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Best Arcade games on Linux
The 96 best Arcade games on Linux, ranked from 17,467 critic and player ratings.
The best Arcade game on Linux right now is Finding Paradise, with a critic score of 93/100 — updated September 2026.
How this ranking is built
- Games are ranked on the aggregated critic score out of 100 imported from IGDB and Metacritic, never on Tier's own grades.
- A game only enters the ranking with at least 80 external ratings, so a single enthusiastic review never outranks a proven classic.
- Community grades from F to S are shown next to every game, and only stated as a fact above 5 Tier ratings.
- Release window covered: 1970 to 2026.
- 50 games are listed on this page, carrying 17,467 ratings between them.
- Rankings are recomputed hourly; this one was last rebuilt on 28 September 2026.
Top 50
01
Finding Paradise
A story-driven experience about two doctors traversing through a dying man's memories to artificially fulfill his last wish.
93
/100
02
Vampire Survivors
Mow thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you.
91
/100
03
Braid
Braid is a puzzle-platformer, drawn in a painterly style, where you can manipulate the flow of time in strange and unusual ways. From a house in the city, journey to a series of worlds and solve puzzles to rescue an abducted princess. In each world, you have a different power to affect the way time behaves, and it is time's strangeness that creates the puzzles. The time behaviors include: the ability to rewind, objects that are immune to being rewound, time that is tied to space, parallel realities, time dilation, and perhaps more. Braid treats your time and attention as precious; there is no filler in this game. Every puzzle shows you something new and interesting about the game world.
87
/100
Finding Paradise
A story-driven experience about two doctors traversing through a dying man's memories to artificially fulfill his last wish.
93
/100
02
Vampire Survivors
Mow thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you.
91
/100
03
Braid
Braid is a puzzle-platformer, drawn in a painterly style, where you can manipulate the flow of time in strange and unusual ways. From a house in the city, journey to a series of worlds and solve puzzles to rescue an abducted princess. In each world, you have a different power to affect the way time behaves, and it is time's strangeness that creates the puzzles. The time behaviors include: the ability to rewind, objects that are immune to being rewound, time that is tied to space, parallel realities, time dilation, and perhaps more. Braid treats your time and attention as precious; there is no filler in this game. Every puzzle shows you something new and interesting about the game world.
87
/100
04
A
Hotline Miami
A top-down slasher/shooter with unlockable gameplay-altering masks and weapons, featuring a neon-flavoured electronic aesthetic, in which a hitman receives anonymous calls ordering him to travel to certain residences and crime dens and massacre those within, as he stumbles through unreal visions and inconsistencies without any answers to how, why or who.
86
/100
05
Pyre
A party-based RPG/visual novel/sports game hybrid wherein the player, dubbed the Reader for their literacy by the group of scavengers who discovers them, is sent in exile to a lawless wasteland called the Downside and has to lead their ever-growing party of misfits to locations wherein many similar parties compete in Rites in order to attain freedom and be absolved of their crimes.
86
/100
06
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is a top down, procedurally-generated roguelike game, remade based on the original game The Binding of Isaac. You play as Isaac, a little boy who is chased to the basement by his mother who intends to kill Isaac for her savior. You explore different levels, collect items and try to defeat your mother.. and whatever other evil awaits you. If you die, you restart with none of your items you collected, and you must explore the basement and beyond again.
86
/100
07
Pony Island
Pony Island is a suspense puzzle game in disguise. You are in limbo, trapped in a malevolent and malfunctioning arcade machine devised by the devil himself. It is not a game about ponies.
86
/100
08
Guacamelee!
"Guacamelee! is a Metroid-vania style action-platformer set in a magical Mexican inspired world. The game draws its inspiration from traditional Mexican culture and folklore, and features many interesting and unique characters. Guacamelee! builds upon the classic open-world Metroid-vania style of games, by adding a strong melee combat component, a new dimension switching mechanic, and cooperative same-screen multiplayer for the entire story. The game also blurs the boundaries between combat and platforming by making many of the moves useful and necessary for both of these. Travel through a mystical and mysterious Mexican world as a Luchador using the power of your two fists to battle evil. Uncover hidden wrestling techniques like the Rooster Uppercut, and Dimension Swap to open new areas and secrets." Guacamelee! was later released on PC under the name "Guacamelee! Gold Edition" with the DLC included and has an updated version called "Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition" with an expended story, 2 new areas, and a new boss.
86
/100
09
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge is a side-scrolling beat 'em up developed by Tribute Games and published by DotEmu. Inspired by the 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated series, the game pays homage to classic TMNT titles like Turtles in Time, featuring retro-inspired pixel art and dynamic combat. Players control Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello, Raphael, or other allies, each with unique abilities, as they battle through various levels to thwart Shredder and Krang's plans to conquer New York City. The game supports solo play or co-op for up to six players, blending nostalgic design with modern gameplay mechanics.
85
/100
10
Trine 2
Three Heroes survive in countless dangers in a fairy-tale world, with physics-based jigsaw puzzles, beautiful scenery, and cooperative online mode.
85
/100
11
BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien
85
/100
12
SpeedRunners
84
/100
13
Nuclear Throne
84
/100
14
Super Hexagon
83
/100
15
S
Minecraft
83
/100
16
Broforce
83
/100
17
ibb & obb
83
/100
18
Streets of Rage 4
83
/100
19
FlatOut 2
82
/100
20
C
Enter the Gungeon
82
/100
21
Metal Slug
82
/100
22
Lethal League
82
/100
23
Tooth and Tail
82
/100
24
Sportsfriends
81
/100
25
Ultrakill
81
/100
26
VVVVVV
81
/100
27
GoNNER
81
/100
28
Overcooked! 2
80
/100
29
Trine Enchanted Edition
80
/100
30
Tricky Towers
80
/100
31
BIT.TRIP RUNNER
80
/100
32
LUFTRAUSERS
80
/100
33
Osmos
80
/100
34
Disney's The Lion King
80
/100
35
Streets of Rage 2
80
/100
36
FlatOut
80
/100
37
Metal Slug X
80
/100
38
Gish
80
/100
39
140
80
/100
40
Stargunner
80
/100
41
BIT.TRIP BEAT
80
/100
42
Ultimate Chicken Horse
79
/100
43
Skullgirls
79
/100
44
Streets of Rage 3
78
/100
45
Horizon Chase Turbo
78
/100
46
Rain on Your Parade
78
/100
47
GALAK-Z
78
/100
48
Golden Axe II (1991)
77
/100
49
Mini Metro
77
/100
50
Wizard of Legend
77
/100
A
Hotline Miami
A top-down slasher/shooter with unlockable gameplay-altering masks and weapons, featuring a neon-flavoured electronic aesthetic, in which a hitman receives anonymous calls ordering him to travel to certain residences and crime dens and massacre those within, as he stumbles through unreal visions and inconsistencies without any answers to how, why or who.
86
/100
05
Pyre
A party-based RPG/visual novel/sports game hybrid wherein the player, dubbed the Reader for their literacy by the group of scavengers who discovers them, is sent in exile to a lawless wasteland called the Downside and has to lead their ever-growing party of misfits to locations wherein many similar parties compete in Rites in order to attain freedom and be absolved of their crimes.
86
/100
06
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is a top down, procedurally-generated roguelike game, remade based on the original game The Binding of Isaac. You play as Isaac, a little boy who is chased to the basement by his mother who intends to kill Isaac for her savior. You explore different levels, collect items and try to defeat your mother.. and whatever other evil awaits you. If you die, you restart with none of your items you collected, and you must explore the basement and beyond again.
86
/100
07
Pony Island
Pony Island is a suspense puzzle game in disguise. You are in limbo, trapped in a malevolent and malfunctioning arcade machine devised by the devil himself. It is not a game about ponies.
86
/100
08
Guacamelee!
"Guacamelee! is a Metroid-vania style action-platformer set in a magical Mexican inspired world. The game draws its inspiration from traditional Mexican culture and folklore, and features many interesting and unique characters. Guacamelee! builds upon the classic open-world Metroid-vania style of games, by adding a strong melee combat component, a new dimension switching mechanic, and cooperative same-screen multiplayer for the entire story. The game also blurs the boundaries between combat and platforming by making many of the moves useful and necessary for both of these. Travel through a mystical and mysterious Mexican world as a Luchador using the power of your two fists to battle evil. Uncover hidden wrestling techniques like the Rooster Uppercut, and Dimension Swap to open new areas and secrets." Guacamelee! was later released on PC under the name "Guacamelee! Gold Edition" with the DLC included and has an updated version called "Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition" with an expended story, 2 new areas, and a new boss.
86
/100
09
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge is a side-scrolling beat 'em up developed by Tribute Games and published by DotEmu. Inspired by the 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated series, the game pays homage to classic TMNT titles like Turtles in Time, featuring retro-inspired pixel art and dynamic combat. Players control Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello, Raphael, or other allies, each with unique abilities, as they battle through various levels to thwart Shredder and Krang's plans to conquer New York City. The game supports solo play or co-op for up to six players, blending nostalgic design with modern gameplay mechanics.
85
/100
10
Trine 2
Three Heroes survive in countless dangers in a fairy-tale world, with physics-based jigsaw puzzles, beautiful scenery, and cooperative online mode.
85
/100
11
BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien
85
/100
12
SpeedRunners
84
/100
13
Nuclear Throne
84
/100
14
Super Hexagon
83
/100
15
S
Minecraft
83
/100
16
Broforce
83
/100
17
ibb & obb
83
/100
18
Streets of Rage 4
83
/100
19
FlatOut 2
82
/100
20
C
Enter the Gungeon
82
/100
21
Metal Slug
82
/100
22
Lethal League
82
/100
23
Tooth and Tail
82
/100
24
Sportsfriends
81
/100
25
Ultrakill
81
/100
26
VVVVVV
81
/100
27
GoNNER
81
/100
28
Overcooked! 2
80
/100
29
Trine Enchanted Edition
80
/100
30
Tricky Towers
80
/100
31
BIT.TRIP RUNNER
80
/100
32
LUFTRAUSERS
80
/100
33
Osmos
80
/100
34
Disney's The Lion King
80
/100
35
Streets of Rage 2
80
/100
36
FlatOut
80
/100
37
Metal Slug X
80
/100
38
Gish
80
/100
39
140
80
/100
40
Stargunner
80
/100
41
BIT.TRIP BEAT
80
/100
42
Ultimate Chicken Horse
79
/100
43
Skullgirls
79
/100
44
Streets of Rage 3
78
/100
45
Horizon Chase Turbo
78
/100
46
Rain on Your Parade
78
/100
47
GALAK-Z
78
/100
48
Golden Axe II (1991)
77
/100
49
Mini Metro
77
/100
50
Wizard of Legend
77
/100
Frequently asked questions
What is the best Arcade game on Linux?
Finding Paradise currently tops the ranking with a score of 93/100 across 248 ratings. Ranking updated September 2026.
How is this ranking built?
Games are ranked on their aggregated critic score out of 100, with a minimum vote threshold so a single glowing review never outranks a proven classic; the Tier community's own F-to-S grades are shown alongside each game.