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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.

Related: Singleplayer, Story Rich, Action

2,240 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.

2,240 games

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FINAL FANTASY® XIII
FINAL FANTASY® XIII
Linear science-fantasy JRPG with fast, strategic party combat
74% positive 17K reviews
NEKOPARA Vol. 0
NEKOPARA Vol. 0
Short slice-of-life visual novel following catgirls through a household day
95% positive 17K reviews
Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011)
Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011)
Military first-person shooter with campaign, co-op missions, and survival
90% positive 17K reviews
Until Then Demo
Until Then
Pixel-art visual novel blending romance, mystery, and psychological drama
97% positive 17K reviews
We Were Here Together Demo
We Were Here Together
Two-player escape-room adventure built around walkie-talkie communication and teamwork
82% positive 16K reviews
Cyber Manhunt Demo
Cyber Manhunt
Cyber detective puzzle game about uncovering secrets through online clues
92% positive 15K reviews
KinitoPET
KinitoPET
Retro psychological horror with a virtual friend who disrupts your desktop
92% positive 15K reviews
Z.A.T.O. // I Love the World and Everything In It
Z.A.T.O. // I Love the World and Everything In It
A visual novel about a missing girl in a Soviet city
98% positive Free
Max Payne
Max Payne
Noir third-person shooter with slow-motion gunfights and a framed cop
87% positive 14K reviews
Call of Duty®: Ghosts
Call of Duty®: Ghosts
Linear military FPS about reclaiming a fallen America
66% positive 14K reviews
The Talos Principle 2
The Talos Principle 2
First-person sci-fi puzzler about robots, civilization, and humanity's legacy
94% positive 13K reviews
SONIC X SHADOW GENERATIONS
SONIC X SHADOW GENERATIONS
Fast-paced 2D and 3D platforming across two campaigns
96% positive 13K reviews
RAGE
RAGE
Post-apocalyptic first-person shooter with armed vehicles and wasteland exploration
76% positive 13K reviews
Deepest Sword
Deepest Sword
2D puzzle platformer about maneuvering an unwieldy sword toward a dragon
85% positive Free
Impostor Factory
Impostor Factory
Top-down story adventure with time travel and mansion deaths
96% positive 13K reviews
NEKOPARA Vol. 2
NEKOPARA Vol. 2
Single-player visual novel about feuding catgirl sisters at a bakery
97% positive 13K reviews
Zort
Zort
First-person co-op horror game about escaping creatures across levels
90% positive 12K reviews
Call of Duty®: Advanced Warfare - Gold Edition
Call of Duty®: Advanced Warfare - Gold Edition
Near-future first-person shooter with exoskeleton-powered movement and combat
64% positive 12K reviews
The Exit 8
The Exit 8
First-person horror puzzle about spotting changes in a looping hallway
93% positive 12K reviews
Remember Me
Remember Me
Third-person action adventure about stealing and altering people's memories
83% positive 12K reviews
Tap Ninja - Idle game
Tap Ninja - Idle game
Side-scrolling idle game with timed sword attacks and village building
85% positive Free
RWBY: Grimm Eclipse
RWBY: Grimm Eclipse
Third-person hack-and-slash missions against Grimm with online co-op
82% positive 10K reviews
Anomaly Agent
Anomaly Agent
Side-scrolling action platformer with melee combos and anomaly weapons
95% positive 10K reviews
Lord of the Rings: War in the North
Lord of the Rings: War in the North
Third-person action RPG with three-hero co-op in Middle-earth
81% positive 9,977 reviews