Best Linux Games
1,051 Linux games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Kingdom: Classic
Released: Oct 21, 2015
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Kingdom is a 2D side-scrolling strategy/resource management hybrid with a minimalist feel wrapped in a beautiful, modern pixel art aesthetic.
Dungeons of Dredmor
Released: Jul 13, 2011
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
The roguelike games are back!
Hammerwatch
Released: Aug 12, 2013
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Hammerwatch is an hack and slash action adventure, set in a fantasy pixel art environment!
Shadowgrounds
Released: Nov 11, 2005
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Shadowgrounds breathes fresh air into the action genre with explosive combat sequences, an innovative weapon upgrade system, and an intriguing storyline.
Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
Released: Sep 10, 2013
Critic rating: 72.6 / 100
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent and Dear Esther comes a new first-person horrorgame that will drag you to the depths of greed power and madness.
Grid: Autosport
Released: Jun 24, 2014
Critic rating: 78.1 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Racing, Simulator, Sport
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox 360, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
It’s all about the teams, the rivals and the race as you become a driver for hire, specialising in your favourite disciplines or conquering them all in an intense world of professional motorsport.
Not a Hero
Released: May 14, 2015
Critic rating: 70.1 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Tactical, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Professional assassin turned amateur campaign manager Steve is charged with cleaning up the city by an anthropomorphic rabbit and mayoral candidate from the future named BunnyLord.
Ronin
Released: Jun 30, 2015
Critic rating: 70.6 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Strategy, Tactical, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Ronin (stylized as RONIN) is a 2015 turn-based action platformer video game developed by Polish indie developer Tomasz Wacławek, designer at polish indie studio Flying Wild Hog, and published by Devolver Digital.
Iratus: Lord of the Dead
Released: Apr 23, 2020
Critic rating: 69.9 / 100 • 23 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Iratus: Lord of the Dead is a dark, challenging turn-based roguelike RPG where you play as an evil necromancer escaping from your dungeon prison to once again embark on the domination of the world.
Zero Wing
Released: Jul 1, 1989
Critic rating: 69.8 / 100 • 21 votes
Genres: Shooter, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, Linux, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Zero Wing is a side-scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game, notable for a poorly translated English version for Sega Mega Drive (Genesis) that spawned the "All your base are belong to us" Internet meme.
Anodyne
Released: Mar 22, 2013
Critic rating: 69.8 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
In Anodyne, the character Young wakes up in a mysterious void filled with geometric white platforms, guided only by the voice of the mysterious character, Sage.
Mother Russia Bleeds
Released: Sep 5, 2016
Critic rating: 72.6 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Fighting, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Mother Russia Bleeds is an ultra-violent co-op brawler overflowing with an unmistakable style and unforgettably brutal action for up to four players at once.
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.
The Bridge
Released: Feb 22, 2013
Critic rating: 69.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Strategy, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A black-and-white puzzle game inspired by the art of M.
Little Inferno
Released: Nov 18, 2012
Critic rating: 65.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Wii U, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Congratulations on your new Little Inferno Entertainment Fireplace!
What Never Was
Released: Jan 10, 2019
Critic rating: 69.4 / 100 • 28 votes
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
What Never Was is a short, story-driven first-person game focused on exploration and puzzle-solving about Sarah, having to shoulder the arduous task of clearing out her grandfathers attic, and soon finds that not everything about the attic is what it seems.
War Thunder
Released: Jan 28, 2013
Critic rating: 64.7 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Simulator, Tactical
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
War Thunder is a free-to-play vehicular combat MMO featuring aircraft, ground vehicles, and naval craft spanning from the early 20th century to the modern era.
Paint the Town Red
Released: Jul 29, 2021
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Paint the Town Red is a chaotic first person melee combat game set in different locations and time periods.
Plug & Play
Released: Feb 2, 2015
Critic rating: 60.0 / 100
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Run, hit, switch, fall, love, plug, pull.
Chasm
Released: Jul 30, 2018
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Chasm is a procedurally-generated RPG Platformer for PC (Win, Mac, & Linux), Playstation 4, and Nintendo Switch.
Road Redemption
Released: Oct 4, 2017
Critic rating: 73.5 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Racing, Simulator, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Lead your motorcycle gang on an epic journey across the country in this brutal driving combat adventure.
State of Mind
Released: Aug 15, 2018
Critic rating: 69.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
State of Mind is a futuristic thriller game delving into transhumanism.
Gang Beasts
Released: Dec 12, 2017
Critic rating: 64.6 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Fighting, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PlayStation VR, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Gang Beasts is a silly multiplayer party game with surly gelatinous characters, brutal slapstick fight sequences, and absurd hazardous environments, set in the mean streets of Beef City.
King's Bounty: Crossworlds
Released: Sep 17, 2010
Critic rating: 74.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
King’s Bounty: Crossworlds is the expansion for the famous King's Bounty: Armored Princess role-playing game.
Enigmatis: The Ghosts of Maple Creek
Released: Sep 29, 2011
Critic rating: 69.2 / 100 • 22 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: BlackBerry OS, PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Imagine waking up after a powerful storm as the sun goes down.