Best Local Multiplayer Linux Games on Steam
Steam currently has 5,205 Local Multiplayer 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. Local Multiplayer game rankings were last updated on 9/18/2025.
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1. Rhythm Doctor
Save patients with your rhythm mastery! Rhythm Doctor is a rhythm game where you heal patients by defibrillating in time to their heartbeats. Learn each patient's unique heartbeat and defeat boss viruses trying to sabotage your rhythm, all set to heart-pumping, soul-soothing music.
Rhythm Doctor holds the #1 spot for "best Linux Local Multiplayer game on Steam" with a Player Score of 96. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 21,570 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 21,228 positive reviews and 342 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $15.99 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 | $15.99 |
| Release Date | 2/26/2021 |
| Franchise | 7th Beat Games |
| Developer | 7th Beat Games |
| Publishers | |
| Steam App Id | 774181 |
2. BattleBlock Theater®
Welcome to BattleBlock Theater! You’ve got no where to go but up...on stage. Play single player or co-op to free your friends and save Hatty Hattington! Jump, solve and battle your way through a mysterious theater inhabited by highly technological felines.
BattleBlock Theater® has achieved a Player Score of 96, placing it in the #2 spot for the best Linux Local Multiplayer games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 71,898 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 69,887 positive reviews and 2,011 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 | 5/15/2014 |
| Franchise | The Behemoth |
| Developer | The Behemoth |
| Publisher | The Behemoth |
| Steam App Id | 238460 |
3. Just Shapes & Beats
"Just Shapes & Beats" is a chaotic co-op musical bullet-hell based on three simple things: avoid Shapes, move to the kick-ass Beats, and die, repeatedly.
Just Shapes & Beats has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #3 spot for the best Linux Local Multiplayer games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 23,554 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 22,977 positive reviews and 577 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 | 5/31/2018 |
| Developer | Berzerk Studio |
| Publisher | Berzerk Studio |
| Steam App Id | 531510 |
4. Broforce
Broforce is an action-packed side-scrolling run ‘n’ gun ode to freedom, putting you in control of an under-funded, overpowered paramilitary organization dealing exclusively in excessive force.
Broforce has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #4 spot for the best Linux Local Multiplayer games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 59,419 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 57,599 positive reviews and 1,820 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $2.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Broforce on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
| Steam Price | $2.99 |
| Release Date | 10/15/2015 |
| Franchise | Free Lives |
| Developer | Free Lives |
| Publisher | Devolver Digital |
| Steam App Id | 274190 |
5. Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes
Find yourself trapped alone in a room with a ticking time bomb. Your friends have the manual to defuse it, but they can't see the bomb, so you're going to have to talk it out – fast!
Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #5 spot for the best Linux Local Multiplayer games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 16,096 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 15,676 positive reviews and 420 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 | 10/8/2015 |
| Developer | Steel Crate Games |
| Publisher | Steel Crate Games |
| Steam App Id | 341800 |
6. Ultimate Chicken Horse
Ultimate Chicken Horse is a party platformer game where you build the level as you play, placing traps and hazards to screw your friends over, but trying not to screw yourself.
Ultimate Chicken Horse has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #6 spot for the best Linux Local Multiplayer games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 49,787 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 47,732 positive reviews and 2,055 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 | 3/4/2016 |
| Developer | Clever Endeavour Games |
| Publisher | Clever Endeavour Games |
| Steam App Id | 386940 |
7. CATO: Buttered Cat
Puzzle platformer where you control both the cat and the toast, based on the famous "Buttered Cat Paradox". The game features 200+ levels, 70+ skins, plus boss fights and mini-games!
CATO: Buttered Cat has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #7 spot for the best Linux Local Multiplayer games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 2,502 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 2,465 positive reviews and 37 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $10.99 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 | $10.99 |
| Release Date | 9/5/2024 |
| Franchise | GCORES PUBLISHING |
| Developer | Team Woll |
| Publisher | GCORES PUBLISHING |
| Steam App Id | 1999520 |
8. Nuclear Throne
Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Fight your way through the wastelands with powerful weaponry, collecting radiation to mutate some new limbs and abilities.
Nuclear Throne has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #8 spot for the best Linux Local Multiplayer games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 18,238 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 17,534 positive reviews and 704 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $11.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Nuclear Throne on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
9. Lethal League Blaze
Banging beats and mad style, Lethal League Blaze is the most intense ball game you can play online with up to 4 players.
Lethal League Blaze has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #9 spot for the best Linux Local Multiplayer games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 6,480 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 6,282 positive reviews and 198 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 | 10/24/2018 |
| Developer | Team Reptile |
| Publisher | Team Reptile |
| Steam App Id | 553310 |
10. The Jackbox Party Pack 3
The threequel to the party game phenomenon features the deadly quiz show Trivia Murder Party, the say-anything sequel Quiplash 2, the surprising survey game Guesspionage, the t-shirt slugfest Tee K.O., and the sneaky trickster game Fakin’ It.
The Jackbox Party Pack 3 has achieved a Player Score of 93, placing it in the #10 spot for the best Linux Local Multiplayer games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 6,383 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 6,172 positive reviews and 211 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly 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 | 10/17/2016 |
| Franchise | Official Jackbox Games |
| Developer | Jackbox Games, Inc. |
| Publisher | Jackbox Games, Inc. |
| Steam App Id | 434170 |
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| 67 | 2/26/2021 | 96 | $15.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 54 | 5/15/2014 | 96 | $14.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 71 | 5/31/2018 | 95 | $19.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 399 | 10/15/2015 | 95 | $2.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 89 | 10/8/2015 | 95 | $14.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 427 | 3/4/2016 | 94 | $14.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 14 | 9/5/2024 | 94 | $10.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 111 | 12/5/2015 | 94 | $11.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 17 | 10/24/2018 | 94 | $19.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 43 | 10/17/2016 | 93 | $24.99 | Steam Charts |
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- Valve Corporation. (2025, September 19). BattleBlock Theater® on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, September 7). Just Shapes & Beats on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, September 19). Broforce on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, August 27). Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, August 17). Ultimate Chicken Horse on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, September 23). CATO: Buttered Cat on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, July 24). Nuclear Throne on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, August 23). Lethal League Blaze on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, August 16). The Jackbox Party Pack 3 on Steam. Steam Store.