RimWorld is a sci-fi survival simulator on an alien planet with real-time strategy elements and a top-down view. Under your control is a small group...

Dota 2

Role-playing game, Strategy, Hack and slash, In real time, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Free game, MOBA

Game released: Linux → 19 July 2013

Players: 6.2/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 90/100

Dota 2 is a continuation of the legendary team tactical and strategic game with role-playing game elements, in which each player controls one hero...

Victoria 3

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

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...

WorldBox - God Simulator

Strategy, Simulation, God Simulator, In real time, Isometric, Sandbox, Indie

Early Access: Linux → 2 December 2021

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 96/100

WorldBox — God Simulator is a real-time god simulator with indie strategy elements and an isometric view. You can create sheep, wolves, orcs...

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...

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...

Victoria 3: State and Revolution

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

Game released: Linux → 5 November 2026

Steam: 83/100

The expansion focuses on governing the Russian Empire during a period of political upheaval. At its heart are the ruler’s decisions, which affect the...

Stellaris

Strategy, In real time, Futurism (Future), Space, Grand strategy

Game released: Linux → 9 May 2016

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Stellaris is a real-time space strategy game. The local space is procedurally generated, and the local planets are inhabited by different alien...

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...

XCOM 2

Strategy, In real time, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Tactics, Role-playing game

Game released: Linux → 5 February 2016

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 87/100

XCOM 2 is a tactical turn-based strategy set in a futuristic setting and in the XCOM universe. The game continues the storyline of the first part...

Kingdom: Two Crowns

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Tower Defense (Tower Defense), City Building, Construction

Game released: Linux → 11 December 2018

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Kingdom: Two Crowns is a continuation of the pixel management strategy with a side view in a fantasy setting, where the main emphasis is on...

Northgard

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, City Building, Simulation

Game released: Linux → 7 March 2018

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Real-time strategy inspired by Scandinavian mythology and the Viking era. After the discovery of the mysterious continent of Northgard, clans venture...

Tropico 6

Strategy, Simulation, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, City Building

Game released: Linux → 29 March 2019

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Tropico 6 is a continuation of the dictator simulator of a banana republic. This time, the world is in political turmoil — the radio broadcasts that...

Transport Fever 2

Strategy, Flight Simulator, In real time, Business / Management, Trains, Construction, Casual game, Simulation

Game released: Linux → 11 December 2019

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 76/100

The continuation of Transport Fever, in which the player develops a transport system starting from the mid-19th century to the present day. You...

Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire

Role-playing game, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Linux → 8 May 2018

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire is a sequel to the classic isometric RPG with real-time combat. Eothas, the god of light and rebirth, was thought to...

Total War: Warhammer 3

Strategy, Online, In real time, Top-down view, Turn-based, Tactics, Cooperative (co-op), Fantasy, Grand strategy

Game released: Linux → 17 February 2022

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Total War: Warhammer 3 is a continuation of the fantasy strategy with turn-based movements on a global map and real-time battles. Far from the...

Total War: Warhammer 2

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Grand strategy

Game released: Linux → 28 September 2017

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 87/100

Total War: Warhammer 2 is a continuation of the fantasy strategy with turn-based movements on a global map and real-time battles. In the continuation...

Pillars of Eternity

Role-playing game, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Linux → 26 March 2015

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 89/100

This isometric fantasy role-playing game combines world exploration, real-time combat and dungeon delving. In Pillars of Eternity, players create a...

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...

The Universim

Strategy, God Simulator, In real time, Futurism (Future), Sandbox, Casual game, Open world, City Building

Early Access: Linux → 28 August 2018; Game released: Linux → 22 January 2024

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 79/100

A god simulator where you can create your own planets, civilizations and empires. During the course of the game, gamers will have to conduct...

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...

Pathfinder: Kingmaker

Role-playing game, Adventure, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Linux → 25 September 2018

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Pathfinder: Kingmaker is an isometric role-playing game in a fantasy setting, based on the Pathfinder board game. Welcome to the Stolen Lands, a...

Factorio

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Sandbox, Crafting

Early Access: Linux → 25 February 2016; Game released: Linux → 14 August 2020

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 98/100

Metacritic: 90/100

Factorio is a top-down sci-fi management strategy game. You have to prepare an alien planet for comfortable living of earthly inhabitants. You will...

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...

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...

Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun

Strategy, Stealth, In real time, Isometric, Tactics

Game released: Linux → 6 December 2016

Players: 9/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Real-time tactical strategy with stealth elements and an isometric view. The events take place in 17th century Japan, where a group of five heroes...

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...

Desperados 3

Action, Strategy, Adventure, Stealth, In real time, Isometric, Tactics

Game released: Linux → 16 June 2020

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Desperados 3 is the continuation of the popular tactical strategy series Desperados from the creators of Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun. The...

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 3

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Fantasy / Medieval, Tactics, Science fiction, Online

Game released: Linux → 27 April 2017

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 47/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 3 is a continuation of the popular real-time strategy series in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. The game combines the...

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...

Out There

Science fiction, Adventure, Indie, Strategy, In real time, Side view, Top-down view, Roguelike, Space

Game released: Linux → 2 April 2015

Players: 8/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Out There is a fantasy adventure indie roguelike with elements of real-time strategy and a side view. In this game, you play as an astronaut who woke...

Planescape: Torment

Role-playing game, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Linux → 11 April 2017

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 60/100

Metacritic: 91/100

An isometric role-playing game set in the fantasy universe of Planescape, the story follows the Nameless One, a scarred figure who wakes in the city...

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...

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...