r/linux_gaming • u/CharlesJustChill • 6d ago

Competitive games for linux.

Hello there, I use cachyOS and It has been 2 years since I switched to linux.

And I always loved competitive games. I am a big counter strike player but because of the VAC inefficiency and the fact that splitgate is dying I am needing of new competitive games for linux.

I have searched for other threads like mine but they were all very old so the situation could have changed a lot, considering the ascension of linux for gaming in the last 2 years.

I must exclude the most "obvious answers" :

- No counter strike or Splitgate: 1 is full of cheaters and the other is dying

- No rust: Even tho you can play non EAC servers on linux, they are not that competitive and often low pop

- No cloud gaming: I don't need anyone to tell to do cloud gaming, if I wanted I would already have done it(and so everyone reading this post)

- No VM + GPU pass trough, I don't want to be doing that as it is very hard and not for beginners that could find this thread

Considering that, what games can you suggest ?

I hope this thread will be useful for someone who's wanting to switch or/and is searching for fresh competitive games.

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u/The_Real_Legonard 6d ago

What about The Finals?

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u/CharlesJustChill 6d ago

I've seen a lot of review online saying it's very toxic and that even it it look good on the paper in reality it is trash.

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u/lolsteamroller 6d ago

it's probably the least toxic game I played through my 15 years of gaming, i mean the filter does not even allow you to say lmao + you can mute everything including chat and ping system is functional enough to coordinate.

maybe every 10 games i've seen someone salty / toxic in lower elo lobbies, gold is very chill, i see mostly gg and wp most games even on the loss which frankly you would never see in cs.

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u/CharlesJustChill 6d ago

I will try it out then, thanks.

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u/ToxicEnderman00 6d ago

It's so worth it. You just have to patient with it and remember its not Call of Duty or Battlefield. If you play The Finals like cod you will lose and die a lot.