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Best Games in the Action genre for Linux

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Desperados 3 - a game in the Action genre
Desperados 3
Action, Strategy, Adventure, Stealth, In real time, Isometric, Tactics
Game released: Linux → 16 June 2020
Players: 9.5/10
Steam: 95/100
Metacritic: 84/100
Desperados 3 is the continuation of the popular tactical strategy series Desperados from the creators of Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun. The game allows you...
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided - a game in the Action genre
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Stealth, First-person view, Third-person view, Cyberpunk
Game released: Linux → 23 August 2016
Players: 8.5/10
Steam: 75/100
Metacritic: 83/100
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided is a continuation of the futuristic role-playing game with a first-person view, stealth elements and cyberpunk style. The year 2027 was a...
Carrion - a game in the Action genre
Carrion
Action, Horror, Platformer, Side view, Metroidvania
Game released: Linux → 23 July 2020
Players: 9/10
Steam: 94/100
Metacritic: 76/100
The game's protagonist is a creature created in a laboratory that managed to escape from a glass container and start hunting its creators. The huge complex and its...
Brotato - a game in the Action genre
Brotato
Action, Indie, Top-down view, Roguelike, Shooter, Casual game, Procedural generation, Comedy, Online, Survival
Game released: Linux → 23 June 2023
Players: 8.8/10
Steam: 96/100
Arena shooter about a combat potato in the spirit of Vampire Survivors. The game tells the story of Spud from the planet Potato, who crashes on an alien planet...
Dying Light - Enhanced Edition - a game in the Action genre
Dying Light - Enhanced Edition
Action, Horror, First-person view, Collection, Zombies, Survival horror
Game released: Linux → 27 January 2015
Players: 8.8/10
Steam: 94/100
Dying Light — Enhanced Edition — a collection that will include the original Dying Light and The Following add-on. Players have access to a large and...
SOMA - a game in the Action genre
SOMA
Action, Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Science fiction, Survival horror
Game released: Linux → 22 September 2015
Players: 8.8/10
Steam: 95/100
Metacritic: 82/100
SOMA is a new project from Frictional Games, the creators of Penumbra and Amnesia. The plot revolves around the underwater research facility PATHOS-2, where...
Blasphemous - a game in the Action genre
Blasphemous
Action, Platformer, Side view, Metroidvania, Fantasy, Indie
Game released: Linux → 10 September 2019
Players: 8.4/10
Steam: 90/100
Metacritic: 79/100
A hardcore action platformer made in the spirit of the Castlevania series, but in a bloodier and more brutal form. The player explores the dark world of corrupt...
Slime Rancher - a game in the Action genre
Slime Rancher
Arcade, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Exploration, Adventure, Open world
Game released: Linux → 1 August 2017
Players: 8.4/10
Steam: 98/100
Metacritic: 81/100
A bright first-person adventure that combines elements of farming, exploration, and arcade shooting. The action takes place on a distant planet where humanity has...
Wasteland 2 - a game in the Action genre
Wasteland 2
Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, Adventure, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Turn-based
Game released: Linux → 19 September 2014
Players: 7.2/10
Steam: 81/100
Metacritic: 78/100
Wasteland 2 is the long-awaited sequel to the post-apocalyptic role-playing game with turn-based combat that inspired the Fallout series. Just like in the original...
XCOM: Enemy Unknown - a game in the Action genre
XCOM: Enemy Unknown
Action, Strategy, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Tactics, Science fiction
Game released: Linux → 19 June 2014
Players: 8.2/10
Steam: 93/100
Metacritic: 88/100
XCOM: Enemy Unknown is a turn-based tactical strategy game about the secret organization XCOM fighting a global alien invasion. The player manages the...
Road Redemption - a game in the Action genre
Road Redemption
Arcade, Action, Shooter, Motorcycle racing, Racing
Game released: Linux → 4 October 2017
Players: 7/10
Steam: 84/100
Metacritic: 67/100
Road Redemption is the spiritual successor to the Road Rush series of racing and brutal motorcycle chases. The game takes you on a brutal journey across the United...
RUINER - a game in the Action genre
RUINER
Shooter, Isometric, Cyberpunk, Action, Indie
Game released: Linux → 26 September 2017
Players: 8.3/10
Steam: 89/100
Metacritic: 76/100
RUINER is an isometric action game in a cyberpunk setting. The game takes place in 2091 in a cyber metropolis called Rengkok. You will play as a cyber psychopath...
Gang Beasts - a game in the Action genre
Gang Beasts
Arcade, Action, Adventure, Fighting, Platformer, Indie, Online, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: Linux → 12 December 2017
Players: 7.7/10
Steam: 85/100
Metacritic: 68/100
Gang Beasts is a multiplayer game with gelatinous characters, comical fights and absurd...
Quake - a game in the Action genre
Quake
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Online
Game released: Linux → 1996
Players: 8.5/10
Steam: 96/100
Metacritic: 84/100
Quake is a legendary sci-fi first-person shooter. You will try on the role of a nameless soldier who needs to fight the legions of death sent by a mysterious enemy...
Super Meat Boy - a game in the Action genre
Super Meat Boy
Action, Platformer, Sandbox, Indie
Game released: Linux → 6 November 2013
Players: 8.3/10
Steam: 93/100
Metacritic: 87/100
Super Meat Boy is a hardcore 2D side-scrolling platformer. You have to help the meat cube save his beloved, who was kidnapped by the evil scientist Dr. Fitus. The...
Emberville - a game in the Action genre
Emberville
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Isometric, Top-down view, Sandbox, Indie, Dungeons, Exploration, Construction, Crafting
Early Access: Linux → 7 January 2027; Game in development: Linux → 2028
Pixel role-playing action in the spirit of Diablo and Stardew Valley. The main character awakens in the endless dark prison of Vitromotus and tries to escape...
X Rebirth - a game in the Action genre
X Rebirth
Simulation, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Combat robots, Open world, Survival, Space, Science fiction
Game released: Linux → 15 November 2013
Players: 7.4/10
Steam: 37/100
Metacritic: 33/100
X Rebirth — a space simulator with a first-person view and elements of a global strategy in a sci-fi setting. In space you can be anyone — from a...
Dome Keeper - a game in the Action genre
Dome Keeper
Action, Adventure, Business / Management, Post-apocalyptic, Roguelike, Survival, Old school, Procedural generation
Game released: Linux → 27 September 2022
Players: 9/10
Steam: 93/100
Metacritic: 76/100
Dome Keeper is an exciting post-apocalyptic survival game with roguelike elements, a side view and resource management. As you progress, you will have to mine...
Brutal Legend - a game in the Action genre
Brutal Legend
Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Third-person view, Comedy
Game released: Linux → 26 February 2013
Players: 8.2/10
Steam: 93/100
Metacritic: 82/100
Brütal Legend is an action-adventure set in a world blending fantasy with heavy metal, where demons seek to enslave humanity and bands perform imitation covers. The...
Rogue Legacy - a game in the Action genre
Rogue Legacy
Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Roguelike
Game released: Linux → 27 June 2013
Players: 8.3/10
Steam: 91/100
Metacritic: 84/100
Rogue Legacy is a fantasy platforming roguelite in which a hero explores procedurally generated castles and battles enemies. When a character dies, an heir takes...
Insurgency - a game in the Action genre
Insurgency
Online, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Tactics
Game released: Linux → 22 January 2014
Players: 8.1/10
Steam: 92/100
Metacritic: 74/100
Insurgency is a tactical multiplayer shooter that supports up to 32 players. More than 10 modes are presented, including both cooperative and competitive, as well...
Mercenary Kings - a game in the Action genre
Mercenary Kings
Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: Linux → 25 March 2014
Players: 8.5/10
Steam: 74/100
Metacritic: 73/100
Mercenary Kings is a side-scrolling run-and-gun platformer similar to games like SNK's Metal Slug series. Players can jump, crouch, roll, shoot in four directions...
Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy Remastered - a game in the Action genre
Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy Remastered
Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Interactive movie, Detective
Game released: Linux → 29 January 2015
Players: 8.3/10
Steam: 73/100
Metacritic: 69/100
Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy Remastered is an improved edition of the third-person interactive adventure Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy. A bank teller in a trance kills...
Police Stories - a game in the Action genre
Police Stories
Action, Shooter, Horror, Top-down view, Tactics, Roguelike, Strategy, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: Linux → 19 September 2019
Players: 7.6/10
Steam: 82/100
Police Stories is a top-down tactical shooter with horror elements. You will play as a policeman and, together with your partner Rick, go to storm various premises...
Quake 3: Arena - a game in the Action genre
Quake 3: Arena
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Online
Game released: Linux → December 1999
Players: 7.9/10
Steam: 95/100
Metacritic: 93/100
Quake 3: Arena is a cult multiplayer shooter with a first-person view. The game does not have a single-player story campaign (there is a mode where the player...
Bastion - a game in the Action genre
Bastion
Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Post-apocalyptic, Indie
Game released: Linux → 13 February 2013
Players: 8.7/10
Steam: 96/100
Metacritic: 89/100
Bastion is an action-adventure RPG with an isometric camera view in a fantasy setting. You will go to a fairy-tale world, which, by the will of fate, is gradually...
Brick Rigs - a game in the Action genre
Brick Rigs
Action, Racing, Online, Sandbox, Open world, Construction
Game released: Linux → 14 July 2023
Players: 7.5/10
Steam: 95/100
A colorful action sandbox that allows you to create different types of vehicles from bricks. The game has a lot of opportunities for constructing and destroying...
Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel - a game in the Action genre
Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Comedy
Game released: Linux → 14 October 2014
Players: 8/10
Steam: 75/100
Metacritic: 75/100
Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel is a dynamic shooter with role-playing elements and a first-person view in the Borderlands universe. The game takes place after the...
BattleBlock Theater - a game in the Action genre
BattleBlock Theater
Arcade, Online, Action, Platformer, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Comedy
Game released: Linux → 15 May 2014
Players: 8.6/10
Steam: 97/100
Metacritic: 85/100
BattleBlock Theater is a side-scrolling multiplayer action platformer. There are a total of eight different modes available in the game. In Soul, the player will...
Turok 2: Seeds of Evil - a game in the Action genre
Turok 2: Seeds of Evil
Arcade, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Adventure, Online
Game released: Linux → 16 March 2017
Players: 7.7/10
Steam: 91/100
Metacritic: 86/100
Turok 2: Seeds of Evil is a classic dynamic first-person shooter where the brave hero Turok fights a huge number of dangerous enemies using all kinds of weapons...
Black Mesa - a game in the Action genre
Black Mesa
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Remake, Science fiction
Game released: Linux → 6 March 2020
Players: 8.5/10
Steam: 94/100
Metacritic: 84/100
Black Mesa is a remake of the most legendary adventure shooter with a first-person view, Half-Life. The events of the game completely repeat the story of the...
Huntdown - a game in the Action genre
Huntdown
Arcade, Shooter, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Action
Game released: Linux → 12 May 2020
Players: 9/10
Steam: 94/100
Metacritic: 85/100
Huntdown is an arcade side-scrolling pixel shooter with platforming elements in a sci-fi setting. You will go to a dark world of the future, where the police have...
ScourgeBringer - a game in the Action genre
ScourgeBringer
Action, Indie, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Roguelike
Game released: Linux → 21 October 2020
Players: 9.7/10
Steam: 88/100
Metacritic: 77/100
ScourgeBringer is a dynamic action-platformer with a side view and roguelike elements from the creators of NeuroVoider. The events of the game unfold in a...
Saints Row 2 - a game in the Action genre
Saints Row 2
Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Open world, Sandbox
Game released: Linux → 7 January 2009
Players: 7.7/10
Steam: 75/100
Metacritic: 78/100
Saints Row 2 is a third-person gangster action game set in a large open world. The story takes place in the fictional town of Stillwater. The main character escapes...
Entity: The Black Day - a game in the Action genre
Entity: The Black Day
Shooter, Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Science fiction, Survival horror, Horror, Action
Game released: Linux → 8 January 2026; Early Access: Linux → 14 November 2023
Players: 4.7/10
Steam: 79/100
The action unfolds in a dark underground bio-laboratory complex. The player takes on the role of Adam, a former special forces operative sent on a secret mission to...
Roots of Pacha - a game in the Action genre
Roots of Pacha
Top-down view, Action, Role-playing game, Simulation, Cooperative (co-op), Indie, Farm Simulator, Crafting
Game released: Linux → 25 April 2023
Players: 7.7/10
Steam: 94/100
Metacritic: 82/100
Sandbox with elements of a farmer simulator. The player is building a settlement in the Stone Age. You can grow plants to harvest crops, tame animals, and explore...
Skelethrone: The Chronicles of Ericona - a game in the Action genre
Skelethrone: The Chronicles of Ericona
Metroidvania, Action, Platformer, Side view
Game released: Linux → 7 August 2024
Players: 7.6/10
Steam: 77/100
A dark metroidvania inspired by the Castlevania and Dark Souls series. The main character is the doomed Lord Derek Erikon, who escaped a fatal end in favor of a...
Everspace - a game in the Action genre
Everspace
Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Roguelike, Space, Action
Game released: Linux → 25 May 2017
Players: 10/10
Steam: 77/100
Metacritic: 79/100
Everspace is a space simulator created on the basis of the Unreal Engine 4. You can expect randomly generated levels, a non-linear plot, advanced upgrade and...
Mars Survivors - a game in the Action genre
Mars Survivors
Science fiction, Shooter, Top-down view, Roguelike, Action
Game released: Linux → 5 July 2023
Players: 4.9/10
Steam: 65/100
The player controls a survivor on the planet Mars and confronts waves of mutated monsters. Several characters and more than 10 types of weapons are available. The...
Battle Chasers: Nightwar - a game in the Action genre
Battle Chasers: Nightwar
Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game, Dungeons
Game released: Linux → 3 October 2017
Players: 8.8/10
Steam: 85/100
Metacritic: 79/100
Battle Chasers: Nightwar is a classic RPG in the style of Heroes of Might and Magic 3. You will explore dungeons, develop the abilities of your characters and move...
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