The Best Platform Games for Linux - Page 2

Update : Saviorless added at rank #11.
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Saviorless (2024)

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Linux Mac OS Nintendo Switch Playstation 5 PC Windows j

Saviorless is a stylish dark fantasy action-platform game. Features two distinctive main characters on their quest to escape from a cursed land known as the Smiling Islands.


  • platform
  • hand-drawn
  • 2d
  • fantasy
  • dark
  • narration
  • hack-and-slash
  • conversation
  • surreal
  • atmospheric
  • stylized
  • self-narration
  • narrative
  • puzzle
  • multiple-endings

12

Shape (2023)

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Linux Mac OS Xbox One Android PC Windows

A minimalist style but inside a complex-minded With connecting word mechanism, you can make a rule for your rooms and solve the problem. Solve the puzzle and go to the door to the next room. explore new mechanism


  • atmospheric
  • platform
  • minimalist
  • surreal
  • exploration
  • psychological
  • narration
  • philosophical
  • walking-simulator
  • 2d
  • psychedelic
  • text
  • first-person
  • puzzle
  • emotional

13

Steel Assault (2021)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows Mac OS Xbox Series X Playstation 4 Linux Playstation 5 Xbox One

Punch, whip, and zipline your way through a post-apocalyptic America in this 16-bit retro-style action platformer! Play as Taro Takahashi, a resistance soldier on a revenge mission against the dictator who lords over the ashes.


  • platform
  • post-apocalyptic
  • retro
  • arcade
  • old-school
  • pixel
  • action
  • america
  • 2d
  • perma-death
  • scroller
  • futuristic
  • classic
  • mech
  • fast-paced

14

Angry Video Game Nerd I & II Deluxe (2020)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Xbox One Mac OS Linux

He's gonna take you back to the past . . . again!

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  • platform
  • retro
  • blood
  • difficult
  • scroller
  • boss
  • man
  • memes
  • funny
  • hardcore

15

The Last Cube (2022)

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Nintendo Switch Xbox One Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Linux Mac OS PC Windows

Cube puzzler and an epic adventure. Stamp stickers to the sides of your cube to imbue each surface with unique powers, which are vital to solving puzzles and finding secrets.

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  • puzzle
  • platform
  • 3d
  • science
  • artificial
  • intelligence
  • logic
  • atmospheric
  • movement
  • colourful
  • sci-fi
  • third-person
  • futuristic
  • grid
  • robots

16

SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell (2016)

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PC Windows Xbox One Playstation 4 Linux Mac OS

Like a bastard child of Quake 3 and Super Meat Boy, SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell is truly hardcore and focuses on speed and fast reaction.


  • platform
  • first-person
  • parkour
  • precision
  • fast-paced
  • editor
  • level
  • 3d

17

La-Mulana 2 (2018)

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

Explore sprawling ancient ruins filled with mind-boggling mysteries, items, and monsters in La-Mulana 2. With no tutorial or sidekick to hold your hand, it's up to you to uncover the truth of the ruins' ancient civilization while fighting off challenging guardians. This indie game offers tremendous replayability, new weapons, widescreen support, and a beautifully rendered world. Will you be the one to uncover the secrets of Eg-Lana?


What we like:
  • Fair puzzles
  • Great pacing and challenge
  • Fantastic pixel art
  • Beginner friendly
  • Packed with puzzles and obstacles
What could be improved:
  • Encourages note-taking outside of the game
  • Starting maps offer almost no information

  • platform
  • metroidvania
  • puzzle
  • 2d
  • exploration
  • souls
  • remake
  • precision
  • retro
  • difficult
  • action-adventure
  • pixel
  • platform-adventure
  • controller-support
  • mythology

18

Aeon Drive (2021)

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Xbox One Nintendo Switch Linux Mac OS PC Windows

Experience the thrilling cyberpunk adventure of Aeon Drive and become the young space ranger Jackelyne in her mission to collect Drive Cores and repair her ship in Neo Barcelona. With 100 levels and unique time-manipulating abilities, Aeon Drive provides exciting and challenging gameplay that will keep you hooked. With tight controls and a global leaderboard system, you can compete with players worldwide. Don't miss out on this fast-paced and beautifully designed action-platformer!


What we like:
  • Fun and challenging speedrunning precision platforming game
  • Well-designed levels with various paths and collectibles
  • Cyberpunk-themed graphics and catchy soundtrack
  • Tight controls and leaderboard system
  • Reasonably priced for the content offered
What could be improved:
  • Repetitive cookie-cutter stages
  • Story is minimal and levels lack depth
  • Low difficulty for a precision platformer
  • In-game collectibles are trivial and easy to obtain
  • Core mechanic of the 30-second timer and time capsules is not well integrated

  • platform
  • 2d
  • cyberpunk
  • precision
  • lgbtq

19

Cathedral (2019)

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Playstation 3 PC Windows Mac OS Linux Nintendo Switch

Enter a mysterious world and play as a knight trying to find his way home in Cathedral. With unique abilities and challenging bosses, explore the vast world full of secrets and mysteries. Jaw-dropping retro-inspired graphics and smooth controls make the game visually appealing. If you're a fan of Metroidvania games, Cathedral is worth checking out.


What we like:
  • Precise controls
  • Well-designed world
  • Challenging bosses
  • Varied quests
  • Generous checkpointing
What could be improved:
  • Charm system is underwhelming
  • Tedious exploration
  • Artificial backtracking
  • Overpowered enemies

  • platform
  • retro
  • metroidvania
  • boss
  • first-person
  • exploration
  • dungeon
  • shooter
  • boss-fight
  • puzzle
  • difficult
  • nes
  • fight
  • fps
  • vertical

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Mail Mole (2021)

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Xbox One Linux PC Windows Nintendo Switch Playstation 4

Explore magical worlds, from the calm beaches of Coconut Islands to the freezing heights of Yeti Ridge, make new friends, race against unusual mech-rivals, solve puzzles and find all of the delicious collectibles scattered around Carrotland, as Molty (the mail mole!) In Peaceful Plaza, Carrotland's main hub, you'll meet a happy bunch of villagers, which are currently worried because of a fishy power outage. Features: Explore over 30 levels full of platforming challenges Gather carrots and buy costumes for Molty at Rick's Store Find all the collectibles scattered around Carrotland Race against a bunch of evil mecha-moles in super fast time attacks Introducing our new hero, Molty the Mail Mole!

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  • platform
  • 3d
  • cartoony
  • collectathon
  • colourful
  • character

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