Best Linux Games
1,051 Linux games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
Hexcells Plus
Released: Dec 9, 2013
Critic rating: 71.5 / 100 • 29 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.
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!
Team Fortress Classic
Released: Apr 7, 1999
Critic rating: 71.3 / 100 • 67 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative
One of the most popular online action games of all time, Team Fortress Classic features over nine character classes -- from Medic to Spy to Demolition Man -- enlisted in a unique style of online team warfare.
Clustertruck
Released: Sep 27, 2016
Critic rating: 74.1 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Clustertruck is a chaotic physics based truckformer.
Whispering Willows
Released: May 17, 2014
Critic rating: 68.7 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Ouya, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Young Elena Elkhorn embarks on a harrowing journey to find her missing father and discover the secrets of the Willows Mansion.
Serial Cleaner
Released: Jul 11, 2017
Critic rating: 73.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Serial Cleaner is a story-driven, fast-paced stealth/action game, characterized by a 1970s theme and aesthetics.
Missed Messages.
Released: May 1, 2019
Critic rating: 71.3 / 100 • 40 votes
Genres: Simulator, Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: Web browser, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline?
Age of Wonders III
Released: Mar 31, 2014
Critic rating: 79.6 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Age of Wonders III, like the previous games in the series is a turn-based strategy game set within a high fantasy universe where the player assumes the role of a political-military leader.
ScourgeBringer
Released: Oct 20, 2020
Critic rating: 72.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Shooter, Platform, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
ScourgeBringer is a fast-paced free-moving roguelite platformer.
Ricochet
Released: Nov 1, 2000
Critic rating: 71.2 / 100 • 33 votes
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Multiplayer
A futuristic action game that challenges your agility as well as your aim, Ricochet features one-on-one and team matches played in a variety of futuristic battle arenas.
Uplink
Released: Oct 1, 2001
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
You play an Uplink Agent who makes a living by performing jobs for major corporations.
2048
Released: Mar 9, 2014
Critic rating: 71.1 / 100 • 59 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: Web browser, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS
Game modes: Single player
Created by Italian web developer Gabriele Cirulli, 2048 is a single-player sliding tile puzzle video game that challenges players to combine numbered tiles on a 4x4 grid to create a tile with the number 2048.
Ticket to Ride: Classic Edition
Released: Jun 25, 2008
Critic rating: 63.3 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure, Indie, Card & Board Game
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Connect more than cities!
Hook
Released: Jan 21, 2015
Critic rating: 71.0 / 100 • 21 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Windows Phone, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Hook is a minimal, relaxing, puzzle game.