Historical for Linux — top best games in the Historical genre

Crusader Kings 3 - a game in the Historical genre

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

Game released: Linux → 1 September 2020

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Crusader Kings 3 is a continuation of the series of global strategies by Paradox about the Middle Ages. When creating it, historically accurate customs and morals...

Sid Meier's Civilization 6

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

Game released: Linux → 21 October 2016

Players: 8.4/10

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...

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...

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...

Sid Meier's Civilization 7

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

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...

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...

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...

FreeCol

Strategy, Business / Management, Isometric, Top-down view, Historical, Turn-based, Sandbox

Game released: Linux → 2 January 2003

Players: 7/10

FreeCol is an isometric strategy game with a mixture of business simulator, historical game and sandbox. FreeCol: The Colonization of America is an alternate title...

Europa Universalis 4

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

Game released: Linux → 13 August 2013

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 87/100

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: 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: 89/100

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Civil War: Battle of Petersburg

Strategy, Historical, Turn-based

Game released: Linux → 9 February 2017

Steam: 82/100

This turn-based tactical strategy game focuses on the fighting around Richmond and Petersburg during the final year of the American Civil War. Players command Union...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

Steam: 92/100

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...

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...

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...

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...

World of Guns: Gun Disassembly

Educational game (Education), Historical, Hunting / Fishing

Game released: Linux → 21 May 2014

Steam: 80/100

This educational 3D simulator explores the workings of historical and modern firearms. World of Guns features pistols, rifles, machine guns and artillery, as well...

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...

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...

Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Historical, Turn-based, Medieval era

Game released: Linux → 3 May 2018

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 69/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia is a spin-off for the Total War series of global historical strategies. The events of the game take place in England in 878...

Attentat 1942

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Historical, Visual novel, Mini-game / browser-based

Game released: Linux → 31 October 2017

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Attentat 1942 is an adventure puzzle game in the "hidden object" genre dedicated to the events of World War II. You will be able to learn more about the Nazi...

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...

Svoboda 1945: Liberation

Adventure, Historical, Visual novel

Game released: Linux → 3 August 2021

Steam: 98/100

The story unfolds in a small village called Svoboda on the Czech-German border, where the main character arrives to investigate a long-standing conflict. However...

Crusader Kings 3: By God Alone

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

Game released: Linux → 30 September 2026

Steam: 47/100

The expansion focuses on the religious side of medieval politics. New mechanics let you gain priestly authority and act independently of secular rulers, govern...

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...

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...

Warfare Legacy Collection

Strategy, Historical, Side view, Tactics, Remake, Casual game, Action

Game released: Linux → 28 April 2025

Steam: 92/100

A combined re-release of the strategies Warfare 1917 and Warfare 1944, complemented by updated graphics, support for full-screen mode and the ability to create...

The Slaughter: Act One

Detective, Adventure, Historical

Game released: Linux → 28 January 2016

Steam: 84/100

This noir detective adventure is set in Victorian London, where private investigator Sydney Emerson takes up the trail of a killer. The case pulls him out of his...

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...

Hearts of Iron 4: Man the Guns

Strategy, DLC, In real time, Historical, Simulation

Game released: Linux → 28 February 2019

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 46/100

Hearts of Iron 4: Man the Guns is an add-on for the historical real-time strategy game. It expands the capabilities of the fleet in Hearts of Iron 4 and adds deeper...

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...

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