Action 2023 for Linux — top best games in the Action genre

Entity: The Black Day - a game in the Action genre

Shooter, Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Science fiction, Survival horror, Horror, Action

Game released: Linux → 8 January 2026; Early Access: Linux → 14 November 2023

Players: 4.7/10

Steam: 80/100

The action unfolds in a dark underground bio-laboratory complex. The player takes on the role of Adam, a former special forces operative sent on a secret mission to...

System Shock Remake

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk, Science fiction, Remake

Game released: Linux → 30 May 2023

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 78/100

A remake of the legendary role-playing shooter System Shock. The game takes place in the year 2072, where all resources on Earth have been practically depleted...

Halls of Torment

Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Indie, Roguelike, Fantasy, Old school

Early Access: Linux → 24 May 2023; Game released: Linux → 24 September 2024

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 88/100

The main action takes place in a dark fantasy world with monsters, demons and magic. The brave hero sets out to explore various underground spaces to find new...

Brotato

Action, Indie, Top-down view, Roguelike, Shooter, Casual game, Procedural generation, Comedy, Online, Survival

Game released: Linux → 23 June 2023

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 96/100

Arena shooter about a combat potato in the spirit of Vampire Survivors. The game tells the story of Spud from the planet Potato, who crashes on an alien planet...

Brick Rigs

Sandbox, Online, Open world, Racing, Action, Construction

Game released: Linux → 14 July 2023

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 95/100

A colorful action sandbox that allows you to create different types of vehicles from bricks. The game has a lot of opportunities for constructing and destroying...

Roots of Pacha

Top-down view, Action, Role-playing game, Simulation, Cooperative (co-op), Indie, Farm Simulator, Crafting

Game released: Linux → 25 April 2023

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Sandbox with elements of a farmer simulator. The player is building a settlement in the Stone Age. You can grow plants to harvest crops, tame animals, and explore...

Astral Ascent

Action, Roguelike, Side view, Slasher, Platformer, Cooperative (co-op), Indie, Fantasy, Replayability

Game released: Linux → 14 November 2023

Players: 7/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Four heroes with unique personalities try to escape from the Garden, an astral prison guarded by 12 godlike and treacherous Zodiacs. The game has dozens of unique...

Combat Master: Season 1

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

Game released: Linux → 21 April 2023

Players: 6.7/10

Steam: 88/100

Tactical multiplayer shooter in the spirit of the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare series. At the beginning of each round, the player chooses one of the opposing sides...

Mars Survivors

Science fiction, Shooter, Top-down view, Roguelike, Action

Game released: Linux → 5 July 2023

Players: 4.9/10

Steam: 65/100

The player controls a survivor on the planet Mars and confronts waves of mutated monsters. Several characters and more than 10 types of weapons are available. The...

Gravity Circuit

Action, Platformer, Combat robots, Beat them all, Side view, Metroidvania, Indie

Game released: Linux → 13 July 2023

Steam: 95/100

The game takes place in a future world where intelligent robots face an old enemy — the Virus Army. Many years ago the villains were defeated, but now they...

Dead Cells: Return to Castlevania

DLC, Action, Indie, Side view, Metroidvania, Roguelike, Platformer, Gothic

Game released: Linux → 6 March 2023

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 88/100

An expansion for the hardcore side-scrolling action roguelike Dead Cells, which brings original content inspired by Castlevania to the game. The main character...

Wedding Witch

Action, Roguelike, Isometric, Role-playing game, Fantasy, Anime / Manga, Survival, Casual game

Game released: Linux → 3 November 2023

Players: 6.3/10

Steam: 92/100

The main character goes on a dangerous journey to find the Succubus potion. To do this, she explores randomly generated maps with many opponents. The drink helps...

Paleo Pines

Action, Third-person view, Farm Simulator, Exploration, Casual game, Adventure, Indie

Game released: Linux → 26 September 2023

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 69/100

The game takes place on a colorful island where kind dinosaurs and eccentric people live. Together with their faithful companion, the dinosaur Lucky, players...

Total War: Warhammer 3 - Shadows of Change

DLC, Strategy, Fantasy, Medieval era, Isometric, Action

Game released: Linux → 31 August 2023

Steam: 48/100

Expansion for Total War: Warhammer 3, three legendary lords, a legendary hero, new units, and unique...

Saga Of Sins

Action, Adventure, Role-playing game, Arcade, Metroidvania, Side view, Medieval era

Game released: Linux → 30 March 2023

Steam: 76/100

The game takes place in a dark fantasy world with demons, monsters and dark magic. There are several characters available that you can switch between during battle...

Undead World

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Top-down view, Fantasy, Isometric

Early Access: Linux → 10 March 2023

Steam: 88/100

The main character explores a gloomy island inhabited by the undead. To survive, he must use all his talents, weapons and magic tricks. In the game world you can...

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge - Dimension Shellshock

DLC, Side view, Action, Cooperative (co-op), Comics, Beat them all, Arcade, Online, Adventure, Indie

Game released: Linux → 31 August 2023

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 87/100

The Neutrino alien race from Dimension X needs help again: Shredder is planning to take over the entire multiverse by moving between dimensions. The add-on...

Lumencraft

Tactics, Roguelike, Top-down view, Shooter, Indie, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Action, Strategy, Sandbox

Early Access: Linux → 13 April 2022; Game released: Linux → 28 February 2023

Players: 6.4/10

Steam: 75/100

The events of the game take place back in 2221. More than two centuries ago, the surface of the planet became uninhabitable. The remnants of humanity are struggling...

Gemini: Binary Conflict

Action, Shooter, Science fiction, First-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Online

Early Access: Linux → 21 June 2023; Game released: Linux → 7 June 2024

Steam: 76/100

A multiplayer game set in the midst of an interplanetary war between two alien species. The Avians (a bird-like species) inhabiting their homeworld battle their...

Treason

First-person view, Shooter, Detective, Cooperative (co-op), Indie, Action, Battle Royale

Game released: Linux → 31 January 2023

Steam: 89/100

A multiplayer social game in which gamers try to identify killers. At the beginning of the round, some random characters become traitors, their goal is to kill...

Pawperty Damage

Online, Action, Cooperative (co-op), Third-person view, Casual game, Sandbox

Game released: Linux → 23 May 2023

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 92/100

A fast-paced co-op game where players destroy cities to make their characters bigger. Several heroes and city levels are available. Special items enhance attacks...

Vagabond

Role-playing game, Arcade, Action, Adventure, Online, Sandbox, Beat them all, Open world, Procedural generation

Early Access: Linux → 1 May 2023

Steam: 76/100

An action role-playing game in which the world is created using procedural generation. The player, in the role of an adventurer, sets out to conquer a huge open...

Halls of Torment: Prelude

Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Free game, Roguelike, Fantasy, Old school, Dungeons, Slasher

Game released: Linux → 9 March 2023

Steam: 92/100

Free prologue for the action RPG Halls of Torment. The main action takes place in a dark fantasy world with monsters, demons, and magic. The game features over 30...

Ion Fury: Aftershock

Shooter, First-person view, Old school, DLC, Action, Indie, Cyberpunk

Game released: Linux → 2 October 2023

Steam: 93/100

After defeating Heskel in her previous adventure, Shelley Harrison decides to celebrate at a local bar. The rest does not last long — explosions begin to...

Teslagrad 2

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

Game released: Linux → 19 April 2023

Players: 10/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 71/100

The young Teslamancer Lumina found herself in a difficult situation after her airship crashed far to the north, on the territory of the unpredictable Wyrmheim. The...

Lichenvale

Action, Adventure, Slasher, First-person view, Indie, Fantasy, Old school, Medieval era, Shooter

Game released: Linux → 24 April 2023

Steam: 80/100

A fantasy slasher film in which the main character finds himself in a real nightmare and tries to survive among hordes of monsters. The game features different...

Sylvio And The Mountain Giants

Action, Platformer, Side view, Adventure, Puzzle

Game released: Linux → 1 June 2023

Players: 10/10

Steam: 88/100

The natural wealth of the forest has attracted greedy explorers who are interested in plundering it. The main character explores spacious locations where there are...

Fraymakers

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

Early Access: Linux → 19 January 2023

Players: 7/10

Steam: 81/100

A fighting game with famous characters from popular indie games. Up to four players can fight at the same time, where each can call an assistant. In the editor you...

Dark Traveller

Free game, Exploration, Action, Third-person view, Puzzle, Shooter

Game released: Linux → 16 March 2023

Steam: 50/100

A free-to-play adventure puzzle game in which the protagonist travels through the fabric of time and space to save his homeland. The game has multiple endings, side...

Full Void

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

Game released: Linux → 18 July 2023

Steam: 91/100

The game takes place in a dystopian future. The main character is a frightened and lonely teenager who is trying to free humanity from the oppression of evil...

Frontline 1942: Battles of the World War 2

Shooter, First-person view, Online, Historical, Online, Free game, Action, Simulation, Sports game

Game released: Linux → 14 November 2023

Players: 5.9/10

Steam: 54/100

Multiplayer shooter dedicated to battles in the setting of the Second World War. Each map is interesting in its own way, and each has its own characteristics. There...

Brichi Quest

Action, Adventure, Top-down view, Indie, Casual game, Dungeons, Procedural generation, Metroidvania

Game released: Linux → 5 January 2023

Steam: 75/100

The protagonist finds a mysterious sword that takes him to an unknown land. The character must search every island and dungeon in search of a way to return home. On...

Project Teddy

Action, Shooter, Online, First-person view, Free game, Casual game

Game released: Linux → 16 July 2023

Steam: 78/100

Multiplayer shooter focused on cooperative gameplay, where users engage in dynamic shootouts and competitive modes. The project offers several modes with different...

Keali

Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Action, Fantasy

Early Access: Linux → 28 September 2023

Steam: 84/100

The main character goes on a dangerous journey to save the guardian spirits. You need to quickly run or cling to surfaces so as not to lose precious time. There are...

Jewel Run

Casual game, Action, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Comics, Free game, Arcade

Game released: Linux → 20 October 2023

Steam: 83/100

A multiplayer asymmetrical game in which a group of village teenagers unite against the owner of a garden. The children are trying to collect valuable items and...

Butterflies

Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Action

Game released: Linux → 22 May 2023

Steam: 56/100

Butterflies is a dynamic third-person action platformer about roller skating and graffiti painting. The game will take you to the future, where people have not used...

Hidden Harbor 3 Top-Down 3D

Isometric, Casual game, Hidden Objects, Action, Adventure

Game released: Linux → 22 March 2023

Steam: 75/100

A game with an isometric camera in which the gamer searches for objects in a colorful location. There are a huge number of objects in the level, and the game offers...

Counterpact

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

Game released: Linux → 31 December 2023

Steam: 90/100

A multiplayer game in which two teams fight against each other. There are seven characters, each with their own set of mechanics. Heroes have many alternative...

Roto Force

Arcade, Shooter, Puzzle, Action, Indie

Game released: Linux → 18 July 2023

Steam: 90/100

A dynamic game in which the gamer controls the shooting and direction of the character's movement. As you progress, you can unlock new weapons with unique fire...

Gehinnom

Action, Survival, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Third-person view, First-person view, Horror, Survival horror

Game released: Linux → 3 October 2023

Steam: 75/100

A multiplayer game in which four gamers must complete tasks to perform a ritual and exorcise a demon. But first you'll have to find clues on a randomly generated...

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Best Games in the Action genre of 2023 for Linux