Best Linux Games
1,051 Linux games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
We Happy Few
Released: Aug 10, 2018
Critic rating: 63.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
We Happy Few is the tale of a plucky bunch of moderately terrible people trying to escape from a lifetime of cheerful denial.
Doodle God
Released: Jun 23, 2010
Critic rating: 56.5 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Indie
Platforms: Web browser, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, Windows Phone, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, PlayStation Vita
Game modes: Single player
Doodle God is a puzzle video game initially released for the iPhone/iPod Touch and subsequently released as a flash browser game, an Android game and a Windows Phone app.
Beyond Eyes
Released: Aug 4, 2015
Critic rating: 55.1 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Beyond Eyes is an adventure game that follows a 10 year old blind girl named Rae.
A Boy and His Blob
Released: Oct 13, 2009
Critic rating: 53.3 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, Wii, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
When Blobolonia is threatened by an evil Emperor, the blob comes to Earth looking for help.
Cayne
Released: Jan 24, 2017
Critic rating: 61.1 / 100 • 37 votes
Genres: Point-and-click, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
In this grim return to the STASIS universe, expectant protagonist, Hadley, wakes up in a facility.
Lifeless Planet: Premier Edition
Released: May 13, 2015
Critic rating: 64.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
While seeking life on a distant planet, an astronaut discovers an abandoned Russian town.
Moon Hunters
Released: Mar 10, 2016
Critic rating: 67.6 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
"Moon Hunters is a myth-weaving adventure for 1-4 players, solving ancient mysteries and building mythologies.
Muck
Released: Jun 5, 2021
Critic rating: 60.9 / 100 • 80 votes
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Muck is a survival-roguelike.
Postal: Redux
Released: May 20, 2016
Critic rating: 59.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Postal: Redux is a remake of the 1997 game Postal.
Lifeless Planet
Released: Jun 6, 2014
Critic rating: 61.4 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Lifeless Planet was inspired by Cold War era science fiction stories, posing questions about humankind's desire for space travel.
The Hong Kong Massacre
Released: Jan 21, 2019
Critic rating: 55.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Fighting, Shooter, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A violent action filled top-down shooter set in Hong Kong.
Postal 2: Paradise Lost
Released: Apr 14, 2015
Critic rating: 60.3 / 100 • 22 votes
Genres: Shooter, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Paradise Lost is a full-fledged expansion pack for Postal 2 continuing the saga of the POSTAL series.
Borderlands 2: T.K. Baha's Bloody Harvest
Released: Oct 22, 2013
Critic rating: 50.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG)
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
T.K.
Lyne
Released: Jan 1, 2014
Critic rating: 59.8 / 100 • 32 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Music, Puzzle, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Windows Phone, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Deceptively simple.
The Raven: Legacy of a Master Thief
Released: Jun 27, 2013
Critic rating: 68.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
'The Raven - Legacy of a Master Thief' is a thrilling crime adventure in three chapters from the creators of 'The Book of Unwritten Tales'.
The Dwarves
Released: Jan 1, 2016
Critic rating: 58.6 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG)
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
The Dwarves is a fantasy role-playing game with a strong story and tactically challenging real-time battles.
Arcania: Gothic 4
Released: Oct 12, 2010
Critic rating: 64.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG)
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
Arcania is a Fantasy Action game set in a rich world where an entire kingdom’s future is at stake Build your strength and learn the skills needed to become a hero as you challenge a mighty king and uncover his dark secrets.
Sonic 3D Blast
Released: Nov 14, 1996
Critic rating: 59.5 / 100 • 98 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform
Platforms: Linux, Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Sonic 3D Blast is a 1996 platform video game developed by Traveller's Tales and Sonic Team, and published by Sega for the Genesis, Saturn, and Windows.
Verdun
Released: Apr 28, 2015
Critic rating: 57.5 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
Verdun is the first multiplayer FPS set in a realistic World War One setting, the game which started the 1914-1918 WW1 Game series.
Stranded Deep
Released: Jan 23, 2015
Critic rating: 58.1 / 100 • 66 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Stranded Deep will feature a unique physically-based crafting and building system.
Sniper: Ghost Warrior
Released: Jun 24, 2010
Critic rating: 56.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Simulator, Tactical
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
The game is a tactical shooter played from a first-person perspective.
Spiral Knights
Released: Apr 4, 2011
Critic rating: 51.0 / 100
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
Join the ranks of the Spiral Knights.
Mighty No. 9
Released: Jun 21, 2016
Critic rating: 52.4 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, Nintendo 3DS, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Mighty No.
Guns of Icarus Online
Released: Oct 29, 2012
Critic rating: 55.4 / 100 • 42 votes
Genres: Shooter, Simulator, Tactical, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative
Guns of Icarus Online is a team-based multiplayer online airship combat game.
Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight
Released: Mar 16, 2010
Critic rating: 65.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Behold disciples of Nod, for the end is soon upon us.