Best Linux Games
1,066 Linux games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Sheltered
Released: Mar 15, 2016
Critic rating: 62.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Panting, scared, the shelter airlock smashes down behind you.
Tower of Guns
Released: Feb 2, 2014
Critic rating: 68.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Shooter, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Tower of Guns is a fast-paced, bullet-hell, first person shooter with randomized levels and enemies, power ups, epic bosses and tons of unlockable items and weapons.
Amnesia: Justine
Released: Apr 12, 2011
Critic rating: 64.0 / 100 • 38 votes
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Amnesia: Justine is an expansion for Amnesia: The Dark Descent, released by Frictional Games on April 12, 2011.
Leisure Suit Larry 2: Goes Looking for Love (in Several Wrong Places)
Released: Oct 27, 1988
Critic rating: 63.6 / 100 • 30 votes
Rating: PEGI 18
Genres: Point-and-click, Adventure
Platforms: Linux, Atari ST/STE, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, DOS, Amiga
Game modes: Single player
Leisure Suit Larry Goes Looking for Love (In Several Wrong Places) is the second game in Al Lowe's Leisure Suit Larry series.
Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power
Released: Aug 20, 2015
Critic rating: 62.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power is a fairytale journey which takes you on a quest with three heroes: Amadeus the Wizard, Pontius the Knight, and Zoya the Thief.
No Time to Explain: Remastered
Released: Jul 17, 2015
Critic rating: 63.5 / 100 • 21 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
"I Am You From The Future!
Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear
Released: Mar 31, 2016
Critic rating: 56.7 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
The first new Infinity Engine game since 2002, Siege of Dragonspear is an official expansion for Baldur's Gate Enhanced Edition developed by Beamdog that acts as a bridge between Baldur's Gate 1 and 2.
Seum: Speedrunners from Hell
Released: Jul 28, 2016
Critic rating: 65.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Racing, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Seum: Speedrunners from Hell is competitive heavy metal first-person platformer.
Crawl
Released: Apr 11, 2017
Critic rating: 60.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Crawl is the local multiplayer dungeon crawler where your friends control the monsters!
Bridge Constructor
Released: May 23, 2012
Critic rating: 65.9 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Windows Phone, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Bridge Constructor put you into the role of an engineer in bridge building.
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine
Released: Nov 26, 1993
Critic rating: 62.6 / 100 • 58 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy, Arcade
Platforms: Linux, Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
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The Static Speaks My Name
Released: Aug 10, 2015
Critic rating: 62.4 / 100 • 30 votes
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Windows Phone, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
A dark/sad/weird/funny first person exploration game.
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.
Happy Wheels
Released: Jun 4, 2010
Critic rating: 61.7 / 100 • 58 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Platform, Racing, Indie
Platforms: Web browser, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS
Game modes: Single player
Try to get to the finish line in this twisted game's user-created tracks.
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: 61.0 / 100 • 38 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.
Call of Cthulhu: Shadow of the Comet
Released: Mar 25, 1993
Critic rating: 61.0 / 100 • 21 votes
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PC-9800 Series, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), DOS
Game modes: Single player
You'll take on the role of John T.
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.