Best Linux Games
1,070 Linux games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Deponia: The Complete Journey
Released: Jun 2, 2014
Critic rating: 82.6 / 100 • 41 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Showered in top-scores and awards, the Deponia-Trilogy, created by the developers of Edna&Harvey: The Breakout, The Whispered World and Memoria, managed to reach cult-status almost instantly.
Kid Chameleon
Released: May 28, 1992
Critic rating: 82.6 / 100 • 40 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform
Platforms: Linux, Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Kid Chameleon is a 1992 platform game released for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive.
Shadowrun: Dragonfall
Released: Feb 27, 2014
Critic rating: 82.5 / 100
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
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Threes!
Released: Feb 6, 2014
Critic rating: 82.7 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Indie, Card & Board Game
Platforms: Web browser, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Threes is a puzzle game by Ridiculous Fishing artist Greg Wohlwend and former thatgamecompany designer Asher Vollmer.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
Released: Apr 23, 2015
Critic rating: 87.9 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Music, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Crypt of the NecroDancer is a hardcore roguelike rhythm game.
Quake
Released: Jun 22, 1996
Critic rating: 82.5 / 100 • 400 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter
Platforms: Zeebo, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, DOS, Amiga, Sega Saturn, Legacy Mobile Device
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Quake is a first-person shooter video game, developed by id Software and published by GT Interactive in 1996 and featured music composed by Trent Reznor and Nine Inch Nails.
Doom 3
Released: Aug 3, 2004
Critic rating: 86.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter
Platforms: Xbox, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Doom 3 is a first-person shooter with survival horror elements.
Limbo
Released: Jul 21, 2010
Critic rating: 84.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Limbo is a black and white puzzle-platforming adventure.
Unpacking
Released: Nov 2, 2021
Critic rating: 92.5 / 100
Sarah Rettig's rating: 7.9
Rating: E
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Simulator, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Unpacking is a zen puzzle game about the familiar experience of pulling possessions out of boxes and fitting them into a new home.
Dropsy
Released: Sep 10, 2015
Critic rating: 86.7 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
After a deadly circus fire shatters his world and tarnishes his name, Dropsy the Clown finds himself on a journey of self-discovery through a story that harnesses powerful themes of love and kindness.
Metal Slug
Released: Apr 19, 1996
Critic rating: 82.4 / 100 • 281 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, Neo Geo AES, PlayStation 3, Linux, Wii, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, PlayStation Portable, Neo Geo CD
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Metal Slug is a 1996 run-and-gun arcade video game originally developed by Nazca Corporation and released by SNK for the Neo Geo MVS.
Sonic CD
Released: Dec 14, 2011
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Amazon Fire TV, PlayStation 3, Ouya, Linux, Windows Phone, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Xbox 360, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Sonic CD (also known as Sonic CD 2011) is a remaster of the original game, adding many new features like widescreen support, improved controls, access to both American and Japanese soundtracks and Tails as an unlockable playable character.
Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
Released: Nov 25, 2010
Critic rating: 82.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Point-and-click, Adventure, Visual Novel
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation Portable
Game modes: Single player
In Danganronpa, players dive into a series of class trials and expose the lies and contradictions of their classmates to find out who's behind each grisly murder.
Tyranny
Released: Nov 10, 2016
Critic rating: 81.2 / 100
Rating: PEGI 16
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Experience a story-driven RPG where your choices mean all the difference in the world.
Life is Strange: Before the Storm - Bonus Episode: Farewell
Released: Mar 5, 2018
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Experience Max and Chloe’s childhood friendship in Farewell the bonus episode to Life is Strange Before the Storm.
The Sims
Released: Feb 4, 2000
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Simulator
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
The Sims is a life-building simulation with emphasis on intimate details of individual characters rather than expansion of an entire society or civilization.
Darkest Dungeon
Released: Jan 19, 2016
Critic rating: 83.1 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Darkest Dungeon is a challenging gothic roguelike turn-based RPG about the psychological stresses of adventuring.
Art of Rally
Released: Sep 23, 2020
Critic rating: 83.3 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Racing, Simulator, Sport, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Race in the golden era of rally.
Project Zomboid
Released: Nov 8, 2013
Critic rating: 82.2 / 100 • 220 votes
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Project Zomboid is the ultimate in zombie survival.
To the Moon
Released: Nov 1, 2011
Critic rating: 82.7 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
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Hearts of Iron IV
Released: Jun 6, 2016
Critic rating: 83.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Victory is at your fingertips!
Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut
Released: Sep 18, 2014
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director’s Cut is a standalone release of Harebrained Schemes' critically-acclaimed Dragonfall campaign, which first premiered as a major expansion for Shadowrun Returns.
Dicey Dungeons
Released: Aug 13, 2019
Critic rating: 90.3 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure, Indie, Card & Board Game
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Fighting against fortune would be a lot easier if you weren't a walking dice.
Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood
Released: Nov 14, 2002
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Point-and-click, Strategy, Tactical
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Prince John Lackland has stolen the throne from King Richard Lionheart and put him to jail.
Soldier of Fortune
Released: Feb 29, 2000
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Dreamcast, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
John Mullins, working for a U.S.-based mercenary ("soldier of fortune") organization known only as "The Shop", and his partner, Aaron "Hawk" Parsons, are assigned to prevent the nukes from falling into the wrong hands, and stop the terrorists in their plans.