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Best Indie games on Linux

The 231 best Indie games on Linux, ranked from 24,268 critic and player ratings.

The best Indie game on Linux right now is Undertale, with a critic score of 96/100 — updated November 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 24,268 ratings between them.
  • Rankings are recomputed hourly; this one was last rebuilt on 13 November 2026.

Top 50

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01 Undertale A Undertale 2015 · 1,901 ratings · 6 Tier votes · finished by 27% A small child falls into the Underground, where monsters have long been banished by humans and are hunting every human that they find. The player controls the child as they try to make it back to the Surface through hostile environments, all the while engaging with a turn-based combat system with puzzle-solving and bullet hell elements, as well as other unconventional game mechanics. 96 /100
02 Slay the Spire S Slay the Spire 2019 · 544 ratings · 1 Tier vote · finished by 14% We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire! 93 /100
03 Pony Island Pony Island 2016 · 153 ratings · finished by 15% 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. 92 /100
04 Mark of the Ninja Mark of the Ninja 2012 · 317 ratings · finished by 12% Mark of the Ninja is a side-scrolling action stealth video game developed by Klei Entertainment and published by Microsoft Studios. It was announced on February 28, 2012 and later released for the Xbox 360 via Xbox Live Arcade on September 7, 2012. A Microsoft Windows version was released on October 16, 2012. It follows the story of a nameless ninja in the present day, and features a themed conflict between ancient ninja tradition and modern technology. Cutscenes for the game are rendered in Saturday morning cartoon animation style. 91 /100
05 Vampire Survivors Vampire Survivors 2022 · 394 ratings · finished by 11% 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
06 Celeste S Celeste 2018 · 1,480 ratings · 7 Tier votes · finished by 30% Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight platformer from the creators of TowerFall. Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, uncover devious secrets, and piece together the mystery of the mountain. 91 /100
07 Hollow Knight A Hollow Knight 2017 · 2,277 ratings · 14 Tier votes · finished by 20% · 7 h to beat A 2D metroidvania with an emphasis on close combat and exploration in which the player enters the once-prosperous now-bleak insect kingdom of Hallownest, travels through its various districts, meets friendly inhabitants, fights hostile ones and uncovers the kingdom's history while improving their combat abilities and movement arsenal by fighting bosses and accessing out-of-the-way areas. 91 /100
08 Stardew Valley A Stardew Valley 2016 · 1,842 ratings · 3 Tier votes · finished by 13% · 13 h to beat Stardew Valley is an open-ended country-life RPG! You’ve inherited your grandfather’s old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home? It won’t be easy. Ever since Joja Corporation came to town, the old ways of life have all but disappeared. The community center, once the town’s most vibrant hub of activity, now lies in shambles. But the valley seems full of opportunity. With a little dedication, you might just be the one to restore Stardew Valley to greatness! 91 /100
09 Bastion C Bastion 2011 · 761 ratings · 1 Tier vote · finished by 18% A hack-and-slash RPG featuring a reactive narrator, various unlockable weapons, weapon upgrades, practice mini-games and optional difficulty modifiers, set in an imaginary world in the aftermath of an uncertain apocalypse, in which the player embodies a teenager with a troubled past as he and the narrator work together to rebuild the world out of a persisting hub called the Bastion. 90 /100
10 Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition 2015 · 152 ratings · finished by 12% Divinity Original Sin: Enhanced Edition Edition is a much lauded Role-Playing-Game that blends deep customization and humor with dynamic turn based combat. Either in online co-op, split-screen co-op on your TV, or even alone, take advantage of a classless RPG system to create your heroes and conquer the evils of Rivellon! Embark upon a journey with up to three companions as you bend the very fabric of time, where what seems like the case of a simple murder unravels into hours of quests facing fiendish foes, magical polymorphs, and dastardly bosses. As a Source Hunter, master the elements and use the environment to your advantage in dynamic combats mixing weather and magic to explode, poison, electrify, freeze and burn your enemies! 90 /100
11 Dead Cells A Dead Cells 2018 · 647 ratings · 2 Tier votes · finished by 16% 90 /100
12 Into the Breach Into the Breach 2018 · 272 ratings · finished by 18% 90 /100
13 Hollow Knight: Silksong S Hollow Knight: Silksong 2025 · 526 ratings · 8 Tier votes 90 /100
14 Dusk Dusk 2018 · 109 ratings 90 /100
15 BattleBlock Theater BattleBlock Theater 2013 · 211 ratings · finished by 9% 89 /100
16 SteamWorld Dig 2 SteamWorld Dig 2 2017 · 194 ratings · finished by 12% 89 /100
17 Shovel Knight Shovel Knight 2014 · 530 ratings · finished by 21% 89 /100
18 Hyper Light Drifter Hyper Light Drifter 2016 · 258 ratings · finished by 15% 89 /100
19 FTL: Faster Than Light FTL: Faster Than Light 2012 · 426 ratings · finished by 10% 89 /100
20 Rocket League A Rocket League 2015 · 1,229 ratings · 3 Tier votes · finished by 9% · 21 h to beat 89 /100
21 Owlboy Owlboy 2016 · 132 ratings · finished by 11% 89 /100
22 The Stanley Parable S The Stanley Parable 2013 · 995 ratings · 1 Tier vote · finished by 32% 88 /100
23 Night in the Woods Night in the Woods 2017 · 313 ratings · finished by 32% 88 /100
24 Guacamelee! Gold Edition Guacamelee! Gold Edition 2013 · 305 ratings · finished by 6% 88 /100
25 The Swapper The Swapper 2013 · 184 ratings · finished by 8% 88 /100
26 Kentucky Route Zero Kentucky Route Zero 2013 · 96 ratings · finished by 11% 88 /100
27 Crypt of the NecroDancer Crypt of the NecroDancer 2015 · 168 ratings · finished by 6% 88 /100
28 Spiritfarer B Spiritfarer 2020 · 143 ratings · 2 Tier votes · finished by 10% 88 /100
29 Black Mesa Black Mesa 2020 · 559 ratings · finished by 18% 88 /100
30 SteamWorld Heist SteamWorld Heist 2015 · 104 ratings · finished by 8% 88 /100
31 Gunpoint Gunpoint 2013 · 114 ratings · finished by 11% 88 /100
32 Starbound Starbound 2016 · 234 ratings · finished by 7% 87 /100
33 The Talos Principle The Talos Principle 2014 · 476 ratings · finished by 13% 87 /100
34 RimWorld RimWorld 2016 · 634 ratings · finished by 9% 87 /100
35 TowerFall Ascension TowerFall Ascension 2014 · 90 ratings · finished by 7% 87 /100
36 Two Point Hospital Two Point Hospital 2018 · 144 ratings · finished by 4% 87 /100
37 World of Goo A World of Goo 2008 · 341 ratings · 1 Tier vote · finished by 18% 87 /100
38 Braid Braid 2008 · 617 ratings · finished by 17% 87 /100
39 Kerbal Space Program Kerbal Space Program 2015 · 210 ratings · finished by 3% 87 /100
40 Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun 2016 · 187 ratings · finished by 6% 86 /100
41 Hotline Miami A Hotline Miami 2012 · 1,274 ratings · 1 Tier vote · finished by 25% · 5 h to beat 86 /100
42 Pyre Pyre 2017 · 132 ratings · finished by 14% 86 /100
43 The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth S The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth 2014 · 557 ratings · 1 Tier vote · finished by 13% 86 /100
44 Oxygen Not Included Oxygen Not Included 2017 · 384 ratings · finished by 3% 86 /100
45 Rogue Legacy Rogue Legacy 2013 · 353 ratings · finished by 10% 86 /100
46 Florence Florence 2018 · 132 ratings 86 /100
47 Orwell: Keeping an Eye on You Orwell: Keeping an Eye on You 2016 · 139 ratings · finished by 7% 86 /100
48 Torchlight II B Torchlight II 2012 · 322 ratings · 1 Tier vote · finished by 11% 86 /100
49 Unpacking Unpacking 2021 · 246 ratings 92 /100
50 Fez Fez 2012 · 460 ratings · finished by 11% 86 /100
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Frequently asked questions

What is the best Indie game on Linux?

Undertale currently tops the ranking with a score of 96/100 across 1,901 ratings. It holds a A grade from the Tier community — updated November 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.