Best Linux Games
1,069 Linux games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Beneath a Steel Sky
Released: Mar 1, 1994
Critic rating: 91.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Amiga CD32, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, DOS, Amiga
Game modes: Single player
Beneath a Steel Sky is a cyberpunk, point and click, adventure game.
Cave Story
Released: Dec 20, 2004
Critic rating: 83.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Nintendo 3DS, Wii, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo DSi
Game modes: Single player
A side-scrolling platformer in which a robot traverses a strange world that has been thrown into disorder due to its violent history and a doctor that is attempting to exploit the inhabitants to aid him in his own pursuit for power.
Owlboy
Released: Nov 1, 2016
Critic rating: 88.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Owlboy is a platform/action-adventure video game created by Norwegian developer D-Pad Studio.
Sid Meier's Civilization VI
Released: Oct 20, 2016
Critic rating: 87.4 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Civilization VI is a 4X turn-based strategy game in which players guide a civilization from its founding as a small settlement through multiple eras of development.
Sunless Skies
Released: Jan 31, 2019
Critic rating: 83.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
SAIL THE STARS.
Age of Wonders
Released: Nov 11, 1999
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Welcome to Age of Wonders, the authentic turn-based fantasy strategy classic that started the hit series.
Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight
Released: Mar 4, 2016
Critic rating: 82.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight is a sidescrolling platformer, and is the fourth installment of the Momodora series.
Crusader Kings II
Released: Feb 3, 2012
Critic rating: 83.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
The Dark Ages might be drawing to a close, but Europe is still in turmoil.
Old World
Released: Jul 1, 2021
Critic rating: 77.5 / 100
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Old World is an epic, historical turn-based strategy game.
SteamWorld Heist
Released: Dec 9, 2015
Critic rating: 87.6 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, Linux, Nintendo 3DS, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Join Captain Piper Faraday, smuggler and occasional pirate, as she recruits a rag-tag team of steam-driven robots and sets out on a daring adventure.
Thirty Flights of Loving
Released: Aug 20, 2012
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Explore the world of Thirty Flights of Loving through a first-person short story.
The Blackwell Convergence
Released: Jul 22, 2009
Critic rating: 83.6 / 100 • 47 votes
Rating: PEGI 12
Genres: Point-and-click, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
A new film opens to rave reviews, despite its bloody history.
Football Manager 2017
Released: Nov 4, 2016
Critic rating: 82.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Sport
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Take control of your favourite football team in Football Manager 2017, the most realistic and immersive football management game to date.
Beholder 2
Released: Oct 22, 2018
Critic rating: 89.7 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Every citizen of our great State dreams of working at the Prime Ministry!
Unavowed
Released: Aug 8, 2018
Critic rating: 79.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A demon possessed you one year ago.
Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Released: Sep 8, 2010
Critic rating: 89.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Amnesia: The Dark Descent is a survival horror video game by Frictional Games.
Fez
Released: Apr 13, 2012
Critic rating: 85.5 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Gomez is a 2D creature living in a 2D world.
Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars Reforged
Released: Sep 19, 2024
Critic rating: 78.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, Nintendo Switch 2, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The classic multi-award winning adventure "Broken Sword - the Shadow of the Templars" returns with glorious 4K visuals and iconic remastered audio, pitching intrepid American George Stobbart and fearless journalist Nico Collard into a journey of perilous adventures and ancient conspiracies.
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance
Released: Dec 2, 2001
Critic rating: 85.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: Xbox, PlayStation 4, Nintendo GameCube, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance is a revolutionary action adventure with an epic tale of intrigue, fierce alliances, explosive spell effects and highly detailed creatures and environments.
Unreal Tournament 2003
Released: Oct 1, 2002
Critic rating: 83.2 / 100 • 130 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
In 2291, consensual murder is legalized, opening the way for a previously underground event.
Portal
Released: Oct 10, 2007
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Waking up in a seemingly empty laboratory, the player is made to complete various physics-based puzzle challenges through numerous test chambers in order to test out the new Aperture Science Handheld Portal Device, without an explanation as to how, why or by whom.
Tomb Raider
Released: Mar 5, 2013
Critic rating: 84.6 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Tomb Raider explores the intense and gritty origin story of Lara Croft and her ascent from a young woman to a hardened survivor.
World of Goo
Released: Oct 13, 2008
Critic rating: 86.8 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Wii, Windows Phone, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative
World of Goo is a multiple award winning physics based puzzle / construction game made entirely by two guys.
Borderlands 2: Captain Scarlett and Her Pirate's Booty
Released: Oct 16, 2012
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
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
Captain Scarlett and Her Pirate's Booty is the first DLC for Borderlands 2.
The Banner Saga
Released: Jan 14, 2014
Critic rating: 81.9 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Tactical, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
The Banner Saga is a Viking-themed tactical role-playing video game.