Indie for Linux — top best games in the Indie genre / Page 16

Game released: Linux → 1 January 2011

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 84/100

SpaceChem is an unusual puzzle game with strategy elements and a top-down view. In the game you will try on the role of a SpaceChem reactor compartment engineer...

Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine

Adventure, Top-down view, Indie, Tactics, Cooperative (co-op), Stealth

Game released: Linux → 24 April 2013

Players: 10/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 82/100

This tactical stealth game follows a crew of thieves as they case buildings and carry out heists while avoiding security. The cast includes a lock-picking...

Voyage to Farland

Role-playing game, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Indie, Roguelike, Adventure

Game released: Linux → 27 June 2013

Steam: 91/100

A turn-based roguelike about a wanderer searching for a missing sister in the forested Iya Gorge. The region is filled with dangerous creatures and mysteries, and...

Heroine's Quest: The Herald of Ragnarok

Adventure, Indie, Free game, Side view, Fantasy, Old school

Game released: Linux → 20 March 2014

Steam: 88/100

A hybrid of an adventure game and RPG, inspired by Norse mythology. The story begins with the summoning of the heroine by the earl Yarnvidr, who is desperately...

Lifeless Planet

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Science fiction, Exploration, Space

Game released: Linux → 6 June 2014

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 59/100

Lifeless Planet is an action-adventure game with a third-person view in a sci-fi setting. The game tells the story of an astronaut who discovers an abandoned Soviet...

Heroes Rise: The Prodigy

Role-playing game, Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Text quest

Game released: Linux → 14 June 2014

Steam: 79/100

Heroes Rise: The Prodigy is a text adventure with role-playing elements in a fantasy setting. In the game you will find yourself in an amazing world where...

MouseCraft

Action, Strategy, Puzzle, Logic, Indie

Game released: Linux → 8 July 2014

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 72/100

MouseCraft is a puzzle game about guiding mice to their goal as the cat scientist Schrödinger works on a mysterious mouse-powered machine. Players stack Tetromino...

GoD Factory: Wingmen

Simulation, Action, Shooter, Strategy, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Space

Game released: Linux → 29 August 2014

Steam: 62/100

Metacritic: 76/100

GoD Factory: Wingmen is a team-based multiplayer space action game from Nine Dots Studio. Two teams of 4 people each will have to fight each other in various space...

6180 the Moon

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Logic, Indie, Casual game

Game released: Linux → 19 September 2014

Steam: 91/100

This platforming puzzle game follows the Moon on a journey to find the Sun after it disappears. The top and bottom edges of the screen are connected: when the Moon...

Starwhal: Just the Tip

Arcade, Fighting, Indie, Side view, Online, Casual game

Game released: Linux → 29 September 2014

Players: 5.8/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Starwhal: Just the Tip is a side-scrolling multiplayer arcade fighting game featuring exciting space battles between narwhals, cetacean mammals armed with a long...

Chivalry: Deadliest Warrior

Role-playing game, Action, DLC, First-person view, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Online

Game released: Linux → 26 February 2015

Players: 6.9/10

Steam: 58/100

An expansion for Chivalry: Medieval Warfare, adding online combat between warriors from different eras to the medieval action game. It introduces classes such as...

Ironcast

Role-playing game, Strategy, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Logic, Indie, Steampunk, Side view, Match-3 (Three in a row)

Game released: Linux → 26 March 2015

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Ironcast is an engaging role-playing strategy game with elements of a match-three puzzle set in a Victorian steampunk environment. To protect Great Britain, the...

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...

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...

Demetrios - The BIG Cynical Adventure

Adventure, Side view, Indie, Visual novel, Point & Click, Comedy, Hidden Objects

Game released: Linux → 31 May 2016

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Demetrios — The BIG Cynical Adventure is a fun visual novel with puzzles and a side view. The main character is a slob living in Paris named Björn Thonen. One...

Near Death

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

Game released: Linux → 2 August 2016

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 91/100

Near Death is an indie action adventure game with a first-person view and horror elements. The events of the game will take you to the cold corridors of a research...

Typoman

Arcade, Platformer, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Logic, Side view, Indie

Game released: Linux → 15 August 2016

Players: 10/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Typoman is an unusual side-scrolling adventure puzzle platformer. The creators of Typoman were inspired by the biographies of dedicated writers. It will take you on...

Avenger Bird

Indie, Adventure, Casual game

Game released: Linux → 5 January 2017

Steam: 72/100

This pixel-art side-scrolling platformer follows a bird on a quest to rescue its kidnapped chicks. The adventure spans four worlds connected by an open...

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...

Serious Sam VR: The Second Encounter

Virtual Reality (VR), Action, Indie

Game released: Linux → 4 April 2017

Steam: 85/100

This virtual reality arcade first-person shooter follows Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter. Sam battles enemies across South America, ancient Mesopotamia, and...

Grab the Bottle

Arcade, Puzzle, Comics, Indie, Side view, Casual game

Game released: Linux → 22 May 2017

Players: 4/10

Steam: 82/100

Grab the Bottle is a fun side-scrolling arcade puzzle game. Controlling the longest arm in the world, you need to reach certain objects in the level. You will find...

Tooth and Tail

Strategy, In real time, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Online

Game released: Linux → 12 September 2017

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Tooth and Tail is a real-time pixel strategy game that describes the events of the First World War. Only instead of people you will see showdowns between various...

Maybot Run

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Action, Indie, Casual game

Game released: Linux → 19 October 2017

Steam: 100/100

Maybot Run is a crazy arcade runner with a side view. Run through randomly generated levels, collect bonuses, taxes and votes. Jump over crazy enemies from angry...

Zero-K

Strategy, In real time, Futurism (Future), Tanks, Combat robots, Free game, Indie

Game released: Linux → 27 April 2018

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 93/100

Zero-K is a free-to-play real-time strategy game with an isometric camera view in a sci-fi setting, inspired by the famous Total Annihilation and Supreme...

Egypt: Old Kingdom

Strategy, Isometric, Historical, Turn-based, Indie, Survival

Game released: Linux → 24 May 2018

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 86/100

Egypt: Old Kingdom is a fascinating turn-based strategy with an isometric camera view, for the creation of which even scientists from the Russian Academy of...

7 Billion Humans

Arcade, Top-down view, Puzzle, Indie, Simulation

Game released: Linux → 23 August 2018

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 93/100

7 Billion Humans is the sequel to the fun indie puzzle game Human Resource Machine. This time you have to automate a swarm of employees so that they become part of...

Deep Sky Derelicts

Role-playing game, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Visual novel, Side view, Strategy, Indie

Game released: Linux → 26 September 2018

Players: 9/10

Steam: 73/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Deep Sky Derelicts is a side-scrolling sci-fi turn-based game with visual novel elements. You will go to conquer a dark future, where humanity is scattered...

Doodle Tanks

Tanks, Logic, Casual game, Indie, Simulation

Game released: Linux → 13 March 2020

Players: 5.3/10

Steam: 48/100

A historical puzzle about designing tanks and armored vehicles from World War II. The player combines basic elements, armor, and artillery to create new types of...

Race On Ice 2022 Pro

Free game, Racing, Sports game, Arcade, Indie, Third-person view

Game released: Linux → 28 February 2022

Steam: 92/100

Race On Ice 2022 Pro is a free-to-play, third-person arcade racing game where you compete in competitive seasons to get first place. The games have multiple racers...

Crystal Project

Role-playing game, Adventure, Top-down view, Turn-based, Indie, Tactics, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game, Metroidvania

Game released: Linux → 31 March 2022

Steam: 91/100

Crystal Project is a Japanese-style RPG adventure game with turn-based combat in a fantasy setting. You have to go to conquer a large open world, find crystals and...

Error143

Simulation, First-person view, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Comedy, Indie, Casual game

Game released: Linux → 27 July 2022

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 89/100

Error143 is a first-person narrative visual novel in the anime genre with elements of humor. You video call Mika. Before you can even get through, he picks up. He...

Vampire Survivors: Legacy of the Moonspell

Action, Top-down view, Indie, Roguelike, Fantasy, Casual game

Game released: Linux → 15 December 2022

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 95/100

Vampire Survivors: Legacy of the Moonspell is an expansion for the popular roguelike game Vampire Survivors. The events of the expansion take place in the eastern...

Kona 2: Brume

Adventure, First-person view, Indie, Exploration, Detective, Walking Simulator

Game released: Linux → 18 October 2023

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 80/100

The game takes place in Canada in 1970. A certain haze cut off a small mining village from the whole world. Private detective Karl Faber is trying to understand its...

Midnight Riff

Roguelike, Side view, Music game, Fantasy, Indie, Casual game, Role-playing game

Game released: Linux → 21 June 2025

Steam: 93/100

A rhythm adventure where you place your own notes on a chart to fight your enemies. You can collect powerful relics that will help you become stronger and turn the...

Digital Defender ORC

Role-playing game, Strategy, Top-down view, Indie, Free game, Tactics, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)

Game released: Linux → 2 February 2026

Steam: 100/100

A free tactical game in the "tower defense" format with role-playing elements set in a cyberpunk future, where the player defends monsters from digital assassins...

Elementallis

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Dungeons, Exploration

Game released: Linux → 28 April 2026

Steam: 90/100

A top-down adventure game inspired by the classic The Legend of Zelda series. The world is on the brink of chaos because the balance between the natural elements...

Mini Golf Arena

Sports game, Indie, Casual game

Early Access: Linux → 22 April 2018

Steam: 51/100

This multiplayer sports game centers on online mini golf, with matches for up to 24 players. It features seven courses with 18 holes each, and balls can be...

Seablip

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Warships / Submarines, Indie, Side view, Casual game, Open world

Early Access: Linux → 17 May 2024; Game in development: Linux → 2027

Players: 9/10

Steam: 81/100

A colorful role-playing sandbox with an open world, ships and the romance of sea adventures. A long journey awaits the player, full of secrets and adventures. The...

Refactor

Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie, Side view, Metroidvania, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Construction, Strategy

Frozen: Linux → 2020

Steam: 83/100

Refactor is a side-scrolling, physics-based adventure puzzle platformer. The game takes place in a very bizarre world, which in itself is a huge puzzle. You can...

NightSky

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Casual game

Game released: Linux → 1 March 2011

Players: 10/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 75/100

NightSky is an atmospheric 2D action-puzzle game about guiding a sphere through picturesque worlds using realistic physics. Each world is divided into areas with...

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