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

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Skul: The Hero Slayer - a game in the Platformer genre
Skul: The Hero Slayer
Side view, Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval
Game released: Linux → 21 January 2021
Players: 8.6/10
Metacritic: 80/100
Skul: The Hero Slayer is a side-scrolling pixel platformer. People have attacked the demon fortress and are trying to destroy their leader. Most of the inhabitants...
Celeste - a game in the Platformer genre
Celeste
Action, Platformer, Indie, Side view
Game released: Linux → 25 January 2018
Players: 8.2/10
Metacritic: 91/100
Celeste is a hardcore side-scrolling action platformer from the creator of TowerFall. More than 250 levels await you, and the locations include abandoned cities...
Carrion - a game in the Platformer genre
Carrion
Action, Horror, Platformer, Side view
Game released: Linux → 23 July 2020
Players: 9/10
Metacritic: 76/100
The game's protagonist is a creature created in a laboratory that managed to escape from a glass container and start hunting its creators. The huge complex and its...
Supraland - a game in the Platformer genre
Supraland
Action, Shooter, Platformer, First-person view, Puzzle
Game released: Linux → 5 April 2019
Players: 8.2/10
Supraland is an exciting action platformer with a first-person view. In the game you have to solve fun puzzles, explore the environment, find secrets and fight...
Astral Ascent - a game in the Platformer genre
Astral Ascent
Action, Roguelike, Side view, Slasher, Platformer, Cooperative (co-op), Indie, Fantasy
Game released: Linux → 14 November 2023
Players: 7.7/10
Metacritic: 85/100
Four heroes with unique personalities try to escape from the Garden, an astral prison guarded by 12 godlike and treacherous Zodiacs. The game has dozens of unique...
Salt and Sanctuary - a game in the Platformer genre
Salt and Sanctuary
Role-playing game, Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view
Game released: Linux → 17 May 2016
Players: 9/10
Metacritic: 82/100
Salt and Sanctuary is a fantasy platformer with RPG elements and a side view. The game tells the story of a sailor who is shipwrecked off the shore of an unknown...
SteamWorld Dig 2 - a game in the Platformer genre
SteamWorld Dig 2
Arcade, Platformer, Steampunk, Side view
Game released: Linux → 22 September 2017
Players: 8.9/10
Metacritic: 87/100
SteamWorld Dig 2 is a continuation of the side-view arcade platformer in steampunk style. The main character of the game this time will not be Rusty, but a certain...
Huntdown - a game in the Platformer genre
Huntdown
Arcade, Shooter, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: Linux → 12 May 2020
Players: 8.9/10
Metacritic: 85/100
Huntdown is an arcade side-scrolling pixel shooter with platforming elements in a sci-fi setting. You will go to a dark world of the future, where the police have...
Monster Sanctuary - a game in the Platformer genre
Monster Sanctuary
Adventure, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Indie
Game released: Linux → 8 December 2020
Players: 9.2/10
Metacritic: 78/100
Monster Sanctuary is a side-scrolling pixel Metroidvania in a fantasy setting, in which you become monster trainers and can fight in 3v3 tactical battles...
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove - a game in the Platformer genre
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
Arcade, Action, Beat them all, Platformer, Side view
Game released: Linux → 26 June 2014
Players: 8/10
Metacritic: 88/100
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is an old-school pixelated platformer about Shovel Knight, who must destroy his enemies to save his beloved and defeat the evil...
Rogue Legacy - a game 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
Slain: Back from Hell - a game in the Platformer genre
Slain: Back from Hell
Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Action, Indie, Slasher
Game released: Linux → 25 March 2016
Players: 9.2/10
Metacritic: 70/100
Slain: Back from Hell is an action-adventure platformer in a gothic setting. The story follows the doomed hero Bathoryn as he travels through a Gothic world and...
Trine - a game in the Platformer genre
Trine
Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval
Game released: Linux → 2 November 2010
Players: 8.8/10
Metacritic: 82/100
Trine is a third-person action, platformer, puzzle and fantasy game from the developers of Frozenbyte, Inc.. The main publisher of the game is Frozenbyte, Inc.. It...
Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power - a game in the Platformer genre
Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power
Arcade, Platformer, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval
Game released: Linux → 5 October 2015
Players: 9.1/10
Metacritic: 68/100
Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power is a colorful continuation of the fantasy platformer from developers from Frozenbyte. The plot of the game tells about the...
Chasm - a game in the Platformer genre
Chasm
Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Roguelike
Game released: Linux → 31 July 2018
Players: 5.9/10
Chasm is a side-scrolling adventure RPG action platformer in a fantasy setting. You have to try on the role of a young recruit performing his first mission...
Haste - a game in the Platformer genre
Haste
Action, Roguelike, Third-person view, Platformer, Parkour, Open world, Exploration, Casual game
Game released: Linux → 1 April 2025
Players: 9.7/10
Metacritic: 81/100
Supersonic action with procedural generation of levels. The game talks about a heroine traveling through a destroying universe. Players need to go through the level...
Indivisible - a game in the Platformer genre
Indivisible
Role-playing game, Action, Platformer, Anime / Manga, Side view
Game released: Linux → 8 October 2019
Players: 9.5/10
Metacritic: 79/100
Indivisible is a colorful action-RPG platformer with turn-based combat and a side view. You have to try on the role of the girl Ajna, who goes on a journey around...
Mark of the Ninja Remastered - a game in the Platformer genre
Mark of the Ninja Remastered
Arcade, Action, Stealth, Platformer, Side view
Game released: Linux → 9 October 2018
Players: 7.8/10
Mark of the Ninja Remastered is a special version of the side-scrolling arcade action platformer with stealth elements for Nintendo Switch. The events of the game...
Pixel Piracy - a game in the Platformer genre
Pixel Piracy
Role-playing game, Arcade, Simulation, Platformer, Indie
Game released: Linux → 31 July 2014
Players: 8/10
Metacritic: 52/100
SteamWorld Dig - a game in the Platformer genre
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...
Gang Beasts - a game in the Platformer genre
Gang Beasts
Arcade, Action, Adventure, Fighting, Platformer, Indie
Game released: Linux → 12 December 2017
Players: 7.6/10
Metacritic: 68/100
Gang Beasts is a multiplayer game with gelatinous characters, comical fights and absurd...
Yooka-Laylee - a game in the Platformer genre
Yooka-Laylee
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view
Game released: Linux → 11 April 2017
Players: 8.3/10
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...
Skyhill - a game in the Platformer genre
Skyhill
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Horror, Platformer
Game released: Linux → 6 October 2015
Players: 7.2/10
Metacritic: 63/100
Skyhill is a quest with survival elements. The main character ends up in a hotel called SKYHILL, where he rents the safest room on the hundredth floor. And then...
Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap - a game in the Platformer genre
Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view
Game released: Linux → 8 June 2017
Players: 6.6/10
Metacritic: 79/100
Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap is a side-scrolling remake of the legendary arcade action platformer. The game tells the story of a valiant knight who was turned into...
Night in the Woods - a game in the Platformer genre
Night in the Woods
Arcade, Platformer, Indie, Side view
Game released: Linux → 21 February 2017
Players: 9.1/10
Metacritic: 87/100
Night in the Woods is an arcade side-scrolling indie platformer. The game tells the story of a twenty-year-old cat who was expelled from college for truancy. After...
VVVVVV - a game in the Platformer genre
VVVVVV
Arcade, Platformer, Indie, Side view
Game released: Linux → 26 July 2011
Players: 7.3/10
Metacritic: 85/100
VVVVVV is an arcade indie platformer with a side view. You play as the fearless leader of a team of dimension explorers who have crashed and lost contact with each...
Lost Ruins - a game in the Platformer genre
Lost Ruins
Arcade, Side view, Anime / Manga, Action, Shooter, Platformer, Slasher, Adventure
Game released: Linux → 13 May 2021
Players: 8.2/10
Metacritic: 59/100
Lost Ruins is a hardcore side-scrolling action-adventure platformer with a retro theme. The girl wakes up in the twilight of the dungeon. She doesn't remember...
Pikuniku - a game in the Platformer genre
Pikuniku
Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view
Game released: Linux → 24 January 2019
Players: 8.7/10
Metacritic: 75/100
Pikuniku is a side-scrolling arcade puzzle adventure game. You have to go to a mysterious game world where you need to uncover a conspiracy and restore the...
Clustertruck - a game in the Platformer genre
Clustertruck
Arcade, Action, Platformer, First-person view, Indie
Game released: Linux → 27 September 2016
Players: 9.5/10
Metacritic: 73/100
Clustertruck is an arcade action platformer with a first-person view, in which the player has to stay on top of speeding long-range trucks. Jumping from one car to...
Aeon Drive - a game in the Platformer genre
Aeon Drive
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Cyberpunk, Side view
Game released: Linux → 30 September 2021
Aeon Drive is a side-scrolling arcade platformer in a sci-fi setting. The action takes you to the neon-lit streets of Neo-Barcelona. You will try on the role of...
ScourgeBringer - a game in the Platformer genre
ScourgeBringer
Action, Indie, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Roguelike
Game released: Linux → 21 October 2020
Players: 9.7/10
Metacritic: 77/100
ScourgeBringer is a dynamic action-platformer with a side view and roguelike elements from the creators of NeuroVoider. The events of the game unfold in a...
BattleBlock Theater - a game in the Platformer genre
BattleBlock Theater
Arcade, Online, Action, Platformer, Side view, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: Linux → 15 May 2014
Players: 8.6/10
Metacritic: 85/100
BattleBlock Theater is a side-scrolling multiplayer action platformer. There are a total of eight different modes available in the game. In Soul, the player will...
Butcher - a game in the Platformer genre
Butcher
Action, Shooter, Platformer, Indie, Side view
Game released: Linux → 5 October 2016
Players: 7.7/10
Metacritic: 71/100
Butcher is a hardcore side-scrolling action platformer set in a futuristic setting. The game is based on the best shooters from the 90s. You have to get used to the...
Cave Story - a game in the Platformer genre
Cave Story
Action, Shooter, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle
Game released: Linux → 19 September 2007
Players: 10/10
Metacritic: 89/100
Axiom Verge - a game in the Platformer genre
Axiom Verge
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view
Game released: Linux → 14 May 2015
Players: 6.8/10
Metacritic: 85/100
Axiom Verge is a side-scrolling pixel action platformer set in a sci-fi setting. You will play the role of a scientist who, due to an accident, finds himself in a...
Steel Assault - a game in the Platformer genre
Steel Assault
Arcade, Platformer, Action, Side view, Futurism (Future), Indie
Game released: Linux → 28 September 2021
Metacritic: 76/100
Steel Assault is a fast-paced side-scrolling action platformer set in a sci-fi setting. The game takes place in the near future of post-apocalyptic America. You...
Sundered - a game in the Platformer genre
Sundered
Arcade, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view
Game released: Linux → 28 July 2017
Players: 5.4/10
Metacritic: 73/100
Sundered is a side-scrolling arcade platformer from the creators of Jotun. You will play as a character named Yeshe, a wanderer in a ruined world with ever-changing...
Risk of Rain - a game in the Platformer genre
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...
Astalon: Tears of the Earth - a game in the Platformer genre
Astalon: Tears of the Earth
Action, Indie, Platformer, Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval, Anime / Manga
Game released: Linux → 3 June 2021
Players: 6.5/10
Metacritic: 82/100
Astalon: Tears of the Earth is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer in a fantasy setting. The game follows three heroic explorers who travel through a...
Anima Flux - a game in the Platformer genre
Anima Flux
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...
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