Puzzle 2020 for Linux — top best games in the Puzzle genre

Arcade, Adventure, Puzzle, Anime / Manga, Indie, Free game, Demons

Game released: Linux → 11 May 2020

Players: 9/10

Steam: 97/100

Helltaker is a free-to-play adventure puzzle game. The game tells the story of a hero who suddenly opens a portal to hell, in which, oddly enough, a whole harem of...

The Longing

Adventure, Side view, Puzzle, Arcade, Platformer, Point & Click, Walking Simulator, Exploration

Game released: Linux → 5 March 2020

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 79/100

The Longing is an unusual game, the main feature of which lies in its length. The fact is that it will take 400 days to complete the game. Even if a player enters...

Besiege

Puzzle, Logic, Sandbox, Simulation, Strategy, Action, Medieval era

Game released: Linux → 18 February 2020

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 94/100

A construction game in which the player creates unique medieval siege engines and uses them to destroy fortified fortresses. Players can build siege weapons...

Superliminal

Logic, Puzzle, First-person view, Adventure

Game released: Linux → 5 November 2020

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 78/100

An adventure puzzle game based on optical illusions. The player solves various puzzles and interacts with objects using an ambiguous perspective. With its help, you...

Poly Bridge 2

Side view, Puzzle, Logic, Strategy, Simulation, Construction

Game released: Linux → 28 May 2020

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 95/100

Sequel to the game about building bridges. The player is engaged in creating various structures that help vehicles get over ponds and cliffs. In the continuation, a...

Filament

Logic, Puzzle, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Science fiction, Indie

Game released: Linux → 23 April 2020

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Filament is an adventure game with lots of puzzles in a sci-fi setting. You will board the Alabaster, one of the leading scientific starships of the Thread...

Jessika

Interactive movie, First-person view, Puzzle, Adventure, Simulation, Benchmark program, Indie, Detective

Game released: Linux → 25 August 2020

Players: 6.6/10

Steam: 67/100

Jessika is an interactive adventure game in the spirit of Her Story and Telling Lies. The player investigates the digital traces of a deceased girl named...

Quiplash 2 InterLASHional

Arcade, Puzzle, Board / Group Game, Indie, Logic, Casual game

Game released: Linux → 8 April 2020

Players: 1/10

Steam: 92/100

Quiplash 2 InterLASHional is a fun, say-whatever-style quiz for parties. The game features fun questions, over 100 different clues, and a nice, minimalistic visual...

Death and Taxes

Adventure, Simulation, Indie, Puzzle, Visual novel, Side view, Point & Click, Strategy

Game released: Linux → 20 February 2020

Players: 10/10

Steam: 85/100

Death and Taxes — an exciting adventure game in the spirit of Papers, Please, Reigns , and Beholder. In the game, you will take on the role of the Grim...

Beyond a Steel Sky

Adventure, Futurism (Future), Third-person view, Action, Puzzle, Point & Click, Cyberpunk

Game released: Linux → 16 July 2020

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Beyond a Steel Sky is an action-adventure game with a third-person view in a sci-fi setting, which is a continuation of the cult Beneath a Steel Sky. In the game...

The Jackbox Party Pack 7

Arcade, Puzzle, Board / Group Game, Indie, Logic, Comedy, Trivia

Game released: Linux → 15 October 2020

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 76/100

The Jackbox Party Pack 7 is a new part of a collection of fun arcade games for a large company. The game has a lot of different mini-games that will not let you get...

Superhot: Mind Control Delete

Action, Shooter, DLC, First-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Roguelike

Game released: Linux → 16 July 2020

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Superhot: Mind Control Delete — A stand-alone add-on for a puzzle shooter with a first-person view. The game includes roguelike elements, so the gameplay...

5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel

Simulation, Puzzle, Chess game, Sports game, Futurism (Future), Board / Group Game

Game released: Linux → 22 July 2020

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 96/100

5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel is an unusual chess simulator with spatial, temporal and parallel dimensions. In the game, you will hone your playing tactics...

Vaporum: Lockdown

Role-playing game, Action, First-person view, Steampunk, Puzzle, Indie

Game released: Linux → 15 September 2020

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 83/100

Vaporum: Lockdown — a hardcore role-playing action game with a first-person view in a steampunk style, which is a prequel to the original game Vaporum. The events...

Bridge Constructor: The Walking Dead

Logic, Puzzle, Side view, Post-apocalyptic, Simulation, Zombies

Game released: Linux → 19 November 2020

Steam: 69/100

Bridge Constructor: The Walking Dead is another crossover in the bridge-building puzzle game Bridge Constructor, this time meeting famous characters from the...

A Monster's Expedition

Adventure, Indie, Arcade, Puzzle, Top-down view, Strategy, Open world

Game released: Linux → 10 September 2020

Players: 6.1/10

Steam: 94/100

A Monster's Expedition is a cute top-down adventure puzzle game. The game is about quirky monsters who love to learn new things about people. As you progress...

Lair of the Clockwork God

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Point & Click, Side view, Action

Game released: Linux → 21 February 2020

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Lair of the Clockwork God is a side-scrolling adventure puzzle platformer set in a post-apocalyptic setting. A unique blend of genres awaits you in the form of...

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...

Dude, Where Is My Beer?

Casual game, Comics, Indie, Side view, Adventure, Puzzle, Comedy, Exploration, Point & Click

Game released: Linux → 5 November 2020

Steam: 76/100

An unusual adventure, the main character of which is trying to uncover a conspiracy with the disappearance of the Pilsner beer in the city of Oslo. To investigate...

Methods: Detective Competition

Puzzle, Adventure, Visual novel, Detective

Game released: Linux → 2 June 2020

Players: 3.1/10

Steam: 91/100

Hundreds of detectives compete with each other to solve mysteries created by crime bosses. The winner receives a million dollars and a unique opportunity. However...

Shift! (2020)

First-person view, Logic, Puzzle

Game released: Linux → 27 December 2020

Shift! — a logic puzzle with a first-person view. The main mechanic is switching between past and present. At the moment there are only 5 levels...

Ray's the Dead

Action, Strategy, Stealth, Isometric, Puzzle, Indie, Adventure

Game released: Linux → 22 October 2020

Steam: 64/100

Ray's the Dead is a fun zombie action game with an isometric camera view, where you rise from your grave and lead hordes of zombies. The main task is to investigate...

Perfect Vermin

Adventure, Indie, Action, First-person view, Puzzle, Free game, Horror

Game released: Linux → 7 November 2020

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 93/100

Perfect Vermin is an indie first-person action adventure with puzzle elements. Your task is simple: exterminate all the vermin. The sledgehammer provided to you is...

Helix Slider

Free game, Puzzle, Arcade, Action, Indie, Casual game

Game released: Linux → 25 September 2020

Steam: 91/100

Helix Slider is a free-to-play arcade puzzle game with incredible visual style. In the game you have to rotate an endless spinning pipe and get through all the...

Ultra Hat Dimension

Arcade, Top-down view, Puzzle, Anime / Manga, Casual game

Game released: Linux → 16 July 2020

Steam: 96/100

Ultra Hat Dimension is a Japanese-style top-down arcade puzzle game. You play as a young hat designer who sets out to save the day. After all, all her creations...

Mega Veg Man

Free game, Action, Platformer, Side view, Adventure, Puzzle, Arcade

Game released: Linux → 5 October 2020

Steam: 85/100

A dynamic platformer inspired by the gameplay of Super Meat Boy. The player will travel through various worlds, overcome challenging obstacles, use trampolines for...

GraviFire

Puzzle, Indie, Science fiction, Casual game, Old school, Logic

Game released: Linux → 25 November 2020

Steam: 94/100

A logic game where puzzles are built on the interaction of movement and gravity. Controlling the Green Light, you must place objects in their proper places by...

WordTactics

Puzzle, Strategy, Point & Click

Game released: Linux → 31 December 2020

Steam: 85/100

The player places letter tiles on a grid and then forms words and scores points. Once a certain number of letters have been successfully used, the gamer moves on...

NENA

Arcade, Puzzle, Top-down view, Action

Game released: Linux → 4 October 2020

Players: 6.2/10

Steam: 92/100

A short pixel game about the journey of the protagonist who wants to give freedom to all robots. The character can control various objects on the map to defeat...

NYAF

Indie, Arcade, Puzzle, Hidden Objects, Point & Click

Game released: Linux → 9 November 2020

Steam: 100/100

NYAF is a casual arcade game in which you have to look for hidden characters among similar monsters. In addition to them, you can find a lot of interesting things...

SUPER IS HOT

Indie, Shooter, First-person view, Puzzle

Game released: Linux → 13 December 2020

SUPER IS HOT — a fusion of ideas from two games ( SUPERHOT and Baba Is You) into one conceptual project. In it, time moves not only with the player — the entire...

Oniria Crimes

Adventure, Puzzle, Indie, Isometric, Fantasy, Logic, Exploration

Game released: Linux → 3 December 2020

Steam: 76/100

Oniria Crimes is an indie adventure with "Pont & Click" mechanics set in a pixelated dream world called "The Dream". A serial killer has begun to operate in dreams...

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Best Games in the Puzzle genre of 2020 for Linux (Game released)