The Best 1990s Games for Linux - Page 5

Update : Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer added at rank #42.
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Deadfall (2023)

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Deadfall is a dark, bloody, atmospheric, dynamic, brutal shooter in the spirit of action movies of the 80s and 90s.

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  • shooter
  • spectacle
  • top-down
  • 1990s
  • action-adventure
  • 1980s
  • atmospheric
  • america
  • wargame
  • hero
  • military
  • pixel
  • exploration
  • first-person
  • fight

42

Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer (2025)

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In this point-and-click urban thriller, down-and-out private eye Kathy Rain will embark on her most dangerous case yet — the pursuit of the notorious serial killer known as the Soothsayer. Find clues, gather evidence, connect the dots, and confront the murderer before the hunter becomes the hunted…


  • investigation
  • thriller
  • noir
  • conspiracy
  • 1990s
  • detective
  • atmospheric
  • fiction
  • point-and-click
  • mystery
  • interactive
  • 2d
  • pixel
  • crime
  • stylized

43

Nightrunner (2024)

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Buckle up in this minimalist retro arcade high score chaser.

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  • noir
  • auto
  • minimalist
  • attack
  • score
  • 1990s
  • racing
  • 1980s
  • arcade
  • abstract
  • stylized
  • driving
  • top-down
  • old-school
  • retro

44

Tead (2023)

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A murder-mystery visual novel following 12 strangers with mysterious pasts. Make arguments and identify the murderer, but don't lose sight of the ultimate goal of eliminating the Game Master.

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  • 2.5d
  • visual-novel
  • 1990s
  • crime
  • anime
  • pirates
  • dark
  • comedy
  • drama
  • trains
  • psychological
  • strategy
  • linear
  • survival
  • puzzle

45

Beyond The Edge Of Owlsgard (2022)

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Save a peaceful world from being annihilated by machines in this oldschool point&click tale, inspired by classic animated movies and adventure games of the 90s.


  • cartoony
  • 1990s
  • point-and-click
  • atmospheric
  • pixel
  • comedy
  • comic
  • old-school
  • artificial
  • intelligence
  • dystopian
  • stylized
  • fantasy
  • colourful
  • futuristic

46

tranceWave NEO (2024)

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tranceWave NEO is a classic arcade twin-stick shmup, inspired by others in the "trance shooter" genre. Move, shoot, survive, and aim for a high score!

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  • twin-stick
  • top-down
  • psychedelic
  • shoot-em-up
  • shooter
  • 1990s
  • abstract
  • 1980s
  • modern
  • minimalist
  • stylized
  • colourful
  • old-school
  • arcade
  • atmospheric

47

The Shadow Over Cyberspace (2025)

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Dread whispers echo across the Information Superhighway. Y2K is coming, heralding the rise of the Old Ones. With your meatspace mind unraveling, time is running out -- barter with gods, embrace the deathless aeons, or go offline permanently in this modempunk horror story.

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  • lovecraftian
  • choices
  • horror
  • lgbtq
  • hacking
  • 1990s
  • visual-novel
  • cyberpunk
  • sci-fi
  • historical
  • alternate
  • text
  • multiple-endings
  • psychological
  • conversation

48

Time of War - Airstrike (2024)

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early access Linux PC Windows

Dogfight through time! Upgrade your plane, from biplanes to modern fighter jets. Face off against historical and futuristic foes, and dominate the skies!

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  • 3d
  • shoot-em-up
  • transportation
  • flight
  • 1990s
  • 1980s
  • real-time
  • historical
  • alternate
  • tactical
  • simulation
  • family-friendly
  • fight
  • war

49

Gore Crush (2024)

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Linux PC Windows

Crush body parts together in this gory soft physics puzzle game. Create disgusting combos as your smash together like body parts keeping your bloody abattoir from overflowing as you chase ever higher scores.

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  • dark
  • attack
  • score
  • gore
  • demons
  • stylized
  • 1990s
  • physics
  • colourful
  • 1980s
  • relaxing
  • dystopian
  • gothic
  • pixel
  • 2d

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The Darkness Below (2024)

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Embark on an epic journey into "The Darkness Below", a homage to the golden era of 90's cRPGs, with grid-based movement, turn-based combat and 2.5D perspective. Wander a vast and colorful fantasy world filled with puzzles, exotic creatures, forgotten dungeons and ancient guardians.

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  • rpg
  • party
  • 2.5d
  • movement
  • 1990s
  • lore
  • dungeon-crawler
  • old-school
  • colourful
  • grid
  • magic
  • exploration
  • pixel
  • first-person
  • open-world

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