Best Linux Games
1,070 Linux games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
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.
What Never Was
Released: Jan 10, 2019
Critic rating: 69.4 / 100 • 29 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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
Awesomenauts
Released: May 1, 2012
Critic rating: 72.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Strategy, Indie, MOBA
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Two teams battle each other to take down the opposing sides turrets and base.
Another World: 20th Anniversary Edition
Released: Sep 6, 2011
Critic rating: 60.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Ouya, Linux, Nintendo 3DS, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
This is an updated version of Another World (also known as Out of This World) for the 20th anniversary of the original game.
Back to Bed
Released: Aug 6, 2014
Critic rating: 72.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Ouya, Linux, Windows Phone, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Back to Bed is an artistic 3D puzzle game with a surreal twist.
ShellShock Live
Released: Mar 7, 2019
Critic rating: 69.2 / 100 • 39 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Shooter, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
ShellShock Live is a strategic online multiplayer artillery game currently in active development by kChamp Games.Fight Alongside your Friends (Or blow them up...
Never Alone: Foxtales
Released: Jul 28, 2015
Critic rating: 69.1 / 100 • 26 votes
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative
Spring has come to the Arctic and Nuna and Fox return in Never Alone: Foxtales -- the first expansion to 2014’s award-winning indie hit Never Alone (Kisima Ingitchuna).
Reus
Released: May 16, 2013
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
In Reus, you control powerful giants that help you shape the planet to your will.
Valley
Released: Aug 23, 2016
Critic rating: 68.4 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Explore the vast and beautiful world of Valley using the power of the L.E.A.F.
Rochard
Released: Sep 27, 2011
Critic rating: 73.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Rochard is a game where manipulating gravity and using the G-Lifter (a gravity device used to easily move weighty objects around) are crucial elements for success.
Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle
Released: Feb 10, 1989
Critic rating: 69.1 / 100 • 34 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Linux, Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
The whole Kidd family is upset!
Serious Sam 4
Released: Sep 25, 2020
Critic rating: 72.4 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Google Stadia, Xbox Series X|S, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Humanity is under siege as the full force of Mental’s hordes spread across the world, ravaging what remains of a broken and beaten civilization.
Transformice
Released: May 1, 2010
Critic rating: 69.0 / 100 • 42 votes
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Web browser, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
Transformice is a multiplayer game, where you are a small mouse out to get a cheese and bring the cheese back to the hole.
Refunct
Released: Oct 16, 2015
Critic rating: 69.0 / 100 • 51 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Refunct is a peaceful, short first-person platformer about restoring a vibrant world.
Party Hard
Released: Aug 25, 2015
Critic rating: 68.9 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Fighting, Puzzle, Simulator, Strategy, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Party Hard is a tactical game about stopping parties.
This Is the Police 2
Released: Jul 31, 2018
Critic rating: 63.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical, Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Interpret the law as you see fit in This Is the Police 2, sequel to the acclaimed noir drama This Is the Police!