I have included a image of my specs, im also using Linux sense thats what works on my laptop. Im looking for free to play games that will run smoothly on my system/laptop. I would like to try popular and maybe online titles.
I thought about trying old school RuneScape but idk.
I would take a look at Warframe.
https://www.protondb.com/app/230410?device=steamDeck
I like the gameplay and it ran on every hardware.
I assembled a rather large list of free Linux games a few years ago, and most of them are low-spec friendly. Hopefully you find something interesting from it :)
OP: Asks what will run well on a 2017 mid-range business laptop.
ITT: Idle games! Text adventures! Literally games from the 1990s that would run fine on a 486.
🤦♂️
The free part is actually the harder thing to deliver on here. Free to play games are more recent than this hardware can handle since it’s a newer trend.
Open Transport Tycoon.
Many people look at the game graphics and think it’s a joke, but the gameplay is actually great, even by today standards. If you’re even a little into transportation games, just give it a go. It’ll also run on a toaster.
Hello fellow OpenTTD enjoyer.
I’m enjoying OpenTTD right now. Free and has native Linux support. Think Sim City 2000 mixed with Factorio.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1536610/OpenTTD/
The original XCOM is good and even palatable for a modern audience with mods.
https://www.gog.com/en/game/xcom_ufo_defense
The original Deus Ex is good and even palatable for a modern audience with mods.
https://www.gog.com/en/game/deus_ex
Space Station 14. Funny online space roleplay game. Also free. Steep learning curve, but not as bad as the original SS13.
Nethack
I’d be worried if it didn’t run nethack!
the game to rule them all
Cataclysm Dark Days Ahead, Dwarf Fortress, Space Station 13 (online), Simutrans, OpenTTD, Battle for Wesnoth
All the cool kids play the Cataclysm: The Last Generation fork these days 😎
Shattered pixel dungeon!
Sonic Robo Blast 2 Kart - A super fun and challenging Mario Kart style game made in the original Doom engine.
CatsEyeXI - An unofficial, custom Final Fantasy XI MMO server with fast leveling, solo play and many quality of life features. (Following guides is still recommended, because it’s a complicated and vague game at the best of times!)
ETLegacy - A free to play version of Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory, a fun and fast team-based first person shooter.
Emulate GBA and PS1.
Those specs seems decent at first glance, but my bet is that the bottleneck will be the storage, if you are using a hard drive still. If you use an ssd, or change to one, then your performance may be greatly improved
I think you could run Steam on that build, I used to play Supertux cart, and have not played 0AD in ages
Highly recommend SSDs for everyday use and HDDs for backup, an old laptop I had turned from a barely usable machine to a pretty decent one just by swapping out a HDD for an SSD.
Maybe give https://www.luanti.org/en/ a shot.
not an online game but Moonring is an amazing and underrated retro RPG that will run on anything! itch page with the Linux executable
SuperTuxCart
Ss14 and cdda
