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

Clusterpuck 99 - a game in the Indie genre

Game released: Linux → 23 January 2015

Clusterpuck 99 is an arcade game with a mixture of sports game and indie game from the developers of the PHL Collective studio. The game is published by PHL...

Trees Hate You

Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Comedy, Walking Simulator

Game in development: Linux → 2026

A hardcore platformer with an absurd sense of humor, where the main enemy becomes the trees. The forest here lives by its own rules: branches hinder movement, traps...

Rustbucket Rumble

Online, Action, Platformer, Indie, Free game

Game released: Linux → 4 May 2015

Rustbucket Rumble is an online action, platformer, indie and free-to-play game from the developers of Reactor Zero. The main publisher of the game is Scrap Yard...

NO THING

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Indie

Game released: Linux → 7 April 2016

NO THING is a hardcore visual action adventure from a first person perspective. You will play as an office clerk who runs to the Ice Queen with an important...

Cyber Badminton 2020

Arcade, Sports game, Cyberpunk, Indie

Game released: Linux → 13 November 2020

Cyber Badminton 2020 is an indie badminton arcade game with pixel graphics in a cyberpunk setting. The Earth is under threat of the apocalypse. Having learned...

Electronic Super Joy 2

Arcade, Action, Indie, Free game, Side view

Game released: Linux → 9 August 2019

Players: 5.3/10

Electronic Super Joy 2 is a free-to-play hardcore action platformer with a pixelated side view. The game involves a lot of running and jumping, making your way...

DungeonRift

Role-playing game, Action, Top-down view, Indie

Early Access: Linux → 1 July 2015

DungeonRift is a top-down RPG with action and indie elements from developers from RiftyGames. The main publisher of the game is...

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...

Zombie City Defense 2

Strategy, In real time, Action, Tactics, Isometric, Simulation, Indie, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)

Game released: Linux → 20 August 2016

Zombie City Defense 2 is a tactical post -apocalyptic game in the genre of tower protection. In the near future, the world was devastated by a virus, turning...

Super Win the Game

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Indie

Game released: Linux → 1 October 2014

Super Win the Game is an arcade game with a mixture of action, platformer and indie game from the developers of Minor Key Games. The game is published by Minor Key...

Spellcrafter

Role-playing game, Strategy, Adventure, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Indie

Game released: Linux → 4 May 2015

Players: 10/10

s.p.l.i.t

Action, Simulation, Puzzle, Logic, Indie, Horror

Game released: Linux → 24 July 2025

Metacritic: 83/100

A horror story about hackers from the creator of Buckshot Roulette. In the game you need to hack the structure of an evil corporation without leaving any traces...

Shiny The Firefly

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie

Game released: Linux → 16 May 2014

Shiny The Firefly is an action, adventure, platformer and indie arcade game from the masters at Stage Clear Studios. The game is published by Headup Games and Merge...

Overgrowth

Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Indie

Game released: Linux → 16 October 2017

Players: 6.8/10

Overgrowth is a third-person action game about brave rabbits who master martial arts. There are other animals in the game that complement the medieval universe of...

Ultrabugs

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

Frozen: Linux → 1 September 2020

Ultrabugs is a dynamic top-down arcade shooter in a sci-fi setting. Controlling a space attack aircraft, you have to fight a swarm of deadly bugs. The more you...

Grab the Bottle

Arcade, Puzzle, Comics, Indie, Side view

Game released: Linux → 22 May 2017

Players: 4.6/10

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...

Intrusion 2

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Indie

Game released: Linux → 12 September 2012

Players: 9.7/10

DROD: The Second Sky

Arcade, Role-playing game, Adventure, Top-down view, Puzzle, Turn-based, Logic, Indie, Tactics

Game released: Linux → 18 November 2016

DROD: The Second Sky is a top-down arcade game with a mixture of RPG, adventure, puzzle, indie game and tactical game from the developers of Caravel Games. The main...

Martial Law

Adventure, Side view, Visual novel, Free game, Indie

Game released: Linux → 23 December 2021

Martial Law is a free side-scrolling adventure with visual novel elements. Its main character is one of the inhabitants of communist Poland, abandoned to the mercy...

The Pest

Side view, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie

Game released: Linux → 19 May 2022

The main character is a tiny pest virus that is heading towards the core of the system. The player solves complex puzzles and tries to avoid dangerous computer...

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...

To Be Or Not To Be

Adventure, Visual novel, Indie

Game released: Linux → 4 February 2015

To Be Or Not To Be is an adventure with a mixture of visual novel and indie game from developers from the Tin Man Games studio. The game is published by Tin Man...

Space Tyrant

Strategy, Indie, Roguelike, Science fiction

Game released: Linux → 27 February 2018

Space Tyrant is a 4X space strategy game with roguelike elements in which players will build a terrifying space fleet, lay waste to planets, destroy enemy fleets...

Sanator: Scarlet Scarf

Adventure, Horror, Fantasy / Medieval, Visual novel, Indie

Game released: Linux → 6 June 2019

Sanator: Scarlet Scarf is an adventure visual novel with horror elements, inspired by the ancient legend of the Plague Maiden. You have to take into your own hands...

This War of Mine: Final Cut

Action, Historical, Business / Management, Strategy, Adventure, Indie, Side view, Simulation

Game released: Linux → 14 November 2019

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 82/100

This War of Mine: Final Cut — an enhanced and complete edition of the atmospheric adventure with survival elements and a side view. The package includes an expanded...

Cannon Brawl

Strategy, In real time, Indie

Game released: Linux → 19 September 2014

Players: 5.5/10

Cannon Brawl is a strategy game with indie game elements from the masters from the Turtle Sandbox and Pete Andstadt studios. The main publisher of the game is...

Retool

Action, Stealth, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Indie, Tactics

Game released: Linux → 19 May 2016

Retool is a top-down tactical action puzzle game in a sci-fi setting. The main character Maria is a hacker engineer who is trying to get out of a destroyed orbital...

Mile High Taxi

Arcade, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Cyberpunk

Game released: Linux → 14 March 2023

A game inspired by the film The Fifth Element, in which the gamer controls a futuristic flying taxi and delivers customers. Events take place in the 24th century in...

Expander

Puzzle, Logic, Indie

Game released: Linux → 1 December 2015

Expander is an indie puzzle game from the developers of All Civilized Planets. Players will have to collect stars and adjust the width of the controllable block so...

Tumbleweed Express

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Strategy, Indie, Steampunk

Game released: Linux → 31 May 2016

Tumbleweed Express is an action, shooter, strategy, indie and steampunk arcade game from the developers of Dirigiballers, LLC. The game is published by...

Chuck's Challenge 3D

Puzzle, Isometric, Indie, Sandbox, Arcade

Game released: Linux → 8 November 2013

Chuck's Challenge 3D is an isometric puzzle game with indie, sandbox and arcade elements from developers from Niffler studio. The game is published by Niffler...

Xenosis: Alien Infection

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

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...

Unforgettable You

Free game, Adventure, Indie, Platformer, Side view

Game released: Linux → 12 May 2021

Unforgettable You is a free-to-play side-scrolling adventure platformer. You will take on the role of an ordinary person reminiscing about the past, the love of his...

DarkStorm

Free game, Action, Combat robots, Indie

Game released: Linux → 20 January 2024

Free action game about a robot programmed to destroy aliens. The goal of the game is to resist endless waves of aliens. With each wave the map expands. In the new...

Rktcr

Adventure, Indie

Game released: Linux → 12 May 2015

Rktcr is an adventure with indie game elements from developers from the TCHOW studio. The game is published by...

Feral Fury

Shooter, Top-down view, Indie, Roguelike

Game released: Linux → 3 April 2017

Players: 7/10

Feral Fury is a top-down shooter from the developers of the...

Defense Zone 2

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

Game released: Linux → 30 May 2014

Players: 3.2/10

Defense Zone 2 is a continuation of the top-down tactical strategy game in the tower defense genre. New interesting levels with even more beautiful graphics and...

SUPER IS HOT

Indie, Shooter, First-person view, Puzzle

Game released: Linux → 13 December 2020

SUPER IS HOT — a fusion of ideas from two games ( SUPERHOT and Baba Is You) into one conceptual project. In it, time moves not only with the player — the entire...

Bonfire Peaks

Logic, Puzzle, Indie, Adventure, Isometric

Game released: Linux → 30 September 2021

The main character explores a voxel island with over 200 puzzles available. The locations are multi-level and consist of cubes. Some items can be moved to go higher...

Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate

Strategy, Top-down view, Turn-based, Chess game, Indie, Roguelike

Game released: Linux → 12 May 2022

Players: 10/10

A strategy game with roguelike elements that reimagines chess. The player takes control of a black king with a shotgun, who must defeat an army of white pieces and...

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