Action 2013 for Linux — top best games in the Action genre

7 Days to Die - a game in the Action genre

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Zombies, Survival, Online, Open world, Exploration, Sandbox

Early Access: Linux → 13 December 2013; Game released: Linux → 25 July 2024

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 41/100

Players find themselves in a world gripped by a zombie apocalypse, where the main task is survival. During the day, they search for resources, build shelters and...

Half-Life 2

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

Game released: Linux → 27 June 2013

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 93/100

Half-Life 2 is a continuation of the legendary adventure shooter with a first-person view. You once again have to lift the crowbar of the scientist-researcher...

Left 4 Dead 2

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view

Game released: Linux → 5 July 2013

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 89/100

Rogue Legacy

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie

Game released: Linux → 27 June 2013

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 84/100

SteamWorld Dig

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Indie, Side view

Game released: Linux → 5 December 2013

Players: 9.2/10

Metacritic: 80/100

SteamWorld Dig is a charming side-scrolling arcade action-platformer about a robotic miner named Rusty, who arrives in a small town with the goal of finding...

Guacamelee!

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Logic, Side view

Game released: Linux → 8 August 2013

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 86/100

Guacamelee! is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer. The plot revolves around the brave Mexican Juan Agacata, who must save the daughter of the President of...

Anomaly 2

Arcade, Strategy, In real time, Indie, Action, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Science fiction, Isometric, Online, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: Linux → 15 May 2013

Players: 7.1/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Anomaly 2 is a fantastic arcade action game with elements of tower defense and real-time strategy. Years after the 2018 invasion of Earth, the planet is overrun by...

Risk of Rain

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Indie, Roguelike

Game released: Linux → 8 November 2013

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Risk of Rain is an action-adventure RPG with a third-person view and roguelike elements in a sci-fi setting. The events of the game will take you to a distant...

Eldritch

Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, Stealth, First-person view, Indie

Game released: Linux → 21 October 2013

Players: 9.5/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Eldritch is a first-person role-playing game with elements of action, shooter, adventure, horror, stealth and indie games from the developers of Minor Key Games...

Gravity Badgers

Arcade, Action, Puzzle, Indie

Game released: Linux → 28 November 2013

Metacritic: 48/100

Gravity Badgers is an arcade game with action, puzzle and indie elements from developers from Wales Interactive studio. The game's publisher is Wales Interactive...

Kinetic Void

Simulation, Action, Futurism (Future), Indie

Game released: Linux → 20 March 2013

Kinetic Void is an action-meets-indie simulator from Badland Studio. The game is published by Badland...

FORCED

Role-playing game, Action, Hack and slash, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Linux → 24 October 2013

Players: 5/10

Metacritic: 72/100

FORCED is an arcade action RPG with puzzle and tactical elements. From one to 4 players can take part in the game at the same time. The character of the game is a...

Interstellar Marines

Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Tactics

Early Access: Linux → 2 July 2013

Players: 8.5/10

Nihilumbra

Action, Horror, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view

Game released: Linux → 25 September 2013

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Nihilumbra is a platform puzzle game developed by BeautiFun Games that will take you into a world of unusual adventures and abstract inclination. You will play as a...

Ittle Dew

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Isometric, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie

Game released: Linux → 23 July 2013

Players: 5.5/10

Ittle Dew is an indie action-adventure game with fantasy RPG elements and an isometric view. Adventurer Itl Du and her companion Tipsy are shipwrecked and find...

Surgeon Simulator

Arcade, Simulation, Action, First-person view, Logic, Indie

Game released: Linux → 19 April 2013

Players: 6.5/10

Surgeon Simulator is a logic action game with simulator elements and a first-person view. You take on the role of Nigel Burke, a would-be surgeon with a penchant...

Awesomenauts

Arcade, Online, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Free game, Side view

Game released: Linux → 29 May 2013

Players: 6.6/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Awesomenauts is a free-to-play 2D side-scrolling MOBA action game. The events of the game will take you to the distant year 3587, in which there is a great...

Paranautical Activity

Action, Shooter, Indie, Roguelike, First-person view

Game released: Linux → 14 February 2013

Players: 9.2/10

Metacritic: 48/100

Paranautical Activity is a dynamic indie shooter with a first-person view and roguelike elements. The game features randomly generated levels, super-fast gameplay...

Nimble Quest

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Top-down view, Indie

Game released: Linux → 6 December 2013

Metacritic: 77/100

Nimble Quest is a top-down arcade game with a mix of RPG, action and indie game from NimbleBit LLC. The game is published by NimbleBit LLC. Nimble Quest is...

Electronic Super Joy

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Music game, Indie

Game released: Linux → 23 August 2013

Metacritic: 78/100

Electronic Super Joy is an arcade game with a mixture of action, platformer, music game and indie game from the developers of Michael Todd Games. The main publisher...

Toki Tori

Action, Platformer, Puzzle, Arcade, Side view

Game released: Linux → 14 July 2013

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Toki Tori is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer where the goal of each level is to collect all the scattered eggs. And to achieve this goal, the player will...

Survivor Squad

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, Top-down view, Tactics, Roguelike

Game released: Linux → 8 November 2013

Survivor Squad is a top-down arcade game with RPG, action, strategy, tactical and roguelike elements from developers from Endless Loop Studios. The main publisher...

Shattered Haven

Action, Adventure, Puzzle, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: Linux → 18 March 2013

Shattered Haven is an action game with adventure and puzzle elements from developers from the Arcen Games studio. The main publisher of the game is Arcen Games...

Megabyte Punch

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Beat them all, Platformer, Indie

Game released: Linux → 15 October 2013

Violett

Action, Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Linux → 13 December 2013

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 61/100

Cubemen 2

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Indie

Game released: Linux → 8 April 2013

Metacritic: 63/100

Novelist

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Logic, Indie

Game released: Linux → 10 December 2013

Novelist is a third-person role-playing game with a mixture of action, adventure and indie games from the masters at Orthogonal Games. The game is published by...

Haunted Memories

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view

Game released: Linux → 30 September 2013

Players: 10/10

Haunted Memories is a first-person action game with a touch of shooter and horror from the MadMan Theory Games studio. The main publisher of the game is MadMan...

Teleglitch: Die More Edition

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

Game released: Linux → 24 July 2013

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Teleglich: Die More Edition is a third-person action game with shooter elements from developers from the studio Johamm Tael & Mihkel Tael. The game is published...

Chaos Engine

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Steampunk

Game released: Linux → 29 August 2013

Players: 7.7/10

Chaos Engine is a top-down arcade game with a mixture of action, shooter and steampunk game from Abstraction Games. The main publisher of the game is Mastertronic...

Zigfrak

Arcade, Role-playing game, Simulation, Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Linux → 1 November 2013

Players: 10/10

Zigfrak is a third-person arcade game with RPG, simulation, action and shooter elements from the masters at Entheogen Studios LLC. The main publisher of the game is...

Grave Digger

Action, Horror, Isometric, Indie

Game released: Linux → 30 May 2013

Grave Digger is an isometric action game with a touch of horror and an indie game from Home Groan Games. The game is published by Home Groan...

BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien

Arcade, Action, Platformer

Game released: Linux → 26 February 2013

BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien is an arcade game with a touch of action and platforming from the masters from the Gaijin Games studio...

King Arthur's Gold

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Platformer, Indie, Free game

Game released: Linux → 5 November 2013

Players: 5.9/10

King Arthur's Gold is a free-to-play side-scrolling pixel action platformer in a fantasy setting. You will travel back to the glory days of King Arthur, where you...

Eryi's Action

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Linux → 19 November 2013

Eryi's Action is an arcade game with elements of action, platformer, anime or manga and fantasy games from the Xtal Sword studio. The game is published by Nyu...

Tales of Maj'Eyal

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

Game released: Linux → 12 December 2013

Players: 7.1/10

Tales of Maj'Eyal is an exciting tactical RPG with turn-based combat and top-down view in a fantasy setting. You can create a unique character by choosing from a...

Signal Ops

Action, Shooter, Stealth, First-person view, Indie, Tactics

Game released: Linux → 18 November 2013

Metacritic: 61/100

Signal Ops is a first-person action game with elements of a shooter, stealth game, indie game and tactical game from developers from the Space Bullet Dynamics...

Legends of Aethereus

Role-playing game, Online, Action, MMO, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Linux → 22 July 2013

Players: 1/10

Legends of Aethereus is a third-person role-playing game with online, action, massively multiplayer and fantasy elements from the masters at ThreeGates. The game is...

Sir, You Are Being Hunted

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

Game released: Linux → 19 August 2013

Players: 6.5/10

Sir, You Are Being Hunted is an indie shooter with stealth elements and a first-person view in a fantasy setting. You find yourself in a dimension similar to...

Tiny Diggers 2

Arcade, Action, God Simulator, Business / Management, Third-person view, Indie

Game canceled: Linux → 23 November 2013

Anticipation Rating: 6.7/10

Tiny Diggers 2 is a third-person arcade game with elements of action, business simulator and indie game from developers from the TouchTilt Games studio. The game is...

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Best Games in the Action genre of 2013 for Linux