This year had been a great year for Linux gaming. There are more than 3,900 Linux games now on Steam and it’s really impressive considering that Steam on Linux started with less than 100 games in February 14, 2013 [1][2]. Add to that, there are many “firsts” for Linux gaming in 2017.
- F1 2017 is the 1st game to use only Vulkan on Linux.
- HITMAN is the 1st game in the Hitman game franchise that came to Linux.
- DiRT Rally is the 1st rally game on Linux.
All of those milestones show that Linux gaming is becoming more viable with each passing year. Take note that the list below is just partial because we cannot cover all games being released with Linux support and we excluded games that are still in Early Access stage. If we forgot something, kindly let us know in the comments section.
| Title | Release Date on Linux | Supported API | Linux Developer | Developer History |
| Bridge Constructor Portal | December 20 | OpenGL | ClockStone | 5th Linux game |
| The Signal From Tölva | November 19 | OpenGL | Big Robot | 2nd Linux game |
| Football Manager 2018 | November 10 | OpenGL | Sports Interactive | 5th Linux game |
| Hand of Fate 2 | November 7 | OpenGL | Defiant Development | 2nd Linux game |
| F1 2017 | November 2 | Vulkan | Feral Interactive | 20th Linux game |
| Observer | October 24 | OpenGL | Aspyr Media | 10th Linux game |
| Heliborne | October 13 | OpenGL | JetCat Games | 1st Linux game |
| Dungeons 3 | October 13 | OpenGL | Realmforge Studios | 2nd Linux game |
| GOKEN | September 29 | OpenGL | GIANTY | 1st Linux game |
| SteamWorld Dig 2 | September 22 | OpenGL | Image & Form | 3rd Linux game |
| Tooth and Tail | September 13 | OpenGL | Pocketwatch Games | 2nd Linux game |
| EVERSPACE | September 8[3] | OpenGL | ROCKFISH Games | 1st Linux game |
| Robocraft | August 24 | OpenGL | Freejam | 1st Linux game |
| Vikings: Wolves of Midgard | August 20 | OpenGL | Games Farm | 2nd Linux game |
| Sudden Strike 4 | August 12 | OpenGL | Kite Games | 1st Linux game |
| Tacoma | August 2 | OpenGL | Fullbright | 2nd Linux game |
| Slime Rancher | August 2 | OpenGL | Monomi Park | 1st Linux game |
| The Long Dark | August 1 | OpenGL | Hinterland | 1st Linux game |
| Sundered | July 28 | OpenGL | Thunder Lotus Games | 2nd Linux game |
| Pyre | July 25 | OpenGL | Supergiant Games | 3rd Linux game |
| Darkwood | July 17 | OpenGL | Acid Wizard Studio | 1st Linux game |
| Unturned | July 8 | OpenGL | Smartly Dressed Games | 1st Linux game |
| Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III | June 8 | OpenGL Vulkan | Feral Interactive | 19th Linux game |
| Rakuen | May 10 | OpenGL | Laura Shigihara | 1st Linux game |
| Bendy and the Ink Machine | April 27 | OpenGL | TheMeatly Games | 1st Linux game |
| Immortal Redneck | April 25 | OpenGL | Crema Games | 1st Linux game |
| Yooka-Laylee | April 12 | OpenGL | Playtonic Games | 1st Linux game |
| Hollow Knight | April 12 | OpenGL | Team Cherry | 1st Linux game |
| White Noise 2 | April 8 | OpenGL | Milkstone Studios | 5th Linux game |
| Ballistic Overkill | March 29 | OpenGL Vulkan | Aquiris Game Studio | 1st Linux game |
| Day of Infamy | March 23 | OpenGL | New World Interactive | 2nd Linux game |
| DiRT Rally | March 2 | OpenGL | Feral Interactive | 18th Linux game |
| Torment: Tides of Numenera | February 28 | OpenGL | inXile Entertainment | 6th Linux game |
| HITMAN | February 16 | OpenGL | Feral Interactive | 17th Linux game |
| Civilization VI | February 9 | OpenGL | Aspyr Media | 9th Linux game |
We also have game play videos of other Linux games and you can watch them on our YouTube channel.
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Most Valve games are also available for Linux. CS GO, Half Life, Left 4 Dead, etc. Other than that, Shadow Warrior, Life is Strange, Killing Floor, Shadow of Mordor, and more. However, Open GL doesn’t take full advantage of the GPU. Hopefully we’ll see more titles which will support Vulkan.