Best Games for Linux of 2012 / Page 2

Arcade, First-person view, Walking Simulator, Exploration

August 20, 2012

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 88/100

A short first-person story about a heist gone wrong, involving schemers and criminals entangled in romance. The player explores the world and encounters its...

Chaos on Deponia

Adventure, Side view, Point & Click, Comedy

November 6, 2012

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Chaos on Deponia is a continuation of the point and click adventure. Rufus could have come to his senses, become friendly and considerate, and it would not have...

Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack

Arcade, Platformer, Top-down view, Puzzle, Logic, Side view, Indie, Action

February 21, 2012

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack is a side-scrolling arcade puzzle platformer in which you become an alien bubble and try to destroy all of humanity. The game...

Dynamite Headdy

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Fighting, Platformer, Third-person view

August 5, 1994

Steam: 100/100

A platform action game about Dynamite Headdy, a puppet caught up in a plot unfolding in the puppet world. His stage rival, Trouble Bruin, and the evil doll Dark...

Resonance (2012)

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Point & Click, Indie

June 19, 2012

Players: 10/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 76/100

This point-and-click adventure with puzzles follows four ordinary people whose lives become entangled after the unexpected death of a particle physicist. They race...

Wurm Online

Role-playing game, Online, MMO, Fantasy / Medieval, Mini-game / browser-based, Free game, Sandbox

December 12, 2012

Players: 5.7/10

Steam: 61/100

A sandbox MMORPG in which players settle untamed lands and reshape the world around them. Wurm Online offers PvE and PvP servers: exploration and crafting take...

Dustforce

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Sandbox, Indie

January 17, 2012

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Dustforce — the gameplay is based on acrobatic stunts. Playing as one of four cleaning heroes, the player tries to clear the dirt from the level as quickly as...

Blackwell Deception

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Point & Click, Indie

January 13, 2012

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 73/100

This point-and-click adventure follows Rosa, a genuine psychic, and Joey, her wayward spirit guide, as they investigate the deaths of clients targeted by street...

Unmechanical

Arcade, Adventure, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Logic, Indie

August 8, 2012

Players: 6.2/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 76/100

This puzzle adventure follows a journey to freedom through a fantastical world of flesh, rock, and steel. The player explores the surroundings and solves more than...

Postal 2: Complete

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Collection, Futurism (Future), Open world, Comedy

May 7, 2009

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 97/100

This first-person shooter with dark humor follows a week in the life of The Dude, an ordinary man trying to complete everyday errands: buying milk, returning an...

Kairo

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Logic, Indie, Exploration

February 6, 2012

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 66/100

This first-person 3D adventure takes place in a lost world of abstract architecture and ancient monuments. The player explores unusual rooms and solves puzzles by...

Juniper's Knot

Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval, Visual novel, Indie, Casual game

April 13, 2012

Steam: 95/100

This short kinetic novel follows a demon and a boy who meet in a silent town on an autumn afternoon. Its story unfolds through text, illustrations, and sound, with...

Will Fight for Food

Role-playing game, Action, Fighting, Third-person view

April 9, 2012

Will Fight for Food is a third-person role-playing game with a mixture of action and fighting from Pyrodactyl Games. The main publisher of the game is Pyrodactyl...

Serious Sam 3: Jewel of the Nile

Action, Shooter, DLC, First-person view, Indie

October 16, 2012

Players: 10/10

Steam: 78/100

An expansion for Serious Sam Collection, set during the events of Serious Sam 3: BFE. Sam and his team head to the Temple of Isis on the island of Philae, where...

Cargo Commander

Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Indie, Procedural generation

November 1, 2012

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 63/100

This futuristic action platformer follows a new Cargo Corps recruit sent into dangerous sectors of space to salvage valuable cargo from containers filled with...

Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken

Arcade, Action, Puzzle, Side view, Indie, Platformer

October 18, 2011

Players: 10/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 75/100

This side-scrolling action platformer with puzzles is set in Albatropolis, a land ruled by a totalitarian penguin regime. Hardboiled Chicken sets out to assassinate...

Virus Named Tom

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Isometric, Puzzle, Indie

August 1, 2012

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 65/100

This action-puzzle platformer follows TOM, a virus created for revenge after a corporation fires its creator, Dr. X. Players rewire circuits to spread the virus...

Tiny and Big: Grandpa's Leftovers

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Indie

June 19, 2012

Players: 6.6/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 75/100

This comic-styled platformer with puzzle elements follows Tiny, an inventor crossing a desert to reclaim his grandfather’s favorite possession: a pair of white...

Book of Unwritten Tales

Adventure, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Point & Click, Comedy

April 2, 2009

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Book of Unwritten Tales is a point-and-click fantasy adventure with fun humor and fun puzzles. The events of the game tell the story of the halfling Wilbur, the elf...

Containment: The Zombie Puzzler

Arcade, Action, Puzzle, Casual game, Indie

December 12, 2011

Players: 5/10

Steam: 89/100

An action puzzle game about containing a zombie outbreak in Franklin County. To defeat the undead, the player surrounds them with survivors of the same color, while...

3SwitcheD

Casual game

March 29, 2012

Steam: 38/100

3SwitcheD is a casual puzzle game built around an arcade-style 3D board of gems that players move and combine. Its six modes offer different challenges, including...

Harveys neue Augen

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Point & Click, Indie

October 16, 2012

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 75/100

This point-and-click adventure follows Lilli, a quiet pupil at a convent school who diligently carries out the orders of the Mother Superior. When her friend Edna...

Humble Bundle Mojam

Action, Shooter, Strategy, Fighting, Third-person view, Top-down view, Collection, Trains

February 19, 2012

Humble Bundle Mojam is a third-person action game with a mixture of shooter, strategy, fighting and railway simulator from Mojang AB studio. The game is published...

They Bleed Pixels

Arcade, Platformer, Slasher, Action

August 29, 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...

Intrusion 2

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Indie

June 20, 2012

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 93/100

This futuristic action platformer takes place on a reserve planet seized by a hostile military corporation conducting research into forbidden technologies...

Revenge of Shinobi

Arcade, Action, Platformer

November 19, 2002

Steam: 71/100

An arcade platformer about the ninja Joe Musashi, who sets out to take revenge on the criminal syndicate Neo Zeed. The revived organization has killed his teacher...

Humble Bundle for Android™ 2

Collection

March 19, 2012

Humble Bundle for Android™ 2 is a game. The game is published by Humble Bundle...

Nexuiz (2005)

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future)

May 10, 2012

Nexuiz (2005) is a first-person action game with shooter elements from developers from the studios Alientrap Games Inc. and IllFonic. The game is published by...

Rijn the Specpyre in... Manor of the Damned!

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

November 13, 2012

Rijn the Specpyre in... Manor of the Damned! is an isometric RPG with action and fantasy elements from The Hideout studio. The main publisher of the game is The...

Oil Rush

Strategy, Warships / Submarines, In real time, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)

January 25, 2012

Steam: 59/100

Metacritic: 67/100

This real-time naval strategy game is set in a world reshaped by nuclear war, which melted the ice caps. The player captures, upgrades, and defends floating...

Dynamite Jack

Action, Top-down view, Sandbox, Indie, Adventure

May 10, 2012

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 82/100

This top-down action-adventure follows Jack, a space marine trying to escape the Anathema Mines. He can sneak past guards or use bombs to eliminate enemies, while a...

iBomber Defense Pacific

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Historical, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Casual game

February 29, 2012

Steam: 85/100

This tower defense strategy game is set in the Pacific, where the player faces enemy forces and fights to regain freedom. Across the campaign maps, turrets must be...

Vectorman 2

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

May 2, 2012

Steam: 83/100

An arcade platformer about Vectorman, who returns to Earth after a mysterious missile damages his ship. He lands near an abandoned research facility and sets out to...

Humble Bundle for Android™ And Linux. And Mac. And Windows.

Collection

January 31, 2012

Humble Bundle for Android™ And Linux. And Mac. And Windows. is a game. The game is published by Humble Bundle...

Hack, Slash, Loot

Roguelike, Indie, Role-playing game

April 5, 2012

Steam: 57/100

Hack, Slash, Loot is a turn-based roguelike about a lone hero exploring dungeons, fighting monsters, and searching for treasure. A new dungeon is generated for each...

Waveform

Action, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Side view, Indie, Casual game

March 20, 2012

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Waveform — A unique side-scrolling rhythm puzzle game set in a sci-fi setting. You have to ride a beam of light and go to conquer various solar systems. As...

2x2

Educational game (Education), Puzzle, Board / Group Game

February 19, 2012

Players: 8.8/10

2x2 is an educational game with puzzle elements from the masters from the studio AnyTech, Inc.. The game is published by AnyTech...

Din's Curse: Demon War

Role-playing game, DLC, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Action

February 22, 2011

Steam: 100/100

An action RPG expansion for Din's Curse, set in a fantasy world at war between humans, demons, and the undead. After the necromancer Ciglio dies, the undead...

Magical Diary: Horse Hall

Role-playing game, Simulation, Adventure, First-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Visual novel

May 31, 2012

Steam: 93/100

A role-playing visual novel about a student invited to attend a school of magic. Players create a character, form friendships or romantic relationships with other...

Mari0

Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Puzzle

March 3, 2012

Players: 9.5/10

Mari0 is an action game with a mixture of platformer and puzzle from the developers from the Stabyourself.net...