TOP Best LINUX games released in 2016

Gaming on Linux used to be a very rare phrase. But since the arrival of Steam on Linux, the Linux gaming community are all charged up because of the games being natively Developed for Linux instead the being dependent on Third-party applications like Wine or Playonlinux.

There is over-the-available on Steam itself. But your don ' t need to go through all of them as I had listed best Linuxgames of this year. Check out the This list.

Best LINUX games released in 2016

Before we go on seeing the games, let me make a few things clear. When I say, released in, I mean the game is released for Linux this year. Some games might has been released earlier for other platforms.

Second thing, games discussed here might is free. The most games is premium games so you might has to take out your credit card.

alors! Let's see the games.

1. Life is STRANGE

Developed by Dontnod Entertainment and initially released on January 30, 2015. By July, Life is Strange had already sold one million copies!

Based on the choices do, this brilliant stories progresses accordingly with the character ' s remarkable abilities to Al ter time! The entire series is a collection of 5 mind-blowing episodes with the final episode released on October 20, 2015.

Life is strange were made available to Linux in July ' 16. And the good news is, the first episode of this awesome game are free to play. What is waiting for, go get it!!

Life is Strange? On Steam

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2. Superhot

Made with Unity, the This was an amazing game, the begins with a mysterious perception on reality. The uniqueness of this game was about time being motionless unless you move!

You can throw objects on the enemy in addition to different types of guns and rifles. There is numerous levels of increasing difficulty as you progress on the story. Even after the game levels is over, you can test yourself with different challenges set up within the game.

Superhot came to existence at a 7 day first person shooter (7DFPS) Game Jam Project created by a group of friends in UST 2013. Superhot attained rapid popularity after it first prototype was released online. The game received immense praise on gaming sites like RPS, PCGamer, Giantbomb and others.

With the "Amazing fan support", Superhot went through the Steam greenlight process during a single weekend thus Enab Ling Team expansion and remaking the prototype into a full-length video game.

A Kickstarter Campaign was launched on could 14th,, that got funded within the first hours. The campaign raised over $250,000 from the community with 11,626 backers! Quite an achievement, isn ' t it?

Superhot on Steam

3. XCOM 2

xcom:enemy Unknown, the original version of the game was released in 2012. The sequel XCOM 2 is released in February. XCOM forces rise again to revolt against the ruling alien forces.

XCOM 2 have been developed by Firaxis Games and published by 2K Games. Firaxis was named as the world's #1 Developer of the Year by Game Informer Magazine in 2012. With this, you can be assured of the quality of the game.

XCOM 2 was awarded a perfect 10/10 in Game Central and is rated 88% onmetacritic. Gamespot have awarded a score of 9/10 for the game. PC gamerawarded 94% and IGN gave it.

XCOM 2 on Steam

4. Near death

Near death are a fight for survival in an abandoned Antarctic the base with no hope of rescue. The only goal are to find a-to reach home.

Near death are the second game developed and published by Orthogonal games, the first one being the novelist .

Orthogonal games have a knack of bringing original and experimental concepts to independent games. The novelist used a custom narrative engine for creating dynamic stories based on players ' choices, and near Death continues the tradition with the help's unique player tools designed to fight a detailed weather and Temperatu Re environment in the lethal and unforgiving region of Antarctica.

Kotaku was pretty much impressed with the game and it also received a award of 9/10 on Opnoobs.

Near Death on Steam

5. POLICE INFINITY

Policy Infinity is a early access first person shooter which are available to play on Steamos/linux. It ' s pretty much based on competitive and casual modes. Though It's in a early access alpha phase, the current reviews on Steam is very positive!

The developers behind the Unity multiplayer first person game is known as 314 Arts based in Germany, who is the Publishe RS as well. After the Policy Infinity, they also look forward to creating more games. This game was also backed by fans via the Steam greenlight process, similar to superhot.

3 days after it became early access, boiling Steam shared their early impressions. Currently, 80% of the user reviews is positive for Police Infinity on Steam.

Police Infinity on Steam

6. Ark:survival of the fittest

This early access multiplayer online survival Arena game is made available on Steam since March. It's a struggle for survival in an environment full of dinosaurs and dragons!

The game was initially a free-to-play standalone game. But now it had been made a part of its parent game, Ark:survival evolved which was also currently in early access Phase released last year.

Though the move to make the game paid made the fans unhappy, game Rant applauded the decision-be-a positive move that W Ould is beneficial for the full game slated to launch by this year ' s end.

There is a very interesting thread on the Steam community where a gamer had enquired about the origins of the game maker C2>studio Wildcard. You might want to has a look.

An interesting point-to-note about the team is their welcoming approach towards talented potential employees even though T Hey wish to work from remote locations.

ARK has received the curse ' Best in Show ' award at PAX Prime and ' best Early Access Game ' at Gamestars 2015.

Ark:survival of the fittest on Steam

7. IRON Snout

This was a free-to-play hilarious game that's a must try for every casual gamer! The aim is to fight as a piglet against wolves!

Developer and publisher Snoutup was founded in the Aurimas, who's a solo hobbyist game Developer from Lithuania a nd makes small, mobile-oriented games. He has also been involved with a lot of Web, Android & IOS app development. Other than Iron snout, he also have made games named Cave Blast, Bunny Goes Boom and Ninja Shurican. He seems to has a lot of adoration for piglets as many of the He games is based on them!

The game is currently rated a whopping 98% positive on Steam out of 7,344 reviews!!!

Here's a review on Game Zebo where the author confesses he addiction to this fun game!

Iron Snout on Steam

8. Tadpole Treble

tadpole treble developed by Bitfinity Games is a musical adventure which Isanother crowdfunded game via Kickstart Er.

You play as baton, a newborn tadpole with no legs, but immense determination. It all begins with baton being taken away far from home after a pelican preyed on her. Baton ' s only wish are reunited back with her mother.

The game has been awarded 9/10 in Dark Zero after review.

Tadpole treble on Steam

9. Detective HANK and the GOLDEN sneeze

Bring out your inner detective as Hank, with a mission to investigate and find out the cause of a mysterious theft of the Golden Sneeze from the Museum of Ancient.

Developer Obsessive Science games are a Indie Game company based in the Netherlands. They focus on creating games with innovative art forms, which has never been tried before.

Orange Bison mentions the game to being very humorous at times on its detailed review.

Detective Hank and the Golden sneeze on Steam

Ten. The Tribe

The tribe is a very challenging tactical runner which improves the player ' s cognitive skills as decision-making I s based upon quick thinking while being in constant motion headed towards south.

The tribe is currently rated very positive on Steam based on the reviews. It secured first place in North Games Jam 2015. Here are a quick review at the Linux Game Consortium.

The Tribe on Steam

Bottomline

It ' s amazing to see more and more marvellous games being made official for Linux as a gaming platform and the Linux gamer ' S dream finally being fulfilled!

Do let us know about your choice for best Linux games in the comments section!

TOP Best LINUX games released in 2016