Best Aliens Linux Games on Steam
Steam currently has 2,070 Aliens games, but not all of them are able to be played on Linux builds. Explore our list of the best picks ranked by Player Score. Our Player Score rankings are calculated directly from reviews left on the Steam store and will be updated in real-time as more players leave their feedback. Aliens game rankings were last updated on 5/18/2024.
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1. Half-Life 2
1998. HALF-LIFE sends a shock through the game industry with its combination of pounding action and continuous, immersive storytelling. Valve's debut title wins more than 50 game-of-the-year awards on its way to being named "Best PC Game Ever" by PC Gamer, and launches a franchise with more than eight million retail units sold worldwide.
Half-Life 2 holds the #1 spot for "best Linux Aliens game on Steam" with a Player Score of 96. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 191,786 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 187,220 positive reviews and 4,566 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $9.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
2. Entropy : Zero 2
Bad Cop is back. Command a small army of Combine synths and soldiers on a Northern campaign to capture Dr. Judith Mossman. A modification for Half-Life 2.
Entropy : Zero 2 has achieved a Player Score of 96, placing it in the #2 spot for the best Linux Aliens games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 23,108 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 22,724 positive reviews and 384 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is completely free to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Entropy : Zero 2 on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
3. Half-Life
Named Game of the Year by over 50 publications, Valve's debut title blends action and adventure with award-winning technology to create a frighteningly realistic world where players must think to survive. Also includes an exciting multiplayer mode that allows you to play against friends and enemies around the world.
Half-Life has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #3 spot for the best Linux Aliens games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 126,512 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 122,200 positive reviews and 4,312 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $9.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
4. Half-Life 2: Episode Two
Half-Life® 2: Episode Two is the second in a trilogy of new games created by Valve that extends the award-winning and best-selling Half-Life® adventure. As Dr. Gordon Freeman, you were last seen exiting City 17 with Alyx Vance as the Citadel erupted amidst a storm of unknown proportions.
Half-Life 2: Episode Two has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #4 spot for the best Linux Aliens games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 39,616 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 38,455 positive reviews and 1,161 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $7.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
5. Black Mesa
Relive Half-Life.
Black Mesa has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #5 spot for the best Linux Aliens games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 113,192 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 107,861 positive reviews and 5,331 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $19.99 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Black Mesa on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
| Steam Price | $19.99 |
| Release Date | 3/6/2020 |
| Developer | Crowbar Collective |
| Publisher | Crowbar Collective |
| Steam App Id | 362890 |
6. Half-Life 2: Episode One
Half-Life 2 has sold over 4 million copies worldwide, and earned over 35 Game of the Year Awards. Episode One is the first in a series of games that reveal the aftermath of Half-Life 2 and launch a journey beyond City 17. Also features two multiplayer games. Half-Life 2 not required.
Half-Life 2: Episode One has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #6 spot for the best Linux Aliens games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 29,807 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 28,534 positive reviews and 1,273 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $7.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Half-Life 2: Episode One on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
7. South Scrimshaw, Part One
South Scrimshaw is the story of a newborn whale in a vast alien ocean. It is a richly illustrated experimental visual novel, written in the style of a nature documentary.
South Scrimshaw, Part One has achieved a Player Score of 93, placing it in the #7 spot for the best Linux Aliens games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 1,069 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 1,062 positive reviews and 7 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is completely free to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play South Scrimshaw, Part One on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
| Release Date | 6/9/2023 |
| Developer | Nathan O. Marsh |
| Publisher | Nathan O. Marsh |
| Steam App Id | 2443110 |
8. Half-Life: Opposing Force
Return to the Black Mesa Research Facility as one of the military specialists assigned to eliminate Gordon Freeman. Experience an entirely new episode of single player action. Meet fierce alien opponents, and experiment with new weaponry. Named 'Game of the Year' by the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences.
Half-Life: Opposing Force has achieved a Player Score of 93, placing it in the #8 spot for the best Linux Aliens games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 22,076 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 21,016 positive reviews and 1,060 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $4.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Half-Life: Opposing Force on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
| Steam Price | $4.99 |
| Release Date | 11/1/1999 |
| Franchise | Half-Life |
| Developer | Gearbox Software |
| Publisher | Valve |
| Steam App Id | 50 |
9. XCOM: Enemy Unknown
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XCOM: Enemy Unknown has achieved a Player Score of 93, placing it in the #9 spot for the best Linux Aliens games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 53,925 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 50,878 positive reviews and 3,047 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $29.99 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play XCOM: Enemy Unknown on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
| Steam Price | $29.99 |
| Release Date | 10/9/2012 |
| Franchise | XCOM Franchise |
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| Steam App Id | 200510 |
10. Freedom Planet
Fight your way across the celestial world of Avalice where cats are green, motorcycles drive up walls and monster girls do most of the buttkicking! Freedom Planet is a cartoony, combat-based platform adventure that pits a spunky dragonoid and her friends against an alien attack force.
Freedom Planet has achieved a Player Score of 92, placing it in the #10 spot for the best Linux Aliens games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 4,605 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 4,385 positive reviews and 220 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $14.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.
| Steam Price | $14.99 |
| Release Date | 7/21/2014 |
| Developer | GalaxyTrail |
| Publisher | GalaxyTrail |
| Steam App Id | 248310 |
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 | 677 | 11/16/2004 | 96 | $9.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 109 | 8/20/2022 | 96 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 813 | 11/19/1998 | 95 | $9.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 120 | 10/10/2007 | 95 | $7.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 567 | 3/6/2020 | 94 | $19.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 108 | 6/1/2006 | 94 | $7.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 1 | 6/9/2023 | 93 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 118 | 11/1/1999 | 93 | $4.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 593 | 10/9/2012 | 93 | $29.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 11 | 7/21/2014 | 92 | $14.99 | Steam Charts |
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