Linux Gaming

Right now I'm really getting into old school games or games that have the old school look. Here's a few which have native Linux support:

• Stardew Valley
• Broforce
• Carrion
• Dusk
• FTL: Faster Than Light
• Huntdown

There are a few that are really fun. My kids were getting interested in gaming, so I had to have a look into suitable games. So here is a kid-friendly list of great stuff that runs natively:

GCompris: A lot of nice learning mini games for the very young (also good to teach e.g. usage of mouse and keyboard)

Minetest: Very similar to Minecraft, but with its own twist. Highly customizable with mods and completely free and open. I am running my own minetest server with a customized non-survival world that is used by my family.

Widelands: A really great community adaption (and extension) of the Settlers II. My son totally loves it.

Unciv: Civilization game based on the Civ5 ruleset. I actually had to deinstall it again on my mobile phone (also available for Android) because it has the same addictive properties as the original...

And for non-free games: Lutris + GOG makes me happy. Currently playing some older Tomb Raider game. Although not really native, I think. Probably using Wine or so...

Kerbal Space Program!

Mindustry, sort of like factorio but open source and free on itch. Although you can also buy it on steam

Don't know about them being the best, but I've been playing Valheim and Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun and having a good time with both.

The games I keep coming back and playing since years are Factorio and Cities Skylines. And Minecraft if you call a Java program native. All because of the vast number of mods that exist. And Dota now and then for playing with friends.

Whenever people ask this, no one ever mentions Teeworlds. It's so cute but has insane depth

I love Dead Cells and me and my wife have been playing a lot of Out of Space lately. Other than that Paradox games are awesome, and one that I've played a lot years and years ago was Project Zomboid. On the more AAA front I loved Deus Ex and Borderlands 2.

FTL

@privsecfoss Starsector has a Linux build, and is an excellent game.

Damn so many great ones to choose from. I am big fan of Paradox strategy games, kinda in that order: Stellaris, Hearts of iron IV and Europa Universalis IV.

Aside from some of the things mentioned here, Death Trash is a pretty neat indev rpg.

I really like Golf With Your Friends.

Mount & Blade Warband is fantastic and I highly recommend it if you haven't played it.

Unrailed! is a neat little coop game to play with friends. If you buy this one on Steam you can use remote play together so only one person in your group needs to buy it.

Ultimate Chicken Horse is fun for a while with friends. Same deal with remote play together with this game.

Both Hotline Miami games are really fun.

The Talos Principle must be mentioned here. It was the first major game to provide Vulkan support, running just incredibly well.

And of course, Minecraft.

0ad, Wesnoth, Endless Sky, Mindustry

I know you are specifically asking for natives, but with the awesome work Valve has put into proton so many games play well with linux now!