Best Linux Games
1,051 Linux games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Botanicula
Released: Apr 19, 2012
Critic rating: 82.3 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Humor-filled indie adventure game created by the makers of Machinarium.
Bomber Crew
Released: Oct 19, 2017
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Players will find themselves deep behind enemy lines, attempting to destroy their most coveted assets, while dealing with various hazards such as flak guns, enemy radar, weather and dreaded Ace Pilots.
Ion Fury
Released: Aug 15, 2019
Critic rating: 84.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Shelly “Bombshell” Harrison takes on a quest to slay evil transhumanist mastermind Dr.
Freedom Planet
Released: Jul 21, 2014
Critic rating: 82.4 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Wii U, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Freedom Planet is a combat-based platform adventure that pits a spunky dragon girl and her friends against an alien attack force.
Axiom Verge
Released: Mar 31, 2015
Critic rating: 83.9 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
After a lab accident, a scientist awakens in a mysterious, alien world.
Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition
Released: Aug 20, 2015
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100 • 24 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition is the capstone title in Harebrained Schemes' Shadowrun series - and now includes the all-new, 6+ hr Shadows of Hong Kong Bonus Campaign.
The Jackbox Party Pack 6
Released: Oct 17, 2019
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy, Quiz/Trivia, Indie
Platforms: Amazon Fire TV, Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
It's the wildest Party Pack yet, with the absurd deathmatch Trivia Murder Party 2, the weird word circus Dictionarium, the hidden identity game Push The Button, the comedy contest Joke Boat and the offbeat personality test Role Models.
Overcooked! 2
Released: Aug 7, 2018
Critic rating: 80.5 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Tactical, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Overcooked 2 is a cooperative cooking simulation game for up to four players.
Superliminal
Released: Nov 12, 2019
Critic rating: 79.5 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, 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, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Falling asleep at 3AM, you close your eyes to the cheesy commercial of Dr.
Jotun: Valhalla Edition
Released: Sep 29, 2015
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Wii U, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Jotun is a hand-drawn action-exploration game set in Norse mythology.
Retro City Rampage DX
Released: Feb 5, 2014
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Racing, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, Nintendo 3DS, Wii, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Open-world carjacking goes back to the '80s in this 8-BIT nostalgic throwback.
Wasteland 2: Director's Cut
Released: Oct 13, 2015
Critic rating: 79.7 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
From the Producer of the original Fallout comes Wasteland 2, the sequel to the first-ever post-apocalyptic computer RPG.
We Were Here Too
Released: Feb 2, 2018
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
We Were Here Too is an online only, first-person cooperative adventure set in a fictional medieval castle.
Jenny LeClue: Detectivu
Released: Sep 19, 2019
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Nintendo Switch 2, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Jenny LeClue is a story focused exploration adventure game with memorable characters, a unique aesthetic, and an epic tangled mystery.
Penumbra: Black Plague
Released: Feb 12, 2008
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Surrounded by enemies and assaulted by terror from all sides, Philip must collect clues and solve vexing puzzles while combating the gnawing psychological terrors that assail his mind and threaten to strip him of his sanity.
Majesty: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim
Released: Mar 21, 2000
Critic rating: 79.8 / 100 • 32 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Majesty is a fantasy kingdom simulation game where players build, tax, and manage their kingdom, but the units control themselves.
Renowned Explorers: International Society
Released: Sep 2, 2015
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Take command of a hand-picked group of unalike explorers and travel across the globe in search of legendary treasures while staying ahead of your rivals.
VectorMan
Released: Oct 24, 1995
Critic rating: 79.8 / 100 • 45 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Arcade
Platforms: Linux, Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
By the year 2049, Earth has been turned into a toxic waste dump.
Griftlands
Released: Jun 15, 2020
Critic rating: 83.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Indie, Card & Board Game
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Griftlands is a deck-building rogue-like where you fight and negotiate your way through a broken-down sci-fi world.
System Shock
Released: May 30, 2023
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Adventure
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
After 22 years, cyberpunk cult classic System Shock is getting an update.
Horizon Chase Turbo
Released: May 15, 2018
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Racing, Sport, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Horizon Chase Turbo is a standalone homage to classic 16-bit racers that defined a generation of high-speed, frenetic arcade fun.
Freddi Fish and The Case of the Missing Kelp Seeds
Released: Oct 28, 1994
Critic rating: 79.7 / 100 • 24 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch, Digiblast
Game modes: Single player
Help underwater detective Freddi Fish and her finny friend Luther solve the case.
VVVVVV
Released: Jan 11, 2010
Critic rating: 79.8 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Ouya, Linux, Nintendo 3DS, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
There's something terribly wrong in an alternate dimension!
Mindustry
Released: Oct 17, 2017
Critic rating: 79.7 / 100 • 22 votes
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Mindustry is a hybrid tower-defense sandbox factory game.
Skullgirls: 2nd Encore
Released: Jul 7, 2015
Critic rating: 86.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Skullgirls 2nd Encore is a beautifully hand-animated, fast-paced 2D fighting game that puts players in control of fierce warriors in an extraordinary Dark Deco world.