Best Linux Games
1,070 Linux games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Slime Rancher
Released: Aug 1, 2017
Critic rating: 77.7 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Shooter, Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Slime Rancher is a charming, first-person, sandbox experience.
Streets of Rage
Released: Aug 2, 1991
Critic rating: 76.3 / 100 • 218 votes
Rating: E10+
Genres: Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: Arcade, Linux, Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Streets of Rage is a side-scrolling beat 'em up video game developed and published by Sega in 1991 for Mega Drive/Genesis.
Samorost 2
Released: Dec 8, 2005
Critic rating: 76.3 / 100 • 96 votes
Rating: E10+
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Web browser, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Samorost2, the sequel to free browser based game Samorost1 is a short point-and-click adventure in which you must help out a little space gnome as he searches for his dog, which has been taken away by aliens.
Narita Boy
Released: Mar 29, 2021
Critic rating: 76.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The retro-futuristic pixel game Explore and fight in a retro-futuristic world. Swim deep into a oneiric, poetic and unique experience across dimensional planes. The aesthetic of the game was inspired by retro pixel adventures (Castlevania, Another World, Double Dragon) with a modern touch (Superbrothers, Sword and Sorcery) and an 80s plot homage (Ready Player One, He-Man, The Last Starfighter), accompanied by the retro synth touch of the old glory days.
Moonlighter
Released: May 29, 2018
Critic rating: 81.9 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Moonlighter is an Action RPG with rogue-lite elements that demonstrates two sides of the coin – revealing everyday routines of Will, an adventurous shopkeeper that secretly dreams of becoming a hero.
Shadow Warrior 2
Released: Oct 13, 2016
Critic rating: 77.8 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
"Shadow Warrior 2 is the stunning evolution of Flying Wild Hog’s offbeat first-person shooter following the further misadventures of former corporate shogun Lo Wang.
Reigns: Her Majesty
Released: Dec 6, 2017
Critic rating: 83.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie, Card & Board Game
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Reigns: Her Majesty is the revolutionary sequel to the smash swipe 'em up hit Reigns.
Core Keeper
Released: Aug 27, 2024
Critic rating: 86.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Explore an endless cavern of creatures, relics and resources in a mining sandbox adventure for 1-8 players.
The Excavation of Hob's Barrow
Released: Sep 28, 2022
Critic rating: 74.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is a folk horror narrative-driven adventure.
The Dark Queen of Mortholme
Released: Dec 6, 2024
Critic rating: 76.2 / 100 • 21 votes
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
You are the Dark Queen—the most powerful being of your entire universe.
Pepper Grinder
Released: Mar 28, 2024
Critic rating: 82.3 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, 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
Pepper Grinder is an action-packed pirate adventure starring the titular Pepper, a seafaring soul with a passion for prospecting, and Grinder, her super-powered drilling device.
Gish
Released: May 10, 2004
Critic rating: 76.1 / 100 • 21 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Sport, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Gish isn't your average hero.
Life is Strange: Before the Storm
Released: Aug 31, 2017
Critic rating: 77.1 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Life is Strange: Before the Storm is a new three part standalone story adventure set three years before the events of the first game.
Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy Remastered
Released: Jan 28, 2015
Critic rating: 76.1 / 100 • 86 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy Remastered is a remastered version of the 2005 interactive drama, originally released as Fahrenheit and titled Indigo Prophecy in North America.
This War of Mine: The Little Ones
Released: Jan 29, 2016
Critic rating: 76.1 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
This War of Mine: The Little Ones explores the hardships of wartime survival as seen from an entirely new perspective; that of a child.
Suzerain
Released: Dec 4, 2020
Critic rating: 72.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Assume the role of President Anton Rayne and guide the nation of Sordland.
Phantasy Star II
Released: Mar 21, 1989
Critic rating: 76.0 / 100 • 27 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG)
Platforms: Linux, Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
Gameplay is similar to the original Phantasy Star, the first game in the series.
Borderlands 2: Sir Hammerlock's Big Game Hunt
Released: Jan 15, 2013
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG)
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
The third DLC for Borderlands 2, the Vault Hunter travels to a new part of Pandora populated by exotic, but dangerous, creatures as well as savage natives and witch doctors who are out to kill the Vault Hunter at all costs.
Human Resource Machine
Released: Oct 15, 2015
Critic rating: 74.3 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Wii U, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
"Human Resource Machine is a puzzle game.
The Jackbox Party Pack 4
Released: Oct 17, 2017
Critic rating: 76.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy, Quiz/Trivia, Indie
Platforms: Amazon Fire TV, PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
The biggest and fourthiest addition to this storied party game franchise features the blanking fun sequel Fibbage 3 and its new game mode, Fibbage: Enough About You; the web-based frame game Survive the Internet; the spooky date-a-thon Monster Seeking Monster; the deranged debate match Bracketeering; and the one-up art game Civic Doodle.
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor - The Bright Lord
Released: Feb 24, 2015
Critic rating: 82.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Battle against Sauron as Celebrimbor, the great Elven Lord of the Second Age, to unlock powerful runes and the ability to wield the One Ring.
Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
Released: Aug 3, 2011
Critic rating: 75.7 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
In this Insanely Twisted, 2-D action-adventure game, explore unique environments and battle bizarre creatures as you make your way toward the center of the mysterious Shadow Planet!
Pathway
Released: Apr 11, 2019
Critic rating: 73.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Adventure into the strange unknown with Pathway, a strategy RPG set in the 1930s great desert wilderness.
Detention
Released: Jan 12, 2017
Critic rating: 76.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Detention is a atmospheric horror game set in 1960s Taiwan under martial law.
Dying Light
Released: Jan 26, 2015
Critic rating: 72.1 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Dying Light is a first-person, action survival horror game set in a vast and dangerous open world.