The Best Adventure open-world Games for Linux

Update : Oppidum added at rank #8.
Here are our 10 Best Adventure open-world Games for Linux:
1

Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption (2018)

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Playstation 5 j Playstation 4 Linux Mac OS Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption is a humorous fantasy role-playing adventure game by Lori and Corey Cole, creators of the acclaimed Quest for Glory series. As the Rogue Shawn O'Conner, players will make friends, explore a haunted castle, and use their Rogue skills for fun and profit.


  • point-and-click
  • dungeon
  • dungeon
  • rpg
  • rpg
  • adventure
  • turn-based
  • adventure
  • turn-based
  • isometric
  • isometric
  • combat
  • combat
  • steampunk
  • steampunk
  • pirates
  • pirates
  • retro
  • stealth
  • retro
  • choices
  • tactical
  • old-school
  • time-management
  • stealth
  • choices
  • tactical
  • old-school
  • story

2

A Short Hike (2019)

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Join Claire on her vacation and take a hike to the top of Hawk Peak in A Short Hike. Meet quirky characters, gather collectibles and uncover secrets across the charming island park. Enjoy the original soundtrack that perfectly captures the game's atmosphere. Don't let the game's title fool you, there's plenty of adventure waiting for you on this short hike.


What we like:
  • Immersive gameplay with a captivating story and charming characters
  • Beautiful pixel art and evocative soundtrack that complement the game's atmosphere perfectly
  • Rich and detailed world with lots of secrets to uncover
  • Short and concise game that provides an enjoyable and fulfilling experience
  • Great value for money
What could be improved:
  • Cumbersome inventory system
  • No map

  • park
  • relaxing
  • exploration
  • cute
  • adventure
  • flight
  • open-world
  • walking-simulator
  • inventory
  • parkour
  • funny
  • nature
  • platform
  • vertical
  • short

3

Shelter 2 (2015)

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Guide a powerful Lynx through vast open landscapes. Give birth to your cubs, raise and strengthen them by mastering your skills for hunting prey. Explore the wild beauty of nature and do everything possible to prepare your family for the vicious entities dwelling on the cold tundra.


  • survival
  • open-world
  • atmospheric
  • simulation
  • cute
  • adventure
  • card
  • nature
  • exploration
  • collectible
  • single-player

4

Pan-Pan (2017)

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Ribbit King is a 2003 sports video game developed by Infinity and Jamsworks and published by Bandai for the Nintendo GameCube[1] and PlayStation 2.[2] The game is based on the fictional sport of Frolf (ケロフ), which is a golf-like game that is played with frogs. The frogs sit on catapults, which the player whacks with a hammer to send the frog flying into the air. It is the successor to Kero Kero King, released only in Japan in 2000 for the PlayStation.


  • plain
  • open-world
  • puzzle
  • adventure
  • exploration
  • open
  • sport
  • story
  • puzzle-adventure
  • isometric

5

Renown (2023)

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Mac OS Linux PC Windows

Renown is a fast paced multiplayer survival experience set in a vast and ever changing medieval world. Players begin with nothing, gather resources, build a kingdom and fight to survive in the hopes of becoming renowned across the land.


  • crafting
  • open-world
  • survival
  • turn-based
  • multiplayer
  • base-building
  • pvp
  • building
  • tactical
  • medieval
  • sandbox
  • mmo
  • hack-and-slash
  • adventure
  • board-game

6

Janosik (2020)

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Janosik is a platform game for the Amiga based on the Polish television show of the same name.


  • 2d
  • metroidvania
  • open-world
  • casual
  • platform
  • hand-drawn
  • pixel
  • adventure
  • arcade
  • action

7

Aure (2025)

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Aure is an open world exploration RPG where you take a role of an adventurer in a large and living fantasy world.

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  • open-world
  • rpg
  • exploration
  • nonlinear
  • character
  • 3d
  • fantasy
  • adventure
  • customization
  • inventory
  • management
  • action-adventure
  • hand-drawn

8

Oppidum (2025)

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Face the challenges of Oppidum, a survival adventure for 1-4 players with a unique story waiting to be unraveled. Build a camp, collect everything a fantastic land can offer, and use it to push forward through the island. A world hanging by a thread needs your help – will you answer the call?

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  • survival
  • crafting
  • cooperative
  • open-world
  • survival-crafting
  • resource-management
  • farming
  • character
  • customization
  • simulation
  • adventure
  • action-adventure
  • stylized
  • narrative
  • exploration

9

AER Memories of Old (2017)

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Transform into a bird and fly to explore and experience a vibrant world of floating islands in the sky. Venture down into lost ancient ruins where each step leads you closer to the end of the world.


  • flight
  • exploration
  • platform
  • relaxing
  • puzzle
  • open-world
  • dungeon
  • atmospheric
  • action-adventure
  • adventure
  • experience
  • story
  • achievements

10

AER (2017)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows Xbox One

Transform into a bird and fly to explore and experience a vibrant world of floating islands in the sky. Venture down into lost ancient ruins where each step leads you closer to the end of the world. AER puts you in the shoes of Auk, a magical shape-shifting girl who can transform between human and bird.


  • relaxing
  • flight
  • open-world
  • exploration
  • atmospheric
  • experience
  • adventure
  • nature
  • puzzle
  • third-person
  • single-player

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