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There are many alternatives to Braid for Linux if you are looking for a replacement. The best Linux alternative is SuperTux, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Braid and many of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Braid are Limbo, Hollow Knight, Machinarium and Super Meat Boy.

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  1. SuperTux icon
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    SuperTux is an open-source classic 2D jump'n run sidescroller game in a style similar to the original Super Mario games. Instead of Mario, the hero in this game is Tux, the mascot of the Linux kernel.

    72 SuperTux alternatives

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    • PortableApps.com
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    • Flathub
     
  2. Limbo icon
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    Limbo (stylized as LIMBO) is a puzzle-platform video game and the premiere title of independent Danish game developer Playdead. The game was released in July 2010 as a platform exclusive title on Xbox Live Arcade, and was later re-released as part of a retail game pack along...

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  3. Hollow Knight icon
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    Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.

    71 Hollow Knight alternatives

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    • Steam
    • GOG.com
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    • SteamOS
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    • Xbox
    • Humble Bundle
     
  4. Machinarium icon
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    Solve puzzles, quests, brain-teasers and mini-games to rid the city of the wicked Black Cap Brotherhood robots. Gorgeous hand-drawn graphics and animations bring the robot's story to life, using unique comic bubbles and symbols to convey the plot.

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  5. Super Meat Boy icon
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    Super Meat Boy is a platform game developed by Team Meat and is the successor to Edmund McMillen's and Jonathan McEntee's flash game, Meat Boy, originally released on the Newgrounds website in October 2008.

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  6. Frogatto & Friends is an action-adventure game, starring a certain quixotic frog. A quiet errand run turns into a battle to fend off an invading army, and only Frogatto is foolhardy enough to sleuth out why.

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  7. Teslagrad icon
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    Teslagrad is a 2D puzzle-platformer with action elements where magnetism and other electromagnetic powers are the key to go throughout the game, and thereby discover the secrets kept in the long abandoned Tesla Tower.

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  8. Celeste icon
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    Celeste is a platforming video game by Canadian video game developers Matt Thorson and Noel Berry. The game was originally created as a prototype in four days during a game jam, and later expanded into a full release.

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    • Nintendo Switch Online
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  9. Toki Tori icon
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    The gameplay in Toki Tori is a blend of two genres. While it looks like a platform game, it’s a puzzle game by heart.

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  10. VVVVVV icon
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    In VVVVVV, the player controls Captain Viridian, who is lost in an alternate dimension, in search of the missing members of his spaceship's crew. Instead of jumping, the player is able to control the direction of gravity, allowing Captain Viridian to flip between the floors...

    39 VVVVVV alternatives

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    • Online
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  11. They Bleed Pixels is a fiendishly difficult action platformer inspired by H.P. Lovecraft and classic horror. Rendered in a distinct visual style that blends pixel art with paper and ink textures, They Bleed Pixels is a singular mix of intense platforming and fierce beat-em-up...

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