The Best Linear Games for Linux - Page 4

Update : Slime Match Adventure added at rank #27.
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CrabbleUp (2024)

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Dive into an oceanic odyssey, where serene exploration meets thrilling challenges. Embark on a journey through endless underwater mazes, armed only with your cunning and defending yourself from perilous foes with the power of your bubbles.

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  • rogue-like
  • hand-drawn
  • linear
  • underwater
  • isometric
  • family-friendly
  • 2.5d
  • character
  • 1990s
  • procedural
  • customization
  • casual
  • retro
  • controller-support
  • arcade

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Interstate 35 (2024)

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A visual novel exploring a near-apocalyptic vision of North Texas, told through the poetic words of a young woman going home.

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  • lgbtq
  • philosophical
  • post-apocalyptic
  • lore
  • conversation
  • text
  • fiction
  • interactive
  • linear
  • surreal
  • visual-novel
  • emotional
  • controller-support
  • psychological
  • 2d

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Color Breaker (2025)

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A fresh twist on the classic arcade brick breaker genre. Switch your ball’s color in real time to match and destroy bricks. React fast, avoid mistakes, and clear over 200 handcrafted levels across more than 50 Circuits.

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  • arcade
  • casual
  • colourful
  • linear
  • 2d
  • single-player
  • combo
  • real-time

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The Painting (2024)

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A short, emotional visual novel following a grieving man who relives memories of days long gone. An exploration of loss presented honestly and kinetically.

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  • emotional
  • visual-novel
  • drama
  • linear
  • hand-drawn
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • minimalist
  • story
  • conversation
  • narration
  • interactive
  • 2d
  • simulation
  • psychological

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Kid Mystic: Enchanted Edition (2025)

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Kid Mystic never paid attention in magic school except when they were discussing fireballs, so now he's the only one who can save Tulipton in this action-packed RPG which was hailed as The Best Fantasy Role Playing Game For The PC by (checks notes...) its own box.

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  • rpg
  • 2.5d
  • magic
  • collectathon
  • cartoony
  • isometric
  • linear
  • retro
  • top-down
  • attack
  • score
  • pve
  • old-school
  • fantasy
  • action

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Blight's Grasp (2025)

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Explore a foreign planet on a journey to find your lost sister and a cure for this corrupted world. Fight through waves of enemies using a combination of this world's elements. Will you be able to piece together a solution or will it already be too late.

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  • beat-em-up
  • action-adventure
  • hack-and-slash
  • linear
  • sci-fi
  • adventure
  • action
  • violent
  • third-person
  • post-apocalyptic
  • supernatural
  • combat
  • single-player
  • 3d

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The Ghost of Alcantra (2025)

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The Ghost of Alcantra is a free kinetic romance/mystery vn that alternates between two perspectives, one focusing on a blossoming romantic relationship, and another focused on unraveling a murder mystery.

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  • philosophical
  • visual-novel
  • romance
  • emotional
  • immersive
  • 1990s
  • 1980s
  • linear
  • simulation
  • text
  • life
  • detective
  • comedy
  • stylized
  • first-person

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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

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One Dreamer: Prologue (2020)

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Modify the world around you with pseudocode as you journey through blended realities and discover why Frank became a game developer in the first place.

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  • development
  • logic
  • programming
  • soundtrack
  • emotional
  • linear
  • 2.5d
  • fiction
  • point-and-click
  • pixel
  • story
  • interactive
  • atmospheric
  • narrative

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Broken Lens (2024)

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Broken Lens is a cozy game where you will discover the story of a little robot with a sight problem. Explore manifold cute environments at your own pace and investigate to understand what happened to them.Will you be able to uncover all the secrets? 🔍

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  • hand-drawn
  • hidden-object
  • point-and-click
  • choices
  • nature
  • collectathon
  • relaxing
  • exploration
  • linear
  • robots
  • lore
  • casual
  • colourful
  • 2d
  • sci-fi

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