Best Utilities Linux Games on Steam
Steam currently has 3,079 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 11/16/2024.
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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 19,577 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 19,403 positive reviews and 174 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 9,799 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 9,588 positive reviews and 211 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 64,446 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 62,184 positive reviews and 2,262 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. 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 #4 spot for the best Linux Utilities games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 4,237 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 4,050 positive reviews and 187 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 |
5. 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 #5 spot for the best Linux Utilities games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 544 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 540 positive reviews and 4 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 |
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 2,983 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 2,843 positive reviews and 140 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 4,188 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 3,893 positive reviews and 295 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 348 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 332 positive reviews and 16 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 213 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 205 positive reviews and 8 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 7,034 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 6,301 positive reviews and 733 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 | ||||
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| 4,382 | 2/22/2016 | 97 | $19.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 413 | 10/7/2020 | 95 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 9,732 | 4/24/2015 | 95 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 640 | 6/10/2014 | 92 | $9.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 239 | 4/14/2023 | 92 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 153 | 3/31/2022 | 91 | $44.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 2,885 | 4/14/2020 | 89 | $7.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 25 | 7/26/2020 | 88 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 3 | 3/18/2022 | 87 | $29.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 441 | 9/14/2021 | 87 | Free | Steam Charts |
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- Valve Corporation. (2024, November 16). Aseprite on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, October 16). Virtual Cottage on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, November 18). Blender on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, November 16). Krita on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, November 12). DFHack - Dwarf Fortress Modding Engine on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, November 18). Dungeon Alchemist on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, November 16). OVR Advanced Settings on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, September 27). projectM Music Visualizer on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, August 28). 1BITDRAGON on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, November 18). RetroArch on Steam. Steam Store.