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Games for Linux

Overview

Usually, people think of Windows when it comes to PC gaming, as the majority of games on the market are primarily developed for that operating system. However, Linux is becoming a popular second choice, and even big stores like Steam are supporting it.

Although I don't game on Linux myself, I thought I'd help out fans of this operating system by setting aside this listing of the 101 games I've reviewed that can be run under Linux.

Simply click on a game's title to view the full review.

Games in this List

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ESRB Rating:	NR - Not Rated
My Rating:	Ages 6 and up
Genre:	Match 3
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In this frantic Match 3 game, you're trying to break yourself out of a dungeon by scoring one million points in a single run. While that might sound easy, you'll need to match your tiles carefully in order to defeat the many different fantasy monsters and traps that block your way.

Brief thoughts: Even with the fantasy elements, this game is pretty clean.

5D Chess with Multiverse Time Travel

ESRB Rating:	NR - Not Rated
My Rating:	Everyone
Genre:	Board game
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Ready for a game of Chess with a unique twist? This version of the iconic board game allows you to send pieces back in time, creating new timelines and alternate universes.

Brief thoughts: This video game is essentially an upgraded version of a very well known board game, so there's nothing remotely offensive to be found here.

American Truck Simulator

ESRB Rating:	NR - Not Rated
My Rating:	Everyone
Genre:	Driving Simulation
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Ever wanted to drive a big truck? Now you can - enjoy driving through the United States in this surprisingly fun and relaxing simulation. Once you've made enough money hauling freight, you can even hire help and build a proper delivery company!

Brief thoughts: Every so often, there's a new DLC or in game billboard that exists to raise awareness of some real life issue, but this is hardly a problem.

Amnesia: The Dark Descent

ESRB Rating:	M - Mature Audiences
My Rating:	Adults - 18+
Genre:	First Person Puzzler / Horror
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During an archaeological dig, a man named Daniel became the target of an ancient curse. Now hunted by a being known only as the Shadow, he fled to Castle Brennenburg where a man known as Baron Alexander would be able to protect him. Under Alexander's guidance, Daniel began performing a disturbing warding ritual, but eventually Daniel couldn't rationalize his actions anymore. Distraught, he drank the Amnesia Mixture and prepared to undergo a journey to atone for his actions.

Brief thoughts: While there is a lot of dark and unsettling content, a key part of the game's storyline involves the player character redeeming themselves. Whether this is enough to offset everything else is up to you.

Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs

ESRB Rating:	NR - Not Rated
My Rating:	Adults - 18+
Genre:	First Person Puzzler / Horror
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Amnesia: The Dark Descent was a tough act to follow, and unfortunately, this sequel didn't live up to the hype. Once again, you're sent wandering through dim hallways in an attempt to right past wrongs, but this time the stakes (or porkchops as the case may be) are too low to really care.

Brief thoughts: There is a lot of graphic and sexual imagery in this game, but the way the antagonists have perverted and desecrated Christianity is particularly noteworthy.

Among the Sleep

ESRB Rating:	T - Teenagers
My Rating:	Ages 13 and up
Genre:	First Person Puzzler / Horror
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In this unique horror game, you take on the role of a toddler who's trying to find his mother. You're not alone, however, as your faithful teddy bear has accompanied you on your adventure.

Brief thoughts: While this game may seem like a strange supernatural horror story, it's actually telling a pointed story about a common problem many families face - everything just seems supernatural and weird because the protagonist isn't old enough to understand what's really going on around them.

And Yet it Moves

ESRB Rating:	E - Everyone
My Rating:	Ages 6 and up
Genre:	Puzzle Platformer
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And Yet It Moves is a game about a little paper man in a larger paper world. All the player's character wants to do is reunite with the piece of paper he was originally sketched on, but there are a lot of things in his way. So it falls to you to guide him through the surreal (and dangerous) world he lives in.

Brief thoughts: This is a very relaxing and non-violent game, even when you take into account how easily your character falls apart.

Angry Video Game Nerd I and II Deluxe

ESRB Rating:	NR - Not Rated
My Rating:	Ages 13 and up
Genre:	Platform Shooter
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Everyone's favorite Nerd has found himself trapped in some crappy games, again. In order to free himself, he must play through the slock and defeat the person responsible for this mess.

Brief thoughts: The large amount of swearing and unnecessary gore in this game is a big issue, as is the level based around old erotic games.

A Wizard's Lizard

ESRB Rating:	NR - Not Rated
My Rating:	Ages 6 and up
Genre:	Twin Stick Shooter / Dungeon Crawler
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When Death came for a powerful wizard, his pet lizard decided to go after his master. This leads you into an adventure that is a twin stick shooter / roguelike hybrid, though there is an additional feature that makes this game unique. Namely, if you die in the dungeon, you continue to play on in the afterlife!

Brief thoughts: Although some players may be uncomfortable with the way this game has their character fight on in the afterlife, a big problem is the way defeated enemies burst into a shower of blood and gore. Fortunately, this can be disabled by turning off particles in the options menu.

Baba is You

ESRB Rating:	E - Everyone
My Rating:	Everyone
Genre:	puzzle
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In this unique game, players are tasked with manipulating the game's mechanics in order to solve puzzles in unorthodox ways!

Brief thoughts: Everything in this game, even the skulls and ghosts, are just a token or game piece to be manipulated.

BallisticNG

ESRB Rating:	NR - Not Rated
My Rating:	Everyone
Genre:	Racing
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BallisticNG is a love letter to classic antigravity racing games. While there's no proper campaign mode, you're free to create and race however you want!

Brief thoughts: This game is about as violent as any other run of the mill kart racer - which is to say it's extremely tame.

Beat Hazard

ESRB Rating:	E - Everyone
My Rating:	Ages 6 and up
Genre:	Bullet Hell / Rhythm
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This outer space shoot 'em up is powered by your music library. Faster beats mean more intense battles, while quieter segments slow the action down -- and lower the strength of your weapons!

Brief thoughts: While this game is full of bloodless carnage, it's not any more violent than classic arcade games. The only real issue is that the player can choose to play with inappropriate music, and that's pretty much your own fault.

Bendy and the Ink Machine

ESRB Rating:	T - Teenagers
My Rating:	Ages 13 and up
Genre:	Adventure / Horror
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Henry was once an animator at Joey Drew Studios. Now his boss has asked him to return to what remains of the studio and have a look around for old time's sake. But when he gets there, all Henry finds is that he's trapped in a crazy world of cartoon nightmares.

Brief thoughts: There are a lot of dark concepts in this game, ranging from vaguely occult references to botched attempts at creating artificial life. On top of this, various characters are tortured or killed during the course of the story.

Blasphemous

ESRB Rating:	NR - Not Rated
My Rating:	Adults - 18+
Genre:	Action Platformer
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Revived by the power of the Miracle, the Penitent One is set off on a quest to presumably heal the world and ascend to his proper place in the Cradle of Affliction.

Brief thoughts: This game is not for the faint of heart, as it depicts gruesome violence, disturbingly detailed gore, twisted deformations of the human body, and a very distorted adaptation of Catholicism in which there is no real Salvation.

Blocks that Matter

ESRB Rating:	NR - Not Rated
My Rating:	Everyone
Genre:	Puzzle Platformer
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A pair of indie game developers have been kidnapped, and now it's up to their current project, a little robot called Tetrobot, to come and rescue them. The twist is that Tetrobot can collect matter and, using Tetris-style physics, manipulate it to their own advantage.

Brief thoughts: This game is very family friendly - at its worst, the player may squish mindless slimes by dropping a block on them, or the player's robot can be destroyed if it comes into contact with a hazard (slimes, lava, TNT etc).

Blueberry Garden

ESRB Rating:	E - Everyone
My Rating:	Everyone
Genre:	Platform
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In this surreal world filled with odd trees, birds, snails and blue moose that wear sunglasses, something has gone wrong. A giant faucet located far up in the sky has sprung a leak! Now there is a never ending stream of water pouring into the world, slowly flooding it. You control a little bird person who must find enough objects to create a makeshift tower that will let you reach the faucet and turn it off.

Brief thoughts: The only issue with this game is that there's a hidden link to an old website that displayed comments posted by players. If the link still works, there's a chance that something inappropriate may be posted there.

Borderlands 2

ESRB Rating:	M - Mature Audiences
My Rating:	Adults - 18+
Genre:	First Person Shooter
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Five years after the events of the original game, the CEO of Hyperion, a cruel man called Handsome Jack, is trying to take over Pandora! Now, a new group of talented Vault Hunters have risen up to defend the planet - for a sizable fee, of course!

Brief thoughts: The Borderlands series is filled with objectionable content, be it the violent gunplay or the darker aspects of its lore. So while these games are a lot of fun, Christians should be wary of what these games depict.

Catlateral Damage

ESRB Rating:	NR - Not Rated
My Rating:	Everyone
Genre:	Simulation
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Have you ever wanted to be a kitty cat? Well here's the game for you. The entire point of this silly game is to explore your environment, play with cat toys, and perform the feline's most sacred duty: knock things off the table.

Brief thoughts: The entire point of the game is to cause mayhem by knocking stuff over. In other words, you'll acting like a typical housecat.

Cave Story

ESRB Rating:	E10 - Everyone (Ages 10 and up)
My Rating:	Ages 6 and up
Genre:	Metroidvania
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This game is free, but a paid version is also available
Cave Story is an incredibly popular Metroidvania game about a mute little robot. When he wakes up in a dark cave, he's lost his memory and sets out to explore. However, it soon becomes apparent that this floating island is in the middle of a dangerous war between a power-mad Doctor and a dwindling resistance.

Brief thoughts: The plot of this game is focused around a war that pits the timid Mimigas against a mad scientist and his magical henchmen. Thus, characters die, there's a moderate amount of violence, and a lot of evil magic.

At the same time, most of this is depicted in a family friendly manner - compare it to older Disney movies like Sleeping Beauty.

Celeste

ESRB Rating:	NR - Not Rated
My Rating:	Ages 6 and up
Genre:	Puzzle Platformer
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Celeste tells a story about a girl named Madeline and her quest to accept herself; the puzzle platformer gameplay just makes things a little more fun. But don't make the mistake of labeling this as yet another coming of age drama. Madeline struggles with severe (and often crippling) anxiety. In fact, she has a number of anxiety attacks during the game, and the player will need to guide her through these situations.

Brief thoughts: Celeste itself is a magical mountain that warps reality so that those who climb it are literally confronted with their own inner demons. Thus, things get rather spooky at points, but the catharsis is definitely worth it.

Chime Sharp

ESRB Rating:	E - Everyone
My Rating:	Everyone
Genre:	Puzzle
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The original Chime was a great little game with a devoted following. Unfortunately, this sequel feels unpolished and in some cases, even unfinished compared to the first game.

Brief thoughts: This puzzle game doesn't have any objectionable content to worry about.

Coloring Pixels

ESRB Rating:	NR - Not Rated
My Rating:	Everyone
Genre:	Other
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This game is free, but paid features exist
Have you ever tried a color by number kit? That's the idea behind Coloring Pixels. Each pixel displays a number, and you simply color the pixel using the color that number represents. There are a huge number of images to paint, and more come out as DLC on a regular basis!

Brief thoughts: Since all you do here is color in images, the most offensive things you'll find here are puzzles depicting things from mythology or holidays like Halloween, and even then, everything is kept very family friendly.

Cookie Clicker

ESRB Rating:	NR - Not Rated
My Rating:	Ages 10 and up
Genre:	Idle game
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This game is free, but a paid version is also available
This famous Idle Game is all about making cookies - one way or another.

Brief thoughts: Although this game is just about making numbers increase, there are some concepts (especially in the later parts of the game) that may make Christians uncomfortable.