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Best Games in the Platformer genre for Linux

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Templar 2 - a game in the Platformer genre
Templar 2
Action, Side view, Medieval era, Demons, Metroidvania, Platformer, Comics, Slasher, Indie
Game released: Linux → 3 July 2024
Steam: 82/100
The game takes place in a medieval world in which the red plague has turned most people into terrible demons. Only the last Templar knight, Rui, can cope with evil...
Residual - a game in the Platformer genre
Residual
Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Survival, Exploration, Action
Game released: Linux → 9 September 2021
Steam: 66/100
A lonely explorer makes an emergency landing on a strange planet that holds an ancient secret. The character explores a procedurally generated world, gathers food...
Shadow Blade: Reload - a game in the Platformer genre
Shadow Blade: Reload
Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Action, Indie
Game released: Linux → 10 August 2015
Steam: 86/100
Metacritic: 70/100
Shadow Blade: Reload is a side-scrolling action platformer about Kuro, a ninja tasked with restoring balance to a modern world where ancient clans are locked in a...
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: 79/100
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...
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 animations and...
Melodys Escape - a game in the Platformer genre
Melodys Escape
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Music game, Indie, Runner, Side view
Game released: Linux → 20 May 2016
Steam: 90/100
A side-scrolling rhythm runner where the obstacles and the heroine’s actions adapt to the beat and energy of music from the player’s own library. Melody runs along...
Morphite - a game in the Platformer genre
Morphite
Action, Platformer, First-person view, Roguelike, Adventure, Indie
Game released: Linux → 20 September 2017
Players: 7.8/10
Steam: 72/100
Metacritic: 65/100
Morphite is a first-person action platformer with a procedurally generated world. You have to go on a journey to unknown planets. Their landscapes are generated...
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: 85/100
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 discovers that his...
Pompom the Great Space Rescue - a game in the Platformer genre
Pompom the Great Space Rescue
Indie, Side view, Platformer, Comedy, Space, Old school
Game released: Linux → 14 March 2022
Players: 10/10
Steam: 86/100
A hamster named Pompom goes into space to save the boy Hoshi and stop the gang of space cat pirates Captain Murmyous. The main feature of the game is that you need...
Speedollama - a game in the Platformer genre
Speedollama
Shooter, Platformer, Arcade, Side view, Adventure, Comedy, Indie
Game released: Linux → 21 October 2024
Steam: 95/100
A dynamic pixel game about a group of elite llama mercenaries who set out to destroy an army of alpacas. You can improve your skills and use different weapons. The...
Airscape - The Fall of Gravity - a game in the Platformer genre
Airscape - The Fall of Gravity
Exploration, Casual game, Platformer
Game released: Linux → 11 August 2015
Steam: 75/100
Metacritic: 75/100
This fast-paced action platformer with shifting gravity follows a deep-sea Dumbo octopus kidnapped by a mechanical alien race. The octopus sets out on a skybound...
The Cave - a game in the Platformer genre
The Cave
Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle
Game released: Linux → 23 January 2013
VGTimes: 6.0/10
Players: 9.1/10
Steam: 84/100
Metacritic: 69/100
The Cave is a new creation by Ron Gilbert, the father of the cult games Monkey Island and Maniac Mansion, as well as Double Fine Productions, the studio responsible...
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 planet of Meat...
Trine 2: Complete Story - a game in the Platformer genre
Trine 2: Complete Story
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Logic, Cooperative (co-op), Puzzle
Game released: Linux → 6 June 2013
Players: 7.7/10
Steam: 94/100
Metacritic: 84/100
Trine 2: Complete Story is a complete edition of the atmospheric action platformer with a side view in the fantasy setting of Trine 2, which contains all previously...
Bug Butcher - a game in the Platformer genre
Bug Butcher
Arcade, Action, Shooter, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Indie
Game released: Linux → 19 January 2016
Steam: 72/100
Metacritic: 79/100
Bug Butcher is a futuristic side-scrolling arcade action platformer. Over the course of more than 50 levels, you will have to face countless hordes of aliens alone...
Saviorless - a game in the Platformer genre
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...
Penarium - a game in the Platformer genre
Penarium
Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Action, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: Linux → 22 September 2015
Steam: 91/100
Metacritic: 72/100
This 2D arena platforming game is set in a sinister circus where contestants must entertain a cruel crowd. Willy tries to survive the show by running, jumping and...
Ninja Shodown - a game in the Platformer genre
Ninja Shodown
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Side view, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: Linux → 26 September 2017
Steam: 92/100
Metacritic: 61/100
Ninja Shodown is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer where you compete for the jade katana. Alone or together with friends, you will try on the role of guards...
The Pest - a game in the Platformer genre
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 - 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 Insect God...
Not A Hero - a game in the Platformer genre
Not A Hero
Arcade, Shooter, Platformer, Beat them all, Action, Indie, Comedy
Game released: Linux → 14 May 2015
Players: 9.2/10
Steam: 87/100
Metacritic: 75/100
Not A Hero is a hardcore side-scrolling action platformer. Professional hitman Steve, who has become the campaign manager for mayoral candidate Bunny Lord, must...
Spoiler Alert - a game in the Platformer genre
Spoiler Alert
Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Casual game
Game released: Linux → 30 June 2014
Steam: 77/100
Spoiler Alert is a hardcore side-scrolling indie platformer. You will find yourself in a completely completed game: the main villain is defeated, all the coins are...
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 Neff, God of the...
OlliOlli2: Welcome to Olliwood - a game in the Platformer genre
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...
Dinocide - a game in the Platformer genre
Dinocide
Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Action
Game released: Linux → 21 January 2016
Players: 1.4/10
Steam: 52/100
Metacritic: 51/100
Dinocide is a side-scrolling prehistoric indie platformer. Players will have to take on the role of an ancient man and, together with the animals of that era, cope...
Vagante - a game in the Platformer genre
Vagante
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Roguelike, Side view, Online
Game released: Linux → 22 February 2018
Players: 10/10
Steam: 89/100
Metacritic: 69/100
Vagante is a side-scrolling action RPG platformer that features permadeath and procedurally generated levels. A dangerous adventure awaits you in a dark fantasy...
DDraceNetwork - a game in the Platformer genre
DDraceNetwork
Arcade, Action, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Free game, Platformer
Game released: Linux → 17 August 2020
Players: 8.6/10
Steam: 93/100
DDraceNetwork is a side-scrolling team-based competitive action platformer where you and your friends compete against other players to speed through various levels...
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 all is not...
Kanun 1919 - a game in the Platformer genre
Kanun 1919
Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Exploration, Puzzle, Horror
Game in development: Linux → 2026
Anticipation Rating: 10/10
A detective adventure set in a gloomy Russian province at the beginning of the 20th century. As a messenger, the player needs to deliver an important telegram to...
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 colonization...
Waking Mars - a game in the Platformer genre
Waking Mars
Arcade, Platformer, Adventure, Side view, Science fiction, Indie
Game released: Linux → 21 February 2013
Players: 1/10
Steam: 89/100
Metacritic: 84/100
Waking Mars is a side-scrolling arcade adventure platformer. In 2097, life was discovered on Mars. During the mission to make first contact, you find yourself...
Worms: Clan Wars - a game in the Platformer genre
Worms: Clan Wars
Action, Strategy, MMO, Platformer, Turn-based, Side view, Online
Game released: Linux → 15 August 2013
Players: 10/10
Steam: 77/100
Metacritic: 73/100
Worms: Clan Wars is a new part of the exciting turn-based strategy in the Worms universe with an emphasis on the multiplayer component. The game contains 25 single...
Candle - a game in the Platformer genre
Candle
Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Indie, Puzzle
Game released: Linux → 11 November 2016
Players: 5.1/10
Steam: 78/100
Metacritic: 76/100
Candle is a side-scrolling arcade platformer in a fantasy setting. You have to take on the role of the brave young man Teku, who is trying to save the shaman from...
SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell - a game in the Platformer genre
SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell
Arcade, Action, Platformer, First-person view, Puzzle, Parkour
Game released: Linux → 28 July 2016
Players: 9.5/10
Steam: 95/100
SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell is an arcade action platformer with a first-person view that combines the ideas of Quake 3 and the complexity of Super Meat Boy. The...
Dandara - a game in the Platformer genre
Dandara
Action, Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Metroidvania
Game released: Linux → 6 February 2018
Players: 7/10
Metacritic: 72/100
Dandara is an adventure action-platformer with a side view. You will witness the story of a young girl named Dandara, who wakes up in a world unfamiliar to her and...
Dreaming Sarah - a game in the Platformer genre
Dreaming Sarah
Metroidvania, Puzzle, Platformer, Adventure, Side view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Exploration, Casual game
Game released: Linux → 13 March 2015
Steam: 90/100
The girl Sarah got into an accident and is in a coma. You need to explore the dream world, collect objects and communicate with strange characters to help her wake...
Creepy Tale: Snow Child - a game in the Platformer genre
Creepy Tale: Snow Child
Adventure, Stealth, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie, Side view, Casual game, Point & Click, Horror
Game released: Linux → 14 May 2026
Steam: 91/100
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...
Nihilumbra - a game in the Platformer genre
Nihilumbra
Action, Horror, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Indie, Adventure
Game released: Linux → 25 September 2013
Players: 8.6/10
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 will play as a...
Ascendant - a game in the Platformer genre
Ascendant
Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Beat them all, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie
Game released: Linux → 13 May 2014
Steam: 76/100
Ascendant is an arcade role-playing action platformer with roguelike elements and a side view. You become a demigod who invades the dimension and must defeat hordes...
Madcap Castle - a game in the Platformer genre
Madcap Castle
Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Indie
Game released: Linux → 12 December 2017
Players: 6.1/10
Steam: 76/100
This side-scrolling puzzle-platformer follows a mage exploring a castle in search of his lost memory and powers. Across 150 levels, he faces obstacles, enemies...
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