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

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Fossil Echo - a game in the Platformer genre
Fossil Echo
Arcade, Adventure, Stealth, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Action
Game released: Linux → 8 July 2016
Steam: 55/100
Fossil Echo is a side-scrolling adventure arcade platformer. The story of the game takes place in a fantasy world where a little boy decided to climb to the top of...
Cats are Liquid - a game in the Platformer genre
Cats are Liquid
Arcade, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Indie, Adventure
Game released: Linux → 25 July 2016
Players: 9.7/10
Steam: 93/100
Cats are Liquid is a funny arcade platformer with a side of the side, where you have to take a cat under control, which behaves as if it is a drop of liquid. The...
Judge Dredd 95 - a game in the Platformer genre
Judge Dredd 95
Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Comics
Game released: Linux → 23 May 2018
Players: 9.7/10
Steam: 54/100
Judge Dredd 95 is a hardcore action-platformer with a side view, inspired by the movie "Judge Dredd". You will take on the role of an executioner and judge in one...
Hell is Other Demons - a game in the Platformer genre
Hell is Other Demons
Adventure, Action, Shooter, Side view, Roguelike, Indie, Platformer, Arcade
Game released: Linux → 20 May 2019
Steam: 92/100
Hell is Other Demons is a fast-paced side-scrolling action platformer with roguelike elements. The game has you exploring a vast, hand-crafted world filled with...
Nubarron: The adventure of an unlucky gnome - a game in the Platformer genre
Nubarron: The adventure of an unlucky gnome
Adventure, Indie, Platformer, Side view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval
Game released: Linux → 30 January 2020
Steam: 72/100
Nubarron: The adventure of an unlucky gnome is a side-scrolling adventure puzzle platformer in a fantasy setting where you can fry and burn everyone with lightning...
Gonner 2 - a game in the Platformer genre
Gonner 2
Indie, Platformer, Arcade, Side view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op), Action, Shooter
Game released: Linux → 22 October 2020
Steam: 68/100
Gonner 2 is a sequel to the brutally challenging 2D platformer with roguelike elements and procedurally generated levels. Hikk returns again, and this time he will...
Jelly Brawl - a game in the Platformer genre
Jelly Brawl
Online, Action, Cooperative (co-op), Indie, Top-down view, Sandbox, Mini-game / browser-based, Platformer, Free game
Game released: Linux → 27 October 2020
Players: 7.2/10
Steam: 75/100
Jelly Brawl is a top-down cooperative indie action game. This is a game with simple controls that are easy to learn. Without quick reactions and timely taps, it's...
Elsie - a game in the Platformer genre
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 brave heroine who...
SurfsUp - a game in the Platformer genre
SurfsUp
Simulation, Action, Third-person view, Online, Racing, Platformer, First-person view, Free game, Runner
Game released: Linux → 7 July 2025
Steam: 85/100
A multiplayer air surfing game where you can jump on ramps and perform tricks. There are daily random maps and global leaderboards. Various cosmetic items and...
A Story About My Uncle - a game in the Platformer genre
A Story About My Uncle
Action, Adventure, Platformer, First-person view, Puzzle
Game released: Linux → 28 May 2014
Players: 8.2/10
Steam: 92/100
Metacritic: 73/100
A Story About My Uncle is an action-adventure platformer with a first-person view. The game tells the story of a boy who, in search of his uncle, finds himself in a...
Foxy Man - a game in the Platformer genre
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...
Tesla Breaks the World! - a game in the Platformer genre
Tesla Breaks the World!
Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Indie
Game released: Linux → 26 September 2014
Steam: 38/100
This 2D platformer with puzzles follows Nikola Tesla as he tries to repair the world after Thomas Edison accidentally damages one of his inventions and opens a tear...
Ninja Pizza Girl - a game in the Platformer genre
Ninja Pizza Girl
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk, Side view, Runner, Parkour
Game released: Linux → 30 September 2015
Steam: 86/100
Ninja Pizza Girl is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer in a cyberpunk style. In a futuristic metropolis, all the game's protagonist Gemma wants to do is...
Mushroom 11 - a game in the Platformer genre
Mushroom 11
Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view
Game released: Linux → 15 October 2015
Players: 7.7/10
Steam: 89/100
Metacritic: 78/100
Mushroom 11 is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer. Controlling an amorphous organism, you have to overcome flocks of strange mutated creatures and...
Move or Die - a game in the Platformer genre
Move or Die
Arcade, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Online, Action
Game released: Linux → 21 January 2016
Players: 8.8/10
Steam: 84/100
Move or Die is a fun side-scrolling arcade platformer for a noisy group. The game is a collection of mini-games in which several people can participate. Among the...
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...
Typoman - a game in the Platformer genre
Typoman
Arcade, Platformer, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Logic, Side view, Indie
Game released: Linux → 15 August 2016
Players: 10/10
Steam: 86/100
Metacritic: 71/100
Typoman is an unusual side-scrolling adventure puzzle platformer. The creators of Typoman were inspired by the biographies of dedicated writers. It will take you on...
Black the Fall - a game in the Platformer genre
Black the Fall
Arcade, Action, Stealth, Platformer, Puzzle, Logic, Indie, Adventure
Game released: Linux → 11 July 2017
Players: 5/10
Steam: 79/100
Metacritic: 69/100
Black the Fall is a side-scrolling indie adventure platformer whose main goal is to tell the story of a hero escaping the communist system. Solve puzzles to avoid...
Necrosphere - a game in the Platformer genre
Necrosphere
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Side view, Indie, Metroidvania
Game released: Linux → 1 September 2017
Steam: 91/100
Necrosphere is a hardcore side-scrolling pixel action platformer with very simple controls, consisting of just two buttons. The main character dies and ends up in...
Citadale: The Legends Trilogy - a game in the Platformer genre
Citadale: The Legends Trilogy
Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Indie
Game released: Linux → 13 September 2017
Steam: 52/100
Citadale: The Legends Trilogy is a side-scrolling hardcore action platformer set in a dark fantasy universe. The game includes all three parts of the retro game...
Caveman Warriors - a game in the Platformer genre
Caveman Warriors
Arcade, Action, Online, Platformer, Side view, Adventure
Game released: Linux → 22 September 2017
Steam: 74/100
Metacritic: 52/100
Caveman Warriors is a side-scrolling co-op action platformer. The events of the game will take you to prehistoric times, when people lived in caves, and there was...
Mail Mole - a game in the Platformer genre
Mail Mole
Arcade, Third-person view, Adventure, Platformer, Comedy
Game released: Linux → 4 March 2021
Steam: 88/100
Metacritic: 72/100
Mail Mole is an adventure arcade action platformer with a third-person view, in which you get into the role of a funny postman mole named Molty. The postal mole has...
Low Oxygen - a game in the Platformer genre
Low Oxygen
Casual game, Platformer, Side view, Adventure, Puzzle, Indie, Space
Game released: Linux → 16 March 2023
Steam: 89/100
The game is about an astronaut who crash lands on an alien planet while trying to find a way to get to Earth again. He must navigate through 50 rooms filled with...
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...
Cython Cat - a game in the Platformer genre
Cython Cat
Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Free game, Side view, Action
Game released: Linux → 1 December 2025
Steam: 82/100
A dynamic open-world game about a cat exploring ruins. You will need to move quickly through locations and jump across platforms. You also need to collect shards...
Beyond Gravity - a game in the Platformer genre
Beyond Gravity
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Indie, Casual game
Game released: Linux → 23 September 2014
Steam: 88/100
Beyond Gravity is an arcade game with elements of action, platformer and indie game from developers from the Qwiboo studio. The game is published by Qwiboo. It...
Volgarr the Viking - a game in the Platformer genre
Volgarr the Viking
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Indie
Game released: Linux → 13 September 2013
Players: 10/10
Steam: 84/100
Metacritic: 76/100
Volgarr the Viking is a hardcore arcade platformer in which the Viking hero fights enemies and navigates deadly traps across a series of dangerous worlds. The game...
Tinertia - a game in the Platformer genre
Tinertia
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Indie, Virtual Reality (VR)
Game released: Linux → 3 September 2015
Steam: 97/100
Tinertia is a futuristic action-platformer set on a dying planet, where the robot Weldon is trapped among ruins and sentient machines. To survive, he must climb...
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...
Indivisible - a game in the Platformer genre
Indivisible
Role-playing game, Action, Platformer, Anime / Manga, Side view, Indie
Game released: Linux → 8 October 2019
Players: 9.5/10
Steam: 72/100
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...
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: 86/100
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...
Kitsune Tails - a game in the Platformer genre
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 jealousy. As...
Janosik 2 - a game in the Platformer genre
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 saving, but...
Tankazooka - a game in the Platformer genre
Tankazooka
Indie, Side view, Casual game, Arcade, Platformer, Adventure
Game released: Linux → 30 April 2025
Steam: 94/100
The tank was moving with its convoy, but ran over a mine and broke down. Now you need to go through different levels, using the cannon to move to catch up with your...
Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken - a game in the Platformer genre
Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken
Arcade, Action, Puzzle, Side view, Indie, Platformer
Game released: Linux → 15 October 2012
Players: 10/10
Steam: 81/100
Metacritic: 75/100
This side-scrolling action platformer with puzzles is set in Albatropolis, a land ruled by a totalitarian penguin regime. Hardboiled Chicken sets out to assassinate...
Another World: 20th Anniversary Edition - a game in the Platformer genre
Another World: 20th Anniversary Edition
Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Platformer
Game released: Linux → 4 April 2013
Steam: 85/100
Metacritic: 76/100
This science-fiction action platformer follows young scientist Lester Knight Chaykin, who is hurled through space and time when a nuclear experiment goes wrong...
Eryi's Action - a game in the Platformer genre
Eryi's Action
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval
Game released: Linux → 19 November 2013
Steam: 89/100
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...
Escape Goat 2 - a game in the Platformer genre
Escape Goat 2
Arcade, Platformer, Puzzle, Logic, Indie
Game released: Linux → 24 March 2014
Steam: 96/100
Metacritic: 76/100
Escape Goat 2 is a puzzle platformer about a goat attempting to traverse the Stronghold of Toragos, which no one has conquered before. The goat must find a path...
Shiny The Firefly - a game in the Platformer genre
Shiny The Firefly
Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie
Game released: Linux → 16 May 2014
Steam: 76/100
A platform adventure about Shiny, a firefly searching for his children, scattered across a mysterious garden after an accident. The garden is home to dangerous...
Pixel Piracy - a game in the Platformer genre
Pixel Piracy
Role-playing game, Arcade, Simulation, Platformer, Indie, Sandbox, Side view, Roguelike
Game released: Linux → 31 July 2014
Players: 8/10
Steam: 62/100
Metacritic: 52/100
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