Most Popular Linear Games on Steam

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Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 2 (2009) The most-anticipated game of the year and the sequel to the best-selling first-person action game of all time, Modern Warfare 2 continues the gripping and heart-racing action as players face off against a new threat dedicated to bringing the world to the brink of collapse.

Price -14% 17.22€
Rating 9.2
Release 11 Nov 2009
BioShock Infinite Indebted to the wrong people, with his life on the line, veteran of the U.S. Cavalry and now hired gun, Booker DeWitt has only one opportunity to wipe his slate clean. He must rescue Elizabeth, a mysterious girl imprisoned since childhood and locked up in the flying city of Columbia.

Price -90% 3.10€
Rating 9.3
Release 25 Mar 2013
To the Moon A story-driven experience about two doctors traversing backwards through a dying man's memories to artificially fulfill his last wish.

Price -54% 4.54€
Rating 9.5
Release 07 Sep 2012
Hitman: Absolution™ The original assassin is back! Betrayed by the Agency and hunted by the police, Agent 47 finds himself pursuing redemption in a corrupt and twisted world.

Price -98% 0.54€
Rating 9.1
Release 19 Nov 2012
Max Payne 3 No longer a New York City cop, Max Payne moves to São Paulo to protect a wealthy family in an effort to finally escape his troubled past. This complete edition of Max Payne 3 includes the complete original game and all previously released downloadable content.

Price 19.99€
Rating 8.5
Release 31 May 2012
Call of Duty®: Black Ops The biggest first-person action series of all time and the follow-up to critically acclaimed Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare 2 returns with Call of Duty®: Black Ops.

Price 39.99€
Rating 8.9
Release 08 Nov 2010
Ryse: Son of Rome “Ryse: Son of Rome” tells the story of Marius Titus, a young Roman soldier who witnesses the murder of his family at the hands of barbarian bandits, then travels with the Roman army to Britannia to seek revenge.

Price -89% 1.10€
Rating 8.5
Release 10 Oct 2014
Call of Duty® 4: Modern Warfare® (2007) The new action-thriller from the award-winning team at Infinity Ward, the creators of the Call of Duty® series, delivers the most intense and cinematic action experience ever. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare arms gamers with an arsenal of advanced and powerful modern day firepower and transports them to the most treacherous hotspots...

Price 19.99€
Rating 9.1
Release 12 Nov 2007
Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011) The best-selling first-person action series of all-time returns with an epic sequel to the multiple GOTY award winner Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 2

Price -17% 33.43€
Rating 8.4
Release 07 Nov 2011
POSTAL Take control of The POSTAL Dude in his infamous first outing as he battles to survive in a world gone mad! POSTAL is a classic isometric shooter filled to the brim with fast-paced explosive action.

Price Free to play
Rating 8.8
Release 14 Nov 1997
Homefront The Rock Map Pack is Now Available! Join the Resistance, stand united and fight for freedom against an overwhelming military force.

Price -95% 1.07€
Rating 6.0
Release 14 Mar 2011
The Callisto Protocol™ Survive to escape the horrors of Callisto and uncover the dark secrets of Jupiter’s dead moon.

Price -93% 4.26€
Rating 6.4
Release 01 Dec 2022
We Were Here Expeditions: The FriendShip Partner up with your friend online and set sail for an unforgettable puzzle adventure in this bite-sized standalone We Were Here experience. Work together to overcome brain-teasing challenges and make fun memories, using your best communication, teamwork and trust skills.

Price -86% 0.58€
Rating 8.9
Release 14 Sep 2023
Call of Duty®: Ghosts Outnumbered and outgunned, but not outmatched.Call of Duty®: Ghosts is an extraordinary step forward for one of the largest entertainment franchises of all-time. This new chapter in the Call of Duty® franchise features a new dynamic where players are on the side of a crippled nation fighting not for freedom, or liberty, but simply to...

Price 59.99€
Rating 6.4
Release 25 Mar 2014
FINAL FANTASY X/X-2 HD Remaster FINAL FANTASY X/X-2 HD Remaster celebrates two of the most cherished and beloved entries to the world-renowned franchise, completely remastered in gorgeous High Definition & now available on PC / Windows!

Price -63% 9.37€
Rating 8.8
Release 12 May 2016
Machinarium Machinarium is the award-winning independent adventure game developed by the makers of Samorost series, Botanicula and CHUCHEL. Help Josef the robot save his girlfriend Berta kidnapped by the Black Cap Brotherhood gang!

Price -90% 2.17€
Rating 9.3
Release 16 Oct 2009
The First Berserker: Khazan The First Berserker: Khazan is a hardcore action role-playing game. The player will become Khazan, the great general of the Pell Los Empire, who overcame death, and sets out to reveal the incidents that led to his downfall and seek vengeance on his enemies.

Price -63% 22.51€
Rating 8.8
Release 27 Mar 2025
Assassin’s Creed® Rogue Introducing Assassin’s Creed® Rogue, the darkest chapter in the Assassin’s Creed franchise yet. As Shay, you will experience the slow transformation from Assassin to Assassin Hunter. Follow your own creed and set off on an extraordinary journey through New York City, the wild river valley, and far away to the icy cold waters of the North...

Price 19.99€
Rating 8.4
Release 09 Mar 2015
RAGE Powered by id’s revolutionary id Tech® 5 technology, RAGE is an intense first-person shooter with breakneck vehicle combat, an expansive world to explore, and jaw-dropping graphics!

Price -74% 2.67€
Rating 7.6
Release 03 Oct 2011
Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent and Dear Esther comes a new first-person horrorgame that will drag you to the depths of greed, power and madness. It will bury its snout into your ribs and it will eat your heart.

Price -95% 1.13€
Rating 6.8
Release 10 Sep 2013
Medal of Honor™ Fight Today's War: Elite Special Forces in a gritty combat campaign using the surgical tactics of Tier 1 Operators combined with the sledgehammer force of Army Rangers.

Price -58% 8.40€
Rating 7.4
Release 12 Oct 2010
Duke Nukem Forever The King arrives with an arsenal of over-the-top weapons, giant explosions and pure unadulterated fun!

Price -97% 0.63€
Rating 6.8
Release 09 Jun 2011
Red Faction®: Armageddon™ Red Faction: Armageddon Path to War includes 4 new missions, 2 unlockable items and 10 new achievements!

Price 19.99€
Rating 7.1
Release 06 Jun 2011
SANABI SANABI is an exhilarating stylish dystopian action-platformer. Play as a legendary retired veteran and use your signature prosthetic arm to jump over cliffs and skyscrapers, zip through bullets and traps and defeat powerful enemies.

Price -76% 3.07€
Rating 9.5
Release 08 Nov 2023
NEKOPARA Vol. 1 What's NEKOPARA? Why, it's a cat paradise! Kashou Minaduki, the son of a long line of Japanese confection makers moved out to open his own shop "La Soleil" as a patisserie.

Price -66% 3.34€
Rating 9.3
Release 29 Dec 2014
NEKOPARA Vol. 0 Please note that NEKOPARA Vol. 0 is a fandisc for NEKOPARA Vol. 1What's NEKOPARA? Why, it's a cat paradise! This is a story just before Kashou opened "La Soleil".Enjoy a page from the leisurely, daily lives of Shigure and the Minaduki household's catgirls!

Price -51% 1.49€
Rating 9.2
Release 17 Aug 2015
Cyber Manhunt Cyber Manhunt is a story-oriented puzzle game focusing on big data, hacking, citizen privacy, and social workers. It focuses on social issues such as cyber violence and privacy breaches.

Price -72% 2.59€
Rating 9.1
Release 02 Feb 2021
FINAL FANTASY® XIII Final Fantasy XIII is a fantasy RPG in which a band of brave humans struggle against fate in the utopian sky city of Cocoon and the primeval world of Pulse. Follow stylish heroine Lightning's fast paced battles and high adventure in a mysterious new world.

Price 12.99€
Rating 7.4
Release 09 Oct 2014
Remember Me Remember Me™ is a 3rd person action adventure where players take on the role of Nilin, a former elite memory hunter with the ability to break into people’s minds and steal or even alter their memories.

Price -91% 2.88€
Rating 8.1
Release 06 Jun 2013
We Were Here Together As we explore these frozen wastes, misfortune strikes once again. Through the fierce blizzard, a flare lights the sky, followed by a cry for help over the radio - broken, dying... No one else can come to their rescue. Can we make it back - together?

Price -91% 1.18€
Rating 8.2
Release 10 Oct 2019
NEKOPARA Vol. 2 Business is booming for La Soleil, the patisserie run by Kashou Minaduki with his two catgirls, Chocola and Vanilla, his sister Shigure, and the Minaduki family's four catgirl sisters.

Price -66% 3.35€
Rating 9.4
Release 19 Feb 2016
Impostor Factory A bonkers time-loop tragicomedy murder mystery thriller featuring multiple casualties and a suspicious cat, from the creator of To the Moon & Finding Paradise.

Price -92% 0.82€
Rating 9.3
Release 30 Sep 2021
Deepest Sword Venture deep into the Cavern of Longing in this short-yet-challenging physics platformer. Plunge your sword deep into the dragon's heart! How deep is your resolve?

Price Free to play
Rating 8.5
Release 09 Jun 2021
Thomas Was Alone Guide a group of rectangles through 120 levels, using their different skills together to overcome a series of obstacles in each environment. Discover the human-made story of the first sentient artificial intelligences with Danny Wallace’s BAFTA-winning narration.

Price -95% 0.44€
Rating 9.1
Release 12 Nov 2012
We Were Here Too As your final hour approaches, a large structure looms up in the distance, towering above the relentless storm. Discover the truth behind this dark castle in a communication-based, cooperative puzzle adventure.

Price -92% 0.85€
Rating 7.9
Release 02 Feb 2018
ENSLAVED™: Odyssey to the West™ Premium Edition Follow a gripping, surprise-filled journey as two dissimilar characters form an uneasy partnership in order to survive through a perilous, post-apocalyptic America. 150 years in the future, war and destruction have left the world in ruins with few humans remaining and nature having reclaimed the world.

Price -98% 0.51€
Rating 8.3
Release 24 Oct 2013

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