Best Beat 'em up Linux Games on Steam
Steam currently has 1,973 Beat 'em up 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. Beat 'em up game rankings were last updated on 1/24/2025.
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1. Iron Snout
Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.
Iron Snout holds the #1 spot for "best Linux Beat 'em up game on Steam" with a Player Score of 95. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 17,327 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 16,940 positive reviews and 387 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is completely free to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Iron Snout on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
2. Paint the Town Red
Paint the Town Red is a chaotic first person melee combat game set in different locations and time periods. The voxel-based enemies can be punched, bashed, kicked, stabbed and sliced completely dynamically using almost anything that isn't nailed down.
Paint the Town Red has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #2 spot for the best Linux Beat 'em up games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 28,780 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 27,593 positive reviews and 1,187 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $19.99 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.
| Steam Price | $19.99 |
| Release Date | 7/29/2021 |
| Developer | South East Games |
| Publisher | South East Games |
| Steam App Id | 337320 |
3. Dust: An Elysian Tail
Immerse yourself in a gorgeous hand-painted world on a search for your true identity. As the mysterious warrior, Dust, your action-packed journey will take you from peaceful glades to snowy mountaintops and beyond.
Dust: An Elysian Tail has achieved a Player Score of 93, placing it in the #3 spot for the best Linux Beat 'em up games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 18,528 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 17,662 positive reviews and 866 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. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
| Steam Price | $14.99 |
| Release Date | 5/24/2013 |
| Developer | Humble Hearts LLC |
| Publisher | Xbox Game Studios |
| Steam App Id | 236090 |
4. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge reunites Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello and Raphael as they kick shell in a beautifully realized beat ’em up.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge has achieved a Player Score of 92, placing it in the #4 spot for the best Linux Beat 'em up games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 13,527 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 12,762 positive reviews and 765 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $16.24 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
| Steam Price | $16.24 |
| Release Date | 6/16/2022 |
| Franchise | Dotemu |
| Developer | Tribute Games Inc. |
| Publishers | |
| Steam App Id | 1361510 |
5. Gravity Circuit
Gravity Circuit is a flashy action packed 2D platformer in the spirit of console classics. Follow Kai, a lone operative war hero who harnesses the mysterious powers of the Gravity Circuit, on an adventure in a futuristic world inhabited by sentient robots.
Gravity Circuit has achieved a Player Score of 91, placing it in the #5 spot for the best Linux Beat 'em up games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 2,514 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 2,401 positive reviews and 113 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $16.99 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.
| Steam Price | $16.99 |
| Release Date | 7/13/2023 |
| Franchise | PID Games |
| Developer | Domesticated Ant Games |
| Publisher | PID Games |
| Steam App Id | 858710 |
6. Charlie Murder
It’s a punk rock apocalypse! Team up with your friends to lead embattled punk rock band Charlie Murder in their epic quest to save the world from rival death metalers Gore Quaffer and their legions of evil.
Charlie Murder has achieved a Player Score of 91, placing it in the #6 spot for the best Linux Beat 'em up games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 2,300 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 2,199 positive reviews and 101 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $2.49 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.
| Steam Price | $2.49 |
| Release Date | 5/12/2017 |
| Developer | Ska Studios |
| Publisher | Ska Studios |
| Steam App Id | 405290 |
7. Brutal Legend
Brütal Legend is an action-adventure that marries visceral action combat with open-world freedom. Set in a universe somewhere between Lord of the Rings and Spinal Tap, it’s a fresh take on the action/driving genre, which in this case is full of imitation cover bands, demons intent on enslaving humanity and Heavy metal tunes.
Brutal Legend has achieved a Player Score of 91, placing it in the #7 spot for the best Linux Beat 'em up games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 18,757 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 17,454 positive reviews and 1,303 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $14.99 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.
| Steam Price | $14.99 |
| Release Date | 2/26/2013 |
| Developer | Double Fine Productions |
| Publisher | Double Fine Productions |
| Steam App Id | 225260 |
8. Streets of Rage 4
Amongst the best beat’em up series ever created, jammin’ ‘90s beats and over the top street fighting, the iconic series Streets of Rage comes back with a masterful tribute to and revitalization of the classic action fans adore.
Streets of Rage 4 has achieved a Player Score of 90, placing it in the #8 spot for the best Linux Beat 'em up games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 17,521 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 16,241 positive reviews and 1,280 negative reviews — making it "Very 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.
| Steam Price | $9.99 |
| Release Date | 4/30/2020 |
| Franchise | Dotemu |
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| Steam App Id | 985890 |
9. Guacamelee! Gold Edition
Guacamelee! Gold Edition is a Metroidvania-style action-platformer set in a magical Mexican-inspired world. The game draws its inspiration from traditional Mexican culture and folklore, and features many interesting and unique characters.
Guacamelee! Gold Edition has achieved a Player Score of 90, placing it in the #9 spot for the best Linux Beat 'em up games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 5,935 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 5,526 positive reviews and 409 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $14.99 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.
| Steam Price | $14.99 |
| Release Date | 8/8/2013 |
| Franchise | DrinkBox Studios |
| Developer | DrinkBox Studios |
| Publisher | DrinkBox Studios |
| Steam App Id | 214770 |
10. Pulling No Punches
A classic 2D arcade action game animated frame by frame. Survive a fictional pandemic in a city filled with madness and denial.
Pulling No Punches has achieved a Player Score of 90, placing it in the #10 spot for the best Linux Beat 'em up games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 578 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 558 positive reviews and 20 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. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.
| Steam Price | $9.99 |
| Release Date | 8/10/2022 |
| Developer | BrainDead Broccoli |
| Publishers | |
| Steam App Id | 1425760 |
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| 4 | 1/27/2016 | 95 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 157 | 7/29/2021 | 94 | $19.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 6 | 5/24/2013 | 93 | $14.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 60 | 6/16/2022 | 92 | $16.24 | Steam Charts | |
| 2 | 7/13/2023 | 91 | $16.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 20 | 5/12/2017 | 91 | $2.49 | Steam Charts | |
| 19 | 2/26/2013 | 91 | $14.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 85 | 4/30/2020 | 90 | $9.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 3 | 8/8/2013 | 90 | $14.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 1 | 8/10/2022 | 90 | $9.99 | Steam Charts |
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