Best Linux Games
1,051 Linux games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Ena: Dream BBQ
Released: Mar 27, 2025
Critic rating: 97.6 / 100 • 25 votes
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Star Control II
Released: Nov 17, 1992
Critic rating: 96.0 / 100 • 24 votes
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, Mac, DOS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Star Control II, the sequel to the original Star Control, is a space adventure game that features role-playing elements alongside a 2D space ship melee combat system.
Baldur's Gate III
Released: Aug 3, 2023
Critic rating: 94.5 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: Google Stadia, Xbox Series X|S, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
An ancient evil has returned to Baldur's Gate, intent on devouring it from the inside out.
Bad End Theater
Released: Oct 26, 2021
Critic rating: 94.3 / 100 • 25 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Welcome to Bad End Theater!
Jungles of Maxtheria
Released: Oct 14, 2020
Critic rating: 93.5 / 100 • 21 votes
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Play as either "Hot Spot" Harvey, his cousin Roxy Roks, Junior or Missy searching for the lost treasure of the infamous "Jaxton Max".
Escape Simulator
Released: Oct 19, 2021
Critic rating: 100.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), SteamVR, Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Escape Simulator is a next-gen escape room experience: pick up and examine everything, move furniture, smash pots and melt locks!
FortressOne
Released: May 24, 2018
Critic rating: 92.9 / 100 • 21 votes
Genres: Shooter
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Multiplayer
FortressOne is a free, open source fork of the original 1996 QuakeWorld mod Team Fortress.
Unreal Tournament
Released: Nov 22, 1999
Critic rating: 100.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Dreamcast, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Unreal Tournament is a first-person arena shooter video game developed by Epic Games and Digital Extremes.
Portal 2
Released: Apr 18, 2011
Critic rating: 92.4 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Sequel to the acclaimed Portal (2007), Portal 2 pits the protagonist of the original game, Chell, and her new robot friend, Wheatley, against more puzzles conceived by GLaDOS, an A.I.
Shovel Knight: King of Cards
Released: Dec 10, 2019
Critic rating: 95.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Amazon Fire TV, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, Nintendo 3DS, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
This game is the final free campaign included in the main game, Shovel Knight, and its updated title, Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove.
Hollow Knight
Released: Feb 24, 2017
Critic rating: 91.3 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Wii U, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A 2D metroidvania with an emphasis on close combat and exploration in which the player enters the once-prosperous now-bleak insect kingdom of Hallownest, travels through its various districts, meets friendly inhabitants, fights hostile ones and uncovers the kingdom's history while improving their combat abilities and movement arsenal by fighting bosses and accessing out-of-the-way areas.
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
Released: Feb 9, 1999
Critic rating: 91.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Legendary designer Sid Meier presents the next evolution in strategy games, with the most addictive, compelling gameplay yet.
Undertale
Released: Sep 15, 2015
Critic rating: 96.4 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A small child falls into the Underground, where monsters have long been banished by humans and are hunting every human that they find.
Hollow Knight: Silksong
Released: Sep 4, 2025
Critic rating: 89.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Hollow Knight: Silksong is the epic sequel to Hollow Knight, the epic action-adventure of bugs and heroes.
Vintage Story
Released: Aug 16, 2018
Critic rating: 90.8 / 100 • 51 votes
Genres: Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Vintage Story is an uncompromising wilderness survival sandbox game that finds a fine line between hardcore survival and a cozy sandbox.
Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia
Released: Feb 28, 1999
Critic rating: 91.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia is a turn-based strategy game and the third installment of the Heroes of Might and Magic series.
Toem
Released: Sep 17, 2021
Critic rating: 95.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
An aesthetic adventure with the premise of enjoying the little things!
Lisa: The Painful
Released: Dec 15, 2014
Critic rating: 90.1 / 100 • 142 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Lisa is a quirky side-scrolling RPG set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland.
Lethal League Blaze
Released: Oct 24, 2018
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Sport, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Banging beats and mad style, Lethal League Blaze is the most intense ball game you can play online with up to 4 players.
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
Released: Nov 4, 2014
Critic rating: 95.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Nintendo 3DS, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, New Nintendo 3DS, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
A top-down roguelike action-adventure game and remake of the 2011 original, rebuilt from its Flash engine to enable expanded content and features.
Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead
Released: Jun 1, 2013
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100 • 25 votes
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Web browser, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead (aka Cataclysm DDA or CataDDA) is an open source survival horror roguelike set in a post-apocalyptic and fictional New England.
Hollow Knight: Godmaster
Released: Aug 23, 2018
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100 • 31 votes
Genres: Platform, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Godmaster was the fourth and final free content pack for Hollow Knight.
PokeMMO
Released: Mar 28, 2012
Critic rating: 89.9 / 100 • 30 votes
Genres: Adventure
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
PokeMMO is a free to play graphical updated modded version, of the old Pokémon handheld videogames (Pokémon FireRed, Pokémon Emerald, Pokémon Platinum, Pokémon HeartGold, Pokémon Black, and Pokémon Black 2) and put together in a free to play open world with MMORPG elements added to it.
The Cat Lady
Released: Dec 7, 2012
Critic rating: 89.9 / 100 • 162 votes
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Quiz/Trivia, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
The Cat Lady is a single-player horror graphic adventure and the second entry in the Devil Came Through Here trilogy, following Downfall and preceding Lorelai.
Cuphead
Released: Sep 29, 2019
Critic rating: 89.8 / 100 • 31 votes
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Linux
Game modes: Single player
A port of Cuphead that was released as a part of Tesla’s 10.0 software update.