Best Games for Linux of 2014 / Page 2

Action, Adventure, Horror, Indie, Side view, Walking Simulator

September 26, 2014

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Neverending Nightmares is a side-scrolling adventure horror game. You have to get used to the role of Thomas — a man who has fallen into a long string of...

Whispering Willows

Platformer, Futurism (Future), Indie, Side view, Adventure, Mysticism / Supernatural, Horror

May 27, 2014

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 64/100

Whispering Willows is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer set in a mysterious mansion. The plot centers on Elena Elkhorn. She goes to the estate in search...

Icewind Dale

Role-playing game, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Adventure

June 29, 2000

Players: 8/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 87/100

Icewind Dale is a fantasy RPG with an isometric view. The game takes place in Icewind Dale — the northern region of Faerun beyond the Spine of the World, in...

Company of Heroes 2: Ardennes Assault

Action, Strategy, DLC, In real time, Isometric, Historical, Tactics, Online

November 17, 2014

Players: 10/10

Steam: 41/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Company of Heroes 2: Ardennes Assault is a standalone add-on for the historical real-time strategy Company of Heroes 2. The Ardennes Operation was an offensive...

Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition

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

October 30, 2014

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Set in the world of Dungeons & Dragons, this isometric role-playing game sends a party of heroes into the snowbound lands of the Spine of the World. The player...

100% Orange Juice

Arcade, Puzzle, Board / Group Game, Card game, Anime / Manga, Online

May 16, 2014

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 94/100

100% Orange Juice is an arcade adventure puzzle game with elements of a board card game. You will travel to an amazing world where dogs, people and cars fly in the...

Door Kickers

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Tactics

October 20, 2014

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 83/100

A real-time tactical strategy game about SWAT operations, Door Kickers puts the player in command of a team tasked with reaching hostages before criminals can harm...

Tropico 5

Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Tactics, City Building

May 23, 2014

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Tropico 5 — continuation of the banana republic dictator simulator. You have to take control of a small republic again and lead it through world wars, the...

Freedom Planet

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Anime / Manga, Indie

July 21, 2014

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 83/100

This combat-focused platform adventure follows the dragon girl Lilac and her friends as they defend the world of Avalice from an alien attack. The heroes face...

Psy High

Indie, Role-playing game, Text quest

December 12, 2014

Steam: 79/100

This text-based role-playing mystery follows high-school students who develop psychic powers and investigate supernatural secrets in their small town. The...

Choice of Robots

Role-playing game, Adventure, Futurism (Future), Indie, Text quest, Combat robots

December 19, 2014

Players: 10/10

Steam: 96/100

Choice of Robots — fantasy role-playing game with adventure elements in the visual novel genre. This is an epic 300,000 word interactive sci-fi novel by Kevin...

Defense Zone 2

Strategy, Tactics, Action, In real time, Top-down view, Indie, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)

October 24, 2012

Players: 3.2/10

Steam: 85/100

Defense Zone 2 is a continuation of the top-down tactical strategy game in the tower defense genre. New interesting levels with even more beautiful graphics and...

Cities in Motion 2

Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Third-person view, Trains

April 2, 2013

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 61/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Cities in Motion 2 is a sequel to the classic economic simulator that challenges you to model, build, and maintain an efficient mass transit network between...

Hatoful Boyfriend

Arcade, Adventure, Visual novel, Anime / Manga, Comedy

October 30, 2011

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Hatoful Boyfriend is an arcade visual novel with anime-style adventure elements. You have been accepted as the only human student at the prestigious Saint Dove...

OTTTD

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Tactics, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Indie

May 22, 2014

Steam: 79/100

OTTTD is an isometric strategy game with elements of a tactical game from developers from SMG Studio. The main publisher of the game is SMG Studio. In some circles...

Tomb Raider GOTY Edition

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Third-person view

January 28, 2014

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 86/100

Tomb Raider GOTY Edition is a special edition of the action-adventure game with a third-person view in the Game of the Year version. It includes the game itself and...

World of Guns: Gun Disassembly

Educational game (Education), Historical, Hunting / Fishing

May 21, 2014

Steam: 80/100

This educational 3D simulator explores the workings of historical and modern firearms. World of Guns features pistols, rifles, machine guns and artillery, as well...

Circuits

Music game, Puzzle, Indie

April 17, 2014

Steam: 89/100

Circuits is a musical puzzle game in which players listen closely to separate sound parts and assemble them into complete songs. Each level involves working out how...

BattleBlock Theater

Arcade, Online, Action, Platformer, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Comedy

April 3, 2013

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 85/100

BattleBlock Theater is a side-scrolling multiplayer action platformer. There are a total of eight different modes available in the game. In Soul, the player will...

Battle Nations

Strategy, Online, Free game

September 18, 2014

Steam: 73/100

This online strategy game is set on the continent of Ateria, where war has broken out against a rebel threat. The player builds and manages a city, gathers...

Painkiller: Hell & Damnation

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Horror

October 31, 2012

Players: 8/10

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 52/100

Painkiller: Hell & Damnation is a continuation of the hardcore and bloody third-person shooter, which is a re-release of the original Painkiller, released in 2004...

Little Racers STREET

Racing, Arcade, Top-down view

February 6, 2014

Steam: 84/100

A top-down arcade racer that combines straightforward racing with street events across two cities. The career begins from scratch and spans around 200 events on...

fault - milestone one

Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Fantasy

August 9, 2013

Steam: 90/100

A cinematic science-fantasy visual novel follows Princess Selphine and her royal guardian, Ritona. When a sudden attack devastates their homeland of Rughzenhaide...

Science Girls

Japanese role-playing game, Anime / Manga, Science fiction

May 28, 2009

Steam: 79/100

Science Girls is a science-fiction turn-based RPG in which members of a school science club fight an alien invasion and defend their homeworld. When...

Heroes Rise: HeroFall

Indie, Role-playing game, Text quest

July 11, 2014

Steam: 87/100

This text-based role-playing game concludes the Heroes Rise trilogy, following a hero fighting for the rights of people with superpowers in America. When President...

Heroes of a Broken Land

Role-playing game, Indie, Dungeons

August 7, 2014

Steam: 86/100

This turn-based role-playing game combines first-person dungeon exploration with town management in a world shattered by ancient wizards. Its fragments drift in the...

Deadnaut

Space, Exploration, Survival horror

November 27, 2014

Steam: 67/100

This squad-based survival horror game sends a team to explore the derelict ships of extinct civilizations. Five Deadnauts investigate their surroundings and fight...

Time Mysteries 2: The Ancient Spectres

Hidden Objects, Casual game, Puzzle

November 4, 2011

Steam: 61/100

This hidden-object puzzle adventure is set in 1830, where young governess Ester inherits an abandoned London mansion and discovers that her family has studied time...

Outland

Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Metroidvania

April 26, 2011

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Outland is a fantastic action-plate with a side of the side, where you have to use the forces of light and darkness in an epic journey to save the world from the...

Whispered World

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Point & Click, Indie

August 28, 2009

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 70/100

This point-and-click fantasy adventure follows Sadwick, who dreams of a mysterious blue sphere and a world collapsing around him. The oracle Shana foretells the end...

Wargame: Red Dragon

Action, Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Historical, Tactics, Online

April 17, 2014

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Wargame: Red Dragon is a real-time tactical strategy game with an isometric camera view. The plot of the game tells about the confrontation between Western...

Breach and Clear

Role-playing game, Simulation, Action, Shooter, Strategy, Turn-based, Tactics

July 17, 2013

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 66/100

Breach and Clear — You take control of US Army Rangers, German KSK, Canadian JTF2, British SAS and others — and challenge a variety of opponents with...

Frederic: Resurrection of Music

Arcade, Action, Music game, Indie, Casual game

January 19, 2012

Steam: 85/100

Frederic: Resurrection of Music is a dynamic musical arcade game with a colorful visual style. You will be able to join Fryderyk, one of the most important...

Mount & Blade: Warband – Viking Conquest

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

December 11, 2014

Steam: 69/100

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...

Bridge Constructor Medieval

Simulation, Casual game, Indie

September 15, 2014

Steam: 80/100

This bridge-building simulation is set in the age of knights and castles. In Bridge Constructor Medieval, the player builds crossings to supply a city and protect...

Silent Service

Simulation, Warships / Submarines, In real time, First-person view, Historical

November 6, 2014

Steam: 72/100

A naval simulation about commanding a U.S. submarine in the South Pacific during World War II. The player undertakes individual attacks and patrol missions...

Octodad: Dadliest Catch

Simulation, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Indie, Comedy

January 30, 2014

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 69/100

This comedic adventure follows an octopus posing as a human father and trying to keep his true nature secret from his family. In Octodad: Dadliest Catch, the hero...

Tales from the Dragon Mountain 2: The Lair

Adventure, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Free game, Hidden Objects, Point & Click

March 13, 2014

Steam: 57/100

Set in the fantasy world of Dragon Mountains, this puzzle adventure follows the return of a dark force after Lord Strix was defeated. Mina and her companion Malik...

Infinity Runner

Action, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Runner

July 14, 2014

Players: 6.7/10

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 48/100

Infinity Runner is an adventure shooter with horror elements and a first-person view in a sci-fi setting, supporting virtual reality devices. The events of the game...

Football Manager 2015

Strategy, Football, In real time, Business / Management, Sports game, Turn-based

November 7, 2014

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Football Manager 2015 is a football management simulator in which you become the manager of a football team and lead it to success. The game features a huge number...