Best Linux Games
1,051 Linux games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Aperture Desk Job
Released: Mar 1, 2022
Critic rating: 75.7 / 100 • 89 votes
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Aperture Desk Job reimagines the been-there-done-that genre of walking simulators and puts them in the lightning-spanked, endorphin-gorged world of sitting still behind things.
Wasteland 2
Released: Sep 19, 2014
Critic rating: 77.5 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Wasteland 2 is a post-apocalyptic role-playing video game developed by inXile Entertainment and published by Deep Silver.
Rift
Released: Mar 1, 2011
Critic rating: 83.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG)
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
Rift (previously known as Rift: Planes of Telara) is a fantasy free-to-play massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed by Trion Worlds.
SpeedRunners
Released: Apr 19, 2016
Critic rating: 75.7 / 100 • 117 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Racing, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Cut-throat multiplayer running game that pits 4 players against each other, locally and/or online.
Deadbolt
Released: Mar 14, 2016
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Deadbolt is an extremely challenging stealth-action hybrid that allows you to take control of the reaper to quell the recent undead uprising.
Neo Cab
Released: Oct 2, 2019
Critic rating: 72.4 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Neo Cab is an emotional survival game about staying human in a world disrupted by automation.
Shank 2
Released: Feb 7, 2012
Critic rating: 74.8 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
The fan-favorite 2D brawler is back as ex-mob hit man Shank returns to action in Shank 2.
Toki Tori
Released: May 20, 2008
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Linux, Wii, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Wii U, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
In Toki Tori, the player controls a little yellow chicken determined to save all the lost eggs.
HunieCam Studio
Released: Apr 4, 2016
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
In HunieCam Studio players take control of a sleazy cam girl operation.
Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter
Released: Apr 28, 2010
Critic rating: 76.8 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter is a visually upgraded and fully Steam supported remake of the original high-adrenaline single-play and 16-player co-operative arcade-action FPS and Gamespot's Game of the Month!
Pathfinder: Kingmaker
Released: Sep 25, 2018
Critic rating: 65.7 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Tactical, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Pathfinder: Kingmaker is the first isometric party-based computer RPG set in the Pathfinder fantasy universe.
The Hex
Released: Oct 16, 2018
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Genres: Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
In a creaky old tavern, in a forgotten corner of the video-game universe, a storm is raging.
Broken Age
Released: Jan 28, 2014
Critic rating: 76.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Ouya, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Broken Age is a point-and-click adventure telling the stories of a young boy and girl leading parallel lives.
Teslagrad
Released: Dec 13, 2013
Critic rating: 79.3 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Teslagrad is a 2D puzzle platformer developed by Rain Games.
Always Sometimes Monsters
Released: May 21, 2014
Critic rating: 81.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Always Sometimes Monsters is a unique role-playing game set in the modern world.
Cossacks: Back to War
Released: Oct 17, 2002
Critic rating: 75.5 / 100 • 43 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Back to War is the second expansion pack, and it can be played as a standalone.
Rain on Your Parade
Released: Apr 15, 2021
Critic rating: 72.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Fighting, Puzzle, Simulator, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
You are a mischievous Cloud set to rain on everyone's parade!
The Blackwell Legacy
Released: Dec 23, 2006
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: PEGI 12
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
When Rosa Blackwell's only relative dies after twenty years in a coma, she thinks the worst is over.
Bit.Trip Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien
Released: Feb 26, 2013
Critic rating: 77.9 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Music, Platform, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Runner2 is the sequel to the critically acclaimed and IGF award winning BIT.TRIP RUNNER.,In the style of the BIT.TRIP series, Runner2 is a rhythm-music platforming game.,Players will run through fantastic environments, using brand new moves, to brand new soundtracks as they run, jump, slide, kick, and soar toward the goal of tracking down the Timbletot and thwarting his evil plans to destroy not only our world, but every world there is.
Kingdom: New Lands
Released: Aug 9, 2016
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
"Tales spread of far off isles with mysteries waiting to be discovered.
Dungeons 3
Released: Oct 13, 2017
Critic rating: 74.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Unleash your dark side by creating a unique underground dungeon from a huge array of rooms, traps and structures.
A Short Hike
Released: Jul 30, 2019
Critic rating: 77.5 / 100
Sarah Rettig's rating: 7.3
Rating: E
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.
Postal 2: Apocalypse Weekend
Released: Aug 1, 2004
Critic rating: 75.4 / 100 • 40 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
An expansion to Postal 2.
Pilgrims
Released: Oct 5, 2019
Critic rating: 75.3 / 100 • 72 votes
Rating: E10+
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Roam the land as you please and make new friends, share a laugh with your fellow travellers and help them complete their little stories, your way.
The 7th Guest
Released: Jan 1, 1993
Critic rating: 75.3 / 100 • 33 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Philips CD-i, Super NES CD-ROM System, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, DOS
Game modes: Single player
The 7th Guest is a horror adventure described as "the first Interactive Drama", with plentiful pre-rendered 3D graphics, live action video clips, and an original, orchestrated musical score.