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, 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...

2Dark

Arcade, Action, Horror, Top-down view, Indie, Stealth

Game released: Linux → 10 March 2017

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 82/100

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...

Night in the Woods

Arcade, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Adventure, Exploration

Game released: Linux → 21 February 2017

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 94/100

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...

SteamWorld Dig 2

Arcade, Platformer, Steampunk, Side view, Adventure, Metroidvania, Indie

Game released: Linux → 22 September 2017

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 95/100

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...

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...

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...

Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+

Arcade, DLC, Top-down view, Indie, Roguelike, Replayability, Adventure

Game released: Linux → 3 January 2017

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 66/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ is an addition to the top-down arcade action game Binding of Isaac: Rebirth. The addition has expanded possibilities for creating...

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...

Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment

Arcade, DLC, Fantasy / Medieval, Free game, Side view, Action, Indie, Adventure

Game released: Linux → 5 April 2017

Steam: 94/100

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...

Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap

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

Game released: Linux → 8 June 2017

Players: 6.6/10

Steam: 86/100

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...

Super Blood Hockey

Arcade, Action, Hockey, Top-down view, Sports game, Business / Management

Game released: Linux → 17 August 2017

Steam: 91/100

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...

Turok 2: Seeds of Evil

Arcade, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Adventure, Online

Game released: Linux → 16 March 2017

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Turok 2: Seeds of Evil is a classic dynamic first-person shooter where the brave hero Turok fights a huge number of dangerous enemies using all kinds of weapons...

Mooseman

Arcade, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Adventure, Indie

Game released: Linux → 17 February 2017

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Mooseman is a side-scrolling arcade platformer set in a fantasy setting. Long ago, the world was created from the shell of a duck egg by a god named Yen. In the dim...

Sundered

Arcade, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Metroidvania, Indie

Game released: Linux → 28 July 2017

Players: 5.4/10

Steam: 82/100

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...

EPONYMOUS

Arcade, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Exploration, Walking Simulator

Game released: Linux → 31 October 2017

Steam: 69/100

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...

Voxel Turf

Arcade, Action, Simulation, Third-person view, Sandbox

Game released: Linux → 14 September 2017

Steam: 88/100

Voxel Turf is an engaging third-person sandbox simulator. In the game, you will not be building meager block shelters, but entire cities with full-fledged...

Sky Force Reloaded

Shooter, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Free game, Arcade, Action

Game released: Linux → 29 November 2017

Players: 10/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Sky Force Reloaded is an arcade scrolling shooter in which players pilot a combat aircraft through futuristic environments and battle enemy forces. Stages feature...

Hover: Revolt of Gamers

Arcade, Action, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Parkour, Adventure

Game released: Linux → 31 May 2017

Players: 10/10

Steam: 81/100

Hover: Revolt of Gamers is an arcade action game in a futuristic setting. The events take place in a neon city where all forms of video games and entertainment are...

Micro Machines World Series

Arcade, Racing, Isometric, Online, Action

Game released: Linux → 30 June 2017

Steam: 29/100

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...

Ninja Shodown

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Side view, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Linux → 26 September 2017

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 61/100

Ninja Shodown is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer where you compete for the jade katana. Alone or together with friends, you will try on the role of guards...

ICEBOX: Speedgunner

Arcade, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Action, Racing

Game released: Linux → 21 November 2017

Steam: 100/100

This first-person shooter combines 3D platforming with speedrunning in a futuristic digital labyrinth called the Icebox. To escape before time runs out, the hero...

Slashers: The Power Battle

Arcade, Fighting, Side view

Early Access: Linux → 3 November 2017

Slashers: The Power Battle is a classic 2D fighting game with a side view. With elaborate animations and colorful graphics, the game is a tactical fighting game...

UBERMOSH:WRAITH

Action, Indie, Arcade

Game released: Linux → 29 January 2017

Steam: 93/100

UBERMOSH:WRAITH is an arcade action game and the fourth entry in the UBERMOSH series. In an arena filled with enemies and bullets, the player cuts down projectiles...

Ghost Blade HD

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

Game released: Linux → 8 March 2017

Steam: 88/100

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...

Slaps And Beans

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

Game released: Linux → 15 December 2017

Steam: 91/100

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...

Prehistorik

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Adventure, Side view

Game released: Linux → 17 November 2017

Steam: 90/100

Prehistorik is a platform game about a hunter from the T-Bone Tribe who sets out in search of food. The journey takes the hero across Antarctica’s ice fields...

Brigador: Up-Armored Edition

Arcade, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Combat robots, Action, Science fiction, Cyberpunk

Game released: Linux → 5 June 2017

Steam: 94/100

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

Slash It Ultimate

Action, Music game, Indie, Arcade, Casual game

Game released: Linux → 15 July 2017

Steam: 71/100

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...

TTV2

Indie, Action, Arcade

Game released: Linux → 11 September 2017

Steam: 86/100

A retro-styled arcade game about navigating mazes with quick reflexes, TTV2 is a sequel to Trip to Vinelands. This indie project features original audio and artwork...

Aztez

Arcade, Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Beat them all, Side view, Action, Indie

Game released: Linux → 1 August 2017

Steam: 80/100

Aztez is a monochrome mix of bitmap and turn-based strategy that tells the story of the Aztec empire. The game's plot takes place in the Aztec Empire before the...

Eventide 3: Legacy of Legends

Arcade, Adventure, Puzzle, Match-3 (Three in a row), Casual game, Hidden Objects

Game released: Linux → 28 September 2017

Steam: 83/100

Eventide 3: Legacy of Legends is an adventure arcade puzzle game in the match-3 genre. Take on the role of Mary Gilbert, world-renowned botanist and keeper of the...

Bottom of the 9th

Arcade, Baseball, Sports game, Turn-based

Game released: Linux → 11 October 2017

Steam: 81/100

Bottom of the 9th is a tactical sports arcade game dedicated to baseball for mobile platforms. The game is designed for two players, based on the final three outs...

Under Leaves

Arcade, Puzzle, Logic, Hidden Objects, Music game

Game released: Linux → 27 April 2017

Steam: 95/100

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...

One Dog Story

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

Game released: Linux → 28 April 2017

Steam: 71/100

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...

Dragon Bros

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Side view, Indie, Casual game

Game released: Linux → 31 May 2017

Steam: 85/100

This 2D side-scrolling action platformer draws on retro run-and-gun games. A team of young dragons sets out to rescue their kidnapped mother after the robotic...

Doodle Devil

Logic, Puzzle, Simulation, Arcade, Indie, Casual game

Game released: Linux → 25 May 2017

Players: 7/10

Steam: 76/100

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...

AER Memories of Old

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

Game released: Linux → 25 October 2017

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 87/100

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...

Bridge Constructor Portal

Arcade, Puzzle, Logic, Side view, Simulation, Strategy

Game released: Linux → 20 December 2017

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 90/100

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...

Yooka-Laylee

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Adventure, Indie

Game released: Linux → 11 April 2017

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 74/100

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...

Necrosphere

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Side view, Indie, Metroidvania

Game released: Linux → 1 September 2017

Steam: 91/100

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...

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Best Games in the Arcade genre of 2017 for Linux