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Best Linux Games

The best Linux games ranked by Belly Score. See what The Belly thinks of the top Linux titles.

Every Linux game The Belly has scored, ranked from best to worst. Whether you're loyal to the platform or just browsing what it has to offer, this list gives you the full verdict landscape for Linux — the standout hits, the middle-of-the-pack releases, and the ones The Belly didn't love. Filter by score to find exactly what you're after.

67 games

9.5

Team Fortress 2

Shooter · FPS · Action

Windows · macOS · Linux · Xbox 360 · PlayStation 3

MilitaryComedySatire

ChaoticFast-PacedFunny+3

9.5

PAYDAY 2

FPS · Action

PC · Linux · PlayStation 3 · Xbox 360 · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One · Nintendo Switch

Crime

CooperativeTeam-OrientedIntense+3

9.4

Doki Doki Literature Club!

Visual Novel · Horror · Simulation

Windows · macOS · Linux

School / AcademyPsychologicalSurreal+1

MysteriousCreepyUnsettling+3

9.4

Mount & Blade: Warband

Action RPG · Strategy · Sandbox

Microsoft Windows · macOS · Linux · Android · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One

MedievalWarMilitary

Open-EndedChallengingBrutal+3

9.4

Mount & Blade: Warband

Action RPG · Strategy · Sandbox

Windows · macOS · Linux · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One · Android

MedievalWarMilitary

Open-EndedStrategicTactical+3

9.4

Metro Exodus

FPS · Action · Adventure

Windows · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X/S · Stadia · Linux · macOS

Post-ApocalypticNature / WildernessDark / Grim

AdventurousImmersiveAtmospheric+3

9.4

Europa Universalis IV

Strategy · Simulation · Sandbox

PC · Windows · OS X · Linux

Ancient / HistoricalMilitaryWar

StrategicChallengingUnforgiving+3

9.4

Starsector

Action RPG · Strategy · Simulation

Windows · macOS · Linux

Sci-FiSpaceMilitary+1

Open-EndedStrategicTactical+3

9.3

Crusader Kings II

Strategy · Simulation · Sandbox

Windows · macOS · Linux

MedievalAncient / HistoricalFamily+1

Open-EndedStrategicChallenging+3

9.3

Sid Meier's Civilization VI

Strategy · Simulation

Windows · macOS · Linux · iOS · Android · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One

Ancient / HistoricalMilitaryWar

EpicStrategicSatisfying+3

9.3

Don't Starve

Survival · Adventure · Simulation

Microsoft Windows · OS X · Linux · PlayStation 3 · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One · Android · iOS · Nintendo Switch

Dark / GrimNature / WildernessMonsters+1

AtmosphericChallengingBrutal+3

9.3

Starbound

Action · Sandbox · RPG

Windows · OS X · Linux · Xbox One · Xbox Series X/S

Sci-FiSpaceAlien+1

AdventurousExploratoryDiscovery-Driven+3

9.3

The End Is Nigh

Platformer · Adventure

PC · macOS · Linux · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4

Post-ApocalypticDark / GrimPsychological

ChallengingBrutalPrecision-Focused+3

9.3

Darkest Dungeon

RPG · Strategy

Windows · macOS · Linux · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation Vita · Xbox One · iPad

Dark FantasyGothicMonsters+1

DarkChallengingBrutal+3

9.3

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

Action · Adventure · RPG

PC · PlayStation 3 · PlayStation 4 · Xbox 360 · Xbox One · Linux · macOS

Dark FantasyWarMonsters

EpicIntenseBrutal+3

9.2

Crusader Kings III

RPG · Strategy · Simulation

PC (Microsoft Windows) · macOS · Linux · PlayStation 5 · Xbox Series X|S

MedievalAncient / HistoricalFamily+1

ImmersiveStrategicFunny+3

9.2

Dying Light

Action · RPG · Adventure

PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · PC · Nintendo Switch · Linux · macOS

Post-ApocalypticZombiesDark / Grim

ImmersiveIntenseAdrenaline-Fueled+3

9.2

Hyper Light Drifter

Action · Adventure · RPG

Windows · Mac · Linux · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One · Nintendo Switch · iPhone · PlayStation Vita · Wii U · Ouya

Post-ApocalypticSci-FiDark / Grim

AtmosphericChallengingBrutal+3

9.1

The Lion King

Platformer · Action-Adventure

Sega Genesis · Super Nintendo Entertainment System · NES · Game Boy · Game Gear · Sega Master System · Amiga · MS-DOS · Windows · Linux · Macintosh · Antstream

Nature / WildernessFamily

ChallengingBrutalUnforgiving+3