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

Shooter, First-person view, Indie, Tactics

Game released: Linux → 18 May 2017

Players: 8/10

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...

Night in the Woods

Arcade, Platformer, Indie, Side view

Game released: Linux → 21 February 2017

Players: 9.1/10

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...

Gang Beasts

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Fighting, Platformer, Indie

Game released: Linux → 12 December 2017

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 68/100

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

Hidden Folks

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

Game released: Linux → 15 February 2017

Players: 9.1/10

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...

Crawl

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

Game released: Linux → 11 April 2017

Players: 9/10

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...

Overgrowth

Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Indie

Game released: Linux → 16 October 2017

Players: 6.8/10

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...

Immortal Redneck

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

Game released: Linux → 25 April 2017

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Immortal Redneck is a fast-paced first-person shooter with roguelike elements. You will find unique arenas that are generated randomly, a wide arsenal of weapons...

West of Loathing

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

Game released: Linux → 10 August 2017

Players: 10/10

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...

Doodle Mafia

Puzzle, Indie, Casual game, Adventure

Game released: Linux → 20 April 2017

Players: 6.5/10

A casual puzzle in the Doodle game series. In the game you can lead a gangster clan or help the police clear the city of crime. There are more than 500 elements...

Serial Cleaner

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

Game released: Linux → 14 July 2017

Players: 5.1/10

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...

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...

Detention

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

Game released: Linux → 12 January 2017

Players: 9.9/10

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...

Cryptark

Arcade, Shooter, Futurism (Future), Side view, Indie, Roguelike

Game released: Linux → 20 June 2017

Space arcade shooter with a side view. The player takes on the role of a futuristic mercenary who earns money from government contracts and attacks space stations...

Pinstripe

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

Game released: Linux → 25 April 2017

Players: 10/10

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...

Black the Fall

Arcade, Action, Stealth, Platformer, Puzzle, Logic, Indie

Game released: Linux → 11 July 2017

Players: 5/10

Metacritic: 69/100

Black the Fall is a side-scrolling indie adventure platformer whose main goal is to tell the story of a hero escaping the communist system. Solve puzzles to avoid...

Linelight

Casual game, Indie, Puzzle, Virtual Reality (VR)

Game released: Linux → 31 January 2017

Metacritic: 77/100

The player controls a light line and goes through puzzle levels or intricate labyrinths. Each mechanic is intuitive, and the difficulty of tasks increases...

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...

Alien Arena: Warriors Of Mars

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

Game released: Linux → 3 November 2017

Alien Arena: Warriors Of Mars is a free-to-play competitive dynamic shooter with a first-person view with an abundance of alien enemies, weapons, upgrades and more...

Fumiko!

Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Indie

Game released: Linux → 13 February 2017

Fumiko! is a unique third-person adventure platformer that lets you see the world through the eyes of an artificial intelligence called Fumiko. You will be able to...

Beat Cop

Adventure, Indie, Side view

Game released: Linux → 30 March 2017

Players: 7.7/10

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...

Everything

Arcade, Adventure, Indie, Simulation

Game released: Linux → 21 April 2017

Players: 9.7/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Everything is an interactive and colorful “everything simulator” where you can explore a diverse world, travel between stars and planets, and explore a vast...

Ebony Spire: Heresy

Role-playing game, Indie, Roguelike, First-person view, Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Linux → 2 November 2017

Players: 1.9/10

Ebony Spire: Heresy is a classic first-person adventure role-playing game with elements of a dungeon crawler roguelike. In the game you have to go on a dangerous...

Alwa's Awakening

Adventure, Indie, Side view

Game released: Linux → 2 February 2017

Players: 8.3/10

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...

Emily Wants to Play Too

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

Game released: Linux → 13 December 2017

Emily Wants to Play Too is a sequel to the first-person indie horror game where you have to survive in a haunted house. You play as a pizza delivery guy who needs...

Slash It 2

Adventure, Arcade, Indie, Action, Music game

Game released: Linux → 24 January 2017

Slash It 2 is an indie musical adventure game. The goal is to press letters, numbers and enter words at the right time and in the right...

Serious Sam Fusion

Shooter, Virtual Reality (VR), First-person view, Indie, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Linux → 21 March 2017

Serious Sam Fusion is a first-person shooter in virtual reality. You will experience extreme violence, inexplicable joy, some sadness, sometimes all at once, and...

Feral Fury

Shooter, Top-down view, Indie, Roguelike

Game released: Linux → 3 April 2017

Players: 7/10

Feral Fury is a top-down shooter from the developers of the...

Doodle Devil

Logic, Puzzle, Simulation, Arcade, Indie

Game released: Linux → 25 May 2017

Players: 7/10

Doodle Devil — an arcade devil simulator that allows you to create your own universe with demons, monsters, and zombies. The game is a continuation of Doodle God...

Dimension Drive

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

Game released: Linux → 7 December 2017

Dimension Drive is an arcade fantasy shooter with a top-down view in a comic book style. The game has the ability to teleport, single player mode and co-op mode. In...

Locomancer

Simulation, Indie, Arcade, Virtual Reality (VR), First-person view, Trains, Action

Game released: Linux → 28 February 2017

Locomancer is an exciting arcade game with a first-person view for virtual reality devices HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Windows Mixed Reality and Valve Index. In the game...

88 Heroes

Action, Platformer, Indie, Side view

Game released: Linux → 24 March 2017

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 72/100

88 Heroes is an indie platformer with side-scrolling action elements, made in a retro style. The game offers a non-standard approach to gameplay, because with each...

Cybercube

Platformer, Arcade, Action, Side view, Indie

Game released: Linux → 10 October 2017

Players: 5.5/10

Cybercube is an arcade indie platformer with action elements and a side view. You will have to go through 100 levels with a mesmerizing background, each of which...

Brave Furries

Free game, Arcade, Puzzle, Indie

Game released: Linux → 14 March 2017

Brave Furries is a puzzle game with cute furry monsters who go in search of a princess in the castle of an evil wizard. He kidnapped the furry princess, taking half...

Paradigm

Adventure, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Point & Click

Game released: Linux → 5 April 2017

Metacritic: 85/100

Paradigm is a surreal point and click adventure in which you take on the role of a handsome mutant named Paradigm. The game takes place in the post-apocalyptic city...

Strafe

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Indie

Game released: Linux → 9 May 2017

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 64/100

Strafe is a bloody retro shooter with a first-person view. The game is a tribute to classic shooters and a subtle play on nostalgia at the same time. You will find...

Forma.8

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Logic, Indie

Game released: Linux → 23 February 2017

Metacritic: 78/100

Flinthook

Action, Platformer, Indie, Roguelike, Side view

Game released: Linux → 18 April 2017

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Flinthook is a side-scrolling action platformer from the creators of Mercenary Kings and Curses N Chaos. You have to play as a little guy who destroys many enemies...

Lux Alliance

Indie, Strategy, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Top-down view, In real time, Board / Group Game, Card game, Sandbox, Historical, Tactics, Logic

Game released: Linux → 8 June 2017

Lux Alliance is an indie top-down game with a mixture of strategy, online gaming, co-op, card game, sandbox, historical game and tactical game from Sillysoft Games...

OVIVO

Platformer, Indie, Side view

Game released: Linux → 8 September 2017

Metacritic: 71/100

OVIVO is a minimalist side-scrolling indie platformer. In the world of the game, Black and White live in harmony. Intertwining and replacing each other, they...

Slaps And Beans

Action, Adventure, Arcade, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Old school

Game released: Linux → 15 December 2017

Metacritic: 63/100

Slaps And Beans is a retro-style game about Terence Hill and Bud Spencer, Italian actors who together made many action-packed comedies and spaghetti westerns...

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