Side view 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

Early Access: Linux → 6 June 2019

Players: 8.8/10

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...

Backpack Hero

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

Early Access: Linux → 15 August 2022

Players: 10/10

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

Huntdown: Overtime

Action, Shooter, Cyberpunk, Roguelike, Side view, Old school

Early Access: Linux → 7 May 2026

Players: 5.5/10

Prequel to the action-platformer Huntdown. The events unfold in futuristic New Detroit in the year 2084 — a grim metropolis where corporations have replaced...

Slay the Spire 2

Indie, Roguelike, Side view, Dungeons, Fantasy, Procedural generation, Collectible card game (CCG)

Early Access: Linux → 5 March 2026

Players: 4.4/10

The sequel returns in a new form — the Spire awakens after a millennium of oblivion, hiding even more dangers, secrets, and challenges in its depths. Its halls are...

Skul: The Hero Slayer

Side view, Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval

Early Access: Linux → 19 February 2020

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Skul: The Hero Slayer is a side-scrolling pixel platformer. People have attacked the demon fortress and are trying to destroy their leader. Most of the inhabitants...

The Wandering Village

Business / Management, Strategy, Side view, Futurism (Future), In real time, Post-apocalyptic, City Building

Early Access: Linux → 14 September 2022

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 75/100

A city-building simulator where the settlement is built not on the ground, but on the back of a giant wandering creature named Onbu. The world around is poisoned by...

Dead Age 2

Role-playing game, Horror, Side view, Turn-based, Adventure, Post-apocalyptic

Early Access: Linux → 16 July 2020

Players: 8/10

Dead Age 2 is a continuation of the action role-playing game with turn-based combat and a side view in the setting of a zombie apocalypse. 10 years after the first...

Across the Obelisk

Role-playing game, Fantasy / Medieval, Card game, Roguelike, Online, Strategy, Side view, Turn-based

Early Access: Linux → 8 April 2021

Across the Obelisk is a role-playing roguelike in a fantasy setting with turn-based battles, a side view and the ability to collect a powerful deck of cards. In the...

Seablip

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Warships / Submarines, Indie, Side view, Casual game, Open world

Early Access: Linux → 17 May 2024

Players: 9/10

A colorful role-playing sandbox with an open world, ships and the romance of sea adventures. A long journey awaits the player, full of secrets and adventures. The...

Move or Die

Arcade, Platformer, Indie, Side view

Early Access: Linux → 16 December 2015

Players: 8.8/10

Move or Die is a fun side-scrolling arcade platformer for a noisy group. The game is a collection of mini-games in which several people can participate. Among the...

Super Bunny Man

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

Early Access: Linux → 1 September 2017

Players: 8.2/10

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...

Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager

Role-playing game, Strategy, Horror, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Indie, Roguelike, Side view

Early Access: Linux → 20 March 2020

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager is a dark role-playing roguelike with turn-based combat and a side view in a fantasy setting. You have to build a...

Rhythm Doctor

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

Early Access: Linux → 26 February 2021

Players: 8.4/10

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...

Planet Centauri

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view

Early Access: Linux → 3 June 2016

Players: 6.8/10

Starr Mazer: DSP

Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Side view

Early Access: Linux → 26 August 2016

Starr Mazer: DSP is a side view role-playing game with action and shooter elements from the studios Imagos Softworks and Pixeljam. The game is published by AGM...

BioGun

Side view, Metroidvania, Action, Platformer, Open world, Exploration

Early Access: Linux → 16 April 2024

Players: 9.9/10

The main character, named Beck, goes on a journey to save all dogs from extinction caused by an ominous virus. The character explores the crazy hand-drawn world of...

A.N.N.E.

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view

Early Access: Linux → 26 June 2019

A.N.N.E. is an adventure platformer with RPG elements and a side view. The game tells the story of robot Number25, accused of loving another robot A.N.N.E. Love...

Fraymakers

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

Early Access: Linux → 19 January 2023

Players: 7/10

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...

Book of Travels

Role-playing game, MMO, Indie, Side view

Early Access: Linux → 11 October 2021

Book of Travels is a unique side-scrolling multiplayer RPG. Inspired by classics of the genre, this serene adventure will transport you to a fairytale world. In the...

Stone Story RPG

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

Early Access: Linux → 8 August 2019

Players: 8.3/10

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...

Stick It to the Stickman

Action, Fighting, Platformer, Beat them all, Roguelike, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Comedy

Early Access: Linux → 18 August 2025

Players: 10/10

An unusual roguelike that combines dynamic action and platformer elements, where the player acts as an office worker - Stickman, striving for career heights. The...

FoxTail

Adventure, Point & Click, Side view

Early Access: Linux → 1 March 2018

Players: 9.7/10

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...

Keali

Adventure, Platformer, Side view

Early Access: Linux → 28 September 2023

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...

Tadpole Treble

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Music game, Side view

Early Access: Linux → 7 May 2016

Tadpole Treble is a side-scrolling adventure music rhythm game. You have to take on the role of a newly born fish who is eager to explore the world around him. She...

Soldat 2

Arcade, Online, Roguelike, Side view

Early Access: Linux → 22 September 2020

Players: 7.2/10

Soldat 2 is a sequel to the popular side-scrolling multiplayer shooter. The game is based on a combat sandbox with customization and modification capabilities...

Running Through Russia

Arcade, Platformer, Side view

Early Access: Linux → 21 May 2017

Players: 1/10

Running Through Russia is a simple arcade platformer with a side view. You have to, in the role of an alcoholic, run for vodka and jump over bears in...

Cave Game

Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Construction

Early Access: Linux → 27 February 2020

Players: 5.5/10

A game with pixel graphics and procedural world generation. The main character explores ancient worlds in search of treasures. You can build a huge house or dig a...

Sunset World Online

Online, Role-playing game, MMO, Platformer, Adventure, Cooperative (co-op), Roguelike, Side view, Tactics

Early Access: Linux → 2 March 2022

Sunset World Online is a side-scrolling adventure online role-playing game with platforming elements. You can gather your group and go on an adventure to the edge...

Counterpick Labs

Roguelike, Platformer, Side view, Online, Indie, Free game, Fighting

Early Access: Linux → 13 July 2024

A fast-paced game where you need to knock your opponents off the map to win. You can select and combine different equipment to create the perfect outfit. There are...

Ruins To Fortress

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

Early Access: Linux → 13 December 2024

Players: 7.5/10

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...

Nerobi

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Fantasy

Early Access: Linux → 7 May 2024

The events of the game take place in a wonderful world inhabited by demons, spirits and entities, where the balance between Life and Death is strictly maintained...

Ironkraft - Road to Hell

Arcade, Role-playing game, Shooter, Racing, Post-apocalyptic, Side view

Early Access: Linux → 22 October 2015

Ironkraft — Road to Hell is an arcade machine shooter in a post-apocalyptic world. The game tells an alternate history of World War II, in which you will...

Slashers: The Power Battle

Arcade, Fighting, Side view

Early Access: Linux → 3 November 2017

Slashers: The Power Battle is a classic 2D fighting game with a side view. With elaborate animations and colorful graphics, the game is a tactical fighting game...

Toziuha Night: Order of the Alchemists

Action, Platformer, Anime / Manga, Side view, Fantasy, Metroidvania

Early Access: Linux → 7 October 2024

Players: 8.5/10

The game is about an alchemist named Cassandria, who uses an iron whip and her knowledge to fight formidable demons. Various chemical elements can be used to...

CHANGE: A Homeless Survival Experience

Action, Indie, Roguelike, Side view

Early Access: Linux → 20 September 2018

Players: 7.2/10

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...

Lawyer Guy: Defender of Justice

Side view, Platformer, Science fiction, Action

Early Access: Linux → 6 November 2020

Lawyer Guy: Defender of Justice — A fantastic side-scrolling platformer with action elements. There are no gimmicks here, just quality level design and...

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Best Games in the Side view genre for Linux (Early Access)