Subj : Re: Linux gaming on low end PC's?
To   : Ariadne
From : pyrewyrm
Date : Mon Mar 24 2025 16:34:29

Probably would be fine with many of the various retro-esque games. Platformers, Metrovania types, text-based, and shoot-em ups/bullet hell to name a few.

Some games spec absurdly old GPUs as "minimum requirements" and I'm pretty sure the avg intel onboard graphics meets those needs. ie Dead Cells lists the Nvidia GTS 450 but Intel Iris 550 (Mobile Skylake) is benchmark competitive. Then there are games like Duskers that, where they bother to list graphics, say "DX9 (shader model 2.0) capabilities; generally everything made since 2004 should work"

Dead Cells, Broforce, Cassette Beasts, Duskers, Exapunks, Dome Keeper, Transistor, Hyper Light Drifter, Jack Move, Unsighted, Hacknet

All of these I play/played on my Steam Deck which admittedly has built in graphics of a decent power. But I checked through the specs and tried not to include anything that might be too much for onboard graphics.

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