Exploration for Linux — top best games in the Exploration genre / Page 7

Peek a Boo - a game in the Exploration genre

Action, Horror, Indie, Free game, Exploration, Adventure, Point & Click

Game released: Linux → 1 November 2022

Steam: 36/100

Peek a Boo is a free first-person horror adventure about boy scouts who find themselves in a dark house inhabited by a demon. The heroes will have to...

Bilkins' Folly

Adventure, Exploration, Indie, Top-down view, Open world, Puzzle

Game released: Linux → 2 October 2023

Steam: 90/100

The main character is a young adventurer traveling across the islands in search of ancient temples with ruins, treasures and various unusual...

Lorn's Lure

Action, Platformer, Parkour, Adventure, Exploration, First-person view, Horror

Game released: Linux → 20 September 2024

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 86/100

A story-driven retro game with climbing mechanics. You can climb almost any surface using equipment. The main character is an android who leaves his...

Fourmiworld

Platformer, Puzzle, Sandbox, Side view, Exploration, Open world, Adventure, Indie

Game released: Linux → 8 August 2025

Steam: 98/100

A game about an explorer of a strange world revolving around a dying star. Along the way, the girl finds the remains of a lost civilization, meets...

RadSpire

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Free game, Survival, Fantasy, Exploration, Role-playing game, Slasher

Early Access: Linux → 1 May 2026; Game in development: Linux → 2027

Steam: 25/100

An adventure action game focused on survival, set in a post-apocalyptic world where remnants of technology intertwine with unstable magic. The ruined...

MewnBase

Crafting, Exploration, Sandbox

Game released: Linux → 31 October 2023

Steam: 92/100

MewnBase is a 2D exploration and survival game about a space cat stranded on an uncharted, barren planet without enough food or essential gear. The...

FreeCell Quest

Casual game, Exploration, Open world

Game released: Linux → 19 October 2015

Steam: 81/100

FreeCell Quest is a role-playing solitaire game set on the continent of Selvarin, which has fallen under the control of an archmage. A young wizard...

Kairo

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Logic, Indie, Exploration

Game released: Linux → 6 February 2012

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 66/100

This first-person 3D adventure takes place in a lost world of abstract architecture and ancient monuments. The player explores unusual rooms and...

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...

Hot Tin Roof

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Platformer, Indie, Metroidvania, Side view, Exploration

Game released: Linux → 20 February 2015

Steam: 70/100

This noir mystery combines platforming, exploration and Metroidvania elements as private investigator Emma Jones investigates a series of grisly...

Colossal Cave 3D

Adventure, Exploration, Puzzle, Point & Click

Game released: Linux → 20 January 2023

Steam: 90/100

The main character goes on a timeless journey through caves filled with treasures, creatures and challenging puzzles. There are 14 different regions...

The Legend of Lumina

Top-down view, Metroidvania, Indie, Puzzle, Logic, Exploration

Game released: Linux → 9 July 2024

Steam: 97/100

A Sokoban style game with non-linear progression. The gameplay is inspired by early Zelda games, with an emphasis on puzzle solving rather than...

Randy And Teddy Adventure Road

Puzzle, Platformer, Side view, Action, Exploration, Comics

Game released: Linux → 3 September 2021

Steam: 89/100

The main character named Randy and his puppy Teddy go through levels with challenges and puzzles. There are 5 different worlds: training, stone...

Atollo

Top-down view, Arcade, Procedural generation, Exploration, Open world

Game released: Linux → 3 August 2025

Steam: 87/100

A pixel adventure where the player controls a ship. You need to fight enemy ships, meet funny islanders and collect magic eggs to awaken the kraken...

Endless Bounty

Casual game, Point & Click, Exploration

Game released: Linux → 28 July 2020

Steam: 95/100

This point-and-click adventure follows Drok'tar, an orc mercenary searching for his next bounty in the town of Gabranth and its surrounding areas...

Alwa's Legacy

Metroidvania, Exploration, Platformer

Game released: Linux → 17 June 2020

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 80/100

A non-linear adventure with modern retro styling, Alwa's Legacy centers on exploring dangerous dungeons, magical items and ancient secrets. As the...

EPONYMOUS

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

Game released: Linux → 31 October 2017

Steam: 69/100

EPONYMOUS is an action-adventure game with a first-person view in which you have to make your way through various rooms, find a way out and open...

Flats Full of Cats

Puzzle, Indie, Free game, Casual game, Exploration, Hidden Objects, Adventure

Game released: Linux → 3 August 2026

Steam: 97/100

Cozy game in the genre of object search, dedicated to exploring cute apartments filled with fluffy inhabitants. The game features three themed...

Don't Disturb

Side view, Exploration, Point & Click

Game released: Linux → 1 September 2016

Steam: 85/100

This side-scrolling puzzle adventure follows a dog searching the afterlife for its deceased owner. The story draws on traditional Asian views of...

FoxTail

Adventure, Point & Click, Side view, Exploration, Puzzle

Early Access: Linux → 1 March 2018

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 91/100

FoxTail is a pixelated "point and click" adventure game with a side view. The game tells the story of a little fox named Lia, who travels in search...

Mortimer: First Launch

Adventure, Casual game, Third-person view, Exploration, Puzzle, Stealth, Open world, Free game

Game released: Linux → 18 December 2024

Steam: 88/100

An adventure set in a whimsical version of a Florida park located near the Kennedy Space Center. Mortimer the Raccoon explores the world around him...

Deadnaut

Space, Exploration, Survival horror

Game released: Linux → 9 December 2014

Steam: 67/100

This squad-based survival horror game sends a team to explore the derelict ships of extinct civilizations. Five Deadnauts investigate their...

Naev

Space, Exploration, Top-down view

Game released: Linux → 17 July 2017

Steam: 80/100

Naev is a top-down space game about exploring the galaxy, trading, and combat. Players travel between planets and moons, earning money through trade...

Unrest

Role-playing game, Adventure, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Exploration, Visual novel, Walking Simulator

Game released: Linux → 23 July 2014

Steam: 65/100

Metacritic: 65/100

This story-driven role-playing adventure is set in a fantasy interpretation of ancient India, where five ordinary people struggle to survive in the...

LandTraveller

Role-playing game, Action, Top-down view, Sandbox, Indie, Free game, Exploration, Fantasy, Crafting

Game released: Linux → 9 June 2017

Players: 10/10

Steam: 91/100

A hybrid of classic RPG and modern indie sandbox, combining a randomized environment and a hand-built...

Batography

Free game, Adventure, Side view, Exploration, Puzzle, Casual game

Game released: Linux → 29 January 2025

Steam: 97/100

A colorful game about a bat, which went to the adventure to take the perfect photo of the moon. Exploring the city flooded with moonlight, you can...

DOGWALK

Adventure, Puzzle, Walking Simulator, Casual game, Exploration, Top-down view

Game released: Linux → 11 July 2025

Steam: 97/100

A boy and a big adorable dog explore a winter forest. You need to explore locations and collect various items to decorate a snowman. The game...

Airscape - The Fall of Gravity

Exploration, Casual game, Platformer

Game released: Linux → 11 August 2015

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 75/100

This fast-paced action platformer with shifting gravity follows a deep-sea Dumbo octopus kidnapped by a mechanical alien race. The octopus sets out...