Indie 2024 for Linux — top best games in the Indie genre

Adventure, Online, Top-down view, Sandbox, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Dungeons, Exploration, Crafting, Farm Simulator

Game released: Linux → 27 August 2024

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 86/100

An arcade sandbox that you can play with friends in co-op for up to eight people. The main character is an explorer who wakes up in an ancient dungeon filled with...

Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok

Action, Roguelike, Shooter, Top-down view, Indie, Fantasy

Early Access: Linux → 15 December 2022; Game released: Linux → 26 April 2024

Players: 6.9/10

After Ragnarok, Yggdrasil, the World Tree, lost almost all of its energy needed to support the Nine Realms. Only a few heroes survived the End of the World...

Halls of Torment

Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Indie, Roguelike, Fantasy, Old school

Early Access: Linux → 24 May 2023; Game released: Linux → 24 September 2024

Players: 7.4/10

Metacritic: 88/100

The main action takes place in a dark fantasy world with monsters, demons and magic. The brave hero sets out to explore various underground spaces to find new...

Backpack Battles

Strategy, Online, Indie, Fantasy

Early Access: Linux → 8 March 2024; Game released: Linux → 13 June 2025

Players: 9.3/10

As players progress, they acquire rare items and assemble powerful builds from them. After this, the character can be sent to fight with the heroes of other...

Seablip

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Warships / Submarines, Indie, Side view, Casual game, Open world

Early Access: Linux → 17 May 2024; Game in development: Linux → 2026

Players: 9/10

A colorful role-playing sandbox with an open world, ships and the romance of sea adventures. A long journey awaits the player, full of secrets and adventures. The...

Tiny Glade

Casual game, Construction, Sandbox, Indie, Medieval era

Game released: Linux → 23 September 2024

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 74/100

A meditative game in which the gamer builds castles. There are no battles or farming of resources, but only a creative process. Buildings are created from various...

#DRIVE Rally

Racing, Sports game, Indie, Old school

Early Access: Linux → 25 September 2024; Game released: Linux → 16 April 2025

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 63/100

A stylish racing game dedicated to the motorsport era of the 90s. Players can get behind the wheel of legendary rally cars including Das Holzwagen, The Doggo and...

Shogun Showdown

Indie, Strategy, Tactics, Turn-based, Roguelike, Medieval era, Card game

Early Access: Linux → 27 June 2023; Game released: Linux → 5 September 2024

Metacritic: 88/100

A tactical turn-based roguelike about a hero who challenges the powerful shogun. To win battles, you need to choose a good position, attack at the right moment and...

SCHiM

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Isometric, Indie

Game canceled: Linux → 18 July 2024

Players: 6.8/10

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...

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Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Indie, Casual game, Comedy

Game released: Linux → 21 April 2024

Players: 7.4/10

The game, based on a popular meme, tells the story of the acquaintance of a pot-bellied and balding man with altushki from State Services. In the game you can start...

Zoria: Age of Shattering

Adventure, Role-playing game, Indie, Turn-based, Tactics, Fantasy, Medieval era

Game released: Linux → 7 March 2024

Players: 8/10

The game takes place in the world of Zoriya, filled with magic, ancient history, political conspiracies and countless secrets. The outpost is the main base of...

Sonar Shock

Action, First-person view, Indie, Adventure, Shooter, Survival horror, Role-playing game

Game released: Linux → 24 May 2024

An immersive role-playing game in the spirit of the System Shock series. The game takes place in the 90s on a Soviet submarine. The game combines Lovecraftian...

Banebush

Horror, Visual novel, Indie

Game released: Linux → 25 December 2024

Players: 9.7/10

A gloomy adventure made in black and red colors and inspired by fairy tales. The game has several endings, the receipt of which depends on the decisions made by the...

7Groves

Adventure, Casual game, First-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Free game, Walking Simulator

Game released: Linux → 1 June 2024

A relaxing game in which the gamer leisurely strolls through beautiful and surreal forests that look like paintings come to life. Along the way, you can collect...

Caves of Qud

Role-playing game, Adventure, Top-down view, Turn-based, Indie, Roguelike

Early Access: Linux → 15 July 2015; Game released: Linux → 5 December 2024

Metacritic: 91/100

A turn-based RPG from the minds of Sproggiwood. The game world is generated anew each time, offering unique adventures with each visit. The environment can be...

Janosik 2

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Metroidvania, Fantasy, Old school, Indie

Game released: Linux → 9 December 2024

The famous Slovak mountaineer and robber Janko Janosik finds himself in the center of dangerous events. This time it is not his comrades who need saving, but...

Hands of Necromancy 2

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...

Z Arena

Free game, Shooter, First-person view, Indie, Zombies, Survival horror

Game released: Linux → 15 September 2024; Early Access: Linux → 10 June 2021

A free survival shooter in which the player confronts waves of bloodthirsty zombies that have invaded the planet. There are several modes available in the game...

Counterpick Labs

Roguelike, Platformer, Side view, Online, Indie, Free game, Fighting

Early Access: Linux → 13 July 2024

A fast-paced game where you need to knock your opponents off the map to win. You can select and combine different equipment to create the perfect outfit. There are...

3 Minutes to Midnight

Adventure, Puzzle, Indie, Side view, Comedy

Game released: Linux → 22 August 2024

Metacritic: 81/100

The game takes place in Mexico, where the peace of people is disturbed by a huge explosion. At this moment, Betty Anderson wakes up and needs to regain her memory...

Long Live Caesar

Indie, Role-playing game, Tactics, Historical, Roguelike, Side view

Game released: Linux → 16 December 2024

A step -by -step role -playing strategy with elements of a crogue in which the fate of the Roman Empire depends on the decisions of one person. Playing for Guy...

Dawnmaker

Strategy, Top-down view, Board / Group Game, Turn-based, Indie, Steampunk

Game released: Linux → 1 August 2024

The game takes place in a world shrouded in toxic smog. You need to revive ancient beacons and bring back the light to protect life. As you progress, new maps are...

Nerobi

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Fantasy

Early Access: Linux → 7 May 2024; Game in development: Linux → 2026

The events of the game take place in a wonderful world inhabited by demons, spirits and entities, where the balance between Life and Death is strictly maintained...

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DLC, Visual novel, Casual game, Indie, Anime / Manga, Comedy

Game released: Linux → 24 July 2024

Players: 7.2/10

The add-on includes three new altushkas with the voices of Alina Rin, Albina Seksova and Persona 99, nine new endings, mini-games that are “not what they seem”, “a...

DarkStorm

Free game, Action, Combat robots, Indie

Game released: Linux → 20 January 2024

Free action game about a robot programmed to destroy aliens. The goal of the game is to resist endless waves of aliens. With each wave the map expands. In the new...

Deep Space Survivor

Shooter, Space, Top-down view, Roguelike, Indie

Early Access: Linux → 20 June 2022; Game released: Linux → 5 August 2024

A top-down space shooter where everything is tied to survival among waves of enemy ships. Controls are minimalistic: just the WASD or arrow keys to move the ship...

Westild's Law

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

Game released: Linux → 6 December 2024

The main character confronts the gang of Wild Joe to free his hometown and restore peace to the Wild West. There are 48 levels with various challenges, such as...

Cart To The End

Free game, Online, Action, Indie, Casual game, Cooperative (co-op), Comedy

Game released: Linux → 19 July 2024

Players: 8.5/10

A multiplayer game in which you need to drive to the end of the railway, avoiding various obstacles and eluding other gamers in order to win. Among the traps there...

Hidden in My Paradise

Casual game, Hidden Objects, Indie, Puzzle

Game released: Linux → 10 October 2024

The main character is an aspiring photographer named Lali, who travels through picturesque places with the fairy Coronia. The girl completes tasks and collects...

Cawez's puzzlebox: Hiraeth

Free game, Puzzle, Platformer, Indie, Logic

Game released: Linux → 1 August 2024

The player solves a series of physics puzzles and tests their skills in 3D platforming. There are four types of tasks: pushing tiles, tasks with changes in gravity...

The Legend of Lumina

Top-down view, Metroidvania, Indie, Puzzle, Logic

Game released: Linux → 9 July 2024

A Sokoban style game with non-linear progression. The gameplay is inspired by early Zelda games, with an emphasis on puzzle solving rather than combat. There are...

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Best Games in the Indie genre of 2024 for Linux