It's been a while since I last did one of these giveaways, and with the release of Linux Mint 19.1 and the update to my Linux Mint beginner's guide, I think it's time for another :) All of the games in this giveaway are playable on Linux, either natively or via my Wine/Proton wrappers.

It's a great time to use Linux; it's easier to use and better supported than ever, with more & more games now coming to Linux. And as the Linux userbase grows so does the incentive for hardware manufacturers and developers to support it, leading to even better support as time goes on.

Wine has also been seeing huge improvements, allowing many more Windows-only games and other software to run on Linux. DXVK has provided an amazing boost to performance and compatibility with Direct3D 11 games. Front-ends for Wine such as PlayOnLinux and CrossOver make it a lot easier to use as well. And then there are projects such as vv221's ./play.it project, my own Wine wrappers, Lutris and GameHub to make things even easier still :)

Valve have been doing a lot to support Linux, resulting in many improvements to Vulkan and the Linux graphics drivers in general as well as Wine. On Steam, SteamPlay now provides a seamless experience for running many Windows games on Linux using Proton (Valve's own fork of Wine), with new games being added to the whitelist every so often (and many non-whitelisted games also run very well). You can check compatibility reports for SteamPlay at ProtonDB.

And for those still holding out on Windows 7, time is running out on extended support so if you don't want to be forced onto Windows 10 it would be better to start looking into Linux sooner rather than later, so that you can ease into it at your own pace rather than end up being rushed into it.

So, if anyone's curious about Linux I invite you to take a look at the guide and consider trying it: Adamhm's Linux Mint Beginner's Guide

This has been split into multiple smaller giveaways to make it more manageable (also, you can still enter even if you won something in a previous part/winning something here will not bar you from entering subsequent parts). The prize list for this part is:

> Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition
> Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth
> Clive Barker's Undying
> CrossCode
> Darkwood
> Dex
> Everspace (key donated by incognoscente)
> Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition
> Fantasy General (key donated by incognoscente)
> Final Liberation: Warhammer Epic 40,000
> Hitman 2: Silent Assassin
> Hotline Miami
> Immortal Redneck
> Mafia
> Medal of Honor: Allied Assault War Chest
> Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty + Alf's Escape
> Overload
> Pyre
> The Original Strife: Veteran Edition
> Saints Row 2
> Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun
> Slime Rancher
> STALKER: Clear Sky
> System Shock: Enhanced Edition
> Torchlight II
> TRI: Of Friendship and Madness
> The Witcher + The Witcher 2

To enter, simply post here listing what you're entering for in order of preference. Using/trying Linux is encouraged but not a requirement for entering the giveaway.

This part of the giveaway will run until Thursday 10th January at 20:00 UTC. Due to problems with downrepping in previous giveaways, the winners will not be publicly revealed unless they decide to do so themselves. Also make sure that your chat settings are correct; if they are not set to allow conversations with all other users then I will be unable to send the key if you win anything, so your entry will not be counted.

Rules:
- No rep requirement but I reserve the right to disqualify entries at my discretion.
- If your chat settings will not allow me to contact you then your entry will be disqualified.
- Winners will be selected randomly after the giveaway ends.
- Each winner will receive one prize - whichever of the remaining prizes is their most preferred.
- Please only enter for games that you don't already have.
- Please only enter for games that your system can run.
- Please only enter for games that you're interested in, intend to play & won't just let rot in a backlog.
- Keys are for your own use only/not to be traded (except for leftovers/duplicates from multi-game keys which may be re-gifted but not traded)
- Anything not redeemed within one week after being awarded may be given to another entrant or reused for a future giveaway.

I would like to be in for
Crosscode
and
Darkwood
please and thank you.

The New Year is going well for me and my growing family.Yesterday, we took all five little ones to the theater to see the new Mary Poppins movie. It was wonderful! I hope your New Year is going well also.

Cheers!

So, has anyone set up a betting pool yet on how many parts there'll be to this giveaway? :)

Thank you, once again, adamhm, for your inexhaustible dedication to promoting Linux in such an insanely generous manner. You've listed two of my wishlisted games this time around, so I guess I'll throw my hat into the ring again, for:

> Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun
> Pyre

You're really on a roll with this! I'd like to be in for (in order of preference):-

> Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition
> Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition

Thanks and Happy New Year all!

Well, good to see Linux stuff on GOG.
If i happen to be lucky i wish i can try Crosscode or Slimerancher or Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun.

BTW, i extremely recommend everyone to try TRI, its one of my favourite.

Also, i'd like to drop in Primordia for Giveaway, if topic starter interested.
Cheers.

Thanks for the awesome giveaway, i like to be in for :
> The Witcher 2
> Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition
> Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun
> Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth
> Hitman 2: Silent Assassin

Good luck all. I'm not in this time. +1 for yet another giveaway adamhm!

Hi, Thank you for the Giveaway and Happy new year.

I'm in for:

Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition
Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition
Mafia
Saints Row 2
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun

Hello,

I would like to in for one of them:

Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition
Hitman 2: Silent Assassin
TRI: Of Friendship and Madness
CrossCode
Immortal Redneck
Overload

Thanks for next part of great GA :)

I actually thought this would be the last giveaway... Not complaining though, more chances to win are good! :P

Another great selection here! This time I'm trying for:

>High Priority
1) CrossCode
2) Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition
3) Pyre
4) System Shock: Enhanced Edition
5) Torchlight II
6) Immortal Redneck
7) Overload
8) Slime Rancher
9) The Original Strife: Veteran Edition
10) Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun
>Low Priority

Thank you for the multiple giveaways, adamhm! :)

very cool giveaway :D

I'm in for:
CrossCode
Pyre

happy new year everyone :D

I'll go for:
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun
Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition
Clive Barker's Undying

+1 for the giveaway, not in this time.

As a side note: It really is sad when people take and down rep a person just cause they won.

anybody have experience installing games on fedora? also put me in for saints row 2, even though it seems over half of the reviews are people saying how shit it is on PC.