The Best Scroller Games for Linux

Update : Space Cats added at rank #8.
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Wild Dogs (2023)

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Nintendo Switch Xbox One PC Windows Mac OS Linux Playstation 4

The world is under a frantic alien attack. Amidst the chaos and with the army virtually subdued, the deadliest and most inconsequential pair of specialists are called upon to do what must be done. Join the war hunting aliens around the world and in every way possible.

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  • dog
  • soundtrack
  • retro
  • scroller
  • shoot-em-up
  • aliens
  • pixel
  • robots
  • 2d
  • fast-paced
  • run-and-gun
  • arcade
  • shooter
  • platform
  • contra

2

The Multi-Medium (2023)

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PC Windows Mac OS Linux

The Multi-Medium is a visually unique 2D puzzle platform adventure in which you play as an interdimensional explorer lost in the multiverse. Travel to diverse worlds, each drawn or painted by hand in a different medium and style, in search of your place in the cosmos.

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  • platform
  • science
  • 2d
  • hand-drawn
  • scroller
  • stylized
  • linear
  • colourful
  • puzzle
  • sci-fi
  • story
  • atmospheric
  • exploration
  • fantasy
  • funny

3

Cave Crawler (2022)

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Linux PC Windows

Cave Crawler is a short horror game where you pilot a drone into a cave and discover something horrible.

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  • horror
  • linear
  • walking-simulator
  • 2d
  • scroller
  • platform
  • psychological
  • 3d
  • thriller
  • cosmic
  • first-person
  • 1990s
  • retro

4

Shing! (2020)

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

Experience the most exciting and immersive beat-em-up combat system ever – become a kickass ninja and slice some demons in style!


  • beat-em-up
  • demons
  • cooperative
  • ninja
  • fight
  • rogue-like
  • swordplay
  • hack-and-slash
  • 2.5d
  • spectacle
  • scroller
  • character
  • side-scrolling
  • colourful
  • arcade

5

Spiders Everywhere (2022)

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IT'S A CUTE 2D SIDE-SCOLLING RUN 'N GUN ACTION GAME IN A VINTAGE RUBBERHOSE CARTOON STYLE, ACCOMPANIED BY OLD SCHOOL JAZZ-MUSIC. THE GAME HAS ONLY ONE LEVEL, BUT IT'S VERY CHALLENGING. FAST REFLEXES ARE CRUCIAL FOR SUCCESS.

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  • pve
  • 2d
  • scroller
  • cartoony
  • platform
  • hand-drawn
  • family-friendly
  • horror
  • cute
  • comedy
  • atmospheric
  • difficult
  • shooter

6

Blouncy (2023)

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Be a block! Do the bounce! Don't Die!

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  • scroller
  • 2d
  • platform
  • casual
  • precision
  • relaxing
  • colourful
  • arcade

7

Wizards (2021)

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early access Linux Mac OS Xbox One PC Windows

Artillery tactics games are back! Grab some friends and get ready for an all out Wizard war! Create your own way of play with over 100 unique spells to choose from. With randomly generated terrain and unlimited combinations, you'll never know what will happen next. Completely free to play.


  • augmented
  • reality
  • magic
  • location
  • scroller
  • 2d
  • turn-based
  • cartoony
  • competitive
  • strategy
  • physics
  • casual
  • family-friendly
  • fantasy

8

Space Cats (2024)

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"Space Cats": Zip around as a space cat dodging rockets and grabbing Catnip for double points and a trippy speed boost. A fresh, funny game with a nod to internet culture, blending challenge, humor, and nostalgia.

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  • psychedelic
  • cats
  • scroller
  • runner
  • space
  • casual
  • colourful
  • clicker
  • pixel
  • arcade
  • 2d
  • comedy
  • retro
  • family-friendly
  • aliens

9

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

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

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

10

Kitsune Tails (2023)

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Run, jump, and dash across a land inspired by Japanese mythology and explore the complicated relationships between kitsune and humans in this follow up to Super Bernie World.

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  • lgbtq
  • scroller
  • platform
  • 2d
  • retro
  • precision
  • pixel
  • multiple-endings
  • fast-paced
  • single-player
  • anime
  • colourful

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