Any recommendations for similar games that work well on linux/steam deck?

[FreeMe]

The game works pretty well on linux, but the recurring crashes when hosting long missions are killing the joy. After about 450h, long missions where I mess around and try out new stuff are the most fun for me, but they keep crashing - it's crushing disappointment when that happens.

Multiple updates have no forced cycling proton versions to find one that works and it's just bothersome now.

So, are there similar games to this that aren't just mindless shooting, have other objectives, and are Co-Op PvE with good linux support/gold platinum on protondb?

[Smetrix]

DRG isn’t just mindless shooting, you have mining and other objectives too lol.

But, any other coop horde shooter is pretty much just going to be the same thing, but without randomly generated caves and terrain manipulation.

Left for dead, back for blood, vermintide, and that other war hammer game are pretty much all I can think of.

[Chibbity]

You're always gonna be reliant on Proton if you're running Linux, hardly anyone was bothering with Linux support prior, and now that they can just use Proton; no one is going to bother with directly supporting Linux.

[FreeMe]

Originally posted by Smetrix:

DRG isn’t just mindless shooting, you have mining and other objectives too lol.

My phrasing was off. That's exactly what I mean. DRG isn't CoD, Apex, Fortnite or some other "360 no scope" game with lots of sweaty PvP. It feels like a collaborative mining game that happens to involve guns (and lots of fun). That's the similar thing I'm looking for.

Originally posted by Smetrix:

Left for dead, back for blood, vermintide, and that other war hammer game are pretty much all I can think of.

Thanks I'll check them out.

Cheers

[BACON WARRIOR]

Payday 2

[make us whole isaac]

Originally posted by Smetrix:

DRG isn’t just mindless shooting, you have mining and other objectives too lol.

But, any other coop horde shooter is pretty much just going to be the same thing, but without randomly generated caves and terrain manipulation.

Left for dead, back for blood, vermintide, and that other war hammer game are pretty much all I can think of.

gtfo, payday 2, dying light, 7 days to die, the forest, pvz even, just to add a few more off the top of my head

[True Winger]

What you're asking for is almost impossible to find even on Windows.

DRG is a well-balanced mulitplayer/cooperative horde shooter. It's only comparisons are its inspirations: Left 4 Dead and Minecraft.

Remember Orcs Must Die? Dungeon Defenders? They were both somewhat enjoyable coop horde shooters, but were horribly unbalanced with World of Warcraft/Diablo-style loot pools with ever-increasing power-creep as the game went on and player levels increased.

Hell, even Payday 2 suffers from the same issues, but this time the power-creep occurs in the form of DLC weapons. Not to mention that game has horrible gunplay, beyond stupid enemy AI, unsatisfying graphics and physics, and a pretty boring gameplay loop (imagine every mission has a singular hacking pod that needs babysitting for 10-20 minutes...)

Maybe I'm missing something, but the market space which DRG currently occupies is wide-open. It's not even that big of a game, it just so happens to do all the things it's supposed to do well and doesn't screw-off and ruin itself by adding unbalanced/bloated content.

[Marmarmar34]

Planetside 2

[FreeMe]

Originally posted by Marmarmar34:

Planetside 2

Thanks for the suggestion. Doesn't seem to be PvE though or did I get that wrong?

Originally posted by SIUUUUU:

gtfo, payday 2, dying light, 7 days to die, the forest, pvz even, just to add a few more off the top of my head

Cheers. I thought you were telling me to GTFO, but it's a damn game 😅.

7 days to die and the forest seem pretty interesting. Would you know how long a session is? Watching video reviews right now to get a sense of the game.

Originally posted by BACON WARRIOR:

Payday 2:2:

🙏 Looks interesting. Added to my wishlist and will watch video reviews.

[Chibbity]

-Planetside 2 is mostly PvP afaik.

-GTFO basically requires a 4 man team so you either need friends or you have to seek out a group.

-The Forest is co-op but it is not a lobby based game, it's more like a single player game you can play together if you want; it's a very long duration survival game.

Payday 2 is pretty solid though, I definitely enjoyed my time with it, not sure how the Linux support is; but if it's good that might be your best bet.

[Smetrix]

Originally posted by FreeMe:

Thanks for the suggestion. Doesn't seem to be PvE though or did I get that wrong?

It’s completely PVP, more specifically, it’s one continent with 3 factions fighting for control, with each faction consisting of hundreds of players.

It’s fun to hop on and experience the chaos of a massive battle, but do not expect to be a one man army, and not all battles are completely balanced. More times than not, two factions tend to steam roll over the other, which can make for a very bleh experience.

[Jack left town]

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