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Hands of Necromancy 2 - a game in the Indie genre

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...

Pairs & Perils

Collectible card game (CCG), Roguelike, Tactics, Turn-based, Casual game, Fantasy, Indie

Game released: Linux → 20 January 2025

The player explores dungeons where he fights opponents. In battles, you need to memorize and combine creature and weapon cards for attacks. During breaks, you can...

Jaded

Action, Platformer, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Side view

Game released: Linux → 25 January 2025

Players: 10/10

A fun platformer where you can slow down time, perform 360-degree dashes and fight hordes of enemies. The main character explores picturesque snowy mountains, dense...

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

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

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...

CHANGE: A Homeless Survival Experience

Action, Indie, Roguelike, Side view

Early Access: Linux → 20 September 2018; Game released: Linux → 1 May 2020

Players: 7.4/10

CHANGE: A Homeless Survival Experience is a side-scrolling survival game with roguelike elements. You have to find the answer to the question: “If you were...

Paranautical Activity

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

Game released: Linux → 14 February 2013

Players: 9.2/10

Metacritic: 48/100

Paranautical Activity is a dynamic indie shooter with a first-person view and roguelike elements. The game features randomly generated levels, super-fast gameplay...

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...

Spacebase DF-9

Arcade, Simulation, Futurism (Future), Indie

Game released: Linux → 27 October 2014

Players: 10/10

Ostrich Island

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Indie

Game released: Linux → 8 January 2015

Players: 10/10

Ostrich Island is a third-person role-playing game with indie game elements from developers from the MeDungeon studio. The main publisher of the game is MeDungeon...

GunSlugs 2

Action, Indie, Platformer, Side view, Arcade, Science fiction

Game released: Linux → 15 January 2015

GunSlugs 2 is a side view action game with elements of an indie game, platformer, arcade and from developers from the OrangePixel studio. The game is published by...

StarDrive 2

Action, Strategy, In real time, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Indie

Game released: Linux → 9 April 2015

Players: 7.3/10

Metacritic: 70/100

StarDrive 2 is an action game with a mixture of strategy and indie game from developers from the Zero Sum Games studio. The game is published by Iceberg...

Infinifactory

First-person view, Puzzle, Indie

Game released: Linux → 30 June 2015

Players: 6.6/10

Infinifactory is a first-person puzzle game with an indie twist from the masters at Zachtronics Industries. The game is published by Zachtronics Industries...

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...

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...

Omen Exitio: Plague

Adventure, Horror, Interactive movie, Visual novel, Indie

Game released: Linux → 5 March 2018

Omen Exitio: Plague is an interactive text adventure with horror elements inspired by the works of H. P. Lovecraft. In the game you will try on the role of a...

Hyperspace Dogfights

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Indie, Roguelike, Side view

Game released: Linux → 14 May 2018

Hyperspace Dogfights is a hardcore side-scrolling shooter with roguelike elements. You have to take control of a high-class jet fighter and go to destroy hordes of...

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...

Jelly Brawl

Online, Action, Cooperative (co-op), Indie, Top-down view, Sandbox

Game released: Linux → 27 October 2020

Jelly Brawl is a top-down cooperative indie action game. This is a game with simple controls that are easy to learn. Without quick reactions and timely taps, it's...

Vomitoreum

Shooter, Indie, First-person view, Horror, Fantasy / Medieval, Mysticism / Supernatural

Game released: Linux → 30 July 2021

Vomitoreum is an atmospheric old-school shooter with a first-person view, metroidvania and horror elements. The game takes place in a world affected by an ominous...

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...

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...

XXX Nightshift

Role-playing game, Adventure, Isometric, Indie, Open world

Game in development: Linux → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

An adventure role-playing game from the creators of Disco Elysium. The action takes place in 2086 in Antarctica. The player takes on the role of operative Dinora...

Who's Your Daddy

Action, First-person view, Indie

Early Access: Linux → 23 December 2015

Players: 6.2/10

Who's Your Daddy is an indie action game with a first-person view, where you, in the role of a father, need to stop the kid's suicidal attempts. You can play as...

AI War: Children of Neinzul

Strategy, DLC, In real time, Futurism (Future), Indie

Game released: Linux → 27 October 2010

AI War: Children of Neinzul is a strategy game with indie game elements from the Arcen Games studio. The game is published by Arcen...

Last Leviathan

Action, Shooter, Warships / Submarines, Puzzle, Indie

Early Access: Linux → 22 June 2016

Last Leviathan is a shipbuilding simulator with a detailed physics model. You will construct combat ships and test them against monsters that inhabit the ancient...

Meeple Station

Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Indie, Cooperative (co-op)

Early Access: Linux → 17 January 2019; Game released: Linux → 10 April 2020

Meeple Station is an isometric management simulator set in a sci-fi setting, inspired by the game RimWorld. You will need to build your own space station and...

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...

Wildermyth

Role-playing game, Indie, Strategy, Tactics, Turn-based, Board / Group Game, Fantasy

Early Access: Linux → 13 November 2019; Game released: Linux → 15 June 2021

Metacritic: 86/100

Tactical role-playing game with turn-based battles. The player leads a group of heroes who have left their farming duties to protect their home. Each character has...

Game Dev Tycoon

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

Game released: Linux → 29 August 2013

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 68/100

Game Dev Tycoon is a game developer simulator in which you play the role of a project manager. You will be able to come up with names for games, choose or create an...

True Idle Simulator

Simulation, Casual game, Comedy, Business / Management, Indie

Game released: Linux → 16 September 2022

True Idle Simulator is a real idle simulator in which the winner on the leaderboard is the one who can do nothing for the longest...

Dungeon Defenders Eternity

Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie

Game released: Linux → 22 July 2014

Players: 10/10

Elegy for a Dead World

Adventure, Indie

Game released: Linux → 10 December 2014

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 65/100

Elegy for a Dead World is an adventure with indie game elements from developers from the studios Dejobaan Games, LLC and Popcannibal. The game is published by...

LISA: The Painful

Role-playing game, Side view, Comedy, Indie, Post-apocalyptic, Adventure

Game released: Linux → 15 December 2014

Players: 9.9/10

A dark role-playing game in a post-apocalyptic world, full of dark humor and unexpected stories. Going in search of the protagonist's daughter, the player is faced...

Bloodbath Kavkaz

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Beat them all, Top-down view, Indie

Game released: Linux → 21 April 2015

Players: 8.4/10

Blockstorm

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Indie

Game released: Linux → 21 May 2015

Players: 6.3/10

Blockstorm is a fun arcade sandbox with a first-person view. You will go to the amazing world of destructible blocks, where you can create any fighter and map with...

Catlateral Damage

Simulation, Action, First-person view, Indie

Game released: Linux → 27 May 2015

Metacritic: 57/100

Catlateral Damage is a first-person simulator with action and indie game elements from Chris Chung studio. The game is published by Fire Hose Games. It seems that...

Kidnapped

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

Game released: Linux → 4 August 2015

Kidnapped is a first-person action game with elements of adventure, horror and indie game from the developers of the Deceptive Games studio. The game is published...

Train Valley

Business / Management, Top-down view, Trains, Indie

Game released: Linux → 16 September 2015

Players: 8.3/10

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...

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Best Games in the Indie genre for Linux