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

Skelethrone: The Chronicles of Ericona - a game in the Metroidvania genre

Metroidvania, Action, Platformer, Side view

Game released: Linux → 7 August 2024

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 77/100

A dark metroidvania inspired by the Castlevania and Dark Souls series. The main character is the doomed Lord Derek Erikon, who escaped a fatal end in favor of a...

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...

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...

BioGun

Side view, Metroidvania, Action, Platformer, Open world, Exploration, Adventure

Game released: Linux → 31 July 2024

Players: 9.9/10

Steam: 87/100

The main character, named Beck, goes on a journey to save all dogs from extinction caused by an ominous virus. The character explores the crazy hand-drawn world of...

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...

Circuit Thunder

Action, Platformer, Side view, Metroidvania, Adventure, Role-playing game

Game released: Linux → 25 October 2024

Steam: 80/100

The game takes place on the planet Photonus. The protagonist embarks on a journey to retrieve an artifact and prevent enemies from destroying the planet. The...

An Amazing Wizard: Prologue

Action, Platformer, Roguelike, Side view, Fantasy, Metroidvania, Free game, Procedural generation

Game released: Linux → 27 September 2024

Players: 10/10

Steam: 90/100

Free prologue for the game An Amazing Wizard about a magician. The main character can learn and use more than 100 spells in battles, further strengthening them with...

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...

Soulbind: Prologue

Adventure, Action, Roguelike, Top-down view, Metroidvania, Platformer, Fantasy, Zombies, Side view, Slasher

Game released: Linux → 26 April 2024

Steam: 93/100

Prologue set before the story of Soulbind: Tales Of The Underworld. The story reveals the origin of the character and the acquaintance of the companion. The main...

BioGun: Clinical Trial

Adventure, Side view, Action, Platformer, Metroidvania, Free game

Game released: Linux → 26 January 2024

A colorful metroidvania where, according to the plot, all dogs began to die out en masse due to an unknown virus. One of the scientists decided to introduce a...

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