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Best Games in the Action genre for Linux

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Goat Simulator

Simulation, Action, Third-person view, Indie

Game released: Linux → 27 June 2014

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 58/100

Goat Simulator is an unusual goat simulator with a third-person view. You have to control such extraordinary characters in the world of computer games as a goat...

10,000,000

Role-playing game, Puzzle, Indie, Match-3 (Three in a row), Action, Fantasy / Medieval, Roguelike, Side view

Game released: Linux → 14 March 2014

Players: 5.5/10

10,000,000 — Action role-playing roguelike in a fantasy style with puzzle elements and a side view. In this game you have to run non-stop, overcome obstacles...

Towerfall: Ascension

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Beat them all, Platformer, Online

Game released: Linux → 29 May 2014

Metacritic: 85/100

Towerfall: Ascension is a fun side-scrolling multiplayer action platformer where you take on the role of archers who hate each other very much and fight on a...

Blockstorm

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Indie

Game released: Linux → 21 May 2015

Players: 6.3/10

Blockstorm is a fun arcade sandbox with a first-person view. You will go to the amazing world of destructible blocks, where you can create any fighter and map with...

Audiosurf 2

Arcade, Action, Music game, Third-person view

Game released: Linux → 26 May 2015

Players: 6.6/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Audiosurf 2 is a continuation of the musical racing arcade game with a third-person view. The sequel features many improvements over the original. First of all...

Don't Starve: Shipwrecked

Action, DLC, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Linux → 1 December 2015

Players: 7/10

Don't Starve: Shipwrecked is an add-on for the isometric survival action game Don't Starve. It adds new characters and creatures, several locations and seasonal...

Near Death

Action, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie

Game released: Linux → 2 August 2016

Players: 7.9/10

Near Death is an indie action adventure game with a first-person view and horror elements. The events of the game will take you to the cold corridors of a research...

Clustertruck

Arcade, Action, Platformer, First-person view, Indie

Game released: Linux → 27 September 2016

Players: 9.5/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Clustertruck is an arcade action platformer with a first-person view, in which the player has to stay on top of speeding long-range trucks. Jumping from one car to...

Darkest Dungeon: The Crimson Court

Role-playing game, Action, DLC, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Roguelike

Game released: Linux → 19 June 2017

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Darkest Dungeon: The Crimson Court is an add-on for a unique party-based side-scrolling RPG with turn-based combat. The add-on introduces a new campaign, the action...

Forager

Arcade, Action, Top-down view, Indie, Open world, Adventure

Game released: Linux → 18 April 2019

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Forager is a fun top-down arcade clicker game with RPG elements, inspired by Stardew Valley, Terraria and Zelda. You will explore everything around, create objects...

Undead Horde

Role-playing game, Action, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Linux → 15 May 2019

Undead Horde is a colorful top-down action RPG in a fantasy setting from the creators of Crimsonland and Neon Chrome. You have to try on the role of a powerful...

Jelly Brawl

Online, Action, Cooperative (co-op), Indie, Top-down view, Sandbox

Game released: Linux → 27 October 2020

Jelly Brawl is a top-down cooperative indie action game. This is a game with simple controls that are easy to learn. Without quick reactions and timely taps, it's...

Emberville

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Top-down view, Sandbox, Dungeons, Exploration, Construction, Crafting

Game in development: Linux → 27 October 2026

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...

SCP: Escape Together

Adventure, Action, Horror, Cooperative (co-op), Indie, First-person view

Early Access: Linux → 7 January 2021

Players: 5.5/10

SCP: Escape Together is an action-horror adventure with a first-person view and co-op based on the 2012 horror film SCP: Containment Breach. You'll team up or...

Seablip

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Warships / Submarines, Indie, Side view, Casual game, Open world

Early Access: Linux → 17 May 2024; Game in development: Linux → 2026

Players: 9/10

A colorful role-playing sandbox with an open world, ships and the romance of sea adventures. A long journey awaits the player, full of secrets and adventures. The...

Rune (2000)

Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Linux → 21 June 2001

Players: 9.3/10

Metacritic: 65/100

Quest of Dungeons

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based

Game released: Linux → 25 March 2014

ARK: Scorched Earth

Online, Action, DLC, First-person view

Game released: Linux → 1 September 2016

Players: 8.6/10

ARK: Scorched Earth is an addition to the multiplayer action game with a first-person view Ark: Survival Evolved. The addition will give you a completely new...

Hover: Revolt of Gamers

Arcade, Action, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Linux → 31 May 2017

Players: 10/10

Hover: Revolt of Gamers is an arcade action game in a futuristic setting. The events take place in a neon city where all forms of video games and entertainment are...

Time Recoil

Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Linux → 10 August 2017

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 70/100

Time Recoil is a top-down sci-fi shooter from the creators of the cult classic Crimsonland. In the game, every successful kill involves slowing down time, just like...

ScourgeBringer

Action, Indie, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Roguelike

Game released: Linux → 21 October 2020

Players: 9.7/10

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...

Just Move: Clean City Messy Battle

Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Roguelike, Casual game

Game released: Linux → 20 June 2025

A dynamic action roguelike where the player controls a character that automatically attacks the nearest enemies when they come within range. The gameplay revolves...

Project Shadowglass

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, First-person view, Fantasy, Old school

Game in development: Linux → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

An immersive first-person stealth game inspired by classics like Thief and Deus Ex, created using unique 3D pixel art technology. By day, a thief hides in his...

PULSAR: Lost Colony

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Cooperative (co-op), Virtual Reality (VR)

Early Access: Linux → 15 September 2015; Game released: Linux → 22 June 2021

PULSAR: Lost Colony is a unique co-op spaceship management simulator inspired by FTL and Space Station 13. You will explore a vast galaxy that is randomly...

Xenosis: Alien Infection

Action, Shooter, Horror, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Indie

Frozen: Linux → 2018

Anticipation Rating: 5/10

Xenosis: Alien Infection is an atmospheric shooter with horror elements and a top-down view in a sci-fi setting. You will take on the role of a space treasure...

Penumbra: Requiem

Action, Adventure, Horror, DLC, First-person view, Puzzle

Game released: Linux → 17 November 2008

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 67/100

Penumbra: Requiem is a first-person action game with a dash of adventure, horror and puzzle from the developers at Frictional Games. The main publisher of the game...

Eschalon: Book 3

Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Linux → 14 February 2014

Players: 8.2/10

Eschalon: Book 3 is an isometric role-playing game with action and fantasy elements from the developers of Basilisk Games. The main publisher of the game is...

Verdun

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Historical

Game released: Linux → 28 April 2015

Players: 6.7/10

Verdun is an online first-person shooter set in the First World War. Realistic gameplay awaits you, allowing you to feel the horror of war. The game features...

Mushroom 11

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view

Game released: Linux → 15 October 2015

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Mushroom 11 is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer. Controlling an amorphous organism, you have to overcome flocks of strange mutated creatures and...

Death Road to Canada

Role-playing game, Action, Top-down view, Post-apocalyptic, Roguelike

Game released: Linux → 22 July 2016

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Death Road to Canada is a top-down action RPG set in a post-apocalyptic world. You will go to the center of a full-scale invasion of the living dead. Having taken...

Signal From Tölva

Action, First-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Linux → 10 April 2017

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 69/100

The Signal From Tölva is a futuristic action game with a first-person view. The game takes place on an unknown planet, where a mystical signal comes from. The...

Darkest Dungeon: The Color of Madness

Role-playing game, Action, DLC, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Roguelike

Game released: Linux → 19 June 2018

Players: 10/10

Darkest Dungeon: The Color of Madness is an expansion for a unique side-scrolling party-based RPG with turn-based combat. The add-on has added a new type of task...

Space Commander: War and Trade

Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, Simulation, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Indie, Tactics

Game released: Linux → 5 November 2020

Players: 8.1/10

Space Commander: War and Trade is a fantasy-style tactical action RPG with real-time management elements and an isometric view. You will have to create your fleet...

Sauna of the DEAD

Zombies, Top-down view, Action, Role-playing game, Roguelike, Adventure, Old school, Comedy

Game released: Linux → 4 February 2025

The pixel game, the action of which takes place in the sauna of the underground world, where the main character turned out to be. The character fights with zombies...

Who's Your Daddy

Action, First-person view, Indie

Early Access: Linux → 23 December 2015

Players: 6.2/10

Who's Your Daddy is an indie action game with a first-person view, where you, in the role of a father, need to stop the kid's suicidal attempts. You can play as...

Exiled

Role-playing game, Online, Action, MMO, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval

Early Access: Linux → 23 February 2017

Players: 4/10

Exiled is an isometric role-playing game with online, action, massively multiplayer and fantasy elements from developers Fairytale Distillery. The game is published...

Viscerafest

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future)

Early Access: Linux → 20 May 2021; Game released: Linux → 14 April 2025

Players: 7.1/10

A fast-paced arena shooter set in the year 3796. Mercenary Caroline with a strong desire for violence dreams only of a wedding. She already has a boyfriend, but the...

Stick It to the Stickman

Action, Fighting, Platformer, Beat them all, Roguelike, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Comedy

Early Access: Linux → 18 August 2025; Game in development: Linux → 2026

Players: 10/10

An unusual roguelike that combines dynamic action and platformer elements, where the player acts as an office worker - Stickman, striving for career heights. The...

Osmos

Arcade, Action, Strategy, Top-down view

Game released: Linux → 28 April 2010

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Spiral Knights

Role-playing game, Action, Top-down view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Linux → 14 June 2011

Players: 10/10

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