Indie for Linux — top best games in the Indie genre / Page 2

Backpack Battles - a game in the Indie genre

Early Access: Linux → 8 March 2024; Game released: Linux → 13 June 2025

Players: 9.2/10

As players progress, they acquire rare items and assemble powerful builds from them. After this, the character can be sent to fight with the heroes of other...

Out There

Science fiction, Adventure, Indie, Strategy, In real time, Side view, Top-down view, Roguelike

Game released: Linux → 2 April 2015

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Out There is a fantasy adventure indie roguelike with elements of real-time strategy and a side view. In this game, you play as an astronaut who woke up from...

Crowsworn

Action, Adventure, Slasher, Puzzle, Indie, Exploration, Fantasy, Metroidvania

Game in development: Linux → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 9.9/10

The game takes place in the kingdom of Fearandal, which was once hit by a dark curse that destroyed most of the population and summoned terrible creatures into the...

Goat Simulator

Simulation, Action, Third-person view, Indie

Game released: Linux → 27 June 2014

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 58/100

Goat Simulator is an unusual goat simulator with a third-person view. You have to control such extraordinary characters in the world of computer games as a goat...

Rogue Legacy

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie

Game released: Linux → 27 June 2013

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes

First-person view, Puzzle, Board / Group Game, Logic, Indie, Roguelike

Game released: Linux → 8 October 2015

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes is a co-op VR puzzle game about defusing a bomb. One of the participants has an explosive device with a timer on the screen, but...

Kingdom Rush

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Indie, Adventure

Game released: Linux → 6 January 2014

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 89/100

Kingdom Rush is a real-time strategy game with fantasy elements and a top-down view. In this game you have to fight enemies with the help of your towers and protect...

This Is the Police 2

Strategy, Adventure, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Indie

Game released: Linux → 31 July 2018

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 62/100

This Is the Police 2 is a continuation of the adventure strategy with elements of a management game and an isometric camera view. The game takes place in the small...

Dex

Role-playing game, Adventure, Stealth, Indie, Steampunk

Game released: Linux → 7 May 2015

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 67/100

Dex is a 2D open-world cyberpunk RPG that focuses on exploration and non-linear...

Legend of Grimrock

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Puzzle

Game released: Linux → 19 December 2012

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Legend of Grimrock is an action role-playing game with a first-person view in a fantasy setting. A group of prisoners are sentenced to death by exile to the...

Risk of Rain

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Indie, Roguelike

Game released: Linux → 8 November 2013

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Risk of Rain is an action-adventure RPG with a third-person view and roguelike elements in a sci-fi setting. The events of the game will take you to a distant...

The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth

Arcade, DLC, Top-down view, Indie, Roguelike

Game released: Linux → 30 October 2015

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 85/100

The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth is an addition to the top-down arcade action game Binding of Isaac: Rebirth. It adds over 100 hours of content, including the new...

The Last Train

Indie, Adventure, Role-playing game, Simulation, Side view, Post-apocalyptic, Trains, Tactics

Game released: Linux → 11 October 2018

Players: 1/10

The Last Train is an indie role-playing simulator with elements of a post-apocalyptic adventure. You play the role of one of the last surviving train drivers in...

Gamblers Table

Business / Management, Top-down view, Indie, Casual game, Clicker

Game released: Linux → 11 January 2026

A minimalist clicker with pixel graphics and cute helpers. The gameplay revolves around tossing coins. If the coin falls as a dollar — you earn money, if it falls...

Stoneshard

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

Early Access: Linux → 6 February 2020

Players: 7.9/10

Stoneshard is a tactical RPG with roguelike elements and an open world from the creators of 12 is Better Than 6. You will embark on a grand journey across the...

VVVVVV

Arcade, Platformer, Indie, Side view

Game released: Linux → 26 July 2011

Players: 7.3/10

Metacritic: 85/100

VVVVVV is an arcade indie platformer with a side view. You play as the fearless leader of a team of dimension explorers who have crashed and lost contact with each...

Don't Starve: Hamlet

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Horror, DLC, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie

Game released: Linux → 8 November 2018

Players: 7.9/10

Don't Starve: Hamlet is an add-on for the isometric survival action game Don't Starve. It begins when Wilson opens a portal in the place where the Pigmen come from...

Celeste

Action, Platformer, Indie, Side view

Game released: Linux → 25 January 2018

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 91/100

Celeste is a hardcore side-scrolling action platformer from the creator of TowerFall. More than 250 levels await you, and the locations include abandoned cities...

Talos Principle

Arcade, Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Logic, Indie

Game released: Linux → 11 December 2014

Players: 9.3/10

Talos Principle is a first-person adventure puzzle game in a sci-fi setting from the creators of Serious Sam. In an unknown place, deserted and seemingly divorced...

Choice of Life: Middle Ages

Fantasy / Medieval, Card game, Adventure, Indie, Role-playing game

Game released: Linux → 6 November 2020

Players: 9.5/10

Choice of Life: Middle Ages is a card adventure in a medieval setting. Here everything is determined by your choice: whether you become a robber, an artisan, or the...

Astral Ascent

Action, Roguelike, Side view, Slasher, Platformer, Cooperative (co-op), Indie, Fantasy

Game released: Linux → 14 November 2023

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Four heroes with unique personalities try to escape from the Garden, an astral prison guarded by 12 godlike and treacherous Zodiacs. The game has dozens of unique...

Barony

Role-playing game, Roguelike, First-person view, Indie, Action, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Linux → 23 June 2015

Players: 7.4/10

Barony is a cooperative action-adventure game with a first-person view and roguelike elements in a fantasy setting. You have to explore dangerous dungeons full of...

Golf With Your Friends

Arcade, Golf, Sports game, Cooperative (co-op), Indie, Simulation

Early Access: Linux → 30 January 2016; Game released: Linux → 19 May 2020

Players: 5.7/10

Metacritic: 70/100

Golf With Your Friends is a fun sports arcade game dedicated to golf. Exciting matches await you, designed for cooperative play by up to 12 people. You will find 7...

FTL: Faster Than Light

Simulation, Action, In real time, Business / Management, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Indie, Roguelike, Strategy

Game released: Linux → 14 September 2012

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 86/100

FTL: Faster Than Light is a unique management simulator with role-playing elements in a sci-fi setting. The cruiser Kestrel was lucky to find out secret information...

Hyper Light Drifter

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

Game released: Linux → 31 March 2016

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Hyper Light Drifter is a top-down action-adventure RPG. The main character of the game suffers from a strange disease and goes to amazing countries to find a...

Antivirus Girl

Action, Strategy, Casual game, Indie, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Anime / Manga, Science fiction, Top-down view

Game released: Linux → 1 July 2026

The game combines elements of "tower defense" and dynamic shooting, allowing not only to build defenses but also to directly control the main character. As an agent...

Fogpiercer

Strategy, Top-down view, Turn-based, Card game, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Roguelike, Science fiction

Game released: Linux → 17 July 2026

A sci-fi card roguelike where the survival of humanity depends on the correctly assembled train composition, tactical decisions, and the ability to use every...

Jackal

Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Old school, Procedural generation, Indie

Game released: Linux → 5 February 2026

Players: 10/10

The game tells the story of a Las Vegas hitman who challenged the crime bosses. The player moves through procedurally generated levels, where the location of...

Kerbal Space Program

Flight Simulator, Futurism (Future), Logic, Indie

Game released: Linux → 27 April 2015

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Kerbal Space Program is a sci-fi simulator with well-developed physical laws. You have to manage the space program of a certain planet. Everything needed to build a...

The Jackbox Party Pack 7

Arcade, Puzzle, Board / Group Game, Indie, Logic

Game released: Linux → 15 October 2020

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 76/100

The Jackbox Party Pack 7 is a new part of a collection of fun arcade games for a large company. The game has a lot of different mini-games that will not let you get...

Space Crew: Legendary Edition

Action, Science fiction, Space, Business / Management, Indie, Roguelike, Comedy

Game released: Linux → 15 October 2020

The player, as a captain, controls a spaceship. It is necessary to recruit crew members, explore the galaxy and confront aliens. The legendary edition of Space...

Plague Inc: Evolved

Strategy, Futurism (Future), Indie, Business / Management, Simulation

Game released: Linux → 18 February 2016

Players: 8.5/10

Plague Inc: Evolved is an updated version of an unusual simulator with elements of management strategy for modern platforms. The game will give you the opportunity...

Forager

Arcade, Action, Top-down view, Indie, Open world, Adventure

Game released: Linux → 18 April 2019

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Forager is a fun top-down arcade clicker game with RPG elements, inspired by Stardew Valley, Terraria and Zelda. You will explore everything around, create objects...

Quiplash 2 InterLASHional

Arcade, Puzzle, Board / Group Game, Indie, Logic

Game released: Linux → 8 April 2020

Players: 1/10

Quiplash 2 InterLASHional is a fun, say-whatever-style quiz for parties. The game features fun questions, over 100 different clues, and a nice, minimalistic visual...

Альтушка для скуфа: Третий Шанс

DLC, Visual novel, Casual game, Indie, Anime / Manga, Comedy

Game released: Linux → 24 April 2025

Players: 6.2/10

A new addition to the visual short story Altushka for Skuf, which expands the plot with new characters and forks. The players are waiting for a meeting with...

Near Death

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

Game released: Linux → 2 August 2016

Players: 7.9/10

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...

Tiny Glade

Casual game, Construction, Sandbox, Indie, Medieval era

Game released: Linux → 23 September 2024

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 74/100

A meditative game in which the gamer builds castles. There are no battles or farming of resources, but only a creative process. Buildings are created from various...

Long Live Caesar

Indie, Role-playing game, Tactics, Historical, Roguelike, Side view

Game released: Linux → 16 December 2024

A step -by -step role -playing strategy with elements of a crogue in which the fate of the Roman Empire depends on the decisions of one person. Playing for Guy...

Wax Heads

Adventure, Simulation, Puzzle, Indie, Point & Click, Casual game

Game released: Linux → 5 May 2026

Metacritic: 82/100

A cozy simulation of a music store, infused with the spirit of punk culture, vinyl, and warm human stories. Among the shelves of records, conversations about music...

Surgeon Simulator

Arcade, Simulation, Action, First-person view, Logic, Indie

Game released: Linux → 19 April 2013

Players: 6.5/10

Surgeon Simulator is a logic action game with simulator elements and a first-person view. You take on the role of Nigel Burke, a would-be surgeon with a penchant...

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