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Best Games in the Action genre for Linux

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Vagante - a game in the Action genre
Vagante
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Roguelike, Side view, Online
Game released: Linux → 22 February 2018
Players: 10/10
Steam: 89/100
Metacritic: 69/100
Vagante is a side-scrolling action RPG platformer that features permadeath and procedurally generated levels. A dangerous adventure awaits you in a dark fantasy...
Paleo Pines - a game in the Action genre
Paleo Pines
Action, Third-person view, Farm Simulator, Exploration, Casual game, Adventure, Indie
Game released: Linux → 26 September 2023
Players: 8.9/10
Steam: 84/100
Metacritic: 69/100
The game takes place on a colorful island where kind dinosaurs and eccentric people live. Together with their faithful companion, the dinosaur Lucky, players...
Towers of Aghasba - a game in the Action genre
Towers of Aghasba
Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Exploration, Open world, Crafting
Early Access: Linux → 19 November 2024
Players: 1/10
Steam: 67/100
Adventure sandbox with an open world. The main action takes place in a fantasy universe. It is home to the Shimu people, who are trying to retake their homeland...
Mini Royale - a game in the Action genre
Mini Royale
Action, Shooter, Online, First-person view, Third-person view, Indie, Free game, Battle Royale
Early Access: Linux → 27 March 2025; Game in development: Linux → 2026
Players: 5.5/10
Steam: 62/100
A free dynamic shooter in which toy soldiers unleashed large -scale battles in ordinary household places. Using a hook-cat, you can quickly move in level, evade...
Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil - a game in the Action genre
Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil
Action, Shooter, Horror, DLC, First-person view, Futurism (Future)
Game released: Linux → 24 May 2005
Players: 9.5/10
Steam: 84/100
Metacritic: 78/100
Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil is an add-on for the legendary first-person shooter with horror elements Doom 3. 2147 2 years have passed since the events of Doom 3...
Shank - a game in the Action genre
Shank
Action, Platformer, Side view, Beat them all, Cooperative (co-op), Indie
Game released: Linux → 26 October 2010
Players: 6.9/10
Steam: 88/100
Metacritic: 71/100
Set in a stylized criminal underworld, this side-scrolling beat ’em up follows Shank on a quest for revenge. Its story unfolds through fully animated scenes, while...
Trine - a game in the Action genre
Trine
Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: Linux → 2 November 2010
Players: 8.7/10
Steam: 94/100
Metacritic: 82/100
This fantasy action-platformer with physics-based puzzles follows a wizard, a knight and a thief whose fates become bound by a mysterious artifact called the Trine...
White Night - a game in the Action genre
White Night
Action, Adventure, Horror, Isometric, Indie, Puzzle
Game released: Linux → 3 March 2015
Steam: 74/100
Metacritic: 65/100
White Night is an adventure black-and-white horror game in the noir style. The action of the game takes place in the 1930s, where you will explore the sinister and...
Skyhill - a game in the Action genre
Skyhill
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Horror, Platformer, Survival, Indie
Game released: Linux → 6 October 2015
Players: 7.3/10
Steam: 69/100
Metacritic: 63/100
Skyhill is a quest with survival elements. The main character ends up in a hotel called SKYHILL, where he rents the safest room on the hundredth floor. And then...
Signal From Tölva - a game in the Action genre
Signal From Tölva
Action, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Open world, Combat robots
Game released: Linux → 10 April 2017
Players: 9.3/10
Steam: 71/100
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...
Blitzkrieg 3 - a game in the Action genre
Blitzkrieg 3
Action, Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Tactics, Online
Game released: Linux → 2 June 2017
Players: 7.3/10
Steam: 47/100
Metacritic: 68/100
Blitzkrieg 3 is an exciting continuation of the real-time strategy game with an isometric camera view set during the Second World War. Three eras await you, each of...
Swords of Ditto - a game in the Action genre
Swords of Ditto
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: Linux → 24 April 2018
Players: 10/10
Steam: 63/100
Metacritic: 74/100
Swords of Ditto is a top-down action-adventure RPG in a fantasy setting. The game is dedicated to creating unique adventures for each new hero of the legend...
Chasm - a game in the Action genre
Chasm
Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Roguelike, Metroidvania
Game released: Linux → 31 July 2018
Players: 5.9/10
Steam: 76/100
Metacritic: 72/100
Chasm is a side-scrolling adventure RPG action platformer in a fantasy setting. You have to try on the role of a young recruit performing his first mission...
Wolfhound - a game in the Action genre
Wolfhound
Action, Platformer, Side view, Exploration, Old school, Metroidvania, Adventure
Game in development: Linux → 2026
Anticipation Rating: 10/10
Old-school metroidvania with a side view, set on a mysterious island in the Bermuda Triangle, where a secret Nazi base is hidden. The player takes on the role of...
FIEFDOM - a game in the Action genre
FIEFDOM
Action, Slasher, First-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Fantasy, Medieval era, Online
Game in development: Linux → 2027
Medieval slasher with large -scale battles and a living, changing world. Players can fight both on land and at sea, participating in multi -user battles with...
Viscerafest - a game in the Action genre
Viscerafest
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future)
Early Access: Linux → 20 May 2021; Game released: Linux → 14 April 2025
Players: 7.1/10
Steam: 87/100
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...
Braid - a game in the Action genre
Braid
Action, Strategy, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Sandbox, Indie
Game released: Linux → 11 April 2009
Players: 8.6/10
Steam: 90/100
Metacritic: 92/100
Braid is a 2D puzzle-platformer with painterly visuals. Setting out from a house in the city, the protagonist travels through a series of worlds to rescue an...
Arma: Cold War Assault - a game in the Action genre
Arma: Cold War Assault
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Tactics, Simulation, Strategy
Game released: Linux → 8 August 2011
Players: 7.3/10
Steam: 89/100
Arma: Cold War Assault is a tactical military shooter with a first-person view. The campaign's plot was based on a fictional conflict between NATO and the USSR...
Legend of Grimrock - a game in the Action genre
Legend of Grimrock
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Puzzle, Dungeons
Game released: Linux → 19 December 2012
Players: 9.1/10
Steam: 92/100
Metacritic: 82/100
Legend of Grimrock is an action role-playing game with a first-person view in a fantasy setting. A group of prisoners are sentenced to death by exile to the...
Worms: Clan Wars - a game in the Action genre
Worms: Clan Wars
Action, Strategy, MMO, Platformer, Turn-based, Side view, Online
Game released: Linux → 15 August 2013
Players: 10/10
Steam: 77/100
Metacritic: 73/100
Worms: Clan Wars is a new part of the exciting turn-based strategy in the Worms universe with an emphasis on the multiplayer component. The game contains 25 single...
Never Alone - a game in the Action genre
Never Alone
Arcade, Action, Adventure, Beat them all, Platformer, Indie, Side view
Game released: Linux → 18 November 2014
Players: 6.8/10
Steam: 78/100
Metacritic: 70/100
Never Alone is an arcade side-scrolling indie adventure platformer. You play as the girl Nunu and her arctic fox companion. You have to solve the mystery of an...
Don't Starve: Shipwrecked - a game in the Action genre
Don't Starve: Shipwrecked
Action, DLC, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Adventure, Survival, Indie
Game released: Linux → 1 December 2015
Players: 7/10
Steam: 95/100
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...
Cobalt - a game in the Action genre
Cobalt
Arcade, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Action, Indie, Adventure
Game released: Linux → 2 February 2016
Players: 10/10
Steam: 92/100
Metacritic: 68/100
Cobalt is a side-scrolling co-op action platformer set in a sci-fi setting. You will take on the role of robot agent Cobalt, who discovers the lost colonization...
Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight - a game in the Action genre
Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight
Action, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Metroidvania, Exploration
Game released: Linux → 4 March 2016
Players: 9.3/10
Steam: 92/100
Metacritic: 76/100
Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight is a side-scrolling action platformer. You have to go explore the dark lands where the curse has fallen. Evil is penetrating...
Dead Island: Riptide - a game in the Action genre
Dead Island: Riptide
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Zombies, Cooperative (co-op), Online
Game released: Linux → 31 May 2016
Players: 8.4/10
Steam: 73/100
Metacritic: 60/100
A first-person action game about surviving a zombie apocalypse, continuing the story of Dead Island. After escaping Banoi, the heroes find themselves aboard a...
Super Blood Hockey - a game in the Action genre
Super Blood Hockey
Arcade, Action, Hockey, Top-down view, Sports game, Business / Management
Game released: Linux → 17 August 2017
Steam: 91/100
Metacritic: 65/100
Super Blood Hockey is an exciting top-down hockey arcade game. To win the match you have to play as hard as possible, using all sorts of dirty tricks. The game...
Prehistorik 2 - a game in the Action genre
Prehistorik 2
Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Adventure
Game released: Linux → 28 November 2017
Steam: 92/100
A classic platformer about a caveman searching for food and fighting animals. The hero walks and jumps through levels, striking enemies with a club, and faces...
Die For Valhalla - a game in the Action genre
Die For Valhalla
Arcade, Action, Hack and slash, Side view, Role-playing game, Roguelike, Slasher, Adventure
Game released: Linux → 29 May 2018
Steam: 70/100
Die For Valhalla is a dynamic action game with role-playing elements and a side view. In the game you will play the role of a warrior Valkyrie and set out to...
Dead Cells: The Queen and the Sea - a game in the Action genre
Dead Cells: The Queen and the Sea
Arcade, Roguelike, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval, DLC, Action, Indie
Game released: Linux → 6 January 2022
Players: 7.4/10
Steam: 89/100
Dead Cells: The Queen and the Sea is an expansion for the hardcore side-scrolling action-slasher inspired by the Dark Souls series. In the expansion, you will...
Aperture Desk Job - a game in the Action genre
Aperture Desk Job
Free game, Simulation, Adventure, Futurism (Future), First-person view, Puzzle, Logic, Casual game, Action
Game released: Linux → 1 March 2022
Players: 9.1/10
Steam: 94/100
Aperture Desk Job is a free-to-play adventure game with a first-person view in a sci-fi setting, set in the Portal universe. In the game you will find yourself in...
Postal 2 Redux - a game in the Action genre
Postal 2 Redux
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Comedy, Exploration, Old school, Adventure
Game in development: Linux → spring 2027
Anticipation Rating: 10/10
A remaster of the controversial shooter Postal 2 from 2003. The main character in the game is a certain Dude, who is used to solving his problems in the most...
ARK: Survival Of The Fittest - a game in the Action genre
ARK: Survival Of The Fittest
Online, Action, First-person view, Free game, Survival
Early Access: Linux → 16 March 2016
Players: 8.2/10
Steam: 73/100
ARK: Survival Of The Fittest is a shareware online action game with a first-person view, which is an independent offshoot of ARK: Survival Evolved. Multiplayer for...
Stick It to the Stickman - a game in the Action genre
Stick It to the Stickman
Action, Fighting, Platformer, Beat them all, Roguelike, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Comedy, Online
Early Access: Linux → 18 August 2025; Game released: Linux → 23 September 2026
Players: 10/10
Steam: 95/100
An unusual roguelike that combines dynamic action and platformer elements, where the player acts as an office worker - Stickman, striving for career heights. The...
Blue Ridge Hunting - a game in the Action genre
Blue Ridge Hunting
Action, Adventure, Horror, Online, First-person view, Cooperative (co-op)
Early Access: Linux → 20 October 2026; Game in development: Linux → 2027
Steam: 47/100
A cooperative game set in the Appalachian Mountains, players team up to search for traces of cryptid creatures lurking in the shadows. Players can use a variety of...
World of Goo - a game in the Action genre
World of Goo
Action, Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Casual game
Game released: Linux → 12 February 2009
Players: 7.9/10
Steam: 92/100
Metacritic: 91/100
World of Goo is a construction puzzle game where you move living Goo balls and use them to build buildings, bridges, and airships to solve various problems as you...
Saints Row: Gat out of Hell - a game in the Action genre
Saints Row: Gat out of Hell
Action, Shooter, DLC, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Open world, Comedy
Game released: Linux → 20 January 2015
Players: 8/10
Steam: 73/100
Metacritic: 65/100
An open-world action game and expansion to Saints Row 4, set in Hell, where Johnny Gat or Kinzie Kensington sets out to save the Boss’s soul. The protagonists face...
Gigantic Army - a game in the Action genre
Gigantic Army
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Combat robots, Indie, Runner
Game released: Linux → 6 March 2014
Steam: 77/100
Metacritic: 73/100
Gigantic Army is a classic side-scrolling arcade shooter in a sci-fi setting. The game takes place in the 21st century, where Earth is at war with the Ramulons, an...
Breach and Clear - a game in the Action genre
Breach and Clear
Role-playing game, Simulation, Action, Shooter, Strategy, Turn-based, Tactics
Game released: Linux → 22 March 2014
Players: 5.5/10
Steam: 81/100
Metacritic: 66/100
Breach and Clear — You take control of US Army Rangers, German KSK, Canadian JTF2, British SAS and others — and challenge a variety of opponents with...
Painkiller: Hell & Damnation - a game in the Action genre
Painkiller: Hell & Damnation
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Horror
Game released: Linux → 27 May 2014
Players: 8/10
Steam: 71/100
Metacritic: 52/100
Painkiller: Hell & Damnation is a continuation of the hardcore and bloody third-person shooter, which is a re-release of the original Painkiller, released in 2004...
Barony - a game in the Action genre
Barony
Role-playing game, Roguelike, First-person view, Indie, Action, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Dungeons
Game released: Linux → 23 June 2015
Players: 7.4/10
Steam: 90/100
Barony is a cooperative action-adventure game with a first-person view and roguelike elements in a fantasy setting. You have to explore dangerous dungeons full of...
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