Side view for Linux — top best games in the Side view genre / Page 6

Alwa's Awakening - a game in the Side view genre

Adventure, Indie, Side view, Metroidvania

Game released: Linux → 2 February 2017

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Alwa's Awakening is a classic side-scrolling adventure platformer. The main character Zoya really loves video games. And one day, when she sat at the monitor and...

Tormentum 2

Adventure, Point & Click, Side view, Fantasy, Horror, Puzzle

Game released: Linux → 23 July 2026

Players: 7/10

Steam: 91/100

A continuation of a dark adventure puzzle with horror elements, set in a surreal world full of frightening creatures and strange characters. This time, the story...

Secrets of Magic: The Book of Spells

Arcade, Puzzle, Side view, Horror, Match-3 (Three in a row), Logic, Casual game, Indie

Game released: Linux → 21 October 2016

Steam: 92/100

Secrets of Magic: The Book of Spells is a Halloween-themed arcade match-3 puzzle game. You have to help the aspiring sorceress Victoria master the art of magic and...

Heroine's Quest: The Herald of Ragnarok

Adventure, Indie, Free game, Side view, Fantasy, Old school

Game released: Linux → 20 March 2014

Steam: 88/100

A hybrid of an adventure game and RPG, inspired by Norse mythology. The story begins with the summoning of the heroine by the earl Yarnvidr, who is desperately...

Dinocide

Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Action

Game released: Linux → 21 January 2016

Players: 1.4/10

Steam: 52/100

Metacritic: 51/100

Dinocide is a side-scrolling prehistoric indie platformer. Players will have to take on the role of an ancient man and, together with the animals of that era, cope...

Braveland Wizard

Strategy, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Side view, Casual game

Game released: Linux → 4 December 2014

Steam: 80/100

Braveland Wizard is a turn-based strategy game with a side view in a fantasy setting. Continuation of the classic game in the spirit of "Heroes of Might and Magic...

99Vidas

Arcade, Action, Side view, Indie, Old school

Game released: Linux → 23 December 2016

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 61/100

99Vidas is a side-scrolling arcade action game reminiscent of the gameplay of classic games Double Dragon and Battletoads. You have 11 characters to choose from...

Vagante

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Roguelike, Side view, Online

Game released: Linux → 22 February 2018

Players: 10/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Vagante is a side-scrolling action RPG platformer that features permadeath and procedurally generated levels. A dangerous adventure awaits you in a dark fantasy...

Rainswept

Adventure, Puzzle, Side view, Detective, Visual novel, Walking Simulator

Game released: Linux → 1 February 2019

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 67/100

Rainswept is a side-scrolling adventure detective game with a variety of puzzles. Detective Michael Anderson is sent to the small town of Pineview to help the local...

Plague M.D.

Simulation, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval, Adventure, Indie

Game released: Linux → 10 November 2020

Players: 7/10

Steam: 73/100

Plague M.D. — a medieval simulator with a side view in the point and click genre. In this game you have to try on the role of a medieval doctor who is trying...

DDraceNetwork

Arcade, Action, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Free game, Platformer

Game released: Linux → 17 August 2020

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 93/100

DDraceNetwork is a side-scrolling team-based competitive action platformer where you and your friends compete against other players to speed through various levels...

Dandara Trials of Fear

Side view, Action, Platformer, Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Metroidvania

Game released: Linux → 7 February 2018

Steam: 85/100

Dandara Trials of Fear is a side-scrolling fantasy action-adventure platformer. The citizens, once free-spirited, are now oppressed and isolated. But all is not...

Lethal League Blaze

Arcade, Fighting, Sports game, Side view, Action, Indie, Baseball, Online, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Linux → 24 October 2018

Steam: 97/100

Lethal League Blaze is a side-scrolling arcade sports game that allows up to four people to play together. You will go to fight in various arenas, where the main...

BROK the InvestiGator

Adventure, Side view, Arcade, Detective, Post-apocalyptic, Point & Click, Visual novel

Game released: Linux → 26 August 2022

Steam: 97/100

The game takes place in a futuristic world inhabited by humanoid animals. The rich live under a dome that protects them from environmental pollution. The main...

Kanun 1919

Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Exploration, Puzzle, Horror

Game in development: Linux → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

A detective adventure set in a gloomy Russian province at the beginning of the 20th century. As a messenger, the player needs to deliver an important telegram to...

Cobalt

Arcade, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Action, Indie, Adventure

Game released: Linux → 2 February 2016

Players: 10/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Cobalt is a side-scrolling co-op action platformer set in a sci-fi setting. You will take on the role of robot agent Cobalt, who discovers the lost colonization...

Waking Mars

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

Game released: Linux → 21 February 2013

Players: 1/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Waking Mars is a side-scrolling arcade adventure platformer. In 2097, life was discovered on Mars. During the mission to make first contact, you find yourself...

Worms: Clan Wars

Action, Strategy, MMO, Platformer, Turn-based, Side view, Online

Game released: Linux → 15 August 2013

Players: 10/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Worms: Clan Wars is a new part of the exciting turn-based strategy in the Worms universe with an emphasis on the multiplayer component. The game contains 25 single...

Poly Bridge

Arcade, Puzzle, Indie, Side view, Construction, Simulation

Game released: Linux → 12 July 2016

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 73/100

The game allows you to build bridges from different parts. Buildings must comply with the laws of physics, especially those parts that relate to the resistance of...

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...

Galaxy of Pen & Paper

Role-playing game, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Side view, Indie

Game released: Linux → 27 July 2017

Players: 10/10

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Galaxy of Pen & Paper is a side-scroll sci-fi turn-based RPG from the creators of Knights of Pen & Paper. The same unforgettable adventures await you, only there...

We Need To Go Deeper

Action, Steampunk, Roguelike, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Online

Game released: Linux → 1 August 2019

Players: 10/10

Steam: 85/100

Dandara

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Metroidvania

Game released: Linux → 6 February 2018

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 72/100

Dandara is an adventure action-platformer with a side view. You will witness the story of a young girl named Dandara, who wakes up in a world unfamiliar to her and...

Rhythm Doctor

Role-playing game, Adventure, Music game, Indie, Side view, Action

Early Access: Linux → 26 February 2021; Game released: Linux → 7 December 2025

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 98/100

Metacritic: 89/100

An unusual musical rhythm game in which every keystroke becomes the pulse of life. Here, medicine and music intertwine: synchronizing keystrokes at the right moment...

World of Goo 2

Puzzle, Side view, Casual game, Adventure, Construction

Game released: Linux → 25 April 2025

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 80/100

The continuation of the colorful puzzle World of Goo. The player connects colorful balls, building various structures out of them to reach the end of the level...

Dreaming Sarah

Metroidvania, Puzzle, Platformer, Adventure, Side view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Exploration, Casual game

Game released: Linux → 13 March 2015

Steam: 90/100

The girl Sarah got into an accident and is in a coma. You need to explore the dream world, collect objects and communicate with strange characters to help her wake...

Creepy Tale: Snow Child

Adventure, Stealth, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie, Side view, Casual game, Point & Click, Horror

Game released: Linux → 14 May 2026

Steam: 91/100

The game continues to develop the ideas of the Creepy Tale series, focusing on expanding the world, improving the visual component, and offering more diverse...

KYORA

Action, Adventure, Sandbox, Indie, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Open world, Procedural generation

Game in development: Linux → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

Multiplayer adventure from the creators of Core Keeper takes you to a procedurally generated world where matter itself can be changed. The ruined lands hide...

Nihilumbra

Action, Horror, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Indie, Adventure

Game released: Linux → 25 September 2013

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Nihilumbra is a platform puzzle game developed by BeautiFun Games that will take you into a world of unusual adventures and abstract inclination. You will play as a...

Madcap Castle

Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Indie

Game released: Linux → 12 December 2017

Players: 6.1/10

Steam: 76/100

This side-scrolling puzzle-platformer follows a mage exploring a castle in search of his lost memory and powers. Across 150 levels, he faces obstacles, enemies...

Inner World: The Last Wind Monk

Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Point & Click

Game released: Linux → 20 October 2017

Players: 9.6/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Inner World: The Last Wind Monk - the continuation of the drawn and click drawn with the side of the side view. You again have to meet your favorite characters...

Vambrace: Cold Soul

Role-playing game, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Side view, Adventure, Indie

Game released: Linux → 28 May 2019

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 65/100

Metacritic: 59/100

Vambrace: Cold Soul is an adventure role-playing game with turn-based combat in a fantasy setting. The King of Shadows has cursed the great city of Icenair, causing...

Don't Byte Your Tongue

Side view, Platformer, Puzzle, Arcade, Cyberpunk

Game released: Linux → 7 April 2023

Steam: 100/100

The main character jumps on platforms, trying to get as high as possible. Each jump must be made as if life depends on it, since one mistake can return the...

Until Then

Adventure, Visual novel, Side view, Casual game

Game released: Linux → 25 June 2024

Players: 10/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 76/100

The game follows the life of Mark Boria, a high school student in the Philippines. At first glance, his life is ordinary: school, friends, instant messaging...

Snapshot

Arcade, Adventure, Puzzle, Logic, Side view, Indie, Casual game

Game released: Linux → 1 October 2013

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Snapshot is a side-scrolling adventure arcade puzzle game. The game will tell the story of a cute robot named Peak, who is collecting mysterious energy scattered...

Knightmare Tower

Arcade, Action, Hack and slash, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Slasher

Game released: Linux → 16 June 2014

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 84/100

A fantasy action arcade game in which a hero fights upward through a tower, rescuing princesses and escaping rising boiling lava. The ascent is filled with monsters...

Neverending Nightmares

Action, Adventure, Horror, Indie, Side view, Walking Simulator

Game released: Linux → 26 September 2014

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Neverending Nightmares is a side-scrolling adventure horror game. You have to get used to the role of Thomas — a man who has fallen into a long string of...

Ironcast

Role-playing game, Strategy, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Logic, Indie, Steampunk, Side view, Match-3 (Three in a row)

Game released: Linux → 26 March 2015

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Ironcast is an engaging role-playing strategy game with elements of a match-three puzzle set in a Victorian steampunk environment. To protect Great Britain, the...

Ronin

Stealth, Platformer, Turn-based, Side view, Indie, Action

Game released: Linux → 30 June 2015

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Ronin is a side-scrolling turn-based stealth platformer. You have to play as a girl who takes revenge on corporations. During this dangerous adventure you need to...

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...

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Best Games in the Side view genre for Linux