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Best Games in the Platformer genre for Linux

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Mooseman - a game in the Platformer genre
Mooseman
Arcade, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Adventure, Indie
Game released: Linux → 17 February 2017
Players: 9.5/10
Steam: 89/100
Metacritic: 70/100
Mooseman is a side-scrolling arcade platformer set in a fantasy setting. Long ago, the world was created from the shell of a duck egg by a god named Yen. In the dim...
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 and game...
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...
Knuckle Jet - a game in the Platformer genre
Knuckle Jet
Action, Platformer, Steampunk, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game, Arcade
Game in development: Linux → fall 2026
Steam: 98/100
Crazy action-platformer with jet-powered flights, ricochets, and destructive collisions from the creators of the Teslagrad series. Dynamic battles are based on...
Vapor World: Over The Mind - a game in the Platformer genre
Vapor World: Over The Mind
Action, Side view, Adventure, Platformer, Stealth, Metroidvania
Game in development: Linux → 2026
Steam: 47/100
The game takes the player deep into a warped dreamscape, where the mind becomes a battlefield and nightmares take the form of enemies. A world woven from fog and...
Awesomenauts - a game in the Platformer genre
Awesomenauts
Arcade, Online, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Free game, Side view, MOBA
Game released: Linux → 29 May 2013
Players: 6.4/10
Steam: 84/100
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...
Canabalt - a game in the Platformer genre
Canabalt
Arcade, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Indie, Action, Runner
Game released: Linux → 30 April 2015
Steam: 93/100
Metacritic: 77/100
Canabalt is a fantasy arcade platformer. You have to escape from the destruction of your city with just one button. The game that popularized the endless runner...
GunSlugs 2 - a game in the Platformer genre
GunSlugs 2
Action, Indie, Platformer, Side view, Arcade, Science fiction
Game released: Linux → 15 January 2015
Steam: 56/100
A side-scrolling arcade platformer about the elite Gunslugs squad fighting the Black Duck Army, which has returned with alien technology and is taking its war to...
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 with a character...
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...
Altiros - a game in the Platformer genre
Altiros
Role-playing game, Action, Online, MMO, Platformer, Third-person view, Fantasy, Medieval era, Sandbox, Crafting, Open world
Game in development: Linux → 15 March 2027
Anticipation Rating: 7/10
Multiplayer role-playing game in a fantasy setting. The action takes place in the vast world of Elteria, where almost every part of the landscape can be destroyed...
Clustertruck - a game in the Platformer genre
Clustertruck
Arcade, Action, Platformer, First-person view, Indie, Parkour
Game released: Linux → 27 September 2016
Players: 9.5/10
Steam: 93/100
Metacritic: 73/100
Clustertruck is an arcade action platformer with a first-person view, in which the player has to stay on top of speeding long-range trucks. Jumping from one car to...
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 and other...
NODE: The Last Favor of the Antarii - a game in the Platformer genre
NODE: The Last Favor of the Antarii
Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie, Side view, Science fiction
Game released: Linux → 28 August 2025
Steam: 91/100
The game takes you to an abandoned nuclear complex from the Cold War, where the ruins of Soviet technology are intertwined with something otherworldly. As an...
Seasons after Fall - a game in the Platformer genre
Seasons after Fall
Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Side view, Platformer
Game released: Linux → 2 September 2016
Players: 8.8/10
Steam: 80/100
Metacritic: 70/100
Seasons after Fall is a side-view arcade adventure in a fantasy setting. The main character is a wild fox who fell under the control of the spirit of the forest. He...
Tallowmere - a game in the Platformer genre
Tallowmere
Arcade, Platformer, Indie, Action, Slasher
Game released: Linux → 3 March 2015
Players: 6/10
Steam: 90/100
This 2D action platformer with roguelike elements sends the player into Lady Tallowmere’s infinite dungeons, where rooms are generated anew for each run. They grow...
Toby: The Secret Mine - a game in the Platformer genre
Toby: The Secret Mine
Arcade, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Indie, Adventure
Game released: Linux → 20 October 2015
Steam: 65/100
Metacritic: 56/100
Toby: The Secret Mine is a side-scrolling arcade platformer with puzzle elements. The main character Toby is trying to find out where his friends disappeared. He...
Trial by Viking - a game in the Platformer genre
Trial by Viking
Role-playing game, Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Adventure, Indie
Game released: Linux → 29 March 2016
Steam: 75/100
Trial by Viking is a side-scrolling action role-playing platformer in a fantasy setting. As a brave Viking, you have to conquer many dangerous dungeons, fraught...
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 with ever-changing...
1001 Spikes - a game in the Platformer genre
1001 Spikes
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Puzzle, Logic, Indie
Game released: Linux → 3 June 2014
Steam: 87/100
Metacritic: 78/100
This arcade platformer with puzzle elements follows Aban Hawkins as he searches the ruins of Ukampa in South America for his missing father, archaeologist Jim...
BADLAND: Game of the Year Edition - a game in the Platformer genre
BADLAND: Game of the Year Edition
Arcade, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie, Adventure, Action
Game released: Linux → 26 May 2015
Players: 10/10
Steam: 81/100
BADLAND: Game of the Year Edition is a complete edition of the arcade platformer with puzzle elements. As a bizarre creature, you have to fly through colorful...
Lair of the Clockwork God - a game in the Platformer genre
Lair of the Clockwork God
Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Point & Click, Side view, Action
Game released: Linux → 21 February 2020
Steam: 92/100
Metacritic: 84/100
Lair of the Clockwork God is a side-scrolling adventure puzzle platformer set in a post-apocalyptic setting. A unique blend of genres awaits you in the form of...
GNAW - a game in the Platformer genre
GNAW
Action, Adventure, Platformer, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Metroidvania, Exploration
Game in development: Linux → 2026
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 supernatural...
Cave Story - a game in the Platformer genre
Cave Story
Action, Shooter, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Metroidvania
Game released: Linux → 19 September 2007
Players: 10/10
Metacritic: 89/100
This futuristic action-platformer combines shooting and puzzles with the story of an amnesiac boy who wakes in a dark cave. As he explores the world, he discovers a...
Apotheon - a game in the Platformer genre
Apotheon
Action, Beat them all, Platformer, Side view, Metroidvania, Adventure
Game released: Linux → 3 February 2015
Players: 8.4/10
Steam: 89/100
Metacritic: 77/100
Apotheon — A fast-paced side-scrolling action platformer. The main character Nikandreos will have to climb Mount Olympus to gain the power of the gods. Only...
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 main character...
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: 86/100
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 missing dog Bo...
Ninja Pizza Girl - a game in the Platformer genre
Ninja Pizza Girl
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk, Side view, Runner, Parkour
Game released: Linux → 30 September 2015
Steam: 86/100
Ninja Pizza Girl is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer in a cyberpunk style. In a futuristic metropolis, all the game's protagonist Gemma wants to do is...
Exile's End - a game in the Platformer genre
Exile's End
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Metroidvania
Game released: Linux → 1 September 2015
Steam: 67/100
Metacritic: 63/100
Exile's End is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer set in a futuristic setting. The game takes place in the distant future, where the megacorporation...
Upward - a game in the Platformer genre
Upward
Platformer, Indie, Free game, Side view, Casual game, Procedural generation, Parkour
Game released: Linux → 22 June 2026
Steam: 100/100
A free platformer with procedural level generation, where the main goal is to survive as long as possible. Each new run offers a unique combination of locations...
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 World is an action...
Skyhill - a game in the Platformer genre
Skyhill
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Horror, Platformer, Survival, Indie
Game released: Linux → 6 October 2015
Players: 7.3/10
Steam: 69/100
Metacritic: 63/100
Skyhill is a quest with survival elements. The main character ends up in a hotel called SKYHILL, where he rents the safest room on the hundredth floor. And then...
Chasm - a game in the Platformer genre
Chasm
Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Roguelike, Metroidvania
Game released: Linux → 31 July 2018
Players: 5.9/10
Steam: 75/100
Metacritic: 72/100
Chasm is a side-scrolling adventure RPG action platformer in a fantasy setting. You have to try on the role of a young recruit performing his first mission...
Transformice - a game in the Platformer genre
Transformice
Arcade, Action, MMO, Platformer, Indie, Free game, Online
Game released: Linux → 30 January 2015
Players: 8.4/10
Steam: 85/100
Transformice is a multiplayer platformer in which mice navigate traps to reach cheese and carry it back. Rounds take place on maps filled with physics-based...
Teslagrad 2 - a game in the Platformer genre
Teslagrad 2
Arcade, Side view, Adventure, Action, Platformer, Steampunk, Puzzle
Game released: Linux → 19 April 2023
Players: 10/10
Steam: 77/100
Metacritic: 71/100
The young Teslamancer Lumina found herself in a difficult situation after her airship crashed far to the north, on the territory of the unpredictable Wyrmheim. The...
Lost Ruins - a game in the Platformer genre
Lost Ruins
Arcade, Side view, Anime / Manga, Action, Shooter, Platformer, Slasher, Adventure, Metroidvania
Game released: Linux → 13 May 2021
Players: 8.2/10
Steam: 85/100
Metacritic: 59/100
Lost Ruins is a hardcore side-scrolling action-adventure platformer with a retro theme. The girl wakes up in the twilight of the dungeon. She doesn't remember...
Anima Flux - a game in the Platformer genre
Anima Flux
Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Old school, Metroidvania, Indie
Game released: Linux → 7 October 2024
Players: 8.9/10
Steam: 78/100
A cooperative game that pits two genetically modified soldiers against mutants in a deserted space city. Each character has their own characteristics and skills...
OlliOlli - a game in the Platformer genre
OlliOlli
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Sports game, Indie, Skateboards
Game released: Linux → 22 July 2014
Steam: 80/100
Metacritic: 79/100
This skateboarding arcade game revolves around landing tricks and maintaining control through obstacle-filled levels. Players perform more than 120 tricks and...
Electronic Super Joy - a game in the Platformer genre
Electronic Super Joy
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Music game, Indie
Game released: Linux → 23 August 2013
Steam: 88/100
Metacritic: 78/100
A hard platformer set in a world of electronic music follows Captain Lewis as he resists the tyranny of the evil Groove-Wizard, who has seized control and stolen...
Nyan Cat: Lost In Space - a game in the Platformer genre
Nyan Cat: Lost In Space
Arcade, Indie, Side view, Platformer, Adventure, Casual game
Game released: Linux → 4 December 2015
Players: 10/10
Steam: 93/100
An arcade platformer about Nyan Cat flying through endless space. The player collects coins and food, jumps across cake platforms, and dodges enemies such as dogs...
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