Horror for Linux — top best games in the Horror genre / Page 5

Joe's Diner - a game in the Horror genre

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

Game released: Linux → 31 March 2015

Steam: 47/100

This first-person horror game with puzzles takes place in Joe’s Diner, a roadside restaurant built on the site of a Native American cemetery. Working the night...

Count Lucanor

Adventure, Horror, Stealth, Survival horror, Puzzle

Game released: Linux → 3 March 2016

Players: 9/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 75/100

A pixel-art adventure with horror and stealth elements set in a fairytale world, Count Lucanor follows Hans, a boy who enters a forest, meets a kobold and becomes...

Tormentum 2

Adventure, Point & Click, Side view, Fantasy, Horror, Puzzle

Game released: Linux → 23 July 2026

Players: 7/10

Steam: 91/100

A continuation of a dark adventure puzzle with horror elements, set in a surreal world full of frightening creatures and strange characters. This time, the story...

Negative Atmosphere

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Science fiction, Survival horror

Frozen: Linux → 7 May 2026

Anticipation Rating: 7.4/10

A sci-fi third-person action horror inspired by the cult classic Dead Space series. The story takes place in the future, during a prolonged Cold War, when...

Mable & The Wood

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

Game released: Linux → 23 August 2019

Steam: 59/100

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...

Secrets of Magic: The Book of Spells

Arcade, Puzzle, Side view, Horror, Match-3 (Three in a row), Logic, Casual game, Indie

Game released: Linux → 21 October 2016

Steam: 92/100

Secrets of Magic: The Book of Spells is a Halloween-themed arcade match-3 puzzle game. You have to help the aspiring sorceress Victoria master the art of magic and...

HVOR: Confrontation

Action, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Zombies

Game canceled: Linux → 2021

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

The story of a soldier from the Thunder squad who died, but left a diary with his memories. The player follows his route, explores gloomy locations and confronts...

Lorn's Lure

Action, Platformer, Parkour, Adventure, Exploration, First-person view, Horror

Game released: Linux → 20 September 2024

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 86/100

A story-driven retro game with climbing mechanics. You can climb almost any surface using equipment. The main character is an android who leaves his colony and goes...

Chronicle of Innsmouth: Mountains of Madness

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

Game released: Linux → 23 March 2021

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 68/100

A detective adventure in the spirit of Lovecraftian horror, inspired by the works of Howard Phillips Lovecraft. The story unfolds around private detective Lown...

Umineko When They Cry - Question Arcs

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Casual game, Horror

Game released: Linux → 9 July 2016

Steam: 95/100

A mystical visual novel set during the annual gathering of the wealthy Ushiromiya family. As the health of the family head rapidly declines, his relatives gather on...

Noctropolis

Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Point & Click

Game released: Linux → 3 September 2015

Steam: 83/100

A graphic adventure set in a world where comic books are real, following a hero named Darksheer as he confronts the forces of darkness in the City of Darkness. His...

Penumbra: Black Plague - Gold Edition

Collection, Horror, Adventure, First-person view

Game released: Linux → 23 January 2009

Steam: 93/100

This first-person adventure horror game takes place in a dark underground complex, where explorer Philip searches for the truth about his missing father. Along the...

Postal

Action, Shooter, Horror, Isometric

Game released: Linux → 14 November 1997

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 56/100

Postal is a hardcore isometric shooter with dark...

VooDoo Kid

Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Point & Click, Zombies

Game released: Linux → 20 April 2021

Steam: 92/100

This adventure horror game follows a boy named KID, held captive by Baron Saturday, the King of the Zombies and master of voodoo. Trapped aboard a strange galleon...

Always Sometimes Monsters

Arcade, Adventure, Horror, Top-down view, Indie, Role-playing game

Game released: Linux → 21 May 2014

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Always Sometimes Monsters is an adventure RPG visual novel with horror elements and a top-down view. The events of the game will tell the story of the main...

Conan the mighty pig

Survival horror, Horror, Anime / Manga

Game released: Linux → 7 July 2016

Steam: 92/100

An action-adventure game about a pig named Conan searching for lost truffles in the forest. Along the way, he avoids forest creatures and eats plants to gain...

Crystal Rift

Role-playing game, Horror, First-person view, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie, Dungeons

Game released: Linux → 30 March 2016

Steam: 58/100

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...

Without Escape

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie, Point & Click

Game released: Linux → 24 April 2018

Steam: 50/100

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...

Xenosis: Alien Infection

Action, Shooter, Horror, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Adventure

Frozen: Linux → 2018

Anticipation Rating: 5/10

Xenosis: Alien Infection is an atmospheric shooter with horror elements and a top-down view in a sci-fi setting. You will take on the role of a space treasure...

Prototype Mansion - Used No Cover

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

Game released: Linux → 19 July 2018

Steam: 68/100

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...

The Old Prison

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

Game released: Linux → 2 August 2021

The Old Prison is a first-person horror adventure with survival elements. The game tells the story of a character who decides to go on a trip this weekend. So he...

NotTheNameWeWanted

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

Game released: Linux → 3 July 2015

Steam: 89/100

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...

IT Simulator

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

Game released: Linux → 1 June 2022

Steam: 90/100

IT Simulator is a cooperative horror game with a first-person view. The first day of work begins as usual — you need to set up Wi-Fi, repair copiers, and so...

Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

Adventure, Horror, Visual novel, Indie, Old school, Text quest

Game released: Linux → 26 August 2020

Steam: 96/100

A small visual novel that turns a simple everyday task into a story with a deep emotional subtext. Behind the attempt to buy regular milk lies reflections on daily...

Doom, the Roguelike

Role-playing game, Horror, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Turn-based

Game released: Linux → 27 November 2006

Players: 9.5/10

Doom, the Roguelike is a top-down RPG with a twist of horror. DoomRL is an alternative title for Doom, the...

Lucius 2: The Prophecy

Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Indie

Game released: Linux → 13 February 2015

Players: 6.5/10

Steam: 61/100

Metacritic: 48/100

This horror adventure follows Lucius, who is taken by unsuspecting caretakers to the psychiatric ward of St. Benedict’s Hospital. According to the Book of...

Octopus City Blues

Adventure, Horror, Indie, Side view, Exploration

Game in development: Linux → 2027

Kaf Kafkarian is a cowardly middle-aged octopus drug addict with a tentacle trimmer who lives in a city built around a giant octopus. Kaf succumbed to bizarre...

Russiaphobia

Action, Adventure, Simulation, First-person view, Indie, Horror, Strategy, Role-playing game

Game released: Linux → 25 December 2020

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 70/100

Russiaphobia is a unique simulator of a foreign agent who is immersed in Russian realities to help raise the country from its knees. As you progress, tasks await...

Vomitoreum

Shooter, Indie, First-person view, Horror, Fantasy / Medieval, Mysticism / Supernatural, Metroidvania, Action

Game released: Linux → 30 July 2021

Steam: 91/100

Vomitoreum is an atmospheric old-school shooter with a first-person view, metroidvania and horror elements. The game takes place in a world affected by an ominous...

Disillusions Manga Horror

Indie, Adventure, Horror

Game released: Linux → 16 January 2015

Steam: 61/100

This first-person adventure horror follows two friends, DiS and Vigil, as they enter a haunted house featured in the newspapers. While exploring, they uncover...

Baldi's Basics Plus

Action, Horror, Stealth, First-person view, Indie, Roguelike, Comedy, Old school, Procedural generation

Early Access: Linux → 12 June 2020

Steam: 97/100

A stealth roguelike with horror elements that parodies cheap educational games from the 1990s. Behind the bright, deliberately simple graphics lies an unusual...

BloodNet

Role-playing game, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Cyberpunk, Point & Click

Game released: Linux → 17 October 2014

Steam: 62/100

This cyberpunk role-playing game with horror elements is set in Manhattan in 2094, where freelance operative Ransom Stark becomes a vampire and searches for a cure...

Grave Digger

Action, Horror, Isometric, Indie, Mysticism / Supernatural, Stealth, Survival horror

Game released: Linux → 30 May 2013

Steam: 73/100

This stealth action-adventure blends whimsical English comedy with grim, Dickensian horror. The player controls Fagus, a grave robber who sneaks through graveyards...

Sven Co-op

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Cooperative (co-op), Free game

Game released: Linux → 22 January 2016

Players: 10/10

Steam: 93/100

Cooperative action game set in the Half-Life universe, where teamwork plays a key role. Players unite to face computer-controlled enemies, solve puzzles, and...

Noct

Online, Action, Horror, Top-down view, Indie

Game released: Linux → 22 October 2015

A top-down multiplayer horror game that combines survival and RPG elements. The main character, who survived the apocalypse, will have to explore the wasteland...

Doorways: The Underworld

Action, Adventure, Horror, First-person view

Game released: Linux → 17 September 2014

Steam: 65/100

Doorways: The Underworld is a first-person action-horror adventure game that is the third chapter in the Doorways series. You play as Thomas Foster, a special agent...

Chasing Dead

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

Game released: Linux → 3 March 2016

Steam: 61/100

Chasing Dead is a first-person sci-fi action game with horror elements and the ability to control futuristic technology. The game begins with a strange phenomenon...

World of One

Arcade, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Indie, Horror, Adventure

Game released: Linux → 8 June 2017

Players: 7/10

Steam: 66/100

World of One is a dark side-scrolling puzzle platformer in which the main character runs away from nightmarish monsters in a dark world of fears. Only you can find...

Press X to Not Die

Adventure, Interactive movie, Horror, Action, First-person view, Comedy, Indie

Game released: Linux → 6 October 2017

Players: 6.9/10

Steam: 89/100

Press X to Not Die is a fun interactive action game, much like a trash zombie movie, that makes fun of all the classic tropes and stereotypes. The game plays in the...

Mortisomem

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

Game released: Linux → 12 January 2024

Steam: 93/100

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...

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Best Games in the Horror genre for Linux