Historical for Linux — top best games in the Historical genre

Sid Meier's Civilization 7 - a game in the Historical genre

Strategy, Online, Historical, Turn-based, Cooperative (co-op), Grand strategy, City Building

Game released: Linux → 11 February 2025

VGTimes: 8.0/10

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 51/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Continuation of the legendary series of turn-based strategies. Players rule as one of the many legendary leaders in world history. At the beginning, the player also...

Sid Meier's Civilization 6

Strategy, Business / Management, Isometric, Turn-based, Online, Historical

Game released: Linux → 21 October 2016

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 87/100

Sid Meier's Civilization 6 is a management strategy game with turn-based battles and an isometric camera view. Cities in the new game of the famous series expand...

Crusader Kings 3

Strategy, Simulation, In real time, Top-down view, Historical, Medieval era, Grand strategy

Game released: Linux → 1 September 2020

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Crusader Kings 3 is the latest installment in Paradox’s series of grand strategy games set in the Middle Ages. The game was created with the historically accurate...

Hearts of Iron 4

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Historical, Tactics, Grand strategy

Game released: Linux → 6 June 2016

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Hearts of Iron 4 is a historical top-down real-time tactical strategy game. The player is given the opportunity to fully manage an individual state, its diplomacy...

Victoria 3

Strategy, Online, In real time, Top-down view, Historical, Grand strategy, Simulation

Game released: Linux → 25 October 2022

Players: 6.9/10

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Victoria 3 is a continuation of the exciting global real-time strategy, where you have to rule states and lead one of them to world domination through diplomacy...

Cossacks 3

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Historical, Online

Game released: Linux → 20 September 2016

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 63/100

Cossacks 3 is a continuation of the legendary real-time strategy from the developers from the GSC Game World studio. In the sequel, the artificial intelligence of...

Total War: Three Kingdoms

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical, Turn-based, Grand strategy

Game released: Linux → 23 May 2019

Players: 8/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Total War: Three Kingdoms is a new large-scale historical strategy from the Total War series. The game will take you to Ancient China during the era of the Three...

Albion Online

Role-playing game, MMO, Isometric, Historical, Free game, Open world

Game released: Linux → 16 May 2018

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Albion Online is a free-to-play, isometric camera-based, multiplayer role-playing game set in a medieval setting that is the spiritual successor to Ultima Online. A...

Men of War 2

Strategy, Tactics, Isometric, In real time, Historical, Tanks, Action, Online, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Linux → 15 May 2024

Players: 7/10

Steam: 64/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Continuation of a series of historical strategies known in the CIS under the name “Behind Enemy Lines.” The events of the game again take place on the battlefields...

Total War: Empire

Strategy, Warships / Submarines, In real time, Third-person view, Historical, Turn-based, Grand strategy

Game released: Linux → 9 December 2014

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 97/100

The events take place in the era of the 18th century, when the world was engulfed in large-scale wars, colonial ambitions and revolutions. The player takes control...

Medal of Honor: Allied Assault

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Historical

Game released: Linux → January 2004

Players: 6.9/10

Metacritic: 91/100

Medal of Honor: Allied Assault is a first-person shooter. The game begins in North Africa on November 7, 1942. Immediately after landing in Algiers, a special group...

Company of Heroes 2

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Historical

Game released: Linux → 25 June 2013

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Company of Heroes 2 is a continuation of the historical real-time strategy with an isometric camera view, which will allow you to take part in a large-scale...

Sudden Strike 4

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Historical, Tactics

Game released: Linux → 11 August 2017

Players: 8/10

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 67/100

Sudden Strike 4 is a sequel to the popular real-time strategy game set in World War II known as "Confrontation." You will find new graphics, increased scale of...

Medieval 2: Total War

Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Historical, Turn-based, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Linux → 15 November 2006

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 88/100

Medieval 2: Total War is a continuation of one of the best global historical strategies, released in 2002. In the game you have to lead your army and try to conquer...

Crusader Kings 2

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Historical, Free game, Grand strategy, Medieval era

Game released: Linux → 14 February 2012

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Crusader Kings 2 is a free-to-play sequel to the global real-time strategy game. Like the first part, Crusader Kings 2 simulates the system of feudal relations in...

Crusader Kings 3: Silk & Silver

Role-playing game, Strategy, Simulation, DLC, Top-down view, Historical, Medieval era, Grand strategy

Game in development: Linux → 17 November 2026

An expansion for the medieval grand strategy game that introduces a new form of government: merchant rule. At the head of a landless merchant family's trading...

Tannenberg

Online, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Historical, Horror

Game released: Linux → 13 February 2019

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 86/100

Tannenberg is a standalone add-on for the multiplayer third-person shooter about the First World War Verdun. The game will focus on the events of the Eastern Front...

Total War: Shogun 2

Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Historical, Turn-based, Grand strategy

Game released: Linux → 15 March 2011

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 90/100

Total War: Shogun 2 is a global strategy with turn-based movements on a global map and real-time battles. The end of the 19th century became a turning point in...

Europa Universalis 4

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Grand strategy, Historical

Game released: Linux → 13 August 2013

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 87/100

Europa Universalis 4 is a top-down global real-time strategy game. The game takes place in the period from the Late Middle Ages to the era of the Napoleonic Wars...

Total War: Attila

Strategy, In real time, Historical, Turn-based, Tactics, Grand strategy

Game released: Linux → 17 February 2015

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Total War: Attila is a continuation of the historical strategy with real-time battles and turn-based movements on the global map. The game tells the story of the...

Old World

Strategy, Historical, Turn-based, Tactics, Simulation, Grand strategy

Game released: Linux → 19 May 2022

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Old World is a turn-based global strategy game that will allow you to create the greatest dynasties in world history. Mohawk Games is led by gaming industry...

Crusader Kings 3: Northern Lords

DLC, Strategy, In real time, Simulation, Historical, Top-down view, Role-playing game

Game released: Linux → 16 March 2021

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 63/100

Crusader Kings 3: Northern Lords is an expansion for the real-time global strategy game that will delight with new events and delve deeper into Scandinavian...

Imperator: Rome

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Historical, Grand strategy, Simulation

Game released: Linux → 25 April 2019

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 67/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Imperator: Rome is a global strategy from the creators of the Europa Universalis series, in which you will take control of one of the great empires of the...

Verdun

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Historical, Cooperative (co-op), MMO

Game released: Linux → 28 April 2015

Players: 6.7/10

Steam: 88/100

Verdun is an online first-person shooter set in the First World War. Realistic gameplay awaits you, allowing you to feel the horror of war. The game features...

Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged

Adventure, Detective, Indie, Point & Click, Historical

Game released: Linux → 19 September 2024

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 84/100

A remaster of the original 1996 adventure Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars. The game received improved graphics and support for 4K resolution. The main...

We. The Revolution

Role-playing game, Simulation, Strategy, Adventure, Indie, Historical

Game released: Linux → 21 March 2019

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 69/100

Metacritic: 75/100

We. The Revolution is a unique adventure strategy with role-playing elements, where you will try on the role of a judge of the Revolutionary Tribunal during the...

Wargame: Red Dragon

Action, Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Historical, Tactics, Online

Game released: Linux → 17 April 2014

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Wargame: Red Dragon is a real-time tactical strategy game with an isometric camera view. The plot of the game tells about the confrontation between Western...

Broken Lines

Role-playing game, Isometric, Historical, Turn-based, Indie, Tactics, Strategy

Game released: Linux → 25 February 2020

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Broken Lines is a tactical turn-based strategy with RPG elements and an isometric camera view. Set during World War II, the game follows a group of eight soldiers...

Isonzo

Action, Shooter, Online, First-person view, Historical, Simulation, Indie, MMO

Game released: Linux → 13 September 2022

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Isonzo is a multiplayer first-person shooter from the creators of Tannenberg and Verdun. The game takes place in the Alps during World War I. You will head to...

Company of Heroes 2: Ardennes Assault

Action, Strategy, DLC, In real time, Isometric, Historical, Tactics, Online

Game released: Linux → 17 November 2014

Players: 10/10

Steam: 41/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Company of Heroes 2: Ardennes Assault is a standalone add-on for the historical real-time strategy Company of Heroes 2. The Ardennes Operation was an offensive...

9 Monkeys of Shaolin

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Historical, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Third-person view

Game released: Linux → 16 October 2020

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 71/100

9 Monkeys of Shaolin is a side-scrolling co-op arcade action game from the creators of Redeemer. Expect thrilling gameplay based on the techniques of the ancient...

Total War: Three Kingdoms - Reign of Blood

Strategy, DLC, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical, Turn-based, Action

Game released: Linux → 27 June 2019

Players: 10/10

Steam: 28/100

Total War: Three Kingdoms — Reign of Blood is an add-on for a large-scale historical strategy from the Total War series. The add-on adds bloody effects...

Hearts of Iron 4: Thunder at our Gates

Strategy, DLC, In real time, Top-down view, Historical, Grand strategy

Game released: Linux → 11 June 2026

Players: 9/10

Steam: 26/100

A large expansion that enhances strategic management capabilities during the Second World War. New command mechanics, fleet development, and unique national...

Europa Universalis 4: King of Kings

DLC, Medieval era, Strategy, Grand strategy, Historical, In real time, Simulation

Game released: Linux → 6 November 2023

Steam: 57/100

Ancient empires prevent the Ottomans from occupying Asia and North Africa. The addition is dedicated to Cairo, Constantinople and Isfahan. The game has a historical...

Sid Meier's Colonization

Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, Top-down view, Historical, Turn-based, Adventure

Game released: Linux → 9 October 2014

Players: 10/10

Steam: 96/100

This turn-based strategy game follows the colonization of the New World, with the player leading one of four European powers and establishing settlements in newly...

Battle of Empires: 1914-1918

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Tactics, Historical, Action

Game released: Linux → 22 July 2015

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 68/100

This real-time tactical strategy game depicts battles of the First World War through story campaigns and multiplayer combat. Missions feature trench fighting...

Predynastic Egypt

Strategy, Business / Management, Historical, Turn-based, Indie, Simulation

Game released: Linux → 10 October 2016

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 91/100

Predynastic Egypt is a historical turn-based strategy game with management elements. You will take control of an ancient Egyptian tribe. You have to guide him...

Cossacks 3: The Golden Age

Strategy, DLC, In real time, Isometric, Historical, Online

Game released: Linux → 24 August 2017

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 71/100

Cossacks 3: The Golden Age is an add-on for the real-world strategy Cossacks 3, featuring a new multiplayer mode “Historical Battle” for eight players and a...

This War of Mine: Final Cut

Action, Historical, Business / Management, Strategy, Adventure, Indie, Side view, Simulation, Survival

Game released: Linux → 14 November 2019

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 82/100

This War of Mine: Final Cut — an enhanced and complete edition of the atmospheric adventure with survival elements and a side view. The package includes an expanded...

Windward

Role-playing game, Action, Warships / Submarines, Historical, Indie, Sandbox, Adventure

Game released: Linux → 12 May 2015

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 61/100

Windward is an action sandbox about sailing a ship through a procedurally generated world shaped by growing towns, trade, and conflict. Each voyage unfolds...

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Best Games in the Historical genre for Linux