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
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艾斯菲尔的谎言
Interactive fiction with branching choices and characters keeping secrets
62% positive
84 reviews
The Lodge
First-person psychological horror with puzzles inside a secluded lodge
36% positive
Free
Forgotten Hope
First-person walking simulator about a teenage girl recovering lost memories
90% positive
84 reviews
Terfenstein 3D
Retro first-person shooter about revenge against a gender-fascist regime
74% positive
84 reviews
Pogglewash
A third-person platformer about cleaning goop from an alien planet
85% positive
Free
Memento Mori
A surreal walking simulator about losing someone close to you
82% positive
Free
The Painting
A linear visual novel about a grieving man's memories
98% positive
Free
SpaceVenture
A sci-fi point-and-click adventure starring a space plumber and robotic dog
82% positive
83 reviews
Bloody Hallowfest
First-person horror about escaping an axe killer at summer camp
92% positive
83 reviews
Kogarashi
A third-person hack-and-slash with executions and a fiery dragon attack
59% positive
Free
Demo TitTok Kitty
Cat picture puzzles with three formats and adjustable difficulty
89% positive
83 reviews
Bottle
A walking simulator pairing snowy paths with melancholy spoken poetry
84% positive
83 reviews
Demo Bahamut and the Waqwaq Tree
A 2D underwater puzzle adventure rooted in Arabian mythology
95% positive
83 reviews
Midnight Prowl
Horror walking simulator about a late-night trip to meet a friend
67% positive
83 reviews
Squared Adventure
A pixel-art puzzle platformer with trampolines, enemies, and boss fights
92% positive
Free
They're Alive!
A first-person shooter with alien conspiracies and magical goggles
60% positive
83 reviews
August Night
First-person psychological horror in an apartment building with dreamlike logic
71% positive
83 reviews
Adult Life Yuri Bundle by Team ANPIM
Four linear visual novels about women balancing work and romance
99% positive
Free
Don't Look Behind
First-person psychological horror with environmental obstacles and sudden scares
59% positive
83 reviews
Dorothy's Job
Twin-stick shooter where a maid fights with weaponized cleaning tools
95% positive
Free
Vzerthos: The Heir of Thunder
Isometric shooter mixing gunfire with the powers of thunder
67% positive
82 reviews
Infectious
Action simulation about spreading infection while evading the immune system
65% positive
82 reviews
LiBER
Third-person action adventure about a student traveling through historical eras
82% positive
82 reviews
Nebraska
First-person horror with physics puzzles and body temperature to manage
77% positive
82 reviews