Best Utilities Linux Games on Steam
Steam currently has 3,604 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 5/23/2025.
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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 21,761 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 21,565 positive reviews and 196 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 |
| Developers | |
| 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 10,380 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 10,152 positive reviews and 228 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 72,600 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 69,920 positive reviews and 2,680 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 93, placing it in the #4 spot for the best Linux Utilities games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 731 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 726 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 5,029 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 4,815 positive reviews and 214 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. Godot Engine
Godot Engine is a feature-packed, cross-platform game engine to create 2D and 3D games from a unified interface. It provides a comprehensive set of common tools, so that you can focus on making games without having to reinvent the wheel.
Godot Engine has achieved a Player Score of 92, placing it in the #6 spot for the best Linux Utilities games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 5,959 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 5,687 positive reviews and 272 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 Godot Engine on the Steam Deck.
| Release Date | 2/24/2016 |
| Developer | Godot Engine |
| Publisher | Godot Engine |
| Steam App Id | 404790 |
7. 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 #7 spot for the best Linux Utilities games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 3,274 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 3,118 positive reviews and 156 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).
8. 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 #8 spot for the best Linux Utilities games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 4,538 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 4,193 positive reviews and 345 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 |
9. 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 #9 spot for the best Linux Utilities games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 401 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 384 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.
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 8,025 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 7,190 positive reviews and 835 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
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| Image | Name | Actions | ||||
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| 4,381 | 2/22/2016 | 97 | $19.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 261 | 10/7/2020 | 95 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 10,545 | 4/24/2015 | 95 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 109 | 4/14/2023 | 93 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 615 | 6/10/2014 | 92 | $9.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 1,145 | 2/24/2016 | 92 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 104 | 3/31/2022 | 91 | $44.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 2,536 | 4/14/2020 | 89 | $7.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 18 | 7/27/2020 | 88 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 305 | 9/14/2021 | 87 | Free | Steam Charts |
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- Valve Corporation. (2025, May 23). Aseprite on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, May 14). Virtual Cottage on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, May 30). Blender on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, May 28). DFHack - Dwarf Fortress Modding Engine on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, May 23). Krita on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, May 14). Godot Engine on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, May 30). Dungeon Alchemist on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, May 14). OVR Advanced Settings on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, May 4). projectM Music Visualizer on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, May 30). RetroArch on Steam. Steam Store.