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We Were Here Too - a game in the Horror genre

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Puzzle, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Linux → 2 February 2018

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 69/100

The sequel to We Were Here takes you into the heart of an ancient castle, lost in darkness. Every room holds a mystery, and the walls seem to whisper of those who...

Neverending Nightmares

Action, Adventure, Horror, Indie, Side view

Game released: Linux → 26 September 2014

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 71/100

Neverending Nightmares is a side-scrolling adventure horror game. You have to get used to the role of Thomas — a man who has fallen into a long string of...

Play with Me

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Puzzle, Indie

Game released: Linux → 1 January 2018

Players: 6.6/10

Play with Me is an adventure puzzle game with horror elements and a first-person perspective, inspired by the Saw film series. The events of the game revolve around...

Slayaway Camp

Arcade, Strategy, Horror, Isometric, Puzzle, Indie

Game released: Linux → 25 October 2016

Players: 6.6/10

Metacritic: 88/100

Slayaway Camp is an exciting strategy game with horror elements and a lot of puzzles. You have to get used to the role of a maniac killer, calling himself...

Indicted

Adventure, Action, Horror, First-person view, Indie, Mysticism / Supernatural

Game released: Linux → 29 October 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Indicted is an action-horror adventure game with a first-person view and survival elements. Seeking redemption, Detective Arthur decides to take on his latest case...

Haunted Memories

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view

Game released: Linux → 30 September 2013

Players: 10/10

Haunted Memories is a first-person action game with a touch of shooter and horror from the MadMan Theory Games studio. The main publisher of the game is MadMan...

The Excavation of Hob's Barrow

Adventure, Horror, Point & Click, Old school, Detective

Game released: Linux → 28 September 2022

Metacritic: 82/100

Atmospheric pixel art point-and-click quest set in Victorian England, which has become one of the most unexpected hits in the indie genre. The main character is a...

Prototype Mansion - Used No Cover

Action, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Indie

Game released: Linux → 19 July 2018

Prototype Mansion — Used No Cover is a pixelated action-horror game with a third-person view and survival elements, inspired by the classic Resident Evil. In...

Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk

Horror, Visual novel, Anime / Manga, Indie

Game released: Linux → 16 December 2021

Players: 9.7/10

Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk is a visual novel in the horror genre with point and click elements. A psychedelic narrative full of pyramidal word...

Montague's Mount

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Puzzle, Indie

Game released: Linux → 19 November 2013

Metacritic: 39/100

Montague's Mount is an atmospheric adventure with a first-person view and horror elements. The events of the game will take you to a gloomy Irish island, where for...

Mable & The Wood

Adventure, Action, Indie, Platformer, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval, Anime / Manga, Role-playing game, Horror

Game released: Linux → 23 August 2019

Metacritic: 62/100

Mable & The Wood is a side-scrolling Metroidvania adventure with horror elements set in a dark fantasy world. The plot tells the story of a mysterious girl named...

The Coma: Recut

Action, Adventure, Horror, Side view

Game released: Linux → 22 September 2017

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 62/100

Coma: Recut is an improved edition of adventure horror with survival elements. The main character will be a Korean student who fell asleep while taking an exam...

The Drifter

Adventure, Horror, Point & Click, Side view, Mysticism / Supernatural

Game released: Linux → 17 July 2025

Metacritic: 84/100

A dark story inspired by King, Crichton, and Carpenter. The main character constantly moves from one job to another, never staying in one place for long. One day...

The House (2021)

Adventure, Action, First-person view, Horror

Game released: Linux → 6 October 2021

The House (2021) is a first-person horror game set in a mansion where dozens of people have disappeared. The main character must get to the bottom of the truth and...

Without Escape

Adventure, Horror, First-person view

Game released: Linux → 24 April 2018

Without Escape is an exciting point and click adventure with first-person horror elements. The main character will have to face the horrors of his home. As you...

KIDS

Indie, Arcade, Adventure, Horror, Mysticism / Supernatural

Game released: Linux → 28 May 2019

Players: 10/10

KIDS is a short interactive animated game created by Michael Frei and Mario von Rickenbach. The passage is designed to last up to 30 minutes and will allow you to...

KaRu

Free game, Indie, Interactive movie, Casual game, Horror, Adventure, Visual novel

Game released: Linux → 31 October 2022

KaRu — A free adventure horror game made in visual novel format, in which the main character is a parasite. One day he wakes up next to a strange boy he has...

NotTheNameWeWanted

Arcade, Indie, Action, Horror, Adventure, Top-down view

Game released: Linux → 3 July 2015

NotTheNameWeWanted is a top-down arcade action game that is a parody of the popular GTA series. You will find amazing graphics, incredible sound, spectacular...

Layers of Fear: Inheritance

Adventure, Horror, DLC, First-person view, Puzzle

Game released: Linux → 2 August 2016

Players: 5.9/10

Layers of Fear: Inheritance is an addition to the adventure puzzle game with horror elements and a first-person view Layers of Fear. The main character will be the...

Other 99

Action, Adventure, Horror, First-person view

Game released: Linux → 25 August 2016

Other 99 is a first-person action adventure with survival elements from the creators of Lords of the Fallen. You will fight for your life on an island where the...

Mirrored Phantoms

Free game, Puzzle, First-person view, Horror, Indie

Game released: Linux → 24 February 2025

The game takes place at the Nightmare Factory of mannequins. It is necessary to explore the gloomy locations, to collect the secret of the broken fragments of the...

Penumbra: Requiem

Action, Adventure, Horror, DLC, First-person view, Puzzle

Game released: Linux → 17 November 2008

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 67/100

Penumbra: Requiem is a first-person action game with a dash of adventure, horror and puzzle from the developers at Frictional Games. The main publisher of the game...

Grave Digger

Action, Horror, Isometric, Indie

Game released: Linux → 30 May 2013

Grave Digger is an isometric action game with a touch of horror and an indie game from Home Groan Games. The game is published by Home Groan...

Enemy Remains

Arcade, Shooter, Horror, Isometric, Post-apocalyptic, Indie

Game released: Linux → 6 February 2022

Enemy Remains is a dynamic shooter with horror elements and an isometric camera view in a post-apocalyptic...

The Hex

Indie, Adventure, Horror, Role-playing game, Platformer

Game released: Linux → 17 October 2018

The Hex is an indie adventure platformer with horror RPG elements. In this game you have to find a killer in a tavern. The peculiarity of the game is that there is...

Crystal Rift

Role-playing game, Horror, First-person view, Puzzle

Game released: Linux → 30 March 2016

Metacritic: 37/100

Crystal Rift is a first-person role-playing adventure in the spirit of classic games like Eye of Beholder, supporting HTC Vive, Oculus Rift and PlayStation VR...

What Lives Below

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, Hunting / Fishing, First-person view, Combat robots, Mysticism / Supernatural

Game in development: Linux → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 8/10

What Lives Below is a first-person action-adventure game about sea monster hunters. In the game, a lone fisherman will have to face giant underwater monsters and...

The 13th Doll: A Fan Game of The 7th Guest

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Puzzle

Game released: Linux → 31 October 2019

The 13th Doll: A Fan Game of The 7th Guest is a fun interactive adventure with a first-person view and horror elements, which is a fan-made sequel to The 7th Guest...

Shadows of Kurgansk

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: Linux → 9 October 2016

Players: 7.7/10

Shadows of Kurgansk is an action shooter with a first-person view and horror elements in a post-apocalyptic world. You have to survive in a Zone where zombies live...

Vaccine

Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Roguelike

Game released: Linux → 21 February 2017

Players: 10/10

Vaccine is a third-person horror adventure with survival elements. Find a vaccine for your infected friend before time runs out, but know that your friend will...

Guac & Load

Horror, Simulation, First-person view, Indie, Free game, Zombies

Game released: Linux → 25 November 2025; Early Access: Linux → 12 July 2025

The player manages a restaurant where true chaos reigns. You will have to cook dishes in the kitchen, deliver orders to guests, and work at the cash register to...

Mortisomem

Adventure, Horror, Action, Old school, First-person view

Game released: Linux → 12 January 2024

A mystical adventure set in 1917 Brazil. The protagonist explores rural areas and tries to escape from a demon pursuing him. There are multiple endings that are...

Dead Inside

Adventure, Action, Third-person view, Horror, Futurism (Future), Shooter

Game released: Linux → 20 April 2020

Players: 10/10

Dead Inside is a third-person action-horror game developed by one person. Seventeen years have passed since that damned spaceship disappeared into outer space...

The Agony

Indie, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Survival

Game released: Linux → 15 June 2017

The Agony — adventure indie horror with a first-person view. Do you often wonder what lies beneath our cities? Sewers, bomb shelters, scientific facilities...

Amnesia: Justine

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Puzzle

Game released: Linux → 12 April 2011

Players: 8.8/10

Amnesia: Justine — expansion for Amnesia: The Dark Descent. It was originally released only for the Steam version of The Dark Descent, but was later included...

Vapour

First-person view, Horror, Indie, Action, Puzzle, Platformer

Game released: Linux → 3 July 2015

Storm the Swan

Adventure, Horror, Puzzle, Casual game, Comedy, Exploration

Game released: Linux → 31 October 2024

A game made in the spirit of retro Gameboy adventures. The main character moves to a cute village inhabited by animal characters. You can explore locations and...

Doorways: Old Prototype

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Puzzle

Game released: Linux → 5 October 2016

Players: 5.5/10

Doorways: Old Prototype is an adventure horror game with a first-person view. The game is a showcase of what the original Doorways looked like in its early stages...

Inner Worlds

Action, Horror, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Linux → 1996

Inner Worlds is an action game with elements of horror and fantasy games from developers from the Sleepless Software Inc. studio. The game is published by Sleepless...

Projekt Z: Beyond Order

Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Cooperative (co-op)

Game in development: Linux → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 7/10

A cooperative shooter set in an alternate World War II setting with zombies. The game takes place on a secret German island. There, the Nazis conduct experiments on...

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Best Games in the Horror genre for Linux