Science fiction for Linux — top best games in the Science fiction genre / Page 2

PH0B0S - a game in the Science fiction genre

Shooter, First-person view, Science fiction

Game released: Linux → 11 July 2022

A first-person shooter in a fantasy future. We shoot enemies on different planets: some enemies can merge with others, becoming larger and more...

Memory Lost: Chapter One

Shooter, Isometric, Indie, Action, Science fiction

Game released: Linux → 2 December 2022

Players: 10/10

The trick of this shooter is the transfer of the hero’s consciousness into the bodies of enemies. When you run out of ammo or health, you need to quickly select an...

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...

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...

Helium Rain

Free game, Space, Simulation, Strategy, Indie, Exploration, Science fiction

Game released: Linux → 11 October 2018

Steam: 78/100

A free space simulator in which the player manages his own company. During the passage, you can trade resources, buy ships and entire stations. In addition, the...

Astral Shipwright

Free game, Space, Simulation, Science fiction, Futurism (Future), Business / Management

Game released: Linux → 11 November 2022

A free space simulator about building ships for intergalactic travel. Players take on the role of the captain of a small tugboat who invests in increasingly...

The Last Exodus

Free game, Strategy, Tactics, Turn-based, Top-down view, Grand strategy, Science fiction

Game released: Linux → 3 September 2023

Free space strategy with turn-based battles. As players progress, they create an invincible space fleet, the heart of which is a large mothership. On it you can...

Three Minutes to Eight

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

Game released: Linux → 23 October 2023

A pixel game set in the near future. The main character should die at exactly 19:57, but the gamer still tries to save him. We need to find ways to cheat death and...

Hypersomnia

Shooter, Science fiction, Top-down view, Online

Game released: Linux → 29 December 2023

In the game world, three factions oppose each other. Gamers can fight on arena maps in one-on-one duels or team bomb defusal modes. The arsenal includes 24 unique...

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...

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...

The Away Team: Lost Exodus

Top-down view, Simulation, Text quest, Adventure, Science fiction

Game released: Linux → 22 July 2016

The scientific and fantastic adventure of the AI-Pilot of the last inter-star ship of the Earth, which is instructed to find a house for his team-the last remnants...

Blight's Grasp

Space, Third-person view, Action, Adventure, Science fiction, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: Linux → 29 April 2025

The main character explores an alien planet to find his lost sister and a cure to save this world. You'll have to look for energy cores to repair broken portals...

Granvir: Zero Front

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Combat robots, Roguelike, Science fiction

Game released: Linux → 12 May 2025

Players: 8.5/10

The player creates mechs from a variety of parts: torsos, legs, arms, and special modules. You can install melee and ranged weapons that suit your chosen style. In...

Battle for Rakir

Role-playing game, Strategy, Roguelike, Tactics, Science fiction

Game released: Linux → 12 May 2025

An open-world space game set in orbit around the war-torn desert colony of Rakir. The player pilots a variety of ships, commands strike fleets, and carries out...

Barotrauma: Home and Harbor

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

Game in development: Linux → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 8.3/10

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...

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...

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...

Mutropolis

Adventure, Puzzle, Science fiction

Game released: Linux → 18 February 2021

Metacritic: 71/100

A science fiction adventure set on the abandoned planet Earth in the year 5000. The protagonist and a team of archaeologists are exploring the ruins of an ancient...

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...

Salvagers

Role-playing game, Educational game (Education), Top-down view, Roguelike, Science fiction, Space

Game released: Linux → 1 September 2025

Players: 5.5/10

The player leads a small team of explorers who land on abandoned space stations. You need to collect equipment, lost weapons, forgotten treasures - everything you...

GraviFire

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

Game released: Linux → 25 November 2020

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Help Bipboop

Top-down view, Puzzle, Science fiction

Game released: Linux → 7 February 2026

The player tries to guide a small robot through intricate puzzle levels. In this case, you need to control not the main character, but to move the blocks that he...

Besiege: The Broken Beyond

Action, Strategy, Simulation, Sandbox, Logic, Science fiction, Medieval era

Game in development: Linux → 2026

A space expansion that enhances the game with interstellar travel and new physical challenges. Flights in gravitational conditions, dodging asteroids, and...

Star Shift Rebellion

Top-down view, Tactics, Science fiction, Exploration, Space, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: Linux → 9 February 2024

The game takes place in a mining colony on the Outer Rim that is under occupation. With the help of a hacked android, the rebels are trying to gain freedom. There...

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...

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...

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Best Games in the Science fiction genre for Linux