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.
Metel - Horror Escape
First-person horror escape game where you must cover your tracks
94% positive
2,473 reviews
Galaxy on Fire 2™ Full HD
Space shooter with open-ended trading, mining, and ship upgrades
77% positive
2,259 reviews
The House of Da Vinci 2
Renaissance puzzle adventure with mechanical contraptions and time travel
91% positive
2,258 reviews
Turnip Boy Robs a Bank
Top-down roguelite shooter about a turnip robbing a bank
95% positive
2,236 reviews
Grandpa High on Retro
Retro third-person shooter with crude humor and neighborhood combat
89% positive
2,207 reviews
Tiny Civilization
Match-three strategy game about managing a civilization's resources through history
93% positive
2,189 reviews
Small Saga
Turn-based RPG where rodent heroes fight towering enemies
96% positive
2,189 reviews
Dollmare
Factory horror simulation about spotting defects in unsettling dolls
94% positive
2,176 reviews
Wanted: Dead
Third-person action game mixing swords and guns in cyberpunk Hong Kong
65% positive
2,152 reviews
Doors: Paradox
Point-and-click puzzle game about unlocking doors across themed worlds
91% positive
2,128 reviews
Jaded
2D precision platformer with time-slowing attacks and fast dashes
94% positive
2,112 reviews
Aokana - Four Rhythms Across the Blue - EXTRA2
Romance visual novel about Misaki's future after a tournament victory
99% positive
2,109 reviews
No Straight Roads: Encore Edition
Third-person action adventure with rhythm-influenced fights against an EDM empire
89% positive
2,092 reviews
BRAVELY DEFAULT II
Turn-based fantasy RPG built around banking turns and mixing jobs
81% positive
2,067 reviews
Rebirth:Beware of Mr.Wang
Adult story-driven puzzle game about a young man's crush
66% positive
2,066 reviews
Finding Frankie
First-person horror platformer with parkour courses and deadly chases
90% positive
2,064 reviews
United heist
Two-player heist puzzle game with separate roles and shared clues
82% positive
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Panzer Knights
Third-person World War II tank combat with anime-inspired visuals
80% positive
2,012 reviews
Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.2 Watanagashi
Psychological horror visual novel about recurring deaths in a village
97% positive
1,994 reviews
Showgunners
Isometric turn-based tactics through a dystopian reality show's deadly arenas
93% positive
1,977 reviews
Predynastic Egypt
Turn-based strategy about guiding an Egyptian chiefdom through crises
92% positive
1,931 reviews
Dreams of Aether
Fast 2D arcade microgames in a surreal dream world
97% positive
1,910 reviews
McPixel 3
Point-and-click comedy puzzles about saving the day through absurd choices
93% positive
1,888 reviews
Layers of Fear
First-person psychological horror linking two games through new chapters
79% positive
1,736 reviews