Best Linux Games
1,051 Linux games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
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.
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.
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 • 33 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.
A Story About My Uncle
Released: May 28, 2014
Critic rating: 69.0 / 100
Rating: EC
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
A Story About My Uncle is a non-violent First-Person platform adventure game built in the Unreal Engine.
Conarium
Released: Jun 6, 2017
Critic rating: 72.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Conarium is a chilling Lovecraftian game, which follows a gripping story involving four scientists and their endeavor to challenge what we normally consider to be the ‘absolute’ limits of nature.
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.
Commander Keen in Keen Dreams
Released: Dec 31, 1991
Critic rating: 58.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, DOS, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Trapped in a land where giant vegetables rule the day, you must fight your way through an army of vicious broccoli beasts, savage asparagus warriors and a bushel of other leafy green nasties before battling the fiercest spud of all, King Boobus Tuber.
Counter-Strike 2
Released: Sep 27, 2023
Critic rating: 68.7 / 100 • 352 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Tactical
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Counter-Strike 2 is a free-to-play multiplayer tactical first-person shooter developed and published by Valve.
Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator
Released: Jul 20, 2017
Critic rating: 71.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Simulator, Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator is a game where you play as a Dad and your goal is to meet and romance other hot Dads.
Half-Life Deathmatch: Source
Released: May 1, 2006
Critic rating: 68.6 / 100 • 26 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Multiplayer
Half-Life Deathmatch: Source is a recreation of the first multiplayer game set in the Half-Life universe.
Refunct
Released: Oct 16, 2015
Critic rating: 68.5 / 100 • 50 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.
Where the Water Tastes Like Wine
Released: Feb 28, 2018
Critic rating: 70.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Where the Water Tastes Like Wine is a Narrative-Adventure game about traveling, sharing stories, and surviving manifest destiny.
Lumo
Released: May 23, 2016
Critic rating: 77.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Witness the rebirth of a genre in Lumo – a classic isometric adventure with a modern twist for gamers young and old alike!
Kingdoms and Castles
Released: Jul 20, 2017
Critic rating: 67.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Inspired by the SimCity series, Banished, and Stronghold, Kingdoms and Castles is a game about growing a kingdom from a tiny hamlet to a sprawling city and imposing castle.
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!
Democracy 4
Released: Oct 6, 2020
Critic rating: 68.4 / 100 • 24 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Democracy 4 lets you take the role of President / Prime minister, govern the country (choosing its policies, laws and other actions), and both transform the country as you see fit, while trying to retain enough popularity to get re-elected...
Victor Vran
Released: Jul 24, 2015
Critic rating: 72.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Victor Vran is an isometric Action-RPG with a massive selection of weapons, items, outfits, demon powers and destiny cards.