Adventure 2014 for Linux — top best games in the Adventure genre

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Adventure, Anime / Manga, Adult game, Visual novel, Free game

Game released: Linux → 19 November 2014

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 89/100

This visual novel follows Semyon, an ordinary young man who falls asleep on a bus in winter and wakes up in the heat of summer beside the pioneer camp Sovyonok. His...

Alien: Isolation

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Survival horror, Science fiction

Game released: Linux → 6 October 2014

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Alien: Isolation is a first-person stealth horror adventure set in the Alien universe. The plot of the game takes place fifteen years after the events of Ridley...

Wasteland 2

Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, Adventure, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Turn-based

Game released: Linux → 19 September 2014

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Wasteland 2 is the long-awaited sequel to the post-apocalyptic role-playing game with turn-based combat that inspired the Fallout series. Just like in the original...

This War of Mine

Action, Strategy, Adventure, Indie, Survival, Simulation

Game released: Linux → 14 November 2014

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 82/100

This War of Mine is an atmospheric adventure with survival elements and a side view. The game allows you to plunge into the life of ordinary civilians trying to...

Papers, Please

Arcade, Adventure, Simulation, Indie, Point & Click

Game released: Linux → 12 February 2014

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 89/100

Papers, Please is an unusual simulator of an immigration officer. You will have to sit in a small booth and check the documents of visiting residents, identify...

Kingdom Rush

Strategy, Adventure, In real time, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Tactics

Game released: Linux → 6 January 2014

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 89/100

Kingdom Rush is a real-time strategy game with fantasy elements and a top-down view. In this game you have to fight enemies with the help of your towers and protect...

Broken Age

Arcade, Adventure, Indie, Side view, Point & Click, Comedy

Game released: Linux → 28 January 2014

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Broken Age is an exciting point-and-click side-scrolling adventure from the author of Full Throttle and Grim Fandango. The game will tell two parallel developing...

Never Alone

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Beat them all, Platformer, Indie, Side view

Game released: Linux → 18 November 2014

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Never Alone is an arcade side-scrolling indie adventure platformer. You play as the girl Nunu and her arctic fox companion. You have to solve the mystery of an...

Dreamfall Chapters

Adventure, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Cyberpunk

Game released: Linux → 27 July 2014

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Dreamfall Chapters is an episodic adventure set in the universe of The Longest Journey. The game will continue the story of Zoë Castillo and will be the conclusion...

Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove

Arcade, Action, Beat them all, Platformer, Side view, Indie, Adventure

Game released: Linux → 26 June 2014

Players: 8/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 88/100

Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is an old-school pixelated platformer about Shovel Knight, who must destroy his enemies to save his beloved and defeat the evil...

Whispered World

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Point & Click, Indie

Game released: Linux → 6 May 2014

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 70/100

This point-and-click fantasy adventure follows Sadwick, who dreams of a mysterious blue sphere and a world collapsing around him. The oracle Shana foretells the end...

Talos Principle

Arcade, Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Logic, Indie, Science fiction

Game released: Linux → 11 December 2014

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Talos Principle is a first-person adventure puzzle game in a sci-fi setting from the creators of Serious Sam. In an unknown place, deserted and seemingly divorced...

Icewind Dale

Role-playing game, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Adventure

Game released: Linux → 30 October 2014

Players: 8/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 87/100

Icewind Dale is a fantasy RPG with an isometric view. The game takes place in Icewind Dale — the northern region of Faerun beyond the Spine of the World, in...

Tomb Raider GOTY Edition

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Third-person view

Game released: Linux → 31 January 2014

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 86/100

Tomb Raider GOTY Edition is a special edition of the action-adventure game with a third-person view in the Game of the Year version. It includes the game itself and...

Enigmatis 2: The Mists of Ravenwood

Adventure, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Hidden Objects, Casual game

Game released: Linux → 5 June 2014

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 97/100

Enigmatis 2: The Mists of Ravenwood is a hidden object adventure puzzle game set in a fantasy setting. You have to go on a dangerous adventure on the trail of a...

Transistor

Role-playing game, Adventure, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Indie, Cyberpunk, Science fiction

Game released: Linux → 20 May 2014

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Transistor is an adventure role-playing game with turn-based combat in a sci-fi setting. The game will tell the story of a girl named Red. She is going to take...

Hatoful Boyfriend

Arcade, Adventure, Visual novel, Anime / Manga, Comedy

Game released: Linux → 4 September 2014

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Hatoful Boyfriend is an arcade visual novel with anime-style adventure elements. You have been accepted as the only human student at the prestigious Saint Dove...

Rising World

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Indie, Construction, Sandbox, Survival

Early Access: Linux → 3 December 2014

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 86/100

Rising World is a voxel-based open-world sandbox with procedurally generated, destructible environments and survival elements. Starting with basic tools, players...

Deponia: The Complete Journey

Adventure, Collection, Futurism (Future), Side view, Point & Click

Game released: Linux → 8 July 2014

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 80/100

Deponia: The Complete Journey is the complete edition of a series of exciting point and click adventures, which includes: Deponia, Chaos on Deponia and ]Goodbye...

Mercenary Kings

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Linux → 25 March 2014

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Mercenary Kings is a side-scrolling run-and-gun platformer similar to games like SNK's Metal Slug series. Players can jump, crouch, roll, shoot in four directions...

Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition

Role-playing game, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Adventure

Game released: Linux → 30 October 2014

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Set in the world of Dungeons & Dragons, this isometric role-playing game sends a party of heroes into the snowbound lands of the Spine of the World. The player...

Whispering Willows

Platformer, Futurism (Future), Indie, Side view, Adventure, Mysticism / Supernatural, Horror

Game released: Linux → 9 July 2014

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 64/100

Whispering Willows is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer set in a mysterious mansion. The plot centers on Elena Elkhorn. She goes to the estate in search...

Nightmares from the Deep: The Cursed Heart

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Hidden Objects, Casual game

Game released: Linux → 5 February 2014

Steam: 91/100

This hidden-object adventure puzzle follows a museum owner who sets out after an undead pirate has kidnapped her daughter. The pirate plans to resurrect his beloved...

Lilly Looking Through

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Point & Click

Game released: Linux → I квартал 2014

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 71/100

This animated point-and-click adventure follows Lilly as she travels through a variety of magical environments. Along the way, she seeks to rewrite the past, change...

Costume Quest 2

Role-playing game, Adventure, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Casual game

Game released: Linux → 7 October 2014

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Costume Quest 2 is a continuation of the fun role-playing game with turn-based combat and third-person view. You will once again take on the role of children who...

Outlast: Whistleblower

Action, Adventure, Horror, DLC, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie

Game released: Linux → 6 May 2014

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Outlast: Whistleblower is an add-on for the first-person horror adventure game Outlast. The add-on will tell the story of software engineer Waylon Park, who worked...

Last Tinker: City of Colors

Arcade, Action, Beat them all, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Adventure, Indie

Game released: Linux → 12 May 2014

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 69/100

This third-person action adventure takes place in Colortown, a world built around creativity, emotion, and collaboration. Koru, a boy from the city’s slums, sets...

Among the Sleep

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Puzzle, Indie

Game released: Linux → 29 May 2014

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 66/100

Among the Sleep is an adventure puzzle game with a first-person view and horror elements. The main character is a very young child. He is hiding from a mysterious...

Gods Will Be Watching

Strategy, Adventure, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Logic, Indie, Point & Click, Science fiction

Game released: Linux → 24 July 2014

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 64/100

Metacritic: 64/100

A science-fiction point-and-click thriller set amid an interstellar conflict, where decisions shape the fate of a crew and the people it is sworn to protect. The...

Octodad: Dadliest Catch

Simulation, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Indie, Comedy

Game released: Linux → 30 January 2014

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 69/100

This comedic adventure follows an octopus posing as a human father and trying to keep his true nature secret from his family. In Octodad: Dadliest Catch, the hero...

Quest of Dungeons

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Dungeons, Casual game, Exploration

Game released: Linux → 25 March 2014

Steam: 78/100

This turn-based dungeon crawler with 16-bit retro visuals follows a group of heroes confronting the Dark Lord, who has stolen all the light. Players choose a...

Neverending Nightmares

Action, Adventure, Horror, Indie, Side view, Walking Simulator

Game released: Linux → 26 September 2014

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Neverending Nightmares is a side-scrolling adventure horror game. You have to get used to the role of Thomas — a man who has fallen into a long string of...

Putt-Putt Joins the Parade

Adventure, Educational game (Education), Third-person view, Puzzle, Point & Click, Casual game

Game released: Linux → 17 April 2014

Steam: 96/100

This children’s adventure with puzzles follows Putt-Putt, a car preparing to take part in Cartown’s annual Pet Parade. Along the way, he meets local residents...

Ascendant

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Beat them all, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie

Game released: Linux → 13 May 2014

Steam: 76/100

Ascendant is an arcade role-playing action platformer with roguelike elements and a side view. You become a demigod who invades the dimension and must defeat hordes...

Tales from the Dragon Mountain 2: The Lair

Adventure, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Free game, Hidden Objects, Point & Click

Game released: Linux → 13 March 2014

Steam: 57/100

Set in the fantasy world of Dragon Mountains, this puzzle adventure follows the return of a dark force after Lord Strix was defeated. Mina and her companion Malik...

Fall of the New Age

Arcade, Adventure, Puzzle, Point & Click, Casual game, Indie

Game released: Linux → 3 January 2014

Steam: 53/100

Fall of the New Age is an adventure arcade puzzle game in the hidden object genre. The game will tell about the dark times of the Middle Ages, where a secret...

Putt-Putt Saves the Zoo

Adventure, Educational game (Education), Third-person view, Puzzle, Casual game, Point & Click

Game released: Linux → 3 July 2014

Players: 7/10

Steam: 97/100

This children’s adventure and puzzle game takes place at the Cartown Zoo, where the grand opening is at risk: food is running low, and all the baby animals are...

Mind: Path to Thalamus

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Walking Simulator

Game released: Linux → 5 August 2014

Steam: 62/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Mind: Path to Thalamus is a puzzle-adventure game played from a first-person perspective. The setting will be a fantastic surreal world. The main character created...

Elegy for a Dead World

Adventure, Indie, Exploration

Game released: Linux → 10 December 2014

Players: 10/10

Steam: 63/100

Metacritic: 65/100

An adventure about exploring three dead worlds and writing stories about their long-vanished societies. The settings draw inspiration from the poetry of Keats...

Vangers

Action, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Combat robots, Racing, Adventure

Game released: Linux → 24 April 2014

Players: 9/10

Steam: 96/100

Vangers is a top-down racing action game set in a fantasy setting. Humanity learned to colonize new worlds thanks to technology and esotericism, but when faced with...

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Best Games in the Adventure genre of 2014 for Linux