Action 2015 for Linux — top best games in the Action genre

Dying Light - a game in the Action genre

Role-playing game, Action, Horror, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Zombies, Survival horror

Game released: Linux → 27 January 2015

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Adventure action game in the open world Dying Light allows you to fully immerse yourself in the world of the zombie apocalypse. You can expect upgrades, RPG...

Broforce

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Beat them all, Platformer, Isometric, Indie, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Linux → 15 October 2015

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Broforce is a brutal 2D platformer full of pure, unadulterated fun that requires the player to destroy everything that moves in order to defeat the Satanic...

Metro 2033 Redux

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: Linux → 15 April 2015

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 88/100

The Metro universe tells the story of Moscow’s residents, whose city was destroyed by a nuclear strike in 2013. The only refuge was the metro, which had originally...

Metro: Last Light Redux

Action, Shooter, Horror, Stealth, First-person view, Collection, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: Linux → 15 April 2015

Players: 8/10

Steam: 88/100

Metro: Last Light Redux is an improved version of the post-apocalyptic shooter with a first-person view. The Metro universe tells the story of Moscow residents...

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...

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Open world

Game released: Linux → 31 July 2015

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Set in the open world of Mordor, this fantasy action game with role-playing elements follows a hero pursued by a spirit seeking to bend him to its will. As he...

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...

Crypt of the NecroDancer

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, Music game, Tactics, Roguelike, Dungeons, Indie

Game released: Linux → 23 April 2015

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Crypt of the NecroDancer is a unique indie game where everything moves to the rhythm of the music of Danny Baranowski, the composer of Super Meat Boy and the...

Magicka 2

Action, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Tactics, Adventure, Cooperative (co-op), Online

Game released: Linux → 26 May 2015

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 71/100

A cooperative action-adventure set in a fantasy world shaped by Norse folklore, Magicka 2 follows a Midgård left almost without Wizards after the Wizard Wars. A...

Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number

Arcade, Action, Beat them all, Top-down view, Indie

Game released: Linux → 10 March 2015

Players: 9/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number is a continuation of the dynamic top-down action game. The main action takes place parallel to the events of the original Hotline...

Chivalry: Medieval Warfare

Online, Action, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Linux → 26 February 2015

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 65/100

Chivalry: Medieval Warfare is a competitive action game with a first-person view in a medieval setting. You can choose one of four classes (archer, soldier...

Grim Fandango Remastered

Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Puzzle, Adventure, Point & Click, Comedy

Game released: Linux → 27 January 2015

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 83/100

A puzzle adventure set in a blend of film noir and Mexican folklore. Manny Calavera works as a travel agent at the Department of Death, selling souls tickets for a...

Verdun

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Historical, Cooperative (co-op), MMO

Game released: Linux → 28 April 2015

Players: 6.7/10

Steam: 88/100

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...

12 is Better Than 6

Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Indie

Game released: Linux → 20 November 2015

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 59/100

12 is Better Than 6 is a hardcore top-down action game from indie developers from the studio Ink Stains Games. The game will tell the story of a Mexican who lost...

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...

Dex

Role-playing game, Adventure, Stealth, Indie, Steampunk, Cyberpunk, Action

Game released: Linux → 7 May 2015

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 67/100

Dex is a 2D open-world cyberpunk RPG that focuses on exploration and non-linear...

Invisible, Inc.

Action, Strategy, Stealth, Turn-based, Indie, Steampunk, Cyberpunk, Isometric

Game released: Linux → 12 May 2015

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Invisible, Inc. — a tactical strategy with turn-based battles in a sci-fi setting. The game will tell about a secret organization of special agents who...

Axiom Verge

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

Game released: Linux → 14 May 2015

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Axiom Verge is a side-scrolling pixel action platformer set in a sci-fi setting. You will play the role of a scientist who, due to an accident, finds himself in a...

Nuclear Throne

Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Beat them all, Top-down view, Indie, Roguelike

Game released: Linux → 5 December 2015

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Nuclear Throne is a dynamic arcade action game with roguelike elements and a top-down view. Having chosen one of 12 unique characters and armed with an arsenal of...

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...

Victor Vran

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

Game released: Linux → 24 July 2015

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 75/100

This isometric action RPG follows demon hunter Victor as he battles monsters in a dark fantasy world. Combat involves dodging attacks, jumping and using special...

Hatred

Action, Shooter, Horror, Isometric, Indie

Game released: Linux → 1 June 2015

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 43/100

An isometric twin-stick shooter about a character known as the Antagonist, who declares war on humanity and seeks to unleash Armageddon. The action takes place on...

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...

Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime

Arcade, Action, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Space

Game released: Linux → 9 September 2015

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 82/100

This co-op space shooter follows a crew exploring a colorful galaxy aboard a shared neon battleship and fighting the forces of Anti-Love. Players rescue space...

Jotun

Action, Adventure, Isometric, Indie

Game released: Linux → 29 September 2015

Players: 7/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Jotun is a hand-drawn action adventure game set in the world of Norse mythology. In the game, you will try on the role of Toru, a Viking warrior who died an...

The Escapists

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Isometric, Strategy, Crafting, Simulation

Game released: Linux → 13 February 2015

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 72/100

The Escapists is a fun indie prison escape game. This can be done by any means. For example, organize a riot. Or dig a tunnel right under the prison. Or quietly...

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...

AdVenture Capitalist

Arcade, Action, Free game, Business / Management, Point & Click, Casual game

Game released: Linux → 30 March 2015

Players: 10/10

Steam: 86/100

AdVenture Capitalist is a shareware arcade clicker game in which you can become rich and taste the rich life. Start your business with a small business and grow it...

Forward to the Sky

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Anime / Manga, Indie

Game released: Linux → 29 January 2015

Steam: 84/100

This 3D action-adventure with platforming elements follows a princess knight who ventures into a tower in the sky to defeat a legendary witch and prove herself a...

GunSlugs 2

Action, Indie, Platformer, Side view, Arcade, Science fiction

Game released: Linux → 15 January 2015

Steam: 56/100

A side-scrolling arcade platformer about the elite Gunslugs squad fighting the Black Duck Army, which has returned with alien technology and is taking its war to...

Party Hard

Action, Strategy, Stealth, Tactics, Indie

Game released: Linux → 25 August 2015

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 60/100

A tactical stealth game about someone trying to stop noisy parties hosted by neighbours across the United States. Rather than call the police, the protagonist uses...

Canabalt

Arcade, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Indie, Action, Runner

Game released: Linux → 30 April 2015

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Canabalt is a fantasy arcade platformer. You have to escape from the destruction of your city with just one button. The game that popularized the endless runner...

Ninja Pizza Girl

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk, Side view, Runner, Parkour

Game released: Linux → 30 September 2015

Steam: 86/100

Ninja Pizza Girl is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer in a cyberpunk style. In a futuristic metropolis, all the game's protagonist Gemma wants to do is...

Apotheon

Action, Beat them all, Platformer, Side view, Metroidvania, Adventure

Game released: Linux → 3 February 2015

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Apotheon — A fast-paced side-scrolling action platformer. The main character Nikandreos will have to climb Mount Olympus to gain the power of the gods. Only...

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...

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...

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...

BADLAND: Game of the Year Edition

Arcade, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie, Adventure, Action

Game released: Linux → 26 May 2015

Players: 10/10

Steam: 81/100

BADLAND: Game of the Year Edition is a complete edition of the arcade platformer with puzzle elements. As a bizarre creature, you have to fly through colorful...

Tallowmere

Arcade, Platformer, Indie, Action, Slasher

Game released: Linux → 3 March 2015

Players: 6/10

Steam: 90/100

This 2D action platformer with roguelike elements sends the player into Lady Tallowmere’s infinite dungeons, where rooms are generated anew for each run. They grow...

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...

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Best Games in the Action genre of 2015 for Linux (Game released)