Best Surreal Linux Games on Steam
Steam currently has 4,405 Surreal 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. Surreal game rankings were last updated on 10/8/2025.
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1. OneShot
OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.
OneShot holds the #1 spot for "best Linux Surreal game on Steam" with a Player Score of 97. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 58,064 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 57,092 positive reviews and 972 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 not possible to play or run OneShot on the Steam Deck.
| Steam Price | $9.99 |
| Release Date | 12/8/2016 |
| Developer | Future Cat LLC |
| Publisher | KOMODO |
| Steam App Id | 420530 |
2. ENA: Dream BBQ
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
ENA: Dream BBQ has achieved a Player Score of 96, placing it in the #2 spot for the best Linux Surreal games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 28,119 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 27,707 positive reviews and 412 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. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
3. Hotline Miami
Hotline Miami is a high-octane action game overflowing with raw brutality, hard-boiled gunplay and skull crushing close combat.
Hotline Miami has achieved a Player Score of 96, placing it in the #3 spot for the best Linux Surreal games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 115,998 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 112,578 positive reviews and 3,420 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 | 10/23/2012 |
| Developer | Dennaton Games |
| Publisher | Devolver Digital |
| Steam App Id | 219150 |
4. Inscryption
Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...
Inscryption has achieved a Player Score of 96, placing it in the #4 spot for the best Linux Surreal games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 137,270 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 132,993 positive reviews and 4,277 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $7.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Inscryption on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
| Steam Price | $7.99 |
| Release Date | 10/19/2021 |
| Franchise | Daniel Mullins Games |
| Developer | Daniel Mullins Games |
| Publisher | Devolver Digital |
| Steam App Id | 1092790 |
5. Please, Touch The Artwork 2
A handpainted cozy hidden object adventure. Explore a surreal world. Collect items for its quirky inhabitants. Fix damaged paintings and solve casual puzzles. Help a lost skeleton painter find his way home. This game is short but 100% FREE (no ads, no IAP).
Please, Touch The Artwork 2 has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #5 spot for the best Linux Surreal games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 5,303 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 5,261 positive reviews and 42 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. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
| Release Date | 2/19/2024 |
| Franchise | Thomas Waterzooi |
| Developer | Thomas Waterzooi |
| Publisher | Thomas Waterzooi |
| Steam App Id | 2600140 |
6. Baba Is You
Baba Is You is a puzzle game where the rules you have to follow are present as blocks you can interact with. By manipulating them, you can change how the game works, repurpose things you find in the levels and cause surprising interactions!
Baba Is You has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #6 spot for the best Linux Surreal games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 22,592 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 22,087 positive reviews and 505 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 | 3/13/2019 |
| Developer | Hempuli Oy |
| Publisher | Hempuli Oy |
| Steam App Id | 736260 |
7. Fran Bow
Fran Bow is a creepy adventure game that tells the story of Fran, a young girl struggling with a mental disorder and an unfair destiny.
Fran Bow has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #7 spot for the best Linux Surreal games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 20,530 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 19,993 positive reviews and 537 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $4.49 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 | $4.49 |
| Release Date | 8/27/2015 |
| Developer | Killmonday Games AB |
| Publisher | Killmonday Games AB |
| Steam App Id | 362680 |
8. Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut
You're here to slay the princess. Don't believe her lies.
Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #8 spot for the best Linux Surreal games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 27,083 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 26,268 positive reviews and 815 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $11.69 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 | $11.69 |
| Release Date | 10/23/2023 |
| Franchise | Black Tabby Games |
| Developer | Black Tabby Games |
| Publishers | |
| Steam App Id | 1989270 |
9. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #9 spot for the best Linux Surreal games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 31,574 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 30,500 positive reviews and 1,074 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $1.49 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
| Steam Price | $1.49 |
| Release Date | 8/26/2020 |
| Developer | Nikita Kryukov |
| Publisher | Missing Calm |
| Steam App Id | 1392820 |
10. 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 95, placing it in the #10 spot for the best Linux Surreal games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 8,542 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 8,342 positive reviews and 200 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $7.49 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 | $7.49 |
| Release Date | 6/12/2020 |
| Developer | Basically Games |
| Publisher | Basically Games, LLC |
| Steam App Id | 1275890 |
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| Image | Name | Actions | ||||
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| 97 | 12/8/2016 | 97 | $9.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 109 | 3/27/2025 | 96 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 420 | 10/23/2012 | 96 | $9.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 1,916 | 10/19/2021 | 96 | $7.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 4 | 2/19/2024 | 95 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 160 | 3/13/2019 | 95 | $14.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 213 | 8/27/2015 | 95 | $4.49 | Steam Charts | |
| 453 | 10/23/2023 | 95 | $11.69 | Steam Charts | |
| 13 | 8/26/2020 | 95 | $1.49 | Steam Charts | |
| 147 | 6/12/2020 | 95 | $7.49 | Steam Charts |
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- Valve Corporation. (2025, October 8). OneShot on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, October 28). ENA: Dream BBQ on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, October 25). Hotline Miami on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, October 28). Inscryption on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, October 10). Please, Touch The Artwork 2 on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, October 20). Baba Is You on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, October 27). Fran Bow on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, November 1). Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, October 22). Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, October 31). Baldi's Basics Plus on Steam. Steam Store.