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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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Cellar
Cellar
Top-down maze adventure through a monster-filled basement to find a teddy
81% positive 244 reviews
Exiled
Exiled
A point-and-click horror puzzler about decoding an ancient language
89% positive 244 reviews
Kulebra and the Souls of Limbo: Closure Edition
Kulebra and the Souls of Limbo: Closure Edition
Story-driven puzzle adventure about freeing souls trapped in repeating days
99% positive 242 reviews
Ethel
Ethel
First-person horror with house exploration, puzzles, and a family mystery
93% positive 241 reviews
Medival Hustle
Medival Hustle
First-person hidden-object exploration with quests in a medieval fantasy world
97% positive Free
INAYAH - Life after Gods Demo
INAYAH - Life after Gods
2D action platformer with weapon-switching combat and traversal
67% positive 241 reviews
MDK 2
MDK 2
Linear third-person shooter with platforming and three playable heroes
81% positive 240 reviews
The Wild Case
The Wild Case
First-person point-and-click mystery about strange creatures terrorizing a forest village
85% positive 240 reviews
TET
TET
Timed cooking minigames for a Vietnamese Lunar New Year dinner
98% positive Free
STEAMRUSH
STEAMRUSH
A steampunk Souls-like focused on swordplay and boss fights
70% positive Free
Universe Horizon
Universe Horizon
A space idler that takes incremental progress beyond light speed
89% positive 240 reviews
Lost Dimension
Lost Dimension
A turn-based tactical RPG with traitors hidden in your psychic squad
74% positive 238 reviews
Bakahazard 1+2
Bakahazard 1+2
Turn-based RPGs where students fight monsters, a toilet, and a floodgate
100% positive 238 reviews
Escape from Hornhead
Escape from Hornhead
First-person horror with hidden keys and a demon in pursuit
97% positive Free
Anode Heart: Layer Null Demo
Anode Heart: Layer Null
A deckbuilding RPG with a story campaign and PvP duels
92% positive 237 reviews
Lingua Fleur: Lily
Lingua Fleur: Lily
A visual novel about college friendship and sexual identity
97% positive 235 reviews
Road Trip to the End of the World
Road Trip to the End of the World
A road-trip visual novel with an imaginary fish for company
97% positive Free
Saint Maker - Horror Visual Novel
Saint Maker - Horror Visual Novel
Psychological horror visual novel about dark secrets in a convent
85% positive 234 reviews
Meteor Volleyball!
Meteor Volleyball!
2D arcade volleyball with robots deflecting meteors to protect Earth
86% positive Free
ShadowBringer
ShadowBringer
First-person stealth where darkness protects you and light causes harm
82% positive Free
Soulless: Ray Of Hope
Soulless: Ray Of Hope
A side-scrolling puzzle platformer with a story told through environments
72% positive 233 reviews
National Park Girls: Love Our Parks Edition
National Park Girls: Love Our Parks Edition
A visual novel about a ranger meeting personified national parks
93% positive 233 reviews
DEVIL'S WAY
DEVIL'S WAY
A choice-based horror game mixing dark humor and political questions
47% positive 233 reviews
A Healer Only Lives Twice
A Healer Only Lives Twice
Real-time dungeon strategy where healing competes with dwindling torch supplies
78% positive 232 reviews