Best Kickstarter Linux Games on Steam
Steam currently has 234 Kickstarter 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. Kickstarter game rankings were last updated on 12/5/2024.
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1. Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is the complete Shovel Knight collection, containing all 5 games in the epic saga! Dig, blast, slash, and bash your way through a fantastical, 8-bit inspired world of pixel-perfect platforming, memorable characters, and world-class action-adventure gameplay.
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove holds the #1 spot for "best Linux Kickstarter game on Steam" with a Player Score of 93. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 15,854 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 15,203 positive reviews and 651 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $39.99 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 | $39.99 |
| Release Date | 6/26/2014 |
| Franchise | Shovel Knight |
| Developer | Yacht Club Games |
| Publisher | Yacht Club Games |
| Steam App Id | 250760 |
2. 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 #2 spot for the best Linux Kickstarter games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 4,693 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 4,464 positive reviews and 229 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 |
3. Darkest Dungeon®
Darkest Dungeon is a challenging gothic roguelike turn-based RPG about the psychological stresses of adventuring. Recruit, train, and lead a team of flawed heroes against unimaginable horrors, stress, disease, and the ever-encroaching dark. Can you keep your heroes together when all hope is lost?
Darkest Dungeon® has achieved a Player Score of 90, placing it in the #3 spot for the best Linux Kickstarter games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 143,234 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 131,298 positive reviews and 11,936 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $4.99 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 | $4.99 |
| Release Date | 1/19/2016 |
| Franchise | Red Hook Studios |
| Developer | Red Hook Studios |
| Publisher | Red Hook Studios |
| Steam App Id | 262060 |
4. A Tiny Sticker Tale
A Tiny Sticker Tale is a cozy miniature adventure about changing the world, using the power of stickers!
A Tiny Sticker Tale has achieved a Player Score of 90, placing it in the #4 spot for the best Linux Kickstarter games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 320 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 314 positive reviews and 6 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 | 10/4/2023 |
| Franchise | Ogre Pixel |
| Developer | Ogre Pixel |
| Publisher | Ogre Pixel |
| Steam App Id | 2322180 |
5. SUPERHOT
SUPERHOT is the smash-hit FPS where time moves only when you move. No regenerating health bars. No conveniently placed ammo drops. It's you, alone, outnumbered and outgunned. Snatch weapons from fallen enemies to shoot, slice and dodge through a truly cinematic hurricane of slow-motion bullets.
SUPERHOT has achieved a Player Score of 89, placing it in the #5 spot for the best Linux Kickstarter games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 37,831 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 34,480 positive reviews and 3,351 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $24.99 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 | $24.99 |
| Release Date | 2/25/2016 |
| Franchise | SUPERHOT & Co. |
| Developer | SUPERHOT Team |
| Publisher | SUPERHOT Team |
| Steam App Id | 322500 |
6. fault - milestone one
fault is a series of Science Fantasy Cinematic Novels using a unique 3D Camera system for a visually immersive reading experience. Follow Selphine, the bubbly Princess and her sharp-witted Royal Guardian, Ritona, on their journey of a lifetime back to their homeland of Rughzenhaide.
fault - milestone one has achieved a Player Score of 89, placing it in the #6 spot for the best Linux Kickstarter games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 3,222 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 2,983 positive reviews and 239 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 fault - milestone one on the Steam Deck.
| Steam Price | $14.99 |
| Release Date | 12/15/2014 |
| Franchise | ALICE IN DISSONANCE |
| Developer | ALICE IN DISSONANCE |
| Publisher | ALICE IN DISSONANCE |
| Steam App Id | 286260 |
7. Lucah: Born of a Dream
FOR THE POWER AND GLORY; NOW AND FOREVER
Lucah: Born of a Dream has achieved a Player Score of 88, placing it in the #7 spot for the best Linux Kickstarter games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 467 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 444 positive reviews and 23 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. At the moment, it is possible to play Lucah: Born of a Dream on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
| Steam Price | $9.99 |
| Release Date | 8/21/2018 |
| Developer | melessthanthree |
| Publisher | Syndicate Atomic LLC. |
| Steam App Id | 896460 |
8. Fatal Twelve
Shishimai Rinka was a high schooler who ran a small café named Lion House in place of her grandmother. She lived her life much like any other person her age, but one day, she was caught up in an explosion while returning home on the train alongside her friend, Hitsuji Naomi.
Fatal Twelve has achieved a Player Score of 88, placing it in the #8 spot for the best Linux Kickstarter games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 907 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 847 positive reviews and 60 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 Fatal Twelve on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
| Steam Price | $19.99 |
| Release Date | 3/30/2018 |
| Developer | LYCORIS |
| Publisher | Sekai Project |
| Steam App Id | 620210 |
9. Guns of Icarus Online
Assemble your crew, take to the skies in the premier PvP airship combat game. Guns of Icarus Online is all about flying massive airships, shooting big turret weapons, and working as a team for supremacy of the skies. Everyone as one, victory or death, together.
Guns of Icarus Online has achieved a Player Score of 88, placing it in the #9 spot for the best Linux Kickstarter games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 14,655 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 13,185 positive reviews and 1,470 negative reviews — making it "Very 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 Guns of Icarus Online on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
| Steam Price | $4.99 |
| Release Date | 10/29/2012 |
| Developer | Muse Games |
| Publisher | Muse Games |
| Steam App Id | 209080 |
10. Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut
Harebrained Schemes' biggest Shadowrun game to date, and the definitive Shadowrun RPG experience available on PC. Now a standalone title with tons of new content & improvements!
Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut has achieved a Player Score of 87, placing it in the #10 spot for the best Linux Kickstarter games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 6,212 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 5,570 positive reviews and 642 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 Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut on the Steam Deck.
| Steam Price | $14.99 |
| Release Date | 9/18/2014 |
| Franchise | Paradox HBS |
| Developer | Harebrained Schemes |
| Publisher | Paradox Interactive |
| Steam App Id | 300550 |
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| 58 | 6/26/2014 | 93 | $39.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 6 | 7/21/2014 | 92 | $14.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 5,368 | 1/19/2016 | 90 | $4.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 1 | 10/4/2023 | 90 | $9.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 52 | 2/25/2016 | 89 | $24.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 1 | 12/15/2014 | 89 | $14.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 2 | 8/21/2018 | 88 | $9.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 1 | 3/30/2018 | 88 | $19.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 2 | 10/29/2012 | 88 | $4.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 28 | 9/18/2014 | 87 | $14.99 | Steam Charts |
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- Valve Corporation. (2024, December 5). Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, October 25). Freedom Planet on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, December 12). Darkest Dungeon® on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, December 12). A Tiny Sticker Tale on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, December 7). SUPERHOT on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, December 5). fault - milestone one on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, November 8). Lucah: Born of a Dream on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, December 4). Fatal Twelve on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, December 12). Guns of Icarus Online on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, December 5). Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut on Steam. Steam Store.