Slasher for Linux — top best games in the Slasher genre

Astral Ascent - a game in the Slasher genre

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

Game released: Linux → 14 November 2023

Players: 7.7/10

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...

Slain: Back from Hell

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Action, Indie, Slasher

Game released: Linux → 25 March 2016

Players: 9.2/10

Metacritic: 70/100

Slain: Back from Hell is an action-adventure platformer in a gothic setting. The story follows the doomed hero Bathoryn as he travels through a Gothic world and...

Chronicon

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

Game released: Linux → 21 August 2020

Players: 8.9/10

Chronicon is a top-down action RPG in a fantasy setting. The game takes place in a fictional setting, in which, with the help of a magical device, the chosen ones...

Lost Ruins

Arcade, Side view, Anime / Manga, Action, Shooter, Platformer, Slasher, Adventure

Game released: Linux → 13 May 2021

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 59/100

Lost Ruins is a hardcore side-scrolling action-adventure platformer with a retro theme. The girl wakes up in the twilight of the dungeon. She doesn't remember...

Lichenvale

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

Game released: Linux → 24 April 2023

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...

Dead Cells: The Bad Seed

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

Game released: Linux → 11 February 2020

Players: 9.5/10

Dead Cells: The Bad Seed is a hardcore side-scrolling action slasher expansion inspired by the Dark Souls series. Two new locations await you, in which there will...

The Rusty Sword: Vanguard Island

Action, Adventure, Arcade, Slasher, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Isometric, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Linux → 2 May 2022

Players: 6.7/10

The Rusty Sword: Vanguard Island is an action-adventure fantasy game with roguelike elements and an isometric view. This is a short game inspired by several 16-bit...

Battle Axe

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

Game released: Linux → 29 April 2021

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...

Mount & Blade: Warband – Viking Conquest

Role-playing game, Action, DLC, Slasher, Third-person view, Historical, Open world, Medieval era

Game released: Linux → 11 December 2014

An expansion for Mount & Blade: Warband, transporting players to the harsh Viking era of the 9th century. Britain and the coasts of Northern Europe become the...

Cross of the Dutchman

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

Game released: Linux → 10 September 2015

Players: 9.2/10

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...

Deadly 30

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Horror, Slasher, Platformer, Indie

Game released: Linux → 8 January 2014

Players: 7.4/10

Deadly 30 is an arcade game with elements of action, shooter, horror, slasher, platformer and indie game from the studios Gonzalo Villagomez and Ignatus Zuk. The...

Blossom Tales 2: The Minotaur Prince

Exploration, Slasher, Adventure, Top-down view, Remake, Role-playing game, Action, Fantasy

Game released: Linux → 16 August 2022

Metacritic: 77/100

Blossom Tales 2: The Minotaur Prince is a top-down retro action-adventure game with RPG elements. Several centuries have passed since the events of The Sleeping...

Draw Slasher

Arcade, Action, Slasher, Side view

Game released: Linux → 13 October 2016

Players: 5.5/10

Draw Slasher is a side-scrolling arcade action slasher about a ninja named Hanzo. While Hanzo was learning the way of the ninja, pirate zombie monkeys kidnapped his...

Stickman Killing Zombie

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

Game released: Linux → 12 April 2024

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...

Asura: Vengeance Expansion

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

Game released: Linux → 14 April 2017

Players: 5.5/10

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...

Dark Maidens

Anime / Manga, Slasher, Demons, Fantasy / Medieval, Adventure, Action, Side view

Game released: Linux → 3 November 2022

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...

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...

Resolutiion

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Slasher, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Cyberpunk, Indie

Game released: Linux → 28 May 2020

Players: 7.4/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Resolutiion is a top-down action-adventure game set in a sci-fi setting. The game takes place in a dystopian future world where you have to collect pieces of...

HellCat

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

Game released: Linux → 15 June 2018

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...

Heldric - The Legend of the shoemaker

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

Game released: Linux → 17 April 2014

Heldric — The Legend of the shoemaker is a third-person role-playing game with a mixture of action, slasher, hack-and-slash and indie games from Astral Byte...

Lucah: Born of a Dream

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

Game released: Linux → 21 August 2018

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...

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

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...

Runic Rampage

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

Game released: Linux → 17 May 2017

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...

Luminyte

Action, Adventure, Puzzle, Slasher, Top-down view, Arcade, Fantasy, Indie, Roguelike

Game released: Linux → 30 July 2021

Luminyte is a top-down arcade action-adventure game in the fantasy genre with roguelike elements. Complete darkness surrounds you. Only the old lantern you found...

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Best Games in the Slasher genre for Linux (Game released)