Sharing screenshots and brief reviews of random MS-DOS games, giving impressions of retro titles from a modern point of view.
Fediverse address:
@loadhigh@bitbang.social
Tagged: PC Gaming
Widescreen Gaming Forum / WSGF
Online community testing PC games on various different monitor setups and noting how they perform. Founded in 2003, currently with over 2400 games in their testing database.
Fediverse address:
@WSGF@mastodon.social
Hadrosaurus Software
Small indie game company currently working on new games for MS-DOS featuring classic 1980s and 1990s style graphics.
Fediverse address:
@HadroSoft@mastodon.gamedev.place
Defold
Free source-available 2D and 3D game engine for cross-platform PC, smartphone and console games.
Fediverse address:
@defold@mastodon.gamedev.place
Steam Deck HQ
Unofficial website devoted to the Steam Deck, featuring game optimisations, reviews, news and guides.
Fediverse address:
@steamdeckhq@mastodon.world
hatniX
Prolific livestreamer who plays Linux games on the Fediverse, with streams alternately in English or German. They also have an archive of streams on their video account.
Fediverse address (live stream, in English and German):
@hatnix@live.hatnix.net
Fediverse address (main, in English and German):
@hatnix@social.tchncs.de
Heroic Games Launcher
Free open source launcher for GOG and Epic Games, available on Linux, Mac and Windows.
Fediverse address:
@heroiclauncher@mastodon.social
Tom’s Hardware
Technology news and review site focused on PC components, PC accessories and general tech. Based in the US, founded in 1996.
Fediverse address:
@TomsHardware@flipboard.com
Gardiner Bryant
Video maker, FOSS and Linux enthusiast. Especially interested in Linux gaming and the Steam Deck, which feature regularly in their videos.
Fediverse address (main):
@gardiner_bryant@mastodon.online
Fediverse address (videos):
@gbryant@subscribeto.me
Cyningstan
Game developer creating 1980s-style retro PC games for MS-DOS, featuring CGA graphics. Also interested in the ZX Spectrum and Psion handhelds.
Fediverse address:
@cyningstan@mastodon.social
Steam Release Bot
Unofficial bot posting details of the latest games released on Steam.
Fediverse address:
@steamreleasebot@mastodon.rip
Ozoned Cast
Live streaming account mainly about Linux and Linux gaming.
Fediverse address:
@ozoned@stream.ozoned.net
Adrenaline.com.br
Brazilian gaming and tech news site covering consoles and PCs.
Fediverse address (in Portuguese):
@Adrenalinebr@flipboard.com
Steam Trailers in 6s
Bot generating 6 second trailer GIFs for every new game release on Steam.
Fediverse address:
@microtrailers@mastodon.social
Gaming On Linux
News site about games that run on Linux PCs and the Steam Deck. One of the longest-running accounts on the Fediverse.
Fediverse address:
@gamingonlinux@mastodon.social
Jugando En Linux
Spanish-language news site and forum about Linux gaming.
Fediverse address (in Spanish):
@jugandoenlinux@mastodon.social
Samsai
Does regular live streams of Linux games.
Fediverse address:
@stream@cast.samsai.eu
RPG in a Box
Role-playing game creation system with 3D voxel graphics, which lets you make your own 3D RPGs and release them yourself as you see fit, with no royalties or licensing fees required. Available for Linux, Mac and Windows through Itch and Steam.
Fediverse address:
@rpginabox@mastodon.social
Lutris
Free open source game preservation platform for Linux PCs which lets you access your games collections from many different platforms. It includes a collection of emulators and compatibility layers to help even older games run correctly on your current machine.
Fediverse address:
@lutris@fosstodon.org
Garuda Linux
Rolling release Linux distro based on Arch Linux, includes extra features for gamers.
Fediverse address:
@garuda@garudalinux.org
Holarse
The oldest Linux gaming site in the world that is still operating, Holarse was founded in 2000. German-language website which also provides a variety of libre services including XMPP chat, a Matrix room and Minetest servers.
Fediverse address (in German):
@holarse@mastodon.social
Space Quest Historian
Makes videos about retro adventure games, especially those made by Sierra in the 1980s and 1990s. Note that the videos often feature quite a lot of swearing and adult humour.
Fediverse address (main):
@sqhistorian@dosgame.club
Fediverse address (videos):
@sqhistorian@spectra.video
PC Gamer Magazine / PCGamer.com
Magazine and website about gaming on personal computers, covering game news, reviews, hardware, accessories etc. Based in the UK, first published in 1993.
Fediverse address:
@PC_Gamer_@flipboard.com
Brian Bucklew
Co-founder of Freehold Games, co-designer of fantasy roguelike epic “Caves of Qud”.
Fediverse address:
@unormal@mastodon.social
Steam Deck Guppe Group
Discussion group about the Steam Deck handheld games system. (Click here ⧉ for more info on how to use Fediverse discussion groups.)
Fediverse address:
@steamdeck@a.gup.pe
Phawx
Creator of gaming videos, often about handheld PC game devices such as the Steam Deck. Fan of indie games, retro games, emulation and more.
Fediverse address:
@Phawx@meta.masto.host
Linux Gaming Guppe Group
Discussion group about gaming on Linux PCs and related systems. (Click here ⧉ for more info on how to use Fediverse groups.)
Fediverse address:
@linuxgaming@a.gup.pe
Anatoly Shashkin
All about retro gaming and retro computing, mainly on MS-DOS PCs of the 1980s and 1990s. Posts include screenshots, video clips, MIDI music and discussion of favourite memories.
Fediverse address:
@dosnostalgic@mastodon.social
Boiling Steam
Gaming news site and podcast, focusing on games for Linux including PCs and the Steam Deck.
Fediverse address:
@boilingsteam@mastodon.cloud