Online for Linux — top best games in the Online genre

7 Days to Die - a game in the Online genre

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

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...

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...

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...

Last Epoch

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...

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...

Barotrauma

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

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...

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...

Unturned

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

Game released: Linux → 7 July 2017

Players: 7.8/10

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...

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...

Across the Obelisk

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

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...

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...

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...

Backpack Battles

Strategy, Online, Indie, Fantasy

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Dota Underlords

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

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...

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...

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...

Retro Commander

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

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...

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...

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...

OMON Simulator

Role-playing game, Online, Simulation, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Linux → 18 October 2019

Players: 6.6/10

OMON Simulator is an unusual simulator with a first-person view, which will offer you to take on the role of an officer of a special squad, ensuring the safety of...

Crash Drive 3

Arcade, Racing, Online, Third-person view, Indie

Game released: Linux → 9 July 2021

Metacritic: 68/100

Crash Drive 3 is an indie arcade racing game with a third-person view and online elements. You will experience incredible fun in this game. You will be able to...

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...

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...

Tumblestone

Arcade, Online, Puzzle, Logic, Match-3 (Three in a row)

Game released: Linux → 12 July 2016

Metacritic: 71/100

Tumblestone is an arcade game with a mixture of online games and puzzles from the developers of The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild studio. The game is published by...

Meadow

Online, Simulation, Adventure, Third-person view, Indie

Game released: Linux → 26 October 2016

Players: 8.8/10

Meadow is a multiplayer adventure simulator where you take on the role of a wild animal. Choose one of the many animals and go. Use all five senses to find others...

Utopos

Arcade, Shooter, Online, Top-down view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Linux → 29 March 2021

The game takes us to an era when humanity has spread across asteroids, turning space battles into the galaxy's primary pastime. Here, pilots compete not for...

Shadowrun Chronicles: Boston Lockdown

Role-playing game, Online, Strategy, Isometric, Turn-based, Mini-game / browser-based, Tactics

Game released: Linux → 28 April 2015

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 61/100

Super Bunny Man

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

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...

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...

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...

Don't get lost

Simulation, Online, Procedural generation, Open world, Sandbox, Construction, Strategy, In real time, Crafting

Game released: Linux → 2 February 2023

Players: 4.8/10

A colony simulator with a procedurally generated world and co-op support. The player manages the settlement and creates production chains to distribute goods. Built...

Tank Force

Tanks, Third-person view, Action, Simulation, MMO, Casual game, Online, Historical

Game released: Linux → 23 October 2017

Players: 6.9/10

A dynamic game about tank battles in 10x10 format. In battles, various modern tanks and their modifications created in the Russian Federation, NATO countries or the...

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Best Games in the Online genre for Linux (Game released)