The Best Heavy Games for Linux

Update : Fearbonding added at rank #8.
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Sacred Fire (2021)

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A text-based RPG full of choice and action. Fight for survival in the midst of the Roman invasion of ancient Caledonia. Strategize one dice roll at a time as emotions affect your performance. Use willpower to outsmart opponents, gain allies, wage war, or strive for peace. How will your story end?


  • heavy
  • dialogue
  • choices
  • cinematic
  • tabletop
  • text
  • detective
  • fiction
  • medieval
  • atmospheric
  • visual-novel
  • story
  • interactive
  • adventure

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Perplex (2025)

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A neon-themed 2D puzzle platformer where you navigate intricate levels, solve physics-based challenges, and avoid obstacles to reach the portal. Play solo or with a friend in a visually stunning retro-futuristic world that tests your precision and strategic thinking.

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  • platform
  • cooperative
  • puzzle
  • 2d
  • cyberpunk
  • heavy
  • dialogue
  • card
  • reality
  • collectible
  • four-card
  • family-friendly
  • alternate
  • multiplayer-exclusive
  • online

3

Kriss' Journey (2025)

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early access Mac OS Linux PC Windows

A science-fantasy retro-flavoured textual adventure running in your terminal

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  • heavy
  • dialogue
  • text
  • typing
  • 1990s
  • fiction
  • 1980s
  • interactive
  • old-school
  • sci-fi
  • lore
  • retro
  • minimalist
  • fantasy
  • futuristic

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Hanako's Flower Shop (2025)

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Hanako’s Flower Shop is a heartfelt visual novel where you run a flower shop, crafting bouquets using the language of flowers. Listen to customers’ stories, shape Hanako’s journey through choices, and navigate her struggle to honor her grandpa’s legacy while discovering her own path.

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  • heavy
  • dialogue
  • visual-novel
  • emotional
  • nonlinear
  • philosophical
  • choices
  • multiple-endings
  • relaxing
  • anime
  • family-friendly
  • story
  • text
  • management
  • cute

5

Arcane Investigations (2025)

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It's after midnight on the Quartzway Express, and there's been a MAGICAL CRIME! Investigate the crime scene, question suspects, and defend the accused through unique cross-examination puzzles in this "Phoenix Wright" inspired mystery comedy.

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  • heavy
  • detective
  • dialogue
  • visual-novel
  • noir
  • point-and-click
  • hand-drawn
  • linear
  • fiction
  • text
  • cute
  • fantasy
  • funny
  • interactive
  • relaxing

6

Artificial Nexus (2025)

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Mac OS Linux PC Windows

Susan has woken up in a strange, coffin-like device, with no memory of who or where she is. Uncover the answers in this visual novel as you solve puzzles to escape in a stunning sci-fi mystery investigation!

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  • heavy
  • dialogue
  • choices
  • point-and-click
  • emotional
  • investigation
  • visual-novel
  • fiction
  • hidden-object
  • sci-fi
  • mystery
  • anime
  • interactive
  • robots
  • coffin

7

Detective Penguin (2025)

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Mac OS Linux PC Windows

Detective Penguin is the first and only physics-and-penguin-based detective game on the market. Solve cases in your own way. Interrogate suspects, find clues, or use your flippers to punch your way to the answers.

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  • assassins
  • heavy
  • dialogue
  • dark
  • detective
  • noir
  • investigation
  • humor
  • conspiracy
  • cinematic
  • emotional
  • fiction
  • cartoony
  • interactive
  • comedy

8

Fearbonding (2025)

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Linux PC Windows Mac OS

Fearbonding is a Yandere x Demon BL Horror Visual Novel. Play as Hinata, a demon, and try to tame the deranged Kosuke. Will you get to satisfy your hunger for fear through your new hunting dog or will you be the one to get devoured?

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  • horror
  • lgbtq
  • psychological
  • heavy
  • dialogue
  • visual-novel
  • romance
  • supernatural
  • dating-sim
  • dark
  • multiple-endings
  • fiction
  • choices
  • story
  • interactive

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Lightsmith (2021)

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Discover what it is to be a Lightsmith, build up your Lightory, and help the townsfolk of Gloomsdale to turn a fragile settlement into a thriving beacon of hope in a world shrouded in darkness. Because in this dark and gloomy world we must forge our own light...

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  • heavy
  • dialogue
  • cozy
  • nonlinear
  • crafting
  • top-down
  • action-adventure
  • management
  • dark
  • supernatural
  • pixel
  • atmospheric
  • exploration
  • story
  • inventory

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