5 Popular Paid Games for Linux

Some people say that Linux games are free of charge. Likewise you pay for Windows compatible games, you should also pay for games on Linux and there is no reason why Linux games should be free. To create a game and develop it to correspond to the highest value, one invests efforts and much time. Programmers and developers closely work with designers who shape our experience while playing a particular game. Even though Linux is world’s most beloved free OS, games for Linux have their price and if you want to play, you should bear the charge.

Paid games are not free, because they involve much work and time, attention to details, debugging, design concept etc. On the other hand, you can always fresh up your memory and train your skills with free Sudoku puzzles which are based on famous Sudoku game.

We bring to your attention that paid games are not always better than free games. The truth is that there is no relation between price tag, quality and value of the game.

Now I will present some paid games for Linux which I personally like and think that they are good value for money.

Long ago, the Dark Lord Dredmor was bound in the darkest dungeons beneath the earth by great and mighty heroes. Centuries later, the magical bonds that hold him in place are loosening and his power grows ever stronger. The land cries out for a new hero, a powerful warrior or a mystic wizard like those spoken of in the prophecies of yore.

What they have, unfortunately, is you…

Dungeons of Dredmor aims to a cleaner, less cumbersome interfaces which may be more intuitive to players not experienced with roguelike games traditionally, these games are incredibly complex, punishingly difficult, or visually simple (the majority of roguelikes consist entirely of ASCII graphics).

The game features many staples of traditional roguelikes; procedural map generation, turn-based gameplay, permanent death. However, it also employs a streamlined user interface with hand-drawn sprites and backgrounds, a mouse-and-keyboard control scheme, and the option to turn off permanent death.

In order to complete the game, the player must find and defeat Lord Dredmor, the game’s main antagonist. To do so, the player must traverse many levels, progressing only by finding staircases leading further down into the dungeon.

World of Goo is an indulging, challenging puzzle game for the whole family. The accent of the game is physics. I didn’t like physics at school, so I know what you may think once you have heard that. Calm down, because World of Goo is not a problem-solving game that will make you face complex equations. The puzzles all focus on little blobs of goo that you are required to lead to an exit pipe by constructing structures like bridges and towers as you mind the gravity and terrain. The physics and physical forces can be really funny with World of Goo. The puzzles become change their level of difficulty as you progress through next levels with the Z axis and vectors added.

Unreal Tournament 3 is classic and fans of games surely know it. This is the latest release in the series of Unreal Tournament games. You will be excited about the latest release as it offers the latest and greatest of the Unreal engine technology to the gamers worldwide. Of course, the game follows the same rules and it features action with focus on playing with multiple players.

I have to admit that the installation of this game didn’t rum smoothly on Linux as I have expected for a paid game. The installation would not work without the .NET framework, so this was the first thing I had to solve.I had faced a few other issues which almost dissuaded me from playing the game. Well, efforts really paid off as Unreal Tournament 3 is a nice game with excellent graphics. The idea of the game remains essentially the same as in all predecessors, so if you like UT3, you will love the latest release.

The world of Darwinia is a virtual themepark, running entirely inside a computer network and populated by a sentient evolving life form called the Darwinians. Unfortunately Darwinia has been overrun by a computer virus which has multiplied out of control. Your task is to destroy the Viral Infection and save the Darwinians from extinction.

The first characteristic that Darwinia show about itself is one that draws freely from the real-time strategy, to defeat the dreaded intruders who are ravaging the hard drive - er, the world - you must create a maximum of three units, these are useful for both attack the enemy, and to carry out research and interface with the many artifacts scattered around the maps. From the limited choices of the start (2 units, squads and Engineer) you'll unlock many others, through the discovery of some artifacts, which will increase weapons, technology and much more.

The controls are fairly intuitive, although unfortunately only a mouse is not enough and you are usually forced to move the camera with the keyboard.The difficulty of the challenge is never excessive, and the learning curve is pretty soft,so that even the less technically savvy users will enjoy a satisfying experience.

If you were old enough to play the 7th Guest, the 11th Hour and original Alone in the Dark puzzle-oriented, horror games that we used to play on DOS, then you may not forget the blood sensations, thrilling situations and fear. The Penumbra Trilogy offers a similar experience. There are three individual titles you can play, but each one is a game for itself, so you will never get bored.

The first episode, Overture introduces us to the story of a thirty-year-old physicist Philip, who comes to Greenland after he has received a letter from his supposedly dead father.

Philip becomes a part of an adventure, as he discovers an underground mine on Greenland once he finds himself in it, you become a part a quest of terror and panic in a cold and dark, unwelcoming world which hides beneath the layers of ancient Greenland ice.