Best Satire Linux Games on Steam
Steam currently has 740 Satire 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. Satire game rankings were last updated on 2/18/2025.
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1. POSTAL 2
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
POSTAL 2 holds the #1 spot for "best Linux Satire game on Steam" with a Player Score of 95. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 111,511 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 107,942 positive reviews and 3,569 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly 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 | 11/2/2012 |
| Franchise | Postal Franchise |
| Developer | Running With Scissors |
| Publisher | Running With Scissors |
| Steam App Id | 223470 |
2. Baldi's Basics Plus
Baldi's Basics® Plus is an active stealth roguelike that parodies cheap '90s edutainment with a subtle horror twist! Play Hide & Seek with Baldi as he chases you through procedurally generated levels while using your surroundings, items, and game knowledge to shift chaos in your favor.
Baldi's Basics Plus has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #2 spot for the best Linux Satire games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 6,705 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 6,547 positive reviews and 158 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly 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 | 6/11/2020 |
| Developer | Basically Games |
| Publisher | Basically Games, LLC |
| Steam App Id | 1275890 |
3. Saints Row: The Third
Get ready for the most out-landish gameplay scenarios ever seen as the Third Street Saints take on the Syndicate!
Saints Row: The Third has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #3 spot for the best Linux Satire games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 68,480 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 65,546 positive reviews and 2,934 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly 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 Saints Row: The Third on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
| Steam Price | $9.99 |
| Release Date | 11/17/2011 |
| Developer | Volition |
| Publisher | Deep Silver |
| Steam App Id | 55230 |
4. Class of '09
This is the anti-visual novel. Instead of playing as some guy magically able to score with beautiful anime girls, YOU play the anime girl and create mass chaos in the lives of your potential "suitors". Earnest comedy, social accuracy, and late 2000's aesthetic await you in Class of '09!
Class of '09 has achieved a Player Score of 92, placing it in the #4 spot for the best Linux Satire games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 6,458 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 6,170 positive reviews and 288 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly 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 Class of '09 on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
5. Little Inferno
Throw your toys into your fire, and play with them as they burn. An adventure that takes place almost entirely in front of a fireplace - about looking up up up out of the chimney, and the cold world just on the other side of the wall. From the creators of World of Goo and Human Resource Machine.
Little Inferno has achieved a Player Score of 92, placing it in the #5 spot for the best Linux Satire games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 12,645 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 11,992 positive reviews and 653 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 | 11/19/2012 |
| Franchise | Tomorrow Corporation |
| Developer | Tomorrow Corporation |
| Publisher | Tomorrow Corporation |
| Steam App Id | 221260 |
6. World of Goo
World of Goo is a multiple award winning physics based puzzle / construction game made entirely by two guys.
World of Goo has achieved a Player Score of 91, placing it in the #6 spot for the best Linux Satire games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 5,961 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 5,621 positive reviews and 340 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 World of Goo on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
7. The Stanley Parable
The Stanley Parable is a first person exploration game. You will play as Stanley, and you will not play as Stanley. You will follow a story, you will not follow a story. You will have a choice, you will have no choice. The game will end, the game will never end.
The Stanley Parable has achieved a Player Score of 91, placing it in the #7 spot for the best Linux Satire games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 44,816 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 41,428 positive reviews and 3,388 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 | 10/17/2013 |
| Developer | Galactic Cafe |
| Publisher | Galactic Cafe |
| Steam App Id | 221910 |
8. MetaWare High School (Demo)
How do you see the world when nothing is real? An experimental metafictional visual novel.
MetaWare High School (Demo) has achieved a Player Score of 91, placing it in the #8 spot for the best Linux Satire games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 672 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 653 positive reviews and 19 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, it is possible to play MetaWare High School (Demo) on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
| Release Date | 4/2/2020 |
| Developer | Not Fun Games |
| Publisher | Not Fun Games |
| Steam App Id | 1194740 |
9. Human Resource Machine
Program little office workers to solve puzzles. Be a good employee! The machines are coming... for your job. From the creators of World of Goo and Little Inferno.
Human Resource Machine has achieved a Player Score of 90, placing it in the #9 spot for the best Linux Satire games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 4,329 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 4,066 positive reviews and 263 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 | 10/15/2015 |
| Franchise | Tomorrow Corporation |
| Developer | Tomorrow Corporation |
| Publisher | Tomorrow Corporation |
| Steam App Id | 375820 |
10. TYRONE vs COPS
Awaken the latent power of your melanin and kill cops in this thought-provoking game on police brutality in America.
TYRONE vs COPS has achieved a Player Score of 90, placing it in the #10 spot for the best Linux Satire games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 2,412 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 2,279 positive reviews and 133 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, it is possible to play TYRONE vs COPS on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
| Steam Price | $0.99 |
| Release Date | 2/12/2022 |
| Franchise | Team SNEED |
| Developer | Team SNEED |
| Publisher | Team SNEED |
| Steam App Id | 1853200 |
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| 485 | 11/2/2012 | 95 | $9.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 26 | 6/11/2020 | 94 | $9.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 110 | 11/17/2011 | 94 | $9.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 38 | 6/10/2021 | 92 | $9.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 26 | 11/19/2012 | 92 | $14.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 9 | 10/13/2008 | 91 | $14.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 33 | 10/17/2013 | 91 | $14.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 1 | 4/2/2020 | 91 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 16 | 10/15/2015 | 90 | $14.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 1 | 2/12/2022 | 90 | $0.99 | Steam Charts |
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- Valve Corporation. (2025, February 19). Baldi's Basics Plus on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, February 19). Saints Row: The Third on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, January 13). Class of '09 on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, January 22). Little Inferno on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, November 28). World of Goo on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, February 19). The Stanley Parable on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, February 4). MetaWare High School (Demo) on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, January 23). Human Resource Machine on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, January 21). TYRONE vs COPS on Steam. Steam Store.