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Best Games in the Exploration genre for Linux
Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Zombies, Survival, Online, Open world, Exploration, Sandbox
Early Access: Linux → 13 December 2013; Game released: Linux → 25 July 2024
Players:
8.2/10
Steam:
85/100
Metacritic:
41/100
Players find themselves in a world gripped by a zombie apocalypse, where the main task is survival. During the day, they search for resources, build shelters and...
Adventure, Online, Top-down view, Sandbox, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Dungeons, Exploration, Crafting, Farm Simulator, Open world, Survival
Game released: Linux → 27 August 2024
Players:
7.8/10
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
86/100
An arcade sandbox that you can play with friends in co-op for up to eight people. The main character is an explorer who wakes up in an ancient dungeon filled with...
Role-playing game, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Post-apocalyptic, Exploration, Survival
Game released: Linux → 19 December 2018
Players:
8.5/10
Steam:
83/100
Metacritic:
70/100
ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game is a post-apocalyptic role-playing game with turn-based combat and an isometric camera view. The game takes place in the...
Collectible card game (CCG), Fantasy / Medieval, Exploration, Adventure, Role-playing game, Simulation
Game released: Linux → 30 September 2022
Players:
8.8/10
Steam:
94/100
The player controls a fairy-tale medieval kingdom using a card system. The main character travels through the areas of his settlement, finds himself in various...
Action, Shooter, Simulation, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Exploration, Open world, Zombies
Early Access: Linux → 24 October 2025; Game in development: Linux → 2029
Players:
8.6/10
Steam:
89/100
Multiplayer sandbox with survival elements and an open world. In the near future, an apocalypse has occurred: zombies roam the Earth, most people have died, and...
Role-playing game, Warships / Submarines, Sandbox, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Exploration, Open world, Procedural generation
Game released: Linux → 22 May 2025
Steam:
79/100
An open-world adventure RPG about sea voyages, trade, and life as a captain. The game builds on the ideas of the original Windward from 2015. As a young captain...
Adventure, First-person view, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Exploration, Open world, Crafting, Procedural generation
Early Access: Linux → 23 September 2024; Game released: Linux → 17 March 2026
Players:
6.2/10
Steam:
64/100
An open world survival simulator that takes players to beautiful tropical islands. The game takes place in the Pacific Ocean. Players explore procedurally generated...
Role-playing game, Strategy, Turn-based, Post-apocalyptic, Tactics, Roguelike, Fantasy, Construction, Survival, Exploration
Game released: Linux → 8 April 2025
Steam:
73/100
The player gathers a team of brave travelers and sets off to explore hostile lands. The heroes must cross a desert with an eternal storm and establish trade and...
Action, Roguelike, Third-person view, Platformer, Parkour, Open world, Exploration, Casual game, Runner
Game released: Linux → 1 April 2025
Players:
9.7/10
Steam:
93/100
Metacritic:
81/100
Supersonic action with procedural generation of levels. The game talks about a heroine traveling through a destroying universe. Players need to go through the level...
Simulation, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Virtual Reality (VR), Open world, Racing, Exploration
Game released: Linux → 4 July 2022
Steam:
89/100
A realistic flight simulator with a wide selection of aircraft and detailed interactive cockpits. The game features passenger and business jets, helicopters...
Cooperative (co-op), Fantasy, Tactics, Open world, Side view, Japanese role-playing game, Adventure, Exploration
Game released: Linux → 27 April 2023
Steam:
95/100
Metacritic:
83/100
The action of the game unfolds on an island inhabited by different creatures. The detachment of the protagonist arrives in this mysterious place to find the best...
Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Survival, Exploration
Game released: Linux → 9 August 2016
Players:
8.1/10
Steam:
84/100
Kingdom: New Lands is a side-view pixel management strategy set in a fantasy setting. You will become the ruler of your own kingdom and face various tasks, which...
Role-playing game, Horror, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Cyberpunk, Cooperative (co-op), Exploration
Early Access: Linux → 5 August 2021; Game in development: Linux → 2026
Players:
10/10
Steam:
92/100
Death Trash is a post-apocalyptic isometric role-playing game with horror elements in a futuristic setting. You'll be sent into a world filled with large creatures...
Metroidvania, Puzzle, Platformer, Adventure, Side view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Exploration, Casual game
Game released: Linux → 13 March 2015
Steam:
90/100
The girl Sarah got into an accident and is in a coma. You need to explore the dream world, collect objects and communicate with strange characters to help her wake...
Role-playing game, Side view, Turn-based, Indie, Japanese role-playing game, Exploration, Old school
Game released: Linux → 8 December 2022
Players:
10/10
Steam:
89/100
Metacritic:
89/100
Old school RPG with turn-based combat. Events take place in a colorful fantasy world on the continent of Valandis. A group of heroes embark on a dangerous journey...
