diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/SDL2_ttf/2.0.15.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/SDL2_ttf/2.0.15.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..a5057c0fbec84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/SDL2_ttf/2.0.15.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+{ lib, stdenv, pkg-config, darwin, fetchurl, SDL2, freetype, libGL }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "SDL2_ttf";
+  version = "2.0.15";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "https://www.libsdl.org/projects/SDL_ttf/release/${pname}-${version}.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "0cyd48dipc0m399qy8s03lci8b0bpiy8xlkvrm2ia7wcv0dfpv59";
+  };
+
+  configureFlags = lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin "--disable-sdltest";
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config ];
+
+  buildInputs = [ SDL2 freetype libGL ]
+    ++ lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin darwin.libobjc;
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "SDL TrueType library";
+    platforms = platforms.unix;
+    license = licenses.zlib;
+    homepage = "https://www.libsdl.org/projects/SDL_ttf/";
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/games/linthesia/default.nix b/pkgs/games/linthesia/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..0914722a9acbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/games/linthesia/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, meson, ninja, pkg-config, python3, libGL, libGLU
+, alsa-lib, glibmm, sqlite, SDL2, SDL2_ttf_2_0_15, SDL2_image, gtk3, wrapGAppsHook }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "linthesia";
+  version = "0.8.0";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "linthesia";
+    repo = "linthesia";
+    rev = version;
+    sha256 = "sha256-bdW0RlV14ttnK8NizfNfXmZ7zlJOqZCpVvt8vT2Pjys=";
+  };
+
+  postPatch = ''
+    patchShebangs meson_post_install.py
+  '';
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ meson ninja pkg-config python3 wrapGAppsHook ];
+  buildInputs = [
+    libGL
+    libGLU
+    alsa-lib
+    glibmm
+    sqlite
+    SDL2
+    SDL2_ttf_2_0_15
+    SDL2_image
+    gtk3.out # icon cache
+  ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "A game of playing music using a MIDI keyboard following a MIDI file";
+    inherit (src.meta) homepage;
+    license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 3e9f41a0506b0..9d1213b8b629a 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -19966,6 +19966,8 @@ with pkgs;
 
   SDL2_ttf = callPackage ../development/libraries/SDL2_ttf { };
 
+  SDL2_ttf_2_0_15 = callPackage ../development/libraries/SDL2_ttf/2.0.15.nix { };
+
   sdnotify-wrapper = skawarePackages.sdnotify-wrapper;
 
   sdrplay = callPackage ../applications/radio/sdrplay {};
@@ -22638,6 +22640,8 @@ with pkgs;
 
   linuxConsoleTools = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/consoletools { };
 
+  linthesia = callPackage ../games/linthesia/default.nix { };
+
   libreelec-dvb-firmware = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/firmware/libreelec-dvb-firmware { };
 
   openiscsi = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/open-iscsi { };