Arcade 2020 for Linux — top best games in the Arcade genre

Streets of Rage 4 - a game in the Arcade genre

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...

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...

Fury Unleashed

Arcade, Shooter, Platformer, Comics, Side view, Online, Action, Replayability

Game released: Linux → 8 May 2020

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Fury Unleashed is a 2D arcade platformer with a side view, made in a comic book style. You will play as the cool Scumbag, a comic book hero whose goal is to save...

Helltaker

Arcade, Adventure, Puzzle, Anime / Manga, Indie, Free game, Demons

Game released: Linux → 11 May 2020

Players: 9/10

Steam: 97/100

Helltaker is a free-to-play adventure puzzle game. The game tells the story of a hero who suddenly opens a portal to hell, in which, oddly enough, a whole harem of...

The Longing

Adventure, Side view, Puzzle, Arcade, Platformer, Point & Click, Walking Simulator, Exploration

Game released: Linux → 5 March 2020

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 79/100

The Longing is an unusual game, the main feature of which lies in its length. The fact is that it will take 400 days to complete the game. Even if a player enters...

Unrailed!

Arcade, Online, Action, MMO, Business / Management, Trains, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game

Game released: Linux → 23 September 2020

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Unrailed! is a crazy multiplayer action game in which you have to build a railway in an endless procedurally generated world. Together with your friends, you will...

art of rally

Arcade, Simulation, Racing, Isometric, Sports game, Indie, Top-down view

Game released: Linux → 23 September 2020

Players: 7/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Exciting rally arcade from the creators of Absolute Drift, where players can participate in the "Golden Era" rally. The game features a career mode with 72 tracks...

Vigil: The Longest Night

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

Game released: Linux → 14 October 2020

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Vigil: The Longest Night is a 2D platformer with RPG elements and a side view, inspired by the Castlevania and Salt and Sanctuary series. You have to go together...

Golf With Your Friends

Arcade, Golf, Sports game, Cooperative (co-op), Indie, Simulation, Online, Casual game

Game released: Linux → 19 May 2020

Players: 5.7/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Golf With Your Friends is a fun sports arcade game dedicated to golf. Exciting matches await you, designed for cooperative play by up to 12 people. You will find 7...

9 Monkeys of Shaolin

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Historical, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Third-person view

Game released: Linux → 16 October 2020

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 71/100

9 Monkeys of Shaolin is a side-scrolling co-op arcade action game from the creators of Redeemer. Expect thrilling gameplay based on the techniques of the ancient...

Blush Blush

Free game, Visual novel, Simulation, Anime / Manga, Arcade, Adventure, Adult game

Game released: Linux → 22 April 2020

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 86/100

Blush Blush is an adventure arcade clicker game for adults with elements of a Japanese-style dating simulator. The game tells a funny story where you have to save...

The Jackbox Party Pack 7

Arcade, Puzzle, Board / Group Game, Indie, Logic, Comedy, Trivia

Game released: Linux → 15 October 2020

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 76/100

The Jackbox Party Pack 7 is a new part of a collection of fun arcade games for a large company. The game has a lot of different mini-games that will not let you get...

Lair of the Clockwork God

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Point & Click, Side view, Action

Game released: Linux → 21 February 2020

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Lair of the Clockwork God is a side-scrolling adventure puzzle platformer set in a post-apocalyptic setting. A unique blend of genres awaits you in the form of...

DDraceNetwork

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

Game released: Linux → 17 August 2020

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 93/100

DDraceNetwork is a side-scrolling team-based competitive action platformer where you and your friends compete against other players to speed through various levels...

A Monster's Expedition

Adventure, Indie, Arcade, Puzzle, Top-down view, Strategy, Open world

Game released: Linux → 10 September 2020

Players: 6.1/10

Steam: 94/100

A Monster's Expedition is a cute top-down adventure puzzle game. The game is about quirky monsters who love to learn new things about people. As you progress...

Quiplash 2 InterLASHional

Arcade, Puzzle, Board / Group Game, Indie, Logic, Casual game

Game released: Linux → 8 April 2020

Players: 1/10

Steam: 92/100

Quiplash 2 InterLASHional is a fun, say-whatever-style quiz for parties. The game features fun questions, over 100 different clues, and a nice, minimalistic visual...

Dying Light: Hellraid

Action, Arcade, Horror, DLC, First-person view, Role-playing game

Game released: Linux → 13 August 2020

Players: 8/10

Steam: 41/100

Dying Light: Hellraid is an add-on for dynamic action in an open world with a first-person view and a zombie apocalypse setting. The new chapter will make you feel...

Heliborne: Enhanced Edition

Action, Shooter, Online, Third-person view, Helicopters, Cooperative (co-op), Arcade

Game released: Linux → 20 August 2020

Steam: 74/100

Heliborne: Enhanced Edition is an improved edition of the military action game about helicopter aviation for modern consoles. At your disposal will be dozens of...

Gonner 2

Indie, Platformer, Arcade, Side view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op), Action, Shooter

Game released: Linux → 22 October 2020

Steam: 68/100

Gonner 2 is a sequel to the brutally challenging 2D platformer with roguelike elements and procedurally generated levels. Hikk returns again, and this time he will...

Electro Ride: The Neon Racing

Arcade, Action, Racing, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Linux → 10 July 2020

Players: 6.9/10

Steam: 74/100

Electro Ride: The Neon Racing is an exciting racing arcade game with a third-person view. On the neon-lit streets of the city, a new form of entertainment is born...

HYPERCHARGE: Unboxed

Action, Shooter, Indie, First-person view, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Arcade, Tactics, Third-person view

Game released: Linux → 27 April 2020

Players: 7/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Co-op shooter with tower defense elements. In the game you have to fight for the future of plastic life. Together with three friends, you will go on an epic...

Them's Fightin' Herds

Arcade, Fighting, Indie, Anime / Manga, Action

Game released: Linux → 30 April 2020

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Them's Fightin' Herds is a 2D arcade fighting game created by fans of the My Little Pony animated series, where you will fight and explore the mysterious lands of...

Wanderlust: Transsiberian

Visual novel, Adventure, Arcade, Indie, Trains, Text quest

Game released: Linux → 9 April 2020

Steam: 63/100

Wanderlust: Transsiberian — adventure visual novel with a non-linear narrative. The two main characters embark on an amazing journey through the easternmost...

Space Grunts 2

Arcade, Role-playing game, Card game, Strategy, Top-down view, Turn-based, Futurism (Future), Roguelike

Game released: Linux → 27 May 2020

Steam: 66/100

Space Grunts 2 is a continuation of the card role-playing game with strategy elements and turn-based battles in a sci-fi setting. You will once again take on the...

What the Golf?

Arcade, Indie, Sports game, Golf, Action, Comedy, Casual game

Game released: Linux → 22 October 2020

Players: 10/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 82/100

What the Golf? is a fun arcade golf game where you can use literally everything around as a ball, and all this according to the laws of realistic physics. You will...

Supfly Delivery Simulator

Action, Arcade, Side view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Simulation, Casual game

Game released: Linux → 16 October 2020

Steam: 87/100

SupFly is a side-scrolling arcade action game with futuristic elements. In this game you play as a delivery robot who transports goods in an endless procedurally...

Resolutiion

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Slasher, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Cyberpunk, Indie, Exploration

Game released: Linux → 28 May 2020

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 66/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Resolutiion is a top-down action-adventure game set in a sci-fi setting. The game takes place in a dystopian future world where you have to collect pieces of...

The Skylia Prophecy

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

Game released: Linux → 20 November 2020

Steam: 33/100

The Skylia Prophecy is a side-scrolling action-adventure RPG set in a medieval fantasy world. In it you can help the young girl Mirenia in her quest to atone for...

Tonight We Riot

Arcade, Action, Indie, Side view

Game released: Linux → 8 May 2020

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 96/100

Tonight We Riot is a side-scrolling pixel arcade action game where you lead a working-class revolution. The events of the game take place in the near future. The...

To the Edge of the Sky

Futurism (Future), Adventure, Visual novel, Indie, Arcade, Cyberpunk, Adult game, Action

Game released: Linux → 29 May 2020

Players: 5.6/10

Steam: 60/100

To the Edge of the Sky is an adventure visual novel with role-playing elements in a cyberpunk setting. The events of the game will take you to 2077, where you will...

Helix Slider

Free game, Puzzle, Arcade, Action, Indie, Casual game

Game released: Linux → 25 September 2020

Steam: 91/100

Helix Slider is a free-to-play arcade puzzle game with incredible visual style. In the game you have to rotate an endless spinning pipe and get through all the...

WarriOrb

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

Game released: Linux → 28 April 2020

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 76/100

WarriOrb is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer set in a fantasy setting. In a Victorian-era fantasy world, a war rages between industrial superpowers. As...

Vecter

Arcade, Racing, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk, Free game, Music game, Runner

Game released: Linux → 15 October 2020

Players: 5.8/10

Steam: 94/100

Vecter is a shareware arcade runner with a third-person view in a retrowave style. The game supports multiplayer mode and offers already installed songs and the...

NYAF

Indie, Arcade, Puzzle, Hidden Objects, Point & Click

Game released: Linux → 9 November 2020

Steam: 100/100

NYAF is a casual arcade game in which you have to look for hidden characters among similar monsters. In addition to them, you can find a lot of interesting things...

Roguescape

Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Arcade, Action, Cooperative (co-op), Role-playing game, Top-down view

Game released: Linux → 11 June 2020

Players: 6.8/10

Roguescape — A side-scrolling action-adventure platformer with roguelike elements in the spirit of the NES era. You have to explore the dungeon, fight...

Test Tube Titans

Arcade, Indie, Action, Roguelike, Wrestling, Procedural generation

Game released: Linux → 15 June 2020

Players: 6.2/10

Steam: 76/100

Test Tube Titans is a destructive arcade action game with procedurally generated levels. In the game you have to raise your own mutant monster and send it to the...

Bite the Bullet

Action, Adventure, Arcade, Indie, Platformer, Side view, Role-playing game, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Linux → 13 August 2020

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 52/100

Metacritic: 64/100

Bite the Bullet is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer with RPG elements. In this game you have to eat opponents in order to upgrade your character...

StarCrossed

Arcade, Online, Side view, Science fiction, Action, Cooperative (co-op), Indie, Shooter, Visual novel

Game released: Linux → 11 February 2020

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 85/100

StarCrossed is a co-op, dynamic side-scrolling action game set in a sci-fi setting. In the game you have to join a group of 5 space heroes who travel among the...

NENA

Arcade, Puzzle, Top-down view, Action

Game released: Linux → 4 October 2020

Players: 6.2/10

Steam: 92/100

A short pixel game about the journey of the protagonist who wants to give freedom to all robots. The character can control various objects on the map to defeat...

Mega Veg Man

Free game, Action, Platformer, Side view, Adventure, Puzzle, Arcade

Game released: Linux → 5 October 2020

Steam: 85/100

A dynamic platformer inspired by the gameplay of Super Meat Boy. The player will travel through various worlds, overcome challenging obstacles, use trampolines for...

Arcade

Best Games in the Arcade genre of 2020 for Linux (Game released)