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Best Games in the Action genre for Linux (Game released)

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Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy Remastered

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Interactive movie, Detective

Game released: Linux → 29 January 2015

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 73/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy Remastered is an improved edition of the third-person interactive adventure Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy. A bank teller in...

Crypt of the NecroDancer

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, Music game, Tactics, Roguelike, Dungeons, Indie

Game released: Linux → 23 April 2015

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Crypt of the NecroDancer is a unique indie game where everything moves to the rhythm of the music of Danny Baranowski, the composer of Super Meat Boy...

12 is Better Than 6

Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Indie

Game released: Linux → 20 November 2015

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 59/100

12 is Better Than 6 is a hardcore top-down action game from indie developers from the studio Ink Stains Games. The game will tell the story of a...

Truckful

Action, Adventure, Business / Management, Indie, Exploration

Game released: Linux → 9 October 2026

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 68/100

A vehicular adventure game about delivering cargo in the countryside and searching for an ancient mystery connected to an old forest. The main...

Shank

Action, Platformer, Side view, Beat them all, Cooperative (co-op), Indie

Game released: Linux → 26 October 2010

Players: 6.9/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Set in a stylized criminal underworld, this side-scrolling beat ’em up follows Shank on a quest for revenge. Its story unfolds through fully animated...

Saints Row: Gat out of Hell

Action, Shooter, DLC, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Open world, Comedy

Game released: Linux → 20 January 2015

Players: 8/10

Steam: 73/100

Metacritic: 65/100

An open-world action game and expansion to Saints Row 4, set in Hell, where Johnny Gat or Kinzie Kensington sets out to save the Boss’s soul. The...

Wargame: Red Dragon

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

Game released: Linux → 17 April 2014

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Wargame: Red Dragon is a real-time tactical strategy game with an isometric camera view. The plot of the game tells about the confrontation between...

Bug Butcher

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

Game released: Linux → 19 January 2016

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Bug Butcher is a futuristic side-scrolling arcade action platformer. Over the course of more than 50 levels, you will have to face countless hordes...

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...

Counter-Strike: Condition Zero

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

Game released: Linux → 1 March 2004

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 65/100

Counter-Strike: Condition Zero is a redesigned and expanded version of the competitive tactical shooter with a first-person view. The game has a...

Arma: Cold War Assault

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Tactics, Simulation, Strategy

Game released: Linux → 8 August 2011

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 89/100

Arma: Cold War Assault is a tactical military shooter with a first-person view. The campaign's plot was based on a fictional conflict between NATO...

Dust: An Elysian Tail

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Fighting, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Platformer, Metroidvania

Game released: Linux → 24 May 2013

Players: 9.6/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Dust: An Elysian Tail is a 2D action-adventure platformer with role-playing elements and a side view in a fantasy setting. A colorful world awaits...

Towerfall: Ascension

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Beat them all, Platformer, Online, Indie

Game released: Linux → 29 May 2014

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Towerfall: Ascension is a fun side-scrolling multiplayer action platformer where you take on the role of archers who hate each other very much and...

Chivalry: Medieval Warfare

Online, Action, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Linux → 26 February 2015

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 65/100

Chivalry: Medieval Warfare is a competitive action game with a first-person view in a medieval setting. You can choose one of four classes (archer...

Dead Island: Riptide

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Zombies, Cooperative (co-op), Online

Game released: Linux → 31 May 2016

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 73/100

Metacritic: 60/100

A first-person action game about surviving a zombie apocalypse, continuing the story of Dead Island. After escaping Banoi, the heroes find themselves...

Darkest Dungeon: The Crimson Court

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

Game released: Linux → 19 June 2017

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 62/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Darkest Dungeon: The Crimson Court is an add-on for a unique party-based side-scrolling RPG with turn-based combat. The add-on introduces a new...

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...

Riot: Civil Unrest

Action, Strategy, Indie, Simulation

Game released: Linux → 12 February 2019

Players: 4.6/10

Steam: 69/100

Metacritic: 54/100

Riot: Civil Unrest is a real-time uprising simulator that puts you in the thick of world-famous conflicts. The following campaigns await you...

Rain on Your Parade

Action, Isometric, Comedy, Indie, Casual game, Puzzle, Stealth

Game released: Linux → 15 April 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 78/100

A fun arcade game with an isometric camera view. A mischievous cloud wants to ruin the lives of absolutely everyone on the planet. She travels the...

Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance 2

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Slasher, Dungeons

Game released: Linux → 20 July 2022

Players: 6/10

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance 2 is a top-down fantasy action RPG that will take gamers into the fantasy world of Forgotten Realms from the Dungeons...

Enemy Territory: Quake Wars

Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Helicopters, Futurism (Future), Tanks, Combat robots

Game released: Linux → 19 October 2007

Players: 9.2/10

Metacritic: 71/100

A futuristic team-based shooter about the armies of Earth fighting the invading alien Strogg. Players choose one of five classes and fight for either...

World of Goo

Action, Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Casual game

Game released: Linux → 12 February 2009

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 91/100

World of Goo is a construction puzzle game where you move living Goo balls and use them to build buildings, bridges, and airships to solve various...

Sacred Gold

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Isometric, Collection, Fantasy / Medieval, Open world, Slasher

Game released: Linux → 9 April 2009

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 80/100

Set in the fantasy kingdom of Ancaria, this action role-playing game follows a hero facing orcs, undead, demons, and dragons. Most of the world is...

Legend of Grimrock

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Puzzle, Dungeons

Game released: Linux → 19 December 2012

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Legend of Grimrock is an action role-playing game with a first-person view in a fantasy setting. A group of prisoners are sentenced to death by exile...

Surgeon Simulator

Arcade, Simulation, Action, First-person view, Logic, Indie, Comedy

Game released: Linux → 19 April 2013

Players: 6.5/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 65/100

Surgeon Simulator is a logic action game with simulator elements and a first-person view. You take on the role of Nigel Burke, a would-be surgeon...

The Escapists

Arcade, Action, Strategy, Adventure, Simulation, Isometric, Crafting

Game released: Linux → 13 February 2015

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 72/100

The Escapists is a fun indie prison escape game. This can be done by any means. For example, organize a riot. Or dig a tunnel right under the prison...

Victor Vran

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

Game released: Linux → 24 July 2015

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 75/100

This isometric action RPG follows demon hunter Victor as he battles monsters in a dark fantasy world. Combat involves dodging attacks, jumping and...

SUPERHOT

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Virtual Reality (VR)

Game released: Linux → 25 February 2016

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 83/100

SUPERHOT is a first-person shooter-puzzle game from the Polish studio SUPERHOT Team. The main feature of the game mechanics is the passage of time...

Chicken Assassin: Reloaded

Clicker, Action, Side view, Casual game, Comedy, Role-playing game

Game released: Linux → 28 June 2016

Steam: 94/100

A humorous clicker about fighting cock Min McCallister, who went on a journey to save his kidnapped girlfriend Candy. The game features 11 missions...

Crawl

Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Indie, Roguelike, Side view, Dungeons, Online

Game released: Linux → 11 April 2017

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Crawl is a fast-paced action roguelike with side-scrolling RPG elements. The game features a variety of dungeons that are randomly generated. The...

Time Recoil

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

Game released: Linux → 10 August 2017

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Time Recoil is a top-down sci-fi shooter from the creators of the cult classic Crimsonland. In the game, every successful kill involves slowing down...

Paint the Town Red

Arcade, Action, First-person view, Fighting, Online

Game released: Linux → 29 July 2021

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 95/100

Paint the Town Red is an arcade action game with a first-person view in a pixel style. The action takes place in a bar, where your task is to deal...

Dead Cells: The Queen and the Sea

Arcade, Roguelike, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval, DLC, Action, Indie

Game released: Linux → 6 January 2022

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 89/100

Dead Cells: The Queen and the Sea is an expansion for the hardcore side-scrolling action-slasher inspired by the Dark Souls series. In the expansion...

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...

Slime 3K: Rise Against Despot

Top-down view, Roguelike, Action, Arcade, Slasher, Shooter

Game released: Linux → 31 October 2024

Steam: 79/100

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...

Ravensword: Shadowlands

Role-playing game, Action, First-person view, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Adventure

Game released: Linux → 6 December 2013

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 65/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Ravensword: Shadowlands is an action role-playing game with a first-person view in the fantasy style. After the fall of Ravengard, the world plunged...