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Bad End Theater - a game in the Indie genre

Indie, Adventure, Visual novel, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Linux → 26 October 2021

Players: 9.4/10

Bad End Theater is a pixelated puzzle adventure with visual novel elements in which you explore the creepy stories of a cast of characters. The decisions made...

White Night

Action, Adventure, Horror, Isometric, Indie

Game released: Linux → 3 March 2015

Metacritic: 65/100

White Night is an adventure black-and-white horror game in the noir style. The action of the game takes place in the 1930s, where you will explore the sinister and...

Jotun

Action, Adventure, Isometric, Indie

Game released: Linux → 29 September 2015

Players: 7/10

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...

Knights of Pen and Paper 2

Role-playing game, Adventure, Indie, Tactics

Game released: Linux → 20 October 2015

Players: 9.5/10

Metacritic: 69/100

Knights of Pen and Paper 2 is a continuation of the adventure role-playing game in a fantasy setting. As in the first part, you will become the head of a group of...

Chaos Reborn

Strategy, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Indie, Tactics

Game released: Linux → 26 October 2015

Players: 9.2/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Chaos Reborn is a multiplayer tactics game from the creator of the original X-COM. In which, in turn-based mode, from two to six warlocks controlled by players...

Opus Magnum

Simulation, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie

Game released: Linux → 7 December 2017

Players: 10/10

Opus Magnum is an indie puzzle game with simulation elements in a medieval setting. You have to take on the role of a powerful alchemist. Unravel the mysterious...

Fate Hunters

Adventure, Board / Group Game, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Card game, Indie, Roguelike

Game released: Linux → 18 July 2019

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 77/100

Fate Hunters is a collectible card game with turn-based combat in a dark fantasy setting. In the game you have to collect your deck of cards, explore the dark game...

Avorion

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

Game released: Linux → 9 March 2020

Players: 9.3/10

Hands of Necromancy 2

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Fantasy, Demons, Old school, Indie

Game released: Linux → 16 September 2024

Players: 10/10

Grim old-school shooter in the spirit of Heretic and DOOM (1995). The player takes on the role of a powerful necromancer, exploring various locations, fighting...

Maseylia: Echoes of the Past

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

Game released: Linux → 19 June 2026

Players: 1/10

An adventurous action metroidvania built around exploration, freedom of movement, and the discovery of forgotten secrets in a vast interconnected world. Each new...

Move or Die

Arcade, Platformer, Indie, Side view

Early Access: Linux → 16 December 2015; Game released: Linux → 21 January 2016

Players: 8.8/10

Move or Die is a fun side-scrolling arcade platformer for a noisy group. The game is a collection of mini-games in which several people can participate. Among the...

Monster Sanctuary

Adventure, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Indie

Early Access: Linux → 28 August 2019; Game released: Linux → 8 December 2020

Players: 9.3/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Monster Sanctuary is a side-scrolling pixel Metroidvania in a fantasy setting, in which you become monster trainers and can fight in 3v3 tactical battles...

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...

Cubemen 2

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Indie

Game released: Linux → 8 April 2013

Metacritic: 63/100

Ittle Dew

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

Game released: Linux → 23 July 2013

Players: 5.5/10

Ittle Dew is an indie action-adventure game with fantasy RPG elements and an isometric view. Adventurer Itl Du and her companion Tipsy are shipwrecked and find...

Defense Grid 2

Strategy, In real time, Futurism (Future), Indie, Tactics, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Linux → 23 September 2014

Players: 6.9/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Defense Grid 2 is a continuation of the exciting tactical strategy game in the tower defense genre with an isometric camera view. In the sequel, you will find an...

Running with Rifles

Arcade, Shooter, In real time, Top-down view, Indie, Tactics

Game released: Linux → 2 April 2015

Players: 8.3/10

Running with Rifles is an isometric top-down tactical shooter set in an open world where you take on the role of a common soldier. Together with your squad, you...

Attractio

Action, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Indie

Game released: Linux → 19 January 2016

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 58/100

Attractio is a puzzle game with action elements and a first-person view. The game will tell the story of three characters who participate in a futuristic reality...

Slayaway Camp

Arcade, Strategy, Horror, Isometric, Puzzle, Indie

Game released: Linux → 25 October 2016

Players: 7.7/10

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...

Robocraft

Role-playing game, Simulation, Shooter, MMO, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Free game

Game released: Linux → 24 August 2017

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 72/100

Robocraft is a shareware multiplayer robot simulator in which you have to build your own personal robot and then send it to fight with other similar creatures of...

Save Koch

Simulation, Strategy, Adventure, Business / Management, Turn-based, Visual novel, Indie

Game released: Linux → 18 April 2019

Metacritic: 63/100

A tactical simulator of a mafia godfather driven into hiding by rumors of a traitor in the ranks of his loyal henchmen. In six days he must find the “mole...

Chained Echoes

Role-playing game, Side view, Turn-based, Indie, Japanese role-playing game, Exploration, Old school

Game released: Linux → 8 December 2022

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 89/100

Old school RPG with turn-based combat. Events take place in a colorful fantasy world on the continent of Valandis. A group of heroes embark on a dangerous journey...

Digital Defender ORC

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

Game released: Linux → 2 February 2026

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...

Destructive Physics - Destruction Simulator

Simulation, Action, First-person view, Indie, God Simulator

Early Access: Linux → 2 April 2020; Game released: Linux → 20 August 2021

Players: 6.3/10

Destructive Physics — Destruction Simulator is a full-fledged destruction simulator with a first-person view. In the game you can slow down time, cause an...

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...

Spacebase DF-9

Arcade, Simulation, Futurism (Future), Indie

Game released: Linux → 27 October 2014

Players: 10/10

Templar Battleforce

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

Game released: Linux → 21 September 2015

Players: 8.7/10

Templar Battleforce is a top-down RPG with action, strategy and indie elements from the masters at Trese Brothers. The main publisher of the game is Trese...

BattleTime

Arcade, Indie, Strategy, Isometric

Game released: Linux → 29 September 2016

Players: 8.5/10

BattleTime is an arcade strategy game in the tower defense genre with an isometric camera view. You will act as the leader of a real army and will capture enemy...

Serial Cleaner

Action, Stealth, Simulation, Top-down view, Indie

Game released: Linux → 14 July 2017

Players: 6.1/10

Metacritic: 66/100

An interesting simulator with stealth elements and a view of the top, inspired by the atmosphere of Fargo and Crime Fix. The work is simple, but dangerous: to hide...

Patrick's Parabox

Puzzle, Logic, Indie, Arcade, Horror

Game released: Linux → 29 March 2022

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Patrick's Parabox is a logic puzzle game with arcade and horror elements. This is a game that explores a unique recursive system with boxes within boxes within...

Conformer

Platformer, Indie, Free game, Side view

Game released: Linux → 31 May 2025

A dynamic two-dimensional platformer featuring 50 levels with various challenges. Before each stage, players can allocate points for upgrades that help overcome...

GNAW

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Metroidvania

Game in development: Linux → 2026

The game takes place in the decaying city of New Dino, which must be saved from destruction. Players take on the role of Mac Ripley, a dinosaur with supernatural...

KYORA

Action, Adventure, Sandbox, Indie, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Open world, Procedural generation

Game in development: Linux → 2026

Multiplayer adventure from the creators of Core Keeper takes you to a procedurally generated world where matter itself can be changed. The ruined lands hide...

Maia

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Indie

Early Access: Linux → 3 December 2013; Game released: Linux → 23 November 2018

Players: 6.1/10

Maia is a real-time management strategy game with an isometric camera view set in a science fiction environment. You will need to build a colony on a rather...

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...

Sir, You Are Being Hunted

Action, Shooter, Stealth, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie

Game released: Linux → 19 August 2013

Players: 6.5/10

Sir, You Are Being Hunted is an indie shooter with stealth elements and a first-person view in a fantasy setting. You find yourself in a dimension similar to...

Choice of Robots

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

Game released: Linux → 19 December 2014

Players: 10/10

Choice of Robots — fantasy role-playing game with adventure elements in the visual novel genre. This is an epic 300,000 word interactive sci-fi novel by Kevin...

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...

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...

UBERMOSH

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Isometric, Cyberpunk, Indie

Game released: Linux → 14 August 2015

Players: 1.2/10

UBERMOSH is a cyberpunk arcade shooter with an isometric view. Just like a pinball table or a slot machine, this game is designed to give you an adrenaline rush in...

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