Gamer-OS:Crafted Specifically for Gaming

GamerOS can run games natively that have been developed for Linux and purchased from the Steam store.  While SteamOS is based on Debian, GamerOS is based on Arch Linux, making it easier to supply updated packages. GamerOS offers  the latest Linux 5.6.3 updates such as kernel, Mesa 20.0.4 for OpenGL and Vulkan support for Intel and AMD graphics and NVIDIA 440.82 driver ( OpenGL and Vulkan). The downside to this distribution is it does not yet appear on distrowatch, therefore it has very low visibility.

In this post I wanted to focus on one games that don't need proton to run. Series such as Doom 2016, Metro Exodus and Call of Duty are Windows exclusive games. The list of linux games that are guaranteed to work on GamerOS it's just less extensive. If you want to check whether a game is written for Linux, simply look it up on Steam and check for the penguin or Steam os logo. There are roughly 2,000 Linux games available through Steam, including major titles like Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Dust: An Elysian Tail, and Rise of the Tomb Raider: Definitive edition.

The steam app is it's not the only place you can download games from. Flathub also gives you access to many other native Linux games. Flathub is a third party repository of applications that are packaged in the Flatpak format. Games like super tux and Frozen bubble are available via Flathub.


Linux native games: Linux+steam

Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition

Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition is packed with content. It has everything. It has the final chapter of Lara Croft’s origin story, the Season Pass containing multiple challenge tombs, missions, weapons, and gameplay adjustments. The graphics are great, the landscape is stunning and predators especially jaguars look very realistic. Shadow of the Tomb Raider is a GNU+Linux game so everything works well out of the box.

Knights of the Old Republic 2 (Kotor 2)

Thanks to developer Aspyr Media, Knights of the Old Republic 2 (Kotor 2) is available on Linux. In my humble opinion this is the best RPG ever made. The original was tough to beat. Even after 15 years this Kotor 2 still outmatches everything anything Star wars in terms of plot, characters, mechanics and gameplay. The game has also been updated with native widescreen resolution support resolution support up to 4K and even 5K. I only play at 1080p myself but for those of you out there that have a 5K screen you're in for a treat. Again no type of tweaks necessary Kotor 2 is a GNU+Linux native game.

Dreamfall Chapters

Dreamfall chapters is the 3rd and final game in the Longest Journey/Dreamfall saga, continuing on the story of Zoë and Kian from Dreamfall: The Longest Journey. The Original Dreamfall game ended on a cliffhanger. This one concludes the story and does it quite well.  Dialogues are nice, music is cool, graphics are ok. As a Linux game no type of tweaks are necessary.

On a side note I have not tested  Dreamfall: The Longest Journey on GamerOS personally. However using the standard steam client in the past under Proton: 4.11-4. it played perfectly from launch. It ran a solid 60fps at 1080p on High settings. No issues encountered and no tweaks required.

The Longest Journey I was never able to get to work.

Linux open-source games: Flathub

Xonotic

Xonotic (a fork of Nexuiz) is a free and open-source fast paste arena first-person shooter. This game will pretty much will run on ultra settings on any modern equipment. The graphics quality is comparable to commercial video games  released around 2007. It is one of the most visually-impressive open-source games on any platform.

Frozen Bubble

Frozen Bubble is the first open source video game ever played. Tux the Linux mascot has to shoot colored frozen bubbles to form groups of the same color. Match 3 or more of the same color bubble to clear them from the playing field. If you clear all of the bubbles, you move on to the next level. If the bubbles pile up and cover the entire screen, you lose the game and restart the entire level.

SuperTuxKart

SuperTuxKart's gameplay is similar to that of the Mario Kart series. Unlike Mario Kart, SuperTuxKart has a story associated with gameplay, similar to Crash Team Racing. Instead of Nintendo characters you get the mascots of free and open-source projects like:

Gnu of the Gnu project
Referee of Thunderbird
Tux of the Linux kernel
Geeko of openSUSE
Amanda of  Window Maker
Sara of OpenGameArt website
Konqi of KDE
Xue of Xfce
Pidgin of Pidgin
Puffy of OpenBSD
Minix of Minix 3
And many more..

Test machine:

Distro: GamerOS:17
Linux: 5.6.3
Mesa: 20.0.4

CPU: Ryzen™ 7 2700
GPU: Powercolor Red Dragon RX 5700
RAM: 16GB (2 x 8GB) (PC4 19200)
MOTHERBOARD: ASRock AB350M Pro4  (BIOS 5.90 2019/7/5)
STORAGE: Intel 545s Series 2.5" 256GB +WB Blue 1TB 7200 RPM

This is my 4th post on GamerOS. I will posting more in the future...
Past post...part 1  part 2 part 3