Action 2024 for Linux — top best games in the Action genre

7 Days to Die - a game in the Action genre

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Zombies, Survival, Online, Open world, Exploration, Sandbox

Early Access: Linux → 13 December 2013; Game released: Linux → 25 July 2024

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 41/100

Players find themselves in a world gripped by a zombie apocalypse, where the main task is survival. During the day, they search for resources, build shelters and...

Last Epoch

Role-playing game, Online, Action, MMO, Hack and slash, Isometric, Free game, Fantasy

Game released: Linux → 21 February 2024

Players: 6.9/10

Metacritic: 80/100

A free-to-play action RPG set in a fantasy world where players travel back in time to save time from the Void. Humanity is forced to live underground in order to...

Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok

Action, Roguelike, Shooter, Top-down view, Indie, Fantasy

Early Access: Linux → 15 December 2022; Game released: Linux → 26 April 2024

Players: 6.9/10

After Ragnarok, Yggdrasil, the World Tree, lost almost all of its energy needed to support the Nine Realms. Only a few heroes survived the End of the World...

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: 7.4/10

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...

Drova - Forsaken Kin

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Exploration, Open world, Fantasy

Game released: Linux → 15 October 2024

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 78/100

The main action takes place in a dark fantasy world in which people have discovered the power of a dead empire, which allows them to receive the powers of spirits...

The Spell Brigade

Action, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op), Fantasy, Arcade, Casual game, Top-down view

Early Access: Linux → 16 September 2024

Players: 8.7/10

A cooperative game in which four gamers control wizards and confront hordes of dark creatures. You need to complete tasks, choose upgrades and combine very powerful...

Клеть

Action, Horror, First-person view, Cooperative (co-op)

Early Access: Linux → 13 December 2024; Game released: Linux → 19 February 2026

Players: 8.4/10

Cooperative action-horror from the creators of Kuzhlevka. Players try to survive in the Gigakhryushchevka, riding a living and voracious elevator...

Skelethrone: The Chronicles of Ericona

Metroidvania, Action, Platformer, Side view

Game released: Linux → 7 August 2024

Players: 7.6/10

A dark metroidvania inspired by the Castlevania and Dark Souls series. The main character is the doomed Lord Derek Erikon, who escaped a fatal end in favor of a...

Seablip

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Warships / Submarines, Indie, Side view, Casual game, Open world

Early Access: Linux → 17 May 2024; Game in development: Linux → 2026

Players: 9/10

A colorful role-playing sandbox with an open world, ships and the romance of sea adventures. A long journey awaits the player, full of secrets and adventures. The...

Towers of Aghasba

Adventure, Action, Exploration, Open world, Third-person view, Crafting, Survival, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op)

Early Access: Linux → 19 November 2024

Players: 1/10

Adventure sandbox with an open world. The main action takes place in a fantasy universe. It is home to the Shimu people, who are trying to retake their homeland...

Saviorless

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Fantasy

Game released: Linux → 2 April 2024

Metacritic: 75/100

A dark action-platformer in which two main characters try to escape the cursed lands known as the Smiling Isles. The main characters realize that they are inside...

Anima Flux

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Old school, Metroidvania

Game released: Linux → 7 October 2024

Players: 8.9/10

A cooperative game that pits two genetically modified soldiers against mutants in a deserted space city. Each character has their own characteristics and skills...

Elsie

Platformer, Roguelike, Side view, Action, Futurism (Future), Old school, Combat robots

Game released: Linux → 10 September 2024

A fast-paced platformer with vibrant pixel art and an emphasis on fast-paced combat and acrobatic moves. The player takes on the role of Elsie, a brave heroine who...

Kvark

Action, Shooter, Science fiction, First-person view, Horror

Game released: Linux → 3 October 2024

VGTimes: 4.0/10

Players: 9.2/10

The game takes place in a fictional version of the Czech Republic in the 1980s. The main character finds himself in an underground structure, which falls apart as...

Pepper Grinder

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Side view

Game released: Linux → 28 March 2024

Metacritic: 79/100

A pixel game about a pirate girl, Pepper, whose ship crashed and her treasure was stolen. In the hands of the heroine, Grinder is a powerful drilling machine. The...

Portal: Revolution

Free game, Action, First-person view, Science fiction, Puzzle

Game released: Linux → 6 January 2024

Players: 9.4/10

Free fan modification for Portal 2. The game offers an original story with new characters, set between Portal and Portal 2. The plot follows a test subject who...

Templar 2

Action, Side view, Medieval era, Demons, Metroidvania, Platformer, Comics

Game released: Linux → 3 July 2024

The game takes place in a medieval world in which the red plague has turned most people into terrible demons. Only the last Templar knight, Rui, can cope with evil...

Sonar Shock

Action, First-person view, Indie, Adventure, Shooter, Survival horror, Role-playing game

Game released: Linux → 24 May 2024

An immersive role-playing game in the spirit of the System Shock series. The game takes place in the 90s on a Soviet submarine. The game combines Lovecraftian...

Men of War 2

Strategy, Tactics, Isometric, In real time, Historical, Tanks, Action

Game released: Linux → 15 May 2024

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 72/100

Continuation of a series of historical strategies known in the CIS under the name “Behind Enemy Lines.” The events of the game again take place on the battlefields...

World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Classic

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

Game released: Linux → 21 May 2024

Players: 9.6/10

Global expansion for the classic version of the legendary MMO World of Warcraft Classic. Heroes have defeated the armies of the Lich King and ended Arthas's...

Fear the Spotlight

Adventure, Survival horror, Third-person view, Stealth, Exploration, Action, Old school

Game released: Linux → 22 October 2024

Metacritic: 78/100

The main character Vivian, together with her friend Amy, decides to have a seance at Sunnyside School, but the situation gets out of control. Vivian finds herself...

Tap Wizard 2

Free game, Clicker, Action, Top-down view, Fantasy

Game released: Linux → 21 May 2024

The main character is a powerful wizard whose abilities and strength depend on competent spell management and strategic character development. Players travel...

BioGun

Side view, Metroidvania, Action, Platformer, Open world, Exploration

Early Access: Linux → 16 April 2024; Game released: Linux → 31 July 2024

Players: 9.9/10

The main character, named Beck, goes on a journey to save all dogs from extinction caused by an ominous virus. The character explores the crazy hand-drawn world of...

Janosik 2

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Metroidvania, Fantasy, Old school, Indie

Game released: Linux → 9 December 2024

The famous Slovak mountaineer and robber Janko Janosik finds himself in the center of dangerous events. This time it is not his comrades who need saving, but...

Hands of Necromancy 2

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Fantasy, Demons, Old school, Indie

Game released: Linux → 16 September 2024

Players: 10/10

Grim old-school shooter in the spirit of Heretic and DOOM (1995). The player takes on the role of a powerful necromancer, exploring various locations, fighting...

Into the Necrovale

Action, Roguelike, Fantasy, Beat them all, Dungeons, Adventure, Medieval era

Early Access: Linux → 26 January 2024; Game released: Linux → 30 September 2024

The main action of the game takes place in a dark medieval world, namely Necroval. The main character is a convicted criminal who is entrusted with an important...

Slime 3K: Rise Against Despot

Top-down view, Roguelike, Action, Arcade

Game released: Linux → 31 October 2024

A game from the creators of Despot's Game and Despotism 3k. The gamer controls a green jelly that confronts hundreds of enemies. You can use different weapons and...

Kitsune Tails

Action, Platformer, Side view, Fantasy, Old school

Game released: Linux → 1 August 2024

The main character is a cute kitsune (mythical creature-youkai in Japanese mythology), who encounters her ex-girlfriend, who became a villain due to jealousy. As...

Lorn's Lure

Action, Platformer, Parkour, Adventure, Exploration, First-person view

Game released: Linux → 20 September 2024

Players: 7.7/10

A story-driven retro game with climbing mechanics. You can climb almost any surface using equipment. The main character is an android who leaves his colony and goes...

Parcel Corps

Third-person view, Science fiction, Arcade, Racing, Open world, Action, Adventure

Game released: Linux → 3 October 2024

Metacritic: 64/100

The game takes place on the sunny streets of New Island, where three bicycle courier corporations compete with each other. The player can choose one of the sides...

Toziuha Night: Order of the Alchemists

Action, Platformer, Anime / Manga, Side view, Fantasy, Metroidvania

Early Access: Linux → 7 October 2024; Game released: Linux → 27 October 2025

Players: 8.5/10

The game is about an alchemist named Cassandria, who uses an iron whip and her knowledge to fight formidable demons. Various chemical elements can be used to...

An Amazing Wizard: Prologue

Action, Platformer, Roguelike, Side view, Fantasy, Metroidvania

Game released: Linux → 27 September 2024

Players: 10/10

Free prologue for the game An Amazing Wizard about a magician. The main character can learn and use more than 100 spells in battles, further strengthening them with...

DUNJUNGUY

Action, Top-down view, Free game, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op), Dungeons, Medieval era, Procedural generation

Early Access: Linux → 11 August 2024

The Adventurer's Guild Hall was built in the countryside at the top of the mouth of an ancient portcullis. Beyond the steel and stone gates lie the dangerous lands...

Mini GUNN

Side view, Fighting, Action, Platformer

Game released: Linux → 20 November 2024

A pixel game in the spirit of Samurai GUNN, in which characters fight each other in the arena. You need to make precise jumps with the sword to hit the enemy...

Hive Jump 2: Survivors

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

Early Access: Linux → 29 May 2024; Game released: Linux → 10 September 2024

After a squad of brave paratroopers is killed in an intergalactic ambush, the only surviving member of the team embarks on a path of retribution and engages in...

Kilonova

Free game, Action, Beat them all

Game released: Linux → 17 May 2024

A free bitmap about the heavenly warrior Sol, who is trying to cleanse the world of corruption. The hero has cosmic power, which allows him to crush enemies with...

Circuit Thunder

Action, Platformer, Side view, Metroidvania

Game released: Linux → 25 October 2024

The game takes place on the planet Photonus. The protagonist embarks on a journey to retrieve an artifact and prevent enemies from destroying the planet. The...

Soulbind: Prologue

Adventure, Action, Roguelike, Top-down view, Metroidvania, Platformer, Fantasy, Zombies

Game released: Linux → 26 April 2024

Prologue set before the story of Soulbind: Tales Of The Underworld. The story reveals the origin of the character and the acquaintance of the companion. The main...

Nerobi

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Fantasy

Early Access: Linux → 7 May 2024; Game in development: Linux → 2026

The events of the game take place in a wonderful world inhabited by demons, spirits and entities, where the balance between Life and Death is strictly maintained...

Manor Madness

Action, First-person view, Comedy

Game released: Linux → 14 January 2024

Players: 10/10

The game is about a young ghost, Gustav, who wants to become a real poltergeist. The main character can interact with various objects in the estate. You need to...

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Best Games in the Action genre of 2024 for Linux