Action 2018 for Linux — top best games in the Action genre

Shadow of the Tomb Raider - a game in the Action genre

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Open world

Game released: Linux → 14 September 2018

Players: 8/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Shadow of the Tomb Raider is an action-adventure game with a third-person perspective that tells about the new adventures of Lara Croft. Lara must navigate through...

Graveyard Keeper

Action, Simulation, Business / Management, Top-down view, Indie, Fantasy, Medieval era, Crafting, Role-playing game

Game released: Linux → 15 August 2018

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 60/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Graveyard Keeper is a simulator of a true manager of a medieval cemetery. In the game world, heroes await death in coffins and entire tombs of your cemetery. Each...

Dead Cells

Action, Roguelike, Side view, Adventure, Metroidvania

Game released: Linux → 6 August 2018

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 89/100

The main character tries to reach the end of a large castle, but on the way, he will encounter a whole horde of various monsters that will hit, throw, burn, and...

Overcooked 2

Action, Strategy, Business / Management, Isometric, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Casual game

Game released: Linux → 7 August 2018

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Overcooked 2 is a continuation of the cooperative management strategy with an isometric camera view. You still have to prepare dishes in extreme conditions, when...

Moonlighter

Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Indie, Roguelike, Slasher, Dungeons

Game released: Linux → 29 May 2018

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Moonlighter is an action RPG with a procedurally generated world and a Japanese-style isometric camera view. Players will find dark and gloomy dungeons populated by...

Celeste

Action, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Adventure

Game released: Linux → 25 January 2018

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 91/100

Celeste is a hardcore side-scrolling action platformer from the creator of TowerFall. More than 250 levels await you, and the locations include abandoned cities...

Don't Starve: Hamlet

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Horror, DLC, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Simulation

Game released: Linux → 8 November 2018

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 86/100

Don't Starve: Hamlet is an add-on for the isometric survival action game Don't Starve. It begins when Wilson opens a portal in the place where the Pigmen come from...

For the King

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op), Turn-based

Game released: Linux → 19 April 2018

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 78/100

For the King is an action-adventure RPG with an isometric camera view and random level generation. You have to travel through an endless fantasy world. You can play...

TerraTech

Action, Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Construction, Sandbox, Open world

Game released: Linux → 10 August 2018

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 92/100

TerraTech is an exciting sandbox where you can manage a fleet of unique cars and fight enemies for valuable resources. Particular emphasis is placed on...

Timespinner

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Metroidvania, Exploration

Game released: Linux → 25 September 2018

Players: 9.8/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Timespinner is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer set in a fantasy setting. The events of the game will tell the story of a young girl named Lunais, who...

Project: Gorgon

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

Early Access: Linux → 13 March 2018; Game released: Linux → 29 January 2026

Steam: 80/100

A fantasy MMORPG focused on exploration and freedom of choice, where the world does not guide you by the hand but gradually reveals itself through curiosity and...

Mark of the Ninja Remastered

Arcade, Action, Stealth, Platformer, Side view, Indie

Game released: Linux → 9 October 2018

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 96/100

Mark of the Ninja Remastered is a special version of the side-scrolling arcade action platformer with stealth elements for Nintendo Switch. The events of the game...

Iconoclasts

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

Game released: Linux → 23 January 2018

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Iconoclasts is a side-scrolling arcade action-platformer adventure game. You have to get used to the role of the brave girl Robin, who is engaged in the destruction...

Die For Valhalla

Arcade, Action, Hack and slash, Side view, Role-playing game, Roguelike, Slasher, Adventure

Game released: Linux → 29 May 2018

Steam: 70/100

Die For Valhalla is a dynamic action game with role-playing elements and a side view. In the game you will play the role of a warrior Valkyrie and set out to...

Niffelheim

Role-playing game, Action, Hack and slash, Fantasy / Medieval, Cooperative (co-op), Crafting

Game released: Linux → 26 September 2018

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 73/100

This action role-playing game with survival and crafting elements follows a fallen warrior whose soul ends up in the harsh world of Niffelheim instead of reaching...

Russian Subway Dogs

Arcade, Action, Side view, Old school

Game released: Linux → 2 August 2018

Players: 10/10

Steam: 97/100

Russian Subway Dogs is a fun arcade action game with a side view. The simplicity of a dog's life depends on the place it calls home. In Russia, as you know...

Tesla vs Lovecraft

Action, Shooter, Horror, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Fantasy / Medieval, Indie

Game released: Linux → 26 January 2018

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Tesla vs Lovecraft is a fast-paced top-down shooter that combines the dark horror of Lovecraft and the sci-fi inventions of Tesla. The events of the game will tell...

Trailblazers

Arcade, Action, Racing, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Cooperative (co-op), Indie, Sports game

Game released: Linux → 8 May 2018

Steam: 53/100

Metacritic: 65/100

Trailblazers is an arcade co-op racer with a third-person view, in which the tracks are created completely randomly. The game features mechanics reminiscent of...

Heroes of Hammerwatch

Role-playing game, Action, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Dungeons

Game released: Linux → 1 March 2018

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Heroes of Hammerwatch is an indie role-playing game with action elements in a medieval setting. Explore procedurally generated levels, destroying enemies and...

Total War: Warhammer 2 - Curse of the Vampire Coast

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

Game released: Linux → 8 November 2018

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 83/100

A large expansion dedicated to the Vampire Coast — a faction of the undead that combines pirate romance with dark fantasy. Under the command of legendary admirals...

Guts and Glory

Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Racing, Casual game

Game canceled: Linux → 19 July 2018

Steam: 82/100

Guts and Glory is a crazy racing arcade game with a third-person view. You have to take part in a real race with death. The only goal is to get to the finish line...

Crazy Justice

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

Early Access: Linux → 23 August 2018

Players: 1/10

Crazy Justice is a team shooter with a third-person view in a steampunk style. The game supports simultaneous multiplayer for 16 people, in which you need to...

Catmaze

Metroidvania, Platformer, Action, Adventure, Role-playing game, Exploration, Fantasy, Anime / Manga, Side view

Game released: Linux → 25 May 2018

Players: 10/10

Steam: 83/100

Catmaze is an action adventure game in the Metroidvania genre with elements of anime and fantasy. Cats have always been the link between the worlds of Yav and Navi...

Tower of Time

Role-playing game, Action, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Tactics, Turn-based, Strategy

Game released: Linux → 12 April 2018

Players: 6.9/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Tower of Time is a tactical action role-playing game with an isometric camera view in a fantasy setting. The events of the game take place in the gloomy world of...

Wizard of Legend

Action, Adventure, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Roguelike, Dungeons

Game released: Linux → 15 May 2018

Players: 9/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Wizard of Legend is a dynamic top-down action game in a fantasy setting. Your main goal is to become the most powerful wizard. And to do this, you have to clear...

CrossCode

Role-playing game, Action, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Indie

Game released: Linux → 21 September 2018

Players: 9.8/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 83/100

CrossCode is a top-down action RPG in a fantasy style. This game combines SNES-style 16-bit graphics with smooth physics, a fast-paced combat system, and engaging...

Salt

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Indie, Open world, Survival

Game released: Linux → 6 February 2018

Players: 6.2/10

Steam: 54/100

Salt is an open-world role-playing game with action and survival elements, centered on sailing, island exploration, and looting. Starting on an island with...

Chasm

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

Game released: Linux → 31 July 2018

Players: 5.9/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Chasm is a side-scrolling adventure RPG action platformer in a fantasy setting. You have to try on the role of a young recruit performing his first mission...

Story Goes On

Arcade, Action, Top-down view, Roguelike, Casual game, Adventure

Game released: Linux → 2 March 2018

Steam: 70/100

This top-down action-adventure takes place inside an unfinished book by an author reflecting on his life’s work. The hero explores repeating, randomly generated...

Just Shapes & Beats

Action, Music game, Side view, Online, Indie

Game released: Linux → 31 May 2018

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Just Shapes & Beats is a hardcore multiplayer rhythm game with fast-paced shootouts. Together with your friends you have to survive the attack of musical waves...

Smoke and Sacrifice

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

Game released: Linux → 31 May 2018

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Smoke and Sacrifice is an action-adventure RPG with an isometric camera view. You will try on the role of a girl named Sachi, who goes in search of her child. The...

Swords of Ditto

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Linux → 24 April 2018

Players: 10/10

Steam: 63/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Swords of Ditto is a top-down action-adventure RPG in a fantasy setting. The game is dedicated to creating unique adventures for each new hero of the legend...

Dandara

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Metroidvania

Game released: Linux → 6 February 2018

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 72/100

Dandara is an adventure action-platformer with a side view. You will witness the story of a young girl named Dandara, who wakes up in a world unfamiliar to her and...

Crossing Souls

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

Game released: Linux → 13 February 2018

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Crossing Souls is an action-adventure game with role-playing elements in a pixel style. California, 1986. A group of friends finds a mysterious pink stone that...

Lethal League Blaze

Arcade, Fighting, Sports game, Side view, Action, Indie, Baseball, Online, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Linux → 24 October 2018

Steam: 97/100

Lethal League Blaze is a side-scrolling arcade sports game that allows up to four people to play together. You will go to fight in various arenas, where the main...

Iro Hero

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

Game released: Linux → 31 July 2018

Metacritic: 57/100

Iro Hero is a dynamic top-down arcade shooter in a sci-fi setting. The year is 2306. After alien visitors taught humanity how to generate electricity from their...

Dandara Trials of Fear

Side view, Action, Platformer, Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Metroidvania

Game released: Linux → 7 February 2018

Steam: 85/100

Dandara Trials of Fear is a side-scrolling fantasy action-adventure platformer. The citizens, once free-spirited, are now oppressed and isolated. But all is not...

Vagante

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

Game released: Linux → 22 February 2018

Players: 10/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Vagante is a side-scrolling action RPG platformer that features permadeath and procedurally generated levels. A dangerous adventure awaits you in a dark fantasy...

Darkest Dungeon: The Color of Madness

Role-playing game, Action, DLC, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Roguelike, Strategy, Indie

Game released: Linux → 19 June 2018

Players: 10/10

Steam: 66/100

Darkest Dungeon: The Color of Madness is an expansion for a unique side-scrolling party-based RPG with turn-based combat. The add-on has added a new type of task...

Mana Spark

Action, Role-playing game, Indie, Top-down view, Roguelike, Fantasy / Medieval, Adventure, Dungeons, Procedural generation

Game released: Linux → 27 September 2018

Steam: 80/100

Mana Spark is a top-down action adventure roguelike with soulslick elements in a fantasy setting. In the game you have to explore a dangerous dungeon and fight the...

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Best Games in the Action genre of 2018 for Linux