Best Sci-fi Linux Games on Steam

Steam currently has 10,805 Sci-fi 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. Sci-fi game rankings were last updated on 10/18/2024.

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1. Portal 2

The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

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Portal 2 holds the #1 spot for "best Linux Sci-fi game on Steam" with a Player Score of 98. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 411,387 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 406,001 positive reviews and 5,386 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 4/18/2011
Franchise Valve
Developer Valve
Publisher Valve
Steam App Id 620

2. Portal

Portal™ is a new single player game from Valve. Set in the mysterious Aperture Science Laboratories, Portal has been called one of the most innovative new games on the horizon and will offer gamers hours of unique gameplay.

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Portal has achieved a Player Score of 97, placing it in the #2 spot for the best Linux Sci-fi games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 167,735 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 165,162 positive reviews and 2,573 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 10/10/2007
Developer Valve
Publisher Valve
Steam App Id 400

3. RimWorld

A sci-fi colony sim driven by an intelligent AI storyteller. Generates stories by simulating psychology, ecology, gunplay, melee combat, climate, biomes, diplomacy, interpersonal relationships, art, medicine, trade, and more.

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RimWorld has achieved a Player Score of 97, placing it in the #3 spot for the best Linux Sci-fi games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 196,799 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 192,837 positive reviews and 3,962 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $34.99 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 $34.99
Release Date 10/17/2018
Developer Ludeon Studios
Publisher Ludeon Studios
Steam App Id 294100

4. Half-Life 2

Reawakened from stasis in the occupied metropolis of City 17, Gordon Freeman is joined by Alyx Vance as he leads a desperate human resistance. Experience the landmark first-person shooter packed with immersive world-building, boundary-pushing physics, and exhilarating combat.

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Half-Life 2 has achieved a Player Score of 96, placing it in the #4 spot for the best Linux Sci-fi games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 214,742 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 209,488 positive reviews and 5,254 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 11/16/2004
Franchise Half-Life
Developer Valve
Publisher Valve
Steam App Id 220

5. Entropy : Zero 2

Bad Cop is back. Command a small army of Combine synths and soldiers on a Northern campaign to capture Dr. Judith Mossman. A modification for Half-Life 2.

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Entropy : Zero 2 has achieved a Player Score of 96, placing it in the #5 spot for the best Linux Sci-fi games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 25,833 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 25,394 positive reviews and 439 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is completely free to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Entropy : Zero 2 on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Release Date 8/20/2022
Developer Breadmen
Publisher Breadman
Steam App Id 1583720

6. VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action

VA-11 HALL-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action is a booze em' up about waifus, technology, and post-dystopia life.

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VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #6 spot for the best Linux Sci-fi games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 35,011 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 34,127 positive reviews and 884 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $10.04 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Steam Price $10.04
Release Date 6/21/2016
Franchise Ysbryd Games
Developer Sukeban Games
Publishers
Steam App Id 447530

7. Oxygen Not Included

Oxygen Not Included is a space-colony simulation game. Deep inside an alien space rock your industrious crew will need to master science, overcome strange new lifeforms, and harness incredible space tech to survive, and possibly, thrive.

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Oxygen Not Included has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #7 spot for the best Linux Sci-fi games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 120,720 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 116,788 positive reviews and 3,932 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $8.49 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 $8.49
Release Date 7/30/2019
Franchise Klei
Developer Klei Entertainment
Publisher Klei Entertainment
Steam App Id 457140

8. Half-Life

Named Game of the Year by over 50 publications, Valve's debut title blends action and adventure with award-winning technology to create a frighteningly realistic world where players must think to survive. Also includes an exciting multiplayer mode that allows you to play against friends and enemies around the world.

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Half-Life has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #8 spot for the best Linux Sci-fi games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 136,101 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 131,347 positive reviews and 4,754 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 11/19/1998
Franchise Half-Life
Developer Valve
Publisher Valve
Steam App Id 70

9. Half-Life 2: Episode Two

Half-Life® 2: Episode Two is the second in a trilogy of new games created by Valve that extends the award-winning and best-selling Half-Life® adventure. As Dr. Gordon Freeman, you were last seen exiting City 17 with Alyx Vance as the Citadel erupted amidst a storm of unknown proportions.

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Half-Life 2: Episode Two has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #9 spot for the best Linux Sci-fi games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 41,997 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 40,767 positive reviews and 1,230 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $0.00 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.

Release Date 10/10/2007
Franchise Half-Life
Developer Valve
Publisher Valve
Steam App Id 420

10. Outlast

Hell is an experiment you can't survive in Outlast, a first-person survival horror game developed by veterans of some of the biggest game franchises in history. As investigative journalist Miles Upshur, explore Mount Massive Asylum and try to survive long enough to discover its terrible secret... if you dare.

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Outlast has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #10 spot for the best Linux Sci-fi games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 120,351 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 116,082 positive reviews and 4,269 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. At the moment, it is possible to play Outlast on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Steam Price $19.99
Release Date 9/4/2013
Franchise Red Barrels
Developer Red Barrels
Publisher Red Barrels
Steam App Id 238320

More Sci-fi Linux Games on Steam

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3,025
4/18/2011
98
$9.99
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1,036
10/10/2007
97
$9.99
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RimWorld steam charts
25,198
10/17/2018
97
$34.99
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31,612
11/16/2004
96
$9.99
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Entropy : Zero 2 steam charts
520
8/20/2022
96
Free
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VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action steam charts
142
6/21/2016
95
$10.04
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Oxygen Not Included steam charts
12,739
7/30/2019
95
$8.49
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Half-Life steam charts
4,384
11/19/1998
95
$9.99
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Half-Life 2: Episode Two steam charts
182
10/10/2007
95
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Outlast steam charts
479
9/4/2013
95
$19.99
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