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Best Games in the Arcade genre for Linux

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Hollow Knight: Silksong - a game in the Arcade genre
Hollow Knight: Silksong
Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Metroidvania
Game released: Linux → 4 September 2025
VGTimes: 8.2/10
Players: 8.5/10
Steam: 93/100
Metacritic: 91/100
A sequel to the hardcore action platformer Hollow Knight. The game takes you to a new world — the fallen kingdom of Pharlum, where silk and song rule. Here, Hornet...
Terraria - a game in the Arcade genre
Terraria
Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Roguelike, Sandbox, Survival, Online
Game released: Linux → 16 May 2011
Players: 8.3/10
Steam: 97/100
Metacritic: 82/100
Terraria is an adventure sandbox game with platformer elements and a side view. You will embark on a colorful journey where you can create various items, build...
Terminator 2D: No Fate - a game in the Arcade genre
Terminator 2D: No Fate
Action, Platformer, Side view, Arcade
Game released: Linux → 12 December 2025
Players: 8.3/10
Steam: 84/100
Metacritic: 71/100
Hurricane action with pixel graphics, inspired by the arcade games of the 80-90s, which is based on the 1991 film “Terminator 2: Judgment Day”. Players can take...
Marvel Cosmic Invasion - a game in the Arcade genre
Marvel Cosmic Invasion
Arcade, Adventure, Comics, Beat them all, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Old school
Game released: Linux → 1 December 2025
Players: 7.7/10
Steam: 88/100
Metacritic: 82/100
Classic arcade action in the Marvel universe with pixel graphics and exciting command gameplay. Annigilus leads his deadly army and only the greatest heroes are...
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge - a game in the Arcade genre
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge
Arcade, Side view, Futurism (Future), Comics, Cooperative (co-op), Online
Game released: Linux → 16 June 2022
Players: 6.9/10
Steam: 96/100
Metacritic: 86/100
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge is an arcade side-scrolling retro co-op beat 'em up fighting game set in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles universe...
Mina the Hollower - a game in the Arcade genre
Mina the Hollower
Arcade, Action, Adventure, Horror, Platformer, Top-down view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Fantasy, Old school, Gothic
Game released: Linux → 29 May 2026
Players: 10/10
Steam: 88/100
Metacritic: 91/100
The game takes you to a dark gothic world where a cursed island hides behind a thick curtain of darkness. The main character is the agile and fearless Mina, who is...
Broforce - a game in the Arcade genre
Broforce
Arcade, Action, Shooter, Beat them all, Platformer, Isometric, Indie, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: Linux → 15 October 2015
Players: 8.9/10
Steam: 96/100
Metacritic: 76/100
Broforce is a brutal 2D platformer full of pure, unadulterated fun that requires the player to destroy everything that moves in order to defeat the Satanic...
Broken Age - a game in the Arcade genre
Broken Age
Arcade, Adventure, Indie, Side view, Point & Click, Comedy
Game released: Linux → 28 January 2014
Players: 7.9/10
Steam: 82/100
Metacritic: 79/100
Broken Age is an exciting point-and-click side-scrolling adventure from the author of Full Throttle and Grim Fandango. The game will tell two parallel developing...
Enter the Gungeon - a game in the Arcade genre
Enter the Gungeon
Arcade, Shooter, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Beat them all, Roguelike, Dungeons, Indie
Game released: Linux → 5 April 2016
Players: 9.2/10
Steam: 95/100
Metacritic: 85/100
Enter the Gungeon is a top-down arcade shooter from the developers at Dodge Roll. The roguelike takes place in the ever-changing fortress of Gungeon, which is a...
Pankapu - a game in the Arcade genre
Pankapu
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Side view, Indie, Adventure
Game released: Linux → 21 September 2016
Steam: 73/100
Pankapu: The Gates of Omnia is an episodic side-scrolling action platformer. The events of the game develop in the fantasies of Jaarell, a child who once...
Dwarf Fortress - a game in the Arcade genre
Dwarf Fortress
Role-playing game, Arcade, Action, Fantasy / Medieval, Simulation, Strategy, City Building
Game released: Linux → 23 October 2011
Players: 7.1/10
Steam: 94/100
Metacritic: 93/100
Dwarf Fortress — in the main mode, the player indirectly controls a group of dwarves, trying to build an underground fortress in a procedurally generated...
Streets of Rage 4 - a game in the Arcade genre
Streets of Rage 4
Arcade, Action, Fighting, Side view, Indie
Game released: Linux → 30 April 2020
Players: 9.1/10
Steam: 93/100
Metacritic: 84/100
Streets of Rage 4 is a continuation of the iconic side-view beatmap from the 90s. You will find bright graphics made in the style of comics, as well as characters...
Papers, Please - a game in the Arcade genre
Papers, Please
Arcade, Adventure, Simulation, Indie, Point & Click
Game released: Linux → 12 February 2014
Players: 8.9/10
Steam: 97/100
Metacritic: 89/100
Papers, Please is an unusual simulator of an immigration officer. You will have to sit in a small booth and check the documents of visiting residents, identify...
TOEM 2 - a game in the Arcade genre
TOEM 2
Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Isometric, Puzzle, Indie, Casual game
Game released: Linux → 29 September 2026
Steam: 92/100
Metacritic: 82/100
A black and white game about a curious photographer who goes on another adventure. Along the way, the character helps new friends and documents various sights...
Road Redemption - a game in the Arcade genre
Road Redemption
Arcade, Action, Shooter, Motorcycle racing, Racing
Game released: Linux → 4 October 2017
Players: 7/10
Steam: 84/100
Metacritic: 67/100
Road Redemption is the spiritual successor to the Road Rush series of racing and brutal motorcycle chases. The game takes you on a brutal journey across the United...
NSFW ~ Not a Simulator For Working: Highly Distracted - a game in the Arcade genre
NSFW ~ Not a Simulator For Working: Highly Distracted
Casual game, Arcade, Comedy
Game released: Linux → 28 October 2016
Steam: 87/100
This casual comedy arcade game follows Stefan, a young designer trying to distract himself from work at a large design firm. Over seven days, his habit of spending...
Hotline Miami - a game in the Arcade genre
Hotline Miami
Arcade, Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Indie
Game released: Linux → 23 October 2012
Players: 8.9/10
Steam: 96/100
Metacritic: 86/100
Hotline Miami is a brutal and bloody top-down action game. You have to step into the shoes of a serial killer who kills hundreds of various bandits and simply not...
Knock-knock - a game in the Arcade genre
Knock-knock
Arcade, Horror, Logic, Indie, Side view, Puzzle
Game released: Linux → 4 October 2013
VGTimes: 7.0/10
Players: 8.4/10
Steam: 88/100
Metacritic: 57/100
Knock-knock is an adventure puzzle game with horror elements and a side view. In the depths of a dense forest there is a wooden house. A man lives in this house...
Slime Rancher - a game in the Arcade genre
Slime Rancher
Arcade, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Exploration, Adventure, Open world
Game released: Linux → 1 August 2017
Players: 8.4/10
Steam: 98/100
Metacritic: 81/100
A bright first-person adventure that combines elements of farming, exploration, and arcade shooting. The action takes place on a distant planet where humanity has...
Heliborne - a game in the Arcade genre
Heliborne
Online, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, Third-person view, Helicopters, Cooperative (co-op), Arcade
Game released: Linux → 12 October 2017
Players: 7.5/10
Steam: 74/100
Heliborne is a dynamic military action game about helicopter aviation. At your disposal will be dozens of helicopters from different eras, from the 1950s to the...
Gang Beasts - a game in the Arcade genre
Gang Beasts
Arcade, Action, Adventure, Fighting, Platformer, Indie, Online, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: Linux → 12 December 2017
Players: 7.7/10
Steam: 85/100
Metacritic: 68/100
Gang Beasts is a multiplayer game with gelatinous characters, comical fights and absurd...
Modern Assault Tanks - a game in the Arcade genre
Modern Assault Tanks
Action, Arcade, Tanks
Game released: Linux → 12 July 2021
Steam: 47/100
This arcade tank action game centers on team-based PvP battles across several combat maps. Players command tanks, help their allies destroy opponents, and earn...
Crypt of the NecroDancer - a game in the Arcade genre
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 and the...
Huntdown - a game in the Arcade genre
Huntdown
Arcade, Shooter, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Action
Game released: Linux → 12 May 2020
Players: 8.9/10
Steam: 94/100
Metacritic: 85/100
Huntdown is an arcade side-scrolling pixel shooter with platforming elements in a sci-fi setting. You will go to a dark world of the future, where the police have...
SPLIT FPV: Drone Racing - a game in the Arcade genre
SPLIT FPV: Drone Racing
Arcade, Action, Racing, Simulation, Third-person view, Free game, Sports game
Game in development: Linux → 2026
Steam: 67/100
A free simulator that combines realistic physics for controlling FPV drones, a story campaign, and extensive customization options. At the core of the project is a...
Feudal Alloy - a game in the Arcade genre
Feudal Alloy
Role-playing game, Arcade, Action, Side view, Medieval era, Indie, Metroidvania
Game released: Linux → 17 January 2019
Players: 7.8/10
Steam: 69/100
Metacritic: 76/100
Feudal Alloy is a fun side-scrolling action RPG in which the main character is an aquarium fish dressed in medieval armor. Bandits attacked the protagonist’s home...
Horizon Chase Turbo - a game in the Arcade genre
Horizon Chase Turbo
Arcade, Racing, Third-person view, Indie
Game released: Linux → 15 May 2018
Players: 8.3/10
Steam: 87/100
Metacritic: 79/100
Horizon Chase Turbo is an exciting third-person racing arcade game from the creators of the original Horizon Chase. The game features 73 tracks in 32 different...
The Escapists - a game in the Arcade genre
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. Or quietly...
Super Night Riders - a game in the Arcade genre
Super Night Riders
Arcade, Racing, Indie
Game released: Linux → 22 February 2016
Steam: 89/100
This arcade racing game, inspired by retro classics, follows Alice, a motorcyclist known as the Red Rider. In Super Night Riders, race position is unimportant: the...
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove - a game in the Arcade genre
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
Arcade, Action, Beat them all, Platformer, Side view, Indie, Adventure
Game released: Linux → 26 June 2014
Players: 8/10
Steam: 95/100
Metacritic: 88/100
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is an old-school pixelated platformer about Shovel Knight, who must destroy his enemies to save his beloved and defeat the evil...
Psychonauts 2 - a game in the Arcade genre
Psychonauts 2
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Comedy, Adventure
Game released: Linux → 24 August 2021
Players: 8.9/10
Steam: 96/100
Metacritic: 89/100
Psychonauts 2 is a fantastic sequel to the third-person action platformer that takes players back to the world of psychonauts. The dream of the protagonist of the...
Shadowgrounds - a game in the Arcade genre
Shadowgrounds
Arcade, Action, Shooter, Horror, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Sandbox, Science fiction
Game released: Linux → 16 September 2009
Players: 8.8/10
Steam: 82/100
Metacritic: 74/100
This top-down science-fiction action game follows a fight against an alien threat in the colony of New Atlantis. The protagonist battles monsters and large bosses...
Anomaly 2 - a game in the Arcade genre
Anomaly 2
Arcade, Strategy, In real time, Indie, Action, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Science fiction, Isometric, Online, Post-apocalyptic
Game released: Linux → 15 May 2013
Players: 6.4/10
Steam: 78/100
Metacritic: 79/100
Anomaly 2 is a fantastic arcade action game with elements of tower defense and real-time strategy. Years after the 2018 invasion of Earth, the planet is overrun by...
Risk of Rain - a game in the Arcade genre
Risk of Rain
Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Indie, Roguelike
Game released: Linux → 8 November 2013
Players: 7.8/10
Steam: 93/100
Metacritic: 77/100
Risk of Rain is an action-adventure RPG with a third-person view and roguelike elements in a sci-fi setting. The events of the game will take you to a distant...
Grass Cutter - Mutated Lawns - a game in the Arcade genre
Grass Cutter - Mutated Lawns
Action, Simulation, Arcade
Game released: Linux → 24 March 2017
Steam: 88/100
This arcade action game with simulation and puzzle elements centers on mowing lawns overrun by dangerous mutations. The player takes the role of a lawnmower...
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number - a game in the Arcade genre
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
Arcade, Action, Beat them all, Top-down view, Indie
Game released: Linux → 10 March 2015
Players: 9/10
Steam: 91/100
Metacritic: 75/100
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number is a continuation of the dynamic top-down action game. The main action takes place parallel to the events of the original Hotline...
12 orbits - a game in the Arcade genre
12 orbits
Mini-game / browser-based, Casual game, Arcade
Game released: Linux → 24 October 2016
Steam: 88/100
12 orbits is an arcade party game built around local competition for two to twelve players on a single device. Each player uses one button, and rounds last about...
Little Misfortune - a game in the Arcade genre
Little Misfortune
Adventure, Side view, Arcade, Indie, Point & Click
Game released: Linux → 18 September 2019
Players: 9.2/10
Steam: 90/100
Little Misfortune is an exciting side-scrolling interactive adventure. In the game you will try on the role of the little girl Ramirez Hernandez, who goes on a...
Talos Principle - a game in the Arcade genre
Talos Principle
Arcade, Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Logic, Indie, Science fiction
Game released: Linux → 11 December 2014
Players: 9.4/10
Steam: 95/100
Metacritic: 85/100
Talos Principle is a first-person adventure puzzle game in a sci-fi setting from the creators of Serious Sam. In an unknown place, deserted and seemingly divorced...
Unpossible - a game in the Arcade genre
Unpossible
Racing, Arcade, Indie
Game released: Linux → 3 July 2015
Steam: 83/100
Unpossible is an arcade racing game about navigating obstacle courses that test reflexes, memory, and timing. The player learns patterns and tries to survive for as...
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