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8 best casual Linux computer games

Are you in the mood for some casual computer games on your Linux PC like Solitare or Chess, or Sudoku? Don’t know the first thing about installing these types of video games on your Linux PC? If so, follow along as we go over the 8 best casual Linux computer games!

1. Quadrapassel

Quadrapassel is an open-source game inspired by the popular video game known as Tetris. Much like Tetris, in Quadrapassel, your task is to place falling block pieces to complete a horizontal row quickly. If you mess up your block placement, the game ends.

Quadrapassel is an excellent computer game and plays almost exactly like Tetris does, with the added benefit of being open-source and compatible with Linux. If you love Tetris, you’ll love Quadrapassel!

Install Quadrapassel

The GNOME project develops Quadrapassel, and as a result, you can get it on nearly every Linux operating system that also has the Gnome Shell desktop environment. 

If you’d like to play Quadrapassel on your Linux PC, you can install it through the Flathub app store as a Flatpak. To get started, ensure you have the Flatpak runtime installed. Then, enter the commands below to get the game working.

flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo

flatpak install flathub org.gnome.Quadrapassel

2. Bovo

Bovo is a “five in a row” type game. The game is 2-player (player versus computer) and the object of the game is to get 5 Xs or Os in a row on the pictogram to win. Bovo supports multiple modes of difficulty and is very easy to pick up and play for quick fun.

Install Bovo

The Bovo computer game is part of the “KDE Extra” line of packages for Linux. As a result, the game is straightforward to install on any Linux operating system that supports the KDE Desktop Environment.

If you’d like to try out Bovo on your Linux PC, enter the commands below in a terminal window.

Ubuntu

sudo apt install bovo

Debian

sudo apt-get install bovo

Arch Linux

sudo pacman -S bovo

Fedora

sudo dnf install bovo

OpenSUSE

sudo zypper install bovo

3. Aisleriot Solitaire

Aisleriot Solitaire is a card game application for the Linux platform, courtesy of the GNOME project. With it, users can play over 80 different solitaire-type card games using their mouse and keyboard. If you love playing cards on your computer, Aisleriot Solitaire is worth your time.

Install Aisleriot Solitare

As stated previously, Aisleriot Solitaire is developed by GNOME. So, you’ll have no issue getting this computer game up and running on your Linux PC. To install it, ensure you have the Flatpak runtime set up. Then, enter the commands below to get it working.

flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo

flatpak install flathub org.gnome.Aisleriot

4. Five or More

Five or More is a computer game in which users must align five or more objects of the same color into a line on the game board, causing them to disappear and thus score points. The game is won once the player removes all colored balls on the board.

Install Five or More

Five or More is available for installation on all Linux platforms in many ways. That said, the best way to get it working on nearly any Linux operating system is with Flatpak. To install it, ensure you have the runtime set up. Then, enter the commands below.

flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo

flatpak install flathub org.gnome.five-or-more

5. Backgammony

Backgammony is a free backgammon game for Linux. Users can play the game of backgammon with a computer AI or another user over the internet or local area network. Backgammony makes use of GNU Backgammon to provide a challenging AI to play against.

Install Backgammony

Backgammony is available on Flathub as a Flatpak package. To get the game installed on your Linux PC so you can play it, make sure the Flatpak runtime is installed. Then, enter the commands below in a terminal.

flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo

flatpak install flathub uk.jnthn.backgammony

6. KBreakOut

KBreakOut is a “Breakout” clone by the KDE team. It’s great fun. The game’s object in KBreakOut is to hit the bouncing ball with the brick at the bottom of the board (using your mouse) at the bricks at the top of the screen. If you destroy all the bricks, you advance to the next level, and if you drop the ball, you lose.

Install KBreakOut

The KDE project developed KBreakOut. As a result, it is available on any Linux OS supporting the KDE desktop environment. To install it on your system, open up a terminal window, and enter the commands below.

Ubuntu

sudo apt install kbreakout

Debian

sudo apt-get install kbreakout 

Arch Linux

sudo pacman -S kbreakout

Fedora

Sadly, KBreakOut is unavailable for Fedora Linux.

OpenSUSE

sudo zypper install kbreakout

7. GNOME Mines

GNOME Mines is the Gnome project’s take on the classic Windows computer game Minesweeper. Much like the Windows game, GNOME Mines tasks the player with sweeping a board for active mines, avoiding mistakes to stay alive.

Install GNOME Mines

Do you want to play GNOME Mines on your Linux PC? Here’s how to get it set up. First, make sure you have the Flatpak runtime set up on your computer. After that, enter the two commands below to get the game running!

flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo

flatpak install flathub org.gnome.Mines

8. Xboard

Xboard is a graphical chess game for the Linux platform. It’s laid out in 2D and supports both player/computer as well as person/person games over the network. Xboard is unique for its wide variety of chess options, like move history, player statistics, and much more. Suffice it to say; if you’re a chess lover, you’ll love Xboard!

Install Xboard

If you’d like to play Xboard on your Linux system, you can install it through the terminal using the commands below. 

Ubuntu

sudo apt install xboard

Debian

sudo apt-get install xboard

Arch Linux

sudo pacman -S xboard

Fedora

sudo dnf install xboard

OpenSUSE

sudo zypper install xboard

Conclusion

In this list, we talked about 8 excellent casual computer games for Linux. We also showed you how to install them so you can have some fun. What is your favorite Linux computer game on the list? Tell us in the comment section below!

2 Comments

  1. there is a game that is hardly mentioned,Pysolfc,its a crorr-platform solitaire suite ,but it also has
    about 1000 different games.

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