Best Utilities Linux Games on Steam
Steam currently has 3,497 Utilities 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. Utilities game rankings were last updated on 4/10/2025.
Looking for more? Explore other lists such as:
- Best utilities games on Steam
- Best utilities Steam Deck games
- Best utilities Steam games (for Mac OS)
- Free utilities games on Steam
- Free Steam games
- Most played Steam games
- Best rated Steam games
1. Aseprite
Aseprite is a pixel-art tool to create 2D animations, sprites, and any kind of graphics for games.
Aseprite holds the #1 spot for "best Linux Utilities game on Steam" with a Player Score of 97. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 21,310 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 21,120 positive reviews and 190 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 not possible to play or run Aseprite on the Steam Deck.
| Steam Price | $19.99 |
| Release Date | 2/22/2016 |
| Developer | David Capello |
| Publisher | Igara Studio |
| Steam App Id | 431730 |
2. Virtual Cottage
Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.
Virtual Cottage has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #2 spot for the best Linux Utilities games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 10,270 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 10,046 positive reviews and 224 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 Virtual Cottage on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
3. Blender
Blender is the free and open source 3D creation suite. Free to use for everyone, for any purpose.
Blender has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #3 spot for the best Linux Utilities games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 70,688 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 68,096 positive reviews and 2,592 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 not possible to play or run Blender on the Steam Deck.
| Release Date | 4/24/2015 |
| Developer | Blender Foundation |
| Publisher | Blender Foundation |
| Steam App Id | 365670 |
4. DFHack - Dwarf Fortress Modding Engine
Extensions for Dwarf Fortress, including bugfixes, interface improvements, automation agents, design blueprints, modding building blocks, and other tools.
DFHack - Dwarf Fortress Modding Engine has achieved a Player Score of 92, placing it in the #4 spot for the best Linux Utilities games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 696 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 691 positive reviews and 5 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 DFHack - Dwarf Fortress Modding Engine on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
| Release Date | 4/14/2023 |
| Developer | The DFHack Team |
| Publisher | The DFHack Team |
| Steam App Id | 2346660 |
5. Krita
Krita is a powerful, open source and community-driven digital art tool for illustrators, concept designers, animators, comic book artists, game developers, and anyone who wants to express themselves through the creation of visual art.
Krita has achieved a Player Score of 92, placing it in the #5 spot for the best Linux Utilities games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 4,866 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 4,662 positive reviews and 204 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 Krita on the Steam Deck.
| Steam Price | $9.99 |
| Release Date | 6/10/2014 |
| Developers | |
| Publisher | Krita Team |
| Steam App Id | 280680 |
6. Dungeon Alchemist
Dungeon Alchemist is mapmaking software for tabletop RPG's that enables you to make amazing, high-quality maps in seconds!
Dungeon Alchemist has achieved a Player Score of 91, placing it in the #6 spot for the best Linux Utilities games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 3,209 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 3,055 positive reviews and 154 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $44.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Dungeon Alchemist on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
7. OVR Advanced Settings
OVR Advanced Settings is a Dashboard Application for VR, that allows you to access many settings. OVRAS also has a myriad of utility features such as: simulated movement, adding smooth/snap turn to any game, video controls for the headset such as brightness, per-app bindings and much more.
OVR Advanced Settings has achieved a Player Score of 89, placing it in the #7 spot for the best Linux Utilities games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 4,478 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 4,145 positive reviews and 333 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $7.99 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Linux systems. At the moment, it is not possible to play or run OVR Advanced Settings on the Steam Deck.
| Steam Price | $7.99 |
| Release Date | 4/14/2020 |
| Developer | OVRAS Team |
| Publisher | OVRAS Team |
| Steam App Id | 1009850 |
8. projectM Music Visualizer
Experience psychedelic and mesmerizing visuals by transforming music into equations that render into a limitless array of user-contributed visualizations.
projectM Music Visualizer has achieved a Player Score of 88, placing it in the #8 spot for the best Linux Utilities games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 383 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 366 positive reviews and 17 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.
It is completely free to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.
9. 1BITDRAGON
Anyone can make music! 1BITDRAGON is a music creation software super easy to use, instant and fun.
1BITDRAGON has achieved a Player Score of 87, placing it in the #9 spot for the best Linux Utilities games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 229 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 220 positive reviews and 9 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $29.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.
| Steam Price | $29.99 |
| Release Date | 3/18/2022 |
| Developer | 1BITDRAGON |
| Publisher | 1BITDRAGON |
| Steam App Id | 1864790 |
10. RetroArch
RetroArch is an open source and cross platform frontend/framework for emulators, game engines, video games, media players and other applications
RetroArch has achieved a Player Score of 87, placing it in the #10 spot for the best Linux Utilities games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 7,855 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 7,044 positive reviews and 811 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.
It is completely free to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.
More Utilities Linux Games on Steam
Explore even more rankings for the 10 best Utilities games available on Steam.
| Image | Name | Actions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,164 | 2/22/2016 | 97 | $19.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 360 | 10/7/2020 | 95 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 8,531 | 4/24/2015 | 95 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 264 | 4/14/2023 | 92 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 634 | 6/10/2014 | 92 | $9.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 174 | 3/31/2022 | 91 | $44.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 3,334 | 4/14/2020 | 89 | $7.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 26 | 7/27/2020 | 88 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 2 | 3/18/2022 | 87 | $29.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 575 | 9/14/2021 | 87 | Free | Steam Charts |
Soures & References
Steambase has best-in-class data powered directly by Steam, our data partners, and in-house experts. Reviews and rankings are enriched, analyzed, and updated in real-time to ensure we surface the most up-to-date insights. Learn more about the Steambase approach to data collection and our review methodology.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, April 10). Steam Store. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, April 10). Aseprite on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 27). Virtual Cottage on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, April 15). Blender on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, April 14). DFHack - Dwarf Fortress Modding Engine on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, April 3). Krita on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, April 15). Dungeon Alchemist on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 17). OVR Advanced Settings on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 27). projectM Music Visualizer on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, April 8). 1BITDRAGON on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, April 3). RetroArch on Steam. Steam Store.