January 2021 - games, that were released this month for Linux

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January 2021 - games, that were released this month for Linux

Pretend

Free game, Arcade, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Tactics, Casual game, Strategy, Survival

January 6, 2021 → Linux

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 56/100

Pretend is a casual multiplayer online game about social deduction. The game is very similar to Among Us, but instead of a space base, the action takes place in...

SCP: Escape Together

Adventure, Action, Horror, Cooperative (co-op), Indie, First-person view, Online, Free game

January 7, 2021 → Linux (Early Access)

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 63/100

SCP: Escape Together is an action-horror adventure with a first-person view and co-op based on the 2012 horror film SCP: Containment Breach. You'll team up or...

SuperMash

Arcade, Indie, Simulation, Action, Japanese role-playing game, Stealth, Old school

January 13, 2021 → Linux

Players: 10/10

Steam: 58/100

An exciting game that mixes several genres. The game takes place in a video game store, where a brother and sister find a mysterious console. It is impossible to...

RavenWeald

Free game, Indie, Strategy, Tactics, Turn-based, Roguelike, Fantasy, Isometric, Procedural generation, Adventure

January 13, 2021 → Linux (Early Access)

Steam: 89/100

A free strategy game with turn-based combat and roguelike elements in a fantasy setting. The main action takes place in a magical forest filled with deadly...

Hexceed

Arcade, Puzzle, Top-down view, Indie, Free game, Casual game

January 15, 2021 → Linux

Steam: 87/100

Hexceed — Arcade indie puzzle game with a top-down view. A modern interpretation of a classic puzzle. You have to navigate through hexes to find out which...

Fujiwara Bittersweet

Visual novel, Indie, Adventure, First-person view, Anime / Manga, Free game

January 16, 2021 → Linux

Players: 10/10

Steam: 86/100

Fujiwara Bittersweet — A visual adventure novel with indie and anime elements. Aya has just moved to a new town near the mountains. Her new life as a high...

NoseBound

Adventure, Puzzle, Indie, Side view, Point & Click, Detective, Horror

January 19, 2021 → Linux

Steam: 86/100

NoseBound is a classic point and click side-scrolling adventure with a noir style. The game tells the story of private detective Ray Hammond, who is trying to catch...

Skul: The Hero Slayer

Side view, Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Roguelike

January 21, 2021 → Linux

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Skul: The Hero Slayer is a side-scrolling pixel platformer. People have attacked the demon fortress and are trying to destroy their leader. Most of the inhabitants...

Cyber Shadow

Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Indie, Side view, Anime / Manga, Metroidvania

January 26, 2021 → Linux

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Cyber Shadow is a dynamic side-scrolling action platformer set in a sci-fi setting. The world has been taken over by synthetic life forms. A desperate cry for help...

Encodya

Adventure, Futurism (Future), Point & Click, Cyberpunk

January 26, 2021 → Linux

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 67/100

Encodya is an exciting side-scrolling point and click adventure set in a sci-fi setting. Neo-Berlin, 2062. Tina is a nine-year-old orphan who lives with SAM-53, her...

Dead Cells: Fatal Falls

Arcade, Fantasy / Medieval, Roguelike, Side view, Action, Indie

January 26, 2021 → Linux

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 93/100

Dead Cells: Fatal Falls is a hardcore side-scrolling action slasher expansion inspired by the Dark Souls series. Two new locations await you, in which there will be...

NIMBY Rails

Strategy, Simulation, Business / Management, Top-down view, Trains, Construction

January 26, 2021 → Linux (Early Access)

Players: 4/10

Steam: 88/100

NIMBY Rails is a real-time management strategy where you can understand all the intricacies of the railway. An exciting sandbox awaits you in which you will build...

Sword of the Necromancer

Indie, Role-playing game, Action, Fantasy / Medieval, Adventure, Cooperative (co-op), Top-down view, Procedural generation

January 28, 2021 → Linux

Steam: 69/100

Metacritic: 64/100

Sword of the Necromancer is an action RPG with roguelike elements where you can revive dead enemies to fight on your side. The main character acquired this ability...

Prison Architect - Going Green

DLC, Simulation, Business / Management, Strategy, Top-down view, In real time, Indie

January 28, 2021 → Linux

Steam: 59/100

Prison Architect — Going Green — an expansion for the real-time management strategy game with a top-down view. The expansion brings farming, product export, and...

Miska's Cave

Free game, Arcade, Runner, Side view, Fighting, Action, Fantasy / Medieval, Casual game

January 28, 2021 → Linux

Steam: 88/100

Miska's Cave is a free-to-play side-scrolling arcade action runner where you take control of a fighting rabbit named Miska who wants to conquer the cave. The only...

Plague Inc: The Cure

Free game, Strategy, Futurism (Future), Indie, Business / Management, Simulation, Casual game

January 28, 2021 → Linux

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 73/100

Plague Inc: The Cure is a free expansion for the unique simulator with elements of a management strategy for modern platforms. You will lead several research teams...

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