Action 2017 for Linux — top best games in the Action genre / Page 2

Riskers

Arcade, Action, Top-down view

Game released: Linux → 17 October 2017

Players: 10/10

Riskers is a top-down arcade game with action elements from the masters at ShotX Studio. The game is published by...

Mandate

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

Game canceled: Linux → 30 June 2017

Mandate is an isometric action game with a dash of strategy and tactical play from the masters at Perihelion Interactive. The main publisher of the game is...

Flight Unlimited 2K18

Action, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view

Early Access: Linux → 20 July 2017

Flight Unlimited 2K18 is a new version of the civil and military aviation air system with a third party and from the first person. Excellent graphics await you with...

Upside Down

Arcade, Indie, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view

Game released: Linux → 14 February 2017

Upside Down is an adventure platformer with action and puzzle elements. You have to sharpen your reflexes. As a scarecrow, armed only with your wits, you'll face...

Flinthook

Action, Platformer, Indie, Roguelike, Side view

Game released: Linux → 18 April 2017

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Flinthook is a side-scrolling action platformer from the creators of Mercenary Kings and Curses N Chaos. You have to play as a little guy who destroys many enemies...

Immortal Redneck

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

Game released: Linux → 25 April 2017

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Immortal Redneck is a fast-paced first-person shooter with roguelike elements. You will find unique arenas that are generated randomly, a wide arsenal of weapons...

One Dog Story

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

Game released: Linux → 28 April 2017

One Dog Story is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer with RPG elements. You have to take on the role of a dog (EO-43) from a mysterious underground...

Hyper Knights

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie

Game released: Linux → 20 May 2017

Hyper Knights is a medieval arcade indie action game with adventure elements. You'll hack and break through hundreds of enemies in a fast-paced, skill-based game...

Passpartout: The Starving Artist

Arcade, Simulation, Action, Indie

Game released: Linux → 6 June 2017

Passpartout: The Starving Artist is an arcade action game with simulator elements. You will find yourself in the role of an aspiring French artist who is struggling...

Super Blood Hockey

Arcade, Action, Hockey, Top-down view, Sports game

Game released: Linux → 17 August 2017

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...

Ellipsis

Arcade, Action, Indie, Shooter

Game released: Linux → 25 January 2017

Ellipsis — A top-down neon skydiving shooter where you control a futuristic spaceship. The main task — Avoid all sorts of obstacles on your way. In the...

Dragon Bros

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Side view

Game released: Linux → 31 May 2017

Dragon Bros is a side view arcade game with a dash of action and platforming from Space Lizard Studio LTD. The game is published by Space Lizard Studio...

Slash It Ultimate

Action, Music game, Indie, Arcade

Game released: Linux → 15 July 2017

Slash It Ultimate is an indie musical action game with arcade elements. The goal of the game is to play the rhythm of the song in various game modes and compete...

Necrosphere

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Side view

Game released: Linux → 1 September 2017

Necrosphere is a hardcore side-scrolling pixel action platformer with very simple controls, consisting of just two buttons. The main character dies and ends up in...

Cybercube

Platformer, Arcade, Action, Side view, Indie

Game released: Linux → 10 October 2017

Players: 5.5/10

Cybercube is an arcade indie platformer with action elements and a side view. You will have to go through 100 levels with a mesmerizing background, each of which...

Signal From Tölva

Action, First-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Linux → 10 April 2017

Players: 9/10

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...

No Heroes

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Free game

Frozen: Linux → 10 December 2017

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

No Heroes is a shareware shooter with a first-person view and a well-developed physical model of the destructibility of the...

Hive Jump

Action, Shooter, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view

Game released: Linux → 18 January 2017

Hive Jump is a futuristic side-scrolling action platformer. In the 24th century, humanity is at war with a hostile alien race. Space Corporation J.U.M.P. remains...

Zangeki Warp

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

Game released: Linux → 15 February 2017

Zangeki Warp is a Japanese-style side-scrolling arcade shooter. You have to take control of a futuristic warship that has unique hyperspace jump capabilities. And...

Tiles

Action, Puzzle, Indie

Game released: Linux → 20 March 2017

Tiles is a unique puzzle game that will challenge your mind and burn your fingertips. It's simple, you need to move from green tiles to red ones, clearing the blue...

Strafe

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Indie

Game released: Linux → 9 May 2017

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 64/100

Strafe is a bloody retro shooter with a first-person view. The game is a tribute to classic shooters and a subtle play on nostalgia at the same time. You will find...

Rocket Wars

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

Game released: Linux → 15 June 2017

Rocket Wars is a local multiplayer action arcade game in a sci-fi setting. You have to take control of a spaceship, which has unique features and weaknesses, and go...

Downward

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: Linux → 13 July 2017

Downward is an action-adventure game with parkour elements and a first-person view in a post-apocalyptic medieval setting. A large open world awaits you, a leveling...

Pressure Overdrive

Arcade, Action, Racing, Top-down view

Game released: Linux → 25 July 2017

Players: 5.5/10

Pressure Overdrive is a racing arcade action game with a top-down view. You have to get behind the wheel of an unusual vehicle and join the ranks of La Protesta in...

I Am The Hero

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

Game released: Linux → 16 January 2017

Metacritic: 65/100

I Am The Hero is an arcade action game with fighting game elements and a side view. The events of the game will tell the story of a mysterious hero with a glorious...

Slash It 2

Adventure, Arcade, Indie, Action, Music game

Game released: Linux → 24 January 2017

Slash It 2 is an indie musical adventure game. The goal is to press letters, numbers and enter words at the right time and in the right...

Wells

Arcade, Action, Indie, Steampunk, Side view

Game released: Linux → 30 January 2017

Wells is a side-view arcade action game in steampunk style. You will go on dangerous adventures and face off against hordes of enemies, giant bosses and massive...

ONRAID

Online, Action, Shooter, Platformer, Free game, Side view, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Linux → 18 April 2017

Players: 10/10

ONRAID is a free-to-play side-scrolling co-op action platformer. Epic PVP battles, powerful team bosses and interesting missions await you, where you will have to...

SEUM: The Drunk Side of the Moon

Arcade, Action, DLC, Platformer, First-person view, Puzzle

Game released: Linux → 20 October 2017

Players: 10/10

SEUM: The Drunk Side of the Moon is an add-on for an arcade action platformer with a first-person view that combines the ideas of Quake 3 and the complexity of...

Torn Tales

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

Game released: Linux → 17 January 2017

Players: 5.5/10

Torn Tales is an action role-playing game with an isometric camera view in a fantasy setting. The events of the game take place in the world of various fairy tales...

Bleed 2

Arcade, Action, Side view

Game released: Linux → 8 February 2017

Metacritic: 80/100

Bleed 2 is a continuation of the fun arcade action game with a side view. As in the original, you will again have to save the world from an impending disaster in...

Meganoid

Action, Platformer, Roguelike, Side view

Game released: Linux → 29 March 2017

Meganoid is a hardcore side-scrolling action platformer with roguelike elements. As a mysterious hero, you have to go into dungeons and destroy as many enemies as...

Two Worlds 2: Call of the Tenebrae

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

Game released: Linux → 13 July 2017

Players: 6.5/10

Two Worlds 2: Call of the Tenebrae is a stand-alone add-on for an action role-playing game with a third-person view in the fantasy world of Two Worlds 2. It will...

Go Go Electric Samurai

Arcade, Action, Racing, Futurism (Future), Indie

Game released: Linux → 14 August 2017

Go Go Electric Samurai is a minimalist arcade action game with a third-person view. Expect dynamic and exciting battles on futuristic aircraft accompanied by an...

JASEM: Just Another Shooter with Electronic Music

Top-down view, Isometric, Action, Shooter, Roguelike

Game released: Linux → 19 October 2017

Players: 4.8/10

JASEM: Just Another Shooter with Electronic Music is an arcade twin-stick shooter with non-stop shooting, epic bosses and hurricane gameplay. It is better to...

Lightspeed Frontier

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

Early Access: Linux → 7 March 2017

Lightspeed Frontier is an adventure space action game with a third-person view. You have to go to conquer the endless space on ships actually assembled from...

Soul Harvest

Free game, Indie, Strategy, Action, Online, Arcade

Game released: Linux → 31 October 2022; Early Access: Linux → 26 May 2017

Soul Harvest — A free multiplayer action strategy game set in the depths of Hell. You will take control of archdemons as they fight each other for valuable...

Xenon Valkyrie

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

Game released: Linux → 3 February 2017

Players: 10/10

Xenon Valkyrie is a side-scrolling action-adventure RPG with procedurally generated levels. You will travel to the deepest part of the moon to stop the evil witch...

World to the West

Arcade, Action, Isometric, Top-down view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Linux → 5 May 2017

Metacritic: 75/100

World to the West is a top-down action/puzzle hybrid set in the Teslagrad universe. Four heroes with their unique abilities will have to travel through a colorful...

Voxel Turf

Arcade, Action, Simulation, Third-person view

Game released: Linux → 14 September 2017

Voxel Turf is an engaging third-person sandbox simulator. In the game, you will not be building meager block shelters, but entire cities with full-fledged...

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Best Games in the Action genre of 2017 for Linux