By skyforbes 
One of the most common complaints about Linux is that there aren’t apparently many games available. That assumption is wrong. There are lots of places you can download Linux games, both free and paid.
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Steam is the largest PC game store, and it’s naturally the first place you should look. Not only are there plenty of native Linux games, but the Proton library also lets you run many Windows games on Linux. You’ll need to install the Steam client before you download games on Linux, though.
Better yet, you can buy the Linux-based Steam Deck and take your games on the go. With Valve’s clout, Linux gaming could be poised to go mainstream, but the company has been trying to make Linux gaming happen for over a decade.
This is another major place to find Linux games. If you grew up playing MS-DOS games and want to relive your youth, GOG has plenty of classic titles available. You can also buy some of the latest titles, including the Witcher series (the studio, CD Projekt, backs the store).
Like Steam, there are plenty of sales on GOG so you can snag your favorite games for cheap. All of their downloads are DRM-free. In contrast to Steam, you can download games as APT packages for Ubuntu directly.
Fans of classic PC games like those from Sierra, Lucasfilm Games, or Apogee will find plenty to love here. Several games are still only widely available for Windows, which can be annoying since GOG uses the open-source DOSBox and ScummVM projects to package older games.
The nice thing about GOG is that their games are often on sale, so not only can you enjoy some new and classic Linux games, you can save a lot of money on them as well.
If you like indie games, Itch.io is a good choice. The game selection seems quirky compared to mainstream offerings. Not only does the site host many indie games, but they also host “game jams” where game developers have a short time to create a complete game.
Linux seems friendly to indie games. Desktop Linux and indie games seem to share the same independent ethos compared to major game publishers and proprietary OS vendors.
Lutris is an ambitious project. It aims to let you keep playing the games you buy across your lifetime, no matter what hardware you have. It can download emulators and other libraries for games from GOG, the Epic Games store, Steam, and Humble Bundle, among others.
Flathub is a website that offers Flatpaks, a distribution-neutral way of packaging apps. While development tools predominate, they also have some games available. The advantage of using this over your package manager is that you may have newer apps than in your distro’s repositories.
Many of the titles are open source, but there are some proprietary versions available too. The popular MMORPG Runescape has a Flatpak-based Linux client.
Sometimes, it seems that Ubuntu just has to be different, and this includes game downloads. Snap is a competing app packaging format. Snapcraft is similar to Flathub but is based on Snap. It also has a lot of games available.
As with Flathub, the vast majority of these are open-source games. You don’t have to run Ubuntu to take advantage of it. You can install Snaps on lots of other distros like Arch or Fedora.
If you’re a Steam user on Ubuntu, you can get an early-access version of Valve’s PC game store mentioned above. You’ll get earlier access to features than with the standard version.
Download Games Using Your Distro’s Package Manager
A good source for open-source games is your distribution’s default repositories. It’s not as flashy as Steam or GOG, but you can find some gems if you’re willing to browse and experiment. You can have a lot of fun playing free games on Linux for hours.
Lots of Ways to Play Linux Games
Who says that there aren’t any games available for Linux? There is lots of sources for games on Linux, classic and contemporary, major or indie, proprietary or open source.
You might also wonder whether your distro will be up to snuff for gaming. It helps to pick the right distro when you want to play games as operating systems specifically developed for gaming ship with the right software.