Best Linux Games of All Time

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    Half-Life 2

    Over a year late and surrounded by the controversy that is Steam, science hero Gordon Freeman returns to a world under new management...

    Reviewed on: 14 December 2004

    Platforms: Android, Linux, macOS, PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox, Xbox 360

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    Portal 2

    You can make me wormhole again.

    Reviewed on: 18 April 2011

    Platforms: Linux, macOS, PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Xbox One

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    Super Meat Boy

    Seeing Red.

    Reviewed on: 22 October 2010

    Platforms: Android, Linux, macOS, Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, PS Vita, Web, Wii U, Xbox 360

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    Dota 2

    Another masterpiece from Valve.

    Reviewed on: 26 July 2013

    Platforms: Linux, macOS, PC

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    Joe Danger 2: The Movie

    Joe Danger 2 can be an incredibly tricky game, but it’s one that always puts a smile on my face.

    Reviewed on: 14 September 2012

    Platforms: Linux, macOS, PC, PlayStation 3, PS Vita, Xbox 360

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    Empire: Total War

    The biggest, grandest Total War yet.

    Reviewed on: 12 March 2009

    Platforms: Linux, macOS, PC

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    FEZ

    Ultimately, Fez is a game about tinkering around in a labyrinthine world while wearing a funny hat. Maybe you'll stubbornly insist on gathering every collectible, maybe you'll just want to cruise through its cubist countryside.

    Reviewed on: 12 April 2012

    Platforms: iOS, Linux, macOS, Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PS Vita, Xbox 360

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    PixelJunk Shooter

    More than a shooter.

    Reviewed on: 27 November 2009

    Platforms: Linux, macOS, PC, PlayStation 3

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    Gunpoint

    Soon to be infiltrating year-end top ten lists the world over.

    Reviewed on: 03 June 2013

    Platforms: Linux, macOS, PC

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    Half-Life 2: Episode One

    The first of three episodes continuing the Half-Life 2 story.

    Reviewed on: 05 June 2006

    Platforms: Android, Linux, macOS, PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

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    Minecraft

    4J Studios has played its part in one of gaming's grandest success story with affable competence, allowing console owners to grab their tools and build something in Mojang's intricate and lovable world.

    Reviewed on: 07 May 2012

    Platforms: Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PS Vita, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One

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    Psychonauts

    Psychonauts finally arrives in Europe and it was most certainly worth the wait

    Reviewed on: 12 February 2006

    Platforms: iOS, Linux, macOS, PC, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox One

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    Braid

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    Platforms: iOS, Linux, macOS, PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Xbox One

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    Bastion

    Bastion is the perfect game to kick off Microsoft's Summer of Arcade. For 1200 Microsoft Points you'll be rewarded with an experience just as memorable as any retail release this year.

    Reviewed on: 19 July 2011

    Platforms: iOS, Linux, macOS, Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, PS Vita, Xbox 360, Xbox One

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    Hypnospace Outlaw

    The GeoCities that never sleeps

    Reviewed on: 25 March 2019

    Platforms: Linux, macOS, Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One

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    Gone Home

    A real fear expertly emulated.

    Reviewed on: 16 August 2013

    Platforms: iOS, Linux, macOS, Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One

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    Celeste

    Once upon a climb

    Reviewed on: 31 January 2018

    Platforms: Linux, macOS, Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One

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    Hotline Miami

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    Platforms: Linux, Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PS Vita, Xbox One

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    Axiom Verge

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    Platforms: Linux, macOS, Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, PS Vita, Wii U, Xbox One

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    Limbo

    Raising the bar.

    Reviewed on: 19 July 2010

    Platforms: Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PS Vita, Xbox 360, Xbox One

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    Half-Life 2: Episode Two

    Valve is back on top form in this FPS masterpiece.

    Reviewed on: 15 October 2007

    Platforms: Android, Linux, macOS, PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

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    Borderlands 2

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    Platforms: Android, Linux, macOS, PC, PlayStation 3, PS Vita, Xbox 360

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    FTL: Faster Than Light

    Even on easy mode, FTL is another capital-D Difficult game and its random nature means even the most careful of explorers might find themselves unexpectedly asphyxiated.

    Reviewed on: 25 September 2012

    Platforms: iOS, Linux, macOS, PC

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    Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

    There's been a Mordor

    Reviewed on: 26 September 2014

    Platforms: Linux, macOS, PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One

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    Portal

    A wonderfully mesmerizing mind-melting puzzler from Valve.

    Reviewed on: 15 October 2007

    Platforms: Android, Linux, macOS, Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

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    Left 4 Dead 2

    Dead good. Again.

    Reviewed on: 19 November 2009

    Platforms: Linux, macOS, PC, Xbox 360

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    Pony Island

    This isn't a game about ponies. It's brilliant.

    Reviewed on: 07 January 2016

    Platforms: Linux, macOS, PC

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    Stealth Bastard Deluxe

    By the end of the game you'll be gleefully convinced that the only espionage arsehole is whichever masochistic sod invented some of these bloody levels.

    Reviewed on: 04 December 2012

    Platforms: Linux, macOS, PC, PlayStation 4, PS Vita

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    Oxenfree

    A surprise supernatural gem of a game.

    Reviewed on: 15 January 2016

    Platforms: Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One

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    Thimbleweed Park

    Use money on Thimbleweed Park

    Reviewed on: 30 March 2017

    Platforms: Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One