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Best Games in the Platformer genre for Linux

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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...

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...

Deadly 30

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Horror, Slasher, Platformer, Indie, Zombies

Game released: Linux → 8 January 2014

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 80/100

Deadly 30 is a retro-style survival horror game set in a zombie-infested world, where the goal is to survive 30 days and nights while fighting off waves of the...

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...

OlliOlli2: Welcome to Olliwood

Arcade, Platformer, Sports game, Skateboards, Indie

Game released: Linux → 11 August 2015

Players: 10/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 84/100

This arcade skateboarding platformer moves the action from the streets to cinematic sets in Olliwood. Players ride levels filled with ramps and hills, choose routes...

Bard's Gold

Platformer, Indie, Roguelike, Action

Game released: Linux → 14 August 2015

Steam: 82/100

A platforming roguelite with action elements, Bard's Gold follows a bard as he journeys through eerie worlds in search of the goblin who stole his gold. The player...

Saviorless

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Fantasy, Indie, Slasher

Game released: Linux → 2 April 2024

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 75/100

A dark action-platformer in which two main characters try to escape the cursed lands known as the Smiling Isles. The main characters realize that they are inside...

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...

Iconoclasts

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Indie, Metroidvania

Game released: Linux → 23 January 2018

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Iconoclasts is a side-scrolling arcade action-platformer adventure game. You have to get used to the role of the brave girl Robin, who is engaged in the destruction...

The Hex

Indie, Adventure, Horror, Role-playing game, Platformer

Game released: Linux → 17 October 2018

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 81/100

The Hex is an indie adventure platformer with horror RPG elements. In this game you have to find a killer in a tavern. The peculiarity of the game is that there is...

SCHiM

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Isometric, Indie, Exploration, Puzzle

Game canceled: Linux → 18 July 2024

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 65/100

Metacritic: 72/100

An unusual 3D platformer in which the player controls an entity that resembles a shadow. This is the soul, which in the game is called Shim. One day she is somehow...

BioGun

Side view, Metroidvania, Action, Platformer, Open world, Exploration, Adventure

Early Access: Linux → 16 April 2024; Game released: Linux → 31 July 2024

Players: 9.9/10

Steam: 87/100

The main character, named Beck, goes on a journey to save all dogs from extinction caused by an ominous virus. The character explores the crazy hand-drawn world of...

Elsie

Platformer, Roguelike, Side view, Action, Futurism (Future), Old school, Combat robots, Procedural generation

Game released: Linux → 10 September 2024

Steam: 70/100

A fast-paced platformer with vibrant pixel art and an emphasis on fast-paced combat and acrobatic moves. The player takes on the role of Elsie, a brave heroine who...

Scott Pilgrim EX - Back in the Band

Action, Adventure, DLC, Platformer, Beat them all, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Old school, Online

Game released: Linux → 27 August 2026

Steam: 100/100

Three new playable characters have been added to the expansion — Stephen Stills, Kim Pine, and Knives Chau. Each character has their own fighting style: Stephen...

Remnants of Naezith

Indie, Action, Platformer

Game released: Linux → 5 February 2018

Steam: 95/100

This fast-paced grappling-hook platformer follows Kayra, a human who shares his body with the soul of Naezith, an ancient thunder dragon. Granted the dragon’s...

Lilly Looking Through

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Point & Click

Game released: Linux → Q1 2014

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 71/100

This animated point-and-click adventure follows Lilly as she travels through a variety of magical environments. Along the way, she seeks to rewrite the past, change...

Woah Dave!

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Indie

Game released: Linux → 30 October 2014

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 71/100

This arcade platformer follows Dave Lonuts as he tries to survive an alien invasion and collect as many coins as possible. He fights back by throwing alien eggs...

Yooka-Laylee

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Adventure, Indie

Game released: Linux → 11 April 2017

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Yooka-Laylee is an arcade action platformer with a third-person view, created according to the canons of the classic Banjo-Kazooie. The main characters are the...

ONRAID

Online, Action, Shooter, Platformer, Free game, Side view, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Linux → 18 April 2017

Players: 10/10

Steam: 74/100

ONRAID is a free-to-play side-scrolling co-op action platformer. Epic PVP battles, powerful team bosses and interesting missions await you, where you will have to...

The Pest

Side view, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie

Game released: Linux → 19 May 2022

Steam: 75/100

The main character is a tiny pest virus that is heading towards the core of the system. The player solves complex puzzles and tries to avoid dangerous computer...

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 Insect God...

Prehistorik

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Adventure, Side view

Game released: Linux → 17 November 2017

Steam: 90/100

Prehistorik is a platform game about a hunter from the T-Bone Tribe who sets out in search of food. The journey takes the hero across Antarctica’s ice fields...

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 the ancient and...

SteamWorld Dig

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Metroidvania, Steampunk

Game released: Linux → 5 December 2013

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 80/100

SteamWorld Dig is a charming side-scrolling arcade action-platformer about a robotic miner named Rusty, who arrives in a small town with the goal of finding...

Roguescape

Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Arcade, Action, Cooperative (co-op), Role-playing game, Top-down view

Game released: Linux → 11 June 2020

Players: 6.8/10

Roguescape — A side-scrolling action-adventure platformer with roguelike elements in the spirit of the NES era. You have to explore the dungeon, fight...

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 estate in search...

Knightmare Tower

Arcade, Action, Hack and slash, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Slasher

Game released: Linux → 16 June 2014

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 84/100

A fantasy action arcade game in which a hero fights upward through a tower, rescuing princesses and escaping rising boiling lava. The ascent is filled with monsters...

Anoxemia

Action, Adventure, Puzzle, Side view, Platformer

Game released: Linux → 16 January 2015

Steam: 53/100

This science-fiction exploration game follows scientist Dr. Bailey, who must collect samples in underwater caves after his submarine crashes, relying on his...

In Between

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie, Side view

Game released: Linux → 21 August 2015

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 68/100

In Between — arcade side-scrolling indie adventure. The game tells a sad story about a man who is dying of cancer. The main character will have to delve into...

Taro the Sneaky Ninja

Arcade, Action, Stealth, Platformer, Side view, Indie

Game in development: Linux → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 7.3/10

Sneaky Ninja is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer with stealth elements. You will play as a secretive ninja master who somewhat resembles a sock rolled up...

My Night Job

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Side view, Survival horror, Indie

Game released: Linux → 21 April 2016

Steam: 82/100

My Night Job is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer. Players have to go to an abandoned building where nightmarish monsters are rampant. And over 60 types of...

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...

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...

Counterpick Labs

Roguelike, Platformer, Side view, Online, Indie, Free game, Fighting, Arcade

Early Access: Linux → 13 July 2024

Steam: 89/100

A fast-paced game where you need to knock your opponents off the map to win. You can select and combine different equipment to create the perfect outfit. There are...

Lorn's Lure

Action, Platformer, Parkour, Adventure, Exploration, First-person view, Horror

Game released: Linux → 20 September 2024

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 86/100

A story-driven retro game with climbing mechanics. You can climb almost any surface using equipment. The main character is an android who leaves his colony and goes...

6180 the Moon

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Logic, Indie, Casual game

Game released: Linux → 19 September 2014

Steam: 91/100

This platforming puzzle game follows the Moon on a journey to find the Sun after it disappears. The top and bottom edges of the screen are connected: when the Moon...

JumpJet Rex

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Runner, Racing

Game released: Linux → 22 April 2015

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 76/100

This 2D platformer with time-trial elements follows Rex, a Tyrannosaurus in jet boots trying to save the dinosaurs from a giant asteroid. Across more than 40...

Typoman

Arcade, Platformer, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Logic, Side view, Indie

Game released: Linux → 15 August 2016

Players: 10/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Typoman is an unusual side-scrolling adventure puzzle platformer. The creators of Typoman were inspired by the biographies of dedicated writers. It will take you on...

Caveman Warriors

Arcade, Action, Online, Platformer, Side view, Adventure

Game released: Linux → 22 September 2017

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 52/100

Caveman Warriors is a side-scrolling co-op action platformer. The events of the game will take you to prehistoric times, when people lived in caves, and there was...

Maybot Run

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Action, Indie, Casual game

Game released: Linux → 19 October 2017

Steam: 100/100

Maybot Run is a crazy arcade runner with a side view. Run through randomly generated levels, collect bonuses, taxes and votes. Jump over crazy enemies from angry...

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