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Best Games in the Platformer genre for Linux

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Mighty Goose - a game in the Platformer genre
Mighty Goose
Action, Shooter, Indie, Side view, Arcade, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Online, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: Linux → 5 June 2021
Steam: 86/100
Metacritic: 73/100
Mighty Goose is an old-school arcade action game. In this 2D shooter, you take on the role of a bounty hunter named Goose. And it's actually a goose...
Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power - a game in the Platformer genre
Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power
Arcade, Platformer, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: Linux → 5 October 2015
Players: 9.1/10
Steam: 60/100
Metacritic: 68/100
Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power is a colorful continuation of the fantasy platformer from developers from Frozenbyte. The plot of the game tells...
Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap - a game in the Platformer genre
Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Adventure
Game released: Linux → 8 June 2017
Players: 6.6/10
Steam: 86/100
Metacritic: 79/100
Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap is a side-scrolling remake of the legendary arcade action platformer. The game tells the story of a valiant knight who...
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...
Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty - a game in the Platformer genre
Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty
Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Fantasy / Medieval, Remake
Game released: Linux → 25 February 2015
Players: 7.3/10
Steam: 83/100
Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty is a remake of the side-scrolling arcade adventure platformer Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee. Expect dynamic lighting, beautiful...
Nihilumbra - a game in the Platformer genre
Nihilumbra
Action, Horror, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Indie, Adventure
Game released: Linux → 25 September 2013
Players: 8.8/10
Steam: 83/100
Metacritic: 78/100
Nihilumbra is a platform puzzle game developed by BeautiFun Games that will take you into a world of unusual adventures and abstract inclination. You...
Toki Tori - a game in the Platformer genre
Toki Tori
Action, Platformer, Puzzle, Arcade, Side view, Indie, Casual game
Game released: Linux → 14 July 2013
Players: 5.5/10
Steam: 88/100
Metacritic: 80/100
Toki Tori is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer where the goal of each level is to collect all the scattered eggs. And to achieve this goal...
Robot Named Fight - a game in the Platformer genre
Robot Named Fight
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Metroidvania, Indie
Game released: Linux → 7 September 2017
Players: 5.5/10
Steam: 88/100
Metacritic: 71/100
Robot Named Fight is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer in a sci-fi setting. You will go on a dangerous journey through a randomly generated...
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: 7.6/10
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...
Braid - a game in the Platformer genre
Braid
Action, Strategy, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Sandbox, Indie
Game released: Linux → 11 April 2009
Players: 8.6/10
Steam: 90/100
Metacritic: 92/100
Braid is a 2D puzzle-platformer with painterly visuals. Setting out from a house in the city, the protagonist travels through a series of worlds to...
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...
Earthworm Jim 2 - a game in the Platformer genre
Earthworm Jim 2
Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Comics, Adventure
Game released: Linux → 4 November 2009
Players: 6.5/10
Steam: 71/100
Metacritic: 45/100
This side-scrolling platformer follows the intergalactic chase of Earthworm Jim, whose route leads from Evil the Cat’s Circus of the Scars to the...
Unepic - a game in the Platformer genre
Unepic
Role-playing game, Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Indie, Metroidvania
Game released: Linux → 25 July 2014
Players: 8/10
Steam: 84/100
Metacritic: 69/100
Unepic is a side-scrolling action-platformer RPG in a fantasy setting. You will play as Daniel, who, due to strange circumstances, finds himself in...
Never Alone - a game in the Platformer genre
Never Alone
Arcade, Action, Adventure, Beat them all, Platformer, Indie, Side view
Game released: Linux → 18 November 2014
Players: 6.8/10
Steam: 78/100
Metacritic: 70/100
Never Alone is an arcade side-scrolling indie adventure platformer. You play as the girl Nunu and her arctic fox companion. You have to solve the...
Gunslugs - a game in the Platformer genre
Gunslugs
Arcade, Platformer, Indie, Shooter, Action
Game released: Linux → 2 June 2015
Steam: 85/100
Metacritic: 81/100
Gunslugs is a side-scrolling tactical arcade action game where you take control of an elite squad of soldiers trying to destroy the Black Duck Army...
Sundered - a game in the Platformer genre
Sundered
Arcade, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Metroidvania, Indie
Game released: Linux → 28 July 2017
Players: 5.4/10
Steam: 82/100
Metacritic: 73/100
Sundered is a side-scrolling arcade platformer from the creators of Jotun. You will play as a character named Yeshe, a wanderer in a ruined world...
Ayo the Clown - a game in the Platformer genre
Ayo the Clown
Role-playing game, Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Action
Game released: Linux → 28 July 2021
Steam: 84/100
Metacritic: 75/100
Ayo the Clown is an adventure platformer with a variety of puzzles and role-playing elements. You have to help the cute clown Ayo in search of his...
Eternum EX - a game in the Platformer genre
Eternum EX
Action, Platformer, Indie, Side view
Game released: Linux → 25 October 2018
Steam: 84/100
Eternum EX is a classic side-scrolling action platformer with pixel graphics. Sir Arthur became old, too old. He lost everything he had and loved...
Dandara Trials of Fear - a game in the Platformer genre
Dandara Trials of Fear
Side view, Action, Platformer, Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Metroidvania
Game released: Linux → 7 February 2018
Steam: 85/100
Dandara Trials of Fear is a side-scrolling fantasy action-adventure platformer. The citizens, once free-spirited, are now oppressed and isolated. But...
GNAW - a game in the Platformer genre
GNAW
Action, Adventure, Platformer, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Exploration, Metroidvania
Game in development: Linux → 2027
The game takes place in the decaying city of New Dino, which must be saved from destruction. Players take on the role of Mac Ripley, a dinosaur with...
Whispering Willows - a game in the Platformer genre
Whispering Willows
Platformer, Futurism (Future), Indie, Side view, Adventure, Mysticism / Supernatural, Horror
Game released: Linux → 9 July 2014
Players: 9.1/10
Steam: 81/100
Metacritic: 64/100
Whispering Willows is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer set in a mysterious mansion. The plot centers on Elena Elkhorn. She goes to the...
Mushroom 11 - a game in the Platformer genre
Mushroom 11
Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view
Game released: Linux → 15 October 2015
Players: 7.7/10
Steam: 89/100
Metacritic: 78/100
Mushroom 11 is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer. Controlling an amorphous organism, you have to overcome flocks of strange mutated...
Ultimate Chicken Horse - a game in the Platformer genre
Ultimate Chicken Horse
Arcade, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Online, Casual game
Game released: Linux → 4 March 2016
Players: 8.5/10
Steam: 96/100
Ultimate Chicken Horse is a side-scrolling arcade platformer in the style of Super Meat Boy. You have to create levels with a huge number of traps...
Stick It to the Stickman - a game in the Platformer genre
Stick It to the Stickman
Action, Fighting, Platformer, Beat them all, Roguelike, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Comedy, Online
Early Access: Linux → 18 August 2025; Game released: Linux → 23 September 2026
Players: 10/10
Steam: 95/100
An unusual roguelike that combines dynamic action and platformer elements, where the player acts as an office worker - Stickman, striving for career...
Wonder Boy in Monster World - a game in the Platformer genre
Wonder Boy in Monster World
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Metroidvania, Side view, Role-playing game
Game released: Linux → 2 May 2012
Steam: 100/100
Monsters have overrun a fantasy land, leaving its citizens afraid for their lives as they wait for a hero to restore peace. Wonder Boy in Monster...
Cobalt - a game in the Platformer genre
Cobalt
Arcade, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Action, Indie, Adventure
Game released: Linux → 2 February 2016
Players: 10/10
Steam: 92/100
Metacritic: 68/100
Cobalt is a side-scrolling co-op action platformer set in a sci-fi setting. You will take on the role of robot agent Cobalt, who discovers the lost...
Pinstripe - a game in the Platformer genre
Pinstripe
Action, Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie, Side view, Casual game
Game released: Linux → 25 April 2017
Players: 10/10
Steam: 89/100
Metacritic: 74/100
Pinstripe is an atmospheric side-scrolling exploration adventure from developer Coma and Skinny. The events of the game take place in Hell, where the...
Prison Run and Gun - a game in the Platformer genre
Prison Run and Gun
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie, Side view
Game released: Linux → 16 March 2016
Players: 10/10
Steam: 90/100
Arcade action platformer with pixel graphics about a daring prison escape. The main character must overcome many obstacles, fight enemies, and solve...
Hue - a game in the Platformer genre
Hue
Arcade, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Adventure, Indie
Game released: Linux → 30 August 2016
Players: 9.4/10
Steam: 92/100
Metacritic: 77/100
Hue is a side-scrolling arcade puzzle game with platforming elements. In it you have to remake the world by changing its background color. Together...
Neversong - a game in the Platformer genre
Neversong
Action, Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Casual game
Game released: Linux → 20 May 2020
Players: 8.5/10
Steam: 86/100
Metacritic: 74/100
Neversong is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer. The game will tell the story of a little boy named Pete. Waking up from a coma, he...
Axiom Verge 2 - a game in the Platformer genre
Axiom Verge 2
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Adventure, Metroidvania
Game released: Linux → 11 August 2022
Players: 9/10
Steam: 78/100
Metacritic: 76/100
Axiom Verge 2 is a continuation of the side-scrolling pixel action platformer in a sci-fi setting. In the sequel you will find new characters, skills...
Altered Beast (1989) - a game in the Platformer genre
Altered Beast (1989)
Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Arcade
Game released: Linux → 1 June 2010
Players: 6.5/10
Steam: 93/100
This arcade action platformer is set in a mythological world and follows a quest to rescue Athena, the daughter of Zeus, who has been captured by...
Open Sonic - a game in the Platformer genre
Open Sonic
Action, Platformer, Anime / Manga, Sandbox, Side view
Game released: Linux → 7 February 2009
Players: 10/10
Open Sonic is a shareware fan editor for the open source version of the Sonic game. The main feature is that it is free and has a cooperative mode...
Beyond Gravity - a game in the Platformer genre
Beyond Gravity
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Indie, Casual game
Game released: Linux → 23 September 2014
Steam: 88/100
This arcade platformer features procedurally generated levels where a space explorer leaps between planets. The character collects spaceship parts...
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...
The Impossible Game - a game in the Platformer genre
The Impossible Game
Action, Indie, Side view, Platformer, Music game
Game released: Linux → 8 May 2014
Players: 7.7/10
Steam: 84/100
Metacritic: 64/100
The player taps the jump screen and tries to navigate the orange square while avoiding traps to reach the end of the level. Any mistake will result...
Gravity Circuit - a game in the Platformer genre
Gravity Circuit
Action, Platformer, Combat robots, Beat them all, Side view, Metroidvania, Indie
Game released: Linux → 13 July 2023
Steam: 95/100
The game takes place in a future world where intelligent robots face an old enemy — the Virus Army. Many years ago the villains were defeated...
Hamster Playground - a game in the Platformer genre
Hamster Playground
Casual game, Puzzle, Platformer, Construction, Comedy, Simulation, Online, Racing
Game released: Linux → 11 July 2024
Players: 5.5/10
Steam: 84/100
A game about hamsters with multiplayer support. Pets train and compete, and are also tested by traversing a maze and riding a skateboard. It is...
Obey the Insect God - a game in the Platformer genre
Obey the Insect God
Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Fantasy, Old school, Metroidvania
Game in development: Linux → 2026
Steam: 100/100
Old-school side-scrolling action platformer reminiscent of classic games from the Mortal Kombat series. The player will venture into the lair of the...
Fez - a game in the Platformer genre
Fez
Action, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie
Game released: Linux → 11 September 2013
Players: 7.1/10
Steam: 91/100
Metacritic: 90/100
Fez is a side-scrolling indie adventure platformer. The action takes place in a 3D world, allowing the player to explore and traverse colorful worlds...
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