Action 2015 for Linux — top best games in the Action genre / Page 2

Relic Hunters Zero: Remix - a game in the Action genre

Game released: Linux → 18 August 2015

Steam: 92/100

A fast-paced shooter about a team of Relic Hunters fighting the Ducans and their commander on the Asteroid Dungeon Nemesis. The player explores levels, battles...

Exile's End

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Metroidvania

Game released: Linux → 1 September 2015

Steam: 67/100

Metacritic: 63/100

Exile's End is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer set in a futuristic setting. The game takes place in the distant future, where the megacorporation...

Vendetta - Curse of Raven's Cry

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Hack and slash, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical, Indie

Game released: Linux → 20 November 2015

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 45/100

Metacritic: 27/100

Vendetta — Curse of Raven's Cry is an action-adventure RPG with a third-person view from the creators of the Two Worlds series. The main character of the game...

Transformice

Arcade, Action, MMO, Platformer, Indie, Free game, Online

Game released: Linux → 30 January 2015

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 85/100

Transformice is a multiplayer platformer in which mice navigate traps to reach cheese and carry it back. Rounds take place on maps filled with physics-based...

Templar Battleforce

Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, Top-down view, Indie, Turn-based, Roguelike

Game released: Linux → 21 September 2015

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 92/100

A turn-based tactical strategy game set in a science-fiction universe, where the Templar Knights wage war in Leviathan battle mechs. Their squad faces Xenos, rogue...

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...

Shadow Blade: Reload

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Action, Indie

Game released: Linux → 10 August 2015

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Shadow Blade: Reload is a side-scrolling action platformer about Kuro, a ninja tasked with restoring balance to a modern world where ancient clans are locked in a...

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...

Steredenn

Action, Shooter, Futurism (Future), Indie, Side view, Arcade, Roguelike

Game released: Linux → 1 October 2015

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Steredenn is a side-scrolling sci-fi shooter. You have to destroy enemies using a large arsenal of weapons, accompanied by beautiful heavy music. And of course...

Catlateral Damage

Simulation, Action, First-person view, Indie, Casual game

Game released: Linux → 27 May 2015

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 57/100

A first-person destruction simulator in which a house cat makes a mess of its owner’s home. The player explores rooms, walks, jumps and crouches, then swipes...

Penarium

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Action, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Linux → 22 September 2015

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 72/100

This 2D arena platforming game is set in a sinister circus where contestants must entertain a cruel crowd. Willy tries to survive the show by running, jumping and...

Not A Hero

Arcade, Shooter, Platformer, Beat them all, Action, Indie, Comedy

Game released: Linux → 14 May 2015

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Not A Hero is a hardcore side-scrolling action platformer. Professional hitman Steve, who has become the campaign manager for mayoral candidate Bunny Lord, must...

Caromble!

Arcade, Pinball, Arkanoid, Indie, Science fiction, Old school, Action

Early Access: Linux → 28 August 2015; Game released: Linux → 22 April 2026

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 73/100

A three-dimensional puzzle game that combines elements of physics, pinball, and platforming. In the story, the player discovers ancient powers to stop an impending...

Gear Up

Arcade, Online, Action, Shooter, Futurism (Future), Tanks, Free game, Combat robots

Game released: Linux → 29 January 2015

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 70/100

Gear Up is an arcade game with a mixture of online games, action, shooter and tank simulator from the Doctor Entertainment AB studio. The game is published by...

Standpoint

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

Game released: Linux → 5 March 2015

Steam: 71/100

Standpoint is a first-person puzzle platformer set in a labyrinth where the player can change the orientation of the world. Walls become floors, and corridors and...

StarDrive 2

Action, Strategy, In real time, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Indie, Space

Game released: Linux → 9 April 2015

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 55/100

Metacritic: 70/100

A turn-based space 4X strategy with real-time tactical space battles and turn-based ground combat. In StarDrive 2, the player rules a race and builds an empire in a...

Audiosurf 2

Arcade, Action, Music game, Third-person view, Indie

Game released: Linux → 26 May 2015

Players: 6.6/10

Steam: 80/100

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...

Ronin

Stealth, Platformer, Turn-based, Side view, Indie, Action

Game released: Linux → 30 June 2015

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Ronin is a side-scrolling turn-based stealth platformer. You have to play as a girl who takes revenge on corporations. During this dangerous adventure you need to...

Move or Die

Arcade, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Online, Action

Early Access: Linux → 16 December 2015; Game released: Linux → 21 January 2016

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 84/100

Move or Die is a fun side-scrolling arcade platformer for a noisy group. The game is a collection of mini-games in which several people can participate. Among the...

Sky Force Anniversary

Arcade, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Beat them all, Action, Indie

Game released: Linux → 30 April 2015

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Sky Force Anniversary is an arcade scrolling shooter set in futuristic aerial battles against waves of enemies and powerful bosses. Missions challenge the player to...

Super Chibi Knight

Role-playing game, Arcade, Action, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Slasher

Game released: Linux → 24 June 2015

Steam: 87/100

Super Chibi Knight is an action-adventure RPG with platforming elements and a side view. The game takes place in the kingdom of Oukoku, which is threatened by the...

Deity Quest

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

Game released: Linux → 20 January 2015

Steam: 60/100

Deity Quest is an action RPG about a young god assigned to the world of Aberos, where the goal is to convert inhabitants into followers and gain enough power to...

Hand of Fate

Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, Adventure, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Logic, Indie, Roguelike, Card game

Game released: Linux → 17 February 2015

Players: 10/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Hand of Fate is an indie role-playing adventure game with elements of action and strategy, with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. You have to play with a...

Running with Rifles

Arcade, Shooter, In real time, Top-down view, Indie, Tactics, Action, Open world

Game released: Linux → 2 April 2015

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 89/100

Running with Rifles is an isometric top-down tactical shooter set in an open world where you take on the role of a common soldier. Together with your squad, you...

Motorbike

Third-person view, Stunts, Motorcycle racing, Sandbox, Online, Racing, Sports game, Action

Game released: Linux → 19 January 2015

Players: 10/10

Steam: 59/100

Motorbike — motorcycle racing with a third-person view. This game will test your skills and is full of action and real physics. You will find 100 original...

Monstrum

Action, Horror, First-person view, Survival horror, Indie

Game released: Linux → 20 May 2015

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 89/100

Monstrum is an action-horror adventure game with a first-person view. All levels in the game are procedurally generated, so with each playthrough you will encounter...

Battle of Empires: 1914-1918

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Tactics, Historical, Action

Game released: Linux → 22 July 2015

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 68/100

This real-time tactical strategy game depicts battles of the First World War through story campaigns and multiplayer combat. Missions feature trench fighting...

Hyperdrive Massacre

Arcade, Beat them all, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Sports game, Indie, Action

Game released: Linux → 12 October 2015

Players: 8/10

Steam: 85/100

Hyperdrive Massacre is a top-down arcade action game made in the style of the 80s. The game features local multiplayer in which you and your friends can fight...

Galak-Z

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Indie, Space

Game released: Linux → 29 October 2015

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 80/100

A top-down space action game, GALAK-Z combines two-dimensional dogfights with procedurally generated worlds and physics-driven combat. The player pilots an...

Air Brawl

Action, Indie, Online

Game released: Linux → 5 November 2015

Steam: 78/100

A multiplayer action game about aerial dogfights, where success depends on piloting skill and the use of weapons with different effects. Some weapons slow...

Sky Gamblers: Storm Raiders

Arcade, Action, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Simulation, Indie

Game released: Linux → 8 January 2015

Steam: 80/100

This arcade flight simulator centers on aerial combat during World War II, with battles set at Pearl Harbor, the Coast of Dover, Midway and other historical...

Chivalry: Deadliest Warrior

Role-playing game, Action, DLC, First-person view, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Online

Game released: Linux → 26 February 2015

Players: 6.9/10

Steam: 58/100

An expansion for Chivalry: Medieval Warfare, adding online combat between warriors from different eras to the medieval action game. It introduces classes such as...

Star Horizon

Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Simulation

Game released: Linux → 28 May 2015

Steam: 58/100

Metacritic: 52/100

This on-rails space shooter follows John, a Federation pilot, and Ellie, the artificial intelligence that controls his ship, amid a war between the Inter Galactic...

Crash Drive 2

Racing, Online, Action

Game released: Linux → 28 May 2015

Steam: 90/100

A multiplayer arcade game about free-roaming and performing stunts in unusual vehicles, including buses, tanks and monster trucks. Across four open worlds, players...

Gryphon Knight Epic

Action, Indie, Fantasy

Game released: Linux → 20 August 2015

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 55/100

Gryphon Knight Epic is a 2D medieval shoot ’em up that combines exploration with boss duels. Knight Sir Oliver and his loyal gryphon Aquila return to adventure...

Solar Shifter EX

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

Game released: Linux → 11 September 2015

Steam: 47/100

Metacritic: 53/100

This science-fiction shoot ’em up follows humanity’s war against a powerful alien race preparing to destroy the Sun. After the humans’ defeat, pirate raiders scour...

Turok: Dinosaur Hunter

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Adventure

Game released: Linux → 17 December 2015

Players: 9/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 71/100

This first-person action-adventure follows Turok, a warrior torn from his own time and thrust into the conflict-ridden Lost Land, a world inhabited by dinosaurs...

Paper Dungeons

Role-playing game, Action, Top-down view, Board / Group Game, Logic, Roguelike, Indie, Adventure

Game released: Linux → 26 March 2015

Steam: 48/100

Paper Dungeons is a role-playing logic action game with elements of a bagel and a board game. You start each dungeon as a new board from a long adventure set: each...

Spirits of Xanadu

Action, Shooter, Puzzle, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Combat robots, Science fiction, Adventure, Space

Game released: Linux → 26 March 2015

Steam: 77/100

Spirits of Xanadu is a space adventure about crazy artificial intelligence. You discover the abandoned Xanadu spaceship in the far reaches of the universe. The...

Blockstorm

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

Game released: Linux → 21 May 2015

Players: 6.3/10

Steam: 76/100

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...

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Best Games in the Action genre of 2015 for Linux