Science fiction for Linux — top best games in the Science fiction genre

Barotrauma - a game in the Science fiction genre

Online, Business / Management, Roguelike, Side view, Science fiction, Cooperative (co-op), Survival horror

Early Access: Linux → 6 June 2019; Game released: Linux → 13 March 2023

Players: 8.8/10

A game about a submarine, which features procedural generation of tasks, a character editor and an online mode for 16 players. The gamer will be able to visit a...

Portal: Revolution

Free game, Action, First-person view, Science fiction, Puzzle

Game released: Linux → 6 January 2024

Players: 9.4/10

Free fan modification for Portal 2. The game offers an original story with new characters, set between Portal and Portal 2. The plot follows a test subject who...

System Shock Remake

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk, Science fiction, Remake

Game released: Linux → 30 May 2023

Players: 8/10

A remake of the legendary role-playing shooter System Shock. The game takes place in the year 2072, where all resources on Earth have been practically depleted...

Entity: The Black Day

Shooter, Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Science fiction, Survival horror

Game released: Linux → 8 January 2026; Early Access: Linux → 14 November 2023

Players: 4/10

The action unfolds in a dark underground bio-laboratory complex. The player takes on the role of Adam, a former special forces operative sent on a secret mission to...

Fogpiercer

Strategy, Top-down view, Turn-based, Card game, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Roguelike, Science fiction

Game released: Linux → 17 July 2026

A sci-fi card roguelike where the survival of humanity depends on the correctly assembled train composition, tactical decisions, and the ability to use every...

Antivirus Girl

Action, Strategy, Casual game, Indie, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Anime / Manga, Science fiction, Top-down view

Game released: Linux → 1 July 2026

The game combines elements of "tower defense" and dynamic shooting, allowing not only to build defenses but also to directly control the main character. As an agent...

Anomaly 2

Arcade, Strategy, In real time, Indie, Action, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Science fiction, Isometric, Online, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: Linux → 15 May 2013

Players: 7.1/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Anomaly 2 is a fantastic arcade action game with elements of tower defense and real-time strategy. Years after the 2018 invasion of Earth, the planet is overrun by...

Kvark

Action, Shooter, Science fiction, First-person view, Horror

Game released: Linux → 3 October 2024

VGTimes: 4.0/10

Players: 9.3/10

The game takes place in a fictional version of the Czech Republic in the 1980s. The main character finds himself in an underground structure, which falls apart as...

Filament

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

Game released: Linux → 23 April 2020

Players: 8.6/10

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...

Out There

Science fiction, Adventure, Indie, Strategy, In real time, Side view, Top-down view, Roguelike

Game released: Linux → 2 April 2015

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Out There is a fantasy adventure indie roguelike with elements of real-time strategy and a side view. In this game, you play as an astronaut who woke up from...

The Abandoned Planet

Puzzle, Science fiction, Hidden Objects, Space, Adventure

Game released: Linux → 29 August 2024

Players: 9.5/10

An atmospheric adventure game that immerses the player in the world of a mysterious and forgotten planet. As the player explores abandoned ruins and wild...

Starcom: Nexus

Role-playing game, Science fiction, Simulation, Top-down view, Shooter

Game released: Linux → 12 December 2019

Players: 10/10

Starcom: Nexus — a space explorer simulator with shooter elements. The player takes control of a light shuttle and sets off to travel through an unknown galaxy...

StarDrive 2: Sector Zero

Strategy, DLC, In real time, Turn-based, Science fiction

Game released: Linux → 8 March 2016

Players: 8.8/10

StarDrive 2: Sector Zero is an add-on to the sci-fi strategy with turn-based battles in space StarDrive 2. It introduces large-scale changes to the structure of the...

Star Vikings Forever

Arcade, Role-playing game, Roguelike, Side view, Match-3 (Three in a row), Science fiction

Game released: Linux → 6 October 2016

Star Vikings Forever is an arcade strategy game with role-playing elements and a side view. Your task will be to assemble your invincible team of Vikings and fight...

Universe For Sale

Puzzle, Adventure, Exploration, Science fiction, Indie, Comics

Game released: Linux → 16 November 2023

A hand-drawn adventure set on an empty space station nestled in the clouds of Jupiter. You need to meet unusual local residents and reveal their secrets of survival...

Duskers

Exploration, Space, Roguelike, Tactics, Top-down view, Science fiction

Game released: Linux → 19 May 2016

Metacritic: 83/100

The player controls a drone and explores abandoned spaceships to find means of survival and learn how the universe turned into a giant graveyard. Dangerous...

Mars Survivors

Science fiction, Shooter, Top-down view, Roguelike

Game released: Linux → 5 July 2023

Players: 4.9/10

The player controls a survivor on the planet Mars and confronts waves of mutated monsters. Several characters and more than 10 types of weapons are available. The...

Beyond All Reason

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Free game, Science fiction, Cooperative (co-op)

Early Access: Linux → 25 May 2020; Game in development: Linux → 2027

A large-scale free strategy inspired by Total Annihilation and Supreme Commander. The game transports players to futuristic wars between massive mechanized...

Reaver

Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Science fiction, Old school

Game in development: Linux → 2026

A super-fast shooter in which the player goes through various levels and clears out entire hordes of killer machines at speed. The game has a large arsenal of...

Stellaris: Galactic Paragons

Strategy, Grand strategy, Science fiction, Space, DLC, In real time

Game released: Linux → 9 May 2023

Players: 5.5/10

The expansion enhances the Council mechanics by introducing leaders who can strengthen the player's empire with their special abilities, and adds a number of...

NODE: The Last Favor of the Antarii

Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie, Side view, Science fiction

Game released: Linux → 28 August 2025

The game takes you to an abandoned nuclear complex from the Cold War, where the ruins of Soviet technology are intertwined with something otherworldly. As an...

Chrono Port: Heroes of All Time

Role-playing game, Strategy, Turn-based, Tactics, Science fiction, Open world, Fantasy

Game released: Linux → 16 August 2025

The main character embarks on a journey through time, where they gather legendary heroes from different eras to save the world from ancient evil. There are over 60...

Wastelanders

Role-playing game, Strategy, Turn-based, Card game, Post-apocalyptic, Tactics, Science fiction

Game released: Linux → 28 January 2026

A catastrophic meteorite impact puts civilization on the brink of destruction, covering the planet's surface with an alien substance known as "Wasteland." The city...

Lawyer Guy: Defender of Justice

Side view, Platformer, Science fiction, Action

Early Access: Linux → 6 November 2020

Lawyer Guy: Defender of Justice — A fantastic side-scrolling platformer with action elements. There are no gimmicks here, just quality level design and...

Barotrauma: Home and Harbor

Online, Business / Management, Roguelike, Side view, Science fiction, Cooperative (co-op), Survival horror

Game in development: Linux → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 8.6/10

The add-on adds the Descendants faction for Barotrauma, which uses alien technology. Now you can control underwater outposts and install modules on them. Also, NPC...

Spacebase Startopia

Business / Management, Strategy, Isometric, Science fiction, In real time

Game released: Linux → 26 March 2021

Metacritic: 69/100

Spacebase Startopia is a management simulator with an isometric camera view in a sci-fi setting. In the game you will take control of a large space station, from...

Fractal Space

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Science fiction

Game in development: Linux → 2026

Players: 8.6/10

Fractal Space is an adventure quest with a first-person view in a fantasy...

Starfinder: Afterlight

Role-playing game, Adventure, Turn-based, Indie, Science fiction

Game in development: Linux → 2026

The game transports you to the vast reaches of space, where the fate of the galaxy hangs in the balance. When the captain disappears and the end of the world looms...

GunSlugs 2

Action, Indie, Platformer, Side view, Arcade, Science fiction

Game released: Linux → 15 January 2015

GunSlugs 2 is a side view action game with elements of an indie game, platformer, arcade and from developers from the OrangePixel studio. The game is published by...

Phoenix Springs

Adventure, Detective, Science fiction

Game released: Linux → 7 October 2024

Metacritic: 72/100

Neo-noir quest with elements of mysticism and investigation. Events immerse the player in a mysterious world where dark secrets and personal dramas are intertwined...

DekaDuck

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Comics, Side view, Science fiction, Comedy, Old school

Game in development: Linux → 2027

A dynamic action-platformer inspired by classics for Sega Mega Drive (Genesis) and Super Nintendo Entertainment System. The player takes on the role of a bounty...

They Came for More Pasta

Comedy, Adventure, Science fiction, Indie, Top-down view

Game released: Linux → 16 June 2025

Players: 10/10

Comedy adventure about aliens. Their intentions do not include conquest or kidnapping, the only thing they are interested in is Italian food. A courier, forced to...

Starmancer

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Science fiction

Early Access: Linux → 5 August 2021; Game in development: Linux → 2026

Starmancer is a management strategy game with survival elements and an isometric camera view in a sci-fi setting. The events of the game take place in the distant...

Unnamed Space Idle

Free game, Science fiction, Casual game, Space, Clicker

Early Access: Linux → 28 July 2023

The game takes place in the distant future, where alien invaders are trying to completely destroy humanity. The player controls a space fighter and fights enemies...

Silence of the Siren

Tactics, Role-playing game, Top-down view, Online, Turn-based, Science fiction

Early Access: Linux → 30 September 2024

A sci-fi game in which several space-faring civilizations battle for control of a distant star system. You need to explore the surface and extract resources to...

Space Crew: Legendary Edition

Action, Science fiction, Space, Business / Management, Indie, Roguelike, Comedy

Game released: Linux → 15 October 2020

The player, as a captain, controls a spaceship. It is necessary to recruit crew members, explore the galaxy and confront aliens. The legendary edition of Space...

Old Skies

Adventure, Futurism (Future), Point & Click, Science fiction, Exploration, Old school

Game released: Linux → 23 April 2025

Metacritic: 80/100

The main character works as a temporary tourist agent in the near future: for a substantial fee, wealthy clients book excursions to their own past or to historical...

Dispersio 3

Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Science fiction, Dungeons

Game released: Linux → 18 November 2025

A pixel game where the main character tries to escape from a secret military base. As the character progresses, they encounter various challenges, such as wind or...

Gemini: Binary Conflict

Action, Shooter, Science fiction, First-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Online

Early Access: Linux → 21 June 2023; Game released: Linux → 7 June 2024

A multiplayer game set in the midst of an interplanetary war between two alien species. The Avians (a bird-like species) inhabiting their homeworld battle their...

Hive Jump 2: Survivors

Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Roguelike, Science fiction

Early Access: Linux → 29 May 2024; Game released: Linux → 10 September 2024

After a squad of brave paratroopers is killed in an intergalactic ambush, the only surviving member of the team embarks on a path of retribution and engages in...

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Best Games in the Science fiction genre for Linux