Indie for Linux — top best games in the Indie genre / Page 12

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Indie, Strategy, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)

Game released: Linux → 8 April 2013

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 63/100

Cubemen 2 is a 3D strategy game in which players use squads of small cubemen to defend and attack enemies. It features several modes, including CTF, Skirmish, and...

Finding Teddy

Adventure, Puzzle, Indie, Point & Click, Metroidvania, Action

Game released: Linux → 3 December 2013

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 76/100

This point-and-click adventure puzzle follows a little girl whose teddy bear is stolen by a monster emerging from her cupboard. She follows it into a magical world...

Yrminsul

Strategy, Business / Management, Isometric, Indie, Tactics, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)

Game released: Linux → 10 April 2014

Steam: 66/100

A strategy game set in a fantasy universe where battles take the form of tower defense, with the player leading the forces of evil against armies of good. The...

Whispering Willows

Platformer, Futurism (Future), Indie, Side view, Adventure, Mysticism / Supernatural, Horror

Game released: Linux → 9 July 2014

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 64/100

Whispering Willows is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer set in a mysterious mansion. The plot centers on Elena Elkhorn. She goes to the estate in search...

TIS-100

Simulation, Puzzle, Logic, Indie

Game released: Linux → 20 July 2015

Steam: 97/100

TIS-100 is a limitless programming game from the creators of SpaceChem and Infinifactory. The game will offer you a number of exciting puzzles, to solve which you...

Crush Your Enemies

Arcade, Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Indie, Action

Game released: Linux → 13 July 2016

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 63/100

Crush Your Enemies is a top-down real-time strategy arcade game. You can expect a lot of humor, tactical depth, like in the classic strategies of Starcraft, Age of...

Marooners

Arcade, Action, Online, Board / Group Game, Indie, Mini-game / browser-based, Casual game

Game released: Linux → 15 September 2016

Steam: 61/100

Marooners is an arcade, cooperative action game from independent developers from the M2H studio. The game is designed for a fun group of friends, where you will...

Charlie Murder

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Board / Group Game, Beat them all, Indie, Role-playing game

Game released: Linux → 12 May 2017

Players: 10/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Punk rock band Charlie Murder faces an apocalypse brought on by rival death metal group Gore Quaffer and its legions of evil. In this role-playing beat ’em up...

Doodle Devil

Logic, Puzzle, Simulation, Arcade, Indie, Casual game

Game released: Linux → 25 May 2017

Players: 7/10

Steam: 76/100

Doodle Devil — an arcade devil simulator that allows you to create your own universe with demons, monsters, and zombies. The game is a continuation of Doodle God...

OVIVO

Platformer, Indie, Side view, Action, Casual game

Game released: Linux → 8 September 2017

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 71/100

OVIVO is a minimalist side-scrolling indie platformer. In the world of the game, Black and White live in harmony. Intertwining and replacing each other, they...

Hell-Copter

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Helicopters, Indie

Game released: Linux → 9 September 2017

Steam: 66/100

This third-person arcade shooter puts players in control of an experimental military drone defending the planet from an attack and taking on enemy air support...

Long Reach

Adventure, Puzzle, Side view, Action, Indie

Game released: Linux → 14 March 2018

Players: 10/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 64/100

Long Reach is a psychological thriller executed in the style of pixel art. The game takes place in a world where everyone craves power, be it money, divine blessing...

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...

Detective Case and Clown Bot in: The Express Killer

Adventure, Side view, Point & Click, Indie

Game released: Linux → 19 July 2018

Players: 10/10

Steam: 86/100

Detective Case and Clown Bot in: The Express Killer — the continuation of the classic adventure Detective Case and Clown Bot: Murder in the Hotel Lisbon...

We. The Revolution

Role-playing game, Simulation, Strategy, Adventure, Indie, Historical

Game released: Linux → 21 March 2019

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 69/100

Metacritic: 75/100

We. The Revolution is a unique adventure strategy with role-playing elements, where you will try on the role of a judge of the Revolutionary Tribunal during the...

Dwerve

Fantasy / Medieval, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Top-down view, Indie, Adventure, Role-playing game, Tactics, In real time, Dungeons

Game released: Linux → 31 May 2022

Players: 10/10

Steam: 70/100

Dwerve is a top-down action RPG with tower defense elements in a fantasy setting. In the game, you will try on the role of a craftsman dwarf who goes to a ruined...

Universe For Sale

Puzzle, Adventure, Exploration, Science fiction, Indie, Comics, Point & Click, Visual novel

Game released: Linux → 16 November 2023

Steam: 91/100

A hand-drawn adventure set on an empty space station nestled in the clouds of Jupiter. You need to meet unusual local residents and reveal their secrets of survival...

World of Diving

Simulation, First-person view, Sports game, Indie, Adventure, Exploration

Early Access: Linux → 26 August 2014

Players: 10/10

Steam: 49/100

World of Diving is a multiplayer diving simulator in which players explore the ocean and take on underwater missions, with optional VR support. Dives include...

Abuse

Action, Shooter, Futurism (Future), Sandbox, Horror, Adventure, Indie

Game released: Linux → 1996

Steam: 88/100

Abuse is an action game with a touch of shooter and sandbox from the developers from the Crack dot Com studio. The game is published by RedHat. Sometimes the game...

Ultratron

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

Game released: Linux → 15 June 2005

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 73/100

In a retro-futuristic world, the last human has been killed by evil robots, and a battle droid sets out to avenge the human race. Players fight through more than 40...

Blackwell Unbound

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

Game released: Linux → 13 January 2012

Steam: 93/100

A point-and-click adventure puzzle set in 1973 Manhattan, where a series of accidents at a construction site and the sound of a lone saxophone may be connected...

Stacking

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Indie

Game released: Linux → 6 March 2012

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 82/100

This third-person puzzle adventure takes place in a vintage world inhabited by living Russian nesting dolls. Charlie Blackmore, the smallest doll in the world, sets...

MYTH - Steam Edition

Visual novel, Indie, Horror

Game released: Linux → 28 October 2016

Steam: 88/100

This horror visual novel follows Meito Tanabe, who lives in a world of light without shadows. Shimon, a girl who has a shadow, brings him to the world of...

Paranautical Activity

Action, Shooter, Indie, Roguelike, First-person view

Game released: Linux → 14 February 2013

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 48/100

Paranautical Activity is a dynamic indie shooter with a first-person view and roguelike elements. The game features randomly generated levels, super-fast gameplay...

ArmA Tactics

Strategy, Isometric, Tactics, Indie, Turn-based, Shooter

Game released: Linux → 3 October 2013

Players: 8/10

Steam: 33/100

ArmA Tactics — turn-based indie strategy with tactics and shooter elements. You take control of a four-man special forces squad. There are no set strategies...

Infinity Runner

Action, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Runner

Game released: Linux → 14 July 2014

Players: 6.7/10

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 48/100

Infinity Runner is an adventure shooter with horror elements and a first-person view in a sci-fi setting, supporting virtual reality devices. The events of the game...

Gunspell

Role-playing game, Adventure, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Logic, Indie, Match-3 (Three in a row)

Game released: Linux → 7 November 2014

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 51/100

This fantasy RPG adventure with puzzle elements follows a member of an Order tasked with protecting Earth from monsters. Guns and magic work together as the hero...

Beyond Eyes

Adventure, Third-person view, Walking Simulator, Indie

Game released: Linux → 11 August 2015

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 68/100

Metacritic: 57/100

This third-person adventure follows Rae, a blind girl who sets out to find her missing cat, Nani. Traumatized by an accident in early childhood, Rae fears loud...

In Between

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

Game released: Linux → 21 August 2015

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 68/100

In Between — arcade side-scrolling indie adventure. The game tells a sad story about a man who is dying of cancer. The main character will have to delve into...

Jotun

Action, Adventure, Isometric, Indie

Game released: Linux → 29 September 2015

Players: 7/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Jotun is a hand-drawn action adventure game set in the world of Norse mythology. In the game, you will try on the role of Toru, a Viking warrior who died an...

Steredenn

Action, Shooter, Futurism (Future), Indie, Side view, Arcade, Roguelike

Game released: Linux → 1 October 2015

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Steredenn is a side-scrolling sci-fi shooter. You have to destroy enemies using a large arsenal of weapons, accompanied by beautiful heavy music. And of course...

Soul Axiom

Adventure, First-person view, Indie, Science fiction

Game released: Linux → 29 February 2016

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 51/100

This first-person science-fiction adventure unfolds in Elysia, a digital world where memories and dreams become reality. After a soul is uploaded, the protagonist...

Antihorror

Action, Indie, Horror

Game released: Linux → 27 July 2016

Steam: 71/100

An action horror game about a wayfarer who finds himself in an unfamiliar place after a strange turn of events. The surroundings are ominously deserted, with no one...

ALONE?

Action, Adventure, Indie

Game released: Linux → 10 October 2016

Steam: 79/100

A psychological horror game about a family mystery, ALONE? follows a protagonist who receives a plea for help from a missing sister, Michelle, and returns to the...

Codex of Victory

Strategy, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Indie

Game released: Linux → 16 March 2017

Players: 6.7/10

Steam: 69/100

Codex of Victory is a fantastic turn-based strategy game. You have to protect human territories from attacks by the trans-humanoid race of Augments. You will be...

Weapon Shop Fantasy

Role-playing game, Simulation, Business / Management, Top-down view, Indie

Game released: Linux → 27 March 2017

Players: 1/10

Steam: 78/100

Weapon Shop Fantasy is a unique top-down management simulator with RPG elements. In the game, you will be responsible for managing each element of your shop. Hire...

Yooka-Laylee

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Adventure, Indie

Game released: Linux → 11 April 2017

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Yooka-Laylee is an arcade action platformer with a third-person view, created according to the canons of the classic Banjo-Kazooie. The main characters are the...

Hyper Knights

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie

Game released: Linux → 20 May 2017

Steam: 88/100

Hyper Knights is a medieval arcade indie action game with adventure elements. You'll hack and break through hundreds of enemies in a fast-paced, skill-based game...

AereA

Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Top-down view, Fantasy, Adventure, Indie, Music game

Game released: Linux → 20 June 2017

Steam: 47/100

Metacritic: 48/100

Musical role-playing action set on the shattered flying island of Aezir. The story centers around one of the students of the great maestro Guido, who must explore...

Space Pirates and Zombies 2

Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, In real time, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Space

Game released: Linux → 7 November 2017

Players: 7/10

Steam: 77/100

This post-apocalyptic space strategy game with action and role-playing elements follows survival in a galaxy after a zombie apocalypse. Infrastructure has...

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