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
2,242 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
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Cthulhu: Death Escape / 克苏鲁:死亡逃脱 Prototype
First-person underwater horror built around scavenging and evading monsters
72% positive
Free
Equinox
A 2D platformer where a bunny battles corrupted constellations
85% positive
Free
Froggie
Retro precision platforming with new mechanics as levels progress
92% positive
165 reviews
Ceramic Soul
Third-person horror adventure with puzzles and a detachable hand
62% positive
Free
Manivore
Linear psychological horror with crime scene photography and puzzles
70% positive
165 reviews
Diluvian Ultra
Retro first-person shooter combining armor-breaking attacks with lethal finishing blows
68% positive
164 reviews
Andro Dunos II
A side-scrolling arcade shooter with switchable, individually upgradeable weapons
93% positive
164 reviews
Phil Alone
A puzzle horror game about escaping a repeating day
85% positive
Free
The Neverland of the Mountain and Sea
A visual novel about quiet life on a nearly deserted Earth
96% positive
163 reviews
Asteroids ++
Top-down arcade shooting against splitting asteroids and weapon-copying UFOs
84% positive
Free
Spark & Kling
Co-op puzzle platforming with an electric bug and a metal blob
65% positive
Free
Demo How 2 Escape: Lost Submarine
Two-player escape-room puzzles with separate roles across two devices
83% positive
163 reviews
This Way Madness Lies
Turn-based RPG about magical girls fighting through Shakespeare-inspired worlds
86% positive
162 reviews
Yap Wizards Tower Defence
Fantasy tower defense with a battlefield that grows between waves
96% positive
Free
Nitroglycerine!
Truck driving with explosive cargo across mountain trails and bridges
88% positive
162 reviews
Larry The Unlucky Part 2
Point-and-click escape room puzzles around an unlucky man's wedding
92% positive
Free
Demo Splatter
A surreal first-person shooter where enemies adapt to your tactics
96% positive
161 reviews
GOSDOOMA
First-person arena shooter where cups and brushes serve as weapons
88% positive
161 reviews
Kimchi: A Stars in the Trash Story
A puzzle-platformer about a kitten exploring a history museum
99% positive
Free
Kill the Twister
First-person shooter about fighting a tornado while crossing floating rubble
91% positive
Free
Demo Timemelters
Real-time action and strategy built around fighting alongside past selves
92% positive
159 reviews
TitTok
Side-scrolling puzzle platforming with a cat, bombs, and deadly saws
88% positive
159 reviews
Paint By Numbers
Pixel coloring puzzles with a mini-map and three painting tools
85% positive
Free
KAMIMAHOU 神之国的魔法使
A visual novel linking modern Tokyo with Japan’s distant past
79% positive
159 reviews