Best Linux Games
1,066 Linux games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Immortal Redneck
Released: Apr 25, 2017
Critic rating: 80.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
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Vikings: Wolves of Midgard
Released: Mar 24, 2017
Critic rating: 67.5 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Vikings: Wolves of Midgard takes you to the Shores of Midgard, a world based upon the mythology and history of the Vikings, but with a fantasy twist.
Neon Chrome
Released: Apr 28, 2016
Critic rating: 67.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Neon Chrome is a ruthless top-down cyberpunk shooter with rogue-like elements.
MouseCraft
Released: Jul 8, 2014
Critic rating: 65.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Ouya, Linux, Windows Phone, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Ever wondered what a cross between Tetris and Lemmings would look like?
9 Kings
Released: May 23, 2025
Critic rating: 67.5 / 100 • 21 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Card & Board Game
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
A fast-paced roguelike kingdom builder.
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.
The Suicide of Rachel Foster
Released: Feb 19, 2020
Critic rating: 64.8 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Coming back to the family Hotel after years, a strong-willed woman finds herself trapped with the ghosts from her past and a cellular telephone as the only way to unveil a terrible truth.
Toribash
Released: Mar 1, 2006
Critic rating: 67.5 / 100 • 26 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Toribash is an innovative free-to-play online turn-based fighting game where you're able to design your own moves.
Enlisted
Released: Nov 10, 2020
Critic rating: 67.5 / 100 • 42 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Simulator
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Game modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
Enlisted is a squad-based first person MMO shooter covering key battles from World War II.
Half-Life: Source
Released: Jun 1, 2004
Critic rating: 67.4 / 100 • 106 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Half-Life: Source is a port of Valve's original acclaimed game Half-Life to their new Source engine used for Half-Life 2.
Robocraft
Released: Aug 24, 2017
Critic rating: 67.4 / 100 • 38 votes
Rating: E10+
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
Robocraft is a sandbox building and vehicular combat game where players get to create their own robots/vehicles and use them to fight others.
Reigns: Game of Thrones
Released: Oct 18, 2018
Critic rating: 73.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Tactical, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Through the fiery visions of Melisandre, claim the Iron Throne as Cersei Lannister, Jon Snow, Daenerys Targaryen, and more to carefully navigate the complex relationships and hostile factions of the Seven Kingdoms.
Defender of the Crown
Released: Nov 1, 1986
Critic rating: 67.4 / 100 • 32 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: Apple IIGS, Philips CD-i, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Legacy Computer, Linux, Atari ST/STE, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Commodore CDTV, DOS, Amiga, Amstrad CPC
Game modes: Single player
The Age of Chivalry!
Anna's Quest
Released: Jul 2, 2015
Critic rating: 65.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Dragons, witches, trolls...
Little Misfortune
Released: Sep 18, 2019
Critic rating: 61.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Point-and-click, Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Little Misfortune is an interactive story, focused on exploration and characters, both sweet and dark, where your choices have consequences.
Eternal Champions
Released: Dec 11, 1993
Critic rating: 67.2 / 100 • 22 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Fighting
Platforms: Linux, Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
Sega released Eternal Champions for their Mega Drive/Genesis in 1993, hoping to capitalize on the fighting game mania that the game industry was in the midst of following the massive success of Street Fighter II (1991) and Mortal Kombat (1992).
Emily is Away
Released: Nov 20, 2015
Critic rating: 67.2 / 100 • 153 votes
Genres: Simulator, Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
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Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders
Released: Feb 4, 2016
Critic rating: 63.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The ABC Murders is an adventure and investigation game adapted from the classic Agatha Christie novel.
Columns
Released: Mar 1, 1990
Critic rating: 67.1 / 100 • 57 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy
Platforms: Arcade, Sharp X68000, Linux, Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, PC (Microsoft Windows), TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine, Mac, FM Towns, Super Famicom
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
Go back in time to a bygone civilization: the ancient world of Phoenicia.
Half-Life 2: Lost Coast
Released: Oct 27, 2005
Critic rating: 67.0 / 100 • 155 votes
Genres: Shooter
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Originally planned as a section of the Highway 17 chapter of Half-Life 2, Lost Coast is a playable technology showcase that introduces High Dynamic Range lighting to the Source engine.
Chaser
Released: Aug 22, 2003
Critic rating: 69.5 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Chaser is a first-person shooter action video game that takes place in the future, when humanity has inhabited Mars.
Kids
Released: May 28, 2019
Critic rating: 67.0 / 100
Genres: Point-and-click, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Kids allows you to move with and against crowds until everyone is gone.
Armikrog
Released: Sep 30, 2015
Critic rating: 57.2 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Point-and-click, Platform, Puzzle, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Wii U, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Armikrog is a unique stop motion clay animated point and click adventure game from the creators of Earthworm Jim and the Neverhood.
Crimsonland
Released: Jun 11, 2014
Critic rating: 60.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Thousands of aliens, giant spiders, mutant lizards, and more are on the attack - can you survive the onslaught?
UnderMine
Released: Aug 6, 2020
Critic rating: 66.7 / 100 • 32 votes
Rating: E10+
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
UnderMine is an action-adventure, roguelike with a few RPGish elements tossed in.