Platformer 2013 for Linux — top best games in the Platformer genre

Rogue Legacy

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie

Game released: Linux → 27 June 2013

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 84/100

SteamWorld Dig

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Indie, Side view

Game released: Linux → 5 December 2013

Players: 9.2/10

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...

Risk of Rain

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Indie, Roguelike

Game released: Linux → 8 November 2013

Players: 7.8/10

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...

Guacamelee!

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Logic, Side view

Game released: Linux → 8 August 2013

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 86/100

Guacamelee! is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer. The plot revolves around the brave Mexican Juan Agacata, who must save the daughter of the President of...

The Cave

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer

Game released: Linux → 23 January 2013

VGTimes: 6.0/10

Players: 8.9/10

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...

Awesomenauts

Arcade, Online, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Free game, Side view

Game released: Linux → 29 May 2013

Players: 6.6/10

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...

BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien

Arcade, Action, Platformer

Game released: Linux → 26 February 2013

BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien is an arcade game with a touch of action and platforming from the masters from the Gaijin Games studio...

Dark Matter

Arcade, Shooter, Platformer, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Linux → 17 October 2013

Dark Matter is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer set in a sci-fi setting. The game takes place in the distant future, where you have to explore an abandoned...

Nihilumbra

Action, Horror, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view

Game released: Linux → 25 September 2013

Players: 8.5/10

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...

Toki Tori

Action, Platformer, Puzzle, Arcade, Side view

Game released: Linux → 14 July 2013

Players: 5.5/10

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, the player will...

Electronic Super Joy

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Music game, Indie

Game released: Linux → 23 August 2013

Metacritic: 78/100

Electronic Super Joy is an arcade game with a mixture of action, platformer, music game and indie game from the developers of Michael Todd Games. The main publisher...

Type: Rider

Arcade, Platformer, Side view

Game released: Linux → 6 November 2013

Metacritic: 83/100

Type: Rider is a side-scrolling educational arcade platformer. You have to immerse yourself in the mysterious and fantastic world of letters. By controlling the...

Papo & Yo

Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: Linux → 18 April 2013

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 71/100

Papo & Yo is an unusual platformer, which is based on the author of his childhood fear of an alcoholic father. You play for the little boy KVICO, who fell into the...

Megabyte Punch

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Beat them all, Platformer, Indie

Game released: Linux → 15 October 2013

AdventurOS

Arcade, Role-playing game, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie

Game released: Linux → 17 December 2013

AdventurOS is an arcade-style RPG, platformer, fantasy and indie game from the masters at Eveland Games. The game is published by Eveland...

King Arthur's Gold

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Platformer, Indie, Free game

Game released: Linux → 5 November 2013

Players: 5.9/10

King Arthur's Gold is a free-to-play side-scrolling pixel action platformer in a fantasy setting. You will travel back to the glory days of King Arthur, where you...

Bit.Trip Runner 2: Good Friends

Arcade, DLC, Platformer

Game released: Linux → 11 July 2013

Bit.Trip Runner 2: Good Friends is an arcade game with platformer elements from the masters from the Gaijin Games studio. The main publisher of the game is Aksys...

Legend of Dungeon

Arcade, Platformer

Game released: Linux → 13 September 2013

Players: 3.9/10

Metacritic: 62/100

Legend of Dungeon is an arcade game with platformer elements from developers from the RobotLovesKitty studio. The game is published by RobotLovesKitty. It seems...

Eryi's Action

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Linux → 19 November 2013

Eryi's Action is an arcade game with elements of action, platformer, anime or manga and fantasy games from the Xtal Sword studio. The game is published by Nyu...

Bide (2013)

Arcade, Platformer, Indie

Game released: Linux → 19 July 2013

Bide (2013) is an arcade game with a mixture of platformer and indie game from developers from the EvolvingPoet Media studio. The main publisher of the game is...

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Best Games in the Platformer genre of 2013 for Linux (Game released)