Best Linux Games
1,070 Linux games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Dear Esther
Released: Feb 14, 2012
Critic rating: 72.3 / 100
Rating: PEGI 12
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Two years in the making, the highly anticipated Indie remake of the cult mod Dear Esther arrives on PC.
Dysmantle
Released: Nov 16, 2021
Critic rating: 83.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, 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
The open world action RPG where you can ruin everything.
Sportsfriends
Released: May 6, 2014
Critic rating: 81.4 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Fighting, Sport, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Multiplayer
Sportsfriends is a collection of four local multiplayer games designed for social play.
ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron
Released: Dec 31, 1993
Critic rating: 71.8 / 100 • 24 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Linux, Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron is a platform video game, developed by Johnson Voorsanger Productions and published by Sega originally in 1993.
Flight of the Amazon Queen
Released: Dec 31, 1995
Critic rating: 71.8 / 100 • 36 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, DOS, Amiga
Game modes: Single player
Flight of the Amazon Queen follows a pilot for hire named Joe King who is hired to fly a famous actress to her next job, but ends up in a lightning storm and crashes deep in the Amazon Jungle.
Pikuniku
Released: Jan 24, 2019
Critic rating: 74.8 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Google Stadia, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Pikuniku is a puzzle and adventure game set in a colorful world.
Armello
Released: Jan 22, 2015
Critic rating: 73.3 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Quiz/Trivia, Adventure, Indie, Card & Board Game
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Armello is a grand swashbuckling adventure that combines three styles of play; The deep tactics of card games with the rich strategy of table top board games, combined with a character role-playing system.
Kingdom Rush Origins
Released: Nov 7, 2014
Critic rating: 70.0 / 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
The third installment in the popular tower defense series Kingdom Rush.
Medal of Honor
Released: Oct 12, 2010
Critic rating: 74.4 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Operating directly under the National Command Authority, a relatively unknown entity of handpicked warriors are selected when it is crucial that a mission must not fail.
Everything
Released: Mar 21, 2017
Critic rating: 72.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Everything is an interactive experience where everything you see is a thing you can be, from animals to planets to galaxies and beyond.
while True: learn()
Released: Jan 17, 2019
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
You're a machine learning specialist who makes neural networks but your cat seems to be better at it.
Punch Club
Released: Jan 8, 2016
Critic rating: 68.2 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Sport, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Nintendo 3DS, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Train hard, fight crocodiles and find love.
A Bird Story
Released: Nov 7, 2014
Critic rating: 68.3 / 100
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
A Bird Story is a simple, surreal short about a boy and a bird with a broken wing.
Hard West
Released: Nov 4, 2015
Critic rating: 70.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Welcome to the Wild West like you’ve never seen it before.
Charlie Murder
Released: Aug 14, 2013
Critic rating: 74.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Charlie Murder is an action role-playing beat 'em up video game, featuring five playable characters - all members of the garage punk band Charlie Murder - who fight a demonic army raised by a former band member in an attempt to save the world from the apocalypse.
The Escapists 2
Released: Aug 22, 2017
Critic rating: 75.4 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Tactical, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
The Escapists 2 is the forthcoming sequel to the sandbox prison-escape game which will include, in a first for the series, drop in/drop out play for up to four players in both local and online play.
Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil
Released: Apr 4, 2005
Critic rating: 74.5 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter
Platforms: Xbox, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil (commonly abbreviated to as RoE) is an expansion pack for Doom 3 developed by Nerve Software and id Software and released on April 4, 2005.
Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse
Released: Dec 4, 2013
Critic rating: 70.7 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse is a classical point & click adventure.
Sid Meier's Civilization VII
Released: Feb 11, 2025
Critic rating: 82.2 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical
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, Multiplayer
Rule as one of many legendary leaders from throughout history.
Hexcells Plus
Released: Dec 9, 2013
Critic rating: 71.5 / 100 • 30 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Hexcells Plus is a standalone expansion to Hexcells that contains 36 new and more challenging puzzles.
Hatoful Boyfriend
Released: Jul 31, 2011
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Simulator, Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, PlayStation Vita
Game modes: Single player
Congratulations!
Silence
Released: Nov 15, 2016
Critic rating: 75.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Silence also known as Silence: The Whispered World 2 is a sequel to The Whispered World, a popular adventure game developed by Daedalic Entertainment.
The Little Acre
Released: Dec 13, 2016
Critic rating: 72.9 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The Little Acre follows the story of Aidan and his daughter, Lily, set in 1950's Ireland.
Tricky Towers
Released: Aug 2, 2016
Critic rating: 67.6 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
Tricky Towers is a multiplayer physics-based tower building game.
The Tiny Bang Story
Released: Apr 22, 2011
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Point-and-click, Music, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Life on Tiny Planet was calm and carefree until a great disaster occurred - Tiny Planet was hit by a meteor!