Action for Linux — top best games in the Action genre

Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Open world, Crafting

Early Access: Linux → 2 February 2021

Players: 8.5/10

A fantasy sandbox with survival elements. You can play alone or with others, exploring the world and gathering resources, finding and raiding tombs, setting up...

7 Days to Die

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

Early Access: Linux → 13 December 2013

Players: 8.2/10

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...

Клеть

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

Early Access: Linux → 13 December 2024

Players: 8.8/10

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

Halls of Torment

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

Early Access: Linux → 24 May 2023

Players: 7.3/10

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...

VEIN

Action, Shooter, Simulation, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Exploration, Open world, Zombies

Early Access: Linux → 24 October 2025

Players: 9/10

Multiplayer sandbox with survival elements and an open world. In the near future, an apocalypse has occurred: zombies roam the Earth, most people have died, and...

Unturned

Online, Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Free game, Sandbox

Early Access: Linux → 7 July 2014

Players: 7.8/10

Unturned is a multiplayer sandbox action game with a first-person view. The main goal here is to survive by defending yourself from zombies and hostile players...

Planet Nomads

Action, First-person view, Futurism (Future)

Early Access: Linux → 3 May 2019

Players: 8.1/10

Planet Nomads is a futuristic action game with a first-person view, where you have to fight for your life. The main character crashes a starship and finds himself...

Skul: The Hero Slayer

Side view, Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval

Early Access: Linux → 19 February 2020

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Skul: The Hero Slayer is a side-scrolling pixel platformer. People have attacked the demon fortress and are trying to destroy their leader. Most of the inhabitants...

Volcanoids

Simulation, Action, First-person view, Steampunk

Early Access: Linux → 29 January 2019

Players: 8.6/10

Volcanoids is an atmospheric survival simulator with a first-person view in a steampunk style. You are about to go on an expedition to an abandoned island that was...

Besiege

Puzzle, Logic, Sandbox, Simulation, Strategy, Action

Early Access: Linux → 28 January 2015

Players: 7.5/10

A construction game in which the player creates unique medieval siege engines and uses them to destroy fortified fortresses. Players can build siege weapons...

Prodeus

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future)

Early Access: Linux → 9 November 2020

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Prodeus is a fast-paced first-person shooter set in a sci-fi setting, inspired by the DOOM 64 and Quake series. You can expect realistic blood, modern...

RadSpire

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Free game, Survival, Fantasy

Early Access: Linux → 1 May 2026

An adventure action game focused on survival, set in a post-apocalyptic world where remnants of technology intertwine with unstable magic. The ruined lands hide...

Necesse

Action, Top-down view, Sandbox, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Open world, Fantasy, Crafting, Procedural generation

Early Access: Linux → 12 December 2019

Players: 6.8/10

A colorful action sandbox that combines exploration, crafting, settlement building, and cooperative play. The procedurally generated world is filled with various...

Huntdown: Overtime

Action, Shooter, Cyberpunk, Roguelike, Side view, Old school

Early Access: Linux → 7 May 2026

Players: 5.5/10

Prequel to the action-platformer Huntdown. The events unfold in futuristic New Detroit in the year 2084 — a grim metropolis where corporations have replaced...

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...

The Spell Brigade

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

Early Access: Linux → 16 September 2024

Players: 8.6/10

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...

Seablip

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

Early Access: Linux → 17 May 2024

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...

Project: Gorgon

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

Early Access: Linux → 13 March 2018

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...

Destructive Physics - Destruction Simulator

Simulation, Action, First-person view, Indie, God Simulator

Early Access: Linux → 2 April 2020

Players: 6.3/10

Destructive Physics — Destruction Simulator is a full-fledged destruction simulator with a first-person view. In the game you can slow down time, cause an...

Viscerafest

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future)

Early Access: Linux → 20 May 2021

Players: 7.1/10

A fast-paced arena shooter set in the year 3796. Mercenary Caroline with a strong desire for violence dreams only of a wedding. She already has a boyfriend, but the...

Mini Royale

Action, Shooter, Online, First-person view, Third-person view, Indie, Free game, Battle Royale

Early Access: Linux → 27 March 2025

Players: 5.5/10

A free dynamic shooter in which toy soldiers unleashed large -scale battles in ordinary household places. Using a hook-cat, you can quickly move in level, evade...

PULSAR: Lost Colony

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Cooperative (co-op), Virtual Reality (VR)

Early Access: Linux → 15 September 2015

PULSAR: Lost Colony is a unique co-op spaceship management simulator inspired by FTL and Space Station 13. You will explore a vast galaxy that is randomly...

The Greatest Penguin Heist of All Time

Arcade, Action, Stealth, Online, Third-person view, Cooperative (co-op)

Early Access: Linux → 2 July 2021

The Greatest Penguin Heist of All Time is an action-adventure sandbox with a third-person view, co-op and stealth. In the game you will control a squad of fighting...

Toziuha Night: Order of the Alchemists

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

Early Access: Linux → 7 October 2024

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...

Fraymakers

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

Early Access: Linux → 19 January 2023

Players: 7/10

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...

Exiled

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

Early Access: Linux → 23 February 2017

Players: 4/10

Exiled is an isometric role-playing game with online, action, massively multiplayer and fantasy elements from developers Fairytale Distillery. The game is published...

Golden Rush

Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, Online, Hack and slash, Fantasy / Medieval, Free game, Mini-game / browser-based

Early Access: Linux → 23 September 2015

Players: 5.5/10

Golden Rush is a free-to-play multiplayer action role-playing game in a fantasy setting. In it you can become one of the legendary heroes fighting for the treasures...

SCP: Escape Together

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

Early Access: Linux → 7 January 2021

Players: 5.5/10

SCP: Escape Together is an action-horror adventure with a first-person view and co-op based on the 2012 horror film SCP: Containment Breach. You'll team up or...

ARK: Survival Of The Fittest

Online, Action, First-person view, Free game

Early Access: Linux → 16 March 2016

Players: 8.1/10

ARK: Survival Of The Fittest is a shareware online action game with a first-person view, which is an independent offshoot of ARK: Survival Evolved. Multiplayer for...

Battle Royale Tycoon

Simulation, Action, Shooter, Business / Management, Top-down view

Early Access: Linux → 2 September 2019

Players: 5.5/10

Battle Royale Tycoon is a management simulator in the Battle Royale genre, where you have to create your own arenas for the popular game mode. You will be able to...

Make Sail

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Third-person view

Early Access: Linux → 30 March 2018

Players: 5.5/10

Make Sail is a fun adventure arcade game where you can build fancy ships on your own and travel through a world filled with water. The essence of the game is to...

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...

CHANGE: A Homeless Survival Experience

Action, Indie, Roguelike, Side view

Early Access: Linux → 20 September 2018

Players: 7.4/10

CHANGE: A Homeless Survival Experience is a side-scrolling survival game with roguelike elements. You have to find the answer to the question: “If you were...

Gemini: Binary Conflict

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

Early Access: Linux → 21 June 2023

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...

Who's Your Daddy

Action, First-person view, Indie

Early Access: Linux → 23 December 2015

Players: 6.2/10

Who's Your Daddy is an indie action game with a first-person view, where you, in the role of a father, need to stop the kid's suicidal attempts. You can play as...

Gyrodisc Super League

Arcade, Action, Sports game

Early Access: Linux → 4 March 2016

Gyrodisc Super League is a bright, sports game based on discus throwing. Up to four people can compete in the game. There are various types of interaction with the...

Planet Centauri

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

Early Access: Linux → 3 June 2016

Players: 6.8/10

Interstellar Marines

Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Tactics

Early Access: Linux → 2 July 2013

Players: 8.5/10

Spellsworn

Arcade, Online, Action, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval

Early Access: Linux → 2 November 2015

Spellsworn is a multiplayer arcade action game with an isometric camera view in a fantasy setting. By choosing one of the many wizards, you will go to a variety of...

Flat Heroes

Arcade, Action, Top-down view, Indie

Early Access: Linux → 8 September 2016

Flat Heroes is a minimalist top-down arcade action game. You have to compete with your opponent in intense competitions. The game provides both local and online...

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Best Games in the Action genre for Linux (Early Access)