Side view for Linux — top best games in the Side view genre / Page 8

Pharaonic - a game in the Side view genre

Role-playing game, Action, Indie, Side view, Exploration, Slasher, Third-person view

Game released: Linux → 29 April 2016

Steam: 77/100

Pharaonic is a side-scrolling action RPG that will take players to Ancient Egypt. You have to explore the cursed kingdom to solve the riddle of the Red Pharaoh. The...

Necrosphere

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Side view, Indie, Metroidvania

Game released: Linux → 1 September 2017

Steam: 91/100

Necrosphere is a hardcore side-scrolling pixel action platformer with very simple controls, consisting of just two buttons. The main character dies and ends up in...

Stone Story RPG

Arcade, Role-playing game, Adventure, Indie, Side view, Casual game

Early Access: Linux → 8 August 2019

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 90/100

Stone Story RPG is an unusual adventure role-playing game with a side view and ASCII animation. The game takes place in a dark world where monsters and sinister...

Regular Human Basketball

Arcade, Online, Basketball, Sports game, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Side view, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Linux → 1 August 2018

Steam: 93/100

Regular Human Basketball is an unusual competitive arcade game with a side view, where you will participate in a post-apocalyptic basketball battle. You will...

Luna's Fishing Garden

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Simulation, Platformer, Side view, Sandbox, Farm Simulator, Casual game

Game released: Linux → 16 June 2021

Steam: 93/100

Luna's Fishing Garden is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer with life simulation elements. The game will tell the story of young Casey, who ends up on a...

Sinweaver

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Fantasy, Metroidvania, Slasher, Exploration

Game in development: Linux → 2026

The main action unfolds in the fifth circle of hell, where sinners roam freely through a fiery landscape, committing violence in the name of the Archangel. The...

Hammerfight

Action, Fighting, Side view, Arcade, Indie

Game released: Linux → 28 October 2009

Players: 10/10

Steam: 74/100

Hammerfight is a 2D game about fighting between flying machines equipped with various types of cutting, piercing and crushing weapons. The unique combat system is...

Monochroma

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

Game released: Linux → 28 May 2014

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 61/100

Monochroma is an atmospheric puzzle platformer with horror elements and a side view. The game takes place in a gloomy industrial world. You will learn the story of...

Pixel Piracy

Role-playing game, Arcade, Simulation, Platformer, Indie, Sandbox, Side view, Roguelike

Game released: Linux → 31 July 2014

Players: 8/10

Steam: 62/100

Metacritic: 52/100

Flockers

Arcade, Puzzle, Logic, Indie, Steampunk, Side view, Strategy, Action

Game released: Linux → 19 September 2014

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 64/100

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Typoman

Arcade, Platformer, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Logic, Side view, Indie

Game released: Linux → 15 August 2016

Players: 10/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Typoman is an unusual side-scrolling adventure puzzle platformer. The creators of Typoman were inspired by the biographies of dedicated writers. It will take you on...

Taro the Sneaky Ninja

Arcade, Action, Stealth, Platformer, Side view, Indie

Game in development: Linux → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 7.3/10

Sneaky Ninja is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer with stealth elements. You will play as a secretive ninja master who somewhat resembles a sock rolled up...

Braveland

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

Game released: Linux → 17 March 2014

Players: 3.9/10

Steam: 80/100

Braveland is a turn-based strategy game with a side view in a fantasy setting. You will embark on a dangerous journey filled with battles and exciting adventures...

Manual Samuel

Adventure, Puzzle, Indie, Side view

Game released: Linux → 14 October 2016

Players: 6.7/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 67/100

Manual Samuel is a fun adventure game that tells the story of Samuel. He is handsome and rich, but most importantly, he is dead. Samuel decides to make a deal with...

Grab the Bottle

Arcade, Puzzle, Comics, Indie, Side view, Casual game

Game released: Linux → 22 May 2017

Players: 4/10

Steam: 82/100

Grab the Bottle is a fun side-scrolling arcade puzzle game. Controlling the longest arm in the world, you need to reach certain objects in the level. You will find...

The Revenge of Johnny Bonasera: Episode 1

Indie, Adventure, Side view, Puzzle, Point & Click

Game released: Linux → 1 October 2016

Players: 10/10

Steam: 84/100

The Revenge of Johnny Bonasera: Episode 1 is an indie adventure quest in the point and click genre with puzzle elements. This is the story of Johnny Bonasera, a...

Introvert: A Teenager Simulator

Free game, Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Role-playing game, Simulation, Casual game

Game released: Linux → 2 March 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 71/100

Introvert: A Teenager Simulator is a free-to-play arcade side-scrolling adventure game with role-playing elements. In the game, the main character is told a...

Ruins To Fortress

Online, Sandbox, Post-apocalyptic, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Open world, Construction, Crafting, Free game

Early Access: Linux → 13 December 2024; Game in development: Linux → 2026

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 65/100

A pixel game with multiplayer support in which gamers explore a post-apocalyptic island. You need to collect resources to build shelters and craft equipment. You...

Don't Disturb

Side view, Exploration, Point & Click

Game released: Linux → 1 September 2016

Steam: 85/100

This side-scrolling puzzle adventure follows a dog searching the afterlife for its deceased owner. The story draws on traditional Asian views of death and the...

Judge Dredd 95

Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Comics

Game released: Linux → 23 May 2018

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 54/100

Judge Dredd 95 is a hardcore action-platformer with a side view, inspired by the movie "Judge Dredd". You will take on the role of an executioner and judge in one...

Toonstruck

Adventure, Puzzle, Side view, Point & Click, Comedy

Game released: Linux → 15 November 2016

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 97/100

Toonstruck is a classic point and click adventure with lots of puzzles and a side view. You will take on the role of Drew Blanc, an animator for the animated show...

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...

Soccertron

Arcade, Indie, Side view, Sports game, Basketball

Game released: Linux → 12 March 2015

Steam: 70/100

A side-view arcade sports game where up to four players compete in matches inspired by soccer, basketball, and volleyball. The rules are simple: score with the ball...

Galacide

Arcade, Shooter, Beat them all, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Action, Indie, Space

Game released: Linux → 28 July 2015

Steam: 82/100

Galacide is a side-scrolling arcade shooter from the developers behind the fighting game Blade Symphony. You have to prevent the invasion of hostile aliens to save...

Hive Jump

Action, Shooter, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Roguelike

Game released: Linux → 18 January 2017

Steam: 68/100

Hive Jump is a futuristic side-scrolling action platformer. In the 24th century, humanity is at war with a hostile alien race. Space Corporation J.U.M.P. remains...

Home Behind

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Roguelike, Side view, Survival

Game released: Linux → 3 June 2016

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 53/100

Home Behind is a procedurally generated side-scrolling adventure RPG. You have to become a refugee who is fleeing a devastating war from his country to Europe...

CHANGE: A Homeless Survival Experience

Action, Indie, Roguelike, Side view, Role-playing game, Strategy

Early Access: Linux → 20 September 2018; Game released: Linux → 1 May 2020

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 92/100

CHANGE: A Homeless Survival Experience is a side-scrolling survival game with roguelike elements. You have to find the answer to the question: “If you were...

Caveman Warriors

Arcade, Action, Online, Platformer, Side view, Adventure

Game released: Linux → 22 September 2017

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 52/100

Caveman Warriors is a side-scrolling co-op action platformer. The events of the game will take you to prehistoric times, when people lived in caves, and there was...

Butcher

Action, Shooter, Platformer, Indie, Side view

Game released: Linux → 5 October 2016

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Butcher is a hardcore side-scrolling action platformer set in a futuristic setting. The game is based on the best shooters from the 90s. You have to get used to the...

GoNNER

Arcade, Roguelike, Side view, Indie, Platformer, Shooter

Game released: Linux → 12 October 2016

Players: 10/10

Steam: 56/100

Metacritic: 79/100

GoNNER is a brutally challenging 2D platformer with roguelike elements and procedurally generated levels. The game tells the story of the friendship between Hiccup...

FoxTail

Adventure, Point & Click, Side view, Exploration, Puzzle

Early Access: Linux → 1 March 2018

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 91/100

FoxTail is a pixelated "point and click" adventure game with a side view. The game tells the story of a little fox named Lia, who travels in search of medicine for...

Regions of Ruin

Role-playing game, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval, Strategy, Adventure, Slasher

Game released: Linux → 5 February 2018

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 84/100

Regions of Ruin is a side-scrolling adventure RPG with strategy elements and a fantasy setting. In the game you will go to explore fabulous lands, ravaged by...

Sky Racket

Indie, Action, Shooter, Adventure, Arcade, Side view, Futurism (Future), Sports game, Fantasy

Game released: Linux → 22 October 2019

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Sky Racket is an adventure arcade shooter with a side view in a sci-fi setting. The game features a unique combination of genres that mixes classic shoot'em up and...

Underhero

Role-playing game, Indie, Platformer, Side view, Turn-based, Adventure, Puzzle, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: Linux → 19 September 2018

Steam: 91/100

Underhero is a role-playing puzzle platformer with turn-based combat and a side view in a fantasy setting. The game will tell the story of a chosen hero who is...

Fatal Theory

Free game, Action, Fighting, Side view, Indie, Casual game

Game released: Linux → 15 September 2016

Steam: 86/100

Fatal Theory — shareware classic bitmap with a side view, made in retro style. The main character Nick Mayhem will have to save the city from hordes of...

The Last Train

Indie, Adventure, Role-playing game, Simulation, Side view, Post-apocalyptic, Trains, Tactics

Game released: Linux → 11 October 2018

Players: 1/10

Steam: 97/100

The Last Train is an indie role-playing simulator with elements of a post-apocalyptic adventure. You play the role of one of the last surviving train drivers in...

The Procession to Calvary

Adventure, Historical, Indie, Point & Click, Side view, Medieval era

Game released: Linux → 9 April 2020

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 78/100

The Procession to Calvary is a side-scrolling adventure game with elements of historical black comedy. The game takes place during the Renaissance, where you have...

Hell is Other Demons

Adventure, Action, Shooter, Side view, Roguelike, Indie, Platformer, Arcade

Game released: Linux → 20 May 2019

Steam: 92/100

Hell is Other Demons is a fast-paced side-scrolling action platformer with roguelike elements. The game has you exploring a vast, hand-crafted world filled with...

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...

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