Online for Linux — top best games in the Online genre

Role-playing game, Online, Action, MMO, Hack and slash, Isometric, Free game, Fantasy

Game released: Linux → 21 February 2024

Players: 6.9/10

Metacritic: 80/100

A free-to-play action RPG set in a fantasy world where players travel back in time to save time from the Void. Humanity is forced to live underground in order to...

ARK: Survival Evolved

Online, Simulation, Action, First-person view, Shooter, Survival, Open world

Game released: Linux → 27 August 2017

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 56/100

ARK: Survival Evolved is an open-world action game with a first-person view and survival elements. You have to become a real dinosaur hunter. You will go to a large...

7 Days to Die

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Zombies, Survival, Online, Open world, Exploration, Sandbox

Early Access: Linux → 13 December 2013; Game released: Linux → 25 July 2024

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 41/100

Players find themselves in a world gripped by a zombie apocalypse, where the main task is survival. During the day, they search for resources, build shelters and...

Total War: Warhammer 3

Strategy, Online, In real time, Top-down view, Turn-based, Tactics, Cooperative (co-op), Fantasy, Grand strategy

Game released: Linux → 17 February 2022

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 86/100

Total War: Warhammer 3 is a continuation of the fantasy strategy with turn-based movements on a global map and real-time battles. Far from the familiar world with...

Core Keeper

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...

Victoria 3

Strategy, Top-down view, In real time, Historical, Grand strategy, Online

Game released: Linux → 25 October 2022

Players: 6.9/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Victoria 3 is a continuation of the exciting global real-time strategy, where you have to rule states and lead one of them to world domination through diplomacy...

Barotrauma

Online, Business / Management, Roguelike, Side view, Science fiction, Cooperative (co-op), Survival horror

Early Access: Linux → 6 June 2019; Game released: Linux → 13 March 2023

Players: 8.8/10

A game about a submarine, which features procedural generation of tasks, a character editor and an online mode for 16 players. The gamer will be able to visit a...

Unturned

Online, Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Free game, Sandbox

Early Access: Linux → 7 July 2014; Game released: Linux → 7 July 2017

Players: 7.9/10

Unturned is a multiplayer sandbox action game with a first-person view. The main goal here is to survive by defending yourself from zombies and hostile players...

Across the Obelisk

Role-playing game, Fantasy / Medieval, Card game, Roguelike, Online, Strategy, Side view, Turn-based

Early Access: Linux → 8 April 2021; Game released: Linux → 16 August 2022

Across the Obelisk is a role-playing roguelike in a fantasy setting with turn-based battles, a side view and the ability to collect a powerful deck of cards. In the...

Sid Meier's Civilization 7

Strategy, Online, Historical, Turn-based, Cooperative (co-op), Grand strategy

Game released: Linux → 11 February 2025

VGTimes: 8.0/10

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Continuation of the legendary series of turn-based strategies. Players rule as one of the many legendary leaders in world history. At the beginning, the player also...

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...

BattleBlock Theater

Arcade, Online, Action, Platformer, Side view, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Linux → 15 May 2014

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 85/100

BattleBlock Theater is a side-scrolling multiplayer action platformer. There are a total of eight different modes available in the game. In Soul, the player will...

Heliborne

Online, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, Third-person view, Helicopters

Game released: Linux → 12 October 2017

Players: 7.5/10

Heliborne is a dynamic military action game about helicopter aviation. At your disposal will be dozens of helicopters from different eras, from the 1950s to the...

Quake 2 RTX

Online, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Free game

Game released: Linux → 6 June 2019

Players: 6.2/10

Steam: 87/100

Quake 2 RTX is a unique version of the legendary first-person meat shooter with ray tracing technology supported by Nvidia RTX video cards. Enjoy free access to the...

Towerfall: Ascension

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Beat them all, Platformer, Online

Game released: Linux → 29 May 2014

Metacritic: 85/100

Towerfall: Ascension is a fun side-scrolling multiplayer action platformer where you take on the role of archers who hate each other very much and fight on a...

Dota Underlords

Online, Fantasy / Medieval, Chess game, Free game, Tactics

Early Access: Linux → 20 June 2019; Game released: Linux → 25 February 2020

Players: 7.9/10

Dota Underlords is a free-to-play multiplayer tactical game that features chess with heroes from the famous Dota universe. Victory is achieved through the proper...

Ballistic Overkill

Online, Shooter, First-person view

Game released: Linux → 28 March 2017

Players: 9.2/10

Ballistic Overkill is a competitive multiplayer shooter with a first-person view. You can choose one of seven classes, each of which has its own special skills...

Anomaly 2

Arcade, Strategy, In real time, Indie, Action, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Science fiction, Isometric, Online, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: Linux → 15 May 2013

Players: 7.1/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Anomaly 2 is a fantastic arcade action game with elements of tower defense and real-time strategy. Years after the 2018 invasion of Earth, the planet is overrun by...

Retro Commander

Free game, Strategy, Top-down view, In real time, Post-apocalyptic, Futurism (Future), Combat robots, Online

Early Access: Linux → 11 May 2022; Game released: Linux → 24 November 2023

A free real-time strategy game in a post-apocalyptic setting. In this world, catastrophic events often occur, and at the same time, local residents constantly wage...

Firestone Online Idle RPG

Clicker, Online, Fantasy, Role-playing game, MMO, Free game

Game released: Linux → 1 April 2024

Players: 5.5/10

A fantasy MMO clicker in which players gather a team of valiant heroes and go to fight evil. As you progress, you can improve your skills and equipment, communicate...

Tannenberg

Online, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Historical

Game released: Linux → 13 February 2019

Players: 7.6/10

Tannenberg is a standalone add-on for the multiplayer third-person shooter about the First World War Verdun. The game will focus on the events of the Eastern Front...

Awesomenauts

Arcade, Online, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Free game, Side view

Game released: Linux → 29 May 2013

Players: 6.6/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Awesomenauts is a free-to-play 2D side-scrolling MOBA action game. The events of the game will take you to the distant year 3587, in which there is a great...

Super Bunny Man

Online, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game, Comedy

Early Access: Linux → 1 September 2017; Game released: Linux → 16 May 2023

Players: 8.6/10

Chaotic puzzle platformer with co-op for up to four people. The game tells the story of funny guys in bunny costumes who go on a difficult journey through time and...

Rogue Star Rescue

Action, Shooter, Futurism (Future), Top-down view, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Indie, Roguelike, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)

Game released: Linux → 4 February 2021

Rogue Star Rescue is a fast-paced, cooperative top-down roguelike shooter with tower defense elements set in a sci-fi setting. A massive Rogue Star formed from...

SpeedRunners

Arcade, Online, Action, Platformer

Game released: Linux → 19 April 2016

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 84/100

SpeedRunners is a co-op arcade action platformer that puts running at the center of the game, challenging players to compete in speed races online. Your task is to...

Frozen Synapse

Strategy, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Sandbox, Indie, Tactics, Online

Game released: Linux → 26 May 2011

Metacritic: 85/100

Frozen Synapse is a fantastic top-down turn-based tactical strategy game. This game allows you to give detailed and precise orders to your team: classic gameplay...

ARK: Aberration

Online, Simulation, Action, DLC, First-person view

Game released: Linux → 12 December 2017

Players: 8.3/10

ARK: Aberration is an open-world action add-on with a first-person view and survival elements ARK: Survival Evolved. Events unfold on a damaged ark, the internal...

Team Fortress Classic

Online, Action, Shooter, First-person view

Game released: Linux → 1 April 1999

Players: 6.4/10

Team Fortress Classic is a competitive first-person shooter that pits two opposing teams against each other. You have a choice of ten character classes: from Medic...

Star Conflict

Online, Simulation, MMO, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Free game

Game released: Linux → 27 February 2013

Players: 5.6/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Star Conflict — shareware multiplayer action simulator in a sci-fi setting. You will be able to take the helm of a space starship and take part in massive...

MMORPG Tycoon 2

Role-playing game, Strategy, Simulation, Online, MMO, First-person view, Third-person view, Indie

Game released: Linux → 6 January 2020

Players: 6.9/10

MMORPG Tycoon 2 is an incredible sandbox with a first-person view, in which you take control of a full-size world and fill it with monsters, cities, NPCs and quest...

Hypersomnia

Shooter, Science fiction, Top-down view, Online

Game released: Linux → 29 December 2023

In the game world, three factions oppose each other. Gamers can fight on arena maps in one-on-one duels or team bomb defusal modes. The arsenal includes 24 unique...

Strife

Online, Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Tactics

Game released: Linux → 22 May 2015

Players: 9.7/10

Strife is a multiplayer MOBA strategy game in a fantasy setting. You will find gameplay familiar to this genre, also three lines and five heroes per team. Only gold...

BRAIN / OUT

Online, Action, Shooter, MMO, Side view

Game released: Linux → 24 February 2017

Players: 9.2/10

BRAIN / OUT is an online shooter with a side view. You have to fight on the territory of the post-Soviet space. Fight not for glory or country, but simply for...

Lost Islands

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Online, Exploration, Open world, Role-playing game

Game released: Linux → 3 May 2021

A survival RPG with an open world to explore. The player gets his own food and looks for supplies to create various items. For example, to explore dark dungeons...

Shovel Knight Showdown

Action, Adventure, Online, Indie, Side view, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Linux → 10 December 2019

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 75/100

As a result of a magical disaster, the world is plunged into endless battles, and now the heroes and villains of the Shovel Knight saga are forced to find the...

Marooners

Arcade, Action, Online, Board / Group Game, Indie

Game released: Linux → 15 September 2016

Marooners is an arcade, cooperative action game from independent developers from the M2H studio. The game is designed for a fun group of friends, where you will...

Regular Human Basketball

Arcade, Online, Basketball, Sports game, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Side view, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Linux → 1 August 2018

Regular Human Basketball is an unusual competitive arcade game with a side view, where you will participate in a post-apocalyptic basketball battle. You will...

Magicite

Arcade, Role-playing game, Online, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Roguelike, Side view

Game released: Linux → 9 June 2014

Players: 9.2/10

Magicite is an action role-playing platformer with procedurally generated levels. The player, together with his friends, will have to explore the dungeons. The game...

Serious Sam's Bogus Detour

Online, Shooter, Top-down view, Indie

Game released: Linux → 20 June 2017

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Serious Sam's Bogus Detour is a classic top-down co-op shooter set in the Serious Sam universe. The essence of the game is to pick up new weapons, ammunition...

Fraymakers

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Side view, Online, Cooperative (co-op)

Early Access: Linux → 19 January 2023

Players: 7/10

A fighting game with famous characters from popular indie games. Up to four players can fight at the same time, where each can call an assistant. In the editor you...

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