Exploration 2019 for Linux — top best games in the Exploration genre

Volcanoids - a game in the Exploration genre

Simulation, Action, First-person view, Steampunk, Crafting, Exploration

Early Access: Linux → 29 January 2019

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 84/100

Volcanoids is an atmospheric survival simulator with a first-person view in a steampunk style. You are about to go on an expedition to an abandoned island that was...

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: 82/100

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 through the gloomy...

Supraland

Action, Shooter, Platformer, First-person view, Puzzle, Exploration, Metroidvania, Adventure

Game released: Linux → 5 April 2019

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 95/100

Supraland is an exciting action platformer with a first-person view. In the game you have to solve fun puzzles, explore the environment, find secrets and fight...

Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition

Role-playing game, Adventure, Top-down view, Indie, Steampunk, Exploration

Game released: Linux → 31 January 2019

Players: 10/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 87/100

Adventure role-playing game, which is a direct sequel to Sunless Sea. The setting is not murky water-filled spaces like in Sunless Sea, but the sunlit sky. The...

Pathway

Strategy, Top-down view, Turn-based, Tactics, Roguelike, Exploration, Role-playing game

Game released: Linux → 11 April 2019

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Pathway is an amazing tactical strategy game with turn-based combat and a top-down view. The events of the game will take you to 1936, when German military...

Yuppie Psycho

Indie, Adventure, Horror, Stealth, Top-down view, Puzzle, Exploration

Game released: Linux → 25 April 2019

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Yuppie Psycho is an adventure horror game with stealth elements and a top-down view. The game takes place in a dystopian world from the 90s, where in the role of...

Monster Sanctuary

Adventure, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Indie, Metroidvania, Exploration

Early Access: Linux → 28 August 2019; Game released: Linux → 8 December 2020

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Monster Sanctuary is a side-scrolling pixel Metroidvania in a fantasy setting, in which you become monster trainers and can fight in 3v3 tactical battles...

A Short Hike

Adventure, Indie, Logic, Arcade, Exploration

Game released: Linux → 30 July 2019

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 99/100

Metacritic: 85/100

A Short Hike is an adventure arcade game with a top-down view. The game will take you to the expanses of the colorful mountains of Hawk Peak Provincial Park. You...

Quest Hunter

Role-playing game, Puzzle, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Cooperative (co-op), Exploration

Game released: Linux → 8 March 2019

Players: 10/10

Steam: 79/100

Quest Hunter is an action-adventure action RPG with an isometric camera view in a fantasy setting. The game takes place in the Dark World, where fire and a shovel...

Abandon Ship

Strategy, Adventure, Business / Management, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Roguelike, Exploration, Open world, Survival

Game released: Linux → 22 October 2019

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 71/100

Abandon Ship is an adventure roguelike with management strategy elements. You will take control of a ship and crew and go explore a diverse and procedurally...

Eagle Island

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Puzzle, Roguelike, Side view, Exploration, Mini-game / browser-based

Game released: Linux → 11 July 2019

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 75/100

Eagle Island is a hardcore side-scrolling action platformer. Discover the birdlife of Eagle Island with Quil and his faithful owl companion Koji. You'll explore...

Mable & The Wood

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 mysterious girl named...

Anodyne 2: Return to Dust

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Indie, Exploration

Game released: Linux → 12 August 2019

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 94/100

Anodyne 2: Return to Dust is a continuation of the action-adventure Anodyne. You take on the role of Nova, a nanoscavenger tasked with collecting dangerous nanodust...

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Best Games in the Exploration genre of 2019 for Linux