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, Open world, Survival

Game released: Linux → 27 August 2024

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 94/100

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...

Halls of Torment

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

Game released: Linux → 24 September 2024

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 95/100

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...

Shogun Showdown

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

Game released: Linux → 5 September 2024

Steam: 96/100

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...

Banebush

Horror, Visual novel, Indie

Game released: Linux → 25 December 2024

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 94/100

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...

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

Game released: Linux → 21 April 2024

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 84/100

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...

Caves of Qud

Role-playing game, Adventure, Top-down view, Turn-based, Indie, Roguelike, Procedural generation, Open world

Game released: Linux → 5 December 2024

Steam: 95/100

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...

Tiny Glade

Casual game, Construction, Sandbox, Indie, Medieval era

Game released: Linux → 23 September 2024

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 97/100

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...

Targeted –10 Days

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Exploration, Hidden Objects, Walking Simulator

Game released: Linux → 14 August 2024

Steam: 100/100

The game offers you the chance to feel like a former mafia member who is about to testify against the Don. The hero becomes a target, so before each trip, he must...

Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged

Adventure, Detective, Indie, Point & Click, Historical

Game released: Linux → 19 September 2024

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 84/100

A remaster of the original 1996 adventure Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars. The game received improved graphics and support for 4K resolution. The main...

Anima Flux

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Old school, Metroidvania, Indie

Game released: Linux → 7 October 2024

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 78/100

A cooperative game that pits two genetically modified soldiers against mutants in a deserted space city. Each character has their own characteristics and skills...

Zoria: Age of Shattering

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

Game released: Linux → 7 March 2024

Players: 8/10

Steam: 77/100

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...

Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok

Action, Roguelike, Shooter, Top-down view, Indie, Fantasy, Exploration, Role-playing game

Game released: Linux → 26 April 2024

Players: 6.9/10

Steam: 88/100

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...

Saviorless

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

Game released: Linux → 2 April 2024

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 75/100

A dark action-platformer in which two main characters try to escape the cursed lands known as the Smiling Isles. The main characters realize that they are inside...

Hands of Necromancy 2

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Fantasy, Demons, Old school, Indie

Game released: Linux → 16 September 2024

Players: 10/10

Steam: 90/100

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...

Speedollama

Shooter, Platformer, Arcade, Side view, Adventure, Comedy, Indie

Game released: Linux → 21 October 2024

Steam: 95/100

A dynamic pixel game about a group of elite llama mercenaries who set out to destroy an army of alpacas. You can improve your skills and use different weapons. The...

Templar 2

Action, Side view, Medieval era, Demons, Metroidvania, Platformer, Comics, Slasher, Indie

Game released: Linux → 3 July 2024

Steam: 82/100

The game takes place in a medieval world in which the red plague has turned most people into terrible demons. Only the last Templar knight, Rui, can cope with evil...

Please, Touch The Artwork 2

Adventure, Puzzle, Indie, Free game, Casual game, Comedy, Exploration, Hidden Objects

Game released: Linux → 19 February 2024

Steam: 98/100

Metacritic: 78/100

A relaxing game in which you have to look for objects in paintings. A gamer helps a lost skeletal artist find his way home in a surreal, hand-drawn universe. This...

Tallowmere 2: Curse of the Kitten

Platformer, Roguelike, Side view, Dungeons, Fantasy, Indie, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Linux → 19 February 2024

Hardcore indie platformer with roguelike elements and dungeons. The player takes on the role of a brave hero who, at the command of the eccentric Lady Tallowmere...

3 Minutes to Midnight

Adventure, Puzzle, Indie, Side view, Comedy, Point & Click

Game released: Linux → 22 August 2024

Steam: 84/100

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...

Z Arena

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

Game released: Linux → 15 September 2024

Steam: 69/100

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...

Beer Factory

Indie, Simulation, First-person view, Business / Management, Action, Sandbox, Crafting

Game released: Linux → 10 January 2024

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 40/100

A simulator about managing your own brewery. Players take control of a modern brewery, where they need to set up beer production, import and export goods, monitor...

Deep Space Survivor

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

Game released: Linux → 5 August 2024

Steam: 100/100

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...

Hidden in My Paradise

Casual game, Hidden Objects, Indie, Puzzle, Sandbox

Game released: Linux → 10 October 2024

Steam: 90/100

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

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

Steam: 78/100

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...

Janosik 2

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

Game released: Linux → 9 December 2024

Steam: 95/100

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...

Long Live Caesar

Indie, Role-playing game, Tactics, Historical, Roguelike, Side view, Puzzle, Detective, Simulation

Game released: Linux → 16 December 2024

Steam: 78/100

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...

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

Game released: Linux → 24 July 2024

Players: 7.5/10

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...

Sonar Shock

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

Game released: Linux → 24 May 2024

Steam: 80/100

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...

7Groves

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

Game released: Linux → 1 June 2024

Steam: 67/100

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...

Westild's Law

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

Game released: Linux → 6 December 2024

Steam: 92/100

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...

The Legend of Lumina

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

Game released: Linux → 9 July 2024

Steam: 98/100

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...

Mini Sports

Collection, Online, Arcade, Racing, Billiards, Golf, Indie, Casual game, Sports game

Game released: Linux → 7 February 2024

Steam: 62/100

A collection of multiplayer sports games in which two gamers fight one on one. There are classic billiards, arcade races with a view of the top, badminton, Curling...

Garbanzo Quest

Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Comedy, Old school, Indie

Game released: Linux → 4 September 2024

Steam: 98/100

The main character is a character named Garbanzo, whose main weapon is his saliva. It is with the help of spitting at his opponents that he will have to clear his...

Mortisomem

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

Game released: Linux → 12 January 2024

Steam: 93/100

A mystical adventure set in 1917 Brazil. The protagonist explores rural areas and tries to escape from a demon pursuing him. There are multiple endings that are...

Sokobond Express

Puzzle, Logic, Top-down view, Indie

Game released: Linux → 23 February 2024

Steam: 90/100

A game with minimalistic graphics in which you need to solve chemical puzzles. You need to create a route to combine atoms and move them to the end point. As you...

DarkStorm

Free game, Action, Combat robots, Indie, Shooter

Game released: Linux → 20 January 2024

Steam: 60/100

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...

Windowkill

Shooter, Top-down view, Action, Indie, Arcade

Game released: Linux → 23 February 2024

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 96/100

A window with the game appears on the desktop screen, it constantly moves and changes shape. Various figures move inside and must be fired at. In addition to...

Dawnmaker

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

Game released: Linux → 1 August 2024

Steam: 91/100

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...

Ouros

Logic, Puzzle, Side view, Casual game, Indie

Game released: Linux → 23 May 2024

Steam: 96/100

A relaxing game in which a gamer draws beautiful smooth lines in a serene space. You can move key points to change the trajectory of movement. There are more than...

Hidden Cats: The last of cats

Free game, Side view, Puzzle, Hidden Objects, Casual game, Indie

Game released: Linux → 31 May 2024

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 97/100

The player travels through a mysterious post-apocalyptic world and tries to find all the hidden cats. There are more than a hundred animals in the hand-drawn...

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Best Games in the Indie genre of 2024 for Linux (Game released)