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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Word Game
Word puzzle adventure where editing sentences changes the world
93% positive
6,214 reviews
The Two of Us
A 2D puzzle platformer built around working with a friend
84% positive
Free
Samorost 1
A point-and-click puzzle adventure starring a space gnome
96% positive
Free
Felvidek
Turn-based RPG about an alcoholic knight in surreal Slovak Highlands
98% positive
6,066 reviews
Spirit of the North
Third-person fox adventure with wordless storytelling and environmental puzzles
84% positive
5,988 reviews
MechWarrior 5: Clans
First-person mech combat through a linear Clan invasion campaign
72% positive
5,753 reviews
Creaks
Hand-drawn puzzle platformer through a mansion of furniture monsters
95% positive
5,569 reviews
FINAL FANTASY® XIII-2
Time-travel JRPG with branching exploration and recruitable monster companions
58% positive
5,493 reviews
D1AL-ogue
Match-three repair puzzles where your work changes androids' stories
97% positive
Free
Sakura Spirit
An anime visual novel with sword-wielding girls and foxgirls
78% positive
5,448 reviews
click to ten
A clicking game where you make a number go up
93% positive
Free
Exo One
Physics-based exploration across alien planets using gravity and momentum
90% positive
5,310 reviews
FAR: Changing Tides
2.5D puzzle adventure about keeping a ship moving through flooded ruins
93% positive
5,252 reviews
Kingdom Rush 6: Genesis TD
Fantasy tower defense with five rule-changing variants for each stage
70% positive
5,124 reviews
Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem
First-person shooter with alien hordes across snowy Siberian levels
91% positive
5,100 reviews
Demo Spilled!
Relaxed boat cleanup game about restoring polluted waterways
94% positive
5,055 reviews
The Gunk
Third-person sci-fi adventure about clearing pollution from an alien planet
87% positive
5,012 reviews
Summer of '58
First-person horror walking simulator exploring an abandoned Soviet summer camp
89% positive
4,993 reviews
Antimatter Dimensions
Idle incremental strategy with multiple layers of unlocks and prestige
92% positive
Free
Have a Nice Dream
Short pixel-art puzzle RPG about mysteries inside a strange house
93% positive
Free
DON'T SCREAM
First-person forest horror where screaming restarts the night
65% positive
4,880 reviews
Wedding Witch
Top-down action roguelike with potion-driven spells and witch transformations
89% positive
4,813 reviews
CHUCHEL
Point-and-click comedy adventure with slapstick puzzles and a cherry chase
86% positive
4,730 reviews
Three Kingdoms Zhao Yun
Historical action RPG with spears, swords, bows, and mounted combat
72% positive
4,685 reviews