Best Drama Linux Games on Steam
Steam currently has 4,945 Drama 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. Drama game rankings were last updated on 1/8/2025.
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1. Our Life: Beginnings & Always
A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always holds the #1 spot for "best Linux Drama game on Steam" with a Player Score of 96. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 11,985 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 11,846 positive reviews and 139 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 Our Life: Beginnings & Always on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
| Release Date | 11/16/2020 |
| Franchise | GB Patch Games |
| Developer | GB Patch Games |
| Publisher | GB Patch Games |
| Steam App Id | 1129190 |
2. Finding Paradise
A story-driven experience about two doctors traversing backwards through a dying man's memories to fulfill his last wish.
Finding Paradise has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #2 spot for the best Linux Drama games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 18,332 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 17,937 positive reviews and 395 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, it is possible to play Finding Paradise on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
| Steam Price | $9.99 |
| Release Date | 12/14/2017 |
| Franchise | Freebird Games |
| Developer | Freebird Games |
| Publisher | Freebird Games |
| Steam App Id | 337340 |
3. I Wani Hug that Gator!
I Wani Hug that Gator! Is a choice-driven narrative about teenagers struggling to find their way. Help Inco, loser highschooler extraordinaire, navigate his budding friendships (and romance!) while surviving being the only human in a dinosaur-filled school.
I Wani Hug that Gator! has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #3 spot for the best Linux Drama games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 4,353 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 4,305 positive reviews and 48 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, it is possible to play I Wani Hug that Gator! on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
4. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #4 spot for the best Linux Drama games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 28,054 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 27,157 positive reviews and 897 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $1.49 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
| Steam Price | $1.49 |
| Release Date | 8/26/2020 |
| Developer | Nikita Kryukov |
| Publisher | Missing Calm |
| Steam App Id | 1392820 |
5. Until Then
A fateful meeting sets off a chain reaction, upending Mark's life. People disappear and memories prove unreliable. Uncover a hidden truth with Mark and his friends in this narrative adventure and race to unravel the mystery before it's too late.
Until Then has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #5 spot for the best Linux Drama games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 6,860 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 6,711 positive reviews and 149 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. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
| Steam Price | $19.99 |
| Release Date | 6/25/2024 |
| Franchise | Maximum Entertainment |
| Developer | Polychroma Games |
| Publishers | |
| Steam App Id | 1574820 |
6. SOMA
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.
SOMA has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #6 spot for the best Linux Drama games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 43,747 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 41,972 positive reviews and 1,775 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $29.99 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 | $29.99 |
| Release Date | 9/22/2015 |
| Franchise | Frictional Games |
| Developer | Frictional Games |
| Publisher | Frictional Games |
| Steam App Id | 282140 |
7. Find Love or Die Trying
Welcome to the only killer dating show where ending up single means ending up dead! Date or die, it's up to your choices!
Find Love or Die Trying has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #7 spot for the best Linux Drama games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 11,988 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 11,594 positive reviews and 394 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, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.
| Steam Price | $4.99 |
| Release Date | 9/16/2021 |
| Franchise | Sunseeker Games |
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| Publishers | |
| Steam App Id | 1714320 |
8. Being a DIK - Season 1
Being a DIK is a choice-driven adult Visual Novel focusing on the fun parts of college life. The game is packed with humor, sex, romance, drama and a rich story. Play as a young male attending college at B&R and guide him through the experience.
Being a DIK - Season 1 has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #8 spot for the best Linux Drama games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 11,161 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 10,778 positive reviews and 383 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $13.99 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Being a DIK - Season 1 on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
| Steam Price | $13.99 |
| Release Date | 2/13/2020 |
| Developer | Dr PinkCake |
| Publisher | Dr PinkCake |
| Steam App Id | 1126320 |
9. REFLEXIA Prototype ver.
REFLEXIA's story starts out as a parody of its genre and ends as a psychological drama.
REFLEXIA Prototype ver. has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #9 spot for the best Linux Drama games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 6,458 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 6,265 positive reviews and 193 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. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
| Release Date | 8/31/2022 |
| Developer | mahoumaiden |
| Publisher | Nikita Kryukov |
| Steam App Id | 1997680 |
10. This War of Mine
In This War Of Mine you do not play as an elite soldier, rather a group of civilians trying to survive in a besieged city; struggling with lack of food, medicine and constant danger from snipers and hostile scavengers. The game provides an experience of war seen from an entirely new angle.
This War of Mine has achieved a Player Score of 93, placing it in the #10 spot for the best Linux Drama games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 71,749 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 68,100 positive reviews and 3,649 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $1.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play This War of Mine on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
| Steam Price | $1.99 |
| Release Date | 11/14/2014 |
| Franchise | 11 bit studios |
| Developer | 11 bit studios |
| Publisher | 11 bit studios |
| Steam App Id | 282070 |
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| Image | Name | Actions | ||||
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| 191 | 11/16/2020 | 96 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 13 | 12/14/2017 | 95 | $9.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 32 | 2/14/2024 | 95 | $14.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 15 | 8/26/2020 | 95 | $1.49 | Steam Charts | |
| 143 | 6/25/2024 | 94 | $19.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 97 | 9/22/2015 | 94 | $29.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 7 | 9/16/2021 | 94 | $4.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 245 | 2/13/2020 | 94 | $13.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 3 | 8/31/2022 | 94 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 2,192 | 11/14/2014 | 93 | $1.99 | Steam Charts |
Soures & References
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- Valve Corporation. (2025, January 21). Finding Paradise on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, January 12). I Wani Hug that Gator! on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, January 17). Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, January 26). Until Then on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, January 31). SOMA on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, November 25). Find Love or Die Trying on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, January 16). Being a DIK - Season 1 on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, December 12). REFLEXIA Prototype ver. on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, January 29). This War of Mine on Steam. Steam Store.