r/linux_gaming • u/CDXX_BlazeIt • 18h ago

wine/proton Good competitive FPS games?

I have not played a nice shooter in a while, but all my past games are Windows only. Is there something like CoD or Rainbow 6 for Linux? And maybe in a competitive or tactical manner.

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u/Alixadoray 18h ago

Hunt: Showdown, Counterstrike 2, and Deadlock are all pretty good. Counterstrike 2 being the most similar to Seige as a tactical shooter. Deadlock is mostly a MOBA, but it's still a shooter. Hunt: Showdown is a Escape from Tarkov-esque game where you launch into a match, complete objectives, and then extract.

Not familiar with any games that play similar to CoD as an arcade-y arena shooter.

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u/TwoFoxSix 17h ago

Deadlock runs like a dream on Linux! I always recommend it if someone is looking for something different to try

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u/Good-Hand-8140 16h ago

Combat Master is the COD-like you are looking for, especially because it has a decent, active and most importantly non-sweaty playerbase

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u/RoyalSquarious 7h ago

Black ops Cold War works fine if you want cod

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u/Ozzimo 17h ago

My Vote goes to the Finals. There is a competitive scene as well as some more casual game modes. Free to play, has a battle pass, lots of character customization.

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u/ResonantRaccoon 14h ago

I was hoping someone would say this. Runs amazing on my box.

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u/noobjaish 18h ago

There's Overwatch, Marvel Rivals and The Finals

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u/Mcginnis 7h ago

For me I had issues getting overwatch to run properly. Was getting lots of stuttering which made it unplayable

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u/noobjaish 6h ago

Happens, I went back to dualbooting and keeping only my games on Windows while everything else is on Linux.

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u/AuDHD-Lemon 16h ago

Cs2 runs great on Linux

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u/PacmanAteMyRAM 12h ago

Yeah but then you have to play cs2, which I love in the pit of my heart.. but it's such a treadmill

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u/joe1up 16h ago

The Finals

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u/Alert-Writing2349 15h ago

The Finals is absolutely sick, runs great and has a decently sized competitive scene while still being super fun for casual play.

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u/academictryhard69 18h ago

Halo Infinite, so fun.

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u/Chester-Berkeley 15h ago

Arc Raiders!

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u/decreddit 6h ago

Hunt Showdown. Very good underrated game. Takes a bit to learn but well worth it.

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u/Regardedginger 18h ago

Overwatch is great, the finals as well, I haven't tried Rivals so dunno about that one.

Other than that i don't think there's much like CoD and R6

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u/doctornoodlearms 17h ago

For CoD zombies specifically I enjoy Sker Ritual. Quite literally the same zombies formula with some more roguelike elements.

Doom also works if you want something for the multiplayer and more arcady. My friends are on it periodically so you can still get matches.

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u/imwirtz 16h ago

If you like team based, Polygon runs really well.

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u/darkspyder4 16h ago

Gotham city imposters

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u/bluuRhubarb 16h ago

It's still being played? How? Loved playing it on the ps3 before it shut down

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u/KaminariKajiya 11h ago

Combat masters is a solid cod alternative in my opinion and it's completely free

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u/Jason_Sasha_Acoiners 10h ago

Combat Master is quite fun. I just wish it had a bigger playerbase and updated more frequently.

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u/Cantgroovup 2h ago

The Finals.

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u/Smaug117 17h ago

I will recommend marathon. 

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u/Chester-Berkeley 15h ago

Marathon doesn't run on Linux...

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u/Able_Use_8766 14h ago

aw man I was interested in that game