It's not going to take long until Linux is better at running Windows games than Windows itself, especially for older games.
this post was submitted on 15 Jan 2026
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On some hardware and software combinations, this is already true for even recent (2020+) games
Ooh, nice. I've been wanting to play Drakan again. Gotta bookmark this for when I can get the game files, lost my original cd ages go :/
Now that's a game I've not heard about in a while... It was pretty awesome. Now I need to check if I still have it as well.
I have this broken game in my backlog for decades now, I wonder if this will make it run this time. Hexen II, according to Steam it was released back in 1998.
Have you tried Hexen II: Hammer of Thyrion? Luxtorpeda may have it.
Doesn't that run on the Quake engine? Might be better to see if any of the source ports support it.
Would love to have CRT shaders for this. Playing in 640x480 is the way to go!
This is so cool