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name	publisher(developer)	year	description
Fragments of Power	author	?	Almost a straight-up Zelda game. Complete 9 dungeons to save the girl. Does contain an optional bonus dungeon. Graphic improvement of course. Game mechanics are updated a bit; you push multiple blocks to solve puzzles for instance. Also, game path is not nearly as open as the original Legend of Zelda (like later Zelda games).
Half-Life 2	Valve;Valve Corporation (Valve)	?
Heretic	author	?
Peragro Tempus	author	?
Stargus	author	?	This project interfaces the Stratagus Engine with the Starcraft CD. Allowing one to play Starcraft on any platform that Stratagus runs on.
The Fallen One	author	?
The Titan's Quest	author	?
Wolfstyle	author	?
Heretic II	Loki (Raven Software;Loki)	1999	Originally available c9ommercially as a proprietary game, the source code was later released while the content remains proprietary.. For any Linux with 2.2.x kernel and glibc 2.1. Also needs 800x600x16 video card, XFree86 3.3.x+ and an OSS compatible sound card. 3D acceleration is recommended for processors slower than 233MHz. Free Multiplayer pack and Demo avaialable. [Zerothis]
Star Trek Voyager: Elite Force	Activision (Raven Software)	2001
1st Quest Revamp	author	2002	Collect useful items guarded by secret puzzles and enemies to gain access to 8 dungeons with more useful items guarded by bosses to gain access to the last dungeon to defeat Ganon and rescue Princess Zelda. This is a remake of the original Legend of Zelda. The graphic overhaul is immediately apparent but there are a few other subtle changes. Most changes make the game not necessarily easier, just a bit less frustrating. Save or Continue, and Link's hearts remain unchanged or filled to three if they were below that. Boss fireballs not deflectable and Stone Statue fireballs deflectable looked identical in the original, now players can see the difference. Dungeon rooms are rarely so square as they were. Blocks are often replaced by walls where appropriate. And rooms that used to be a pattern of blocks are not a more organically shaped area with various obstacles to maneuver around. The new room shapes and smoothed out terrain means there are less places that look like bombable walls, so bombable walls are easier to find. Most notable it the changes in dungeon layout, where are not so much changing the rooms as it is replacing the room-to-room tunnels with a simple stairway (instant arrival at the other end). New pathways have been added. And dead ends and pointless treks into obscure corners of the dungeons are virtually eliminated by adding something useful or even necessary to them. A good example of this is in the first dungeon. In the original, Link can go left and get a key by defeating enemies. Or, Link can go right and get a key by defeating enemies. Or, both, if the player choses not to or does not knows where bomb to avoid using keys. In this remake, Link can only go left. When enemies are defeated, the staircase must be opened and this leads to the right room where the enemies must be defeated to open the exit back to the entry room. Another trick is make dead-end paths useful by having pots in the rooms. This way, players can now grind for hearts and money on a path that was just a waste of time in the original. Also there's more completely optional secrets to discover. Certain room based puzzles in the dungeons have completely new solutions. Player will find themselves using items in ways they are used in other Zelda games and in unique ways. These are usually easy and nearly intuitive. Along the lines of encountering something new in a room in a dungeon on the way to the boss; using the item collected in the same dungeon in a on the new thing to solve the puzzle. These are not just an added step, these teach the player. These new tricks learned in the dungeon can be used elsewhere to find a whole new set of secrets that have been added to the game. Also, use old tricks in new places to find the some of new secrets. This aptly named 1st quest is but only the 1st, no 2nd quest follows on defeating Ganon (to the best of my knowledge).
Star Control II: The Ur-Quan Masters	Accolade (Toys for Bob)	2002
The Hidden Duality	author	2002	A massive game bigger than any official Zelda. Three massive overworlds, 15 quest dungeons (per world), mini-dungeons to win items that usually sit in simple caves. This game has no author imposed backstory. When fans requested one from Dark Flame Wolf, she flat refused to provide it. Comes in a myriad of editions. But there are three main 'finished' versions. The original Hidden Duality is no longer available on the web. Hidden Duality Xtreme, is a harder version of the original with added stuff. It can be found in Dark Flame Wolf's 'Golden Oldies' download. Hidden Duality - Director's cut is everything, with two difficulty levels and much more added stuff. The DC version is the 'final final' version and the one described here.
The Ur-Quan Masters	Interstellar Frungy League (Interstellar Frungy League;Toys For Bob)	2002
Xenocide	author	2002
Maze	author	2003	A classic Zelda style game that removes the element of exploration. The Entire game takes place in a single castle connected to just 4 dungeons. A side-effect is seeing many major elements of the game long before Link has the ability to utilize them.
TW-Light	TimeWarp team;Robeter Productions (TimeWarp team)	2004
Killing Floor	Shatterline Productions	2005	The tags need to be verified for this since this is the UT2k4 mod rather than the later commercialized version created by Tripwire (whom had nothing to do with the original). Patriarch (the boss fight) was not in the mod, though the developers had tested it by themselves, it was only made available to players in the commercialized version. Same for molotov cocktails and incendiary grenades.
Ganon's Claim	author	2005	Cerulia is a once peaceful land north of Hyrule. It sits between Nevachrea and Galhaldia, two nations at war, and remains strictly neutral. But, retreating from another defeat, Ganon encamped there and is causing havoc, so Link pursues him. Collect 8 pieces of the Golden Power. Collect items from mini dungeons, dungeons, shops, and hidden corners of Cerulia. Find Ganon, defeat him. Along the way, there are no simple caves, only multi-screen complex mini dungeons. There are actual mini dungeons and regular dungeons. Mini games and if you can find it, a master dome to test the skills of the best players.
Spectalum	author	2006	This is an unfinished engine remake of EOB2 and requires original copy of EOB2 to play at all.
Zelda Classic	Armageddon Games	2007	Remember how hard the original was without maps and guids? The 4th quest (usually launched after the 2nd), is much harder than the 1st and 2nd combined. Then the 3rd quest (usually played last), is even harder. And there's a 5th quest.***An unofficial [i]near[/i] pixel perfect recreation of the original NES classic plus additional quests. Also includes an editor; using the Zelda Classic Engine to make completely new games in the style of the original game, Link to the Past, and Link's Awakening. Engine and game creation tools of the editor are extensive enough to create platformer games and other games that don't resemble any Zelda games at all. Upon finishing the 2nd quest with 16 hearts, players will begin the '4th' quest (because its easier than the 3rd). To play the 3rd quest after the 2nd, complete it with fewer than 16 hearts. Beat the 3rd quest [b]without dying[/b] to play the 5th quest. Beat the 5th quest with at least 1 death to play the 4th quest.[spoiler=Naming your player certain names will allow starting a quest immediately without having to play through other quests;close passwords]ZELDA=2nd Quest ALPHA=3rd Quest GANON=4th Quest JEAN=5th Quest[/spoiler] The frequently updated versions often do not get corresponding Linux versions. Quests sometimes do not work correctly unless they are matched with the version they were created for. Generally, only the latest Linux version is available from Armageddon Games and this is located in a hard to find spot on the site (and changes). Despite this, all Quests can be played on Linux once a compatible version of the player is downloaded by whoever may be providing it currently on the internet. 2.10 2.10.2 2.10b784 2.10 lost isle build 2.11 2.11 lost isle build 2.50
ORiGiN	author	2007	An extremely hard extensive three quest graphics and gameplay remake of the original Legend of Zelda. Collect the weapons needed to defeat Ganon three times. Rescue three princess. Extensive puzzle elements and maze like areas with enemies on practically all screens.
The Legend of Zelda Remix DX	author	2008	A remake of the very first Zelda game with a more organic design, improved graphics, and new bosses. Collect useful objects, get the Triforce fragments, defeat Ganon.
An Ordinary Quest	author	2008	A really hard classic Zelda variant. Collect useful items, fight the monsters, the triforce fragments, defeat Ganon.
Rise of Ganon	author	2009	Hyrule has always been at peace, until the evil wizard Ganon took over and tried to claim the Triforce for himself. Luckily, the Hero of Time, as well as his descendants, were able to foil his plans, and after many generations, Ganon was finally gone for good, and every trace of him was gone....or so everyone thought. Many hundreds of years of later, Hyrule was at peace, and a trustworthy soldier of Ganon's army, Synrilla, sought to revive his master by taking the blood of both the bearers of the Triforces, and sprinkling it on the ashes of Ganon, to revive him. Zelda was one of the keys that kept Ganon sealed away for many generations. So, Synrilla sought the blood of the bearer of the Triforce of Wisdom that Zelda had held on to, but luckily, Zelda was able to scatter 7 out of 8 pieces of the Triforce of Courage she and her ancestors held onto for generations, waiting for the new Hero to reclaim it, a key that Synrilla mislooked, only to still bear the Triforce of Wisdom on her hand. After Synrilla held Zelda captured, Zelda knew exactly what to do...call on the descendant of the Hero that vanquished Ganon long ago, and reclaim the pieces of the Triforce of Courage, and stop Synrilla from invading Hyrule and plunging it into darkness. Link, a resident of Taitl Village, was called by Zelda had everything explained to him. Will he be able to gather the Triforces of Courage and save Zelda from Synrilla, or be slained by Synrilla to be an offering for the revival of Ganon? A quest that takes a high risk, the fate of Hyrule in his hands, begins!!!!***The author insists that this quest can not be completed without using version 2.10 of ZC (2.50 indeed runs RoG with game stopping quirks). However, the Linux build of this version is not readily available through official channels. But, the [url=http://www.sephiroth.ws/ZC/Lost-Isle-Build.tar.gz]custom Linux build of ZC[/url] used for [url=http://www.purezc.com/index.php?page=quests&id=204]Lost Isle[/url] is a 2.10 variant suitable for completing Rise of Ganon.
Overlord II	Codemasters (Triumph Studios)	2009
Eschalon: Book II	My Game Company;Basilisk Games (Basilisk Games)	2010	Secret of Fathamurk is a free content expansion that was added with patch version 1.05.***Latest version: 1.06 (as of 2010-09-02) [quote=Basilisk Games]1.06 is compiled with the latest libraries on Ubuntu 10.04. This might make the game incompatible with your system.[/quote]
Ryzom	Winch Gate Properties	2010	[media=youtube]fADCyKM8rGY[/media]
Trine	Frozenbyte	2011	[media=youtube]dBB7cZjvAtk[/media]
Souls of Wisdom	author	2011	A [b][i]massive[/i][/b] remake of the original Legend of Zelda with many more enemies, more in depth story, more items, more people, more things to do, more dungeons, more lands, and much, much more. To give you an idea of how much bigger, to get to where the starting screen was in the original, you must navigate from link's island home through an area the size of the original after visiting a dungeon. The story places this game (being the same as the original LoZ) after all the others except Adventure of Link (AoL being a direct sequel). All the previous games (excluding TP & SS, which were released after WoS) are referenced in this remake.
Blasphemer	author	2012	Heretic has several open source engine choices. But playing the game initially required purchasing the proprietary data (or downloading the proprietary shareware version). Blasphemer is a project to replace proprietary Heretic data with non-proprietary data. Thus allowing players to enjoy a complete Heretic-like game with no proprietary entanglements. Turn enemies into multiple gibs in this dark fantasy 1st-person shooter. Look up and down (sort of). Features inventory manipulation, environmental interaction, use magic, find powerups that improve [b]all[/b] the weapons you are carrying, and the ability to fly. These are in addition to the features seen in its predecessor, Doom.
Serious Sam 3: BFE	Devolver Digital (Croteam)	2012
Serious Sam 3: Jewel of the Nile	author (Croteam)	2012
Killing Floor	Tripwire Interactive (Tripwire Interactive;Shatterline Productions)	2012	[media=youtube]QM3sbMk_Ujs[/media]
Tales of a Princess	author	2012	In a forgotten corner of Hyrule a once thriving trade center runs rampant with monsters. The people live in poverty and fear, huddle in caves and dungeons. An no one's stepping up to do anything about it. Wherever evil rises Hyrule, a hero named Link always appears to defeat it. But this time... nope, no Link. "That's odd," thought Princess Zelda (the current one). "If there aren't any Links coming to save my people then It is certainly my duty do so." And with that, she's on her quest to save these people of Hyrule. A typical Zelda 1 style action-adventure with the usual weapons and items. Make your way across Hyrule finding useful items and weapons to clear 9 dungeons. Everything will seem vaguely familiar yet it is all different. And, there's a lot more enemies and types of enemies per screen. And it's all basically more difficult.
Legend of Grimrock	Almost Human Games	2012
Aztaka	Citeremis	2013
Legend of Grimrock II	Almost Human Games	2013	Linux version has not been confirmed. The developers have said they'll deal with Windows release first, patch it for a while, and then [i]consider[/i] other (unnamed) platforms.
Half-Life 2: Episode Two	Valve	2013
Half-Life 2: Episode One	Valve	2013	Half-Life 2: Lost Coast is a free add-on level first offered to Linux users on 2013-06-28. It's mainly for valve to show off technical aspects of their Source Engine. It mainly features high-dynamic-range rendering (better contrast), that helps keep details from being obscured by otherwise limited contrast range. Because it was originally intended to be included in Half-Life 2, it contains story details that are not otherwise available.
Dota 2	Valve	2013
Metro: Last Light	Deep Silver (4A Games)	2013
Randomizer Modern	author	2013	If you liked all four quests of Zelda Classic, but wish it were harder and had more quests, and want the experience of playing it again without knowing where to find anything, then Randomizer Modern is your game.***Similar to the original Legend of Zelda except there are many more items from later games of the series (hammer, bombchu, boss room keys, etc) and the locations of items and dungeons from 5? quests are arranged randomly with each playthough. Additionally, enemy sets can vary each time they are generated for a room or screen. Even details of the overworld can vary in appearance. There are also harder enemies around.
Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition	Beamdog (Overhaul Games)	2014
Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition	Beamdog (Overhaul Games;Beamdog)	2014	Despite being available on Steam, contractual obligations required the developer to offer separate versions with separate licenses per platform.
LIMBO	Playdead	2014
Sword of the Stars: The Pit	Kerberos Productions	2014
Borderlands 2	2K Games (Aspyr Media)	2014
Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition	Atari (Overhaul Games)	2014
Blackguards 2	Daedalic Entertainment	2015

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