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[Game] Sober is a new way to play Roblox on Linux from the Vinegar team (www.gamingonlinux.com)
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Roblox was broken on Deck and linux by the addition of a new anti-cheat. The way the Sober app gets around the anti-cheat is by instead running the android app. This apparently has some significant performance improvements over the usual PC app as well, with people reporting up to twice the performance on the same hardware.

I know people are pretty dismissive of roblox (myself included), but it's hugely popular and it's always good to have the option.

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[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I know people are pretty dismissive of roblox (myself included), but it’s hugely popular and it’s always good to have the option.

Yeah I mean, to be honest the first time I saw this post I scrolled past and was like "meh, I'd rather just play Wobbly Life"....

...but then I saw this post again and thought... damn actually this is a pretty huge win for the Steam Deck and Linux gaming in general!!

Even if the person buying the Steam Deck doesn't give a shit about being able to play Roblox... if they have a kid who likes to play video games... then there is a decent chance that kid plays Roblox with their friends which for the parent/family member adds a huge amount of value to the Steam Deck, and for a non-zero amount of kids who will now inevitably play Roblox on their parent's/family's Steam Deck because of this, Roblox will be their first introduction to Linux... and those kids will think of Linux as a no bullshit way to play Roblix ....which is objectively cool!

Also, it is easy to dismiss Roblox and stereotype games built on its game engine platform as all being of a certain type... and fundamentally unpolished/amateur in design. There are some genuinely awesome games on Roblox though, he is a short list of some FPS games (because that is mostly what I look for in 3d games) but also I will include other types of games if I find any especially good ones:

Phantom Forces - a Call Of Duty Modern Warfare clone, check it out before you judge

https://www.roblox.com/games/292439477/Phantom-Forces

Project Delta - open world multiplayer survival shooter set in post apocalyptic wasteland

https://project-delta-a.fandom.com/wiki/Project_Delta_Roblox_Wiki

https://www.roblox.com/games/7336302630/Project-Delta

youtube tutorial/basic guide

Do you know any good, mechanically polished games on the Roblox platform?