Best Top-Down Linux Games on Steam

Steam currently has 11,348 Top-Down 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. Top-Down game rankings were last updated on 9/29/2025.

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1. Hotline Miami

Hotline Miami is a high-octane action game overflowing with raw brutality, hard-boiled gunplay and skull crushing close combat.

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Hotline Miami holds the #1 spot for "best Linux Top-Down game on Steam" with a Player Score of 96. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 112,876 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 109,572 positive reviews and 3,304 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $1.99 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 $1.99
Release Date 10/23/2012
Developer Dennaton Games
Publisher Devolver Digital
Steam App Id 219150

2. 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!

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Baba Is You has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #2 spot for the best Linux Top-Down games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 22,494 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 21,992 positive reviews and 502 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

3. Finding Paradise

A story-driven experience about two doctors traversing backwards through a dying man's memories to fulfill his last wish.

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Finding Paradise has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #3 spot for the best Linux Top-Down games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 19,149 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 18,722 positive reviews and 427 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $2.49 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Finding Paradise on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Steam Price $2.49
Release Date 12/14/2017
Franchise Freebird Games
Developer Freebird Games
Publisher Freebird Games
Steam App Id 337340

4. Don't Starve

Don’t Starve is an uncompromising wilderness survival game full of science and magic. Enter a strange and unexplored world full of strange creatures, dangers, and surprises. Gather resources to craft items and structures that match your survival style.

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Don't Starve has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #4 spot for the best Linux Top-Down games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 110,921 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 107,154 positive reviews and 3,767 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $2.49 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Don't Starve on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Steam Price $2.49
Release Date 4/23/2013
Franchise Klei
Developer Klei Entertainment
Publisher Klei Entertainment
Steam App Id 219740

5. Tiny Glade

Tiny Glade is a small diorama builder where you doodle whimsical castles, cozy cottages & romantic ruins. Explore gridless building chemistry as the game adorns your glades with procedural detail. No management, combat or goals: just kick back and turn forgotten meadows into lovable dioramas.

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Tiny Glade has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #5 spot for the best Linux Top-Down games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 21,545 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 21,007 positive reviews and 538 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $12.74 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 $12.74
Release Date 9/23/2024
Developer Pounce Light
Publisher Pounce Light
Steam App Id 2198150

6. Handshakes

Take your brain for a walk in Handshakes, a simple yet tricksy sokoban puzzle game. Guide two hands through puzzles designed to stump, not frustate, so that they may achieve their dream of a warm, firm handshake.

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Handshakes has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #6 spot for the best Linux Top-Down games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 2,706 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 2,676 positive reviews and 30 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 1/13/2023
Developers
Publisher Pet Pumpkin
Steam App Id 2171690

7. Just A To the Moon Series Beach Episode

The Beach Episode™ of To the Moon, Finding Paradise, and Impostor Factory. But something's off.

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Just A To the Moon Series Beach Episode has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #7 spot for the best Linux Top-Down games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 3,277 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 3,225 positive reviews and 52 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $5.35 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Just A To the Moon Series Beach Episode on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Steam Price $5.35
Release Date 9/20/2024
Franchise Freebird Games
Developer Freebird Games
Publisher Freebird Games
Steam App Id 2159210

8. Desperados III

Desperados III is a story-driven, hardcore tactical stealth game, set in a ruthless Wild West scenario. Play smart if you want to succeed. A good plan can make the difference between survival and finding yourself at the business end of a pistol.

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Desperados III has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #8 spot for the best Linux Top-Down games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 14,982 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 14,471 positive reviews and 511 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $3.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Desperados III on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Steam Price $3.99
Release Date 6/16/2020
Franchise Mimimi
Developer Mimimi Games
Publisher THQ Nordic
Steam App Id 610370

9. Enter the Gungeon

Enter the Gungeon is a bullet hell dungeon crawler following a band of misfits seeking to shoot, loot, dodge roll and table-flip their way to personal absolution by reaching the legendary Gungeon’s ultimate treasure: the gun that can kill the past.

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Enter the Gungeon has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #9 spot for the best Linux Top-Down games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 86,840 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 82,805 positive reviews and 4,035 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $4.49 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 $4.49
Release Date 4/5/2016
Developer Dodge Roll
Publisher Devolver Digital
Steam App Id 311690

10. 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 #10 spot for the best Linux Top-Down games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 18,242 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 17,539 positive reviews and 703 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

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Hotline Miami steam charts
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10/23/2012
96
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Baba Is You steam charts
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3/13/2019
95
$14.99
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35
12/14/2017
95
$2.49
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Don't Starve steam charts
2,244
4/23/2013
95
$2.49
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337
9/23/2024
95
$12.74
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1
1/13/2023
94
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Just A To the Moon Series Beach Episode steam charts
6
9/20/2024
94
$5.35
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Desperados III steam charts
1,390
6/16/2020
94
$3.99
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Enter the Gungeon steam charts
719
4/5/2016
94
$4.49
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111
12/5/2015
94
$11.99
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  • Valve Corporation. (2025, August 21). Baba Is You on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, September 29). Finding Paradise on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, September 30). Don't Starve on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, October 1). Tiny Glade on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, September 2). Handshakes on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, September 29). Just A To the Moon Series Beach Episode on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, October 1). Desperados III on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, September 27). Enter the Gungeon on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, September 30). Nuclear Throne on Steam. Steam Store.

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