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Best Games in the Exploration genre for Linux (Game released)

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Chernobyl: Origins - a game in the Exploration genre
Chernobyl: Origins
Adventure, Survival horror, Exploration, Visual novel, Survival, Horror
Game released: Linux → 28 April 2023
Players: 7/10
Steam: 85/100
The events of the game take place in 1986 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. The main character is a scientist from a secret laboratory located in the depths of...
Swordhaven: Iron Conspiracy - a game in the Exploration genre
Swordhaven: Iron Conspiracy
Role-playing game, Isometric, Turn-based, Tactics, Open world, Fantasy, Adventure, Exploration
Game released: Linux → 16 December 2025
Players: 8.3/10
Steam: 75/100
A turn-based role-playing game about a wanderer traveling through the lands of New Draconia. One day, a mysterious artifact falls into the hands of the hero, which...
Targeted –10 Days - a game in the Exploration genre
Targeted –10 Days
Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Exploration, Hidden Objects, Walking Simulator
Game released: Linux → 14 August 2024
Steam: 100/100
The game offers you the chance to feel like a former mafia member who is about to testify against the Don. The hero becomes a target, so before each trip, he must...
Catmaze - a game in the Exploration genre
Catmaze
Metroidvania, Platformer, Action, Adventure, Role-playing game, Exploration, Fantasy, Anime / Manga, Side view
Game released: Linux → 25 May 2018
Players: 10/10
Steam: 83/100
Catmaze is an action adventure game in the Metroidvania genre with elements of anime and fantasy. Cats have always been the link between the worlds of Yav and Navi...
Blue Wednesday - a game in the Exploration genre
Blue Wednesday
Side view, Visual novel, Music game, Adventure, Exploration
Game released: Linux → 28 August 2023
Players: 10/10
Steam: 85/100
A game about a boy named Morris. The main character plays the piano and walks around the city, where he communicates with various characters. There are many...
Maseylia: Echoes of the Past - a game in the Exploration genre
Maseylia: Echoes of the Past
Action, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Indie, Metroidvania, Exploration, Parkour
Game released: Linux → 19 June 2026
Players: 1/10
Steam: 79/100
An adventurous action metroidvania built around exploration, freedom of movement, and the discovery of forgotten secrets in a vast interconnected world. Each new...
Jotunn - Day of Judgement - a game in the Exploration genre
Jotunn - Day of Judgement
Action, Adventure, Horror, Stealth, First-person view, Indie, Free game, Exploration, Fantasy, Casual game, Walking Simulator
Game released: Linux → 28 October 2022
Steam: 86/100
Jotunn — Day of Judgment is a free first-person horror game with exploration elements, in which the goal is to escape from the mysterious Scandinavian forest...
Fear the Spotlight - a game in the Exploration genre
Fear the Spotlight
Adventure, Survival horror, Third-person view, Stealth, Exploration, Action, Old school, Puzzle
Game released: Linux → 22 October 2024
Steam: 96/100
Metacritic: 78/100
The main character Vivian, together with her friend Amy, decides to have a seance at Sunnyside School, but the situation gets out of control. Vivian finds herself...
Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight - a game in the Exploration genre
Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight
Action, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Metroidvania, Exploration
Game released: Linux → 4 March 2016
Players: 9.3/10
Steam: 92/100
Metacritic: 76/100
Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight is a side-scrolling action platformer. You have to go explore the dark lands where the curse has fallen. Evil is penetrating...
Vagrus - The Riven Realms - a game in the Exploration genre
Vagrus - The Riven Realms
Role-playing game, Adventure, Turn-based, Open world, Fantasy, Exploration
Game released: Linux → 5 October 2021
Steam: 84/100
A role-playing game focused on storytelling, exploring an open world, and strategic management. At the center of the story is the vagrus — the leader of a caravan...
Monster Sanctuary - a game in the Exploration genre
Monster Sanctuary
Adventure, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Indie, Metroidvania, Exploration
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...
Flats Full of Cats - a game in the Exploration genre
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 locations related to...
the static speaks my name - a game in the Exploration genre
the static speaks my name
Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Free game, Exploration, Indie
Game released: Linux → 10 August 2015
Steam: 81/100
A short psychological adventure from the first person. The game tells the story of a man's last night, obsessed with a painting of two palm trees. He spends time in...
EPONYMOUS - a game in the Exploration genre
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 doors. At the same...
Kona 2: Brume - a game in the Exploration genre
Kona 2: Brume
Adventure, First-person view, Indie, Exploration, Detective, Walking Simulator
Game released: Linux → 18 October 2023
Players: 8.6/10
Steam: 80/100
The game takes place in Canada in 1970. A certain haze cut off a small mining village from the whole world. Private detective Karl Faber is trying to understand its...
Blossom Tales 2: The Minotaur Prince - a game in the Exploration genre
Blossom Tales 2: The Minotaur Prince
Exploration, Slasher, Adventure, Top-down view, Remake, Role-playing game, Action, Fantasy
Game released: Linux → 16 August 2022
Steam: 90/100
Metacritic: 77/100
Blossom Tales 2: The Minotaur Prince is a top-down retro action-adventure game with RPG elements. Several centuries have passed since the events of The Sleeping...
Eagle Island - a game in the Exploration genre
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...
Airscape - The Fall of Gravity - a game in the Exploration genre
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 on a skybound...
Deep Space Corridor - a game in the Exploration genre
Deep Space Corridor
Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Science fiction, Mysticism / Supernatural, Walking Simulator, Exploration
Game released: Linux → 3 April 2026
Players: 5.5/10
Steam: 80/100
Atmospheric horror about the search for anomalies, unfolding in the confined corridors of a mysterious space station. The story begins with the awakening in the...
ENA: Dream BBQ - a game in the Exploration genre
ENA: Dream BBQ
Adventure, First-person view, Free game, Comedy, Exploration, Walking Simulator
Game released: Linux → 26 March 2025
Players: 10/10
Steam: 98/100
A surreal adventure that expands the ENA universe in an interactive format. Ena embarks on a quest to find the mysterious Boss, around whom the ambitions and...
Dreaming Isles - a game in the Exploration genre
Dreaming Isles
Top-down view, Exploration, Dungeons, Crafting, Farm Simulator
Game released: Linux → 13 January 2025
Steam: 51/100
Tube farm simulator in the spirit of Stardew Valley. As you progress, you can join pirates, participate in sea battles, restore world trade, learn magic, explore...
Proteus - a game in the Exploration genre
Proteus
Arcade, First-person view, Indie, Exploration, Walking Simulator
Game released: Linux → 8 April 2013
Steam: 82/100
Metacritic: 76/100
This first-person exploration game takes place on dreamlike islands where the surroundings shape the soundtrack. The procedurally generated islands are home to...
Avorion - a game in the Exploration genre
Avorion
Simulation, Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Sandbox, Exploration, Construction
Game released: Linux → 9 March 2020
Players: 9.3/10
Steam: 89/100
This cooperative space sandbox follows an expedition across a galaxy divided by a cataclysm. A ring of torn hyperspace fabric blocks access to its center, where the...
Paleo Pines - a game in the Exploration genre
Paleo Pines
Action, Third-person view, Farm Simulator, Exploration, Casual game, Adventure, Indie
Game released: Linux → 26 September 2023
Players: 8.9/10
Steam: 84/100
Metacritic: 69/100
The game takes place on a colorful island where kind dinosaurs and eccentric people live. Together with their faithful companion, the dinosaur Lucky, players...
MewnBase - a game in the Exploration genre
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 player explores...
InnerSpace - a game in the Exploration genre
InnerSpace
Adventure, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Post-apocalyptic, Exploration, Indie
Game released: Linux → 16 January 2018
Players: 6.4/10
Steam: 64/100
Metacritic: 65/100
InnerSpace is a post-apocalyptic atmospheric adventure with a third-person view. The game will take you to a destroyed world, which, unlike the Fallout series, is...
Pathway - a game in the Exploration genre
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...
Toziuha Night: Order of the Alchemists - a game in the Exploration genre
Toziuha Night: Order of the Alchemists
Action, Platformer, Anime / Manga, Side view, Fantasy, Metroidvania, Exploration
Game released: Linux → 27 October 2025
Players: 8.5/10
Steam: 79/100
The game is about an alchemist named Cassandria, who uses an iron whip and her knowledge to fight formidable demons. Various chemical elements can be used to...
Isle of Jura - a game in the Exploration genre
Isle of Jura
Simulation, Hunting / Fishing, Third-person view, Indie, Casual game, Exploration, Walking Simulator
Game released: Linux → 11 February 2022
Players: 6.8/10
Steam: 77/100
The fishing simulator, where players in the role of a girl named Jura are exploring a beautiful island, looking for artifacts, communicate with local residents and...
Abandon Ship - a game in the Exploration genre
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...
Universe For Sale - a game in the Exploration genre
Universe For Sale
Puzzle, Adventure, Exploration, Science fiction, Indie, Comics, Point & Click, Visual novel
Game released: Linux → 16 November 2023
Steam: 91/100
A hand-drawn adventure set on an empty space station nestled in the clouds of Jupiter. You need to meet unusual local residents and reveal their secrets of survival...
Dreaming Sarah - a game in the Exploration genre
Dreaming Sarah
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...
Residual - a game in the Exploration genre
Residual
Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Survival, Exploration, Action
Game released: Linux → 9 September 2021
Steam: 66/100
A lonely explorer makes an emergency landing on a strange planet that holds an ancient secret. The character explores a procedurally generated world, gathers food...
A Game About Chopping Trees - a game in the Exploration genre
A Game About Chopping Trees
Simulation, First-person view, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game, Exploration
Game released: Linux → 15 July 2026
Players: 7.2/10
Steam: 85/100
A meditative simulator of a lumberjack, dedicated to peaceful walks through the endless forest and leisurely wood harvesting. There are no timers, tense challenges...
Anima: Gate of Memories - a game in the Exploration genre
Anima: Gate of Memories
Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Exploration
Game released: Linux → 3 June 2016
Players: 6.4/10
Steam: 69/100
Metacritic: 62/100
Anima: Gate of Memories is an action role-playing game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. The game will tell a story about the relationship between a...
Moon Hunters - a game in the Exploration genre
Moon Hunters
Role-playing game, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op), Slasher, Dungeons, Exploration
Game released: Linux → 10 March 2016
Players: 6.8/10
Steam: 77/100
Metacritic: 62/100
Moon Hunters is a top-down cooperative RPG set in a fantasy setting. You have to team up with three friends and go to an ancient world that changes with each new...
Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok - a game in the Exploration genre
Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok
Action, Roguelike, Shooter, Top-down view, Indie, Fantasy, Exploration, Role-playing game
Game released: Linux → 26 April 2024
Players: 6.9/10
Steam: 88/100
After Ragnarok, Yggdrasil, the World Tree, lost almost all of its energy needed to support the Nine Realms. Only a few heroes survived the End of the World...
Kvark - a game in the Exploration genre
Kvark
Action, Shooter, Science fiction, First-person view, Horror, Exploration
Game released: Linux → 3 October 2024
VGTimes: 4.0/10
Players: 9.3/10
Steam: 85/100
The game takes place in a fictional version of the Czech Republic in the 1980s. The main character finds himself in an underground structure, which falls apart as...
The Campsite - a game in the Exploration genre
The Campsite
Free game, Adventure, Puzzle, Old school, Exploration, Comedy, Point & Click
Game released: Linux → 31 January 2025
Steam: 87/100
A free short quest with a retro schedule about the team of adventure seekers, which went to the night forest in search of a mysterious treasure. The night sortie...
Lifeless Planet - a game in the Exploration genre
Lifeless Planet
Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Science fiction, Exploration, Space
Game released: Linux → 6 June 2014
Players: 8.2/10
Steam: 75/100
Metacritic: 59/100
Lifeless Planet is an action-adventure game with a third-person view in a sci-fi setting. The game tells the story of an astronaut who discovers an abandoned Soviet...
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