Best Electronic Linux Games on Steam

Steam currently has 49 Electronic 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. Electronic game rankings were last updated on 7/11/2024.

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1. The Powder Toy

The Powder Toy is a classic physics sandbox game, which simulates air pressure and velocity, heat, gravity and a countless number of interactions between different substances

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The Powder Toy holds the #1 spot for "best Linux Electronic game on Steam" with a Player Score of 92. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 672 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 665 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 Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.

Release Date 6/14/2024
Developer The Powder Toy Team
Publisher The Powder Toy Team
Steam App Id 1148350

2. Sand:box

"Falling sand" style particle sandbox, now with circuits!

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Sand:box has achieved a Player Score of 88, placing it in the #2 spot for the best Linux Electronic games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 551 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 521 positive reviews and 30 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $3.99 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Sand:box on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Steam Price $3.99
Release Date 11/24/2023
Developer smellymoo
Publisher smellymoo
Steam App Id 2179380

3. Turn on the light

Turn On The Light is a minimalist puzzle game.

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Turn on the light has achieved a Player Score of 86, placing it in the #3 spot for the best Linux Electronic games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 164 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 158 positive reviews and 6 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $0.99 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Linux systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.

Steam Price $0.99
Release Date 7/7/2020
Franchise Thedox Games
Developer Thedox Games
Publisher Thedox Games
Steam App Id 1348160

4. Turn on the light - Jigsaw

A minimalist game about connecting circuits, solving jigsaw puzzles and mind-bending recursive circuits.

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Turn on the light - Jigsaw has achieved a Player Score of 84, placing it in the #4 spot for the best Linux Electronic games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 98 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 93 positive reviews and 5 negative reviews — making it "Very 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 Turn on the light - Jigsaw on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Release Date 10/12/2023
Franchise Thedox Games
Developer Thedox Games
Publisher Thedox Games
Steam App Id 2445140

5. Turn on the lights carefully

A minimalist puzzle game about connecting and disassembling circuits

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Turn on the lights carefully has achieved a Player Score of 82, placing it in the #5 spot for the best Linux Electronic games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 31 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 31 positive reviews and 0 negative reviews — making it "Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $0.99 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Linux systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.

Steam Price $0.99
Release Date 3/29/2023
Franchise Thedox Games
Developer Thedox Games
Publisher Thedox Games
Steam App Id 2303620

6. Turn on all the lights

Turn on all the lights is a minimalist puzzle game that features a recursive mechanics in which the player has to explore micro pieces to connect a circuit and solve the main puzzle.

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Turn on all the lights has achieved a Player Score of 81, placing it in the #6 spot for the best Linux Electronic games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 82 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 76 positive reviews and 6 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $0.99 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Linux systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.

Steam Price $0.99
Release Date 3/31/2021
Franchise Thedox Games
Developer Thedox Games
Publisher Thedox Games
Steam App Id 1566230

7. Flex hooks

Flex hooks is a minimalist puzzler with a relaxing environment. Move the hooks and activate all the buttons.

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Flex hooks has achieved a Player Score of 80, placing it in the #7 spot for the best Linux Electronic games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 54 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 50 positive reviews and 4 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $0.99 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Linux systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.

Steam Price $0.99
Release Date 5/24/2021
Franchise Thedox Games
Developer Thedox Games
Publisher Thedox Games
Steam App Id 1613050

8. Cubico

A unique and experimental game mechanic. An open world awaits the player and offers challanges and pushing rythms.

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Cubico has achieved a Player Score of 74, placing it in the #8 spot for the best Linux Electronic games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 156 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 126 positive reviews and 30 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.

It is completely free 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.

Release Date 8/14/2019
Developers
Publisher Ideation Games
Steam App Id 1113730

9. AutoLand

You are a little robot moving and jumping through levels searching for the teleport. This is an one-button game with awesome pixel art and an impressive soundtrack.

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AutoLand has achieved a Player Score of 71, placing it in the #9 spot for the best Linux Electronic games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 15 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 13 positive reviews and 2 negative reviews — making it "Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $0.99 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Linux systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.

Steam Price $0.99
Release Date 8/13/2020
Developer NanningsGames
Publisher NanningsGames
Steam App Id 1384090

10. Lost Wing

Pilot a super fast ship through brutal environments, and try to top the leaderboards! Featuring numerous challenges, ships, enemies and traps, Lost Wing is a shot of pure unadulterated adrenaline.

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Lost Wing has achieved a Player Score of 70, placing it in the #10 spot for the best Linux Electronic games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 49 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 39 positive reviews and 10 negative reviews — making it "Mostly 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, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.

Steam Price $7.99
Release Date 7/31/2020
Developer BoxFrog Games
Publisher 2Awesome Studio
Steam App Id 556960

More Electronic Linux Games on Steam

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The Powder Toy steam charts
150
6/14/2024
92
Free
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Sand:box steam charts
12
11/24/2023
88
$3.99
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Turn on the light steam charts
1
7/7/2020
86
$0.99
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Turn on the light - Jigsaw steam charts
1
10/12/2023
84
Free
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Turn on the lights carefully steam charts
1
3/29/2023
82
$0.99
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Turn on all the lights steam charts
1
3/31/2021
81
$0.99
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Flex hooks steam charts
1
5/24/2021
80
$0.99
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Cubico steam charts
1
8/14/2019
74
Free
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AutoLand steam charts
1
8/13/2020
71
$0.99
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Lost Wing steam charts
1
7/31/2020
70
$7.99
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  • Valve Corporation. (2024, July 11). The Powder Toy on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, June 26). Sand:box on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, July 24). Turn on the light on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, July 24). Turn on the light - Jigsaw on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, July 24). Turn on the lights carefully on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, July 24). Turn on all the lights on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, July 24). Flex hooks on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, May 24). Cubico on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, July 25). AutoLand on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, July 13). Lost Wing on Steam. Steam Store.

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