Exploration for Linux — top best games in the Exploration genre

The Long Dark - a game in the Exploration genre

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Survival, Exploration, Open world

Game released: Linux → 1 August 2017

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Post-apocalyptic action adventure with first-person view and survival elements. The game tells the story of pilot Will McKennzie, who caught his...

Euro Truck Simulator 2

Simulation, First-person view, Third-person view, Exploration, Open world

Game released: Linux → 18 October 2012

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Euro Truck Simulator 2, a realistic truck-driving simulator, has allowed countless players to experience the atmosphere of traveling along the road...

7 Days to Die

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...

Sitter

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie, Mysticism / Supernatural, Exploration, Walking Simulator, Simulation

Game released: Linux → 12 November 2026

VGTimes: 6.8/10

Steam: 75/100

At the center of the story is Detective Ethan Sanders, whose 70-year-old grandmother, Olivia, is the victim of a brutal murder. Her caregiver, Clara...

MISERY

Shooter, Adventure, First-person view, Exploration, Old school, Survival, Post-apocalyptic, Online

Game released: Linux → 23 October 2025

Players: 8/10

Steam: 84/100

Post-apocalyptic action game about a nuclear disaster with old-school graphics in the spirit of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. After a nuclear disaster, the bunker...

ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game

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...

Choice of Life Middle Ages 2

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...

Core Keeper

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...

Asleep: Act 1

Adventure, Horror, Point & Click, Side view, Exploration, Old school, Survival horror

Game released: Linux → 9 May 2024

Steam: 91/100

A short pixel-art horror adventure. The player controls a girl named Ana Lucia, who is trapped in the world of her nightmares and trying to escape...

over the hill

Action, Adventure, Online, Third-person view, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Exploration, Open world

Game released: Linux → 14 October 2026

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 100/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Traveling off -road with aesthetics of a secluded campaign. Instead of impassable mud - picturesque landscapes flooded with warm sunset colors. At...

The End of the Sun

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Mysticism / Supernatural, Exploration, Open world, Fantasy, Detective, Walking Simulator

Game released: Linux → 29 January 2025

Players: 8/10

Steam: 98/100

An adventure game inspired by Slavic mythology and ancient culture. By exploring the world during major festivals that change with the seasons, you...

American Truck Simulator

Simulation, First-person view, Third-person view, Open world, Exploration

Game released: Linux → 2 February 2016

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 76/100

American Truck Simulator is a truck driver simulator in which we have to travel around the United States in various trucks. Your career as a truck...

Fishing Planet

Simulation, Hunting / Fishing, First-person view, Sports game, Free game, Online, Exploration

Game released: Linux → 11 August 2015

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 84/100

Fishing Planet is a free-to-play sport fishing simulator with a first-person view. You can choose your gear and go on an exciting fishing trip...

Slime Rancher

Arcade, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Exploration, Adventure, Open world

Game released: Linux → 1 August 2017

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 98/100

Metacritic: 81/100

A bright first-person adventure that combines elements of farming, exploration, and arcade shooting. The action takes place on a distant planet where...

Drova - Forsaken Kin

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Exploration, Open world, Fantasy

Game released: Linux → 15 October 2024

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 78/100

The main action takes place in a dark fantasy world in which people have discovered the power of a dead empire, which allows them to receive the...

Death Trash

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: 9.6/10

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...

VEIN

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...

Hunt and Snare

Open world, Exploration, Sandbox

Early Access: Linux → 17 December 2018

Steam: 80/100

This open-world sandbox adventure centers on hunting and exploring the archipelago of Skiir, home to adult anthropomorphic characters. The player...

ARIDA: Backland's Awakening

Casual game, Adventure, Exploration

Game released: Linux → 16 August 2019

Steam: 90/100

This single-player survival adventure is set in the Brazilian backlands of the nineteenth century, where a severe drought has disrupted daily life...

Santa Claws

Exploration, Walking Simulator, First-person view

Game released: Linux → 13 December 2019

Steam: 68/100

This first-person Christmas horror minigame combines exploration with walking-simulator gameplay. Left home alone on Christmas Eve, the protagonist...

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Exploration, Walking Simulator, Hidden Objects

Game released: Linux → 21 December 2018

Steam: 72/100

This first-person mystery adventure is about Lily, who tries to recover her memories after a terrible incident during a night out with friends. Since...

Rise of the Third Power

Role-playing game, Japanese role-playing game, Exploration

Game released: Linux → 10 February 2022

Steam: 88/100

A turn-based RPG set in Rin, where the political climate of late-1930s Europe meets the Age of Sail. In the aftermath of the Great War, the continent...

Word Game

Puzzle, Exploration, Strategy, Text quest, Simulation

Game released: Linux → 21 January 2022

Steam: 93/100

A puzzle game set in a world where words not only form narratives but also represent objects, characters, and places. The player controls “I” and...

Tales From Off-Peak City Vol. 1

First-person view, Adventure, Exploration

Game released: Linux → 15 May 2020

Steam: 98/100

Metacritic: 83/100

This first-person adventure unfolds at the corner of July Avenue and Yam Street, where former saxophonist and longtime pizza-maker Caetano Grosso...

Ato

Metroidvania, Indie, Exploration

Game released: Linux → 8 May 2020

Steam: 97/100

A metroidvania about sword duels set in feudal Japan follows a father whose peaceful life with his wife and child is disrupted when the child is...

Project Castaway

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...

Sunless Sea

Role-playing game, Adventure, Horror, Top-down view, Exploration, Survival

Game released: Linux → 6 February 2015

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Sunless Sea is a dark, H.P. Lovecraft-inspired role-playing adventure set in the universe of London Has Fallen. You have to take the helm of a...

Penko Park

Horror, Exploration, Hunting / Fishing

Game released: Linux → 23 October 2020

Steam: 98/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Penko Park is an exploration game set in an abandoned wildlife park inhabited by mysterious creatures. The player photographs them, looking for...

Aground

Exploration, Open world, Survival

Game released: Linux → 17 April 2020

Steam: 93/100

This survival RPG begins on an uninhabited island where the last human survivors are stranded after a crash. For humanity to have a future, they must...

FPV SkyDive : FPV Drone Simulator

Exploration, Racing, Sports game

Game released: Linux → 31 May 2021

Steam: 84/100

This FPV drone racing and freestyle simulator lets players practise flying across 3D environments with realistic flight physics. FPV SkyDive supports...

ATOM RPG 2

Role-playing game, Adventure, Isometric, Turn-based, Post-apocalyptic, Open world, Exploration

Game in development: Linux → 2027

Anticipation Rating: 9.6/10

A continuation of a tactical CRPG focused on a deep storyline and variability. The plot unfolds in a world of alternative history, where the Cold War...

We Were Here Together

Arcade, Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Exploration

Game released: Linux → 10 October 2019

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 90/100

A story about two companions trapped within the icy walls of an ancient citadel, where every room oozes mystery and the joker's laughter echoes...

Tenderfoot Tactics

Strategy, Exploration, Open world

Game released: Linux → 21 October 2020

Steam: 80/100

This open-world tactical RPG follows a party of goblins granted magic by the friendly spirits of an archipelago. The adventurers set out to find a...

Mad Experiments: Escape Room

Strategy, Online, Exploration

Game released: Linux → 16 April 2020

Steam: 68/100

This story-driven escape-room game centers on Professor Cheshire and his assistant Hildegarde, who conduct experiments on the human mind. The...

Kingdom: New Lands

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...

qomp

Exploration, Adventure, Platformer

Game released: Linux → 4 February 2021

Steam: 97/100

qomp is an arcade platformer about a ball trying to escape to freedom. The player controls its movement and uses various mechanics to overcome...

HyperRogue

Open world, Exploration, Procedural generation

Game released: Linux → 16 January 2015

Steam: 97/100

A puzzle roguelike built around tactical positioning unfolds on a hyperbolic plane, where the world’s geometry affects movement and exploration. A...

Monster Crown

Japanese role-playing game, Exploration, Role-playing game

Game released: Linux → 12 October 2021

Steam: 65/100

A role-playing game about exploring the dark Crown Island, threatened by a power-hungry young woman. The player makes pacts with monsters, offering...

Night in the Woods

Arcade, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Adventure, Exploration

Game released: Linux → 21 February 2017

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 87/100

Night in the Woods is an arcade side-scrolling indie platformer. The game tells the story of a twenty-year-old cat who was expelled from college for...

Aerofly FS 4 Flight Simulator

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...

Exploration

Best Games in the Exploration genre for Linux