The Best Short Games for Linux - Page 2

Update : CAT & ONION added at rank #22.
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Ding Dong XL (2018)

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Ding and Dong between the top and bottom of the screen as you attempt to avoid obstacles, collect points, and smash helpful power-ups. Try to survive as long as you can!Simple one button controls, just pressing the Ding Dong button allows you to cross the screen from top to bottom or vice-versa. Wait for the proper timing and don't hit enemies.Features:

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  • touch-friendly
  • mouse
  • soundtrack
  • casual
  • arcade
  • attack
  • score
  • fast-paced
  • short
  • minimalist
  • family-friendly
  • 2d
  • retro
  • replay-value
  • colourful

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Glimpse (2024)

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"Glimpse" is a single-player atmospheric horror game. Get a glimpse of the struggles and fears of a person affected by Alzheimer's Disease.

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  • horror
  • short
  • psychological
  • walking-simulator
  • emotional
  • linear
  • dark
  • atmospheric
  • surreal
  • abstract
  • 3d
  • exploration
  • first-person

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Pivot XL (2018)

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Pivot XL is the second of three games in my minimalist arcade series that share aesthetics while having different control and game play. It is an addictive 'just-one-more-round' score chaser, perfect for playing while waiting in queue for another game.

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  • addictive
  • touch-friendly
  • mouse
  • attack
  • score
  • short
  • casual
  • minimalist
  • family-friendly
  • 2d
  • replay-value
  • fast-paced
  • retro
  • controller-support
  • arcade

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Bing Bong XL (2018)

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Bing Bong XL is the first of three games in my minimalist arcade series that share aesthetics while having different control and game play. It is an addictive 'just-one-more-round' score chaser, perfect for playing while waiting in queue for another game.

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  • minimalist
  • addictive
  • touch-friendly
  • mouse
  • short
  • attack
  • score
  • casual
  • family-friendly
  • arcade
  • replay-value
  • fast-paced
  • retro
  • 2d
  • survival

15

The First Tree (2017)

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A beautiful, 3rd-person exploration game centered around two parallel stories: a fox trying to find her missing family, and a young couple dealing with a tragedy in their own. Uncover artifacts from the young couple’s life as they too become intertwined in the fox’s journey towards The First Tree.


  • third-person
  • walking-simulator
  • story
  • atmospheric
  • short
  • exploration
  • orchestral
  • colourful
  • relaxing
  • adventure
  • nature
  • single-player
  • platform
  • narration
  • mech

16

Perfect Vermin (2020)

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Your task is simple, exterminate all vermin. The sledge hammer you have been provided is capable of destroying almost all office appliances and furniture that may be uncooperative. Your time is running out.

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  • dark
  • horror
  • short
  • surreal
  • psychological
  • atmospheric
  • casual
  • first-person
  • exploration
  • single-player
  • narrative
  • story
  • destruction

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Why do you love me? (2024)

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A short romantic novel about modern relationships. We took some situations from life and tried to answer the question "why do people love each other?".

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  • music
  • dating-sim
  • romance
  • emotional
  • short
  • fiction
  • visual-novel
  • hand-drawn
  • linear
  • scroller
  • cute
  • interactive
  • story
  • anime
  • minimalist

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JAILBREAKER (2024)

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A punishing, one-button platformer about escaping prison. Test your skills and intellect as you ascend a tower of hand-crafted challenges. Jump, fly, slide up walls, float in bubbles and perform somersaults; all with the press of a single button. Reach the paramount. Reach.

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  • platform
  • short
  • precision
  • scroller
  • 2d
  • runner
  • parkour
  • pixel
  • linear
  • puzzle
  • stylized
  • hand-crafted
  • mystery
  • controller-support

19

Kitten adventures in city park (2017)

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It's hard to be a kitten if you have such a clumsy owner! Yesterday she lost a lot of things in the park and now it's up to you to find them! Memories of that day can be helpful – you should remember where have you seen that thing last and search there.

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  • short
  • family-friendly
  • cute
  • comedy
  • atmospheric
  • point-and-click
  • single-player
  • exploration
  • funny
  • colourful
  • adventure

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OS: Memories (2022)

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You were just the owner of an office, but something piqued your curiosity. Understand what happened to Andy by browsing through his most personal archives and memories. OS: Memories is a short and engaging storyline about the everyday life of a game developer.

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  • life
  • short
  • emotional
  • simulation
  • investigation
  • fiction
  • detective
  • pixel
  • drama
  • story
  • atmospheric
  • conversation
  • exploration
  • interactive
  • text

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