Survival 2025 for Linux — top best games in the Survival genre

Action, Third-person view, Roguelike, Survival, Indie

Game released: Linux → 18 September 2025

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 93/100

A fast-paced game where you battle endless hordes of enemies and become increasingly stronger with each level. You can upgrade your weapons and create unique...

MISERY

Shooter, Adventure, First-person view, Exploration, Old school, Survival, Post-apocalyptic, Online

Game released: Linux → 23 October 2025

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 83/100

Post-apocalyptic action game about a nuclear disaster with old-school graphics in the spirit of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. After a nuclear disaster, the bunker becomes the last...

VEIN

Action, Shooter, Simulation, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Exploration, Open world, Zombies

Early Access: Linux → 24 October 2025; Game in development: Linux → 2029

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 89/100

Multiplayer sandbox with survival elements and an open world. In the near future, an apocalypse has occurred: zombies roam the Earth, most people have died, and...

Necesse

Action, Top-down view, Sandbox, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Open world, Fantasy, Crafting, Procedural generation, Online

Early Access: Linux → 12 December 2019; Game released: Linux → 16 October 2025

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 94/100

A colorful action sandbox that combines exploration, crafting, settlement building, and cooperative play. The procedurally generated world is filled with various...

Sandwalkers

Role-playing game, Strategy, Turn-based, Post-apocalyptic, Tactics, Roguelike, Fantasy, Construction, Survival, Exploration

Game released: Linux → 8 April 2025

Steam: 73/100

The player gathers a team of brave travelers and sets off to explore hostile lands. The heroes must cross a desert with an eternal storm and establish trade and...

Just Move: Clean City Messy Battle

Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Roguelike, Casual game, Survival, Battle Royale

Game released: Linux → 20 June 2025

Steam: 45/100

A dynamic action roguelike where the player controls a character that automatically attacks the nearest enemies when they come within range. The gameplay revolves...

Stellar Settlers: Space Base Builder

Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, Isometric, City Building, Survival, Sandbox

Game released: Linux → 22 February 2025

Steam: 69/100

The player is building a space base. You can arrange different buildings both vertically and horizontally. Each of the five planets has its own characteristics...

Final Outpost: Definitive

Survival, Strategy, Top-down view, In real time, Zombies, Post-apocalyptic, Business / Management

Game released: Linux → 23 May 2025

Steam: 76/100

A post-apocalyptic pixel game in which the gamer controls a group of survivors and defends themselves from zombies. You need to build a settlement, extract...

Pixel Horizons

First-person view, Action, Survival, Crafting, Construction, Sandbox, Science fiction, Adventure, Role-playing game

Game released: Linux → 7 February 2025

Steam: 66/100

The main character finds himself on the mysterious island and tries to survive. It is necessary to explore locations and fight with monsters. In this case, it is...

Aleprok

Action, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Fantasy, Construction, Crafting, Adventure, Strategy

Game released: Linux → 28 March 2025

Steam: 85/100

Cooperative game where you need to explore various locations, gather resources, survive, build, and defend your city. There is a variety of weapons that need to be...

Guac & Load

Horror, Simulation, First-person view, Indie, Free game, Zombies, Survival, Shooter

Game released: Linux → 25 November 2025; Early Access: Linux → 12 July 2025

Steam: 100/100

The player manages a restaurant where true chaos reigns. You will have to cook dishes in the kitchen, deliver orders to guests, and work at the cash register to...

Survival

Best Games in the Survival genre of 2025 for Linux