Linux gaming, part four: massive multiplayer online games
Massive Multiplayer Online Games are hugely popular nowadays, especially thanks to the World of Warcraft which brought online gaming to the mainstream. So what’s the state of online games on Linux?
Linux has many high-quality online games available which players unfortunately may not be aware of. Some are commercial, some are surprisingly professional open source projects, and even some very popular online games from the Windows world run on Linux through emulation. Here is a review of ten online games that run on Linux. Feel free to drop your suggestions to the comments.
A Tale in the Desert 3
Although many online games focus on, in a way or another, killing things, A Tale in the Desert 3 is an exception as the game has no combat system. The focus of the game is on economic development and social communications. The player base is relatively small, consisting only of a few thousand players and the players are fairly dedicated to the game. The game runs well even with older computer, as it requires only minimum of 700Mhz processor and Geforce MX or Radeon 9600 graphics card. The game costs 13.95 USD a month after first 24 hours of play. Client for the game is available for Linux, Mac OS X and Windows, and can be downloaded from the A Tale in the Desert homepage.