Old school for Linux — top best games in the Old school genre

Halls of Torment - a game in the Old school genre

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...

Chained Echoes

Role-playing game, Side view, Turn-based, Indie, Japanese role-playing game, Exploration, Old school

Game released: Linux → 8 December 2022

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 89/100

Old school RPG with turn-based combat. Events take place in a colorful fantasy world on the continent of Valandis. A group of heroes embark on a dangerous journey...

Dome Keeper

Business / Management, Adventure, Post-apocalyptic, Survival, Action, Roguelike, Old school, Procedural generation

Game released: Linux → 27 September 2022

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Dome Keeper is an exciting post-apocalyptic survival game with roguelike elements, a side view and resource management. As you progress, you will have to mine...

Huntdown: Overtime

Action, Shooter, Cyberpunk, Roguelike, Side view, Old school

Early Access: Linux → 7 May 2026; Game in development: Linux → 2027

Players: 5.5/10

Prequel to the action-platformer Huntdown. The events unfold in futuristic New Detroit in the year 2084 — a grim metropolis where corporations have replaced...

Anima Flux

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

Game released: Linux → 7 October 2024

Players: 8.9/10

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

#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...

LOVE

Platformer, Indie, Side view, Arcade, Old school

Game released: Linux → 7 February 2014

A minimalist game with a retro aesthetic and an emphasis on challenge without being unfair. The game features an innovative revival system, 16 levels and an...

Lichenvale

Action, Adventure, Slasher, First-person view, Indie, Fantasy, Old school, Medieval era

Game released: Linux → 24 April 2023

A fantasy slasher film in which the main character finds himself in a real nightmare and tries to survive among hordes of monsters. The game features different...

Slaps And Beans

Action, Adventure, Arcade, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Old school

Game released: Linux → 15 December 2017

Metacritic: 63/100

Slaps And Beans is a retro-style game about Terence Hill and Bud Spencer, Italian actors who together made many action-packed comedies and spaghetti westerns...

The Excavation of Hob's Barrow

Adventure, Horror, Point & Click, Old school, Detective

Game released: Linux → 28 September 2022

Metacritic: 82/100

Atmospheric pixel art point-and-click quest set in Victorian England, which has become one of the most unexpected hits in the indie genre. The main character is a...

Pixel Frontier: Tactics

Strategy, Turn-based, Indie, Free game, Tactics, Fantasy, Old school

Game released: Linux → 31 July 2025

Turn-based strategy with elements of roguelike and a dice-rolling system, where the player assembles a team of heroes and completes missions in the dangerous world...

Demonic Supremacy

Shooter, First-person view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Old school, Demons

Game released: Linux → 28 July 2023

A whirlwind old-school shooter set in the year 3481. An infernal tower arose on the surface of the planet, and with it hordes of bloodthirsty demons and monsters...

Fragile Reflection

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Indie, Old school, Zombies, Survival horror

Game released: Linux → 2 September 2025

Players: 9.9/10

The old Japanese town of Nankofuraku is shrouded in a haze of memories and pain. When Karyo Ito returns there to her family, she discovers not a cozy village, but a...

Fear the Spotlight

Adventure, Survival horror, Third-person view, Stealth, Exploration, Action, Old school

Game released: Linux → 22 October 2024

Metacritic: 78/100

The main character Vivian, together with her friend Amy, decides to have a seance at Sunnyside School, but the situation gets out of control. Vivian finds herself...

Jackal

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

Game released: Linux → 5 February 2026

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...

City of None

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

Game in development: Linux → 2027

Old-school metroidvania from the creators of Celeste and TowerFall. Players need to explore a dark metropolis inhabited by strange spirits, fierce beasts...

Tiny Life

Simulation, Isometric, Sandbox, Casual game, Old school

Early Access: Linux → 3 May 2023; Game in development: Linux → 2027

Isometric life simulator with a pronounced retro aesthetic reminiscent of the early parts of The Sims. The action is centered around one large house, where the...

Caveman Caravan

Strategy, Puzzle, Indie, Free game, Roguelike, Old school

Game released: Linux → 6 October 2025

Free roguelike strategy game where the player leads a caravan of primitive people to a new land. The gameplay revolves around combining tile cards and tools that...

Old Skies

Adventure, Futurism (Future), Point & Click, Science fiction, Exploration, Old school

Game released: Linux → 23 April 2025

Metacritic: 80/100

The main character works as a temporary tourist agent in the near future: for a substantial fee, wealthy clients book excursions to their own past or to historical...

Justin Wack's Big Time Hack

Side view, Puzzle, Logic, Adventure, Comedy, Old school

Game released: Linux → 24 August 2022

A multi-protagonist adventure where you need to help the characters solve their problems. You will have to solve puzzles and communicate a lot with local residents...

Moonshot - The Great Espionage

Free game, Platformer, Puzzle, Detective, Old school

Game released: Linux → 30 July 2021

A free fantasy platformer with stealth elements, set in an alternate 60s. The main character is a spy who must reveal classified NASA...

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...

Blobun Mini

Casual game, Puzzle, Top-down view, Indie, Free game, Old school

Game released: Linux → 7 July 2025

A free puzzle game with nice pixel graphics. The rules are simple - the player needs to touch every tile on the map, but can only step on a tile...

Elsie

Platformer, Roguelike, Side view, Action, Futurism (Future), Old school, Combat robots

Game released: Linux → 10 September 2024

A fast-paced platformer with vibrant pixel art and an emphasis on fast-paced combat and acrobatic moves. The player takes on the role of Elsie, a brave heroine who...

Mina the Hollower

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Horror, Platformer, Top-down view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Fantasy, Old school

Game in development: Linux → 29 May 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

The game takes you to a dark gothic world where a cursed island hides behind a thick curtain of darkness. The main character is the agile and fearless Mina, who is...

Heroine's Quest: The Herald of Ragnarok

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

Game released: Linux → 20 March 2014

A hybrid of an adventure game and RPG, inspired by Norse mythology. The story begins with the summoning of the heroine by the earl Yarnvidr, who is desperately...

Scott Pilgrim EX

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Beat them all, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Old school

Game released: Linux → 3 March 2026

Metacritic: 75/100

An action adventure based on the comic book series of the same name and made in the format of a pixel beat-em-up. Players have to save Toronto from chaos caused by...

Postal 2 Redux

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Comedy, Exploration, Old school

Game in development: Linux → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

A remaster of the controversial shooter Postal 2 from 2003. The main character in the game is a certain Dude, who is used to solving his problems in the most...

Neon Highways

Racing, Third-person view, Indie, Casual game, Old school

Game released: Linux → 12 November 2025

A racing game where you can drive through a retro-futuristic neon city. There are a total of 12 highways in 6 unique regions and a Synthwave soundtrack that adds to...

Pompom the Great Space Rescue

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

Game released: Linux → 14 March 2022

A hamster named Pompom goes into space to save the boy Hoshi and stop the gang of space cat pirates Captain Murmyous. The main feature of the game is that you need...

Kelvin and the Infamous Machine

Adventure, Puzzle, Indie, Casual game, Comedy, Old school

Game released: Linux → 21 July 2016

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 79/100

An eminent physicist goes crazy when the scientific community ridicules his life's work — a shower-shaped time machine. Seeking to leave his mark on history...

Ancient Kingdoms

Role-playing game, Open world, Exploration, Dungeons, Fantasy, Top-down view, Action, Old school, Cooperative (co-op)

Early Access: Linux → 15 January 2025

Players: 8.4/10

Old school RPG action with pixel graphics. The world of Eratiat is open for exploration: ancient ruins, mysterious catacombs and hidden treasures await their...

Megacopter: Blades of the Goddess

Shooter, Arcade, Top-down view, Old school

Game released: Linux → 21 June 2024

An old-school shooter in the spirit of the classic retro Strike series. The player completes different types of missions, from searching and destroying the enemy to...

The Henchmen

Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Cooperative (co-op), Open world, Old school

Game in development: Linux → 26 May 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

Old school action in the spirit of the first parts of Grand Theft Auto. The player takes to the streets of the fictional city of New Queens to rise to the top of...

Super Woden GP 2

Racing, Arcade, Top-down view, Old school, Indie, Online, Isometric

Game released: Linux → 10 November 2023

A racing arcade game inspired by arcade games from the 90s. The game has more than 100 cars from 7 manufacturers that can be bought and sold. A variety of modes are...

Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition Doom of Icewind Dale

DLC, Role-playing game, Adventure, Fantasy, Cooperative (co-op), Old school, Action

Game released: Linux → 21 February 2025

Events of additions unfold in the Arctic wilderness of the infamous valley of the icy wind, which is inhabited by snow goblins, ice trolls, Yeti and not only. The...

Ampersat

Role-playing game, Action, Dungeons, Fantasy, Old school, Roguelike, Top-down view

Game released: Linux → 6 May 2022

An action RPG that combines retro styling with modern game mechanics. The one-man project is inspired by Gauntlet, Smash TV and Angband, offering an unusual...

Garbanzo Quest

Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Comedy, Old school

Game released: Linux → 4 September 2024

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...

UNHERD

Adventure, Platformer, Free game, Indie, Action, Old school, Puzzle

Game released: Linux → 15 February 2021

Players: 3.6/10

UNHERD is a free-to-play adventure puzzle platformer with a third-person perspective. The game tells the story of a brave chinchilla who wakes up in a fantasy world...

Kitsune Tails

Action, Platformer, Side view, Fantasy, Old school

Game released: Linux → 1 August 2024

The main character is a cute kitsune (mythical creature-youkai in Japanese mythology), who encounters her ex-girlfriend, who became a villain due to jealousy. As...

Old school

Best Games in the Old school genre for Linux