Game: Battle Realms + Winter of the Wolf
Installer MD5: c3f1596701053bb4a455b46f7cfd964b setup_battle_realms_complete_2.0.0.9.exe
WineHQ AppDB link: GOG version
Codeweavers link: Retail version

Distro: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Kernel version: 3.2.0-104 (32bit)
Graphics card: AMD Radeon HD 4670
Graphics driver & version: Proprietary (fglrx)
Wine version(s) tested: Wine 1.6

Install notes: Just install & play. I had to set Direct3D OffscreenRenderingMode to "pbuffer" using regedit.
How well does it run: Almost perfect
Details: Everything in the game showed upside down until I changed OffscreenRenderingMode to "pbuffer" (was previously set to "backbuffer"). Tested with virtual desktop enabled. Game works without, showing fullscreen, but Unity UI annoyingly overlaps it on the edges.

Game: Black Moon Chronicles
Installer MD5s:
91fb929571a2bf5fb9798352b4449b94 setup_black_moon_chronicles_2.0.0.7.exe

WineHQ AppDB link: 1.3 Version (same version as GOG)
CodeWeavers link: none

Distro: Linux Mint 17.3 Rosa Desktop: Cinnamon 2.8.8
Kernel: 3.19.0-32-generic i686 (32 bit)

GLX Renderer: GeForce GT 240/PCIe/SSE2
GLX Version: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 340.96

Wine version(s) tested: Wine 1.9.13 with CSMT via PlayOnLinux

runs perfectly

Would setting ddr=gdi help?

tested it with csmt and it runs a lot faster

So, staging 1.9.13 CSMT then?

updated my entry. and I am suppose to do this?

Game: Worms 2
Installer MD5s:
bbe752d1b716432bb67e574ad9f3e9f3 setup_worms2_2.0.0.23.exe
WineHQ AppDB link: GOG Version
CodeWeavers link: Retail Version

Distro: Linux Mint 17.3 Rosa Desktop: Cinnamon 2.8.8
Kernel: 3.19.0-32-generic i686 (32 bit)

GLX Renderer: GeForce GT 240/PCIe/SSE2
GLX Version: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 340.96

Wine version(s) tested: Wine 1.8.3 via PlayOnLinux

NotesNeeds a stable Wine release, as it doesn't work on the development branch.

Game: Tropico
Installer: setup_tropico_2.1.0.14.exe
WineHQ AppDB link: https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=application&iId=266

Distro: gentoo
Kernel version: 4.5.0
GFX card: Radeon HD 7770
GFX driver: Mesa/radeonsi 11.2.0
Wine version(s) tested: 1.8.2 & 1.9.7

Install notes: just install & play™
Notes:
- software mode works smoother/faster than hardware mode
- a widescreen patch seem to be non-existent

Game: The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing: Final Cut

Operating System: FreeBSD 10.3-RELEASE-p4 amd64
Kernel: GENERIC 1003000
Card: GT216M [GeForce GT 330M]
OpenGL Renderer: GeForce GT 330M/PCIe/SSE2
OpenGL Version: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 340.93
Wine version: wine-1.9.6 (i386-wine-devel: 32-bit from ports).

Installer:
MD5 (setup_van_helsing_final_cut_2.0.0.5.exe) = 00c2d12a35211d7261ef64463a19b29b
MD5 (setup_van_helsing_final_cut_2.0.0.5-1.bin) = 7ca973cd729b14374c1b850ca2f9daed
MD5 (setup_van_helsing_final_cut_2.0.0.5-2.bin) = 06fdbebee3bb0c2b25641a5c8413d9af
MD5 (setup_van_helsing_final_cut_2.0.0.5-3.bin) = 160967217ba0e1adc2a5864d3686c891
MD5 (setup_van_helsing_final_cut_2.0.0.5-4.bin) = eaa65b2aef558d97e9c36ae07c1fc615
MD5 (setup_van_helsing_final_cut_2.0.0.5-5.bin) = 1bebc99131392f818b4c776f4ca920a7

Install notes: I installed the game on a (naturally) 32-bit clean prefix. Selected Windows version is XP.
The installer took some time and there were the usual failure messages at the end, but game's installation was successful.

The game does not launch with the version of Visual C++ installed by the GOG installer. It needs to force install vcrun2010 (as it appears installed already)
winetricks --force -q vcrun2010

For me it started without sound. To fix the problem install directx from the game's InstallUtils folder:
~/.wine/drive_c/GOG Games/The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing - Final Cut/InstallUtils/DirectX/DXSETUP.exe
(First I tried through winetricks, but the problem persisted).

I haven't installed the high textures pack.

How well does it run: Perfect.
Details: I had an overheating VGA issue (the laptop turned off), but it has to do with my hardware and OS.
On FreeBSD my card is about 5 degrees (Celsius) hotter than on Linux when idle. It's not a problem in general, but in games things must be getting really hot!

Game: Saints Row 2

Distro: Linux Mint 17.3 Rosa x86_64
Kernel: 3.19.0-32-generic
Card: GeForce GT 330M
OpenGL Renderer: GeForce GT 330M/PCIe/SSE2
OpenGL Version: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 340.96
Wine version: wine-1.9.11 (wine-devel amd64).
WineHQ AppDB link: https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=application&iId=10149

Install notes: I installed the game on a 32-bit clean prefix. Selected Windows version is XP.
There was a failure message at the end, but game's installation was successful.

The game can be launched as it is, but there will be no sound.

The sound problem can be fixed by installing directx from the "The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing - Final Cut/InstallUtils" folder (there was the same issue in this game, and it can be fixed the same way). It installs too many libraries: Definitely we don't need them all.

How well does it run: Fine.

Details: I haven't played much. I just created a new character and started the game.
Everything seems to work in the beginning.

Note: The game does not work on FreeBSD 10.3 (i386-wine-devel: 32-bit wine-1.9.6 from ports).

Game: Saints Row - The Third

Distro: Linux Mint 17.3 Rosa x86_64
Kernel: 3.19.0-32-generic
Card: GeForce GT 330M
OpenGL Renderer: GeForce GT 330M/PCIe/SSE2
OpenGL Version: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 340.96
Wine version: wine-1.9.11 (wine-devel amd64).
WineHQ AppDB link: https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=application&iId=13853

Install notes: Install and play!

How well does it run: I'm not sure, if I could count the game as totally playable. There are some annoying graphical artifacts in my case, even in low settings.

Details: If I have my XBOX 360 controller plugged in, all characters in the game are invisible. They appear as they should, if it's unplugged though. So, play on keyboard.

Note: The game does not work on FreeBSD 10.3 (i386-wine-devel: 32-bit wine-1.9.6 from ports).

If you have tested a game with a vanilla Wine version I would prefer when this information would stay available. Unfortunately there are already a lot of games in this list which only have an entry for specially patched Wine versions (with no information why this special Wine version is required to play the game).

Game: Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude
Installer MD5:
d4384dbdbce83a749c3543f71ded5f11 setup_larry_magna_cum_laude_2.0.0.3.exe
8391e5531f6022daec0a5c71b3c5f071 setup_larry_magna_cum_laude_2.0.0.3-1.bin
6036981026efc7bd702a7786843f5ba6 setup_larry_magna_cum_laude_2.0.0.3-2.bin
WineHQ AppDB link: https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=application&iId=2816
CodeWeavers link: https://www.codeweavers.com/compatibility/crossover/leisure-suit-larry-magna-cum-laude

Distro: Xubuntu 15.10 (64bit)
Kernel version: 4.2.0-30-generic
Graphics card: Nvidia GeForce GTX 670
Graphics driver & version: Proprietary 352.63
Wine version(s) tested: Wine Staging 1.9.3

How well does it run:
Most of the time just fine, although there are a few places where it is extremely crash-prone. Save early and save often. I made a note that it is likely to crash soon whenever a talking arcade game is present. There is always one near the entrance to Plaid Mart, and at least one minigame in the Bilzarbra and Tilly storylines feature them. Sometimes the game also crashes after playing cinematics, even the intro ones.

For the longest time the characters were drawn all broken. This was wine bug #6955, finally closed in wine 1.7.47.

Details:
Supports a controller, but crashes immediately if more than one is attached of if the single controller is visible twice (as it is by default). So run wine control joy.cpl and disable either the event or the js interface. I wrote further tips on configuring the controller in this thread.

1 - Yes
2 - Sadly true, it is impossible. It runs on RRT2 engine that doesn't support gf4. The best that can be done is this: http://i.imgur.com/3rGf1MD.jpg

You're probably talking about people like I who've posted about games with wine-staging vs. vanilla WINE. I'll be sure to include that information in my own posts going forward. In the meantime, if there's a specific game you would like tested in vanilla WINE, I'm sure we'd be happy to help you out.

Ideally. Thanks all.
Mostly as that's what they tested the game with. In this case the game runs poorly without CSMT. Which by the way is, slowly, making it's way into mainline Wine.