It's going to be difficult to not purchase all of them

Oct 21, 2014 09:42 GMT  ·  By

Valve runs all sorts of promotions, all the time. The number of games in the Steam catalog is so big that discounted titles are always available. One of the regular discounts is called "Weeklong Deals" and it now features 14 games that run on the Linux platform.

The Steam for Linux platform already features more than 700 working games, and most of them were launched or ported after Valve got its Steam service to work on the open source platform. It's a safe bet that users will probably find at least a few titles that have various discounts, and their inclusion in "Weeklong Deals" makes that even more probable.

These latest discounts don't include any famous or triple-A titles, but don't make the mistake of thinking that there are no good titles among them. In fact, there are a quite a few that really deserve players' attention and we'll point out a few of them.

14 games discounted on Steam for Linux, there goes the weekend

The first game we would like to point out is Braveland, a turn-based action game that uses hexagonal battlefields. It doesn't have much of a story, but the gameplay is exquisite and it's actually very fun to play. It reminds a little bit of the Heroes of Might and Magic series, among other references.

Another interesting title is OTTTD (Over The Top Tower Defence) and the name says it all. Interestingly enough, this is a port from the Android platform, but it doesn't really show. It has very low system requirements and provides hours of fun.

The Last Tinker: City of Colors is a platformer made in the spirit of other titles like Zelda or Banjo Kazooie, for example. It features a beautiful art style and the gameplay is really addictive. The community's response has been very good so far and it's worth every penny (or cent).

Battle Group 2 is a 2D shooter that's very different from other games of its kind. You usually command a fleet of ships on the sea, but not their direction, only the armament. It comes with dozens of missions, an upgrade system, and a very nice graphics engine.

The last game on this list is Hacker Evolution Duality. You take the role of a hacker who gets himself caught in a massive conspiracy. It's one of the few games out there that actually requires players to write in a terminal, albeit it's a dummy one.

There are nine other games besides these five, and the entire collection is available for purchase until October 27.

Enjoy!