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
322 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
Hero's Quest
Top-down roguelite RPG with automatic battles and limited energy
82% positive
222 reviews
Xuan-Yuan Sword: The Clouds Faraway
Three Kingdoms fantasy RPG with swordplay and summoned monsters
71% positive
220 reviews
Sudoku Zenkai / 数独全卡
Sudoku puzzles with six difficulty levels and online co-op
91% positive
213 reviews
Taimanin Yukikaze
Dark fantasy visual novel about a lightning-wielding, demon-slaying ninja
89% positive
213 reviews
Forest Of Relics
3D platforming treasure hunt through trap-filled forest ruins
79% positive
212 reviews
Escape from the Cursed Convent
Choice-driven pixel art horror adventure about escaping a convent
92% positive
Free
Nancy Drew®: Secret of the Scarlet Hand
First-person point-and-click mystery about thefts at a Washington museum
89% positive
208 reviews
Split Brain
Online co-op puzzle adventure where two players share one character
93% positive
205 reviews
Lamia Must Die
Party-based RPG where your survivors determine the ending
61% positive
Free
PAW Patrol Mighty Pups Save Adventure Bay
Family-friendly action adventure with superpowered pups and rescue missions
73% positive
201 reviews
Two Falls (Nishu Takuatshina)
First-person historical adventure follows French and Innu journeys through Canada
91% positive
201 reviews
Nancy Drew®: The Creature of Kapu Cave
First-person mystery adventure investigating destroyed experiments on Hawaii's Big Island
74% positive
193 reviews
Xuan-Yuan Sword: The Cloud of Han
Turn-based RPG about a mysterious unit in Three Kingdoms China
74% positive
192 reviews
Checkout: Cashier Simulator
Point-and-click cashier simulation with timed shifts and coworker stories
94% positive
192 reviews
Haunted Property
First-person psychological horror walking simulator with suspicious apartment neighbors
93% positive
192 reviews
Row Divers
Incremental dungeon crawler built around repeated dives and skill tree upgrades
85% positive
190 reviews
Nancy Drew®: Danger by Design
First-person point-and-click mystery involving a Paris fashion designer
83% positive
186 reviews
Mystery Case Files: Ravenhearst®
Hidden-object detective game about finding a manor's missing diary pages
90% positive
186 reviews
Q.U.B.E. 10th Anniversary
First-person puzzle game with physics challenges and an extra chapter
90% positive
186 reviews
The Maid
First-person psychological horror inside a Victorian house hiding a mystery
80% positive
185 reviews
Burial
Psychological horror in a Soviet apartment during a deserted wake
75% positive
175 reviews
Nancy Drew®: Trail of the Twister
Point-and-click detective adventure investigating accidents among storm chasers
70% positive
166 reviews
Manivore
Linear psychological horror with crime scene photography and puzzles
70% positive
165 reviews
Jewel Match Twilight Solitaire
Solitaire card puzzles with spooky castles and bonus mahjong levels
90% positive
157 reviews