The Best Cute Games for Linux

Update : Just a Cute Capybara Puzzle added at rank #16.
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TOEM (2021)

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PC Windows Linux Mac OS Xbox Series X/s Playstation 5 Nintendo Switch Xbox One

Embark on a heartwarming journey in TOEM, a delightful photography game set in a magical black-and-white world. Help quirky characters, solve puzzles, and capture the beauty of your surroundings with your camera. Enjoy the relaxing landscape, chill beats, and the freedom to explore at your own pace. Despite its short length, TOEM's charming and pressure-free gameplay will leave you wanting more.


What we like:
  • Sweet art style
  • Cute music
  • Engaging and addictive gameplay
  • Freedom to complete quests at own pace
  • Dense and filled with opportunities for photography
What could be improved:
  • Relatively short game
  • Limited camera movement
  • Absence of a fast travel system
  • Almost entirely in black and white

  • editing
  • hand-drawn
  • photo
  • relaxing
  • cute
  • exploration
  • puzzle
  • adventure
  • soundtrack
  • photography
  • cozy
  • wholesome
  • music
  • funny
  • nature

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Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion (2021)

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Nintendo Switch Android Playstation 4 IOS iPhone Xbox Series X Xbox One PC Windows Mac OS Linux

Play as an adorable yet trouble-making turnip. Avoid paying taxes, solve plantastic puzzles, harvest crops and battle massive beasts all in a journey to tear down a corrupt vegetable government!


  • zelda
  • dungeon
  • boss-fight
  • boss
  • cute
  • puzzle
  • veggie
  • adventure
  • food
  • past
  • 2d
  • pixel
  • fight
  • action-adventure
  • action

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A Short Hike (2019)

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PC Windows Mac OS Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Xbox One Linux

Join Claire on her vacation and take a hike to the top of Hawk Peak in A Short Hike. Meet quirky characters, gather collectibles and uncover secrets across the charming island park. Enjoy the original soundtrack that perfectly captures the game's atmosphere. Don't let the game's title fool you, there's plenty of adventure waiting for you on this short hike.


What we like:
  • Immersive gameplay with a captivating story and charming characters
  • Beautiful pixel art and evocative soundtrack that complement the game's atmosphere perfectly
  • Rich and detailed world with lots of secrets to uncover
  • Short and concise game that provides an enjoyable and fulfilling experience
  • Great value for money
What could be improved:
  • Cumbersome inventory system
  • No map

  • park
  • relaxing
  • exploration
  • cute
  • adventure
  • flight
  • open-world
  • walking-simulator
  • inventory
  • parkour
  • funny
  • nature
  • platform
  • vertical
  • short

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Luna's Fishing Garden (2021)

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PC Windows Mac OS Linux Nintendo Switch

Luna's Fishing Garden is a cozy and relaxing adventure game where you take on the role of Cassie and help a giant fox spirit called Luna rebuild a garden after a storm. Through fishing, planting flora, and completing quests, you'll create a dream garden and meet adorable characters. With beautiful pixel art, low-pressure gameplay, and a soothing soundtrack, Luna's Fishing Garden is the perfect escape from reality.

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What we like:
  • Short and sweet game
  • Cute and charming characters
  • Simple and satisfying fishing gameplay
  • Relaxing atmosphere
  • Accessible fishing minigames
What could be improved:
  • Short game length
  • Limited variety in objects to build
  • Missable achievements can be frustrating
  • Fishing minigames can be difficult without upgrades
  • Limited replayability

  • pixel
  • farming
  • cute
  • relaxing
  • sims
  • narrative
  • resource-management
  • vertical
  • family-friendly
  • book
  • challenging
  • hardcore
  • inventory
  • fps
  • endless

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Harmony's Odyssey (2022)

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Xbox One Nintendo Switch Linux Mac OS PC Windows

Harmony’s Odyssey is a 3D fantasy adventure puzzle game set on mythical dioramas full of riddles, perky creatures and magic. Embark on a fantastic journey through remote fabled lands tangled by a rowdy cat and bring peace to its inhabitants.

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  • relaxing
  • family-friendly
  • puzzle
  • logic
  • magic
  • local
  • cute
  • cartoony
  • colourful
  • funny
  • controller-support
  • fantasy
  • mystery
  • cooperative
  • platform

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OneShot (2016)

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PC Windows Windows Phone / Windows 10 Mobile Xbox 360 IOS iPhone Xbox Series X Playstation 5 Xbox One Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch Mac OS Linux

OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.

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  • puzzle
  • adventure
  • story
  • cute
  • pixel
  • inventory
  • choices
  • narrative
  • surreal
  • rpgmaker
  • rpg
  • robots
  • multiple-endings
  • sprite
  • atmospheric

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Petal Crash (2020)

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Crash blocks together into huge chain reactions in this frantic arcade action puzzler! Pick your favorite character and experience their tale in the Story Mode, solve tricky brain teasers and make your own in Puzzle Mode, shoot for high scores in Solo Play, or go head to head in Versus Mode!

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  • 1990s
  • character
  • colourful
  • pixel
  • cute
  • puzzle
  • cartoony
  • comedy
  • city-states
  • logic
  • arcade
  • anime
  • twin
  • family-friendly
  • local

8

Rain on Your Parade (2021)

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You are a mischievous Cloud set to rain on everyone's parade! Travel the world and cause mayhem in numerous short-and-sweet levels, each with unique objectives. The ultimate Schadenfreude Simulator!

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  • protagonist
  • dinosaurs
  • funny
  • relaxing
  • cute
  • surreal
  • stealth
  • comedy
  • villain
  • puzzle
  • military
  • 3d
  • destruction
  • colourful
  • physics

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Slime Rancher (2016)

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Xbox One Android PC Windows Mac OS Linux Playstation 4

Slime Rancher is a delightful first-person farming game that takes players on an unforgettable journey exploring a distant ranch where they collect, breed and harvest slimes for cash. Players will get to explore the massive ranch looking for new areas and breeds of slime, as well as fruits, vegetables, and keys to unlock doors. There is also a charming story told throughout the game via notes left behind by the retired previous owner of the ranch as well as letters from someone back home.


What we like:
  • Colourful visuals
  • No violence or profanity
  • Charming story
  • Fun exploration elements
  • Jetpack upgrades
  • Science centre with resource types and abilities
What could be improved:
  • Some content gated behind time played
  • Some may find it repetitive
  • No real difficulty

  • farming
  • cute
  • first-person
  • colourful
  • exploration
  • simulation
  • open-world
  • management

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Paws (2023)

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Paws is a standalone, single player, adventure, platformer set in the world of Shelter 2 with loss and friendship as its central themes.


  • adventure
  • casual
  • beautiful
  • cute
  • compilation
  • full-fledged
  • nature
  • music
  • medieval
  • trading
  • atmospheric
  • family-friendly
  • aliens
  • survival
  • emotional

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