The Best Scroller Games for Linux - Page 4

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Run x Gun (2024)

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Run and gun while you shoot down hoards of alien space ships in a bullet hell shooter/endless runner. Upgrade your gun with various power ups and weapon types like rockets, grenades and lasers. And finally defeat menacing boss ships to save the world from the scourge of alien invaders.

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  • runner
  • bullet-hell
  • scroller
  • shoot-em-up
  • twin-stick
  • 2d
  • shooter
  • america
  • linear
  • platform
  • 1990s
  • arcade
  • retro
  • aliens
  • cartoony

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Chloe the Cat (2024)

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Jump, swipe, and pounce your way through this colorful platforming adventure as Chloe the Cat! Explore each nook and cranny for food and secrets while leaping past danger around every corner.

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  • platform
  • collectathon
  • precision
  • scroller
  • cats
  • 2d
  • exploration
  • cartoony
  • action-adventure

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The Monarch (2024)

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Will you be the savior to purify this land? The Monarch is a lane-defense game where you control a monarch, expand your kingdom, and defend against evil by strategically managing gold resources, recruiting diverse units, and exploring a world filled with mythical threats.

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  • rogue-like
  • colony
  • tower-defense
  • base-building
  • voxel
  • scroller
  • character
  • medieval
  • simulation
  • survival
  • strategy
  • rpg
  • real-time
  • top-down
  • customization

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BioGun: Clinical Trial (2024)

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Prologue version of the game BioGun.Get injected into the microscopic world. Face viral threats and winding corridors on your mission to save man’s best friend from the inside. Will you be the vaccine to save dog-kind from extinction?

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  • metroidvania
  • hand-drawn
  • emotional
  • twin-stick
  • 2d
  • shoot-em-up
  • scroller
  • action-adventure
  • stylized
  • cartoony
  • atmospheric
  • story
  • open-world
  • colourful
  • exploration

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Rise of the Penguins GB (2025)

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A retro penguin platformer designed for Gameboy. Perfect for fans of penguins and anyone looking for a moderate challenge in a cold setting!

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  • 2d
  • scroller
  • platform
  • dark
  • pixel
  • rush
  • linear
  • action
  • retro
  • fantasy

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Mr. Run and Jump + Kombinera (2024)

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Help Mr. Run and Jump defeat the terrifying Void and collect all of the Power Gems from the Realms of Color! Venture through a dazzling and dangerous world, dodging countless enemies and conquering hundreds of fierce platforming challenges to save the day!

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  • platform
  • collectathon
  • dog
  • precision
  • 2d
  • scroller
  • psychedelic
  • linear
  • cartoony
  • family-friendly
  • stylized
  • action-adventure
  • modern
  • colourful
  • controller-support

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Hans (2023)

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Step into Hans, a visual novel set during World War I, and play as an alien who bakes magical pastries to help the residents of a small town.

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  • cooking
  • platform
  • precision
  • visual-novel
  • hand-drawn
  • psychological
  • magic
  • historical
  • post-apocalyptic
  • scroller
  • humor
  • physics
  • casual
  • runner

38

Throw Home (2024)

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(This game was created as both a proof of concept and game design showcase) A 2D action showcase for players new to video games.

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  • scroller
  • 2d
  • platform
  • controller-support
  • point-and-click
  • action
  • multiple-endings
  • action-adventure
  • single-player
  • trading
  • arcade
  • adventure

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Hope of Taru (2024)

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Find the hints to your past and bring back life to your village in this small indie 2D platformer. Enjoy stunning artwork and an original soundtrack while unravelling the story of the mysterious village Taru in six increasingly challenging levels.

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  • scroller
  • 2d
  • platform
  • family-friendly
  • linear
  • fantasy
  • casual
  • atmospheric
  • colourful
  • story
  • single-player
  • adventure
  • cute

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Aurora's Journey and the Pitiful Lackey (2023)

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Join Aurora and the Lackey in this side-scroller adventure with Run and gun and platformer mechanics, mini-games and lots of enemies. In 1927, Aurora, a young astronomer, receives the journal of her father who disappeared four years earlier and embarks on a journey to find him.

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  • minigame
  • scroller
  • shoot-em-up
  • 2.5d
  • comedy
  • 3d
  • historical
  • alternate
  • platform
  • robots
  • funny
  • story
  • single-player

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