Best Local Multiplayer Linux Games on Steam

Steam currently has 4,858 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 5/6/2025.

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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.

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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 21,120 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 20,790 positive reviews and 330 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.

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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 71,531 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 69,534 positive reviews and 1,997 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. 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.

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Broforce 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 58,729 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 56,944 positive reviews and 1,785 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 Broforce on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Steam Price $14.99
Release Date 10/15/2015
Franchise Free Lives
Developer Free Lives
Publisher Devolver Digital
Steam App Id 274190

4. 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.

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Just Shapes & Beats 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 21,602 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 21,080 positive reviews and 522 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

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!

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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 15,657 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 15,260 positive reviews and 397 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.

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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 47,833 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 45,863 positive reviews and 1,970 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

CATO = Cat + Toast = Buttered cat paradox = Anti-gravity 🍞🐈🧩 200+ puzzles,40+ skins

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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 2,267 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 2,236 positive reviews and 31 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 9/6/2024
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.

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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 17,934 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 17,234 positive reviews and 700 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).

Steam Price $11.99
Release Date 12/5/2015
Developer Vlambeer
Publisher Vlambeer
Steam App Id 242680

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.

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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 6,395 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 6,196 positive reviews and 199 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.

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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 6,268 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 6,069 positive reviews and 199 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 10/18/2016
Franchise Official Jackbox Games
Developer Jackbox Games, Inc.
Publisher Jackbox Games, Inc.
Steam App Id 434170

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94
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94
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  • Valve Corporation. (2025, May 5). BattleBlock Theater® on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, May 7). Broforce on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, April 22). Just Shapes & Beats on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, March 21). Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, April 30). Ultimate Chicken Horse on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, May 7). CATO: Buttered Cat on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, March 30). Nuclear Throne on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, March 22). Lethal League Blaze on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, April 21). The Jackbox Party Pack 3 on Steam. Steam Store.

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