Action 2016 for Linux — top best games in the Action genre / Page 2

Overload Playable Teaser 3.0 - a game in the Action genre

Game released: Linux → 8 March 2016

Steam: 93/100

This six-degrees-of-freedom shooter takes place in a fully 3D environment and centers on combat against robots. Overload Playable Teaser 3.0 is a demo of Overload...

MadOut Open City

Racing, Action, Open world

Game released: Linux → 29 March 2016

Steam: 38/100

This arcade racing game with combat takes place in an open city where drivers compete to finish first and take out their rivals. MadOut Open City lets players...

Crush Your Enemies

Arcade, Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Indie, Action

Game released: Linux → 13 July 2016

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 63/100

Crush Your Enemies is a top-down real-time strategy arcade game. You can expect a lot of humor, tactical depth, like in the classic strategies of Starcraft, Age of...

Marooners

Arcade, Action, Online, Board / Group Game, Indie, Mini-game / browser-based, Casual game

Game released: Linux → 15 September 2016

Steam: 61/100

Marooners is an arcade, cooperative action game from independent developers from the M2H studio. The game is designed for a fun group of friends, where you will...

Antihorror

Action, Indie, Horror

Game released: Linux → 27 July 2016

Steam: 71/100

An action horror game about a wayfarer who finds himself in an unfamiliar place after a strange turn of events. The surroundings are ominously deserted, with no one...

ALONE?

Action, Adventure, Indie

Game released: Linux → 10 October 2016

Steam: 60/100

A psychological horror game about a family mystery, ALONE? follows a protagonist who receives a plea for help from a missing sister, Michelle, and returns to the...

A Boy and His Blob

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Side view, Adventure, Remake

Game released: Linux → 19 January 2016

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 80/100

A Boy and His Blob is a fascinating puzzle-platformer with a side view in a sci-fi setting, which is a remake of David Crane's A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on...

ARK: Scorched Earth

Online, Action, DLC, First-person view, Survival, Adventure, Open world

Game released: Linux → 1 September 2016

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 74/100

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...

BattleTime

Arcade, Indie, Strategy, Isometric, Action, Adventure

Game released: Linux → 29 September 2016

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 78/100

BattleTime is an arcade strategy game in the tower defense genre with an isometric camera view. You will act as the leader of a real army and will capture enemy...

X Rebirth: Home of Light

Simulation, Action, Shooter, DLC, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Space

Game released: Linux → 25 February 2016

Players: 6/10

Steam: 90/100

X Rebirth: Home of Light is a large-scale add-on for the space action simulator. It adds three new star systems, missions, technologies, an updated trading system...

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...

Heroes of Loot 2

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

Game released: Linux → 7 June 2016

Players: 1.1/10

Steam: 80/100

Heroes of Loot 2 is a top-down action role-playing game in a fantasy setting. The second part has retained all the characteristic qualities of the backstory and is...

Clustertruck

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

Game released: Linux → 27 September 2016

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 93/100

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...

Pirate Pop Plus

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Side view, Casual game, Indie

Game released: Linux → 4 November 2016

Steam: 88/100

This pirate-themed arcade platformer follows Pete Jr and Polly as they take on the nefarious Bubble Pirate and try to free townsfolk trapped in bubbles. The player...

Zombie City Defense 2

Strategy, In real time, Action, Tactics, Isometric, Simulation, Indie, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)

Game released: Linux → 20 August 2016

Steam: 64/100

Zombie City Defense 2 is a tactical post -apocalyptic game in the genre of tower protection. In the near future, the world was devastated by a virus, turning...

Attractio

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

Game released: Linux → 19 January 2016

Players: 10/10

Steam: 40/100

Metacritic: 58/100

Attractio is a puzzle game with action elements and a first-person view. The game will tell the story of three characters who participate in a futuristic reality...

Shadwen

Action, Stealth, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Adventure

Game released: Linux → 17 May 2016

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 52/100

Shadwen is an action game with a third-party view and stealth elements from the developers of Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power. Your name is Chaudwen, your mission...

Total War: Warhammer - Blood for the Blood God

DLC, In real time, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Strategy, Action

Game released: Linux → 30 June 2016

Players: 1.1/10

Steam: 38/100

Total War: Warhammer — Blood for the Blood God — an addition to a fantasy strategy with game mechanics from the Total War game series in the Warhammer...

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided - System Rift

Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Stealth, DLC, First-person view, Third-person view, Cyberpunk

Game released: Linux → 23 September 2016

Players: 10/10

Steam: 64/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided — System Rift is an addition to the futuristic action role-playing game with stealth elements Deus Ex: Mankind Divided. The story...

Draw Slasher

Arcade, Action, Slasher, Side view, Indie, Adventure

Game released: Linux → 13 October 2016

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 74/100

Draw Slasher is a side-scrolling arcade action slasher about a ninja named Hanzo. While Hanzo was learning the way of the ninja, pirate zombie monkeys kidnapped his...

NeonXSZ

Role-playing game, Action, Warships / Submarines, Futurism (Future), Indie, Sandbox, Open world

Game released: Linux → 22 February 2016

Steam: 75/100

This futuristic action RPG centers on zero-gravity gunship combat and an attempt to escape a strange world structured like a system. The protagonist is an anomaly...

Chasing Dead

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Tanks, Adventure, Indie

Game released: Linux → 3 March 2016

Steam: 61/100

Chasing Dead is a first-person sci-fi action game with horror elements and the ability to control futuristic technology. The game begins with a strange phenomenon...

CrazyCars3D

Simulation, Racing, Action

Game released: Linux → 14 June 2016

Steam: 70/100

CrazyCars3D is an arcade platformer with racing elements, in which the player drives a car through levels filled with obstacles and traps. Cars can be selected and...

Fatal Theory

Free game, Action, Fighting, Side view, Indie, Casual game

Game released: Linux → 15 September 2016

Steam: 86/100

Fatal Theory — shareware classic bitmap with a side view, made in retro style. The main character Nick Mayhem will have to save the city from hordes of...

Melodys Escape

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Music game, Indie, Runner, Side view

Game released: Linux → 20 May 2016

Steam: 90/100

A side-scrolling rhythm runner where the obstacles and the heroine’s actions adapt to the beat and energy of music from the player’s own library. Melody runs along...

Home Behind

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Roguelike, Side view, Survival

Game released: Linux → 3 June 2016

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 53/100

Home Behind is a procedurally generated side-scrolling adventure RPG. You have to become a refugee who is fleeing a devastating war from his country to Europe...

Near Death

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

Game released: Linux → 2 August 2016

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 91/100

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...

Girl and the Robot

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Indie

Game released: Linux → 18 August 2016

Steam: 67/100

Girl and the Robot is an action-adventure game with a third-person view. The events of the game develop in a colorful world where you have to play as a little girl...

Warden: Melody of the Undergrowth

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

Game released: Linux → 9 April 2016

Steam: 78/100

Warden: Melody of the Undergrowth is a colorful adventure with a third-person view and various puzzles. The events of the game will tell the story of three...

Neon Drive

Arcade, Racing, Third-person view, Free game, Music game, Action

Game released: Linux → 12 May 2016

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 86/100

Neon Drive is a car racing arcade game with retro-futuristic colors. The game is a runner with beautiful visuals and pleasant...

Anima: Gate of Memories

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Exploration

Game released: Linux → 3 June 2016

Players: 6.4/10

Steam: 69/100

Metacritic: 62/100

Anima: Gate of Memories is an action role-playing game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. The game will tell a story about the relationship between a...

Lichtspeer

Arcade, Action, Side view, Indie, Adventure

Game released: Linux → 27 September 2016

Players: 10/10

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Lichtspeer is an arcade action game set in a futuristic world inspired by ancient Germanic myths. Summoned by the gods, a hero sets out on a perilous journey and...

Hybrid Wars

Action, Shooter, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Cooperative (co-op), Top-down view

Game released: Linux → 29 September 2016

Steam: 67/100

Hybrid Wars is a sci-fi action game with an isometric camera view. The events take place in 2060, in which massive wars of war machines take place. You will play as...

Tadpole Treble

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Music game, Side view, Indie

Early Access: Linux → 7 May 2016; Game released: Linux → 3 September 2016

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Tadpole Treble is a side-scrolling adventure music rhythm game. You have to take on the role of a newly born fish who is eager to explore the world around him. She...

My Night Job

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Side view, Survival horror, Indie

Game released: Linux → 21 April 2016

Steam: 82/100

My Night Job is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer. Players have to go to an abandoned building where nightmarish monsters are rampant. And over 60 types of...

StarBreak

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

Game released: Linux → 10 May 2016

Steam: 78/100

StarBreak is a free-to-play competitive action platformer in a futuristic setting. Procedurally generated locations in seven fantasy worlds await you. There are...

Brigador

Action, In real time, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Indie, Tactics

Game released: Linux → 2 June 2016

Brigador is an isometric real-time tactics game about a mercenary pilot hired to sow chaos in a city-state after the sudden death of its dictator. The mission is...

Crea

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Indie, Sandbox, Crafting

Game released: Linux → 9 June 2016

Players: 6.7/10

Steam: 73/100

Crea is a sandbox role-playing game set in procedurally generated worlds, where the hero explores new lands, fights monsters, and uncovers the world’s history...

Carton

Adventure, Action, Indie

Game released: Linux → 2 October 2016

Steam: 75/100

This action-adventure with settlement-building elements takes place in a world where the landscapes, trees, buildings, and characters are all made of cardboard...

Switch 'N' Shoot

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

Game released: Linux → 18 October 2016

Steam: 96/100

Switch 'N' Shoot is a vertical shoot 'em up shooter about once again saving the Earth from an alien threat. You are the pilot of a future space fighter with only...

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Best Games in the Action genre of 2016 for Linux