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

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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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: 91/100
Dwarf Fortress — in the main mode, the player indirectly controls a group of dwarves, trying to build an underground fortress in a procedurally generated...
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: 74/100
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...
Helltaker - a game in the Arcade genre
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...
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...
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...
We Were Here Together - a game in the Arcade genre
We Were Here Together
Arcade, Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Exploration
Game released: Linux → 10 October 2019
Players: 7.7/10
Steam: 90/100
A story about two companions trapped within the icy walls of an ancient citadel, where every room oozes mystery and the joker's laughter echoes through the gloomy...
Blush Blush - a game in the Arcade genre
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...
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...
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...
Gambonanza - a game in the Arcade genre
Gambonanza
Turn-based, Chess game, Tactics, Roguelike, Replayability, Arcade
Game released: Linux → 1 May 2026
VGTimes: 7.6/10
Players: 10/10
Steam: 74/100
The game offers a completely new take on classic chess, turning it into a dynamic roguelike where the goal is not just to checkmate the king, but to capture every...
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...
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...
Skullgirls: 2nd Encore - a game in the Arcade genre
Skullgirls: 2nd Encore
Arcade, Fighting, Side view, Indie, Online
Game released: Linux → 22 August 2013
Players: 7.7/10
Steam: 86/100
Metacritic: 79/100
Skullgirls: 2nd Encore is an expanded version of a dynamic arcade fighting game with a side view in an anime style. The game features many interesting female...
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...
Paint the Town Red - a game in the Arcade genre
Paint the Town Red
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...
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...
Dicey Dungeons - a game in the Arcade genre
Dicey Dungeons
Arcade, Indie, Strategy, Roguelike, Card game, Role-playing game, Turn-based
Game released: Linux → 13 August 2019
Players: 9.4/10
Steam: 89/100
Metacritic: 80/100
Dicey Dungeons — an exciting card-based turn-based game with RPG elements and a simplified roguelike from the creators of Super Hexagon and VVVVVV. In the...
Antivirus Girl - a game in the Arcade genre
Antivirus Girl
Action, Strategy, Casual game, Indie, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Anime / Manga, Science fiction, Top-down view, Shooter, Arcade
Game released: Linux → 1 July 2026
Steam: 88/100
The game combines elements of "tower defense" and dynamic shooting, allowing not only to build defenses but also to directly control the main character. As an agent...
Towerfall: Ascension - a game in the Arcade genre
Towerfall: Ascension
Arcade, Action, Shooter, Beat them all, Platformer, Online, Indie
Game released: Linux → 29 May 2014
Steam: 94/100
Metacritic: 85/100
Towerfall: Ascension is a fun side-scrolling multiplayer action platformer where you take on the role of archers who hate each other very much and fight on a...
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
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...
The Longing - a game in the Arcade genre
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...
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...
Vigil: The Longest Night - a game in the Arcade genre
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...
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...
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...
Dungeon Defenders - a game in the Arcade genre
Dungeon Defenders
Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)
Game released: Linux → 26 March 2013
Players: 9.1/10
Steam: 92/100
Metacritic: 79/100
Dungeon Defenders is a dynamic cooperative action role-playing game with a third-person view and elements of the tower defense genre in a fantasy setting. You have...
Mercenary Kings - a game in the Arcade genre
Mercenary Kings
Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: Linux → 25 March 2014
Players: 8.5/10
Steam: 74/100
Metacritic: 73/100
Mercenary Kings is a side-scrolling run-and-gun platformer similar to games like SNK's Metal Slug series. Players can jump, crouch, roll, shoot in four directions...
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...
Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair - a game in the Arcade genre
Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair
Arcade, Adventure, Puzzle, Visual novel, Anime / Manga, Detective
Game released: Linux → 18 April 2016
Players: 8.6/10
Steam: 95/100
Metacritic: 81/100
This detective visual novel follows a school trip to the abandoned Jabberwock Island, where Monokuma restarts a deadly game. Students from Hope’s Peak Academy must...
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