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Are Steam media (avatars, profile backgrounds, banners, etc.) made in celebration of an event valid artifacts for game identification?
I propose that such question should be on-topic
Steam is a gaming distribution service, so it should fall in with topics like Xbox or PlayStation. It is also an accepted tag on the site, so questions ...
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Is Arqade.SE a (relatively) good place to ask Linux gaming questions?
For your specific question, asking about a save or configuration file location on Linux is on-topic for Arqade. There are several existing examples of this:
Where's the [Ace Attorney] save file ...
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Would this question about Binding of Isaac inner working be good for the site?
“Does The Binding of Isaac cheat against/for the player?” seems fine to me. I don’t see any problem with it.
We also have similar queries about other games, e.g:
Does the AI cheat?
Does the A.I cheat ...
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Is it ok to ask "what is the best ___" question?
Yes. There is no Arqade or Stack Exchange–wide blanket ban policy that, if a question is subjective, it is off-topic.
SE already has the following guidelines on subjective questions:
Good Subjective ...
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Are questions confirming 100% completion possibility on topic?
I would say they are on topic, but things that would bluntly be 'what would be the checklist for 100%' would be not very well received. Mostly, I think, it's because usually the game is pretty obvious ...
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Should we allow an identification question for a game CD or game bundle that lacks a media or screenshot of the game CD or game bundle itself?
I feel like the question this meta is about is very hard to answer. All we know is a particular game that was maybe in the bundle. Even if they included screenshots of that game, it doesn't really ...
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Where do we stand on Mod Identification Questions?
I would put down with the same rules as game-identification.
We can't really do anything with a loose description from memory. But if you can name major elements, or provide screenshots/artifacts of ...
Fredy31Mod
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Are questions about running non-games on gaming hardware on-topic?
I'm inclined to say that your actual question regarding Discord and the Steam Deck would be valid for our site since we already established both Steam Deck and Discord questions as being acceptable. ...
Timmy JimMod
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Should we allow an identification question for a game CD or game bundle that lacks a media or screenshot of the game CD or game bundle itself?
Coming from a country where game and software piracy was quite rampant, I believe the problem is with the various unlicensed bundles, regardless of their artifact.
When identifying a game, whether it'...
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Is it ok to ask "what is the best ___" question?
Usually this kind of question is subjective so it wouldn't be on topic. It isn't specific enough for a single definitive answer. It would possibly generate multiple answers each claiming a different ...
Timmy JimMod
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Is Arqade.SE a (relatively) good place to ask Linux gaming questions?
It's a sticky situation.
Usually, like our guideline about no mods questions, it's more that we can't really be a debug station for your very complex and very custom problem.
If your question is about ...
Fredy31Mod
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Will questions on the workings of NexusMods be on-topic here?
I agree that NexusMods could be considered a 'gaming-specific utility' in that it is primarily used by gamers to mod games. Thus, questions about using Nexus in the context of modding games from the ...
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Game identification question based on description from memory
Is this type of question […] on-topic on any other Stack Exchange site?
If the game has a Speculative Fiction theme, then yes, it's on-topic at Science Fiction & Fantasy SE.
If you are looking to ...
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