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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Sqroma
A puzzle platformer where levels stay changed after you die
100% positive
41 reviews
Demo Stick It!
Physics-based precision platforming built around rotation and angular momentum
98% positive
41 reviews
Jesus Christ RPG Trilogy
A party-based RPG trilogy retelling stories from the Bible
75% positive
40 reviews
Demo Locktale
Word puzzles where each level uses a different cipher
80% positive
40 reviews
Red Trigger
First-person puzzle platforming with a gun that expands red blocks
82% positive
38 reviews
Roads of Rome: New Generation 3 Collector's Edition
Level-based time-management strategy about building roads across Roman Gaul
87% positive
38 reviews
Demo CTHULOOT
Top-down co-op dungeon crawler about looting Lovecraftian relics
86% positive
37 reviews
Demo Hatters
Co-op bullet hell roguelike where wizards fight with randomly drawn spells
83% positive
36 reviews
Jewel Match Origins 2 - Bavarian Palace Collector's Edition
Historical match-3 puzzles that fund a Bavarian palace
80% positive
35 reviews
Demo Love In Tiny Spaces
A short stealth adventure about finding love without getting caught
100% positive
35 reviews
Jewel Match Atlantis Solitaire 3 - Collector's Edition
Underwater solitaire puzzler about rebuilding Atlantis across hundreds of levels
85% positive
33 reviews
Jewel Match Winter Wonderland 2 Collector's Edition
Winter-themed match-3 puzzler with village building and bonus games
88% positive
33 reviews
Jewel Match Dracula Collector's Edition
Gothic match-three puzzle adventure about rebuilding Castle Dracula's ruined halls
91% positive
33 reviews
Vex Clock
Cartoony steampunk shooter with character swapping and branching endings
97% positive
32 reviews
Stormbridge
City builder about extending a bridge ahead of a storm
82% positive
28 reviews
Demo Re-Activated
A 2D puzzle platformer about rewiring a robot's movement
96% positive
27 reviews
Annie and the AI
Story-driven visual novel with image-matching puzzles and family secrets
100% positive
25 reviews
Jewel Match Solitaire Winterscapes 2 - Collector's Edition
Winter-themed solitaire with over 1,000 levels and varied modes
88% positive
25 reviews
Demo Where the Seeds Fall
A third-person platformer where flowers cushion otherwise deadly falls
83% positive
24 reviews
Demo Duck and the Land of Flightless Birds
A 2D platformer starring a flightless duck with upgradeable weapons
100% positive
23 reviews
Jewel Match Aquascapes 2 Collector's Edition
Underwater match-3 puzzles with estate rebuilding and varied minigames
87% positive
23 reviews
Demo Johnny Chainsaw
Puzzle platformer without a jump button, built around environmental navigation
95% positive
22 reviews
Incredible Dracula: Dark Carnival
Top-down time-management puzzler about preparing Dracula’s Halloween feast
90% positive
20 reviews
Demo Color Fear
First-person horror where a television coloring show dictates your survival
35% positive
20 reviews