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

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Sail Forth - a game in the Action genre
Sail Forth
Action, Roguelike, Warships / Submarines, Cooperative (co-op), Third-person view, Adventure, Simulation, Procedural generation
Game released: Linux → 21 December 2022
Steam: 92/100
A procedural naval adventure featuring classic naval action and exploring beautiful landscapes. In the game you can travel through a variety of landscapes, expand...
Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok - a game in the Action genre
Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok
Action, Roguelike, Shooter, Top-down view, Indie, Fantasy, Exploration, Role-playing game
Game released: Linux → 26 April 2024
Players: 6.9/10
Steam: 88/100
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...
Dino Age: The First Fracture - a game in the Action genre
Dino Age: The First Fracture
Role-playing game, Top-down view, Sandbox, Indie, Free game, Survival, Crafting, Action
Game released: Linux → 19 February 2026
Steam: 77/100
An adventure with survival elements, telling the story of Owen, the hero of the Dino Age novel series. You need to gather resources, explore the wild terrain, and...
Antivirus Girl - a game in the Action genre
Antivirus Girl
Action, Strategy, Casual game, Indie, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Anime / Manga, Science fiction, Top-down view, Shooter, Arcade
Game released: Linux → 1 July 2026
Steam: 89/100
The game combines elements of "tower defense" and dynamic shooting, allowing not only to build defenses but also to directly control the main character. As an agent...
Tribes 2 - a game in the Action genre
Tribes 2
Simulation, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Combat robots
Game released: Linux → 19 April 2001
Players: 5.5/10
Metacritic: 88/100
A team-based first-person shooter set in the 40th century and a sequel to Starsiege: Tribes. Players battle in teams across outdoor environments in online matches...
Ultratron - a game in the Action genre
Ultratron
Arcade, Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Indie
Game released: Linux → 15 June 2005
Steam: 87/100
Metacritic: 73/100
In a retro-futuristic world, the last human has been killed by evil robots, and a battle droid sets out to avenge the human race. Players fight through more than 40...
Streets of Rage 3 - a game in the Action genre
Streets of Rage 3
Arcade, Action, Anime / Manga, Side view, Beat them all
Game released: Linux → 3 May 2012
Players: 4.9/10
Steam: 81/100
Streets of Rage 3 — After Mr. X suffered two defeats, he founded the research company RoboCy Corporation to cover his illegal activities. Dr. Zahn, the...
Trine 2: Complete Story - a game in the Action genre
Trine 2: Complete Story
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Logic, Cooperative (co-op), Puzzle
Game released: Linux → 6 June 2013
Players: 7.7/10
Steam: 94/100
Metacritic: 84/100
Trine 2: Complete Story is a complete edition of the atmospheric action platformer with a side view in the fantasy setting of Trine 2, which contains all previously...
X3: Terran Conflict - a game in the Action genre
X3: Terran Conflict
Simulation, Action, Flight Simulator, Business / Management, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Space, Sandbox
Game released: Linux → 1 July 2013
Players: 7.8/10
Steam: 83/100
Metacritic: 73/100
X3: Terran Conflict is a continuation of the global management strategy in a sci-fi setting. The events of the game take place back in 2938, where the greatest...
Shadow Warrior Classic Redux - a game in the Action genre
Shadow Warrior Classic Redux
Action, Shooter, Fighting, Hack and slash, First-person view, Old school
Game released: Linux → 8 July 2013
Players: 4.4/10
Steam: 88/100
This first-person shooter is set in a near-future Japan where corporations control everyday life and employ Shadow Warriors to eliminate opposition. Lo Wang, the...
Sir, You Are Being Hunted - a game in the Action genre
Sir, You Are Being Hunted
Action, Shooter, Stealth, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Survival
Game released: Linux → 19 August 2013
Players: 6.5/10
Steam: 79/100
Metacritic: 63/100
Sir, You Are Being Hunted is an indie shooter with stealth elements and a first-person view in a fantasy setting. You find yourself in a dimension similar to...
Tales of Maj'Eyal - a game in the Action genre
Tales of Maj'Eyal
Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Tactics, Roguelike, Turn-based, Dungeons
Game released: Linux → 12 December 2013
Players: 7.1/10
Steam: 93/100
Tales of Maj'Eyal is an exciting tactical RPG with turn-based combat and top-down view in a fantasy setting. You can create a unique character by choosing from a...
Defense Zone 2 - a game in the Action genre
Defense Zone 2
Strategy, Tactics, Action, In real time, Top-down view, Indie, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)
Game released: Linux → 30 May 2014
Players: 3.2/10
Steam: 85/100
Defense Zone 2 is a continuation of the top-down tactical strategy game in the tower defense genre. New interesting levels with even more beautiful graphics and...
MouseCraft - a game in the Action genre
MouseCraft
Action, Strategy, Puzzle, Logic, Indie
Game released: Linux → 8 July 2014
Steam: 85/100
Metacritic: 72/100
MouseCraft is a puzzle game about guiding mice to their goal as the cat scientist Schrödinger works on a mysterious mouse-powered machine. Players stack Tetromino...
Lethal League - a game in the Action genre
Lethal League
Arcade, Action, Fighting, Baseball, Sports game, Indie, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Online
Game released: Linux → 27 August 2014
Players: 10/10
Steam: 96/100
Metacritic: 82/100
Lethal League is a side-scrolling arcade sports game that can be played cooperatively by up to four people. You will go to fight in various arenas, where the main...
Standpoint - a game in the Action genre
Standpoint
Arcade, Action, First-person view, Indie, Puzzle
Game released: Linux → 5 March 2015
Steam: 71/100
Standpoint is a first-person puzzle platformer set in a labyrinth where the player can change the orientation of the world. Walls become floors, and corridors and...
Canabalt - a game in the Action genre
Canabalt
Arcade, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Indie, Action, Runner
Game released: Linux → 30 April 2015
Steam: 93/100
Metacritic: 77/100
Canabalt is a fantasy arcade platformer. You have to escape from the destruction of your city with just one button. The game that popularized the endless runner...
Ninja Pizza Girl - a game in the Action genre
Ninja Pizza Girl
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk, Side view, Runner, Parkour
Game released: Linux → 30 September 2015
Steam: 86/100
Ninja Pizza Girl is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer in a cyberpunk style. In a futuristic metropolis, all the game's protagonist Gemma wants to do is...
Clustertruck - a game in the Action genre
Clustertruck
Arcade, Action, Platformer, First-person view, Indie, Parkour
Game released: Linux → 27 September 2016
Players: 9.5/10
Steam: 93/100
Metacritic: 73/100
Clustertruck is an arcade action platformer with a first-person view, in which the player has to stay on top of speeding long-range trucks. Jumping from one car to...
Draw Slasher - a game in the Action genre
Draw Slasher
Arcade, Action, Slasher, Side view, Indie, Adventure
Game released: Linux → 13 October 2016
Players: 5.5/10
Steam: 74/100
Draw Slasher is a side-scrolling arcade action slasher about a ninja named Hanzo. While Hanzo was learning the way of the ninja, pirate zombie monkeys kidnapped his...
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided - A Criminal Past - a game in the Action genre
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided - A Criminal Past
Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Stealth, DLC, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk
Game released: Linux → 23 February 2017
Steam: 88/100
Metacritic: 81/100
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided — Criminal Past is an addition to the futuristic action role-playing game with stealth elements Deus Ex: Mankind Divided. The events...
Crawl - a game in the Action genre
Crawl
Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Indie, Roguelike, Side view, Dungeons, Online
Game released: Linux → 11 April 2017
Players: 9/10
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 game is designed...
Story Goes On - a game in the Action genre
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...
Residual - a game in the Action genre
Residual
Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Survival, Exploration, Action
Game released: Linux → 9 September 2021
Steam: 66/100
A lonely explorer makes an emergency landing on a strange planet that holds an ancient secret. The character explores a procedurally generated world, gathers food...
Slime 3K: Rise Against Despot - a game in the Action genre
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 different weapons and...
Toziuha Night: Order of the Alchemists - a game in the Action genre
Toziuha Night: Order of the Alchemists
Action, Platformer, Anime / Manga, Side view, Fantasy, Metroidvania, Exploration
Game released: Linux → 27 October 2025
Players: 8.5/10
Steam: 80/100
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...
Vital Shell - a game in the Action genre
Vital Shell
Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Combat robots, Roguelike, Old school, Role-playing game
Game released: Linux → 7 January 2026
Steam: 96/100
A sci-fi arena shooter with a top-down view and a visual style reminiscent of the PlayStation 1 era. The game allows players to control mechs inspired by classic...
Frozen Bubble - a game in the Action genre
Frozen Bubble
Action, Strategy, Third-person view, Sandbox
Game released: Linux → 6 February 2002
Frozen Bubble is a third-person action game with a touch of strategy and sandbox. In some circles, Frozen Bubble is also called Micro FB. There has still been no...
Unreal Tournament 2004 - a game in the Action genre
Unreal Tournament 2004
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Sandbox
Game released: Linux → 18 March 2004
Players: 9.4/10
Metacritic: 93/100
Unreal Tournament 2004 — the game defines a game type for each match, which sets the rules of the game. The match itself lasts until a certain time has...
Prey 2006 - a game in the Action genre
Prey 2006
Action, Shooter, Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle
Game released: Linux → 7 December 2008
Players: 8/10
Prey is an adventure shooter with a first-person view in a sci-fi setting. The events of the game will tell the story of a young mechanic, Tommy, from the Cherokee...
Arma: Cold War Assault - a game in the Action genre
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 and the USSR...
Ittle Dew - a game in the Action genre
Ittle Dew
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Isometric, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie
Game released: Linux → 23 July 2013
Players: 5.5/10
Steam: 92/100
Ittle Dew is an indie action-adventure game with fantasy RPG elements and an isometric view. Adventurer Itl Du and her companion Tipsy are shipwrecked and find...
Anomaly Defenders - a game in the Action genre
Anomaly Defenders
Strategy, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Action
Game released: Linux → 29 May 2014
Steam: 75/100
Metacritic: 70/100
A futuristic tower defense game in the Anomaly series, where aliens repel a human counterattack and protect their homeworld. Unlike earlier entries, attacking...
Company of Heroes 2: Ardennes Assault - a game in the Action genre
Company of Heroes 2: Ardennes Assault
Action, Strategy, DLC, In real time, Isometric, Historical, Tactics, Online
Game released: Linux → 17 November 2014
Players: 10/10
Steam: 41/100
Metacritic: 81/100
Company of Heroes 2: Ardennes Assault is a standalone add-on for the historical real-time strategy Company of Heroes 2. The Ardennes Operation was an offensive...
Shadow Blade: Reload - a game in the Action genre
Shadow Blade: Reload
Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Action, Indie
Game released: Linux → 10 August 2015
Steam: 86/100
Metacritic: 70/100
Shadow Blade: Reload is a side-scrolling action platformer about Kuro, a ninja tasked with restoring balance to a modern world where ancient clans are locked in a...
Steredenn - a game in the Action genre
Steredenn
Action, Shooter, Futurism (Future), Indie, Side view, Arcade, Roguelike
Game released: Linux → 1 October 2015
Steam: 87/100
Metacritic: 79/100
Steredenn is a side-scrolling sci-fi shooter. You have to destroy enemies using a large arsenal of weapons, accompanied by beautiful heavy music. And of course...
Skyhill - a game in the Action genre
Skyhill
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Horror, Platformer, Survival, Indie
Game released: Linux → 6 October 2015
Players: 7.3/10
Steam: 69/100
Metacritic: 63/100
Skyhill is a quest with survival elements. The main character ends up in a hotel called SKYHILL, where he rents the safest room on the hundredth floor. And then...
Bug Butcher - a game in the Action genre
Bug Butcher
Arcade, Action, Shooter, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Indie
Game released: Linux → 19 January 2016
Steam: 72/100
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 of aliens alone...
Attractio - a game in the Action genre
Attractio
Action, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Indie
Game released: Linux → 19 January 2016
Players: 10/10
Steam: 40/100
Metacritic: 58/100
Attractio is a puzzle game with action elements and a first-person view. The game will tell the story of three characters who participate in a futuristic reality...
Cobalt - a game in the Action genre
Cobalt
Arcade, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Action, Indie, Adventure
Game released: Linux → 2 February 2016
Players: 10/10
Steam: 92/100
Metacritic: 68/100
Cobalt is a side-scrolling co-op action platformer set in a sci-fi setting. You will take on the role of robot agent Cobalt, who discovers the lost colonization...
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