Arcade 2021 for Linux — top best games in the Arcade genre

Paint the Town Red - a game in the Arcade genre

Arcade, Action, First-person view, Fighting, Online

Game released: Linux → 29 July 2021

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 95/100

Paint the Town Red is an arcade action game with a first-person view in a pixel style. The action takes place in a bar, where your task is to deal with opponents in...

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...

Unpacking

Arcade, Simulation, Business / Management, Isometric, Puzzle, Casual game

Game released: Linux → 2 November 2021

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Unpacking is a meditative arcade puzzle game with an isometric camera view, where you can relive the familiar experience of taking items out of boxes and putting...

Crab Game

Free game, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Arcade, Online, Platformer, Battle Royale

Game released: Linux → 29 October 2021

Players: 6.2/10

Steam: 91/100

Crab Game is a free-to-play competitive action game with a first-person view, based on the popular Netflix series "The Squid Game". Expect a collection of...

The Greatest Penguin Heist of All Time

Arcade, Action, Stealth, Online, Third-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Comedy, Sandbox

Early Access: Linux → 2 July 2021

Steam: 90/100

The Greatest Penguin Heist of All Time is an action-adventure sandbox with a third-person view, co-op and stealth. In the game you will control a squad of fighting...

Crash Drive 3

Arcade, Racing, Online, Third-person view, Indie, Open world

Game released: Linux → 9 July 2021

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Crash Drive 3 is an indie arcade racing game with a third-person view and online elements. You will experience incredible fun in this game. You will be able to...

Streets Of Rage 4 - Mr. X Nightmare

Arcade, Side view, DLC, Fighting, Action, Indie

Game released: Linux → 15 July 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 88/100

Streets Of Rage 4 — Mr. X Nightmare — an expansion for the old-school side-scrolling beat 'em up Streets of Rage 4. After the events of the original game, our...

Danger Scavenger

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Isometric, Cyberpunk, Indie, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op), Top-down view

Game released: Linux → 25 March 2021

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 70/100

Danger Scavenger is a dynamic arcade shooter with an isometric camera view in a cyberpunk setting. Deadly effective, highly skilled, invisible to indifferent...

Aeon Drive

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Cyberpunk, Side view, Exploration

Game released: Linux → 30 September 2021

Steam: 75/100

Aeon Drive is a side-scrolling arcade platformer in a sci-fi setting. The action takes you to the neon-lit streets of Neo-Barcelona. You will try on the role of...

Black Widow: Recharged

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

Game released: Linux → 28 October 2021

Steam: 77/100

Black Widow: Recharged is a re-release of the cult classic twin-stick shooter starring Spider. In the game you have to defend your web from the onslaught of...

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...

Miska's Cave

Free game, Arcade, Runner, Side view, Fighting, Action, Fantasy / Medieval, Casual game

Game released: Linux → 28 January 2021

Steam: 88/100

Miska's Cave is a free-to-play side-scrolling arcade action runner where you take control of a fighting rabbit named Miska who wants to conquer the cave. The only...

Find Love or Die Trying

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

Game released: Linux → 16 September 2021

Steam: 93/100

Find Love or Die Trying — a romantic visual novel with anime girls about dating, featuring seven endings and the option to play as a man, a woman, or a non-binary...

Lost Ruins

Arcade, Side view, Anime / Manga, Action, Shooter, Platformer, Slasher, Adventure, Metroidvania

Game released: Linux → 13 May 2021

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 59/100

Lost Ruins is a hardcore side-scrolling action-adventure platformer with a retro theme. The girl wakes up in the twilight of the dungeon. She doesn't remember...

Hexio

Arcade, Puzzle, Top-down view, Indie, Casual game, Logic

Game released: Linux → 6 September 2021

Steam: 100/100

Hexio is a minimalistic top-down arcade puzzle game. Enjoy relaxing gameplay across 96 carefully designed levels. As you progress, you need to connect the dots to...

Your Chronicle

Role-playing game, Adventure, Arcade, Free game, Fantasy / Medieval, Text quest

Game released: Linux → 5 April 2021

Steam: 80/100

Your Chronicle is a free-to-play text role-playing game with arcade clicker elements in a fantasy setting. The game offers many stories, plots, quests and endings...

Luna's Fishing Garden

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Simulation, Platformer, Side view, Sandbox, Farm Simulator, Casual game

Game released: Linux → 16 June 2021

Steam: 93/100

Luna's Fishing Garden is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer with life simulation elements. The game will tell the story of young Casey, who ends up on a...

Super Arcade Football

Sports game, Football, Arcade, Isometric, Online, Casual game

Game released: Linux → 6 September 2021

Steam: 68/100

Super Arcade Football is an arcade sports game about football with an isometric view. With simple controls that allow anyone to play, online and local multiplayer...

Mighty Tactical Shooter: A Turn-Based Shoot 'Em Up

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Strategy, Beat them all, Turn-based, Indie, Tactics

Game canceled: Linux → 19 May 2021

Anticipation Rating: 4.2/10

Mighty Tactical Shooter: A Turn-Based Shoot 'Em Up is a dynamic arcade shooter with turn-based combat and a top-down view in a sci-fi setting. A ship badly damaged...

Steel Assault

Arcade, Platformer, Action, Side view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: Linux → 28 September 2021

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Steel Assault is a fast-paced side-scrolling action platformer set in a sci-fi setting. The game takes place in the near future of post-apocalyptic America. You...

Centipede: Recharged

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

Game released: Linux → 29 September 2021

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Centipede: Recharged is a re-release of the classic arcade game with a top-down view and local co-op. The game features vibrant graphics for modern 16:9 screens, as...

Hexceed

Arcade, Puzzle, Top-down view, Indie, Free game, Casual game

Game released: Linux → 15 January 2021

Steam: 88/100

Hexceed — Arcade indie puzzle game with a top-down view. A modern interpretation of a classic puzzle. You have to navigate through hexes to find out which...

Dead Cells: Fatal Falls

Arcade, Fantasy / Medieval, Roguelike, Side view, Action, Indie

Game released: Linux → 26 January 2021

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 93/100

Dead Cells: Fatal Falls is a hardcore side-scrolling action slasher expansion inspired by the Dark Souls series. Two new locations await you, in which there will be...

SkateBIRD

Arcade, Third-person view, Sports game, Skateboards, Exploration, Sandbox

Game released: Linux → 16 September 2021

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 59/100

SkateBIRD is a dynamic racing arcade game with a third-person view about birds on skateboards. Expect the familiar gameplay of skate simulators, several platforms...

Pretend

Free game, Arcade, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Tactics, Casual game, Strategy, Survival

Game released: Linux → 6 January 2021

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 56/100

Pretend is a casual multiplayer online game about social deduction. The game is very similar to Among Us, but instead of a space base, the action takes place in...

Mail Mole

Arcade, Third-person view, Adventure, Platformer, Comedy

Game released: Linux → 4 March 2021

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Mail Mole is an adventure arcade action platformer with a third-person view, in which you get into the role of a funny postman mole named Molty. The postal mole has...

Mighty Goose

Action, Shooter, Indie, Side view, Arcade, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Online, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Linux → 5 June 2021

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Mighty Goose is an old-school arcade action game. In this 2D shooter, you take on the role of a bounty hunter named Goose. And it's actually a goose, only armed and...

No Longer Home

Adventure, Isometric, Indie, Visual novel, Arcade, Point & Click, Exploration

Game released: Linux → 30 July 2021

Steam: 60/100

Metacritic: 73/100

No Longer Home is an exciting adventure game with visual novel elements. Bo and Ao are graduating from university and are about to leave the apartment they've lived...

Race On Ice 2020 Pro

Arcade, Racing, Third-person view, Sports game, Indie, Free game

Game released: Linux → 3 December 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 87/100

Race On Ice 2020 Pro is a free-to-play, third-person arcade racing game where you compete in competitive seasons to get first place. The games have multiple racers...

Can't Drive This

Arcade, Online, Action, Racing, Third-person view, Top-down view, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game

Game released: Linux → 18 March 2021

Steam: 81/100

Can't Drive This is a top-down, third-person cooperative arcade action racing game. The essence of the game is that while you are participating in the race, someone...

Bro, where's My head???

Puzzle, Arcade, Side view, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Comics, Casual game, Logic

Game released: Linux → 25 March 2021

Steam: 90/100

Bro, where's my head??? is a humorous puzzle platformer with a side view in a fantasy setting. In the game you have to help a certain Odin from the land of darkness...

Race On Ice 2021 Pro

Arcade, Racing, Third-person view, Sports game, Indie, Free game

Game released: Linux → 7 April 2021

Steam: 69/100

Race On Ice 2021 Pro is a free-to-play, third-person arcade racing game where you compete in competitive seasons to get first place. The games have multiple racers...

Gaia Project

Arcade, Strategy, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Casual game, Board / Group Game

Game released: Linux → 31 May 2021

Steam: 80/100

Gaia Project is a top-down arcade turn-based strategy game. Each player controls one of 14 factions, attempting to peacefully colonize the Terra Mystica galaxy...

Industry Idle

Arcade, Free game, Simulation, Business / Management, Roguelike, Clicker, Strategy, Construction

Early Access: Linux → 29 March 2021; Game released: Linux → 13 September 2024

Players: 10/10

Steam: 77/100

A production simulator with clicker elements, where everything revolves around factories, resources and precise calculations. Here, every step is a decision, every...

Luminyte

Action, Adventure, Puzzle, Slasher, Top-down view, Arcade, Fantasy, Indie, Roguelike

Game released: Linux → 30 July 2021

Steam: 85/100

Luminyte is a top-down arcade action-adventure game in the fantasy genre with roguelike elements. Complete darkness surrounds you. Only the old lantern you found...

Tomb Rumble

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

Game released: Linux → 15 September 2021

Steam: 72/100

Tomb Rumble is a free-to-play side-scrolling pixel platformer with an MMO component in which players compete to find treasure. The game features hundreds of levels...

Battle Axe

Action, Adventure, Arcade, Top-down view, Slasher, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Linux → 29 April 2021

Steam: 61/100

Battle Ax is an arcade action-slasher adventure game with a top-down view in a fantasy setting. The events of the game take place in the fairy-tale world of Mercia...

A Year Of Springs

Adventure, Visual novel, Arcade, Anime / Manga, Casual game

Game released: Linux → 29 September 2021

Steam: 98/100

A Year Of Springs is an adventure arcade visual novel that tells the stories of three girls Haru, Erika and Manami, who are going through difficult times. Join...

MAZEMAN

Action, Arcade, Fantasy / Medieval, Isometric, Adventure, Dungeons

Game released: Linux → 8 October 2021

Steam: 76/100

MAZEMAN is an arcade action-adventure fantasy game with an isometric view. You have to enter the labyrinth and search for the key, while avoiding all kinds of...

How We Got Here

Adventure, Side view, Indie, Arcade, Free game

Game released: Linux → 18 May 2021

Steam: 84/100

How We Got Here is a rather unusual side-view pixel adventure game about the adventures of a robot on a floating island. The main character discovers that in...

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Best Games in the Arcade genre of 2021 for Linux