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Best Linux games of 2013
The 90 best Linux games released in 2013, ranked from 22,542 critic and player ratings.
The best Linux game of 2013 is BioShock Infinite, with a critic score of 93/100 — updated August 2026.
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BioShock Infinite
BioShock Infinite is the third game in the BioShock series. It is not a direct sequel/prequel to any of the previous BioShock games but takes place in an entirely different setting, although it shares similar features, gameplay and concepts with the previous games. BioShock Infinite features a range of environments that force the player to adapt, with different weapons and strategies for each situation. Interior spaces feature close combat with enemies, but unlike previous games set in Rapture, the setting of Infinite contains open spaces with emphasis on sniping and ranged combat against as many as fifteen enemies at once.
93
/100
02
Dota 2
Dota 2 is a multiplayer online battle arena video game and the stand-alone sequel to the Defense of the Ancients (DotA) mod. With regular updates that ensure a constant evolution of gameplay, features, and heroes, Dota 2 has taken on a life of its own.
90
/100
03
The Stanley Parable
The Stanley Parable is a first-person exploration game which ponders questions related to player agency, narrative pacing, escapism through gaming, objective-driven game design, authorial intent, and the conflict of interest between players and game creators.
88
/100
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BioShock Infinite
BioShock Infinite is the third game in the BioShock series. It is not a direct sequel/prequel to any of the previous BioShock games but takes place in an entirely different setting, although it shares similar features, gameplay and concepts with the previous games. BioShock Infinite features a range of environments that force the player to adapt, with different weapons and strategies for each situation. Interior spaces feature close combat with enemies, but unlike previous games set in Rapture, the setting of Infinite contains open spaces with emphasis on sniping and ranged combat against as many as fifteen enemies at once.
93
/100
02
Dota 2
Dota 2 is a multiplayer online battle arena video game and the stand-alone sequel to the Defense of the Ancients (DotA) mod. With regular updates that ensure a constant evolution of gameplay, features, and heroes, Dota 2 has taken on a life of its own.
90
/100
03
The Stanley Parable
The Stanley Parable is a first-person exploration game which ponders questions related to player agency, narrative pacing, escapism through gaming, objective-driven game design, authorial intent, and the conflict of interest between players and game creators.
88
/100
04
Guacamelee! Gold Edition
88
/100
05
Kentucky Route Zero
Kentucky Route Zero is a magical realist adventure game about a secret highway in the caves beneath Kentucky, and the mysterious folks who travel it. Gameplay is inspired by point-and-click adventure games (like the classic Monkey Island or King's Quest series, or more recently Telltale's Walking Dead series), but focused on characterization, atmosphere and storytelling rather than clever puzzles or challenges of skill. The game is developed by Cardboard Computer (Jake Elliott and Tamas Kemenczy). The game's soundtrack features an original electronic score by Ben Babbitt along with a suite of old hymns & bluegrass standards recorded by The Bedquilt Ramblers.
88
/100
06
The Swapper
87
/100
07
TowerFall Ascension
87
/100
08
Rogue Legacy
You control a family of characters one at a time, and when your character dies, you choose who his or her successor is, whether it is a barbarian son of yours who has OCD, your daughter who became a ninja even though she can't see well, an assassin who is fighting for the gays, or a miner who wants to collect gold! Traits are randomized each time upon death, leading to multiple playthroughs with 35 traits, each character will be unique.
86
/100
09
Race the Sun
Race The Sun is a high-speed game that uses simple controls and is set in a procedurally generated world. The goal is to get the highest possible score by racing into the sunset, avoiding obstacles and enemies, and collecting speed boosts and other powerups to help you along the way. You fly a solar-powered craft, and the game ends at sundown, if you can make it that far!
86
/100
10
Papers, Please
The communist state of Arstotzka has just ended a 6-year war with neighboring Kolechia and reclaimed its rightful half of the border town, Grestin. Your job as immigration inspector is to control the flow of people entering the Arstotzkan side of Grestin from Kolechia. Among the throngs of immigrants and visitors looking for work are hidden smugglers, spies, and terrorists. Using only the documents provided by travelers and the Ministry of Admission's primitive inspect, search, and fingerprint systems you must decide who can enter Arstotzka and who will be turned away or arrested.
85
/100
11
BattleBlock Theater
85
/100
12
Europa Universalis IV
85
/100
13
BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien
85
/100
14
Risk of Rain
85
/100
15
Saints Row IV
84
/100
16
Trine 2: Complete Story
84
/100
17
Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition
84
/100
18
Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine
83
/100
19
Gunpoint
83
/100
20
ibb & obb
83
/100
21
Project Zomboid
82
/100
22
Antichamber
82
/100
23
Desktop Dungeons
82
/100
24
SteamWorld Dig
81
/100
25
King Arthur's Gold
81
/100
26
Surgeon Simulator 2013
81
/100
27
Outlast
80
/100
28
Company of Heroes 2
80
/100
29
Proteus
80
/100
30
Evoland
80
/100
31
140
80
/100
32
Wargame: Airland Battle
80
/100
33
Sanctum 2
80
/100
34
Kingdom Rush Frontiers
80
/100
35
Volgarr the Viking
80
/100
36
Metro: Last Light
80
/100
37
Teslagrad
79
/100
38
Don't Starve
79
/100
39
Memoria
79
/100
40
Skullgirls 2nd Encore
79
/100
41
Don't Starve
79
/100
42
Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition
78
/100
43
Teleglitch: Die More Edition
78
/100
44
Bit.Trip Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien
78
/100
45
Eldritch
77
/100
46
Anomaly 2
77
/100
47
Element4l
77
/100
48
Kairo
76
/100
49
Reus
75
/100
50
Star Conflict
75
/100
Guacamelee! Gold Edition
88
/100
05
Kentucky Route Zero
Kentucky Route Zero is a magical realist adventure game about a secret highway in the caves beneath Kentucky, and the mysterious folks who travel it. Gameplay is inspired by point-and-click adventure games (like the classic Monkey Island or King's Quest series, or more recently Telltale's Walking Dead series), but focused on characterization, atmosphere and storytelling rather than clever puzzles or challenges of skill. The game is developed by Cardboard Computer (Jake Elliott and Tamas Kemenczy). The game's soundtrack features an original electronic score by Ben Babbitt along with a suite of old hymns & bluegrass standards recorded by The Bedquilt Ramblers.
88
/100
06
The Swapper
87
/100
07
TowerFall Ascension
87
/100
08
Rogue Legacy
You control a family of characters one at a time, and when your character dies, you choose who his or her successor is, whether it is a barbarian son of yours who has OCD, your daughter who became a ninja even though she can't see well, an assassin who is fighting for the gays, or a miner who wants to collect gold! Traits are randomized each time upon death, leading to multiple playthroughs with 35 traits, each character will be unique.
86
/100
09
Race the Sun
Race The Sun is a high-speed game that uses simple controls and is set in a procedurally generated world. The goal is to get the highest possible score by racing into the sunset, avoiding obstacles and enemies, and collecting speed boosts and other powerups to help you along the way. You fly a solar-powered craft, and the game ends at sundown, if you can make it that far!
86
/100
10
Papers, Please
The communist state of Arstotzka has just ended a 6-year war with neighboring Kolechia and reclaimed its rightful half of the border town, Grestin. Your job as immigration inspector is to control the flow of people entering the Arstotzkan side of Grestin from Kolechia. Among the throngs of immigrants and visitors looking for work are hidden smugglers, spies, and terrorists. Using only the documents provided by travelers and the Ministry of Admission's primitive inspect, search, and fingerprint systems you must decide who can enter Arstotzka and who will be turned away or arrested.
85
/100
11
BattleBlock Theater
85
/100
12
Europa Universalis IV
85
/100
13
BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien
85
/100
14
Risk of Rain
85
/100
15
Saints Row IV
84
/100
16
Trine 2: Complete Story
84
/100
17
Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition
84
/100
18
Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine
83
/100
19
Gunpoint
83
/100
20
ibb & obb
83
/100
21
Project Zomboid
82
/100
22
Antichamber
82
/100
23
Desktop Dungeons
82
/100
24
SteamWorld Dig
81
/100
25
King Arthur's Gold
81
/100
26
Surgeon Simulator 2013
81
/100
27
Outlast
80
/100
28
Company of Heroes 2
80
/100
29
Proteus
80
/100
30
Evoland
80
/100
31
140
80
/100
32
Wargame: Airland Battle
80
/100
33
Sanctum 2
80
/100
34
Kingdom Rush Frontiers
80
/100
35
Volgarr the Viking
80
/100
36
Metro: Last Light
80
/100
37
Teslagrad
79
/100
38
Don't Starve
79
/100
39
Memoria
79
/100
40
Skullgirls 2nd Encore
79
/100
41
Don't Starve
79
/100
42
Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition
78
/100
43
Teleglitch: Die More Edition
78
/100
44
Bit.Trip Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien
78
/100
45
Eldritch
77
/100
46
Anomaly 2
77
/100
47
Element4l
77
/100
48
Kairo
76
/100
49
Reus
75
/100
50
Star Conflict
75
/100
FAQ
What is the best Linux game of 2013?
BioShock Infinite currently tops the ranking with a score of 93/100 across 2,621 ratings. It holds a A grade from the Tier community — updated August 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.