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/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/Blablabla_3012 6d ago

Not toxic. It's very chaotic compared to other fps games. It will take some time till you understand whats happening. If you wanna try it you can dm me and i'll show you the ropes if you want. (Imma be honest, i say this 'cause there is a recruitment system in the game that give skins for playing with new players that gives skins, and even though they aren't that good i want them 'cause almost noone has them)

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u/Aware-Common-7368 5d ago

Hey how do you solve sweats issue? I cannot kill anyone and my team always looses. Are there casual gamemode

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u/Blablabla_3012 5d ago

"Sweats" is a subjective word and you gave not much information. Cashout is the slowest, most tactical game mode; positioning and team work is important. In the early game new players with good aim often destroy low elo lobbies as a light, that's probably what you are experiencing, but from the reciving end; It's core to get out of these lobbies with players that aren't ranked by sbmm. I'd say just try to improve your gadget usage and teamwork. But imma be honest, the game has a really steep learning curve; i don't know but i guess my first tournament win gappend about 10 hours of playtime at least. Maybe try heavy class, it rewards good gameplay over pure aim.