Indie for Linux — top best games in the Indie genre / Page 3

Indie, Platformer, Arcade, Side view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op), Action, Shooter

Game released: Linux → 22 October 2020

Gonner 2 is a sequel to the brutally challenging 2D platformer with roguelike elements and procedurally generated levels. Hikk returns again, and this time he will...

We. The Revolution

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

Game released: Linux → 21 March 2019

Players: 9.4/10

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...

Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes

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

Game released: Linux → 8 October 2015

Players: 8.8/10

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...

Strafe

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Indie

Game released: Linux → 9 May 2017

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 64/100

Strafe is a bloody retro shooter with a first-person view. The game is a tribute to classic shooters and a subtle play on nostalgia at the same time. You will find...

Eldritch

Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, Stealth, First-person view, Indie

Game released: Linux → 21 October 2013

Players: 9.5/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Eldritch is a first-person role-playing game with elements of action, shooter, adventure, horror, stealth and indie games from the developers of Minor Key Games...

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

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...

Poly Bridge

Arcade, Puzzle, Indie, Side view

Game released: Linux → 12 July 2016

Players: 7.4/10

Metacritic: 73/100

The game allows you to build bridges from different parts. Buildings must comply with the laws of physics, especially those parts that relate to the resistance of...

Pixel Piracy

Role-playing game, Arcade, Simulation, Platformer, Indie

Game released: Linux → 31 July 2014

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 52/100

Frozen Synapse

Strategy, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Sandbox, Indie, Tactics, Online

Game released: Linux → 26 May 2011

Metacritic: 85/100

Frozen Synapse is a fantastic top-down turn-based tactical strategy game. This game allows you to give detailed and precise orders to your team: classic gameplay...

Butcher

Action, Shooter, Platformer, Indie, Side view

Game released: Linux → 5 October 2016

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 71/100

Butcher is a hardcore side-scrolling action platformer set in a futuristic setting. The game is based on the best shooters from the 90s. You have to get used to the...

Frogun

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Indie, Casual game, Comedy

Game released: Linux → 2 August 2022

Metacritic: 74/100

Frogun is an action-adventure platformer with a third-person perspective. Renata's parents are world-famous explorers, archaeologists and inventors who travel...

Deadly Days

Arcade, Shooter, Top-down view, Action, Indie, Strategy, Roguelike, Post-apocalyptic, Tactics

Game released: Linux → 19 September 2019

Deadly Days is an arcade action strategy game with bagel elements and a top-down view in the setting of a zombie apocalypse. In the game you will control a group of...

Shoppe Keep

Role-playing game, Adventure, Indie

Game released: Linux → 20 May 2016

Players: 7.9/10

Dreamfall Chapters

Adventure, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Fantasy / Medieval, Indie

Game released: Linux → 27 July 2014

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 69/100

Dreamfall Chapters is an episodic adventure set in the universe of The Longest Journey. The game will continue the story of Zoë Castillo and will be the conclusion...

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...

Baba Is You

Top-down view, Puzzle, Logic, Indie

Game released: Linux → 13 March 2019

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 86/100

Baba Is You is a hardcore top-down puzzle game in pixel style. At each level, the rules themselves are presented in the form of blocks with which you can interact...

Finding Paradise

Adventure, Top-down view, Indie

Game released: Linux → 14 December 2017

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Finding Paradise is an indie top-down adventure that is a direct sequel to To the Moon and A Bird Story. Players will once again meet two doctors who travel through...

Crash Drive 3

Arcade, Racing, Online, Third-person view, Indie

Game released: Linux → 9 July 2021

Metacritic: 68/100

Crash Drive 3 is an indie arcade racing game with a third-person view and online elements. You will experience incredible fun in this game. You will be able to...

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

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...

Mosaic

Adventure, Indie

Game released: Linux → 5 December 2019

Metacritic: 67/100

Mosaic is an unusual point and click adventure about the horrors of everyday life. You have to take on the role of a person who has to live in a gray and gloomy...

Chroma Squad

Role-playing game, Strategy, Indie, Tactics

Game released: Linux → 30 April 2015

Metacritic: 75/100

Chroma Squad is an RPG with strategy, indie and tactical elements from the masters at Behold Studios. The game is published by Behold Studios. Overall, the project...

A Short Hike

Adventure, Indie, Logic, Arcade

Game released: Linux → 30 July 2019

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 85/100

A Short Hike is an adventure arcade game with a top-down view. The game will take you to the expanses of the colorful mountains of Hawk Peak Provincial Park. You...

Heroes of Hammerwatch

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

Game released: Linux → 1 March 2018

Players: 8.8/10

Heroes of Hammerwatch is an indie role-playing game with action elements in a medieval setting. Explore procedurally generated levels, destroying enemies and...

Liftoff

Simulation, First-person view, Indie, Flight Simulator

Early Access: Linux → 9 November 2015; Game released: Linux → 13 September 2018

Players: 7.1/10

Liftoff: FPV Drone Racing is a quadcopter racing simulator that you can not only control, but also create from scratch. Players will be able to design their own...

Rise of Industry

Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Top-down view, Indie

Game released: Linux → 2 May 2019

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 62/100

Rise of Industry is a top-down real-time economic strategy game. You will become the manager of an industrial conglomerate of the 20th century. Develop your...

Warlocks 2: God Slayers

Role-playing game, Action, Indie, Side view

Game released: Linux → 18 July 2019

Metacritic: 59/100

Warlocks 2: God Slayers is a side-scrolling co-op action RPG with a pixel art style. Challenge the vile gods and wring their necks with the help of wizards and...

Stellar Interface

Shooter, Indie, Futurism (Future), Roguelike, Top-down view

Game released: Linux → 21 November 2016

A hardcore shooter made in the style of NES games. In a randomly generated universe and random perks, no journey will be the same. The game has over 100 perks and...

Dwerve

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

Game released: Linux → 31 May 2022

Players: 10/10

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...

OlliOlli

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Sports game, Indie

Game released: Linux → 22 July 2014

Metacritic: 79/100

OlliOlli is an action, platformer, sports and indie arcade game from the developers of Blit Software, Curve Studios and Roll7 Games. The main publishers of the game...

Pilgrims

Adventure, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie

Game released: Linux → 7 October 2019

Players: 9.1/10

Pilgrims — an atmospheric side-view adventure from the creators of Machinarium and Samorost 3. The game will delight you with the absence of a rigid script...

art of rally

Arcade, Simulation, Racing, Isometric, Sports game, Indie

Game released: Linux → 23 September 2020

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Exciting rally arcade from the creators of Absolute Drift, where players can participate in the "Golden Era" rally. The game features a career mode with 72 tracks...

Cryptark

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

Game released: Linux → 20 June 2017

Space arcade shooter with a side view. The player takes on the role of a futuristic mercenary who earns money from government contracts and attacks space stations...

The Bridge

Puzzle, Logic, Indie, Adventure, Arcade

Game released: Linux → 22 February 2013

The Bridge is a two-dimensional logic game that will allow you to look at physics and perspective from a different angle. You have to walk on the ceiling, explore...

This Is the Police 2

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

Game released: Linux → 31 July 2018

Players: 8.7/10

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...

Avorion

Simulation, Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie

Game released: Linux → 9 March 2020

Players: 9.3/10

Slayaway Camp

Arcade, Strategy, Horror, Isometric, Puzzle, Indie

Game released: Linux → 25 October 2016

Players: 6.6/10

Metacritic: 88/100

Slayaway Camp is an exciting strategy game with horror elements and a lot of puzzles. You have to get used to the role of a maniac killer, calling himself...

Doodle God

Puzzle, Logic, Indie

Game released: Linux → 24 September 2015

Players: 7.4/10

Metacritic: 64/100

Doodle God is a casual, logical game for all ages. You will have four elements in your hands: air, water, earth and fire. By combining them, the player will receive...

The Procession to Calvary

Adventure, Historical, Indie, Point & Click, Side view

Game released: Linux → 9 April 2020

Metacritic: 78/100

The Procession to Calvary is a side-scrolling adventure game with elements of historical black comedy. The game takes place during the Renaissance, where you have...

Immortal Redneck

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

Game released: Linux → 25 April 2017

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Immortal Redneck is a fast-paced first-person shooter with roguelike elements. You will find unique arenas that are generated randomly, a wide arsenal of weapons...

Danger Scavenger

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Isometric, Cyberpunk, Indie, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Linux → 25 March 2021

Players: 7.3/10

Danger Scavenger is a dynamic arcade shooter with an isometric camera view in a cyberpunk setting. Deadly effective, highly skilled, invisible to indifferent...

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