Linux game database

Well there has to be a replacement for The Linux Game Tome (http://www.happypenguin.org/) but this one just feels soulless and generic. The Linux Game Tome was never very good from a technical point of view but it had style.

Re: Linux game database

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Post by osener » Sat, Mar 30, 2013, 8:25 PM UTC

I was going to recommend http://www.happypenguin.org/ but apparently this week they announced its demise, sad to see it go.

There is also http://www.penguspy.com/ which contains a well curated list of Linux games.

Re: Linux game database

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Post by babuskov » Sat, Mar 30, 2013, 8:30 PM UTC

I tried to create an account using Yahoo! OpenID to submit one of my games: http://www.guacosoft.com/njam

I got this error from Yahoo!:

Sorry! You will not be able to link your Yahoo! account with this website or application. It is using an older version of the OpenID technology.

Re: Linux game database

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Post by eterm » Sat, Mar 30, 2013, 8:40 PM UTC

How can gaming on linux be taken seriously when the same tired old ports and poor quality games dominate the "top" list by user reviews?

You'd get a better sense of linux gaming with Steam for Linux.

Re: Linux game database

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Post by jiggy2011 » Sat, Mar 30, 2013, 8:42 PM UTC

eterm wrote: post #7

How can gaming on linux be taken seriously when the same tired old ports and poor quality games dominate the "top" list by user reviews? You'd get a better sense of linux gaming with Steam for Linux.

The top choices are weird , there are a lot of newer more exciting games than those available. Maybe it's because they are free?

Re: Linux game database

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Post by brador » Sat, Mar 30, 2013, 8:44 PM UTC

eterm wrote: post #7

How can gaming on linux be taken seriously when the same tired old ports and poor quality games dominate the "top" list by user reviews? You'd get a better sense of linux gaming with Steam for Linux.

Or give up and use wine with Windows steam. It's buggy, but some great games work.

Re: Linux game database

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Post by pglombardo » Sat, Mar 30, 2013, 8:44 PM UTC

It's a shameless plug but I keep a game index site with a fair list of Linux games:

http://www.gamefndr.com/games?game%5Bplatform_ids%5D%5B%5D=7

The site is still only half-done and is a work in progress. (and features ugly deep link URLs)

BTW slick work on the lgdb tools and emulators listings.