It doesn't matter whether it runs on DOS, WIndows or Linux.
- It has to be singleplayer.
- I like strategy genre in particular.


Well, you SAID singleplayer, so I'm not sure where all the MMO options came from, but I'm jumping on the bandwagon anyway and mentioning EVE-Online again, especially since they just released a version for Linux which I just got working. It's open-ended in a big way and the size of its "world" is absolutely massive. I just finished my first month of it and I am enjoying it a bunch.

I still wouldn't have posted this except that you mentioned Civ and Masters of Orion -- two turn-based games which I love to death. I despise "twitch gaming" and I am not interested in the standard fantasy motif so WoW/Guildwars didn't hold my attention very long. But if you (like me) have any interest in the sci-fi/futuristic motif (i.e. like Homeworld and Alpha Centauri) then EVE is worth getting the trial for at least. EVE is "strategic" and rewards planning more than any MMO I can think of.

As a postscript, I'll also mention X-Com. One of the best games ever.

As another postscript, someone mentioned City of Heroes/Villains. Fun game -- basically a casual MMO with light gameplay and no real "economy" to get in the way of superhero escapism. Probably not what you're looking for, though.

[KhaaL]

If you're not intimidiated by a ASCII-like interface and struggling with learning curve, try dwarf fortress (http://www.bay12games.com/dwarves/).

[Vadi]

Frozen Bubble
Chromium
Never ball
Fungloids
Globulation 2
Xmoto
Super Tux Cart (hey the game is fun).

[oeolycus]

I second Fallout, Arcanum, PS:Torment, Rome:Total War, and pretty much everything else in this thread.

For games that don't end once you've beat them (and still have some significant content) I humbly add Freelancer and its predecessor (http://priv.solsector.net/files.htm), Privateer (http://wcuniverse.sourceforge.net/downloads.htm).

Freelancer is garbage on the appDB though.

[mangurt]

If you like never ending games, World of Warcraft is NOT for you. Atleast if you plan on playing a lot. You should check out Nevernight Nights like whoever above me said and maybe even EverQuest. Old game I know but if you like PVE, it's a good game if you play a solo class.

God, You had to suggest Everquest :guitar: !!! I played that game from beta to this year (when my wife said spend time with the children instead of the ever-crack!!) That is truly a never-ending game. You could always try Eve. Starcraft is in a class by it's own, and still great now.

[Cannaregio]

A game that can keep you busy for years, literally. Can you recommend me such a game that:
- It doesn't matter whether it runs on DOS, WIndows or Linux.
- It has to be singleplayer.
- I like strategy genre in particular.

Well, spwaw (steel panthers world at war) and combat mission beat all other games I have ever played for long term appeal. spwaw is now a little dated, but still gorgeous! You can play whatever againwt whatever (soviet union against portugal) and from a strategical and tactical point of view, there's nothing better.
Version 8.20 runs splendid in wine
~/.wine/drive_c/Matrix Games/Steel Panthers World At War$ wine MECH.EXE


Combat mission doesn't run in wine (yet), but CMBB and CMAK are two games that you can play, literally, for decades, if you love strategy and tactic as much as I do.

Just my 2 eurocents.

[andale]

Crimsonland... survival mode ;)
HECK YAH!!

I love freakin Crimsonland!
I still play more StaCraft though, but I honestly didn't play that much until I started making maps. Wish mine would run right, it's bogged and slow and jumpy using wine, but i'll figure it out eventually.

I also found that the new Command and Conquer sucked me in so bad I forgot to reinstall starcraft when I wiped windows last.

Oblivion was all right, but I really enjoyed it custom content, so much so I spent more time modding than playing.

Might and Magic, the new one. Freakin awesome, can't wait to biuld a new computer so i can play it, all i need is a motherboard i can't seem to find!! :mad:

[swoll1980]

The elder scrolls III morrowind
I've been playing it for 3 years, have racked up 600+ hours and still have tons of stuff I haven't done yet

[lawentzel]

Hell Gate: London was made by the original Diablo crew.

Daggerfall, not Daggerfall/Oblivion was endless and allowed you to turn into a vampire or werewolf and hunt down the cure. Very fun.

Arena which is the precursor to Daggerfall is also open ended and available for free on Bethesda's website.

Guild Wars. If you are looking for an MMORPG type of game without the huge cost, this is the way to go. You buy the game and play online for free forever.

Oh Dungeon Runner. Completely free, randomly created dungeons, and if you want added content, their monthly subscription is only $5 dollars.

[jken146]

If you're into strategy, I must recommend the Civilization series (MS Windows only). Lots and lots of possibilities there.

[rasmus91]

Okay just about this, there are two very good games you can play FOREVER!

1: Oblivion, very nice first person role playing game, it would seem bad that it is a first person roleplaying, but it gives very nice effects...
About the graphics in Oblivion, there very nice, so it takes a lot of computer to run it. i've never tried running it through wine-doors though, but I've heard it should run more smooth than if you just run it in windows.

2: NWN (Never winter nights) This is a game you can play forever, if you like nice graphics you should get NWN 2, but number one is fine. its a role-playing game, but its very strategic as well. number one has a focus on your main character, meaning that it should be easy to control it. number two has a focus on you team, you have one main character yes, but for the best value in battle you should control all members of your team manually, making the game much more strategic.

This is the two funniest games i can think off. if you only want to play it in SP mode i recommend Oblivion, because NWN has a ending...


both should be easy to run through wine, but i havent tried it out yet

[heatblazer]

Final Fantasy Tactics for the PSX and FFT ADVANCE for GBA. These games have nfinite replay value :)

[matthewcraig]

Mr. Simpson, this is the most blatant case of fraudulent advertising since my suit against the film, "The Never-Ending Story".

[Tristam Green]

I'm amazed nobody mentioned Final Fantasy XI Online. So much stuff, 4 expansions so far, one of which was released in November.

Been playing for 3 years almost and still haven't reached the end.

[Vadi]

I went to their website, and it doesn't look as if they have a Linux version..

[kr00lplatinum]

If you don't mind paying for an MMORPG that works with linux. Get EVE Online. It's massive and deep. Get the 14 day trial at: http://www.eve-online.com/

[Tristam Green]

I went to their website, and it doesn't look as if they have a Linux version..

They don't, sadly, and probably won't either. Square Enix is lacking sorely on that front. Guild Wars does not have a Linux client either, but folks WINE it to death :-|.

FFXI, however, is "troublesome".

[frenchn00b]

Hello,
I am a fan of those big, never-ending games. Such as:
-Diablo 2
-Simcity series
etc...
I played the above two games to death, but I moved on. A game that can keep you busy for years, literally. Can you recommend me such a game that:
- It doesn't matter whether it runs on DOS, WIndows or Linux.
- It has to be singleplayer.
- I like strategy genre in particular.

What about Civilization and Master of orion series? I haven't played them. Maybe other recommendations?

WOW
but some 10-15 bucks ... hmm :(


What about a game that never starts ?
then it never ends...

Haven't you got problems to install a game ? I am kidding

[Mendokuse]

Huge, never-ending single-player game that you can play for years and years?

Sounds like the only game which fits that description literally is:

NETHACK

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[GamingMazter]

This is probably very obvious but its's free and really fun (for most people including me)...it's...RUNESCAPE!

[Fran89]

lol my favorite never ending tedious game is : http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/366111, i cant get trough all 150 Levels lol :lolflag:,

[luke949]

I'm amazed nobody mentioned Final Fantasy XI Online. So much stuff, 4 expansions so far, one of which was released in November.

Been playing for 3 years almost and still haven't reached the end.

I also play ffxi, i have been playing for liek 4 years and still playing lol. Too bad it doest run under linux =[

[KhaaL]

I just thought of lostlaby (http://www.lostlabyrinth.com/). If you like the idea of roguelike games but are put off the ASCII graphics and over-complexity then try lostlaby. It has very nice graphics, very simple and captivating ;-)

[lawentzel]

I am completely ashamed at myself for not having thought of this game first. ELITE. Oh my God was this a freak'n cool game. Course it has been copied but never duplicated. ELITE was the first space game where you could go anywhere. Become a space pirate, merchant or bounty hunter. Or all three. There was a big trading aspect of the game. By low, sell high. You could get newer ships, outfit it with weapons and such... The graphics were simple, yet effective. It was also one of the first good 3D games. Finally, there was a story line you could play or not. Taking you through an alien invasion and of course you end up being instrumental in stopping it. Great game. In short, if you were stuck on a desert island with a computer one game and power... this should be most peoples one game to have.

[charlieg]

I am completely ashamed at myself for not having thought of this game first. ELITE.

Ah, of course, Oolite, an awesome Elite 'clone' (I say clone, it's gone beyond the original in terms of quality).

http://oolite.aegidian.org/

[argie]

If no one's named it here before, OpenTTD is worth a shot. It's nice, and reasonably pretty.

[handy]

I've read none of the previous posts, so my statement may be redundant.

Guild Wars works for me...

That's it.

[thepieguy]

Easy. If your computer has some pretty good hardware, Then The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion game of the year edition. Pm me your specs to see if you can run it. I own it.

[Jay Jay]

A game that can keep you busy for years, literally. Can you recommend me such a game that:
- It doesn't matter whether it runs on DOS, WIndows or Linux.
- It has to be singleplayer.
- I like strategy genre in particular.

I was going to suggest Elite, but some of the others have beaten me to it... Huge games that only end with your death, how about?

Elite II: Frontier and the sequel, First Encounters.
The sci-fi arcade adventure, Exile (1988 BBC Micro version) - to play it you'll need an emulator on whichever platform you choose.
Battlezone - the original Atari arcade game (under MAME).
Gauntlet - the original Atari arcade game (also playable under MAME).

[charleshco]

Ive honestly read through this thread and haven't read a single mention of

Baldurs Gate II- shadows of amn and the expansion throne of bhaal.

Shame on all of you lol

in case you were wondering, it was a game before neverwinter nights. its less complex, but has alot of replay value to it. i played it when I was 7 and understood so shouldnt be too hard. Its an amzin game though. =]

[charlieg]

FYI there's a Baldurs Gate (I and II) engine for Linux - GemRB (http://gemrb.sourceforge.net/).