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Best Games in the Platformer genre for Linux

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Hollow Knight: Silksong - a game in the Platformer genre
Hollow Knight: Silksong
Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Metroidvania
Game released: Linux → 4 September 2025
VGTimes: 8.2/10
Players: 8.5/10
Steam: 93/100
Metacritic: 91/100
A sequel to the hardcore action platformer Hollow Knight. The game takes you to a new world — the fallen kingdom of Pharlum, where silk and song rule. Here, Hornet...
Terraria - a game in the Platformer genre
Terraria
Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Roguelike, Sandbox, Survival, Online
Game released: Linux → 16 May 2011
Players: 8.3/10
Steam: 97/100
Metacritic: 82/100
Terraria is an adventure sandbox game with platformer elements and a side view. You will embark on a colorful journey where you can create various items, build...
Hollow Knight - a game in the Platformer genre
Hollow Knight
Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Metroidvania
Game released: Linux → 24 February 2017
Players: 8.8/10
Steam: 97/100
Metacritic: 89/100
An atmospheric action-platformer about a journey through the dying underground kingdom of Hallownest, inhabited by mysterious insects and strange creatures. A dark...
Terminator 2D: No Fate - a game in the Platformer genre
Terminator 2D: No Fate
Action, Platformer, Side view, Arcade
Game released: Linux → 12 December 2025
Players: 8.3/10
Steam: 84/100
Metacritic: 71/100
Hurricane action with pixel graphics, inspired by the arcade games of the 80-90s, which is based on the 1991 film “Terminator 2: Judgment Day”. Players can take...
Broforce - a game in the Platformer genre
Broforce
Arcade, Action, Shooter, Beat them all, Platformer, Isometric, Indie, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: Linux → 15 October 2015
Players: 8.9/10
Steam: 96/100
Metacritic: 76/100
Broforce is a brutal 2D platformer full of pure, unadulterated fun that requires the player to destroy everything that moves in order to defeat the Satanic...
Mina the Hollower - a game in the Platformer genre
Mina the Hollower
Arcade, Action, Adventure, Horror, Platformer, Top-down view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Fantasy, Old school, Gothic
Game released: Linux → 29 May 2026
Players: 10/10
Steam: 88/100
Metacritic: 91/100
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...
Portal - a game in the Platformer genre
Portal
Action, Platformer, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Science fiction
Game released: Linux → 10 October 2007
Players: 8.7/10
Steam: 98/100
Metacritic: 90/100
A first-person puzzle game set in the mysterious laboratories of Aperture Science. In Portal, the player solves physics-based puzzles and overcomes challenges by...
Salt and Sanctuary - a game in the Platformer genre
Salt and Sanctuary
Role-playing game, Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Metroidvania
Game released: Linux → 17 May 2016
Players: 9/10
Steam: 88/100
Metacritic: 82/100
Salt and Sanctuary is a fantasy platformer with RPG elements and a side view. The game tells the story of a sailor who is shipwrecked off the shore of an unknown...
Skul: The Hero Slayer - a game in the Platformer genre
Skul: The Hero Slayer
Side view, Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Roguelike
Early Access: Linux → 19 February 2020; Game released: Linux → 21 January 2021
Players: 8.7/10
Steam: 92/100
Metacritic: 80/100
Skul: The Hero Slayer is a side-scrolling pixel platformer. People have attacked the demon fortress and are trying to destroy their leader. Most of the inhabitants...
Pankapu - a game in the Platformer genre
Pankapu
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Side view, Indie, Adventure
Game released: Linux → 21 September 2016
Steam: 74/100
Pankapu: The Gates of Omnia is an episodic side-scrolling action platformer. The events of the game develop in the fantasies of Jaarell, a child who once...
Blasphemous - a game in the Platformer genre
Blasphemous
Action, Platformer, Side view, Metroidvania, Fantasy, Indie
Game released: Linux → 10 September 2019
Players: 8.4/10
Steam: 90/100
Metacritic: 79/100
A hardcore action platformer made in the spirit of the Castlevania series, but in a bloodier and more brutal form. The player explores the dark world of corrupt...
Carrion - a game in the Platformer genre
Carrion
Action, Horror, Platformer, Side view, Metroidvania
Game released: Linux → 23 July 2020
Players: 9/10
Steam: 94/100
Metacritic: 76/100
The game's protagonist is a creature created in a laboratory that managed to escape from a glass container and start hunting its creators. The huge complex and its...
Scott Pilgrim EX - a game in the Platformer genre
Scott Pilgrim EX
Action, Adventure, Platformer, Beat them all, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Old school, Online
Game released: Linux → 3 March 2026
Steam: 85/100
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...
ScourgeBringer - a game in the Platformer genre
ScourgeBringer
Action, Indie, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Roguelike
Game released: Linux → 21 October 2020
Players: 9.7/10
Steam: 89/100
Metacritic: 77/100
ScourgeBringer is a dynamic action-platformer with a side view and roguelike elements from the creators of NeuroVoider. The events of the game unfold in a...
Celeste - a game in the Platformer genre
Celeste
Action, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Adventure
Game released: Linux → 25 January 2018
Players: 8.6/10
Steam: 97/100
Metacritic: 91/100
Celeste is a hardcore side-scrolling action platformer from the creator of TowerFall. More than 250 levels await you, and the locations include abandoned cities...
Creepy Tale: Snow Child - a game in the Platformer genre
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...
The Longing - a game in the Platformer genre
The Longing
Adventure, Side view, Puzzle, Arcade, Platformer, Point & Click, Walking Simulator, Exploration
Game released: Linux → 5 March 2020
Players: 7.7/10
Steam: 92/100
Metacritic: 79/100
The Longing is an unusual game, the main feature of which lies in its length. The fact is that it will take 400 days to complete the game. Even if a player enters...
Huntdown - a game in the Platformer genre
Huntdown
Arcade, Shooter, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Action
Game released: Linux → 12 May 2020
Players: 9/10
Steam: 94/100
Metacritic: 85/100
Huntdown is an arcade side-scrolling pixel shooter with platforming elements in a sci-fi setting. You will go to a dark world of the future, where the police have...
Super Meat Boy - a game in the Platformer genre
Super Meat Boy
Action, Platformer, Sandbox, Indie
Game released: Linux → 6 November 2013
Players: 8.3/10
Steam: 93/100
Metacritic: 87/100
Super Meat Boy is a hardcore 2D side-scrolling platformer. You have to help the meat cube save his beloved, who was kidnapped by the evil scientist Dr. Fitus. The...
Risk of Rain - a game in the Platformer genre
Risk of Rain
Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Indie, Roguelike
Game released: Linux → 8 November 2013
Players: 7.8/10
Steam: 93/100
Metacritic: 77/100
Risk of Rain is an action-adventure RPG with a third-person view and roguelike elements in a sci-fi setting. The events of the game will take you to a distant...
Gang Beasts - a game in the Platformer genre
Gang Beasts
Arcade, Action, Adventure, Fighting, Platformer, Indie, Online, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: Linux → 12 December 2017
Players: 7.7/10
Steam: 85/100
Metacritic: 68/100
Gang Beasts is a multiplayer game with gelatinous characters, comical fights and absurd...
Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy - a game in the Platformer genre
Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
Action, Platformer, Top-down view, Horror
Game released: Linux → 6 December 2017
Players: 7.1/10
Steam: 84/100
Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy is an unusual side-scrolling action-adventure platformer. You will play as a naked man in a cauldron, moving around the world...
Towerfall: Ascension - a game in the Platformer genre
Towerfall: Ascension
Arcade, Action, Shooter, Beat them all, Platformer, Online, Indie
Game released: Linux → 29 May 2014
Steam: 94/100
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...
Psychonauts 2 - a game in the Platformer genre
Psychonauts 2
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Comedy, Adventure
Game released: Linux → 24 August 2021
Players: 8.9/10
Steam: 96/100
Metacritic: 89/100
Psychonauts 2 is a fantastic sequel to the third-person action platformer that takes players back to the world of psychonauts. The dream of the protagonist of the...
Mercenary Kings - a game in the Platformer genre
Mercenary Kings
Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: Linux → 25 March 2014
Players: 8.5/10
Steam: 74/100
Metacritic: 73/100
Mercenary Kings is a side-scrolling run-and-gun platformer similar to games like SNK's Metal Slug series. Players can jump, crouch, roll, shoot in four directions...
Mark of the Ninja Remastered - a game in the Platformer genre
Mark of the Ninja Remastered
Arcade, Action, Stealth, Platformer, Side view, Indie
Game released: Linux → 9 October 2018
Players: 7.8/10
Steam: 96/100
Mark of the Ninja Remastered is a special version of the side-scrolling arcade action platformer with stealth elements for Nintendo Switch. The events of the game...
Dead Cells: Return to Castlevania - a game in the Platformer genre
Dead Cells: Return to Castlevania
DLC, Action, Indie, Side view, Metroidvania, Roguelike, Platformer, Gothic
Game released: Linux → 6 March 2023
Steam: 86/100
Metacritic: 88/100
An expansion for the hardcore side-scrolling action roguelike Dead Cells, which brings original content inspired by Castlevania to the game. The main character...
Haste - a game in the Platformer genre
Haste
Action, Roguelike, Third-person view, Platformer, Parkour, Open world, Exploration, Casual game, Runner
Game released: Linux → 1 April 2025
Players: 9.7/10
Steam: 93/100
Metacritic: 81/100
Supersonic action with procedural generation of levels. The game talks about a heroine traveling through a destroying universe. Players need to go through the level...
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove - a game in the Platformer genre
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
Arcade, Action, Beat them all, Platformer, Side view, Indie, Adventure
Game released: Linux → 26 June 2014
Players: 8/10
Steam: 95/100
Metacritic: 88/100
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is an old-school pixelated platformer about Shovel Knight, who must destroy his enemies to save his beloved and defeat the evil...
Toziuha Night: Order of the Alchemists - a game in the Platformer genre
Toziuha Night: Order of the Alchemists
Action, Platformer, Anime / Manga, Side view, Fantasy, Metroidvania, Exploration
Early Access: Linux → 7 October 2024; Game released: Linux → 27 October 2025
Players: 8.5/10
Steam: 80/100
The game is about an alchemist named Cassandria, who uses an iron whip and her knowledge to fight formidable demons. Various chemical elements can be used to...
Cyber Shadow - a game in the Platformer genre
Cyber Shadow
Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Indie, Side view, Anime / Manga, Metroidvania
Game released: Linux → 26 January 2021
Steam: 83/100
Metacritic: 80/100
Cyber Shadow is a dynamic side-scrolling action platformer set in a sci-fi setting. The world has been taken over by synthetic life forms. A desperate cry for help...
Vigil: The Longest Night - a game in the Platformer genre
Vigil: The Longest Night
Arcade, Side view, Action, Role-playing game, Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval, Metroidvania, Platformer
Game released: Linux → 14 October 2020
Players: 8.3/10
Steam: 85/100
Metacritic: 75/100
Vigil: The Longest Night is a 2D platformer with RPG elements and a side view, inspired by the Castlevania and Salt and Sanctuary series. You have to go together...
Crab Game - a game in the Platformer genre
Crab Game
Free game, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Arcade, Online, Platformer, Battle Royale
Game released: Linux → 29 October 2021
Players: 6.2/10
Steam: 91/100
Crab Game is a free-to-play competitive action game with a first-person view, based on the popular Netflix series "The Squid Game". Expect a collection of...
Psychonauts - a game in the Platformer genre
Psychonauts
Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Comedy, Adventure
Game released: Linux → 12 June 2012
Players: 9.6/10
Steam: 95/100
Metacritic: 87/100
Psychonauts is an action-adventure platformer with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. The plot follows a young special agent named Raz, who learns to use his...
Skelethrone: The Chronicles of Ericona - a game in the Platformer genre
Skelethrone: The Chronicles of Ericona
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...
Teslagrad - a game in the Platformer genre
Teslagrad
Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Indie, Steampunk
Game released: Linux → 13 December 2013
Players: 7.7/10
Steam: 83/100
Metacritic: 79/100
Teslagrad is an arcade quest with platformer elements and futurism style. In this game, you use the power of electromagnetism to solve puzzles and battle horrors as...
Dead Cells: The Bad Seed - a game in the Platformer genre
Dead Cells: The Bad Seed
Action, Roguelike, Side view, Adventure, Slasher, Platformer, Role-playing game, Indie
Game released: Linux → 11 February 2020
Players: 9.5/10
Steam: 93/100
Dead Cells: The Bad Seed is a hardcore side-scrolling action slasher expansion inspired by the Dark Souls series. Two new locations await you, in which there will...
BattleBlock Theater - a game in the Platformer genre
BattleBlock Theater
Arcade, Online, Action, Platformer, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Comedy
Game released: Linux → 15 May 2014
Players: 8.6/10
Steam: 97/100
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...
Shank 2 - a game in the Platformer genre
Shank 2
Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Indie, Adventure
Game released: Linux → 20 February 2013
Players: 8.3/10
Steam: 81/100
Metacritic: 75/100
This 2D side-scrolling action platformer follows Shank, a former mob hitman drawn back into a fight when people close to him are threatened. He uses an arsenal of...
Rogue Legacy - a game in the Platformer genre
Rogue Legacy
Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Roguelike
Game released: Linux → 27 June 2013
Players: 8.3/10
Steam: 91/100
Metacritic: 84/100
Rogue Legacy is a fantasy platforming roguelite in which a hero explores procedurally generated castles and battles enemies. When a character dies, an heir takes...
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