Greetings all

Being a netbook gamer myself, I've noticed that from time to time people ask questions pertaining to netbooks both in the general forum and in the game specific forums. Most common is the question of "Will this run on a netbook?" - probably asked at least once a week in various game forums.
So I thought that it might be practical to compile a list of useful information and resources for the netbook gamers among us - including a list of games that have been tested on netbooks, and the results of those tests. I'll start the list myself, but it is my hope that others will chip in with useful information of all kinds, as it is utterly unrealistic (both in terms of time and money) that I test every game on GOG myself. With that said, here is the list. I hope it will grow quickly and that you'll all find it useful:

The List of GOG-Games Tested on Netbooks:

Games that run perfectly:
Age of Wonders [tested by Runehamster]
Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura - [tested by Aignur]
Arma:Cold War Assault - [tested by JamRil]
Baldur's Gate - [tested by Aignur]
Betrayal at Krondor Pack [tested by saramakos]
Botanicula - [tested by Leroux]
Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templar - [tested by Leroux]
Broken Sword 2: The Smoking Mirror - [tested by GoJays2025]
Caesar III - [tested by Aignur]
Call to Power 2 - [tested by JamRil]
Cannon Fodder - [tested by JamRil]
Capitalism Plus - [tested by JamRil]
Commandos Ammo Pack - [tested by GoJays2025]
Commandos 2 - [tested by riddler214]
Commandos 3 - [tested by riddler214]
Conquest of the New World - [tested by JamRil]
Dark Fall: The Journal - [tested by Leroux]
DarkStone - [tested by Aignur]
Deus Ex - [tested by JamRil]
Disciples II Gold - [tested by Runehamster]
Divine Divinity - [tested by GoJays2025]
Duke Nukem 3D - [tested by JamRil]
Fahrenheit - [tested by Leroux]
Fallout - [tested by saramakos]
Fallout 2 - [tested by saramakos]
Gothic - [tested by Runehamster]
Heroes of Might & Magic III - [tested by riddler214]
Hitman 2 - [tested by JamRil]
Icewind Dale - [tested by GoJays2025]
Jagged Alliance: Deadly Games - [tested by Phosphenes]
Jagged Alliance 2 - [tested by riddler214]
Knights and Merchants - [tested by JamRil]
Lionheart: Legacy of the Crusader - [tested by gavla]
Little Big Adventure - [tested by Leroux]
Master of Magic - [tested by riddler214]
Master of Orion 1 - [tested by riddler214]
Master of Orion 2 - [tested by riddler214]
Might & Magic 1 - [tested by 666]
Might & Magic 3: Isles of Terra - [tested by Leroux]
Might & Magic 6 - [tested by JamRil]
Neverwinter Nights - [tested by Runehamster]
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee - [tested by GoJays2025]
Oddworld: Abe's Exodus - [tested by GoJays2025]
Outcast - [tested by riddler214]
Patrician 1 - [tested by Phosphenes]
Patrician 2 - [tested by Phosphenes]
Planescape: Torment - [tested by saramakos]
Postal 2 - [tested by ihitterdal]
Raptor: Call of the Shadows - [tested by GoJays2025]
Real Myst - [tested by Phosphenes]
Realms of Arkania 1 - [tested by SimonG]
Realms of Arkania 2 - [tested by SimonG]
Rollercoaster Tycoon Deluxe - [tested by JamRil]
Sanitarium - [tested by GoJays2025]
Serious Sam - [tested by JamRil]
Settlers 2 Gold - [tested by JamRil]
Seven Kingdoms: Ancient Adversaries - [tested by JamRil]
Shogo: Mobine Armor Division - [tested by JamRil]
Stronghold - [tested by Aignur]
Tex Murphy: Under a Killing Moon - [tested by saramakos]
The Longest Journey - [tested by riddler214]
The Manhole: Masterpiece Edition - [tested by Auguste]
The Temple of Elemental Evil - [tested by Leroux]
Thief: Gold - [tested by Aignur]
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six - [tested by JamRil]
Total Annihilation: Commander Pack - [tested by GoJays2025]
Tropico Reloaded - [tested by SimonG]
Unreal Gold - [tested by JamRil]
Unreal Tournament GOTY - [tested by JamRil]
Unreal Tournament 2004 ECE - [tested by Aignur]


Games that run with minor issues:
Dark Fall 2: Lights Out - [tested by Leroux]
FarCry - (use low graphical settings) - [tested by Aignur]
Flatout - (use low graphical settings) - [tested by Aignur]
Gangland - [tested by Judaslscariot]
Gothic 2 (use low graphical settings) - [tested by Phosphenes]
Ground Control 2 (use low graphical settings) - [tested by Phosphenes]
Judge Dredd: Dredd vs. Death - (use low graphical settings, possible sound issues) - [tested by Aignur]
Kingpin: Life of Crime - [tested by JamRil]
Mobile Forces - [tested by JamRil]
Praetorians - [tested by JamRil]
Strategic Command - [tested by JamRil]
The Nations: Gold Edition - (possible sound issues) - [tested by Aignur]
Treasure Adventure Game - [tested by Judaslscariot]

Games that will run (unplayable):
King's Bounty: The Legend - [tested by SimonG]

Games that will not run:
Celtic Kings: Rage of War - [tested by JamRil]
Earth 2160 - [tested by Phosphenes]
URU: Complete Chronicles - [tested by Phosphenes]

Please help expand the list by reporting your findings, along with the specs of the netbook on which the game was tested. Reporting your specs allows me to give you credit for the testing, and allows other users to look up your post (with your specs there) to see the exact details of how the test was conducted.

Useful Resources for Netbook Gamers:
Demo links for GOG.com games - Demos are incredibly useful in determining whether or not a game will run on your netbook. Keep in mind though that demos often differ from the full game, and that even a working demo is no guarantee that a game will run on your netbook.

netbook-gaming.co.uk/ - A database of games tested on various netbooks, similar to the list posted above. Some games appear on GOG, many do not.

netbookgamer.com/ - Another netbook gaming site that posts daily recommendations for netbook friendly games. Games are not as easily searchable as on netbook-gaming.co.uk though.

Please help expand the list by posting links to netbook-relevant sites. You will be given credit for the find.

Thanks for reading The Netbook Gaming Thread. I hope you've found it useful, and will help improve it if possible.
- Aignur


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Games labeled [tested by Aignur] were tested with the following specs:
Asus Eee 1001PX
Intel Atom 450 1.66GHz Dual Core Processor
1 GB RAM
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3150
Windows 7 32-bit

I'll get on board with this. I use my Eee PC 1000HA extensively, but I haven't played a lot of games on it. I did try The Manhole though, and that ran well.

I'll try out some of my other games later and post the results.

That thread hasn't been updated for over a year. I don't think it'd hurt if we borrowed some of those results and kept this thread up to date.

Yeah, there are probably a few posts that weren't added to the list on the first page too.

Credit given where credit is due. List updated. And thank you =) Sorry, wasn't aware of that one. I did a few searches for such projects before I started this thread, but they turned up nothing relevant. List updated. Thanks =)
Netbook specs would be useful so other users can look up your post and compare specs to their own.

Kogan Agora Netbook
Intel Atom N270 1.6Ghz
1Gb RAM
Intel 945 Express Video
Windows XP Professional

Asus Eee netvertible.

Runs with no issues:

Disciples II Gold
Age of Wonders
Gothic

Work with no issues:
Patrician 1 & 2
Jagged Alliance Deadly Games
Disciples 2
RealMyst

Minor Issues:
Ground Control 2 (low graphics settings)
Gothic 2 (low graphics settings)

Won't work
Earth 2160
URU Complete Chronicles

Used an Acer Aspire One ZG5
1.6Ghz intel atom processor
1GB RAM
Intel GMA945 chipset
Windows XP

List updated. Thanks and +1 to both of you =)

For future reference: List of threads with lists. Make it a favourite and you'll always have it handy ;-)

Yo dawg, I heard you like lists, so we put a list in yo' list so you can lurk while you lurk...

Aren't these a bit high specced for Netbooks? I mean some of them are running Win XP. I might be missing something, but if it's beefed up enough to run the games as specced by GoG I'm not sure why it wouldn't work, PITA controller issues aside. Most netbooks have more than enough resolution to handle older games.

What's in my view more interesting is loading up FreeDOS and figuring out what games can be made to run on lower system requirements.

I can confirm Fallout and while I have not played all 6 games in the Might and Magic pack I can also confirm that M&M1 works fine, not that there was probably any doubt. :)



Edit: My netbook is a Win 7 machine though.

Asus Eee pc 1005 peb.