Arcade 2017 for Linux — top best games in the Arcade genre

Slime Rancher - a game in the Arcade genre

Arcade, Action, Shooter, First-person view

Game released: Linux → 1 August 2017

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Slime Rancher is an arcade shooter with a first-person view. You have to become the owner of a funny farm of slugs that live on a new planet colonized by humanity...

SteamWorld Dig 2

Arcade, Platformer, Steampunk, Side view

Game released: Linux → 22 September 2017

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 87/100

SteamWorld Dig 2 is a continuation of the side-view arcade platformer in steampunk style. The main character of the game this time will not be Rusty, but a certain...

Road Redemption

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Motorcycle racing

Game released: Linux → 4 October 2017

Players: 7/10

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...

Gang Beasts

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Fighting, Platformer, Indie

Game released: Linux → 12 December 2017

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 68/100

Gang Beasts is a multiplayer game with gelatinous characters, comical fights and absurd...

Yooka-Laylee

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: Linux → 11 April 2017

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 72/100

Yooka-Laylee is an arcade action platformer with a third-person view, created according to the canons of the classic Banjo-Kazooie. The main characters are the...

Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view

Game released: Linux → 8 June 2017

Players: 6.6/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap is a side-scrolling remake of the legendary arcade action platformer. The game tells the story of a valiant knight who was turned into...

Night in the Woods

Arcade, Platformer, Indie, Side view

Game released: Linux → 21 February 2017

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 87/100

Night in the Woods is an arcade side-scrolling indie platformer. The game tells the story of a twenty-year-old cat who was expelled from college for truancy. After...

Mr. Shifty

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Top-down view, Comics, Beat them all

Game released: Linux → 13 April 2017

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 68/100

Mr. Shifty is a top-down arcade action adventure where you have to dodge the path and move at lightning speed. In the game, you get into the most guarded building...

Sundered

Arcade, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view

Game released: Linux → 28 July 2017

Players: 5.4/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Sundered is a side-scrolling arcade platformer from the creators of Jotun. You will play as a character named Yeshe, a wanderer in a ruined world with ever-changing...

2Dark

Arcade, Action, Horror, Top-down view

Game released: Linux → 10 March 2017

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 62/100

2Dark is an arcade action-horror game with survival elements and a top-down view. The main character discovers his beloved dead, and his two children are kidnapped...

Slaps And Beans

Action, Adventure, Arcade, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Old school

Game released: Linux → 15 December 2017

Metacritic: 63/100

Slaps And Beans is a retro-style game about Terence Hill and Bud Spencer, Italian actors who together made many action-packed comedies and spaghetti westerns...

AER Memories of Old

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Linux → 25 October 2017

Players: 9.2/10

Metacritic: 71/100

AER Memories of Old is an adventure arcade platformer with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. The game tells the story of a girl who can turn into a bird...

Cryptark

Arcade, Shooter, Futurism (Future), Side view, Indie, Roguelike

Game released: Linux → 20 June 2017

Space arcade shooter with a side view. The player takes on the role of a futuristic mercenary who earns money from government contracts and attacks space stations...

Bridge Constructor Portal

Arcade, Puzzle, Logic, Side view

Game released: Linux → 20 December 2017

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Bridge Constructor Portal is a driving crossover of the Bridge Constructor and Portal series. You will play the role of a new employee of the Aperture Science...

Black the Fall

Arcade, Action, Stealth, Platformer, Puzzle, Logic, Indie

Game released: Linux → 11 July 2017

Players: 5/10

Metacritic: 69/100

Black the Fall is a side-scrolling indie adventure platformer whose main goal is to tell the story of a hero escaping the communist system. Solve puzzles to avoid...

Doodle Devil

Logic, Puzzle, Simulation, Arcade, Indie

Game released: Linux → 25 May 2017

Players: 7/10

Doodle Devil — an arcade devil simulator that allows you to create your own universe with demons, monsters, and zombies. The game is a continuation of Doodle God...

Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment

Arcade, DLC, Fantasy / Medieval, Free game, Side view

Game released: Linux → 5 April 2017

Metacritic: 84/100

Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment is a free add-on for owners of the side-scrolling arcade platformer Shovel Knight. You have to take the other side of the...

Micro Machines World Series

Arcade, Racing, Isometric

Game released: Linux → 30 June 2017

Metacritic: 58/100

Micro Machines World Series is a continuation of the arcade racing series of miniature cars with superpowers. There are 12 of them in total and each has its own...

Dimension Drive

Arcade, Shooter, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Linux → 7 December 2017

Dimension Drive is an arcade fantasy shooter with a top-down view in a comic book style. The game has the ability to teleport, single player mode and co-op mode. In...

Slash It 2

Adventure, Arcade, Indie, Action, Music game

Game released: Linux → 24 January 2017

Slash It 2 is an indie musical adventure game. The goal is to press letters, numbers and enter words at the right time and in the right...

Ghost Blade HD

Arcade, Shooter, Beat them all, Top-down view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Linux → 8 March 2017

Metacritic: 67/100

Ghost Blade HD is an improved edition of the top-down arcade shooter in a sci-fi setting. 10,000 years ago, an artificial intelligence named Shira was created...

Slash It Ultimate

Action, Music game, Indie, Arcade

Game released: Linux → 15 July 2017

Slash It Ultimate is an indie musical action game with arcade elements. The goal of the game is to play the rhythm of the song in various game modes and compete...

GRIDD: Retroenhanced

Arcade, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Linux → 16 May 2017

Players: 6.9/10

GRIDD: Retroenhanced is a vibrant arcade cyberpunk shooter with a fantastic soundtrack, elements generated during the game and electrifying graphics. Guide your...

Under Leaves

Arcade, Puzzle, Logic

Game released: Linux → 27 April 2017

Under Leaves is a wonderful arcade puzzle game in which you have to find many animals hidden in the thick of watercolor illustrations. In the game you can travel...

Everything

Arcade, Adventure, Indie, Simulation

Game released: Linux → 21 April 2017

Players: 9.7/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Everything is an interactive and colorful “everything simulator” where you can explore a diverse world, travel between stars and planets, and explore a vast...

Necrosphere

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Side view

Game released: Linux → 1 September 2017

Necrosphere is a hardcore side-scrolling pixel action platformer with very simple controls, consisting of just two buttons. The main character dies and ends up in...

Skillshot City

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Cooperative (co-op)

Early Access: Linux → 23 May 2017; Game in development: Linux → 2026

Players: 6.2/10

An open-world, top-down arcade co-op shooter inspired by the legendary GTA 2. Experience intense action, 5v5 multiplayer, and four-player co-op. Use miniguns...

EPONYMOUS

Arcade, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Mysticism / Supernatural

Game released: Linux → 31 October 2017

EPONYMOUS is an action-adventure game with a first-person view in which you have to make your way through various rooms, find a way out and open doors. At the same...

Locomancer

Simulation, Indie, Arcade, Virtual Reality (VR), First-person view, Trains, Action

Game released: Linux → 28 February 2017

Locomancer is an exciting arcade game with a first-person view for virtual reality devices HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Windows Mixed Reality and Valve Index. In the game...

SEUM: The Drunk Side of the Moon

Arcade, Action, DLC, Platformer, First-person view, Puzzle

Game released: Linux → 20 October 2017

Players: 10/10

SEUM: The Drunk Side of the Moon is an add-on for an arcade action platformer with a first-person view that combines the ideas of Quake 3 and the complexity of...

Brawlerz: Nitro

Arcade, Action, Racing

Early Access: Linux → 27 May 2017

Brawlerz: Nitro is an arcade game with elements of action and racing. In some circles, Brawlerz: Nitro is also called Brawlerz...

Polyball

Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Indie, Platformer, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Linux → 1 December 2017

Polyball is an arcade action-platformer with a third-person view that is the modern equivalent of rolling ball games. The game offers more than 60 different levels...

One Dog Story

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

Game released: Linux → 28 April 2017

One Dog Story is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer with RPG elements. You have to take on the role of a dog (EO-43) from a mysterious underground...

World to the West

Arcade, Action, Isometric, Top-down view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Linux → 5 May 2017

Metacritic: 75/100

World to the West is a top-down action/puzzle hybrid set in the Teslagrad universe. Four heroes with their unique abilities will have to travel through a colorful...

Persian Nights: Sands of Wonders

Arcade, Adventure, Indie

Game released: Linux → 29 June 2017

Persian Nights: Sands of Wonders is an arcade adventure in the hidden object genre. Dark clouds are gathering over Persia — the glorious king Badia is...

In The Shadows

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view

Game released: Linux → 20 October 2017

In The Shadows is a side-scrolling adventure platformer with various puzzles. The main character suffers from a psychological disorder and is fully aware of it. You...

ICEBOX: Speedgunner

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

Game released: Linux → 21 November 2017

ICEBOX: Speedgunner is a first-person arcade game with shooter elements from the masters from the Games Of Edan studio. The main publisher of the game is Capricorn...

Upside Down

Arcade, Indie, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view

Game released: Linux → 14 February 2017

Upside Down is an adventure platformer with action and puzzle elements. You have to sharpen your reflexes. As a scarecrow, armed only with your wits, you'll face...

Brigador: Up-Armored Edition

Arcade, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Combat robots

Game released: Linux → 5 June 2017

Brigador: Up-Armored Edition — improved version of the original Brigador with refined controls, lighting, and revised mechanics. The main character is a heavily...

Super Blood Hockey

Arcade, Action, Hockey, Top-down view, Sports game

Game released: Linux → 17 August 2017

Metacritic: 65/100

Super Blood Hockey is an exciting top-down hockey arcade game. To win the match you have to play as hard as possible, using all sorts of dirty tricks. The game...

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Best Games in the Arcade genre of 2017 for Linux