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Statuses
Best Games in the Cooperative (co-op) genre for Linux
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, building bases...
Shooter, Online, First-person view, Science fiction, Cooperative (co-op), Mysticism / Supernatural, Horror
Game released: Linux → 15 September 2026
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
80/100
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 again to...
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 dungeon filled with...
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 to visit a...
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:
8.1/10
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 cooperative play. You...
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. Its halls are...
Role-playing game, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Roguelike, Dungeons, Cooperative (co-op), 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 sacrifice him. To...
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 deal with the...
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 III. During the...
Role-playing game, Warships / Submarines, Sandbox, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Exploration, Open world, Procedural generation
Game released: Linux → 22 May 2025
Steam:
79/100
An open-world adventure RPG about sea voyages, trade, and life as a captain. The game builds on the ideas of the original Windward from 2015. As a young captain...
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 have died, and...
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 familiar world with...
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 your own ship to...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op), Turn-based
Game released: Linux → 19 April 2018
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
88/100
Metacritic:
78/100
For the King is an action-adventure RPG with an isometric camera view and random level generation. You have to travel through an endless fantasy world. You can play...
Online, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, Third-person view, Helicopters, Cooperative (co-op), Arcade
Game released: Linux → 12 October 2017
Players:
7.5/10
Steam:
74/100
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...
Adventure, First-person view, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Exploration, Open world, Crafting, Procedural generation
Early Access: Linux → 23 September 2024; Game released: Linux → 17 March 2026
Players:
6.2/10
Steam:
64/100
An open world survival simulator that takes players to beautiful tropical islands. The game takes place in the Pacific Ocean. Players explore procedurally generated...
Top-down view, Action, Role-playing game, Simulation, Cooperative (co-op), Indie, Farm Simulator, Crafting
Game released: Linux → 25 April 2023
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
82/100
Sandbox with elements of a farmer simulator. The player is building a settlement in the Stone Age. You can grow plants to harvest crops, tame animals, and explore...
Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Construction
Game released: Linux → 26 September 2019
Players:
9.4/10
Steam:
94/100
Mindustry is a fun real-time strategy game with elements of the tower defense genre and a top-down view. In the game, you have to create complex conveyor chains to...
Cooperative (co-op), Fantasy, Tactics, Open world, Side view, Japanese role-playing game, Adventure, Exploration
Game released: Linux → 27 April 2023
Steam:
95/100
Metacritic:
83/100
The action of the game unfolds on an island inhabited by different creatures. The detachment of the protagonist arrives in this mysterious place to find the best...
