Indie 2026 for Linux — top best games in the Indie genre

Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Open world, Crafting, Online

Early Access: Linux → 2 February 2021; Game released: Linux → 9 September 2026

VGTimes: 7.8/10

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 89/100

A fantasy sandbox with survival elements. You can play alone or with others, exploring the world and gathering resources, finding and raiding tombs, building bases...

over the hill

Action, Adventure, Online, Third-person view, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Exploration, Open world

Game released: Linux → 14 October 2026

Players: 10/10

Steam: 100/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Traveling off -road with aesthetics of a secluded campaign. Instead of impassable mud - picturesque landscapes flooded with warm sunset colors. At the wheel of...

Slay the Spire 2

Indie, Roguelike, Side view, Dungeons, Fantasy, Procedural generation, Collectible card game (CCG), Card game, Cooperative (co-op)

Early Access: Linux → 5 March 2026; Game in development: Linux → 2027

Players: 4.9/10

Steam: 91/100

The sequel returns in a new form — the Spire awakens after a millennium of oblivion, hiding even more dangers, secrets, and challenges in its depths. Its halls are...

Truckful

Action, Adventure, Business / Management, Indie, Exploration

Game released: Linux → 9 October 2026

Steam: 71/100

A vehicular adventure game about delivering cargo in the countryside and searching for an ancient mystery connected to an old forest. The main character travels in...

Sovereign Tower

Role-playing game, Adventure, Visual novel, Comedy, Medieval era, Indie

Game released: Linux → 6 August 2026

Players: 8/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 85/100

An adventure role-playing game with kingdom management elements, where you will become the ruler of a magical tower and lead your own Round Table. A set of...

Antivirus Girl

Action, Strategy, Casual game, Indie, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Anime / Manga, Science fiction, Top-down view, Shooter, Arcade

Game released: Linux → 1 July 2026

Steam: 88/100

The game combines elements of "tower defense" and dynamic shooting, allowing not only to build defenses but also to directly control the main character. As an agent...

Creepy Tale: Snow Child

Adventure, Horror, Stealth, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie, Point & Click, Side view, Casual game

Game released: Linux → 14 May 2026

Steam: 90/100

The game continues to develop the ideas of the Creepy Tale series, focusing on expanding the world, improving the visual component, and offering more diverse...

Machine Party

Action, Horror, Logic, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Casual game

Game released: Linux → 30 July 2026

Steam: 87/100

Cooperative game for 2–4 players, inspired by the tense atmosphere of Buckshot Roulette. Participants must go through a series of brutal mini-games, where any...

Project: Gorgon

Role-playing game, Action, Online, MMO, Third-person view, Indie, Fantasy

Early Access: Linux → 13 March 2018; Game released: Linux → 29 January 2026

Steam: 80/100

A fantasy MMORPG focused on exploration and freedom of choice, where the world does not guide you by the hand but gradually reveals itself through curiosity and...

Peace Island

Adventure, Simulation, Third-person view, Indie, Role-playing game

Early Access: Linux → 27 February 2026

Steam: 52/100

An atmospheric adventure where the story unfolds through the eyes of cats. Elizabeth awakens in an empty house: her owners have disappeared, the streets are...

TOEM 2

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Isometric, Puzzle, Indie, Casual game

Game released: Linux → 29 September 2026

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 82/100

A black and white game about a curious photographer who goes on another adventure. Along the way, the character helps new friends and documents various sights...

Beanu TAG

Action, Platformer, First-person view, Indie, Free game, Parkour, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Linux → 25 August 2026

Steam: 100/100

A multiplayer action game about tag, where players compete in speed, agility, and knocking their opponents out of the arena. Characters run, jump, bounce off walls...

Wax Heads

Adventure, Simulation, Puzzle, Indie, Point & Click, Casual game, Exploration

Game released: Linux → 5 May 2026

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 82/100

A cozy simulation of a music store, infused with the spirit of punk culture, vinyl, and warm human stories. Among the shelves of records, conversations about music...

Gamblers Table

Business / Management, Top-down view, Indie, Casual game, Clicker, Casino

Game released: Linux → 11 January 2026

Steam: 74/100

A minimalist clicker with pixel graphics and cute helpers. The gameplay revolves around tossing coins. If the coin falls as a dollar — you earn money, if it falls...

Trees Hate You

Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Comedy, Walking Simulator

Game in development: Linux → 16 November 2026

A hardcore platformer with an absurd sense of humor, where the main enemy becomes the trees. The forest here lives by its own rules: branches hinder movement, traps...

Emberville

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Top-down view, Sandbox, Dungeons, Exploration, Construction, Crafting, Isometric, Indie

Early Access: Linux → 27 October 2026; Game in development: Linux → 2028

Pixel role-playing action in the spirit of Diablo and Stardew Valley. The main character awakens in the endless dark prison of Vitromotus and tries to escape...

Sister Ray

Role-playing game, Adventure, Indie, Side view, Survival, Detective

Game released: Linux → 1 June 2026

Players: 9.9/10

Steam: 95/100

A dark two-dimensional RPG with survival elements, telling the story of an artist named Ray, who is trying to cope with addiction while taking care of her younger...

Rogue Racer

Action, Racing, Adventure, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Indie, Arcade

Game released: Linux → 18 September 2026

Steam: 75/100

A narrative racing adventure game set in a vast and whimsical world. The story centers around two estranged brothers who embark on a transcontinental race against...

Apple Crumble

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

Game in development: Linux → 3 December 2026

A quest with an interesting concept — an 84-year-old grandmother suspects her relatives and acquaintances of trying to kill her. To find out the truth, it is...

Aye Leon

Platformer, Indie, Side view, Old school, Adventure, Free game

Game released: Linux → 7 January 2026

Steam: 90/100

A short pixel adventure lasting 20 minutes, where the main character flies with a jetpack through colorful floating worlds. You also need to search for secrets and...

Maseylia: Echoes of the Past

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Indie, Metroidvania, Exploration, Parkour

Game released: Linux → 19 June 2026

Players: 1/10

Steam: 80/100

An adventurous action metroidvania built around exploration, freedom of movement, and the discovery of forgotten secrets in a vast interconnected world. Each new...

Fogpiercer

Strategy, Top-down view, Turn-based, Card game, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Roguelike, Science fiction

Game released: Linux → 17 July 2026

Players: 6/10

Steam: 84/100

A sci-fi card roguelike where the survival of humanity depends on the correctly assembled train composition, tactical decisions, and the ability to use every...

Book of Travels

Role-playing game, MMO, Indie, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Walking Simulator

Game released: Linux → 11 October 2021; The project is closed: Linux → 31 July 2026

Steam: 72/100

Book of Travels is a unique side-scrolling multiplayer RPG. Inspired by classics of the genre, this serene adventure will transport you to a fairytale world. In the...

Jackal

Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Old school, Procedural generation, Indie

Game released: Linux → 5 February 2026

Players: 10/10

Steam: 88/100

The game tells the story of a Las Vegas hitman who challenged the crime bosses. The player moves through procedurally generated levels, where the location of...

Flats Full of Cats

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

Game released: Linux → 3 August 2026

Steam: 97/100

Cozy game in the genre of object search, dedicated to exploring cute apartments filled with fluffy inhabitants. The game features three themed locations related to...

Roombattle

Action, Online, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game, Comedy, Mini-game / browser-based

Game released: Linux → 25 March 2026

VGTimes: 5.2/10

Players: 10/10

Steam: 98/100

The game turns ordinary cleaning into a crazy party, where vacuums clash in chaotic battles. The main task is simple — pop the opponents' balloons and be the last...

Upward

Platformer, Indie, Free game, Side view, Casual game, Procedural generation, Parkour

Game released: Linux → 22 June 2026

Steam: 100/100

A free platformer with procedural level generation, where the main goal is to survive as long as possible. Each new run offers a unique combination of locations...

Elementallis

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Dungeons, Exploration

Game released: Linux → 28 April 2026

Steam: 90/100

A top-down adventure game inspired by the classic The Legend of Zelda series. The world is on the brink of chaos because the balance between the natural elements...

Digital Defender ORC

Role-playing game, Strategy, Top-down view, Indie, Free game, Tactics, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)

Game released: Linux → 2 February 2026

Steam: 100/100

A free tactical game in the "tower defense" format with role-playing elements set in a cyberpunk future, where the player defends monsters from digital assassins...

The Loopler

Strategy, Card game, Indie, Roguelike, Casual game, Old school

Game released: Linux → 11 September 2026

Steam: 90/100

A deckbuilding roguelike where a slot car races around loops, and the run’s progress depends on the deck you’ve built. Cards can change the course of the game...

Deep Space Corridor

Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Science fiction, Mysticism / Supernatural, Walking Simulator, Exploration

Game released: Linux → 3 April 2026

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 80/100

Atmospheric horror about the search for anomalies, unfolding in the confined corridors of a mysterious space station. The story begins with the awakening in the...

Caromble!

Arcade, Pinball, Arkanoid, Indie, Science fiction, Old school, Action

Early Access: Linux → 28 August 2015; Game released: Linux → 22 April 2026

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 73/100

A three-dimensional puzzle game that combines elements of physics, pinball, and platforming. In the story, the player discovers ancient powers to stop an impending...

Dino Age: The First Fracture

Role-playing game, Top-down view, Sandbox, Indie, Free game, Survival, Crafting, Action

Game released: Linux → 19 February 2026

Steam: 78/100

An adventure with survival elements, telling the story of Owen, the hero of the Dino Age novel series. You need to gather resources, explore the wild terrain, and...

Chyma and the Toll of Time

Platformer, Isometric, Puzzle, Indie, Free game, Casual game, Strategy

Game released: Linux → 24 April 2026

Steam: 96/100

An adventure puzzle-platformer, centered around a little bell named Chima, who is trying to uncover the mystery of her people and save the world. The journey takes...

Indie

Best Games in the Indie genre of 2026 for Linux