Best Games for Linux of 2013 / Page 4

December 5, 2013

Steam: 58/100

Metacritic: 62/100

Wooden Sen'SeY is an action platformer set in a humorous “Japan Steam Rock” universe. It follows Goro, a village chief seeking revenge across a series of levels...

Domino Arena

Arcade, Puzzle, Logic, Indie

November 26, 2013

Domino Arena is an arcade game with puzzle elements and indie games from the masters from the Gamieon studio. The game is published by...

Cook, Serve, Delicious!

Arcade, Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, Indie

December 13, 2012

Players: 10/10

Steam: 95/100

This arcade restaurant-management simulator follows the growth of a small café into a five-star establishment. The player builds a menu from 30 types of food and...

The Bridge

Puzzle, Logic, Indie, Adventure, Arcade

February 22, 2013

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 75/100

The Bridge is a two-dimensional logic game that will allow you to look at physics and perspective from a different angle. You have to walk on the ceiling, explore...

Gratuitous Space Battles

Strategy, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Space

November 16, 2009

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 72/100

A space strategy game centered on large battles between fleets of massive ships. The player takes the role of an admiral, assembling ships from modules, arranging a...

Raven: Legacy of a Master Thief

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

July 23, 2013

Players: 9.9/10

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 74/100

This point-and-click detective adventure is set in 1960s Europe, where an investigation into a theft becomes entangled with the legacy of a master thief known as...

La•Mulana

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

June 27, 2005

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 82/100

La•Mulana is an archaeological action-platformer about exploring ancient ruins said to hold the Secret Treasure of Life, the beginning of all civilization. Players...

Castle Story

Arcade, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Tactics, Strategy, Construction, Sandbox

September 23, 2013

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 55/100

A strategy sandbox set among floating fantasy islands, Castle Story puts the player in command of creatures called Bricktrons, who build castles and settlements...

Bleed

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Platformer, Indie

December 12, 2012

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 75/100

This action platformer follows Wryn, a heroine who dreams of becoming the greatest videogame hero and sets out to challenge the heroes already celebrated as the...

WarGame: AirLand Battle

Strategy, Flight Simulator, In real time, Third-person view, Tactics

May 29, 2013

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 80/100

A real-time strategy game about a war between NATO and the Warsaw Pact that erupts in 1985 after an incident in the North Sea. The player commands the forces of...

Snuggle Truck

Arcade, Action, Racing, Casual game, Indie

April 27, 2011

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 89/100

Snuggle Truck is an arcade driving game about delivering a load of quirky animals to the zoo without letting them fall out or get hurt. The player steers a truck...

Toki Tori

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

May 20, 2008

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Toki Tori is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer where the goal of each level is to collect all the scattered eggs. And to achieve this goal, the player will...

Anodyne

Arcade, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Exploration, Adventure

February 4, 2013

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Anodyne is a 2D action-adventure set in the surreal dream world of a human named Young. The protagonist explores natural, urban, and abstract locations, speaks with...

Race The Sun

Arcade, Third-person view, Indie, Procedural generation, Runner, Racing

August 19, 2013

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 78/100

An arcade runner about a solar-powered craft racing through a procedurally generated world toward sunset. The sun acts as a timer, and collecting boosts can briefly...

Hive (2013)

Board / Group Game, Turn-based, Logic, Indie

February 8, 2013

Finding Teddy

Adventure, Puzzle, Indie, Point & Click, Metroidvania, Action

February 8, 2013

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 76/100

This point-and-click adventure puzzle follows a little girl whose teddy bear is stolen by a monster emerging from her cupboard. She follows it into a magical world...

AI War: Vengeance of the Machine

Strategy, DLC, In real time, Futurism (Future), Indie

June 17, 2013

Steam: 100/100

Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine

Adventure, Top-down view, Indie, Tactics, Cooperative (co-op), Stealth

April 24, 2013

Players: 10/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 82/100

This tactical stealth game follows a crew of thieves as they case buildings and carry out heists while avoiding security. The cast includes a lock-picking...

Organ Trail: Director's Cut

Arcade, Logic, Zombies, Indie, Strategy

August 9, 2012

Players: 10/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 86/100

This retro zombie survival game follows a group of five travelling west in a station wagon. Along the way, the player scavenges for supplies and fights the undead...

BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Side view, Runner

February 26, 2013

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 85/100

A side-scrolling rhythm platformer where progress through each level is tied to music and the character’s actions. In Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien...

Anna

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Puzzle, Indie

July 11, 2012

Players: 2/10

Steam: 62/100

Metacritic: 55/100

Anna is a first-person horror adventure with puzzles, set in an abandoned sawmill in the Italian mountains. The protagonist explores its rooms and uncovers...

Sid Meier's Civilization 5: Brave New World

Strategy, DLC, Business / Management, Isometric, Top-down view, Turn-based

July 8, 2013

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 85/100

An expansion for Sid Meier's Civilization 5 that adds international trade and new ways to pursue cultural and diplomatic influence in the turn-based strategy...

Sword of the Stars: The Pit

Role-playing game, Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Indie, Roguelike, Dungeons, Procedural generation

February 21, 2013

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 69/100

A turn-based role-playing game set in the science-fiction universe of Sword of the Stars, where an expedition ventures into an ancient alien facility beneath the...

Hero of the Kingdom

Role-playing game, Strategy, Business / Management, Isometric, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Casual game, Adventure

December 20, 2012

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 92/100

Hero of the Kingdom is an adventure strategy game with RPG elements and an isometric camera view. The game tells the story of a young hero whose father is kidnapped...

Chainsaw Warrior

Board / Group Game, Turn-based, Card game, Strategy

September 24, 2013

Players: 1/10

Steam: 64/100

A turn-based card strategy game based on a solo board game, set in Manhattan in 2032. A spatial rift unleashes hordes of creatures into New York, and an...

Montague's Mount

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Walking Simulator

October 9, 2013

Steam: 62/100

Metacritic: 39/100

Montague's Mount is an atmospheric adventure with a first-person view and horror elements. The events of the game will take you to a gloomy Irish island, where for...

Eldritch

Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, Stealth, First-person view, Indie, Roguelike

October 21, 2013

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 77/100

A first-person fantasy horror game inspired by roguelikes, immersive sims, and the works of H. P. Lovecraft. The player explores strange worlds, uncovers ancient...

Knights of Pen and Paper

Arcade, Role-playing game, Isometric, Turn-based, Indie

October 30, 2012

Players: 6.2/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 73/100

A turn-based, pixel-art role-playing game built around a fantasy tabletop session. The player controls both the adventurers and the game master, who shapes the...

Monster Loves You!

Role-playing game, Adventure, Side view, Casual game, Indie, Simulation

March 18, 2013

Steam: 78/100

Monster Loves You! — a fun adventure with role-playing elements and a side view. Become a monster born in a slime-covered vat. Grow up and turn into a...

Crusader Kings 2: Sons of Abraham

Strategy, DLC, In real time, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Role-playing game, Simulation

November 18, 2013

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Crusader Kings 2: Sons of Abraham is an addition to the global real-time strategy game, where the gameplay is focused on the Abrahamic religions &mdash...

Multiwinia: Survival of the Flattest

Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Isometric, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Online, Action

September 19, 2008

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Multiwinia: Survival of the Flattest is a real-time strategy game with arcade elements, set in a digital world where tribes fight over Darwinia’s resources. Once...

Novelist

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Logic, Indie, Stealth, First-person view

December 10, 2013

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 66/100

This stealth adventure follows novelist Dan Kaplan as he tries to finish the most important book of his career while also being a good husband and father. During...

Grave Digger

Action, Horror, Isometric, Indie, Mysticism / Supernatural, Stealth, Survival horror

May 30, 2013

Steam: 73/100

This stealth action-adventure blends whimsical English comedy with grim, Dickensian horror. The player controls Fagus, a grave robber who sneaks through graveyards...

Gravity Badgers

Arcade, Action, Puzzle, Indie, Casual game

November 28, 2013

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 48/100

A physics-based arcade puzzle game follows Captain T Bayback, a badger venturing into deep space to save his friends, family and the universe from the Evil Honey...

Dead Sky

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Isometric, Indie, Zombies

November 22, 2013

Steam: 37/100

Set amid a mysterious outbreak, this isometric survival shooter takes place in contaminated areas overrun by hordes of mutated creatures. The player fights enemies...

Zigfrak

Arcade, Role-playing game, Simulation, Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie

November 1, 2013

Players: 10/10

Steam: 71/100

This space-based action RPG is set amid a human civil war on a galactic scale, complicated by the invasion of technologically superior aliens. During the campaign...

Democracy 3

Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, Turn-based, Indie

October 14, 2013

Players: 9/10

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 70/100

A political simulation about governing an industrialized Western nation. The player takes the role of a president or prime minister and seeks solutions to crime...

Hive (2015)

Strategy, In real time, Futurism (Future), Board / Group Game, Online, Fantasy, Top-down view

November 15, 2013

Steam: 83/100

Hive is a board-game strategy title played without a fixed board: players take turns placing pieces, which form the playing area as the game progresses. The aim is...

Euro Truck Simulator 2 - Going East!

Simulation, DLC, First-person view, Third-person view, Indie, Open world

September 19, 2013

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 83/100

Euro Truck Simulator 2 — Going East! — an add-on for a truck driver simulator with first- and third-person views. The expansion introduces new roads and...

Stealth Bastard

Arcade, Stealth, Platformer, Indie

November 5, 2011

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 80/100

This arcade stealth platformer sends an unarmed, unarmoured hero into a deadly facility, where the goal is to reach the exit without being caught by its security...