Best Heist Linux Games on Steam

Steam currently has 379 Heist 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. Heist game rankings were last updated on 10/22/2024.

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1. SteamWorld Heist

Command a steam-driven pirate crew in a series of epic tactical shootouts in SteamWorld Heist. This is turn-based strategy with a twist: You manually aim the guns of your robots, allowing for insane skill shots and bullet-bouncing action!

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SteamWorld Heist holds the #1 spot for "best Linux Heist game on Steam" with a Player Score of 92. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 4,097 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 3,924 positive reviews and 173 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 6/7/2016
Developer Image & Form Games
Publisher Image & Form Games
Steam App Id 322190

2. FRAMED Collection

Rearrange the panels of an animated comic book to craft the story of a noir-styled spy adventure in the FRAMED Collection--a compilation of the multi-award winning puzzle games FRAMED and FRAMED 2.

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FRAMED Collection has achieved a Player Score of 89, placing it in the #2 spot for the best Linux Heist games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 2,706 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 2,516 positive reviews and 190 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 5/17/2018
Developer Loveshack Entertainment
Publisher Fellow Traveller
Steam App Id 322450

3. Perfect Heist 2

Perfect Heist 2 is a round-based online game, where robbers try to hide in plain sight while robbing a bank without being noticed by the cop team!

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Perfect Heist 2 has achieved a Player Score of 89, placing it in the #3 spot for the best Linux Heist games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 3,553 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 3,286 positive reviews and 267 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $9.99 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Perfect Heist 2 on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Steam Price $9.99
Release Date 12/10/2021
Developer yeswecamp
Publisher yeswecamp
Steam App Id 1521580

4. PAYDAY 2

PAYDAY 2 is an action-packed, four-player co-op shooter that once again lets gamers don the masks of the original PAYDAY crew - Dallas, Hoxton, Wolf and Chains - as they descend on Washington DC for an epic crime spree.

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PAYDAY 2 has achieved a Player Score of 89, placing it in the #4 spot for the best Linux Heist games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 657,720 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 588,974 positive reviews and 68,746 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $9.99 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 $9.99
Release Date 8/13/2013
Franchise PAYDAY
Developer OVERKILL - a Starbreeze Studio.
Publisher Starbreeze Publishing AB
Steam App Id 218620

5. Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine

Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine is a single player or co-op heist game. Assemble a crack team of thieves, case the joint, and pull off the perfect heist.

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Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine has achieved a Player Score of 88, placing it in the #5 spot for the best Linux Heist games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 8,513 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 7,715 positive reviews and 798 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. At the moment, it is possible to play Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Steam Price $14.99
Release Date 4/24/2013
Developer Pocketwatch Games
Publisher Humble Games
Steam App Id 113020

6. Quadrilateral Cowboy

When you have a top-of-the-line hacking deck armed with a 56.6k modem and a staggering 256k RAM, it means just one thing: you answer only to the highest bidder.

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Quadrilateral Cowboy has achieved a Player Score of 87, placing it in the #6 spot for the best Linux Heist games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 909 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 836 positive reviews and 73 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $19.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Quadrilateral Cowboy on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Steam Price $19.99
Release Date 7/25/2016
Franchise BlendoGames
Developer Blendo Games
Publisher Blendo Games
Steam App Id 240440

7. The Greatest Penguin Heist of All Time

The Greatest Penguin Heist of All Time is a sandboxy physics game for 1-8 players, with everything from sneaky heists to hilarous stupidity to baking pizzas. With continuous updates, plenty of maps, and hundreds of items, clothes and quests, it has something for everyone.

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The Greatest Penguin Heist of All Time has achieved a Player Score of 86, placing it in the #7 spot for the best Linux Heist games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 2,474 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 2,218 positive reviews and 256 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. At the moment, it is not possible to play or run The Greatest Penguin Heist of All Time on the Steam Deck.

Steam Price $14.99
Release Date 7/2/2021
Developers
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Steam App Id 1451480

8. Churn Vector

Churn Vector is a single-player stealth action game, where instead of eliminating targets with a gun, you eliminate them with your cock!

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Churn Vector has achieved a Player Score of 85, placing it in the #8 spot for the best Linux Heist games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 427 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 392 positive reviews and 35 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 1/12/2024
Developers
Publisher Naelstrof
Steam App Id 2686900

9. Mr. Shifty

Teleport, shift through bullets, and master lightning-fast takedowns in an all new kind of action game from tinyBuild and Team Shifty!

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Mr. Shifty has achieved a Player Score of 84, placing it in the #9 spot for the best Linux Heist games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 1,659 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 1,459 positive reviews and 200 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $3.74 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is not possible to play or run Mr. Shifty on the Steam Deck.

Steam Price $3.74
Release Date 4/13/2017
Developer Team Shifty
Publisher tinyBuild
Steam App Id 489140

10. Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition

As Lara Croft races to save the world from a Maya apocalypse, she must become the Tomb Raider she is destined to be.

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Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition has achieved a Player Score of 84, placing it in the #10 spot for the best Linux Heist games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 73,711 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 62,631 positive reviews and 11,080 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $0.00 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

More Heist Linux Games on Steam

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SteamWorld Heist steam charts
32
6/7/2016
92
$14.99
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FRAMED Collection steam charts
5
5/17/2018
89
$9.99
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Perfect Heist 2 steam charts
87
12/10/2021
89
$9.99
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PAYDAY 2 steam charts
8,308
8/13/2013
89
$9.99
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Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine steam charts
5
4/24/2013
88
$14.99
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Quadrilateral Cowboy steam charts
1
7/25/2016
87
$19.99
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The Greatest Penguin Heist of All Time steam charts
14
7/2/2021
86
$14.99
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Churn Vector steam charts
1
1/12/2024
85
$14.99
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Mr. Shifty steam charts
1
4/13/2017
84
$3.74
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Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition steam charts
812
9/14/2018
84
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  • Valve Corporation. (2024, October 22). SteamWorld Heist on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, November 4). FRAMED Collection on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, November 4). Perfect Heist 2 on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, November 4). PAYDAY 2 on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, October 18). Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, October 16). Quadrilateral Cowboy on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, November 4). The Greatest Penguin Heist of All Time on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, October 3). Churn Vector on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, October 29). Mr. Shifty on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, October 29). Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition on Steam. Steam Store.

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