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

CATO: Buttered Cat - a game in the Platformer genre

Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie, Side view, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Linux → 5 September 2024

Steam: 98/100

A colorful puzzle-platformer based on the famous buttered cat paradox. At the heart of the story are two unusual heroes—a cat and a buttered...

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...

Aura of Worlds

Roguelike, Platformer, Metroidvania

Game released: Linux → 24 September 2024

Steam: 96/100

This tactical roguelite platformer sends the player through procedurally generated labyrinths across dangerous worlds. To make progress, the hero...

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...

Hamster Playground

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

Game released: Linux → 11 July 2024

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 84/100

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...

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...

BioGun: Clinical Trial

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

Game released: Linux → 26 January 2024

Steam: 84/100

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...

Kilonova

Free game, Action, Beat them all, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: Linux → 17 May 2024

Steam: 93/100

A free bitmap about the heavenly warrior Sol, who is trying to cleanse the world of corruption. The hero has cosmic power, which allows him to crush...

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...

Kitsune Tails

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

Game released: Linux → 1 August 2024

Steam: 95/100

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

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...

SCHiM

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

Game canceled: Linux → 18 July 2024

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 66/100

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...

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...

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...

Anomaly Agent

Side view, Action, Cyberpunk, Platformer, Science fiction, Slasher

Game released: Linux → 24 January 2024

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 84/100

A game in a cyberpunk setting with dynamic battles. The main character is an agent who searches for anomalies to protect the world. In addition to...

Pepper Grinder

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Side view

Game released: Linux → 28 March 2024

Steam: 85/100

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...

An Amazing Wizard: Prologue

Action, Platformer, Roguelike, Side view, Fantasy, Metroidvania, Free game, Procedural generation

Game released: Linux → 27 September 2024

Players: 10/10

Steam: 90/100

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...

Circuit Thunder

Action, Platformer, Side view, Metroidvania, Adventure, Role-playing game

Game released: Linux → 25 October 2024

Steam: 80/100

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

Tallowmere 2: Curse of the Kitten

Platformer, Roguelike, Side view, Dungeons, Fantasy, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Slasher, Procedural generation

Game released: Linux → 19 February 2024; Early Access: Linux → 4 December 2020

Steam: 79/100

Hardcore indie platformer with roguelike elements and dungeons. The player takes on the role of a brave hero who, at the command of the eccentric...

Dream of the Star Haven

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

Early Access: Linux → 25 January 2024; Game in development: Linux → 2027

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

Tibor: Tale of a Kind Vampire

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Exploration

Game released: Linux → 23 December 2024

Steam: 100/100

This fantasy jump-and-run platformer follows Tibor, a young artist turned into a vampire by an evil countess. Still kind, Tibor sets out to reunite...

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...

Gimmick! 2

Platformer, Side view, Old school, Puzzle, Adventure, Action

Game released: Linux → 5 September 2024

Players: 10/10

Steam: 89/100

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...

Mini GUNN

Side view, Fighting, Action, Platformer, Arcade, Online

Game released: Linux → 20 November 2024

Steam: 86/100

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...

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...

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...

Cawez's puzzlebox: Hiraeth

Free game, Puzzle, Platformer, Indie, Logic, Strategy

Game released: Linux → 1 August 2024

Steam: 100/100

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...

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...

Daisy Dangerous

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

Game released: Linux → 7 August 2024

Steam: 93/100

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

Nerobi

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

Early Access: Linux → 7 May 2024; Game in development: Linux → 2027

Steam: 92/100

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...

Garbanzo Quest

Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Comedy, Old school, Indie

Game released: Linux → 4 September 2024

Steam: 98/100

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...

Janosik 2

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

Game released: Linux → 9 December 2024

Steam: 95/100

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...

Soulbind: Prologue

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

Game released: Linux → 26 April 2024

Steam: 92/100

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

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Best Games in the Platformer genre of 2024 for Linux