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

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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...
AdVenture Capitalist - a game in the Arcade genre
AdVenture Capitalist
Arcade, Action, Free game, Business / Management, Point & Click, Casual game
Game released: Linux → 30 March 2015
Players: 10/10
Steam: 86/100
AdVenture Capitalist is a shareware arcade clicker game in which you can become rich and taste the rich life. Start your business with a small business and grow it...
Super Blood Hockey - a game in the Arcade genre
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...
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...
Mother Russia Bleeds - a game in the Arcade genre
Mother Russia Bleeds
Arcade, Action, Beat them all, Side view, Indie, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: Linux → 5 September 2016
Players: 8.7/10
Steam: 83/100
Metacritic: 70/100
Mother Russia Bleeds is a side-scrolling arcade action game. You advance through the level, destroying all enemies along the way using hand-to-hand combat and...
Golf With Your Friends - a game in the Arcade genre
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...
Journey Through The Nightmare Realm 2 - a game in the Arcade genre
Journey Through The Nightmare Realm 2
Shooter, Top-down view, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game, Old school, Procedural generation, Arcade
Game released: Linux → 12 July 2025
Steam: 87/100
Pixel shooter with roguelike elements and arcade mechanics. The player needs to explore a dark world, fight numerous enemies, and avoid a huge number of flying...
Axiom Verge 2 - a game in the Arcade genre
Axiom Verge 2
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Adventure, Metroidvania
Game released: Linux → 11 August 2022
Players: 9/10
Steam: 78/100
Metacritic: 76/100
Axiom Verge 2 is a continuation of the side-scrolling pixel action platformer in a sci-fi setting. In the sequel you will find new characters, skills and game...
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...
Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power - a game in the Arcade genre
Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power
Arcade, Platformer, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: Linux → 5 October 2015
Players: 9.1/10
Steam: 60/100
Metacritic: 68/100
Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power is a colorful continuation of the fantasy platformer from developers from Frozenbyte. The plot of the game tells about the...
Turok 2: Seeds of Evil - a game in the Arcade genre
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...
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: 89/100
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...
Shadowgrounds - a game in the Arcade genre
Shadowgrounds
Arcade, Action, Shooter, Horror, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Sandbox, Science fiction
Game released: Linux → 16 September 2009
Players: 8.8/10
Steam: 82/100
Metacritic: 74/100
This top-down science-fiction action game follows a fight against an alien threat in the colony of New Atlantis. The protagonist battles monsters and large bosses...
VVVVVV - a game in the Arcade genre
VVVVVV
Arcade, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Exploration
Game released: Linux → 26 July 2011
Players: 7.3/10
Steam: 96/100
Metacritic: 85/100
VVVVVV is an arcade indie platformer with a side view. You play as the fearless leader of a team of dimension explorers who have crashed and lost contact with each...
Lumo - a game in the Arcade genre
Lumo
Arcade, Puzzle, Indie, Adventure, Isometric
Game released: Linux → 24 May 2016
Steam: 70/100
Metacritic: 76/100
Lumo is an isometric platform adventure built around exploring rooms, each presenting a self-contained challenge. It draws on platformers from the 1980s and early...
Cursed Isle - a game in the Arcade genre
Cursed Isle
Action, Adventure, First-person view, Free game, Fantasy, Arcade, Slasher
Game released: Linux → 1 May 2026
Players: 8/10
Steam: 90/100
Adventure action game where a pirate fights through cursed lands, trying to stop the growing evil. The path goes through dangerous locations filled with aggressive...
Tallowmere - a game in the Arcade genre
Tallowmere
Arcade, Platformer, Indie, Action, Slasher
Game released: Linux → 3 March 2015
Players: 6/10
Steam: 90/100
This 2D action platformer with roguelike elements sends the player into Lady Tallowmere’s infinite dungeons, where rooms are generated anew for each run. They grow...
My Night Job - a game in the Arcade genre
My Night Job
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Side view, Survival horror, Indie
Game released: Linux → 21 April 2016
Steam: 82/100
My Night Job is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer. Players have to go to an abandoned building where nightmarish monsters are rampant. And over 60 types of...
Mooseman - a game in the Arcade genre
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...
7 Billion Humans - a game in the Arcade genre
7 Billion Humans
Arcade, Top-down view, Puzzle, Indie, Simulation
Game released: Linux → 23 August 2018
Players: 8.8/10
Steam: 93/100
7 Billion Humans is the sequel to the fun indie puzzle game Human Resource Machine. This time you have to automate a swarm of employees so that they become part of...
Awesomenauts - a game in the Arcade genre
Awesomenauts
Arcade, Online, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Free game, Side view, MOBA
Game released: Linux → 29 May 2013
Players: 6.4/10
Steam: 84/100
Metacritic: 77/100
Awesomenauts is a free-to-play 2D side-scrolling MOBA action game. The events of the game will take you to the distant year 3587, in which there is a great...
9 Monkeys of Shaolin - a game in the Arcade genre
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...
Surgeon Simulator - a game in the Arcade genre
Surgeon Simulator
Arcade, Simulation, Action, First-person view, Logic, Indie, Comedy
Game released: Linux → 19 April 2013
Players: 6.5/10
Steam: 82/100
Metacritic: 65/100
Surgeon Simulator is a logic action game with simulator elements and a first-person view. You take on the role of Nigel Burke, a would-be surgeon with a penchant...
Canabalt - a game in the Arcade genre
Canabalt
Arcade, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Indie, Action, Runner
Game released: Linux → 30 April 2015
Steam: 93/100
Metacritic: 77/100
Canabalt is a fantasy arcade platformer. You have to escape from the destruction of your city with just one button. The game that popularized the endless runner...
Trailblazers - a game in the Arcade genre
Trailblazers
Arcade, Action, Racing, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Cooperative (co-op), Indie, Sports game
Game released: Linux → 8 May 2018
Steam: 53/100
Metacritic: 65/100
Trailblazers is an arcade co-op racer with a third-person view, in which the tracks are created completely randomly. The game features mechanics reminiscent of...
Shovel Knight: King of Cards - a game in the Arcade genre
Shovel Knight: King of Cards
Arcade, Action, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Indie, Adventure
Game released: Linux → 10 December 2019
Players: 9.5/10
Steam: 88/100
Metacritic: 84/100
Shovel Knight: King of Cards is the final standalone campaign for the side-scrolling arcade action platformer Shovel Knight. You have to get used to the role of the...
Feudal Alloy - a game in the Arcade genre
Feudal Alloy
Role-playing game, Arcade, Action, Side view, Medieval era, Indie, Metroidvania
Game released: Linux → 17 January 2019
Players: 7.8/10
Steam: 69/100
Metacritic: 76/100
Feudal Alloy is a fun side-scrolling action RPG in which the main character is an aquarium fish dressed in medieval armor. Bandits attacked the protagonist’s home...
#DRIVE Rally - a game in the Arcade genre
#DRIVE Rally
Racing, Sports game, Indie, Old school, Arcade
Game released: Linux → 16 April 2025
Players: 5.5/10
Steam: 80/100
Metacritic: 57/100
A stylish racing game dedicated to the motorsport era of the 90s. Players can get behind the wheel of legendary rally cars including Das Holzwagen, The Doggo and...
Ultimate Chicken Horse - a game in the Arcade genre
Ultimate Chicken Horse
Arcade, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Online, Casual game
Game released: Linux → 4 March 2016
Players: 8.5/10
Steam: 96/100
Ultimate Chicken Horse is a side-scrolling arcade platformer in the style of Super Meat Boy. You have to create levels with a huge number of traps and other...
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...
100% Orange Juice - a game in the Arcade genre
100% Orange Juice
Arcade, Puzzle, Board / Group Game, Card game, Anime / Manga, Online
Game released: Linux → 16 May 2014
Players: 7.7/10
Steam: 94/100
100% Orange Juice is an arcade adventure puzzle game with elements of a board card game. You will travel to an amazing world where dogs, people and cars fly in the...
Lethal League - a game in the Arcade genre
Lethal League
Arcade, Action, Fighting, Baseball, Sports game, Indie, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Online
Game released: Linux → 27 August 2014
Players: 10/10
Steam: 96/100
Metacritic: 82/100
Lethal League is a side-scrolling arcade sports game that can be played cooperatively by up to four people. You will go to fight in various arenas, where the main...
Slain: Back from Hell - a game in the Arcade genre
Slain: Back from Hell
Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Action, Indie, Slasher
Game released: Linux → 25 March 2016
Players: 9.2/10
Steam: 72/100
Metacritic: 70/100
Slain: Back from Hell is an action-adventure platformer in a gothic setting. The story follows the doomed hero Bathoryn as he travels through a Gothic world and...
Spacebase DF-9 - a game in the Arcade genre
Spacebase DF-9
Arcade, Simulation, Futurism (Future), Indie, Space, Science fiction
Game released: Linux → 27 October 2014
Players: 10/10
Steam: 16/100
This space simulation focuses on building a home for humans and aliens in Earth's distant future. The player expands the base by mining asteroids, growing it from a...
BADLAND: Game of the Year Edition - a game in the Arcade genre
BADLAND: Game of the Year Edition
Arcade, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie, Adventure, Action
Game released: Linux → 26 May 2015
Players: 10/10
Steam: 81/100
BADLAND: Game of the Year Edition is a complete edition of the arcade platformer with puzzle elements. As a bizarre creature, you have to fly through colorful...
Crack Down - a game in the Arcade genre
Crack Down
Arcade, Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Top-down view
Game released: Linux → 1 June 2010
Steam: 100/100
Crack Down — top-down arcade action game. Using a top-down perspective, the player controls either Ben or Andy, a pair of agents tasked with stopping the mad...
Wonder Boy in Monster World - a game in the Arcade genre
Wonder Boy in Monster World
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Metroidvania, Side view, Role-playing game
Game released: Linux → 2 May 2012
Steam: 100/100
Monsters have overrun a fantasy land, leaving its citizens afraid for their lives as they wait for a hero to restore peace. Wonder Boy in Monster World is an action...
Descent - a game in the Arcade genre
Descent
Arcade, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Old school
Game released: Linux → 11 February 2014
Players: 7.7/10
Steam: 64/100
Descent is an exciting first-person shooter in a sci-fi setting. Alien invaders have occupied a number of mining complexes located throughout the Solar System. They...
Sundered - a game in the Arcade genre
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...
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