Best Linux Games
1,070 Linux games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Mr. Shifty
Released: Apr 13, 2017
Critic rating: 63.9 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Shooter, Puzzle, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Quit creeping through shadows, stop surveilling security patterns, and ditch the fancy toys.
Ricochet
Released: Nov 1, 2000
Critic rating: 71.4 / 100 • 34 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.
Team Fortress Classic
Released: Apr 7, 1999
Critic rating: 71.3 / 100 • 68 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, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, 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.
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.
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 • 60 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 • 22 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.
Roundabout
Released: Sep 18, 2014
Critic rating: 78.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Drive a constantly spinning limousine around town!
Turmoil
Released: Jun 2, 2016
Critic rating: 71.0 / 100 • 57 votes
Rating: E10+
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Turmoil is a simulation game set during the 19th century oil rush in North America.
Fatal Fury Special
Released: Sep 16, 1993
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting
Platforms: Arcade, Neo Geo AES, Sharp X68000, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sharp X1, Linux, Wii, Sega Game Gear, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, FM Towns, Neo Geo CD, Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD, Xbox 360, Sega CD, Super Famicom
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
The GRANDMOTHER of all battles!
Missed Messages.
Released: May 1, 2019
Critic rating: 70.9 / 100 • 43 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?
Agar.io
Released: Apr 28, 2015
Critic rating: 70.9 / 100 • 85 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Strategy, Indie
Platforms: Web browser, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
Agar.io is a massively multiplayer online game where players control a cell in a colorful, grid-like environment.
The Cave
Released: Jan 22, 2013
Critic rating: 70.4 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Ouya, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
SEGA of America Inc.
Unrailed!
Released: Sep 9, 2019
Critic rating: 70.9 / 100 • 40 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Unrailed!
140
Released: Oct 16, 2013
Critic rating: 71.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Music, Platform, Puzzle, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Wii U, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
140 is an indie 2D rhythm puzzle-platformer.
Shelter 2
Released: Mar 9, 2015
Critic rating: 70.9 / 100 • 21 votes
Genres: Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Shelter 2 is an open world survival video game developed by Might and Delight for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux.
Black the Fall
Released: Jul 11, 2017
Critic rating: 71.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Black The Fall is an atmospheric side-scrolling shooter with puzzle solving elements.
Human: Fall Flat
Released: Jul 22, 2016
Critic rating: 72.8 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Google Stadia, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, Nintendo Switch 2, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Human: Fall Flat is a physics-based puzzle platformer where players control a customizable wobbly human character named Bob.
Chivalry: Medieval Warfare
Released: Oct 16, 2012
Critic rating: 72.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Fighting, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative
Chivalry: Medieval Warfare is a fast-paced online multiplayer action game which will have players turning in their guns and grenades for battle axes and swords.
Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi
Released: Dec 1, 1990
Critic rating: 70.8 / 100 • 27 votes
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: Linux, Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi, also known as just Shadow Dancer, is a side-scrolling action game produced by SEGA that was originally released for the SEGA Genesis in 1990.
Magicka
Released: Jan 25, 2011
Critic rating: 69.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Magicka is a satirical action-adventure game set in a rich fantasy world based on Norse mythology.