Slasher for Linux — top best games in the Slasher genre / Page 2

Action, Side view, Medieval era, Demons, Metroidvania, Platformer, Comics, Slasher, Indie

Game released: Linux → 3 July 2024

Steam: 82/100

The game takes place in a medieval world in which the red plague has turned most people into terrible demons. Only the last Templar knight, Rui, can cope with evil...

Soul of the Dungeon

Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Free game, Roguelike, Slasher, Strategy

Game released: Linux → 1 August 2025

Steam: 81/100

A free roguelike with waves of enemies, set in a dark dungeon filled with monsters and dangers. Players must fight against increasingly stronger opponents, collect...

Sacred Gold

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Isometric, Collection, Fantasy / Medieval, Open world, Slasher

Game released: Linux → 9 April 2009

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 80/100

Set in the fantasy kingdom of Ancaria, this action role-playing game follows a hero facing orcs, undead, demons, and dragons. Most of the world is open to explore...

Hammerwatch

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Slasher, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Dungeons

Game released: Linux → 12 August 2013

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 87/100

A fantasy action-adventure hack-and-slash in pixel art follows a climb through Castle Hammerwatch. The castle can be explored solo or in co-op, as players fight...

Iesabel

Role-playing game, Action, Slasher, Indie, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Linux → 8 November 2013

Steam: 28/100

Iesabel is an indie action RPG with slasher elements. In times of darkness, only the strongest heroes can save the world. You'll stand up to evil alone in epic...

Lucah: Born of a Dream

Role-playing game, Horror, Slasher, Indie, Side view, Top-down view

Game released: Linux → 21 August 2018

Steam: 92/100

Lucah: Born of a Dream is a surreal side-scrolling action RPG with horror elements. You have to go to a dark world where bloodthirsty monsters live, which will give...

Battle Axe

Action, Adventure, Arcade, Top-down view, Slasher, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Linux → 29 April 2021

Steam: 61/100

Battle Ax is an arcade action-slasher adventure game with a top-down view in a fantasy setting. The events of the game take place in the fairy-tale world of Mercia...

Dark Maidens

Anime / Manga, Slasher, Demons, Fantasy / Medieval, Adventure, Action, Side view, Role-playing game

Game released: Linux → 3 November 2022

Steam: 79/100

A two-dimensional side-scroller in which the main character exterminates demons at the request of the clergy. To complete the task, Sir Galahad, the main character...

Halls of Torment: Prelude

Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Free game, Roguelike, Fantasy, Old school, Dungeons, Slasher

Game released: Linux → 9 March 2023

Steam: 92/100

Free prologue for the action RPG Halls of Torment. The main action takes place in a dark fantasy world with monsters, demons, and magic. The game features over 30...

Exiled Survivors

Free game, Top-down view, Fantasy, Roguelike, Slasher, Role-playing game, Action

Game released: Linux → 21 February 2024

Steam: 66/100

A pixel game in which the gamer fights formidable monsters and dangerous bosses. You need to accumulate experience in order to discover new, stronger skills. As you...

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...

Ampersat

Role-playing game, Action, Dungeons, Fantasy, Old school, Roguelike, Top-down view, Procedural generation, Slasher

Game released: Linux → 6 May 2022

Steam: 84/100

An action RPG that combines retro styling with modern game mechanics. The one-man project is inspired by Gauntlet, Smash TV and Angband, offering an unusual...

Cursed Isle

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Free game, Fantasy, Arcade, Slasher

Game released: Linux → 1 May 2026

Players: 8/10

Steam: 90/100

Adventure action game where a pirate fights through cursed lands, trying to stop the growing evil. The path goes through dangerous locations filled with aggressive...

HAYAI

Action, Slasher, Top-down view, Old school, Arcade

Game released: Linux → 19 May 2022

Steam: 98/100

A dynamic action game about ronin fighting against endless waves of enemies in arenas. The combat system is based on mouse control: the direction of the attack is...

Runic Rampage

Role-playing game, Action, Slasher, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Fighting, Dungeons

Game released: Linux → 17 May 2017

Steam: 86/100

Runic Rampage is a top-down slasher role-playing game in a fantasy setting. You will find yourself in the role of a furious dwarf, destroying your opponents with...

Asura: Vengeance Expansion

Action, Slasher, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Roguelike

Game released: Linux → 14 April 2017

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 85/100

Asura: Vengeance Expansion is a top-down fantasy action-slasher with roguelike elements. You will be able to take on the role of the lower demon Asura to fight your...

Edrick's Conquest

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Slasher, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Cooperative (co-op)

Game in development: Linux → 2026

Edrick's Conquest is an action-RPG slasher adventure game with an isometric camera view in a fantasy setting. The game takes place in the world of Plesmoor, which...

Into the Necrovale

Action, Roguelike, Fantasy, Beat them all, Dungeons, Adventure, Medieval era, Slasher

Early Access: Linux → 26 January 2024; Game released: Linux → 30 September 2024

Steam: 84/100

The main action of the game takes place in a dark medieval world, namely Necroval. The main character is a convicted criminal who is entrusted with an important...

Templar

Action, Platformer, Side view, Demons, Metroidvania, Slasher

Game released: Linux → 14 January 2025

Steam: 81/100

A prequel to Templar 2, telling the story of the last Templar knight who must save humanity. The world is plunged into chaos caused by the red plague, under the...

They Bleed Pixels

Arcade, Platformer, Slasher, Action

Game released: Linux → 29 August 2012

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 74/100

An action platformer with slasher elements, inspired by the works of H. P. Lovecraft and classic horror. A young girl arrives at Lafcadio Academy for Troubled Young...

Super Cane Magic ZERO

Role-playing game, Action, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Slasher, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Linux → 30 May 2019

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Super Cane Magic ZERO — A colorful top-down action RPG based on the popular Scottecs cartoon. A tragedy occurred in a fairy-tale world — a powerful...

Heart&Slash

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Indie, Slasher, Combat robots

Game released: Linux → 9 August 2016

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 72/100

This 3D action game follows Heart, a robot trying to escape the machines’ control in a world where human civilization has disappeared. Standing in Heart’s way is...

Cross of the Dutchman

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Slasher, Isometric, Indie

Game released: Linux → 10 September 2015

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 59/100

Cross of the Dutchman is an action-adventure RPG with an isometric camera view. The game takes place in medieval Western Europe in the province of Frisia, at the...

Panzer Paladin

Platformer, Indie, Side view, Combat robots, Action, Slasher

Game released: Linux → 21 July 2020

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Panzer Paladin is a fast-paced side-scrolling action platformer set in a sci-fi setting. The Sinister Raven and his legions of cruel demons are ready for battle...

ABSØLVE

Action, Third-person view, Fantasy, Medieval era, Slasher, Roguelike

Game released: Linux → 28 January 2026

Steam: 78/100

A dark fantasy game where the gamer, in the role of a powerful warrior, fights against waves of demons. The combat system combines precise melee actions with...

Lichenvale

Action, Adventure, Slasher, First-person view, Indie, Fantasy, Old school, Medieval era, Shooter

Game released: Linux → 24 April 2023

Steam: 80/100

A fantasy slasher film in which the main character finds himself in a real nightmare and tries to survive among hordes of monsters. The game features different...

Anomaly Agent

Side view, Action, Cyberpunk, Platformer, Science fiction, Slasher

Game released: Linux → 24 January 2024

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 84/100

A game in a cyberpunk setting with dynamic battles. The main character is an agent who searches for anomalies to protect the world. In addition to hand-to-hand...

Stickman Killing Zombie

Action, Adventure, Slasher, Post-apocalyptic, Beat them all, Casual game, Arcade

Game released: Linux → 12 April 2024

Steam: 84/100

Dynamic action where the player controls a stickman character fighting against hordes of infected enemies in a post-apocalyptic world. The main objective is to...

World Eternal Online

Action, Online, Slasher, Top-down view, Free game, Cooperative (co-op), Fantasy

Game released: Linux → 19 December 2025

Multiplayer role-playing game with a focus on PvE content and long-term character development. Players can engage in battles with monsters and bosses, collect gear...

Fight the Dragon

Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Slasher

Game released: Linux → 4 December 2014

Steam: 78/100

This fantasy hack-and-slash RPG centers on adventures created by players, where heroes battle enemies and collect loot. Adventures can be played solo or with other...

Heldric - The Legend of the shoemaker

Role-playing game, Action, Slasher, Hack and slash, Third-person view, Indie, Casual game

Game released: Linux → 17 April 2014

Steam: 66/100

This action game combines hack-and-slash combat with tower defense, casting the player as a village shoemaker who joins the locals to protect their home from waves...

Nigelopia Mini Mix

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Action, Slasher

Game released: Linux → 21 January 2022

Steam: 78/100

A retro-style game inspired by the Super Mario, Sonic The Hedgehog and Mega Man series. There is a 10-level campaign and 4 quirky characters, each with unique...

Tears of Vanfell — Chapter 1

Dungeons, Adventure, Slasher, Top-down view, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op), Fantasy

Game released: Linux → 14 September 2024

Players: 10/10

A co-op game for up to four people where you explore procedurally generated locations and fight monsters. During the adventure, you can gain powerful abilities...

Mythic Origins

Action, Roguelike, MMO, Dungeons, Role-playing game, Procedural generation, Online, Exploration, Open world, Slasher, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Linux → 15 July 2022

Steam: 69/100

Mythic Origins is a cooperative action RPG in the roguelike genre with elements of exploration and an open world. You have to discover a new world full of...

Bridgebourn

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Slasher, Isometric, Cooperative (co-op), Dungeons, Exploration, Fantasy, Old school

Game in development: Linux → 2026

A role-playing action game about a treasure hunter who is cursed during one of his journeys. He sets off to the mysterious lands of the Feylands to lift the curse...

HellCat

Free game, Action, Side view, Slasher, Mysticism / Supernatural, Adventure, Strategy

Game released: Linux → 15 June 2018

Steam: 85/100

HellCat is a free, playful action game with a side view about a cat who is trying to recapture his girlfriend from the devilish creatures. An evil enemy took our...

Ku: Shroud of the Morrigan

Action, Slasher, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Adventure, Steampunk, Indie

Game released: Linux → 17 March 2014

Steam: 32/100

Ku: Shroud of the Morrigan is a fantastic slasher game with action elements and an isometric view. Set in a future Ireland devastated by techno-magic war and...

Stardust Vanguards

Arcade, Action, Beat them all, Futurism (Future), Slasher

Game released: Linux → 30 January 2015

Steam: 82/100

Stardust Vanguards is a local dueling arcade game that combines fast-paced combat with summoned reinforcements and random events involving space pirates. Defeating...

Blacken Slash

Logic, Puzzle, Top-down view, Slasher, Replayability

Game released: Linux → 22 July 2022

Steam: 90/100

Blacken Slash is a top-down logic puzzle game. This game pits you against bite-sized tactical puzzles. Create powerful builds from a variety of items that give you...

Soulbind: Prologue

Adventure, Action, Roguelike, Top-down view, Metroidvania, Platformer, Fantasy, Zombies, Side view, Slasher

Game released: Linux → 26 April 2024

Steam: 93/100

Prologue set before the story of Soulbind: Tales Of The Underworld. The story reveals the origin of the character and the acquaintance of the companion. The main...

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