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Statuses
Best Games in the Exploration genre for Linux
Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Space, Science fiction, Puzzle, Horror, Exploration, Indie
Game released: Linux → 20 February 2018
Players:
7.2/10
Steam:
86/100
Metacritic:
66/100
The game takes place on board a spaceship. The plot tells about the distant future, when a group of researchers decided to find out what is beyond...
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...
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...
Role-playing game, First-person view, Third-person view, Survival, Open world, Zombies, Sandbox, Exploration
Game in development: Linux → 2026
Anticipation Rating:
10/10
A role-playing action game about survival in an open world, destroyed by the RHAB-14 virus, in which civilization disappeared in just a few weeks...
Strategy, Adventure, In real time, Business / Management, Indie, Side view, Casual game, Exploration
Game released: Linux → 17 April 2020
Players:
9.3/10
Steam:
87/100
Merchant of the Skies is a real-time management strategy with a side view. In the game, you will act as the captain of an airship, who will have to...
Simulation, Hunting / Fishing, Third-person view, Indie, Casual game, Exploration, Walking Simulator
Game released: Linux → 11 February 2022
Players:
6.8/10
Steam:
76/100
The fishing simulator, where players in the role of a girl named Jura are exploring a beautiful island, looking for artifacts, communicate with local...
Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, Hunting / Fishing, First-person view, Combat robots, Mysticism / Supernatural, Exploration
Game in development: Linux → 2026
Anticipation Rating:
8.2/10
What Lives Below is a first-person action-adventure game about sea monster hunters. In the game, a lone fisherman will have to face giant underwater...
Role-playing game, Action, Top-down view, Cooperative (co-op), Dungeons, Exploration, Open world, Fantasy, Old school
Early Access: Linux → 15 January 2025
Players:
8.4/10
Steam:
85/100
Old school RPG action with pixel graphics. The world of Eratiat is open for exploration: ancient ruins, mysterious catacombs and hidden treasures...
Role-playing game, Strategy, Business / Management, Futurism (Future), Tactics, Turn-based, Exploration, Space, Indie
Game released: Linux → 9 September 2016
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
80/100
Metacritic:
71/100
Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander is a management strategy with role-playing elements in a sci-fi setting. You have to take command of an old powerful...
Adventure, Role-playing game, Indie, Turn-based, Tactics, Fantasy, Medieval era, Exploration, Strategy
Game released: Linux → 7 March 2024
Players:
8/10
Steam:
77/100
The game takes place in the world of Zoriya, filled with magic, ancient history, political conspiracies and countless secrets. The outpost is the...
Adventure, Action, Indie, Platformer, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval, Anime / Manga, Role-playing game, Horror, Metroidvania, Exploration
Game released: Linux → 23 August 2019
Steam:
59/100
Metacritic:
62/100
Mable & The Wood is a side-scrolling Metroidvania adventure with horror elements set in a dark fantasy world. The plot tells the story of a...
