Indie for Linux — top best games in the Indie genre / Page 9

Death Carnival - a game in the Indie genre

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Online, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Cooperative (co-op)

Game in development: Linux → 2027

Anticipation Rating: 4.4/10

A dynamic top-down shooter in which you will become a participant in a deadly reality show. For the sake of fame and fortune, the player fights against hordes of...

Idling to Rule the Gods

Free game, Text quest, Casual game, Clicker, Fantasy, Role-playing game, Mysticism / Supernatural, Indie, Simulation

Game canceled: Linux → 28 May 2016

Steam: 83/100

The game takes place in the year 9001, where people have destroyed all the inhabited planets in the universe. On the last planet, they managed to create a device...

Monster Sanctuary

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

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

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 92/100

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...

Voxel Tycoon

Strategy, Simulation, Business / Management, Isometric, Sandbox, Trains, Indie, 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...

Super Crate Box

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Free game, Indie

Game released: Linux → 29 August 2012

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 75/100

An arcade platform action game inspired by classic games, built around chasing a high score while fighting endless hordes of enemies. The player collects weapon...

Anna

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

Game released: Linux → 12 April 2013

Players: 2/10

Steam: 62/100

Metacritic: 55/100

Anna is a first-person horror adventure with puzzles, set in an abandoned sawmill in the Italian mountains. The protagonist explores its rooms and uncovers...

Freedom Planet

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Anime / Manga, Indie

Game released: Linux → 21 July 2014

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 83/100

This combat-focused platform adventure follows the dragon girl Lilac and her friends as they defend the world of Avalice from an alien attack. The heroes face...

Gods Will Be Watching

Strategy, Adventure, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Logic, Indie, Point & Click, Science fiction

Game released: Linux → 24 July 2014

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 64/100

Metacritic: 64/100

A science-fiction point-and-click thriller set amid an interstellar conflict, where decisions shape the fate of a crew and the people it is sworn to protect. The...

Canabalt

Arcade, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Indie, Action, Runner

Game released: Linux → 30 April 2015

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Canabalt is a fantasy arcade platformer. You have to escape from the destruction of your city with just one button. The game that popularized the endless runner...

Action Henk

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

Game released: Linux → 11 May 2015

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Action Henk is a fun arcade runner with a third-person view. As the fearless Hank, you have to conquer the crazy and wonderful world of toys. You will run, jump...

Switch Galaxy Ultra

Arcade, Racing, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Action

Game released: Linux → 20 November 2015

Steam: 35/100

Switch Galaxy Ultra is a futuristic arcade racing game in which the player travels across the galaxy collecting tantalum for Dakur Technology. At high speed, the...

Dog Sled Saga

Simulation, Racing, Business / Management, Side view, Indie, Sports game

Game released: Linux → 22 September 2016

Steam: 94/100

Dog Sled Saga is a pixelated sled racing game with management simulator elements and a side view. You have to harness horse-drawn dogs to a sleigh and participate...

Crimson Gray

Visual novel, Indie, Simulation

Game released: Linux → 14 July 2017

Steam: 95/100

This psychological thriller visual novel follows John, a young man with severe depression who meets Lizzie as he begins to lose hope. She seems affectionate and...

West of Loathing

Role-playing game, Adventure, Turn-based, Indie, Side view, Comedy

Game released: Linux → 10 August 2017

Players: 10/10

Steam: 98/100

Metacritic: 86/100

West of Loathing is an unusual adventure role-playing game with turn-based combat. You have to go to the minimalistic world of the city of Boring Springs, where you...

Parkitect

Business / Management, Simulation, Indie, Isometric, Strategy, Construction

Game released: Linux → 29 November 2018

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Parkitect is a management strategy game with an isometric camera view where you build and manage theme parks. You will have at your disposal an extensive arsenal...

Light Fairytale Episode 1

Japanese role-playing game, Indie, Anime / Manga

Game released: Linux → 13 May 2019

Steam: 82/100

A turn-based Japanese-style RPG set in a dying underground world ruled by a dark empire. In the first episode, Haru and his childhood friend Kuroko take on the...

Streets Of Rage 4 - Mr. X Nightmare

Arcade, Side view, DLC, Fighting, Action, Indie

Game released: Linux → 15 July 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 88/100

Streets Of Rage 4 — Mr. X Nightmare — an expansion for the old-school side-scrolling beat 'em up Streets of Rage 4. After the events of the original game, our...

Jotunn - Day of Judgement

Action, Adventure, Horror, Stealth, First-person view, Indie, Free game, Exploration, Fantasy, Casual game, Walking Simulator

Game released: Linux → 28 October 2022

Steam: 86/100

Jotunn — Day of Judgment is a free first-person horror game with exploration elements, in which the goal is to escape from the mysterious Scandinavian forest...

Кризис в Кремле: Холодная война

Simulation, Strategy, Historical, Indie, Grand strategy

Game released: Linux → 11 July 2025

Players: 9.9/10

A global political strategy in real time, dedicated to the last decade of the USSR. As you progress, you must manage the economy, domestic politics and foreign...

GNAW

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

Game in development: Linux → 2027

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...

Black Geyser: Couriers of Darkness

Role-playing game, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie

Early Access: Linux → 26 August 2021; Game released: Linux → 17 March 2022

Players: 5.2/10

Steam: 74/100

Black Geyser: Couriers of Darkness is a classic party RPG with an isometric camera view in a fantasy setting. The world of Ismerald was struck by the curse of the...

Lumencraft

Tactics, Roguelike, Top-down view, Shooter, Indie, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Action, Strategy, Sandbox

Early Access: Linux → 13 April 2022; Game released: Linux → 28 February 2023

Players: 6.4/10

Steam: 75/100

The events of the game take place back in 2221. More than two centuries ago, the surface of the planet became uninhabitable. The remnants of humanity are struggling...

DEFCON

Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Tactics, Cooperative (co-op), Indie

Game released: Linux → 22 May 2007

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 84/100

DEFCON is a real-time strategy game simulating global nuclear war during the Cold War. From an underground bunker, a general must destroy the enemy population while...

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...

Defense Zone 2

Strategy, Tactics, Action, In real time, Top-down view, Indie, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)

Game released: Linux → 30 May 2014

Players: 3.2/10

Steam: 85/100

Defense Zone 2 is a continuation of the top-down tactical strategy game in the tower defense genre. New interesting levels with even more beautiful graphics and...

Monstrum

Action, Horror, First-person view, Survival horror, Indie

Game released: Linux → 20 May 2015

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 89/100

Monstrum is an action-horror adventure game with a first-person view. All levels in the game are procedurally generated, so with each playthrough you will encounter...

Pinstripe

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie, Side view, Casual game

Game released: Linux → 25 April 2017

Players: 10/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Pinstripe is an atmospheric side-scrolling exploration adventure from developer Coma and Skinny. The events of the game take place in Hell, where the main character...

Lock's Quest

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Role-playing game, Indie

Game released: Linux → 30 May 2017

Steam: 39/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Lock's Quest is a real-time strategy adventure game with an isometric camera view. You will take on the role of a young boy, Lok, who defends his village from the...

Alicia Quatermain: Secrets Of The Lost Treasures

Casual game, Strategy, Indie

Game released: Linux → 1 September 2017

Steam: 88/100

This casual adventure strategy game follows Alicia Quatermain, the granddaughter of the famous traveler Allan Quatermain. She sets out to find her father, who...

Morphite

Action, Platformer, First-person view, Roguelike, Adventure, Indie

Game released: Linux → 20 September 2017

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 65/100

Morphite is a first-person action platformer with a procedurally generated world. You have to go on a journey to unknown planets. Their landscapes are generated...

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...

Astral Ascent

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

Game released: Linux → 14 November 2023

Players: 7/10

Steam: 95/100

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...

SCHiM

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Isometric, Indie, Exploration, Puzzle

Game canceled: Linux → 18 July 2024

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 65/100

Metacritic: 72/100

An unusual 3D platformer in which the player controls an entity that resembles a shadow. This is the soul, which in the game is called Shim. One day she is somehow...

Despot's Game

Indie, Strategy, In real time, Simulation, Post-apocalyptic, Futurism (Future), Adventure, Roguelike, Tactics

Early Access: Linux → 14 October 2021; Game released: Linux → 29 September 2022

Steam: 82/100

A futuristic post -apocalyptic strategy, where a group of survivors needs to get out of a gloomy labyrinth. The path is full of dangers, but the weapon and...

Circuits

Music game, Puzzle, Indie

Game released: Linux → 17 April 2014

Steam: 89/100

Circuits is a musical puzzle game in which players listen closely to separate sound parts and assemble them into complete songs. Each level involves working out how...

A Bird Story

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

Game released: Linux → 7 November 2014

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 66/100

A atmospheric top-down adventure from the creators of To the Moon, set in the same game universe. At the heart of the story is a little boy who meets a bird with a...

Standpoint

Arcade, Action, First-person view, Indie, Puzzle

Game released: Linux → 5 March 2015

Steam: 71/100

Standpoint is a first-person puzzle platformer set in a labyrinth where the player can change the orientation of the world. Walls become floors, and corridors and...

Shelter 2: Mountains

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

Game released: Linux → 25 August 2015

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 97/100

An add-on for Shelter 2, Mountains follows the lynx Inna and her cubs as they explore a new highland region. The family travels from dense lowland forests to...

Valhalla Hills

Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie

Game released: Linux → 2 December 2015

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 60/100

Metacritic: 69/100

A strategy and simulation game about Vikings who are denied entry to Valhalla after death. Turned away by Odin, they travel through dangerous mountains toward a...

Lumo

Arcade, Puzzle, Indie, Adventure, Isometric

Game released: Linux → 24 May 2016

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Lumo is an isometric platform adventure built around exploring rooms, each presenting a self-contained challenge. It draws on platformers from the 1980s and early...

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