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Best Games in the Action genre for Linux

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Sanctum 2 - a game in the Action genre
Sanctum 2
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Tactics, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Cooperative (co-op), Strategy
Game released: Linux → 15 May 2013
Players: 8.7/10
Steam: 92/100
Metacritic: 77/100
A first-person shooter with tower defense elements, Sanctum 2 centers on protecting oxygen-producing Cores from alien creatures on the planet LOEK III. During the...
System Shock Remake - a game in the Action genre
System Shock Remake
Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk, Science fiction, Remake
Game released: Linux → 30 May 2023
Players: 7.8/10
Steam: 90/100
Metacritic: 78/100
A remake of the legendary role-playing shooter System Shock. The game takes place in the year 2072, where all resources on Earth have been practically depleted...
Drova - Forsaken Kin - a game in the Action genre
Drova - Forsaken Kin
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Exploration, Open world, Fantasy
Game released: Linux → 15 October 2024
Players: 8.4/10
Steam: 93/100
Metacritic: 78/100
The main action takes place in a dark fantasy world in which people have discovered the power of a dead empire, which allows them to receive the powers of spirits...
Portal: Revolution - a game in the Action genre
Portal: Revolution
Free game, Action, First-person view, Science fiction, Puzzle, Adventure
Game released: Linux → 6 January 2024
Players: 9.4/10
Steam: 96/100
Free fan modification for Portal 2. The game offers an original story with new characters, set between Portal and Portal 2. The plot follows a test subject who...
Left 4 Dead 3 - a game in the Action genre
Left 4 Dead 3
Action, Shooter, Horror, Hack and slash, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic
Not officially announced: Linux → 2027
Anticipation Rating: 7.8/10
The game is a prequel to Left 4 Dead and tells about the first month of infection. Six chapters, four characters, one of which fights with fists and has a unique...
Metro Exodus - Sam's Story - a game in the Action genre
Metro Exodus - Sam's Story
Action, Shooter, DLC, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Adventure
Game released: Linux → 11 February 2020
Players: 5.8/10
Steam: 78/100
Metro Exodus — Sam's Story is a story addition for the post-apocalyptic first-person shooter Metro Exodus. The addition is dedicated to the former American...
Streets of Rage 4 - a game in the Action genre
Streets of Rage 4
Arcade, Action, Fighting, Side view, Indie
Game released: Linux → 30 April 2020
Players: 9.1/10
Steam: 93/100
Metacritic: 84/100
Streets of Rage 4 is a continuation of the iconic side-view beatmap from the 90s. You will find bright graphics made in the style of comics, as well as characters...
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor - a game in the Action genre
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Open world
Game released: Linux → 31 July 2015
Players: 8.1/10
Steam: 91/100
Metacritic: 85/100
Set in the open world of Mordor, this fantasy action game with role-playing elements follows a hero pursued by a spirit seeking to bend him to its will. As he...
Dead Island - a game in the Action genre
Dead Island
Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Zombies, Open world, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: Linux → 31 May 2016
VGTimes: 8.0/10
Players: 7.7/10
Steam: 81/100
Metacritic: 74/100
Dead Island is an action role-playing game with elements of horror, shooter and first-person view. The heroes of the Game are tourists who had to deal with the...
This War of Mine - a game in the Action genre
This War of Mine
Action, Strategy, Adventure, Indie, Survival, Simulation
Game released: Linux → 14 November 2014
Players: 8.5/10
Steam: 92/100
Metacritic: 82/100
This War of Mine is an atmospheric adventure with survival elements and a side view. The game allows you to plunge into the life of ordinary civilians trying to...
Darkwood - a game in the Action genre
Darkwood
Action, Adventure, Horror, Top-down view, Survival, Simulation, Survival horror
Game released: Linux → 17 August 2017
Players: 9.5/10
Steam: 94/100
Metacritic: 79/100
Top-down survival action-horror adventure. Events take place in a mysterious forest, where every night threatens to be the last. Players control a nameless hero who...
Asylum - a game in the Action genre
Asylum
Action, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie
Game released: Linux → 13 March 2025
Players: 10/10
Steam: 83/100
The main character once ended up in a psychiatric hospital-a place full of pain and suffering. He dreamed of forgetting this horror, but the memories did not let...
DOOM (1993) - a game in the Action genre
DOOM (1993)
Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Old school, Demons
Game released: Linux → 1994
Players: 8.1/10
Steam: 96/100
Metacritic: 82/100
Halls of Torment - a game in the Action genre
Halls of Torment
Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Indie, Roguelike, Fantasy, Old school
Early Access: Linux → 24 May 2023; Game released: Linux → 24 September 2024
Players: 7.3/10
Steam: 95/100
Metacritic: 88/100
The main action takes place in a dark fantasy world with monsters, demons and magic. The brave hero sets out to explore various underground spaces to find new...
Metro: Last Light Redux - a game in the Action genre
Metro: Last Light Redux
Action, Shooter, Horror, Stealth, First-person view, Collection, Post-apocalyptic
Game released: Linux → 15 April 2015
Players: 8/10
Steam: 88/100
An enhanced version of the post-apocalyptic first-person shooter Metro: Last Light. The Metro universe tells the story of Moscow’s residents, whose city was...
Last Epoch - a game in the Action genre
Last Epoch
Role-playing game, Action, Online, MMO, Hack and slash, Isometric, Free game, Fantasy, Slasher
Game released: Linux → 21 February 2024
Players: 6.8/10
Steam: 80/100
Metacritic: 80/100
A free-to-play action RPG set in a fantasy world where players travel back in time to save time from the Void. Humanity is forced to live underground in order to...
Hotline Miami - a game in the Action genre
Hotline Miami
Arcade, Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Indie
Game released: Linux → 23 October 2012
Players: 8.9/10
Steam: 96/100
Metacritic: 86/100
Hotline Miami is a brutal and bloody top-down action game. You have to step into the shoes of a serial killer who kills hundreds of various bandits and simply not...
Scott Pilgrim EX - a game in the Action genre
Scott Pilgrim EX
Action, Adventure, Platformer, Beat them all, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Old school, Online
Game released: Linux → 3 March 2026
Steam: 85/100
Metacritic: 75/100
An action adventure based on the comic book series of the same name and made in the format of a pixel beat-em-up. Players have to save Toronto from chaos caused by...
Skul: The Hero Slayer - a game in the Action genre
Skul: The Hero Slayer
Side view, Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Roguelike
Early Access: Linux → 19 February 2020; Game released: Linux → 21 January 2021
Players: 8.7/10
Steam: 92/100
Metacritic: 80/100
Skul: The Hero Slayer is a side-scrolling pixel platformer. People have attacked the demon fortress and are trying to destroy their leader. Most of the inhabitants...
VEIN - a game in the Action genre
VEIN
Action, Shooter, Simulation, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Exploration, Open world, Zombies
Early Access: Linux → 24 October 2025; Game in development: Linux → 2029
Players: 8.6/10
Steam: 89/100
Multiplayer sandbox with survival elements and an open world. In the near future, an apocalypse has occurred: zombies roam the Earth, most people have died, and...
Torchlight 2 - a game in the Action genre
Torchlight 2
Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Slasher, Dungeons
Game released: Linux → 20 September 2012
Players: 8.1/10
Steam: 92/100
Metacritic: 82/100
Torchlight 2 is a continuation of the action role-playing game with an isometric camera view in a fantasy setting. The new heroes must navigate the path of...
Hyper Light Drifter - a game in the Action genre
Hyper Light Drifter
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Top-down view, Indie
Game released: Linux → 31 March 2016
Players: 7.6/10
Steam: 93/100
Metacritic: 82/100
Hyper Light Drifter is a top-down action-adventure RPG. The main character of the game suffers from a strange disease and goes to amazing countries to find a...
Descenders - a game in the Action genre
Descenders
Simulation, Third-person view, Bicycles, Sports game, Racing, Action
Game released: Linux → 7 May 2019
Players: 7.6/10
Steam: 95/100
Metacritic: 75/100
Descenders is a cycling arcade simulator with a third-person view. You have to ride a bike through procedurally generated levels. The game contains various...
Planet Nomads - a game in the Action genre
Planet Nomads
Action, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Science fiction, Procedural generation, Sandbox
Early Access: Linux → 3 May 2019
Players: 8.1/10
Steam: 63/100
Planet Nomads is a futuristic action game with a first-person view, where you have to fight for your life. The main character crashes a starship and finds himself...
Counter-Strike - a game in the Action genre
Counter-Strike
Action, Shooter, Online, First-person view, Tactics
Game released: Linux → 1 November 2000
Players: 8.1/10
Steam: 96/100
Metacritic: 81/100
Counter-Strike is a competitive team shooter with a first-person view. Initially, the game was a modification to Half-Life, but its great popularity made it...
Magicka 2 - a game in the Action genre
Magicka 2
Action, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Tactics, Adventure, Cooperative (co-op), Online
Game released: Linux → 26 May 2015
Players: 8.4/10
Steam: 74/100
Metacritic: 71/100
A cooperative action-adventure set in a fantasy world shaped by Norse folklore, Magicka 2 follows a Midgård left almost without Wizards after the Wizard Wars. A...
Broforce - a game in the Action genre
Broforce
Arcade, Action, Shooter, Beat them all, Platformer, Isometric, Indie, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: Linux → 15 October 2015
Players: 8.9/10
Steam: 96/100
Metacritic: 76/100
Broforce is a brutal 2D platformer full of pure, unadulterated fun that requires the player to destroy everything that moves in order to defeat the Satanic...
Moonlighter - a game in the Action genre
Moonlighter
Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Indie, Roguelike, Slasher, Dungeons
Game released: Linux → 29 May 2018
Players: 7.6/10
Steam: 80/100
Metacritic: 81/100
Moonlighter is an action RPG with a procedurally generated world and a Japanese-style isometric camera view. Players will find dark and gloomy dungeons populated by...
Hitman - a game in the Action genre
Hitman
Action, Shooter, Stealth, Third-person view
Game released: Linux → 11 March 2016
Players: 7.4/10
Steam: 82/100
Metacritic: 84/100
Hitman is an episodic stealth action game with a third-person view, which is a continuation of the popular series of games about Agent 47. The game tells the story...
Postal 2 - a game in the Action genre
Postal 2
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Open world, Comedy
Game released: Linux → 2 November 2012
Players: 8.9/10
Steam: 97/100
Metacritic: 50/100
Postal 2 is an open-world satirical action-adventure game with a first-person view. The main character in the game is a certain Dude, who is used to solving his...
Soulstone Survivors - a game in the Action genre
Soulstone Survivors
Role-playing game, Indie, Top-down view, Fantasy, Action, Roguelike, Shooter, Crafting
Game released: Linux → 17 June 2025
Players: 9.4/10
Steam: 91/100
An action RPG with roguelike elements, where the fantasy world is filled with hordes of monsters and giant bosses. The player becomes a Void Hunter, destroying...
Pankapu - a game in the Action genre
Pankapu
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Side view, Indie, Adventure
Game released: Linux → 21 September 2016
Steam: 74/100
Pankapu: The Gates of Omnia is an episodic side-scrolling action platformer. The events of the game develop in the fantasies of Jaarell, a child who once...
The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe - a game in the Action genre
The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
Action, Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Comedy, Walking Simulator
Game released: Linux → 27 April 2022
Players: 9.1/10
Steam: 94/100
Metacritic: 90/100
The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe is an improved version of the office adventure with a first-person view. You will play the role of office plankton Stanley, who...
Serious Sam 3: BFE - a game in the Action genre
Serious Sam 3: BFE
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Comedy
Game released: Linux → 22 November 2011
Players: 8.5/10
Steam: 85/100
Metacritic: 68/100
Set in a future Egypt amid crumbling cities and ancient temples, this first-person shooter is a prequel to Serious Sam: The First Encounter, following Earth’s final...
Saints Row 4 - a game in the Action genre
Saints Row 4
Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Open world, Comedy
Game released: Linux → 20 August 2013
VGTimes: 7.6/10
Players: 8/10
Steam: 84/100
Metacritic: 73/100
Saints Row 4 is a continuation of the comedy action game in a large open world and a fantastic setting. The fourth part will continue the story of the Third Street...
Saints Row: The Third - a game in the Action genre
Saints Row: The Third
Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Open world, Comedy
Game released: Linux → 15 November 2011
Players: 8.2/10
Steam: 94/100
Metacritic: 83/100
Saints Row: The Third is a continuation of the fun action game with a third-person view in the open world. In this world there is possible professional wrestling...
Banner Saga - a game in the Action genre
Banner Saga
Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Indie, Tactics
Game released: Linux → 14 January 2014
Players: 8.9/10
Steam: 88/100
Metacritic: 81/100
Banner Saga is a tactical role-playing strategy with turn-based combat and a top-down view. The game combines amazing visual style and Nordic atmosphere. Banner...
Spec Ops: The Line - a game in the Action genre
Spec Ops: The Line
Action, Shooter, Adventure, Third-person view
Game released: Linux → 29 June 2012
VGTimes: 9.0/10
Players: 8.8/10
Steam: 92/100
Metacritic: 76/100
Spec Ops: The Line is an unusual cinematic third-person shooter that will force you to confront not only real opponents, but even your own principles. Get ready to...
Men of War 2 - a game in the Action genre
Men of War 2
Strategy, Tactics, Isometric, In real time, Historical, Tanks, Action, Online, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: Linux → 15 May 2024
Players: 7/10
Steam: 64/100
Metacritic: 72/100
Continuation of a series of historical strategies known in the CIS under the name “Behind Enemy Lines.” The events of the game again take place on the battlefields...
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault - a game in the Action genre
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Historical
Game released: Linux → January 2004
Players: 6.9/10
Metacritic: 91/100
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault is a first-person shooter. The game begins in North Africa on November 7, 1942. Immediately after landing in Algiers, a special group...
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