Winners of the Best Freeware and Retail Fall 2017 Lowend Games

[u/iamneck]

TOP 11 FREEWARE/OPEN SOURCE

Name	Genre	Win	Mac	Linux	Notes
Brawlhalla	2D Fighting	*	*
Team Fortress 2	Online FPS	*	*	*
Dwarf Fortress	Management/Rougelike	*	*	*	Can be hard on lowend PCs in the late game due to # of objects
Hearthstone	Collectible Card	*	*		Battle.net DRM; reported running well on Linux w/WINE
League of Legends	MOBA	*	*		Proprietary DRM; Reported working well on Linux w/ WINE
Path of Exile	Action RPG, Hack & Slash	*			Can also download here without STEAM
Runescape	MMORPG	*	*	*	Can be played in a browser. For potatos, OLD SCHOOL Runescape still updated.
Fortnite BattleRoyale	FPS Last Man Standing	*	*		Fortnite Proprietary DRM
Starcraft: Brood War	Real Time Strategy	*	*		Battle.net DRM

TOP 10 RETAIL

All prices are retail value listed, many are often on sale!

Name	Genre	Win	Mac	Linux	Price (USD)	Notes
FTL Faster Than Light	Strategy Space Rougelike	*	*	*	$10
Stardew Valley	Farm Sim/RPG	*	*	*	$15
Terraria	2D Action Adventure	*	*	*	$10
Mount & Blade: Warband	Open World RPG	*	*	*	$20	Demo Available on STEAM
Fallout: New Vegas	Action RPG	*			$10	Reported working well on Linux w/ WINE
Left 4 Dead 2	FPS Horror	*	*	*	$20
Hotline Miami	Top-Down Retro Shooter	*	*	*	$10
Cuphead	Platformer	*			$20	Also available DRM free @ GOG; GOG version reported to work on Linux w/Wine without controller support
Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim	Open World RPG	*			$40	Reported working well on Linux w/ WINE
Rimworld	Colony Management/Survival	*	*	*	$30

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Thank you all for your suggestions! Happy Gaming!

Original Suggestion list threads: https://www.reddit.com/r/lowendgaming/comments/75sm1d/best_retail_lowend_games_2017_please_add_your/ https://www.reddit.com/r/lowendgaming/comments/74wkmt/best_freewareopen_source_games_2017_please_add/

[u/Colorless267]

fortnite? lowend?

[u/iamneck → u/Colorless267]

It runs on Integrated Graphics and was heavily up voted twice. Don't shoot the messenger, I just gather info!

[u/Colorless267 → u/iamneck]

My i5 & 2gb video card can run it but god damn the my fps is hurting my eyes on 7-16 fps I tried following the steps on it didnt even help

[u/[deleted] → u/iamneck]

Integrated Graphics ? Good joke on i3-2100 hd2000 , 4gb ram ddr3 1333mhz dual channel it barely runs with everything on lowest , even res.

[u/iamneck → u/[deleted]]

This was prior to the patch that shut off the ability to remove grass. You are responding to a thread from more than 3 months ago.

But yes, it runs on Integrated graphics even now, just not your particular flavor. The minimum specs have it running on HD4000 integrated graphics.

From the developer:

Fortnite: Battle Royale - System Requirements (PC) Minimum

Intel HD 4000

Core i3 2.4 Ghz

4 GB RAM

Windows 7/8/10 64-bit

[u/[deleted] → u/iamneck]

Ill try and use a guide to get it to run better. edit : fps improving guide thing majing bopper.

[u/Dragnerok_X]

Thank you for doing this. As promised, I've created a link in the sidebar.

[u/scyphus212]

....skyrim?

[u/iamneck → u/scyphus212]

It was vote upon, and can be modded pretty heavy to run on lower spec gear. Enjoy!

[u/BlackAndCommunist → u/scyphus212]

The old one not the remastered one, for sure can be played on the low end. That game is hella old now

[u/[deleted]]

Just as a FYI Fallout:NV runs wonderfully under WINE. Also Rimworld is available for Linux, and as a additional note the original release of Skyrim runs via WINE just fine.

[u/iamneck → u/[deleted]]

I will update, thank you for the info.

[u/[deleted] → u/iamneck]

No problem. Just trying to do my part.

[u/K41namor]

Great list, thanks