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
2,392 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
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The Alpine Express
A walking simulator about sightseeing at a Swiss mountain summit
89% positive
Free
ANONYMOUS HUNTING SIMULATOR
First-person shooter about finding hidden masks while enemies pursue you
80% positive
100 reviews
Demo Construct: Escape the System
First-person puzzle platforming with gravity shifts inside a computer system
79% positive
99 reviews
Restoration
A fantasy JRPG about saving souls from becoming nightmares
89% positive
Free
The Last Shot
A puzzle platformer about a mechanical engineer in warring cities
84% positive
99 reviews
Anuchard
Action RPG with bell-based combat and a village to restore
88% positive
99 reviews
Opus Castle
First-person horror adventure with branching stories in a haunted castle
59% positive
Free
Long Time No See
Point-and-click ghost story about friends reuniting on Halloween
97% positive
Free
Demo AI
Secrets of Magonia
Fantasy tower defense with loot-equipped towers and upgradeable spells
92% positive
99 reviews
You Have 10 Seconds (2023)
Arcade platformer with ten seconds to reach each exit
90% positive
Free
SuperQuest
A turn-based comedy RPG where enemy-specific tricks give you an advantage
100% positive
99 reviews
Sub Terra
First-person psychological horror about an underground maintenance job gone wrong
92% positive
Free
Hop Step Sing! Astral Piece
A VR music video following an idol's first solo performance
98% positive
98 reviews
Praesidium
A speedrunning platformer where your shield launches you across rooftops
77% positive
Free
Locked Up
A horror visual novel about a mushroom hunt gone wrong
87% positive
98 reviews
Demo A Week
A side-scrolling adventure about caring for your pet dog
93% positive
98 reviews
Dung Beetle Adventure
Point-and-click puzzles starring a hungry beetle with broken wings
91% positive
Free
Ocean Desolation
First-person horror about swimming for help in the open ocean
56% positive
Free
Demo The Neverending Summer
A high school visual novel told through two heroines' perspectives
98% positive
98 reviews
Demo AI
Cyan Heart
A horror puzzle adventure seen through a girl’s selfie camera
96% positive
98 reviews
Poem of the Starherd
Farming and romance simulation centered on raising humanoid spirits
65% positive
98 reviews
There The Light
First-person puzzle exploration with music that responds to your actions
78% positive
97 reviews
Hand In Hand
Split-screen puzzle platformer where separated characters help each other progress
87% positive
97 reviews
Carpathian Night Starring Bela Lugosi
Side-scrolling horror platformer through monster-filled Transylvania to Dracula's castle
87% positive
97 reviews