February 14 is popularly known as Valentine’s Day but today is the day Steam for Linux turns 5 years old. Valve officially released Steam for Linux last February 14, 2013 and a lot has improved after 5 years. Playing games on Linux used to be mostly limited to using WINE and is usually a frustrating experience if you want to play the latest PC games. The availability of Steam on Linux attracted game developers such as Feral Interactive and Aspyr Media to bring popular and modern PC games on Linux. The rest is history and you can read about the milestones of Linux as a gaming platform if you are interested on the developments that happened in 5 years.

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The Linux Games of 2017

To celebrate the 5th anniversary of Steam for Linux, we’ve made a list of some of the best games today that proves PC gaming can be enjoyed on Linux.

Title: Civilization VI

Genre: Grand Strategy

Full Price: ₱ 2,190.00

Lowest Discounted Price: ₱ 1,095.00

Title: DiRT Rally Genre: Racing

Full Price: ₱ 1,439.95

Lowest Discounted Price: ₱ 287.99

Title: Dying Light Genre: First Person Shooter / Slasher, Open World

Full Price: ₱ 1,359.99

Lowest Discounted Price: ₱ 543.99

Title: EVERSPACE

Genre: Space Action

Full Price: ₱ 759.95

Lowest Discounted Price: ₱ 379.97

Title: F1 2017 Genre: Racing

Full Price: ₱ 1,439.95

Lowest Discounted Price: ₱ 863.97

Title: Hollow Knight

Genre: Action Platformer

Full Price: ₱ 419.95

Lowest Discounted Price: ₱ 277.16

Title: Mad Max

Genre: Action, Open World

Full Price: ₱ 499.95

Lowest Discounted Price: ₱ 169.98

Title: Rocket League

Genre: Sports

Full Price: ₱ 499.95

Lowest Discounted Price: ₱ 249.97

Title: Serious Sam 3 BFE

Genre: First Person Shooter

Full Price: ₱ 999.95

Lowest Discounted Price: ₱ 99.99

Title: Stellaris

Genre: Space Grand Strategy

Full Price: ₱ 999.95

Lowest Discounted Price: ₱ 399.98

Title: The Talos Principle

Genre: Puzzle

Full Price: ₱ 999.95

Lowest Discounted Price: ₱ 199.99

Title: XCOM 2

Genre: Tactics

Full Price: ₱ 1,999.00

Lowest Discounted Price: ₱ 659.67