Best Linux Games
1,051 Linux games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap
Released: Apr 18, 2017
Critic rating: 81.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A modern version of cult classic Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap!
Golden Axe II
Released: Sep 5, 1991
Critic rating: 77.1 / 100 • 77 votes
Rating: E10+
Genres: Fighting, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: Arcade, Linux, Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
The Lord of Darkness, Dark Guld, has arisen again.
Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom
Released: Apr 21, 1990
Critic rating: 77.1 / 100 • 21 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG)
Platforms: Linux, Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Just as you’re about to marry Maia, the mysterious woman you found on the shore, a winged dragon grabs her and disappears.
Pinstripe
Released: Apr 24, 2017
Critic rating: 81.7 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Pinstripe is an emotionally charged adventure about Hell created entirely by a one-man team over the course of five years.
Timespinner
Released: Sep 25, 2018
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Timespinner is a 2D metroidvania platformer about a young woman who travels through time to destroy the empire that killed her family.
Unforeseen Incidents
Released: May 24, 2018
Critic rating: 80.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Unforeseen Incidents is a classical style interactive mystery set in a beautifully hand-painted world.
Kingdom Rush Frontiers
Released: Jun 6, 2013
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Command your troops through an epic (mis)adventure as you defend exotic lands from dragons, man-eating plants, and ghastly denizens of the underworld -all with flashy new towers, levels, heroes, and more goodies to help you crush your foes in this Fantasy Action Tower Defense game!
Golden Axe III
Released: Jun 25, 1993
Critic rating: 77.0 / 100 • 61 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: Linux, Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Chaos is spreading across the land once again as the Prince of Darkness arises to conquer the world.
Project: Gorgon
Released: Jan 28, 2026
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Multiplayer, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
Project: Gorgon is an indie 3D Fantasy MMORPG that focuses on player exploration and discovery.
Brütal Legend
Released: Oct 13, 2009
Critic rating: 80.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Music, Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Brütal Legend is an action-adventure that marries visceral action combat with open-world freedom.
Bit.Trip Runner
Released: May 14, 2010
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Music, Platform, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Linux, Nintendo 3DS, Wii, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Bit.Trip Runner is the fastest, most exhilarating music/ rhythm-platformer to hit Steam!
Heroes of Newerth
Released: May 12, 2010
Critic rating: 71.0 / 100
Genres: Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, MOBA
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
Heroes of Newerth builds upon the DotA formula and takes it to the next level by delivering cutting edge graphics, fast-paced gameplay, meticulous statistical tracking, and server-client networking that feeds gamers' competitive appetites around the world.
Oxygen Not Included
Released: Jul 30, 2019
Critic rating: 76.8 / 100 • 141 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Oxygen Not Included is a space-colony simulation game.
Ruiner
Released: Sep 26, 2017
Critic rating: 76.2 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Ruiner is a top-down action shooter created in the spirit of cult cyberpunk anime and game classics.
Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP
Released: Mar 24, 2011
Critic rating: 76.8 / 100 • 88 votes
Rating: E10+
Genres: Point-and-click, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Traverse a mythic little realm, use a sword to do battle & evoke sworcery to solve mystical musical mysteries.
Door Kickers
Released: Oct 20, 2014
Critic rating: 84.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy, Tactical, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Door Kickers is an innovative Real-Time Tactics game that puts you in charge of a SWAT team.
Stoneshard
Released: Feb 6, 2020
Critic rating: 76.8 / 100 • 21 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Set off on a perilous journey across the procedurally generated world, while various followers flock under your banners.
Hero Siege
Released: Jan 29, 2014
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
Hero Siege is a Hack 'n' Slash game with roguelike- & RPG elements.
Hand of Fate
Released: Feb 17, 2015
Critic rating: 82.6 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie, Card & Board Game
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Inspired by tarot and fantasy, all bets are off as you create your own journey by building a collection of cards used to deal out a boardgame-like dungeon teeming with enemies, treasure, and adventure.
Victoria 3
Released: Oct 25, 2022
Critic rating: 87.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Paradox Development Studio invites you to build your ideal society in the tumult of the exciting and transformative 19th century.
Epistory: Typing Chronicles
Released: Mar 30, 2016
Critic rating: 82.5 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Google Stadia, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Epistory is an atmospheric adventure typing game that tells the story of a writer lacking inspiration who asks her muse to help write her latest book.
Shining Force
Released: Mar 20, 1992
Critic rating: 76.7 / 100 • 55 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: Linux, Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Shining Force is a turn-based tactical RPG.
Terra Nil
Released: Mar 28, 2023
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Terra Nil is an intricate environmental strategy game about transforming a barren wasteland into a thriving, balanced ecosystem.
Mount & Blade: Warband
Released: Mar 31, 2010
Critic rating: 68.6 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
In a land torn asunder by incessant warfare, it is time to assemble your own band of hardened warriors and enter the fray.
Perfect Vermin
Released: Nov 6, 2020
Critic rating: 76.6 / 100 • 28 votes
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Your task is simple, exterminate all vermin.