Platformer 2024 for Linux — top best games in the Platformer genre

Anima Flux - a game in the Platformer genre

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Old school, Metroidvania

Game released: Linux → 7 October 2024

Players: 8.9/10

A cooperative game that pits two genetically modified soldiers against mutants in a deserted space city. Each character has their own characteristics and skills...

Skelethrone: The Chronicles of Ericona

Metroidvania, Action, Platformer, Side view

Game released: Linux → 7 August 2024

Players: 7.6/10

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...

Speedollama

Shooter, Platformer, Arcade, Side view, Adventure, Comedy

Game released: Linux → 21 October 2024

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...

Pepper Grinder

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Side view

Game released: Linux → 28 March 2024

Metacritic: 79/100

A pixel game about a pirate girl, Pepper, whose ship crashed and her treasure was stolen. In the hands of the heroine, Grinder is a powerful drilling machine. The...

Hamster Playground

Casual game, Puzzle, Platformer, Construction, Comedy, Simulation

Game released: Linux → 11 July 2024

Players: 5.5/10

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 important to develop...

SCHiM

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Isometric, Indie

Game canceled: Linux → 18 July 2024

Players: 6.8/10

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...

Foxy Man

Adventure, Platformer, Side view

Game released: Linux → 6 May 2024

A pixel game about a brave little fox who is trying to get home. Along the way, you can collect diamonds and jump on the heads of your opponents. You will also have...

Saviorless

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Fantasy

Game released: Linux → 2 April 2024

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...

Janosik 2

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Metroidvania, Fantasy, Old school, Indie

Game released: Linux → 9 December 2024

The famous Slovak mountaineer and robber Janko Janosik finds himself in the center of dangerous events. This time it is not his comrades who need saving, but...

Elsie

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

Game released: Linux → 10 September 2024

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...

Templar 2

Action, Side view, Medieval era, Demons, Metroidvania, Platformer, Comics

Game released: Linux → 3 July 2024

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...

Counterpick Labs

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

Early Access: Linux → 13 July 2024

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...

Daisy Dangerous

Platformer, Adventure, Side view, Dungeons

Game released: Linux → 7 August 2024

The game is based on the classic 1989 platformer Rick Dangerous. The main character named Daisy must overcome a series of dangerous levels that require...

Toziuha Night: Order of the Alchemists

Action, Platformer, Anime / Manga, Side view, Fantasy, Metroidvania

Early Access: Linux → 7 October 2024; Game released: Linux → 27 October 2025

Players: 8.5/10

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...

BioGun

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

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

Players: 9.9/10

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...

Garbanzo Quest

Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Comedy, Old school

Game released: Linux → 4 September 2024

The main character is a character named Garbanzo, whose main weapon is his saliva. It is with the help of spitting at his opponents that he will have to clear his...

An Amazing Wizard: Prologue

Action, Platformer, Roguelike, Side view, Fantasy, Metroidvania

Game released: Linux → 27 September 2024

Players: 10/10

Free prologue for the game An Amazing Wizard about a magician. The main character can learn and use more than 100 spells in battles, further strengthening them with...

Dream of the Star Haven

Action, Adventure, Platformer, First-person view, Free game

Early Access: Linux → 25 January 2024; Game in development: Linux → 2026

A free first-person platformer about exploring islands floating in the sky. As players progress, they collect stars scattered across the islands using a magical...

Kitsune Tails

Action, Platformer, Side view, Fantasy, Old school

Game released: Linux → 1 August 2024

The main character is a cute kitsune (mythical creature-youkai in Japanese mythology), who encounters her ex-girlfriend, who became a villain due to jealousy. As...

Lorn's Lure

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

Game released: Linux → 20 September 2024

Players: 7.7/10

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...

Cawez's puzzlebox: Hiraeth

Free game, Puzzle, Platformer, Indie, Logic

Game released: Linux → 1 August 2024

The player solves a series of physics puzzles and tests their skills in 3D platforming. There are four types of tasks: pushing tiles, tasks with changes in gravity...

Circuit Thunder

Action, Platformer, Side view, Metroidvania

Game released: Linux → 25 October 2024

The game takes place on the planet Photonus. The protagonist embarks on a journey to retrieve an artifact and prevent enemies from destroying the planet. The...

Gimmick! 2

Platformer, Side view, Old school, Puzzle, Adventure

Game released: Linux → 5 September 2024

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 80/100

A sequel to the classic 1992 platformer that retains the spirit of the original while offering new and exciting adventures. Players once again control a lovable...

Mini GUNN

Side view, Fighting, Action, Platformer

Game released: Linux → 20 November 2024

A pixel game in the spirit of Samurai GUNN, in which characters fight each other in the arena. You need to make precise jumps with the sword to hit the enemy...

Soulbind: Prologue

Adventure, Action, Roguelike, Top-down view, Metroidvania, Platformer, Fantasy, Zombies

Game released: Linux → 26 April 2024

Prologue set before the story of Soulbind: Tales Of The Underworld. The story reveals the origin of the character and the acquaintance of the companion. The main...

Nerobi

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

Early Access: Linux → 7 May 2024; Game in development: Linux → 2026

The events of the game take place in a wonderful world inhabited by demons, spirits and entities, where the balance between Life and Death is strictly maintained...

BioGun: Clinical Trial

Adventure, Side view, Action, Platformer, Metroidvania, Free game

Game released: Linux → 26 January 2024

A colorful metroidvania where, according to the plot, all dogs began to die out en masse due to an unknown virus. One of the scientists decided to introduce a...

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Best Games in the Platformer genre of 2024 for Linux