The Best Runner Games for Linux

Update : Flappy Tank added at rank #13.
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Rat Race (2024)

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Engage in a top-down rhythm puzzle game with a built-in level editor. Unravel the Rat Race mystery, find freedom, and save your fellow test subjects. Evade blasts, lasers, and fallen test subjects. Create, and share unfair level designs with your friends through steam.

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  • rhythm
  • transhumanism
  • runner
  • dark
  • humor
  • editor
  • level
  • 3d
  • long-time-player
  • top-down
  • dystopian
  • puzzle
  • thriller
  • visual
  • platform

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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

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Alpacapaca Dash (2017)

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Alpacapaca Dash is an endless runner with lasers and alpacas, a fun, cute and addictive game. Try to get the highest score, the highest amount of coins, unlock all alpacas and play until you can fully restore the world!

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  • runner
  • scroller
  • cute
  • platform
  • pencil
  • arcade
  • bear
  • racing
  • retro
  • anime
  • visual

4

Magma (2022)

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Magma Tsunami is a frenzied arcade platformer game. Beat your records in 1P or Co-op mode, and don't get caught by the Magma Tsunami!!! Could you stay alive for more than one minute??

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  • runner
  • privacy-policy
  • card
  • subscription
  • reflexes
  • platform
  • online
  • multiplayer
  • achievements
  • local

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Alpaca Sprint (2023)

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Run, dodge trees, and see how far you can get in this retro arcade inspired runner!

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  • runner
  • scroller
  • pixel
  • nes
  • casual
  • linear
  • arcade
  • minimalist
  • old-school
  • 1980s
  • family-friendly
  • 2d

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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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Vecter (2020)

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Vecter is a fast-paced runner and shooter game where your goal is to survive by the skin of your teeth and raise hell in your path. You get in your ship, you push the throttle on max and then try to survive for as long as possible by annihilating anything that gets in your way.

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  • runner
  • racing
  • addictive
  • perma-death
  • fast-paced
  • arcade
  • atmospheric
  • minimalist
  • casual
  • sci-fi

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Valley of The Savage Run (2023)

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Save the frogs from the predator. A challenging 2D pixel arcade game.

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  • precision
  • perma-death
  • platform
  • 2d
  • runner
  • nature
  • top-down
  • cartoony
  • pixel
  • arcade
  • 1980s

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Morrow (2022)

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The kingdom of Morrow is dying and needs a hero! play as one of the four champions summoned from far lands to reclaim the kingdom's artifacts and use their power to restore balance. Fight against monsters and Mutants, gain experience and levels, and learn new skills to destroy your enemies.

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  • rpg
  • runner
  • magic
  • rogue-like
  • action-adventure
  • post-apocalyptic
  • medieval
  • top-down
  • third-person
  • old-school
  • 3d
  • survival
  • exploration
  • fantasy
  • casual

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Death Run (2023)

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Death Run: The ultimate first-person parkour game in the sky! Experience a journey over floating platforms. Your mission: Survive and find the portal to the next level. Beat the clock for a high score. Dodge obstacles to win. Are you ready?

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  • 3d
  • platform
  • runner
  • sport
  • abstract
  • minimalist
  • racing
  • linear
  • attack
  • futuristic
  • score
  • arcade
  • atmospheric

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