Cooperative (co-op) for Linux — top best games in the Cooperative (co-op) genre

Valheim - a game in the Cooperative (co-op) genre

Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Open world, Crafting, Online

Early Access: Linux → 2 February 2021; Game released: Linux → 9 September 2026

VGTimes: 7.8/10

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 89/100

A fantasy sandbox with survival elements. You can play alone or with others, exploring the world and gathering resources, finding and raiding tombs...

Counter-Strike 2

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

Game released: Linux → 21 August 2012

Players: 6.2/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Improved and redesigned version of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, created on the Source 2 engine. The game received a new interface, reworked...

Active Matter

Shooter, Online, First-person view, Science fiction, Cooperative (co-op), Mysticism / Supernatural, Horror

Game released: Linux → 15 September 2026

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 79/100

The game takes you to a world where death is not the end, but only a return to the beginning. An operative stuck in a time loop is sent again and...

Project Zomboid

Isometric, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Open world, Zombies

Early Access: Linux → 8 November 2013

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 93/100

A zombie apocalypse is about to occur in the world of Project Zomboid. So far, humanity has not understood what happened, but the houses still have...

Insurgency

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

Game released: Linux → 22 January 2014

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Insurgency is a tactical multiplayer shooter that supports up to 32 players. More than 10 modes are presented, including both cooperative and...

Borderlands 2

Action, Shooter, Beat them all, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Cooperative (co-op), Online

Game released: Linux → 30 September 2014

VGTimes: 9.4/10

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Borderlands 2 is a continuation of a dynamic cooperative shooter with a first-person view and role-playing elements in a post-apocalyptic world. A...

Barotrauma

Online, Business / Management, Roguelike, Side view, Science fiction, Cooperative (co-op), Survival horror, Survival

Early Access: Linux → 6 June 2019; Game released: Linux → 13 March 2023

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 95/100

A game about a submarine, which features procedural generation of tasks, a character editor and an online mode for 16 players. The gamer will be able...

Don't Starve Together

Action, Isometric, Cooperative (co-op), Survival

Game released: Linux → 21 April 2016

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 95/100

A standalone multiplayer version of the famous survival simulator Don't Starve, where exploration, building, and the fight for survival become even...

Hobo: Tough Life

Role-playing game, Simulation, First-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Open world, Online

Game released: Linux → 13 April 2021

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 79/100

A survival simulator where you can experience the essence of the life of a homeless person and try on this difficult role. The events of the game...

CRACK

Adventure, Simulation, First-person view, Science fiction, Cooperative (co-op), Comedy

Game released: Linux → 26 October 2026

Steam: 91/100

A co-op adventure for 1–4 players, set in a mysterious laboratory with a giant egg at the heart of the story. The team must tackle an unusual task...

Portal 2

Action, Online, Platformer, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Linux → 19 April 2011

VGTimes: 9.4/10

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 98/100

Metacritic: 95/100

The game takes place several years after Portal. The main character Chell wakes up after a long sleep to find that the Aperture Science complex is...

Left 4 Dead 2

Action, Shooter, Horror, Online, First-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Zombies

Game released: Linux → 5 July 2013

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 89/100

This cooperative first-person horror shooter is set during a zombie apocalypse in the southern United States. Across five campaigns, four survivors...

The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth

Role-playing game, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op), Dungeons, Replayability

Game released: Linux → 4 November 2014

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 87/100

Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is a top-down indie RPG. You will play as the boy Isaac, hiding in the basement from his mother, whom God ordered to...

Sid Meier's Civilization 7

Strategy, Online, Historical, Turn-based, Cooperative (co-op), Grand strategy, City Building

Game released: Linux → 11 February 2025

VGTimes: 8.0/10

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 51/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Continuation of the legendary series of turn-based strategies. Players rule as one of the many legendary leaders in world history. At the beginning...

Marvel Cosmic Invasion - The Siege of Castle Doom

Arcade, Adventure, DLC, Comics, Beat them all, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Old school

Game released: Linux → 10 November 2026

The expansion significantly increases progression depth and the original Marvel Cosmic Invasion ’s overall replayability by adding full skill trees...

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...

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge

Arcade, Side view, Futurism (Future), Comics, Cooperative (co-op), Online

Game released: Linux → 16 June 2022

Players: 7/10

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...

Stranded Deep

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Open world, Online

Game released: Linux → 11 August 2022

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 65/100

Stranded Deep is an action-adventure game with a first-person view and survival elements. The plot centers on the main character, who, after a plane...

over the hill

Action, Adventure, Online, Third-person view, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Exploration, Open world

Game released: Linux → 14 October 2026

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 100/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Traveling off -road with aesthetics of a secluded campaign. Instead of impassable mud - picturesque landscapes flooded with warm sunset colors. At...

Slay the Spire 2

Indie, Roguelike, Side view, Dungeons, Fantasy, Procedural generation, Collectible card game (CCG), Card game, Cooperative (co-op)

Early Access: Linux → 5 March 2026; Game in development: Linux → 2027

Players: 4.9/10

Steam: 91/100

The sequel returns in a new form — the Spire awakens after a millennium of oblivion, hiding even more dangers, secrets, and challenges in its depths...

Core Keeper

Adventure, Online, Top-down view, Sandbox, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Dungeons, Exploration, Crafting, Farm Simulator, Open world, Survival

Game released: Linux → 27 August 2024

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 86/100

An arcade sandbox that you can play with friends in co-op for up to eight people. The main character is an explorer who wakes up in an ancient...

Kingdom: Two Crowns

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Tower Defense (Tower Defense), City Building, Construction

Game released: Linux → 11 December 2018

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Kingdom: Two Crowns is a continuation of the pixel management strategy with a side view in a fantasy setting, where the main emphasis is on...

Dead Island

Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Zombies, Open world, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Linux → 31 May 2016

VGTimes: 8.0/10

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Dead Island is an action role-playing game with elements of horror, shooter and first-person view. The heroes of the Game are tourists who had to...

KLETKA

Action, Horror, First-person view, Cooperative (co-op)

Early Access: Linux → 13 December 2024; Game released: Linux → 19 February 2026

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 87/100

Cooperative action-horror from the creators of Kuzhlevka. Players try to survive in the Gigakhryushchevka, riding a living and voracious elevator...

Rise of the Merchants

Strategy, Simulation, Online, Business / Management, Historical, Cooperative (co-op), City Building, Medieval era

Early Access: Linux → 29 October 2026; Game in development: Linux → 2027

Steam: 74/100

A medieval simulator that combines city-building, economic development, trade, and political intrigue in a constantly evolving online world. Starting...

Sanctum 2

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Tactics, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Cooperative (co-op), Strategy

Game released: Linux → 15 May 2013

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 77/100

A first-person shooter with tower defense elements, Sanctum 2 centers on protecting oxygen-producing Cores from alien creatures on the planet LOEK...

Magicka 2

Action, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Tactics, Adventure, Cooperative (co-op), Online

Game released: Linux → 26 May 2015

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 71/100

A cooperative action-adventure set in a fantasy world shaped by Norse folklore, Magicka 2 follows a Midgård left almost without Wizards after the...

The Escapists 2

Strategy, Adventure, Simulation, Online, Business / Management, Top-down view, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Linux → 22 August 2017

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 75/100

The Escapists 2 is a continuation of the top-down prisoner management simulator. The game is a direct continuation of the original. You will be able...

Spiritfarer

Simulation, Business / Management, Side view, Adventure, Indie, Strategy, Cooperative (co-op), Construction

Game released: Linux → 18 August 2020

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Spiritfarer is a fun management simulator with a side view that tells the story of death. You take on the role of a ferryman for the dead and build...

Total War: Warhammer 3

Strategy, Online, In real time, Top-down view, Turn-based, Tactics, Cooperative (co-op), Fantasy, Grand strategy

Game released: Linux → 17 February 2022

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Total War: Warhammer 3 is a continuation of the fantasy strategy with turn-based movements on a global map and real-time battles. Far from the...

CATO: Buttered Cat

Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie, Side view, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Linux → 5 September 2024

Steam: 98/100

A colorful puzzle-platformer based on the famous buttered cat paradox. At the heart of the story are two unusual heroes—a cat and a buttered...

Serious Sam 3: BFE

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Comedy

Game released: Linux → 22 November 2011

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Set in a future Egypt amid crumbling cities and ancient temples, this first-person shooter is a prequel to Serious Sam: The First Encounter...

Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Comedy

Game released: Linux → 14 October 2014

Players: 8/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel is a dynamic shooter with role-playing elements and a first-person view in the Borderlands universe. The game takes place...

VEIN

Action, Shooter, Simulation, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Exploration, Open world, Zombies

Early Access: Linux → 24 October 2025; Game in development: Linux → 2029

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 89/100

Multiplayer sandbox with survival elements and an open world. In the near future, an apocalypse has occurred: zombies roam the Earth, most people...

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...

Death Trash

Role-playing game, Horror, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Cyberpunk, Cooperative (co-op), Exploration

Early Access: Linux → 5 August 2021; Game in development: Linux → 2026

Players: 9.6/10

Steam: 92/100

Death Trash is a post-apocalyptic isometric role-playing game with horror elements in a futuristic setting. You'll be sent into a world filled with...