Indie for Linux — top best games in the Indie genre / Page 5

This Is the Police 2 - a game in the Indie genre

Strategy, Adventure, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Indie, Turn-based

Game released: Linux → 31 July 2018

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 63/100

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...

Reus

Strategy, God Simulator, In real time, Business / Management, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Indie

Game released: Linux → 16 May 2013

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Reus is a side-scrolling real-time management strategy game set in a fantasy setting. You have to take control of the universe as mighty titans, possessing all...

Gunpoint

Arcade, Action, Stealth, Platformer, Indie, Tactics, Puzzle

Game released: Linux → 3 June 2013

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 100/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Gunpoint is a stealth puzzle game about a freelance spy who takes jobs infiltrating secure buildings to steal sensitive data. Across 20 missions, a story of murder...

Hatred

Action, Shooter, Horror, Isometric, Indie

Game released: Linux → 1 June 2015

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 43/100

An isometric twin-stick shooter about a character known as the Antagonist, who declares war on humanity and seeks to unleash Armageddon. The action takes place on...

Our Life: Beginnings and Always

Visual novel, Adventure, Anime / Manga, Free game, Indie, Replayability

Game released: Linux → 16 November 2020

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 98/100

Our Life: Beginnings and Always is a visual novel where you can create and fully customize your character from the very beginning. With him you will go through...

Psychonauts 2

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Comedy, Adventure

Game released: Linux → 24 August 2021

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 89/100

Psychonauts 2 is a fantastic sequel to the third-person action platformer that takes players back to the world of psychonauts. The dream of the protagonist of the...

Machine Party

Action, Horror, Logic, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Casual game

Game released: Linux → 30 July 2026

Steam: 88/100

Cooperative game for 2–4 players, inspired by the tense atmosphere of Buckshot Roulette. Participants must go through a series of brutal mini-games, where any...

Voxel Tycoon

Strategy, Simulation, Business / Management, Isometric, Trains, Indie, Sandbox, Construction, Crafting

Early Access: Linux → 15 April 2021

Players: 6.9/10

Steam: 78/100

Voxel Tycoon is a management simulator with an isometric camera view, set in an endless world of voxels. As you progress, you will have to mine resources...

Dead in Vinland

Role-playing game, Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Survival, Strategy

Game released: Linux → 12 April 2018

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Dead in Vinland is an adventure role-playing game with survival and management elements, which is a direct sequel to Dead In Bermuda. Finding himself exiled to a...

Out of The Box

Arcade, Strategy, Adventure, Adult game, Indie, Simulation, Replayability

Game released: Linux → 19 July 2018

Players: 1/10

Steam: 88/100

Out of The Box is an adventure arcade game with strategy elements. The events of the game will tell the story of Warren Baker, a simple bouncer who works in the...

Sister Ray

Role-playing game, Adventure, Indie, Side view, Survival, Detective

Game released: Linux → 1 June 2026

Players: 9.9/10

Steam: 95/100

A dark two-dimensional RPG with survival elements, telling the story of an artist named Ray, who is trying to cope with addiction while taking care of her younger...

Horizon Chase Turbo

Arcade, Racing, Third-person view, Indie

Game released: Linux → 15 May 2018

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Horizon Chase Turbo is an exciting third-person racing arcade game from the creators of the original Horizon Chase. The game features 73 tracks in 32 different...

Broken Lines

Role-playing game, Isometric, Historical, Turn-based, Indie, Tactics, Strategy

Game released: Linux → 25 February 2020

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Broken Lines is a tactical turn-based strategy with RPG elements and an isometric camera view. Set during World War II, the game follows a group of eight soldiers...

Barony

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

Game released: Linux → 23 June 2015

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 90/100

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...

Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark

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

Game released: Linux → 30 April 2019

Players: 10/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark is a turn-based RPG with an emphasis on storytelling and tactical combat. A serious, adult story will unfold before you, the action of...

Shelter 3

Adventure, Simulation, Third-person view, Indie, Casual game

Game released: Linux → 30 March 2021

Players: 9.6/10

Steam: 51/100

Shelter 3 is the continuation of a mesmerizing adventure from a third-person perspective, in which you will learn about the difficulties of survival in the wild...

Melvor Idle

Casual game, Role-playing game, Indie, Adventure, Fantasy

Game released: Linux → 19 November 2021

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 92/100

Casual game in the style of RuneScape. The gamer creates a character and levels up their skills by completing quests, exploring the world, and battling monsters...

Rising World

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Indie, Construction, Sandbox, Survival

Early Access: Linux → 3 December 2014

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 86/100

Rising World is a voxel-based open-world sandbox with procedurally generated, destructible environments and survival elements. Starting with basic tools, players...

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 → 2026

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...

Abuse

Action, Shooter, Futurism (Future), Sandbox, Horror, Adventure, Indie

Game released: Linux → 1996

Steam: 88/100

Abuse is an action game with a touch of shooter and sandbox from the developers from the Crack dot Com studio. The game is published by RedHat. Sometimes the game...

Tower of Guns

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

Game released: Linux → 4 March 2014

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 72/100

A fast-paced first-person shooter with roguelike elements, Tower of Guns sends players through a tower whose levels, enemies, and power-ups change with each run...

Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime

Arcade, Action, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Space

Game released: Linux → 9 September 2015

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 82/100

This co-op space shooter follows a crew exploring a colorful galaxy aboard a shared neon battleship and fighting the forces of Anti-Love. Players rescue space...

Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York

Adventure, Visual novel, Indie, Mysticism / Supernatural, Role-playing game

Game released: Linux → 11 December 2019

Players: 6.6/10

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 70/100

A visual novel in the Vampire: The Masquerade universe. The game tells the story of the conflict between the traditionalists Camarilla and a group of independent...

art of rally

Arcade, Simulation, Racing, Isometric, Sports game, Indie, Top-down view

Game released: Linux → 23 September 2020

Players: 7/10

Steam: 93/100

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...

Cyber Shadow

Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Indie, Side view, Anime / Manga, Metroidvania

Game released: Linux → 26 January 2021

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Cyber Shadow is a dynamic side-scrolling action platformer set in a sci-fi setting. The world has been taken over by synthetic life forms. A desperate cry for help...

Towerfall: Ascension

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Beat them all, Platformer, Online, Indie

Game released: Linux → 29 May 2014

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Towerfall: Ascension is a fun side-scrolling multiplayer action platformer where you take on the role of archers who hate each other very much and fight on a...

Iconoclasts

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Indie, Metroidvania

Game released: Linux → 23 January 2018

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Iconoclasts is a side-scrolling arcade action-platformer adventure game. You have to get used to the role of the brave girl Robin, who is engaged in the destruction...

Legend of Grimrock

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

Game released: Linux → 19 December 2012

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 92/100

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...

Everspace

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

Game released: Linux → 25 May 2017

Players: 10/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Everspace is a space simulator created on the basis of the Unreal Engine 4. You can expect randomly generated levels, a non-linear plot, advanced upgrade and...

Warplanes: WW2 Dogfight

Action, Flight Simulator, Third-person view, Free game, Indie

Game released: Linux → 6 April 2019

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 56/100

An air action dedicated to large-scale battles of World War II. The game offers five campaigns for the USA, Great Britain, the USSR, Japan, and Germany, where...

Shattered Pixel Dungeon

Adventure, Top-down view, Turn-based, Indie, Roguelike, Dungeons, Fantasy, Procedural generation

Game released: Linux → 23 March 2022

Steam: 92/100

A classic turn-based roguelike where each run offers a new challenge. Randomly generated dungeons, enemies, items, and events make every expedition different from...

Starfinder: Afterlight

Role-playing game, Adventure, Turn-based, Indie, Science fiction

Game in development: Linux → 2026

The game transports you to the vast reaches of space, where the fate of the galaxy hangs in the balance. When the captain disappears and the end of the world looms...

Mercenary Kings

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Linux → 25 March 2014

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Mercenary Kings is a side-scrolling run-and-gun platformer similar to games like SNK's Metal Slug series. Players can jump, crouch, roll, shoot in four directions...

Mother Russia Bleeds

Arcade, Action, Beat them all, Side view, Indie, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Linux → 5 September 2016

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Mother Russia Bleeds is a side-scrolling arcade action game. You advance through the level, destroying all enemies along the way using hand-to-hand combat and...

OneShot

Adventure, Top-down view, Puzzle, Indie

Game released: Linux → 8 December 2016

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 98/100

Metacritic: 80/100

This surreal top-down puzzle adventure follows a child travelling through a mysterious world in an attempt to restore its long-dead sun. In OneShot, the world is...

Conarium

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie

Game released: Linux → 6 June 2017

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 60/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Conarium is a first-person psychological horror game based on the works of Lovecraft. You play as Frank Gilman, who finds himself in a room filled with strange...

Finding Paradise

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

Game released: Linux → 14 December 2017

Players: 10/10

Steam: 98/100

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...

Shovel Knight: King of Cards

Arcade, Action, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Indie, Adventure

Game released: Linux → 10 December 2019

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Shovel Knight: King of Cards is the final standalone campaign for the side-scrolling arcade action platformer Shovel Knight. You have to get used to the role of the...

ScourgeBringer

Action, Indie, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Roguelike

Game released: Linux → 21 October 2020

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 77/100

ScourgeBringer is a dynamic action-platformer with a side view and roguelike elements from the creators of NeuroVoider. The events of the game unfold in a...

Gravity Circuit

Action, Platformer, Combat robots, Beat them all, Side view, Metroidvania, Indie

Game released: Linux → 13 July 2023

Steam: 95/100

The game takes place in a future world where intelligent robots face an old enemy — the Virus Army. Many years ago the villains were defeated, but now they...

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