Side view 2023 for Linux — top best games in the Side view genre

Barotrauma - a game in the Side view 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...

Astral Ascent

Action, Roguelike, Side view, Slasher, Platformer, Cooperative (co-op), Indie, Fantasy, Replayability

Game released: Linux → 14 November 2023

Players: 7/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Four heroes with unique personalities try to escape from the Garden, an astral prison guarded by 12 godlike and treacherous Zodiacs. The game has dozens of unique...

Dead Cells: Return to Castlevania

DLC, Action, Indie, Side view, Metroidvania, Roguelike, Platformer, Gothic

Game released: Linux → 6 March 2023

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 88/100

An expansion for the hardcore side-scrolling action roguelike Dead Cells, which brings original content inspired by Castlevania to the game. The main character...

Cassette Beasts

Cooperative (co-op), Fantasy, Tactics, Open world, Side view, Japanese role-playing game, Adventure, Exploration

Game released: Linux → 27 April 2023

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 83/100

The action of the game unfolds on an island inhabited by different creatures. The detachment of the protagonist arrives in this mysterious place to find the best...

Backpack Hero

Indie, Turn-based, Fantasy, Dungeons, Tactics, Card game, Side view, Roguelike, Replayability

Early Access: Linux → 15 August 2022; Game released: Linux → 14 November 2023

Players: 10/10

Steam: 87/100

Pixel roguelike about anthropomorphic animals and inventory management. The player sets out to conquer dungeons, collecting rare items, distributing them in a...

Gravity Circuit

Action, Platformer, Combat robots, Beat them all, Side view, Metroidvania, Indie

Game released: Linux → 13 July 2023

Steam: 95/100

The game takes place in a future world where intelligent robots face an old enemy — the Virus Army. Many years ago the villains were defeated, but now they...

Super Bunny Man

Online, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game, Comedy, Sandbox

Early Access: Linux → 1 September 2017; Game released: Linux → 16 May 2023

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 89/100

Chaotic puzzle platformer with co-op for up to four people. The game tells the story of funny guys in bunny costumes who go on a difficult journey through time and...

Blue Wednesday

Side view, Visual novel, Music game, Adventure, Exploration

Game released: Linux → 28 August 2023

Players: 10/10

Steam: 85/100

A game about a boy named Morris. The main character plays the piano and walks around the city, where he communicates with various characters. There are many...

Kingdom Eighties

Strategy, Side view, Construction, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Exploration, City Building

Game released: Linux → 26 June 2023

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 81/100

A new part of the Kingdom microstrategy series. The main character is trying to protect his family and the city from attacks by mysterious monsters. Neighboring...

Saga Of Sins

Action, Adventure, Role-playing game, Arcade, Metroidvania, Side view, Medieval era

Game released: Linux → 30 March 2023

Steam: 76/100

The game takes place in a dark fantasy world with demons, monsters and dark magic. There are several characters available that you can switch between during battle...

Pocket Bravery

Arcade, Fighting, Online, Side view

Game released: Linux → 31 August 2023

Steam: 90/100

A colorful fighting game inspired by classic games of the nineties. The events of the game unfold around Nuno and his comrades who are trying to investigate the...

Teslagrad 2

Arcade, Side view, Adventure, Action, Platformer, Steampunk, Puzzle

Game released: Linux → 19 April 2023

Players: 10/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 71/100

The young Teslamancer Lumina found herself in a difficult situation after her airship crashed far to the north, on the territory of the unpredictable Wyrmheim. The...

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...

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge - Dimension Shellshock

DLC, Side view, Action, Cooperative (co-op), Comics, Beat them all, Arcade, Online, Adventure, Indie

Game released: Linux → 31 August 2023

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 87/100

The Neutrino alien race from Dimension X needs help again: Shredder is planning to take over the entire multiverse by moving between dimensions. The add-on...

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...

Bearcycle

Free game, Side view, Racing, Motorcycle racing, Platformer, Cooperative (co-op), Stunts, Bicycles

Game released: Linux → 3 March 2023

Steam: 94/100

Free hurricane racing about a bear on a motorcycle. The clubfooted hero sets out to travel through a dense forest, along uneven rails in the suburbs and do...

Powers in the Basement

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

Game released: Linux → 7 December 2023

Steam: 86/100

A short pixel game set in a comedic medieval fantasy world in the spirit of classic LucasArts quests. Fifteen-year-old boy Will Feil is looking for his favorite...

Sylvio And The Mountain Giants

Action, Platformer, Side view, Adventure, Puzzle

Game released: Linux → 1 June 2023

Players: 10/10

Steam: 88/100

The natural wealth of the forest has attracted greedy explorers who are interested in plundering it. The main character explores spacious locations where there are...

Full Void

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

Game released: Linux → 18 July 2023

Steam: 91/100

The game takes place in a dystopian future. The main character is a frightened and lonely teenager who is trying to free humanity from the oppression of evil...

Fraymakers

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

Early Access: Linux → 19 January 2023

Players: 7/10

Steam: 81/100

A fighting game with famous characters from popular indie games. Up to four players can fight at the same time, where each can call an assistant. In the editor you...

Thyria: Step Into Dreams

Strategy, Turn-based, Free game, Tactics, Side view, Dungeons, Exploration, Fantasy, Role-playing game, Procedural generation

Game released: Linux → 7 October 2023

Steam: 72/100

The main action takes place in the world of dark fantasy. Warrior Tyria travels with the Guardians through the dreams of the cursed inhabitants to perform various...

Keali

Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Action, Fantasy

Early Access: Linux → 28 September 2023

Steam: 84/100

The main character goes on a dangerous journey to save the guardian spirits. You need to quickly run or cling to surfaces so as not to lose precious time. There are...

Low Oxygen

Casual game, Platformer, Side view, Adventure, Puzzle, Indie, Space

Game released: Linux → 16 March 2023

Steam: 89/100

The game is about an astronaut who crash lands on an alien planet while trying to find a way to get to Earth again. He must navigate through 50 rooms filled with...

Mosa Lina

Platformer, Side view, Puzzle, Casual game, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Online

Game released: Linux → 17 October 2023

Steam: 95/100

An immersive puzzle platformer in which the player is given three random abilities and attempts to complete small levels. The main task is to collect all the apples...

Watermelon Game

Casual game, Puzzle, Side view, Match-3 (Three in a row), Online, Simulation

Game released: Linux → 7 November 2023

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 91/100

A casual game in which the gamer collects different fruits in a jar. After combining, the same ones turn into a different type and increase in size. The player's...

Counterpact

Side view, Shooter, Action, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Platformer

Game released: Linux → 31 December 2023

Steam: 90/100

A multiplayer game in which two teams fight against each other. There are seven characters, each with their own set of mechanics. Heroes have many alternative...

Side view

Best Games in the Side view genre of 2023 for Linux