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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.

Related: Singleplayer, Story Rich, Action

2,392 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.

2,392 games

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星空列车与白的旅行 Demo
星空列车与白的旅行
Linear visual novel about a strange journey aboard a starlit train
98% positive 6,451 reviews
Word Game
Word Game
Word puzzle adventure where editing sentences changes the world
93% positive 6,214 reviews
The Two of Us
The Two of Us
A 2D puzzle platformer built around working with a friend
84% positive Free
Samorost 1
Samorost 1
A point-and-click puzzle adventure starring a space gnome
96% positive Free
Felvidek
Felvidek
Turn-based RPG about an alcoholic knight in surreal Slovak Highlands
98% positive 6,066 reviews
Spirit of the North
Spirit of the North
Third-person fox adventure with wordless storytelling and environmental puzzles
84% positive 5,988 reviews
MechWarrior 5: Clans
MechWarrior 5: Clans
First-person mech combat through a linear Clan invasion campaign
72% positive 5,753 reviews
Creaks
Creaks
Hand-drawn puzzle platformer through a mansion of furniture monsters
95% positive 5,569 reviews
FINAL FANTASY® XIII-2
FINAL FANTASY® XIII-2
Time-travel JRPG with branching exploration and recruitable monster companions
58% positive 5,493 reviews
D1AL-ogue
D1AL-ogue
Match-three repair puzzles where your work changes androids' stories
97% positive Free
Sakura Spirit
Sakura Spirit
An anime visual novel with sword-wielding girls and foxgirls
78% positive 5,448 reviews
click to ten
click to ten
A clicking game where you make a number go up
93% positive Free
Exo One
Exo One
Physics-based exploration across alien planets using gravity and momentum
90% positive 5,310 reviews
FAR: Changing Tides
FAR: Changing Tides
2.5D puzzle adventure about keeping a ship moving through flooded ruins
93% positive 5,252 reviews
Kingdom Rush 6: Genesis TD
Kingdom Rush 6: Genesis TD
Fantasy tower defense with five rule-changing variants for each stage
70% positive 5,124 reviews
Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem
Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem
First-person shooter with alien hordes across snowy Siberian levels
91% positive 5,100 reviews
Spilled! Demo
Spilled!
Relaxed boat cleanup game about restoring polluted waterways
94% positive 5,055 reviews
The Gunk
The Gunk
Third-person sci-fi adventure about clearing pollution from an alien planet
87% positive 5,012 reviews
Summer of '58
Summer of '58
First-person horror walking simulator exploring an abandoned Soviet summer camp
89% positive 4,993 reviews
Antimatter Dimensions
Antimatter Dimensions
Idle incremental strategy with multiple layers of unlocks and prestige
92% positive Free
Have a Nice Dream
Have a Nice Dream
Short pixel-art puzzle RPG about mysteries inside a strange house
93% positive Free
DON'T SCREAM
DON'T SCREAM
First-person forest horror where screaming restarts the night
65% positive 4,880 reviews
Wedding Witch
Wedding Witch
Top-down action roguelike with potion-driven spells and witch transformations
89% positive 4,813 reviews
CHUCHEL
CHUCHEL
Point-and-click comedy adventure with slapstick puzzles and a cherry chase
86% positive 4,730 reviews