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.
Spilled!
Relaxed boat cleanup game about restoring polluted waterways
94% positive
5,303 reviews
Exo One
Physics-based exploration across alien planets using gravity and momentum
90% positive
5,282 reviews
eden*
Linear sci-fi romance visual novel set on a dying Earth
97% positive
5,267 reviews
Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem
First-person shooter with alien hordes across snowy Siberian levels
92% positive
5,248 reviews
Nocturnal
Side-scrolling action adventure where a flaming sword repels mist
94% positive
5,156 reviews
Syberia: The World Before
Story-driven puzzle adventure connecting two women's lives across decades
90% positive
5,053 reviews
Red Faction®: Armageddon™
Third-person sci-fi shooter on Mars with destruction and reconstruction
73% positive
5,031 reviews
CHUCHEL
Point-and-click comedy adventure with slapstick puzzles and a cherry chase
86% positive
4,974 reviews
Summer of '58
First-person horror walking simulator exploring an abandoned Soviet summer camp
89% positive
4,953 reviews
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
4,874 reviews
Wedding Witch
Top-down action roguelike with potion-driven spells and witch transformations
90% positive
4,720 reviews
Until We Die
Side-scrolling strategy game about directing workers to defend a subway station
63% positive
4,633 reviews
Word Game: Episode 0
Text-based puzzle adventure where changing words changes the world
99% positive
Free
Sacred 3
Arcade hack-and-slash combat through linear levels with four-player co-op
27% positive
4,465 reviews
The Legend of Tianding
Side-scrolling martial arts action as an outlaw in colonial Taipei
94% positive
4,401 reviews
Fort Solis
Linear sci-fi thriller investigating an alarm at a Mars mining base
67% positive
4,242 reviews
Monument Valley 2
A puzzle adventure through monuments with shifting, impossible pathways
93% positive
4,236 reviews
Just a To the Moon Series Beach Episode
Short story adventure with minigames on a mysterious beach trip
98% positive
3,974 reviews
BIT.TRIP RUNNER
Rhythm platformer built around precise jumps and a reactive soundtrack
86% positive
3,952 reviews
RATSHAKER™
First-person horror adventure built around shaking a rat to progress
93% positive
3,829 reviews
Northern Journey
First-person adventure across northern wilderness filled with strange creatures
97% positive
3,714 reviews
Happy Game
Surreal horror adventure through a little boy's three nightmares
90% positive
3,634 reviews
Sizeable
A diorama puzzle game about resizing objects to uncover hidden items
98% positive
3,477 reviews