Best Games for Linux of 2013 / Page 3

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view

September 30, 2013

Players: 10/10

Haunted Memories is a first-person action game with a touch of shooter and horror from the MadMan Theory Games studio. The main publisher of the game is MadMan...

Nightmares from the Deep: The Siren's Call

Puzzle, Logic, Hidden Objects

July 24, 2013

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 69/100

A hidden-object puzzle game in which the player must answer the siren’s call and defeat the cruel Mayor Murray and his sea monster, the...

Gateways

Puzzle, Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Indie

September 12, 2012

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Gateways is a puzzle platformer in which a scientist explores a huge laboratory filled with many mysteries. You can use teleporters to jump from one place to...

Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos

Visual novel, Indie, Anime / Manga

April 4, 2013

Steam: 75/100

This visual novel follows Winter Harrison, a student mediator who travels to chaotic worlds to help resolve their problems. In the series’ first entry, Winter...

Air Conflicts: Pacific Carriers

Arcade, Flight Simulator, Action, Simulation

September 21, 2012

Players: 10/10

Steam: 58/100

This arcade flight simulator focuses on aerial battles of the Pacific War. Players take part in historical engagements and fly aircraft recreated in detail. The...

Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse

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

December 4, 2013

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse is the continuation of the Point and Click adventure series Broken Sword. In the game, you take on the role of an American...

Bad Hotel

Indie, Casual game, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)

August 14, 2012

Steam: 33/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Bad Hotel combines tower defense with procedurally generated music. The player is a budding entrepreneur whose hotel lies in the territory of Tarnation Tadstock, a...

Dragon's Lair 2: Time Warp (1994)

Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Interactive movie, Adventure, Casual game

August 3, 2007

Steam: 76/100

This arcade interactive adventure, presented through animated scenes, follows the rescue of Princess Daphne from the evil wizard Mordroc. Dirk the Daring sets off...

Nimble Quest

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Top-down view, Indie, Casual game

March 28, 2013

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 77/100

This arcade action game with role-playing elements centers on a party of heroes that moves constantly through stages while fighting enemy hordes. The player steers...

Tiny Diggers 2

Arcade, Action, God Simulator, Business / Management, Third-person view, Indie

November 23, 2013

Anticipation Rating: 6.7/10

Tiny Diggers 2 is a third-person arcade game with elements of action, business simulator and indie game from developers from the TouchTilt Games studio. The game is...

Battle Worlds: Kronos

Action, Strategy, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Combat robots, Isometric, Warships / Submarines, Science fiction

November 4, 2013

Steam: 66/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Battle Worlds: Kronos is a turn-based action strategy with fantasy elements and combat robots. Experience two sides of the battle using multiple fighting styles...

Electronic Super Joy

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Music game, Indie

August 23, 2013

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 78/100

A hard platformer set in a world of electronic music follows Captain Lewis as he resists the tyranny of the evil Groove-Wizard, who has seized control and stolen...

Enclave

Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Role-playing game

July 19, 2002

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 69/100

This third-person fantasy action game takes place in a world where the lands of Light and the realms of Darkness are divided by a bottomless rift that has begun to...

Toki Tori 2

In real time, Top-down view, Puzzle, Logic, Metroidvania, Open world, Side view

April 4, 2013

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 79/100

This open-world puzzle adventure follows Toki Tori, a young chicken tasked with saving a forest island from a floating crystal and strange pollution. Along the way...

Volgarr the Viking

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Indie

September 13, 2013

Players: 10/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Volgarr the Viking is a hardcore arcade platformer in which the Viking hero fights enemies and navigates deadly traps across a series of dangerous worlds. The game...

Iesabel

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

July 8, 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...

Type: Rider

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Casual game, Puzzle

October 10, 2013

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Type: Rider is a side-scrolling educational arcade platformer. You have to immerse yourself in the mysterious and fantastic world of letters. By controlling the...

PixelJunk Monsters

Strategy, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)

January 24, 2008

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 83/100

This tower defense strategy game follows Tikiman, a forest defender who must protect his offspring from waves of monsters. Enemies advance along paths toward his...

Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians

Arcade, Music game, Indie, Adventure

August 6, 2013

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 75/100

This musical adventure with arcade elements follows Beatbuddy, an ethereal creature who awakens and sets out to save his companions and his own immortality. Along...

Survivor Squad

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, Top-down view, Tactics, Roguelike, Indie, Zombies

September 13, 2010

Steam: 67/100

This tactical action game with strategy elements follows a squad of survivors searching for supplies in a world overrun by the infected. The player commands up to...

Chaos Engine

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Steampunk, Cooperative (co-op)

August 29, 2013

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 40/100

Chaos Engine is a steampunk top-down shooter with cooperative play, originally developed for the Amiga by The Bitmap Brothers. Abstraction Games restored the game...

Anomaly: Warzone Earth Mobile Campaign

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Action, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)

August 11, 2011

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 92/100

Anomaly: Warzone Earth Mobile Campaign is a continuation of the top-down strategy game in the sci-fi setting of Anomaly: Warzone Earth, which adds 15 new missions...

Deadfall Adventures

Action, Shooter, Adventure, First-person view

November 14, 2013

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 48/100

Deadfall Adventures is an adventure first-person shooter from the creators of Painkiller: Hell & Damnation. The game takes place in 1930, where you will be...

Wizardry: Crusaders of the Dark Savant

Role-playing game, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Dungeons

September 23, 1994

Steam: 88/100

This first-person, turn-based role-playing game blends fantasy with a futuristic setting. A party explores an alien world in search of a secret tied to the nature...

Waking Mars

Arcade, Platformer, Adventure, Side view, Science fiction, Indie

March 1, 2012

Players: 1/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Waking Mars is a side-scrolling arcade adventure platformer. In 2097, life was discovered on Mars. During the mission to make first contact, you find yourself...

FORCED

Role-playing game, Action, Hack and slash, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Cooperative (co-op)

October 24, 2013

Players: 5/10

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 72/100

FORCED is an arcade action RPG with puzzle and tactical elements. From one to 4 players can take part in the game at the same time. The character of the game is a...

Gentlemen!

Action, Top-down view, Indie, Online

July 16, 2013

Steam: 73/100

A local multiplayer action game set in the Victorian era, where two to four players take part in fast-paced deathmatches. Winning duels calls for skill, knowledge...

Septerra Core: Legacy of the Creator

Role-playing game, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based

October 31, 1999

Players: 9/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 70/100

This science-fantasy role-playing game is set on Septerra, a world where seven continents orbit a vast living computer at different elevations. According to...

Painkiller: Hell & Damnation - Heaven's Above

Action, Shooter, Horror, DLC, Top-down view, Futurism (Future)

June 20, 2013

Steam: 47/100

An add-on for Painkiller: Hell & Damnation that shifts the action from a first-person perspective to a top-down shooter. It features five campaign maps...

Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards: Reloaded

Arcade, Adventure, Puzzle, Logic, Point & Click, Comedy

May 31, 2013

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 56/100

Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards: Reloaded is a modern reimagining of the popular game Leisure Suit Larry 1: In the Land of the Lounge Lizards...

Proteus

Arcade, First-person view, Indie, Exploration, Walking Simulator

January 30, 2013

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 76/100

This first-person exploration game takes place on dreamlike islands where the surroundings shape the soundtrack. The procedurally generated islands are home to...

Foul Play

Arcade, Action, Indie, Casual game

September 18, 2013

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 68/100

This side-scrolling co-op action game unfolds entirely on a theatre stage, where daemon-hunter Baron Dashforth reenacts episodes from his life, from the deserts of...

Bionic Dues

Strategy, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Combat robots, Tactics, Role-playing game, Roguelike

October 8, 2013

Players: 4/10

Steam: 84/100

Bionic Dues is a hardcore tactical strategy game with turn-based combat and a top-down view in a sci-fi setting. In the game, you will go to a terrifying world of...

Anomaly Korea

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Action, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)

December 20, 2012

Players: 4/10

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 86/100

A real-time strategy game with a top-down view, Anomaly Korea follows a human squad fighting an invasion by alien robots in Korea. The expansion campaign to Anomaly...

Tales of Maj'Eyal

Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Tactics, Roguelike, Turn-based, Dungeons

December 12, 2013

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 93/100

Tales of Maj'Eyal is an exciting tactical RPG with turn-based combat and top-down view in a fantasy setting. You can create a unique character by choosing from a...

Snapshot

Arcade, Adventure, Puzzle, Logic, Side view, Indie, Casual game

August 30, 2012

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Snapshot is a side-scrolling adventure arcade puzzle game. The game will tell the story of a cute robot named Peak, who is collecting mysterious energy scattered...

X³: Reunion (Collector's Edition)

Simulation, Action, Flight Simulator, Business / Management, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Space, Strategy

November 22, 2005

Steam: 73/100

X³: Reunion (Collector's Edition) is a first-person simulator with elements of action, flight simulator and business simulator from the masters from the...

Zen Bound 2

Strategy, Puzzle, Casual game, Indie

April 2, 2010

Steam: 90/100

A puzzle game about painting wooden sculptures by wrapping them in rope. Each level presents a spatial challenge that players solve by inspecting the object and...

Strike Suit Zero

Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Space, Science fiction

January 23, 2013

Players: 4.9/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 67/100

Set in 2299, this space-combat game follows a war between Earth’s forces and breakaway Colonial forces, with Earth facing destruction. The player pilots the Strike...

Legends of Aethereus

Role-playing game, Online, Action, MMO, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie

July 22, 2013

Players: 1/10

Steam: 26/100

This third-person fantasy role-playing game takes place on Aethereus, a planet recovering from the devastation of three Great Skyfalls. The discovery of the...