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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Proxy Blade Zero
Third-person swordfighting built around timing, tactics, and quick reactions
78% positive
152 reviews
Refuted Wind
VHS-style horror about making a film on unsolved local murders
78% positive
152 reviews
Demo Astrumis - Survive Together
Two-player spaceship horror with split roles and cooperative puzzles
72% positive
152 reviews
Demo Project X: Light Years
Side-scrolling space shooter with a roguelite career mode
95% positive
152 reviews
Cobble: The Stone Forager
Resource-gathering adventure about a stone giant helping shipwrecked settlers
98% positive
Free
Sword and Fairy 5 prequel
Linear fantasy RPG with turn-based battles and an ensemble story
86% positive
151 reviews
No Parachute
Arcade obstacle dodging in free fall through underground tunnels
89% positive
151 reviews
EarWorm
First-person psychological horror about hacking memories to break into bank accounts
96% positive
151 reviews
Lake Minnewaska
A story-driven fishing game about a father and his daughter
95% positive
Free
Above
Third-person climbing platformer with moving platforms and fragile handholds
86% positive
Free
Jono
A shared-character 2D platformer played in one-minute turns
89% positive
Free
Child of Lothian
Third-person stealth adventure about an orphan fleeing Edinburgh's witch hunters
75% positive
Free
10 Seconds to Win!
A precision platformer built around a strict ten-second time limit
93% positive
150 reviews
End Transmission?
Story-driven radio management as the world approaches its end
83% positive
Free
Hypnophobia; From Your Shadow
A kinetic visual novel about nightmares and fear of sleep
94% positive
Free
Dollhouse
Survival horror where you can see through your pursuer's eyes
51% positive
149 reviews
Deadness
First-person VR horror with wheelchair movement and undead to evade
77% positive
149 reviews
Battle Bears -1
Cartoon space shooter with unusual weapons and giant bosses
97% positive
149 reviews
Slash Quest
A top-down action-adventure where your sword grows with every kill
89% positive
149 reviews
Consumption Line
Point-and-click factory simulation with a satirical look at industrial food
96% positive
Free
Original Journey
A 2D roguelite shooter with dual-wielded weapons and deployable turrets
65% positive
148 reviews
Demo Frincess&Cnight
A puzzle-platformer pairing a frog princess with a cat knight
93% positive
148 reviews
GeForce 8800 GTX - 20 Years of a Legend
Semi-interactive tech demo about unboxing and installing a vintage GPU
53% positive
Free
Omega Quintet
Turn-based RPG where pop idols fight a worldwide threat with music
71% positive
147 reviews