The Best Adventure point-and-click Games for Linux

Update, : Lucy Dreaming added at rank #30.
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Grim Fandango Remastered (2015)

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Grim Fandango is a stylish and humorous adventure game with sharp dialogue set in the afterlife. Explore a playful world of travel-agent skeletons, biting birds, and giant cat races while navigating through a complex plot with intriguing themes of revenge and redemption. With visually impressive graphics and amazing audio tracks, this game is a must-play for adventure game fans and those looking for a great story.


Pros:
  • Compelling story
  • Visually impressive graphics
  • Amazing audio tracks
Cons:
  • Tricky puzzles

  • point-and-click
  • adventure
  • puzzle
  • classic
  • inventory
  • conspiracy
  • calaca
  • bebop
  • comedy
  • funny
  • old-school
  • noir
  • big
  • graphic
  • story

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Return to Monkey Island (2022)

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Join Guybrush Threepwood on an adventure in the Monkey Island series with Return to Monkey Island. Experience an intuitive design with puzzles that are tricky yet solvable, self-referential humour, familiar music with a modern edge and voice acting from the original cast. Enjoy accessibility features like subtitles, level adjustments and post-credit sequences.


Pros:
  • Intuitive design
  • Puzzles are tricky yet solvable
  • Self-referential humour
  • Familiar music with a modern edge
  • Voice acting from original cast
  • Accessibility features available such as subtitles
  • Level adjustments and post-credit sequences
Cons:
  • Art style may be off-putting for some players
  • Colour blind players may not benefit from all of the accessibility features
  • No insult-based combat as in previous titles

  • point-and-click
  • adventure
  • puzzle
  • pirates
  • inventory
  • classic
  • funny

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Primordia (2016)

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Life has ceased. Man is but a myth. And now, even the machines have begun to fail. Lead Horatio Nullbuilt and his sarcastic sidekick Crispin on a journey through the crumbling world of Primordia, facing malfunctioning robots, ancient secrets, and an implacable, power-hungry foe.


Pros:
  • Engaging storytelling and memorable characters
  • Excellent voice acting and sound design
  • Deep and thought-provoking backstory
  • Challenging but fair puzzles
  • Multiple endings to discover
Cons:
  • Some puzzles may be too difficult
  • Art style may not appeal to everyone's taste

  • point-and-click
  • post-apocalyptic
  • robots
  • adventure
  • sci-fi
  • puzzle
  • cyberpunk
  • inventory
  • old-school

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Beyond a Steel Sky (2020)

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Beyond a Steel Sky is a thrilling cyberpunk adventure game with engaging puzzles and a fast-paced narrative that will keep you hooked. Follow Robert Foster as he tries to rescue a kidnapped child in Union City, a futuristic utopia controlled by an altruistic AI. The game features a beautifully detailed comic-book style world and plenty of humor. Unravel dark conspiracies and defeat a terrifying antagonist in this innovative and exciting adventure!


Pros:
  • Engaging storyline and characters
  • Built-in hints system
  • Great setting and world design
  • Innovative puzzle mechanics
  • Plenty of humor and nostalgia nods
Cons:
  • Controlling the character is clunky
  • Hacking can be repetitive
  • Lack of puzzle diversity
  • Story can be simplistic with bad pace
  • Cutscenes are too long and boring

  • cyberpunk
  • point-and-click
  • adventure
  • puzzle
  • dystopian
  • narrative
  • classic
  • sci-fi
  • thriller
  • futuristic
  • third-person
  • hacking
  • mystery
  • cult
  • inventory

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Day of the Tentacle Remastered (2016)

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Day of the Tentacle Remastered is a classic adventure game where you travel through time to save the world from a purple tentacle. With great characters, zany puzzles, and updated graphics and UI, this game is a must-play for adventure game fans. The remastered version includes extras like commentary and the original Maniac Mansion game, making it a well-rounded package.


Pros:
  • Great characters and writing
  • Time-travel puzzles
  • Updated graphics and UI
  • Extras like commentary and Maniac Mansion game
Cons:
  • May leave you stumped at times
  • Long loading times and occasional freezes

  • adventure
  • puzzle
  • point-and-click
  • classic
  • inventory
  • funny
  • graphic
  • cult
  • mind-bending
  • comedy

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Full Throttle Remastered (2017)

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Full Throttle Remastered is a point-and-click adventure game that follows the story of Ben, the leader of the Polecats, as he tries to save Corley Motors from a corporate scandal.Full Throttle Remastered is still an easy choice for fans of the original and gamers looking for a fun, quick adventure to play through.


Pros:
  • Retains the entire original story
  • Upgraded visuals, sound, and controller support
  • Includes over 100 concept art pictures and audio commentary from key developers
  • Offers non-point and click moments of gameplay, including motorcycle combat
Cons:
  • Dated gameplay
  • Short length of three to five hours

  • point-and-click
  • adventure
  • puzzle
  • graphic
  • classic
  • pixel
  • inventory
  • interactive

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Pajama Sam 2: Thunder And Lightning Aren't So Frightening (2022)

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Join Pajama Sam, the world's youngest superhero as he journeys to World Wide Weather, the storm-stirring factory in the sky!


  • point-and-click
  • adventure
  • superhero
  • nostalgia
  • family-friendly
  • casual
  • education
  • puzzle
  • crossover
  • skill
  • board-game

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Pajama Sam: No Need to Hide When It's Dark Outside (2022)

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There's no reason to be afraid of the dark. Fed up with his fear of the dark, Sam transforms himself into Pajama Sam - world's youngest superhero and resolves to confront Darkness! With help from King the mine car, Otto the boat, and a host of fascinating characters.


  • nostalgia
  • point-and-click
  • superhero
  • adventure
  • family-friendly
  • education
  • casual

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Pajama Sam 3: You Are What You Eat from Your Head to Your Feet (2021)

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Pajama Sam chases down some snickering cookies, only to find himself in the midst of a food squabble!


  • adventure
  • education
  • pint-sized
  • point-and-click
  • superhero
  • family-friendly
  • casual
  • skill

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Blackwell Convergence (2014)

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The third game in the Blackwell series


  • point-and-click
  • adventure
  • adventure 
  • mystery
  • puzzle
  • supernatural
  • graphic
  • inventory

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