Science fiction 2023 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, Survival

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

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 95/100

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...

System Shock Remake

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

Game released: Linux → 30 May 2023

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 78/100

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...

Mars Survivors

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

Game released: Linux → 5 July 2023

Players: 4.9/10

Steam: 65/100

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...

Entity: The Black Day

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

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

Players: 4.7/10

Steam: 80/100

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...

Three Minutes to Eight

Indie, Adventure, Side view, Puzzle, Science fiction, Detective, Point & Click

Game released: Linux → 23 October 2023

Steam: 63/100

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...

Universe For Sale

Puzzle, Adventure, Exploration, Science fiction, Indie, Comics, Point & Click, Visual novel

Game released: Linux → 16 November 2023

Steam: 91/100

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...

Stellaris: Galactic Paragons

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

Game released: Linux → 9 May 2023

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 57/100

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...

The Last Exodus

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

Game released: Linux → 3 September 2023

Steam: 71/100

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...

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

Steam: 76/100

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...

The Hidden and Unknown

Visual novel, Text quest, Science fiction

Game released: Linux → 23 January 2023

Players: 2.1/10

Steam: 100/100

A visual novel that teaches life lessons through fictional...

Pixel Starships

Role-playing game, Online, Strategy, MMO, Business / Management, Futurism (Future), Free game, Post-apocalyptic, Science fiction, Space

Game released: Linux → 23 May 2023

Players: 9/10

Steam: 73/100

A pixel space strategy with elements of management. In the game, you can design your own starship, select a crew, upgrade systems and go exploring the galaxy...

Hypersomnia

Shooter, Science fiction, Top-down view, Online, Old school, Free game

Game released: Linux → 29 December 2023

Steam: 95/100

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...

Unnamed Space Idle

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

Early Access: Linux → 28 July 2023

Steam: 92/100

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...

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Best Games in the Science fiction genre of 2023 for Linux