Indie 2017 for Linux — top best games in the Indie genre

Hollow Knight - a game in the Indie genre

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Metroidvania

Game released: Linux → 24 February 2017

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 89/100

An atmospheric action-platformer about a journey through the dying underground kingdom of Hallownest, inhabited by mysterious insects and strange creatures. A dark...

Ravenfield

Shooter, First-person view, Indie, Tactics, Sandbox, Action

Game released: Linux → 18 May 2017

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 97/100

Ravenfield is a tactical shooter with a first-person view for single player play. Together with the blue men you have to destroy those annoying red men using...

Gang Beasts

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Fighting, Platformer, Indie, Online, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Linux → 12 December 2017

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Gang Beasts is a multiplayer game with gelatinous characters, comical fights and absurd...

SteamWorld Dig 2

Arcade, Platformer, Steampunk, Side view, Adventure, Metroidvania, Indie

Game released: Linux → 22 September 2017

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 87/100

SteamWorld Dig 2 is a continuation of the side-view arcade platformer in steampunk style. The main character of the game this time will not be Rusty, but a certain...

Figment

Adventure, Music game, Isometric, Indie, Action

Game released: Linux → 22 September 2017

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Figment is an adventure game with a memorable visual style and music. Events take place in a world that is filled with secret thoughts, desires and memories...

Metropolis: Lux Obscura

Interactive movie, Visual novel, Logic, Match-3 (Three in a row), Indie, Casual game

Game released: Linux → 11 October 2017

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 77/100

Metropolis: Lux Obscura is a unique blend of visual novel and match-3 puzzle game set in a noir setting. The game takes place in the gloomy city of Metropolis...

Detention

Adventure, Horror, Puzzle, Indie, Side view, Mysticism / Supernatural

Game released: Linux → 12 January 2017

Players: 9.9/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Detention is an indie puzzle game with horror elements and a side view. At Greenwood High School, located in a remote mountainous area, two students are trapped...

Reigns: Her Majesty

Board / Group Game, Fantasy / Medieval, Card game, Visual novel, Logic, Indie, Casual game

Game released: Linux → 6 December 2017

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Reigns: Her Majesty is a continuation of the card board game, where you will become the ruler of a small kingdom and take part in deciding important elections on...

Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment

Arcade, DLC, Fantasy / Medieval, Free game, Side view, Action, Indie, Adventure

Game released: Linux → 5 April 2017

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment is a free add-on for owners of the side-scrolling arcade platformer Shovel Knight. You have to take the other side of 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...

Night in the Woods

Arcade, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Adventure, Exploration

Game released: Linux → 21 February 2017

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 87/100

Night in the Woods is an arcade side-scrolling indie platformer. The game tells the story of a twenty-year-old cat who was expelled from college for truancy. After...

2Dark

Arcade, Action, Horror, Top-down view, Indie, Stealth

Game released: Linux → 10 March 2017

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 62/100

2Dark is an arcade action-horror game with survival elements and a top-down view. The main character discovers his beloved dead, and his two children are kidnapped...

Tooth and Tail

Strategy, In real time, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Online

Game released: Linux → 12 September 2017

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Tooth and Tail is a real-time pixel strategy game that describes the events of the First World War. Only instead of people you will see showdowns between various...

Thimbleweed Park

Adventure, Futurism (Future), Side view, Point & Click, Indie

Game released: Linux → 30 March 2017

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Thimbleweed Park is a classic “point-and-click” quest from the creators of Maniac Mansion. The game takes place in a small town where a mysterious murder occurred...

Overgrowth

Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Indie, Parkour

Game released: Linux → 16 October 2017

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 60/100

Overgrowth is a third-person action game about brave rabbits who master martial arts. There are other animals in the game that complement the medieval universe of...

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...

Hidden Folks

Hidden Objects, Casual game, Puzzle, Indie, Adventure, Isometric

Game released: Linux → 15 February 2017

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 81/100

The player tries to find all the hidden people or other objects in hand-drawn interactive pictures. There are 32 areas and more than 300 hidden objects available...

The First Tree

Adventure, Third-person view, Indie, Walking Simulator

Game released: Linux → 14 September 2017

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 75/100

The First Tree is an atmospheric adventure with a third-person view. The game intertwines two stories: a boy who is trying to find his father and a fox who goes in...

Journey Down: Chapter Three

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Point & Click, Indie

Game released: Linux → 21 September 2017

Players: 6.6/10

Steam: 92/100

Journey Down: Chapter Three is the final point and click episode of the Journey Down adventure. The game follows Lina, a young girl who searches for a lost book and...

RUINER

Shooter, Isometric, Cyberpunk, Action, Indie

Game released: Linux → 26 September 2017

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 76/100

RUINER is an isometric action game in a cyberpunk setting. The game takes place in 2091 in a cyber metropolis called Rengkok. You will play as a cyber psychopath...

Alwa's Awakening

Adventure, Indie, Side view, Metroidvania

Game released: Linux → 2 February 2017

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Alwa's Awakening is a classic side-scrolling adventure platformer. The main character Zoya really loves video games. And one day, when she sat at the monitor and...

Sundered

Arcade, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Metroidvania, Indie

Game released: Linux → 28 July 2017

Players: 5.4/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Sundered is a side-scrolling arcade platformer from the creators of Jotun. You will play as a character named Yeshe, a wanderer in a ruined world with ever-changing...

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...

Everspace - Encounters

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

Game released: Linux → 24 October 2017

Players: 9.8/10

Steam: 88/100

Everspace — Encounters is an add-on for the space simulator Everspace. Expect new story characters, including an alien scientist and a robot with a French...

Space Pirates and Zombies 2

Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, In real time, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Space

Game released: Linux → 7 November 2017

Players: 7/10

Steam: 77/100

This post-apocalyptic space strategy game with action and role-playing elements follows survival in a galaxy after a zombie apocalypse. Infrastructure has...

Beat Cop

Adventure, Indie, Side view, Simulation

Game released: Linux → 30 March 2017

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Beat Cop is a side-scrolling adventure detective game with pixel graphics. The game takes place in New York in the 80s. Former detective Jack Kelly was framed for...

Slash It Ultimate

Action, Music game, Indie, Arcade, Casual game

Game released: Linux → 15 July 2017

Steam: 71/100

Slash It Ultimate is an indie musical action game with arcade elements. The goal of the game is to play the rhythm of the song in various game modes and compete...

Crawl

Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Indie, Roguelike, Side view, Dungeons, Online

Game released: Linux → 11 April 2017

Players: 9/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Crawl is a fast-paced action roguelike with side-scrolling RPG elements. The game features a variety of dungeons that are randomly generated. The game is designed...

Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator

Adventure, Simulation, First-person view, Visual novel, Indie

Game released: Linux → 20 July 2017

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator is a visual novel with a first-person view and elements of a dating simulator. You and your daughter have just moved to the new...

Serial Cleaner

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

Game released: Linux → 14 July 2017

Players: 6.1/10

Steam: 84/100

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...

This War of Mine: Stories - Father's Promise

Strategy, Adventure, DLC, Business / Management, Tactics, Roguelike, Side view, Indie, Simulation

Game released: Linux → 14 November 2017

Players: 9/10

Steam: 84/100

This War of Mine: Stories — Father's Promise — is an expansion to the side-scrolling adventure management strategy game — This War of Mine. The expansion is based...

Darkest Dungeon: The Crimson Court

Role-playing game, Action, DLC, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Roguelike, Strategy, Indie

Game released: Linux → 19 June 2017

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 62/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Darkest Dungeon: The Crimson Court is an add-on for a unique party-based side-scrolling RPG with turn-based combat. The add-on introduces a new campaign, the action...

Another Lost Phone: Laura's Story

Adventure, Puzzle, Interactive movie, Text quest, Indie, Casual game, Detective

Game released: Linux → 21 September 2017

Steam: 91/100

Another Lost Phone: Laura's Story is an unusual adventure for mobile platforms. The game is based on the gameplay where all the events take place on someone's phone...

AER Memories of Old

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Exploration, Indie

Game released: Linux → 25 October 2017

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 71/100

AER Memories of Old is an adventure arcade platformer with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. The game tells the story of a girl who can turn into a bird...

River City Ransom: Underground

Fighting, Beat them all, Side view, Action, Indie, Role-playing game

Game released: Linux → 28 February 2017

Steam: 73/100

River City Ransom: Underground is a modern take on the old classic beat'em up games. It has over 500 different street battle moves, tons of weapons and fun...

Pyre

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

Game released: Linux → 25 July 2017

Players: 6.3/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Pyre is an isometric RPG set in a fantasy setting from the creators of Bastion and Transistor. Luck has almost left you when wanderers find you and rescue you from...

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...

The Coma: Recut

Action, Adventure, Horror, Side view, Indie

Game released: Linux → 22 September 2017

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 62/100

Coma: Recut is an improved edition of adventure horror with survival elements. The main character will be a Korean student who fell asleep while taking an exam...

Opus Magnum

Simulation, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie

Game released: Linux → 7 December 2017

Players: 10/10

Steam: 97/100

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...

The Letter - Horror Visual Novel

Adventure, Horror, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Indie

Game released: Linux → 24 July 2017

Steam: 86/100

An atmospheric visual novel in the horror and drama genre, inspired by classic Asian horror films. The story unfolds in the gloomy mansion of Ermengard, which has...

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Best Games in the Indie genre of 2017 for Linux (Game released)