The Best Pixel Games for Linux - Page 4

Update : Astral Rift added at rank #50.
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Kindergarten 2 (2019)

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Welcome to Kindergarten 2, which takes place on Tuesday! After the events of Monday, you'll find yourself in a new school with new friends...and new ways to get ruthlessly murdered.

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  • gore
  • violent
  • dark
  • humor
  • pixel
  • comedy
  • funny
  • blood
  • cute
  • adventure
  • single-player
  • narration
  • 2d
  • education
  • horror

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Full Void (2023)

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Full Void is a 2D Cinematic Puzzle Platformer set in a dystopian future. A young teenager, scared and alone, must use all their skills to defeat a rogue AI that keeps mankind oppressed.

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  • dystopian
  • platform
  • pixel
  • puzzle
  • 2d
  • retro
  • interactive
  • adventure
  • hand-drawn

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FoxTail (2018)

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early access ps1 portable PC Windows Mac OS Linux

FoxTail is a classic quest inspired by the mid-90s games. Complex quests and freedom in solving them, an interesting plot, beautiful graphics and, of course, an atmosphere of mystery and adventure.


  • point-and-click
  • pixel
  • adventure
  • visual-novel
  • rpg
  • storyline-driven
  • atmospheric
  • japanese
  • historical
  • rhythm

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Timespinner (2018)

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Enter a time-traveling Metroidvania adventure as Lunais, a young Timespinner on a mission to save the future and unravel the mysteries of the Lachiem Empire. With great combat, pixel-perfect art, and a killer soundtrack, Timespinner is a must-play for fans of the genre. Bring a friend for local co-op and dive into the world of Familiars and time manipulation. Are you ready to control time and take on epic boss battles? Play Timespinner and find out!


What we like:
  • Engaging story and character development
  • Impressive 16-bit aesthetic design
  • Unique time travel mechanics
  • Challenging but adjustable difficulty
  • Great soundtrack, story, and gameplay
What could be improved:
  • Relatively short
  • Redundant weapon options
  • Limited movement abilities
  • Unhelpful pets

  • platform
  • metroidvania
  • pixel
  • 2d
  • time
  • manipulation
  • empire
  • lgbtq
  • travel
  • exploration
  • boss
  • boss-fight
  • combat
  • rpg
  • scroller

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Qbik (2017)

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Go on an adventure as a small, one-eyed square, and traverse caves full of puzzles, riddles, and brainteasers! Discover 63 levels and the Level Editor on Steam Workshop!

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  • pixel
  • puzzle
  • adventure
  • casual
  • funny

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Chasm (2018)

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vita Linux Mac OS PC Windows Xbox One Nintendo Switch Playstation 4

Embark on an epic adventure in Chasm, the action-adventure game that puts you in the shoes of a new knight recruit. With hand-designed rooms and procedurally-assembled areas, each playthrough is unique. Enjoy challenging retro gameplay with authentic pixel art and customize your character with armor, weapons, and spells. Are you ready to restore peace to the kingdom?


What we like:
  • Well-realized Metroidvania gameplay
  • Good controls and combat
  • Beautiful pixel art
  • Good music
  • Decent story
What could be improved:
  • Lacks originality and mystique
  • Procedural generation leads to repetitive environments
  • Limited shop selection

  • metroidvania
  • platform
  • pixel
  • exploration
  • boss
  • rogue-like
  • procedural
  • retro
  • combat
  • rpg
  • action-adventure
  • adventure
  • mystery
  • dungeon
  • boss-fight

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Aseprite (2016)

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Aseprite is a pixel-art tool to create 2D animations, sprites, and any kind of graphics for games.


  • illustration
  • design
  • modeling
  • pixel
  • animation
  • sprite
  • development
  • open-source
  • software

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Guard Duty (2019)

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Half-Life: Blue Shift is an expansion pack for the first-person shooter video game Half-Life (1998). It was developed by Gearbox Software with Valve and published by Sierra On-Line Blue Shift was the second expansion for Half-Life, originally intended as part of a Dreamcast port of Half-Life. Although the Dreamcast port was cancelled, the Windows version was released as a standalone product on June 12, 2001 for Windows. It was released on Steam on August 24, 2005.


  • point-and-click
  • crowdfunded
  • pixel
  • kickstarter
  • adventure
  • medieval
  • surreal
  • stand-alone
  • 2.5d
  • sci-fi
  • colourful
  • classic
  • fantasy
  • inventory
  • old-school

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Bud Spencer & Terence Hill - Slaps & Beans 2 (2023)

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After the shipwreck in Africa, Bud and Terence save a village from criminals and make their way home on a raft loaded with bananas. But of course it wouldn't be a Bud and Terence adventure if everything went according to plan.

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  • 4-player
  • local
  • 2d
  • cooperative
  • 1980s
  • pixel
  • scroller
  • comedy
  • family-friendly
  • retro
  • funny
  • fight
  • arcade
  • party
  • relaxing

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Endlanders: First Encounter (2022)

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Build your deck, glitch through enemies, translate unknown languages and decipher the mysteries of this universe, in this grid-based real time combat indie game. This version features only one playable character and serves as the prologue for the game.

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  • rpg
  • logic
  • magic
  • dark
  • top-down
  • colourful
  • futuristic
  • pixel
  • atmospheric
  • exploration
  • 2d
  • card
  • space
  • fantasy
  • surreal

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