Indie 2021 for Linux — top best games in the Indie genre

Role-playing game, Roguelike, Top-down view, Fantasy, Tactics, Indie

Game released: Linux → 4 March 2021

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 83/100

A Russian roguelike that tells the story of how the evil Lich created a time loop, erased the memory of all residents and plunged the world into chaos. The player...

Skul: The Hero Slayer

Side view, Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Roguelike

Game released: Linux → 21 January 2021

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Skul: The Hero Slayer is a side-scrolling pixel platformer. People have attacked the demon fortress and are trying to destroy their leader. Most of the inhabitants...

Wildermyth

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

Game released: Linux → 15 June 2021

Steam: 95/100

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...

Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager

Role-playing game, Strategy, Horror, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Indie, Roguelike, Side view, Dungeons

Game released: Linux → 29 April 2021

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager is a dark role-playing roguelike with turn-based combat and a side view in a fantasy setting. You have to build a...

Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk

Horror, Visual novel, Anime / Manga, Indie, Text quest

Game released: Linux → 16 December 2021

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 97/100

Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk is a visual novel in the horror genre with point and click elements. A psychedelic narrative full of pyramidal word...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Bad End Theater

Indie, Adventure, Visual novel, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Demons, Simulation

Game released: Linux → 26 October 2021

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 97/100

Bad End Theater is a pixelated puzzle adventure with visual novel elements in which you explore the creepy stories of a cast of characters. The decisions made...

Rain on Your Parade

Action, Isometric, Comedy, Indie, Casual game, Puzzle, Stealth

Game released: Linux → 15 April 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 78/100

A fun arcade game with an isometric camera view. A mischievous cloud wants to ruin the lives of absolutely everyone on the planet. She travels the world inventing...

Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Horror, Isometric, Puzzle, Indie, Exploration

Game released: Linux → 22 April 2021

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion is an adventure RPG puzzle game with horror elements and an isometric view. You are a nice baby turnip who was declared an enemy of...

Unbound: Worlds Apart

Adventure, Action, Platformer, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval, Logic, Puzzle, Indie

Game released: Linux → 28 July 2021

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Unbound: Worlds Apart is an atmospheric puzzle platformer with a side view in a fantasy setting. The main character, named Soli, can create magical portals...

Idol Manager

Simulation, Business / Management, Indie, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Music game, Strategy

Game released: Linux → 27 July 2021

Players: 9.8/10

Steam: 90/100

Idol Manager is a cute management simulator with visual novel elements in anime style. You will take on the role of manager in a small (but growing) talent agency...

Tainted Grail: Conquest

Role-playing game, Indie, Turn-based, Fantasy / Medieval, Top-down view, Card game, Roguelike

Game released: Linux → 27 May 2021

Players: 8/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Tainted Grail: Conquest is a dark role-playing game with turn-based combat and a top-down view in a fantasy setting. Avalon is dying. King Arthur is long gone, and...

Destructive Physics - Destruction Simulator

Simulation, Action, First-person view, Indie, God Simulator, Sandbox

Game released: Linux → 20 August 2021

Players: 6.3/10

Steam: 78/100

Destructive Physics — Destruction Simulator is a full-fledged destruction simulator with a first-person view. In the game you can slow down time, cause an...

Plague Inc: The Cure

Free game, Strategy, Futurism (Future), Indie, Business / Management, Simulation, Casual game

Game released: Linux → 28 January 2021

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 73/100

Plague Inc: The Cure is a free expansion for the unique simulator with elements of a management strategy for modern platforms. You will lead several research teams...

Roguebook

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

Game released: Linux → 17 June 2021

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Roguebook is a roguelike with procedurally generated locations and card-based turn-based combat. The plot of the game tells the story of a legendary book written...

Secret Government

Simulation, Strategy, Top-down view, Historical, Turn-based, Indie, Grand strategy

Game released: Linux → 15 April 2021

Players: 7/10

Steam: 52/100

Secret Government is a global turn-based strategy about secret societies, where you have to manage a powerful organization that influences the whole world. You will...

Sword of the Necromancer

Indie, Role-playing game, Action, Fantasy / Medieval, Adventure, Cooperative (co-op), Top-down view, Procedural generation

Game released: Linux → 28 January 2021

Steam: 69/100

Metacritic: 64/100

Sword of the Necromancer is an action RPG with roguelike elements where you can revive dead enemies to fight on your side. The main character acquired this ability...

Vomitoreum

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

Game released: Linux → 30 July 2021

Steam: 91/100

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...

Rogue Star Rescue

Action, Shooter, Futurism (Future), Top-down view, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Indie, Roguelike, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Strategy

Game released: Linux → 4 February 2021

Steam: 91/100

Rogue Star Rescue is a fast-paced, cooperative top-down roguelike shooter with tower defense elements set in a sci-fi setting. A massive Rogue Star formed from...

Impostor Factory

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

Game released: Linux → 30 September 2021

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Impostor Factory is a new adventure from the creators of Finding Paradise and To the Moon. The main characters of the series, Dr. Rosalyn and Dr. Watts, will go to...

Mighty Goose

Action, Shooter, Indie, Side view, Arcade, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Online, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Linux → 5 June 2021

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Mighty Goose is an old-school arcade action game. In this 2D shooter, you take on the role of a bounty hunter named Goose. And it's actually a goose, only armed and...

Midnight Protocol

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

Game released: Linux → 13 October 2021

Steam: 87/100

A tactical role-playing game about digital hacking, where all actions are performed using the keyboard. As a hacktivist known as Data, you will investigate the leak...

No Longer Home

Adventure, Isometric, Indie, Visual novel, Arcade, Point & Click, Exploration

Game released: Linux → 30 July 2021

Steam: 60/100

Metacritic: 73/100

No Longer Home is an exciting adventure game with visual novel elements. Bo and Ao are graduating from university and are about to leave the apartment they've lived...

Kraken Academy!!

Simulation, Top-down view, Adventure, Comedy, Indie

Game released: Linux → 10 September 2021

Players: 9.9/10

Steam: 91/100

The game takes place in an unusual educational institution — the Kraken School. The main character finds himself in a time loop, where he must find a...

Introvert: A Teenager Simulator

Free game, Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Role-playing game, Simulation, Casual game

Game released: Linux → 2 March 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 71/100

Introvert: A Teenager Simulator is a free-to-play arcade side-scrolling adventure game with role-playing elements. In the game, the main character is told a...

Danger Scavenger

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Isometric, Cyberpunk, Indie, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op), Top-down view

Game released: Linux → 25 March 2021

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 70/100

Danger Scavenger is a dynamic arcade shooter with an isometric camera view in a cyberpunk setting. Deadly effective, highly skilled, invisible to indifferent...

Crash Drive 3

Arcade, Racing, Online, Third-person view, Indie, Open world

Game released: Linux → 9 July 2021

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Crash Drive 3 is an indie arcade racing game with a third-person view and online elements. You will experience incredible fun in this game. You will be able to...

Prison Architect - Going Green

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

Game released: Linux → 28 January 2021

Steam: 59/100

Prison Architect — Going Green — an expansion for the real-time management strategy game with a top-down view. The expansion brings farming, product export, and...

Dead Cells: Fatal Falls

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

Game released: Linux → 26 January 2021

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 93/100

Dead Cells: Fatal Falls is a hardcore side-scrolling action slasher expansion inspired by the Dark Souls series. Two new locations await you, in which there will be...

Nanotale - Typing Chronicles

Adventure, Role-playing game, Isometric, Indie, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Exploration

Game released: Linux → 31 March 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Nanotale — Typing Chronicles is a fantasy adventure RPG with puzzle elements. You will follow Rosalind, a novice chronicler, on her journey of knowledge...

Euro Truck Simulator 2 - Iberia

Simulation, First-person view, Third-person view, Indie, Open world

Game released: Linux → 8 April 2021

Players: 6.5/10

Steam: 76/100

Euro Truck Simulator 2 — Iberia is an add-on for a truck driver simulator with first and third person views. The Iberian Peninsula — or simply Iberia...

Alchemic Cutie

Role-playing game, Adventure, Top-down view, Indie, Exploration, Business / Management, Open world

Game released: Linux → 12 November 2021

Steam: 51/100

Alchemic Cutie is a cute top-down adventure RPG. The game takes place on the colorful island of Wimba, where you manage your own jelly farm. You will explore...

Tandem: A Tale of Shadows

Adventure, Puzzle, Platformer, Fantasy, Indie

Game released: Linux → 21 October 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Young Emma and her teddy bear try to solve the mystery of the disappearance of the famous magician Thomas Kane. The game takes place in five worlds, imbued with the...

NoseBound

Adventure, Puzzle, Indie, Side view, Point & Click, Detective, Horror

Game released: Linux → 19 January 2021

Steam: 86/100

NoseBound is a classic point and click side-scrolling adventure with a noir style. The game tells the story of private detective Ray Hammond, who is trying to catch...

Race On Ice 2021 Pro

Arcade, Racing, Third-person view, Sports game, Indie, Free game

Game released: Linux → 7 April 2021

Steam: 69/100

Race On Ice 2021 Pro is a free-to-play, third-person arcade racing game where you compete in competitive seasons to get first place. The games have multiple racers...

Sunshine Manor

Isometric, Action, Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval, Horror, Mysticism / Supernatural, Indie

Game released: Linux → 28 October 2021

Steam: 88/100

Sunshine Manor is a mystical horror adventure with action elements and an isometric view. Daring to spend the night at the haunted Sunshine Manor, little Ada...

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Best Games in the Indie genre of 2021 for Linux (Game released)