Good single-player offline game

[zer010]

Shouldn't there be some way to alter a Cube2 game to make it somewhat more goal oriented? I was thinking of perhaps checkpoints throughout a level with pre-deployed enemies that guard their particular areas. The checkpoints would basically be the goals that essentially give a guided tour of the level. Hell, it would work without checkpoints for a more free-style type game. Also no enemy respawn and/or no time limit. Level ends when all checkpoints are met and/or all opponents are eliminated. Obviously, this setup wouldn't work in small levels. I don't really need a story, just something more than a first-person Gauntlet with the base acting as an enemy generator.

[mastablasta]

@R33D3M33R
I didn't really expect much in the way of story when it comes to Linux FPS. I was just hoping for more than the usual bot deathmatch mode.

it really is strange isn't it?! i mean those first doom games had simple story and goal -> get to the exit switch. but these free FPS games don't even have that.
descent games, descent and interesting maps yet no story. like for example quake based smokin' guns. or padman. no stories and also no coop modes.

Thanks for the suggestions, but I am looking for free games (Linux or Windows). However, I do have one of the games you suggested, Oblivion.
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well you could now try Oblivion's predecesors. Morrowind is guaranteed to occupy you for some time. works in wine. has descent graphics. or even older elderscrolls (dagerfall and Arena i think both were released for free.

there are plenty of freely released good old games (dos widn95/98) that mostly work in wine. i think Command & conquer and Red Alert are both free now. let's not even start with old Abandoned dos games that work well in linux if you use dosbox. they might have poor graphics but they are still fun to play.

[oldrocker99]

Both Arena and Daggerfall, Elder Scrolls I and II respectively, are free downloads from bethesda.com. Both run admirably with DosBox, and both have the same do-whatever-you-want gameplay as Morrowind (III), Oblivion (IV) and Skyrim (V). Lots of support on the Interwebs for both of them, too.

[oldrocker99]

I too have sought a single player first person shooter for linux with a decent campaign, but haven't found one...

A very interesting-looking game that I haven't tried out yet: Osmos.

Half-Life 2? For Linux? Where? How?

Just open the Ubuntu Software Center and search for steam, and it'll install it for you. Then, the game needs to be purchased from Steam.

Oh yeah, Osmos is a lot of fun. And frustration.

[kurja]

Just open the Ubuntu Software Center and search for steam, and it'll install it for you. Then, the game needs to be purchased from Steam.

Oh yeah, Osmos is a lot of fun. And frustration.

I do have steam and half-life 2 is not available for linux from there as far as I can tell.

screenshot from steam store, click to enlarge

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[CatKiller]

Beneath A Steel Sky & Lure of the Temptress were both released for free as a thank you to the ScummVM project. Haven't played the latter, but BASS is really good, if quite hard and pretty grim.

[oldrocker99]

Oops. I hadn't noticed that it was Half-Life 2. The Source engine, which powers the Orange Box, has been ported to Linux; Team Fortress Source is already available, Left For Dead 2? is about to be released. The bottom line is that I would expect Source Engine games to be fully ported within a year or so.

[zer010]

it really is strange isn't it?! i mean those first doom games had simple story and goal -> get to the exit switch. but these free FPS games don't even have that.
descent games, descent and interesting maps yet no story. like for example quake based smokin' guns. or padman. no stories and also no coop modes.

well you could now try Oblivion's predecesors. Morrowind is guaranteed to occupy you for some time. works in wine. has descent graphics. or even older elderscrolls (dagerfall and Arena i think both were released for free.

there are plenty of freely released good old games (dos widn95/98) that mostly work in wine. i think Command & conquer and Red Alert are both free now. let's not even start with old Abandoned dos games that work well in linux if you use dosbox. they might have poor graphics but they are still fun to play.

I did look into modding Cube2:Sauerbraten and it turns out that it does have a "no-enemy-respawn" mode in single player. Now whether they still act like deathmatch bots that know where the player is and seek to shoot is something I haven't tried yet. Perhaps their AI could be modified to do patrol paths and guard positions. Again, I have to play around with it some to see how they react.

I have Skyrim as well, but for xbox360. As for C&C, I have The First Decade bundle, so I'm good on that. I have a snes emulator for some of the older games, but I haven't really thought of DOSBox. Perhaps I should see what abandonware is out there for that and look into the older ES games as you suggested.

Although I'm not gonna get into Steam currently, I'll check it out eventually.

Thanks again to everyone for their suggestions! ^_^d

[grouchbag]

Have you tried Mod Database?Or Indie games? You don't have to join if you don't want to,but it does help.I hope this will help some.Oh yes,they do have some linux games.

[kurja]

I'll add one more native, good, single player offline game - Kerbal Space Program. Demo version for free, full version from steam or from here