Best Linear games on PC
Games built around a mostly fixed path or sequence of events, with progression focused on moving forward rather than freely exploring or choosing routes. They commonly use this structure for directed action or storytelling.
- Mostly fixed progression
- Limited route or sequence choices
- Directed action or storytelling
Related: Singleplayer, Story Rich, Action
2,240 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
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Demo Iron Meat
Side-scrolling run-and-gun shooter against mutants and multi-phase bosses
97% positive
1,111 reviews
侠影录
Action RPG with freely swappable builds and persistent character progression
74% positive
1,107 reviews
Aurora: A Child's Journey
Puzzle platforming where a child's imagination changes the real world
93% positive
Free
Keeper
A puzzle adventure starring a walking lighthouse and its seabird
91% positive
1,095 reviews
Captain Wayne - Vacation Desperation
A hand-drawn first-person shooter with a shotgun for an arm
97% positive
1,094 reviews
CONVERGENCE: A League of Legends Story™
A 2D action platformer where you can rewind your mistakes
88% positive
1,089 reviews
Hymer 2000
Text-based puzzle game built around searching a computer's conversation logs
91% positive
1,077 reviews
Kayak VR: Mirage
VR kayaking simulation with physics-based paddling, racing, and sightseeing
82% positive
1,054 reviews
Leisure Suit Larry - Wet Dreams Dry Twice
A point-and-click adventure mixing island puzzles with lewd comedy
84% positive
1,050 reviews
Climb The Backrooms
First-person puzzle platforming with physics-based obstacles and lurking threats
81% positive
1,047 reviews
Old Skies
Point-and-click adventure supervising clients on trips into the past
93% positive
1,042 reviews
Frame of Mind
First-person puzzle platformer where the world changes as you look
94% positive
Free
Harbinger
Free retro arena shooter built around waves of monsters
95% positive
Free
Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.4 Himatsubushi
A psychological horror visual novel built around a village mystery
97% positive
1,027 reviews
Voyager-19
Space horror about surveying planets aboard a deteriorating spacecraft
88% positive
1,023 reviews
SkyIsland
A third-person action-adventure with upgradeable weapons across four seasonal islands
92% positive
Free
NEO: The World Ends with You
An action RPG with psychic combat on Shibuya's streets
92% positive
1,018 reviews
BoardLand
Turn-based board strategy with dice-driven movement and upgradeable tiles
98% positive
Free
April 24th
First-person psychological horror about investigating a house through VHS tapes
86% positive
992 reviews
Kelvin and the Infamous Machine
Point-and-click adventure through history, helping famous minds finish their work
91% positive
989 reviews
Cross Princess
A visual novel about a cosplayer keeping his identity secret
96% positive
987 reviews
Demo Hellbound
A retro first-person shooter built around speed, gore, and metal music
72% positive
986 reviews
Demo Vasilisa and Baba Yaga
Dark Russian folktale adventure told through varied mini-games
90% positive
984 reviews
Demo Arcadius
A multiplayer gathering sim where island resources become better tools
72% positive
Free