The Best Platform Games for Linux - Page 4

Update : Ambidextro added at rank #20.
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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

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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

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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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Unbound: Worlds Apart (2021)

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

Unleash your inner mage in Unbound: Worlds Apart! You'll manipulate reality through portals, solving intricate puzzles and defeating evil in this atmospheric adventure. With stunning hand-drawn art and a captivating narrative, this game will keep you on your toes. Get ready to dive into a world of mystery and magic!


What we like:
  • Challenging yet engaging mechanics
  • Unique use of portals for interaction
  • Precise platforming and enthralling puzzles
  • Stunning artwork and immersive music
  • Well-paced game with moderate challenge
What could be improved:
  • Can be unnecessarily difficult with one-shot death
  • Puzzle-solving lack clarity
  • Over-reliance on precision and timing

  • platform
  • puzzle
  • hand-drawn
  • metroidvania
  • reflexes

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Murtop (2023)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch Mac OS Linux

Murtop is fast-paced arcade game packed with action, as if it was taken out directly from the 80's. Do you have enough coins to beat it?

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  • arcade
  • platform
  • time-management
  • 2d
  • rhythm
  • 1980s
  • 1990s
  • humor
  • retro
  • cartoony
  • puzzle
  • logic
  • fast-paced
  • dark
  • pixel

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Sunblaze (2021)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows Nintendo Switch

Lead Josie, aka. Sunblaze into a superhero training simulator built by her dad, a retired protagonist fighting the evils of our universe. Sunblaze is a brain-twisting precision platformer with hundreds of challenging levels, an awesome story, a superb soundtrack, and a beautiful game design.


  • platform
  • superhero
  • unforgiving
  • precision
  • 2d
  • puzzle
  • training
  • stylized
  • scroller
  • controller-support
  • cartoony
  • cute
  • pixel
  • story
  • robots

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Psychonauts 2 (2021)

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Xbox One Playstation 4 PC Windows Xbox Series X Mac OS Linux

Experience an imaginative journey through the minds of friends and foes in Psychonauts 2. Customize your psychic powers and solve environmental puzzles while battling strange enemies. With a cinematic and humor-filled story, this game is brought to you by legendary game designer Tim Schafer.


What we like:
  • Surprisingly well-crafted world
  • Strong sense of style
  • Good messages about mental health
  • Fun platforming
  • Good story
What could be improved:
  • Underwhelming gameplay
  • Repetitive level design
  • Weak narrative
  • Not challenging
  • Lacks unique mechanics

  • platform
  • cult
  • psychedelic
  • adventure
  • puzzle
  • classic

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Flat Heroes (2018)

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Android Linux Mac OS PC Windows Xbox One

Flat Heroes encourages you to stylishly navigate and survive over 300 handcrafted levels, destroy the most epic bosses around and truly be the two-dimensional hero (or heroes!) you’ve always dreamed you could be.


  • platform
  • cooperative
  • minimalist
  • local
  • multiplayer
  • boss
  • campaign
  • precision
  • 2d
  • party
  • survival
  • difficult
  • 4-player
  • pvp
  • couch

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BLEED: Arcade Arena Shooter (2023)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows Nintendo Switch

Wryn is a girl with a big arsenal and big dreams -- she wants to be the ultimate videogame hero! Help her take down the Greatest Heroes of All Time in an action-packed bid to claim the title for herself and show the world what a true hero looks like!

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  • deathmatch-classic
  • fast-paced
  • platform
  • bullet
  • action
  • 2d
  • pixel
  • time
  • local
  • cooperative
  • inventive
  • short
  • shooter
  • arena

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Night in the Woods (2017)

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IOS iPhone Linux Mac OS PC Windows Xbox One

NIGHT IN THE WOODS is an adventure game focused on exploration, story, and character, featuring dozens of characters to meet and lots to do across a lush, vibrant world.


  • platform
  • narrative
  • adventure
  • story
  • mystery
  • dungeon-crawler
  • rhythm
  • local
  • exploration
  • 2d
  • bass
  • cute
  • interactive
  • supernatural
  • economy

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