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Best Games in the In real time genre for Linux

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Snacktorio

Strategy, Simulation, In real time, Business / Management, Construction, Comedy, Puzzle

Game released: Linux → 4 June 2026

Steam: 89/100

An unusual strategy game about production automation, where building factories combines with cooking and light humor. The world is under threat from an army of...

Infinitode 2 - Infinite Tower Defense

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Free game, Tactics, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Casual game, Construction

Game released: Linux → 30 April 2021

Steam: 88/100

A minimalist strategy in the genre of "tower defense," where protecting the base from endless waves of enemies combines with technology development, resource...

Icewind Dale

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

Game released: Linux → 30 October 2014

Players: 8/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 87/100

Icewind Dale is a fantasy RPG with an isometric view. The game takes place in Icewind Dale — the northern region of Faerun beyond the Spine of the World, in...

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...

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...

Crusader Kings 3: All Under Heaven

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

Game released: Linux → 28 October 2025

Steam: 70/100

The largest expansion Crusader Kings 3 adds new territories, cultures, dynasties, and mechanics inspired by medieval Asia. The expansion opens a new era of power...

Kingdom Rush Origins

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Tactics, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Casual game

Game released: Linux → 18 October 2018

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 94/100

Kingdom Rush Origins is a great continuation of the tower defense game with beautiful hand-drawn graphics, which tells the story of the war of one kingdom with...

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...

Train Valley 2

In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Puzzle, Trains, Logic, Strategy

Early Access: Linux → 29 March 2018; Game released: Linux → 15 April 2019

Players: 6.7/10

Steam: 90/100

Train Valley 2 is a continuation of the railway economic puzzle with an isometric camera view. You have to manage your own railway company and lead it through the...

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...

Sims

Simulation, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric

Game released: Linux → 12 March 2003

Players: 4.8/10

Steam: 73/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Sims is a legendary life simulation game with an isometric camera view. You can create your own virtual people—“Sims.” Move them into a ready-made or custom-built...

Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Tactics, Stealth

Game released: Linux → 16 December 2004

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 66/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood is a real-time tactical strategy game with an isometric camera dedicated to the legendary Robin Hood. England, Anno Domini 1190...

Jagged Alliance: Back in Action

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Tactics, Role-playing game

Game released: Linux → 8 February 2012

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 62/100

Jagged Alliance: Back in Action is a remake of the tactical RPG with turn-based strategy elements from Jagged Alliance 2. You will command a squad of mercenaries...

Empire: Total War - The Warpath Campaign

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

Game released: Linux → 5 October 2009

Players: 5.7/10

Steam: 69/100

An expansion for Total War: Empire that broadens the North American campaign and adds five playable American Indian factions. In the Warpath Campaign, the player...

Door Kickers

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Tactics

Game released: Linux → 20 October 2014

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 83/100

A real-time tactical strategy game about SWAT operations, Door Kickers puts the player in command of a team tasked with reaching hostages before criminals can harm...

Mini Metro

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Logic, Puzzle, Simulation

Game released: Linux → 6 November 2015

Players: 10/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Mini Metro is a real-time management strategy where you can understand all the intricacies of the subway. Your task is simple — to develop a metro scheme in a...

Cities: Skylines - Mass Transit

Strategy, DLC, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Top-down view, Simulation, City Building

Game released: Linux → 18 May 2017

Players: 8/10

Steam: 82/100

Cities: Skylines — Mass Transit is an add-on for the city-planning simulator Cities: Skylines. The add-on introduces many new types of public transport into...

Final Outpost: Definitive

Survival, Strategy, Top-down view, In real time, Zombies, Post-apocalyptic, Business / Management

Game released: Linux → 23 May 2025

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 76/100

A post-apocalyptic pixel game in which the gamer controls a group of survivors and defends themselves from zombies. You need to build a settlement, extract...

DEFCON

Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Tactics, Cooperative (co-op), Indie

Game released: Linux → 22 May 2007

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 84/100

DEFCON is a real-time strategy game simulating global nuclear war during the Cold War. From an underground bunker, a general must destroy the enemy population while...

Lock's Quest

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Role-playing game, Indie

Game released: Linux → 30 May 2017

Steam: 39/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Lock's Quest is a real-time strategy adventure game with an isometric camera view. You will take on the role of a young boy, Lok, who defends his village from the...

Neverwinter Nights (2002)

Role-playing game, In real time, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Sandbox

Game released: Linux → 20 June 2003

Players: 9.6/10

Metacritic: 91/100

Neverwinter Nights (2002) — original script — this is a campaign. It includes about 60 hours of gameplay. Gameplay focuses on developing the player's...

Planetary Annihilation: TITANS

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Online, Science fiction

Game released: Linux → 18 August 2015

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 86/100

This science-fiction real-time strategy game stages large-scale battles between armies across multiple planets. Players command forces on land, at sea, in the air...

Hearts of Iron 4: Together for Victory

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

Game released: Linux → 15 December 2016

Players: 10/10

Hearts of Iron 4: Together for Victory is an addition to the historical top-down real-time strategy Hearts of Iron 4. Events take place around the British...

Black Geyser: Couriers of Darkness

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

Early Access: Linux → 26 August 2021; Game released: Linux → 17 March 2022

Players: 5.2/10

Steam: 74/100

Black Geyser: Couriers of Darkness is a classic party RPG with an isometric camera view in a fantasy setting. The world of Ismerald was struck by the curse of the...

Defense Zone 2

Strategy, Tactics, Action, In real time, Top-down view, Indie, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)

Game released: Linux → 30 May 2014

Players: 3.2/10

Steam: 85/100

Defense Zone 2 is a continuation of the top-down tactical strategy game in the tower defense genre. New interesting levels with even more beautiful graphics and...

Total War: Warhammer 2 - Curse of the Vampire Coast

Strategy, DLC, In real time, Turn-based, Fantasy, Medieval era, Action

Game released: Linux → 8 November 2018

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 83/100

A large expansion dedicated to the Vampire Coast — a faction of the undead that combines pirate romance with dark fantasy. Under the command of legendary admirals...

Two Point Museum: Rides & Relics

Strategy, Simulation, DLC, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Casual game

Game released: Linux → 8 October 2026

Steam: 72/100

The expansion focuses on restoring an abandoned amusement park in Ricketti Gardens. As amusement park experts, players can design mini-rides, including their own...

Columns

Strategy, In real time, Puzzle, Casual game

Game released: Linux → 13 September 2010

Steam: 76/100

Columns is a puzzle game set in ancient Phoenicia, where colorful jewels fall from the top of the playfield. The player matches three or more jewels of the same...

Valhalla Hills

Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie

Game released: Linux → 2 December 2015

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 60/100

Metacritic: 69/100

A strategy and simulation game about Vikings who are denied entry to Valhalla after death. Turned away by Odin, they travel through dangerous mountains toward a...

Hearts of Iron 4: La Resistance

Strategy, Top-down view, In real time, DLC, Simulation

Game released: Linux → 25 February 2020

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 40/100

Hearts of Iron 4: La Resistance is an add-on for the historical real-time strategy game. The game will introduce new opportunities for underground resistance, the...

Despot's Game

Indie, Strategy, In real time, Simulation, Post-apocalyptic, Futurism (Future), Adventure, Roguelike, Tactics

Early Access: Linux → 14 October 2021; Game released: Linux → 29 September 2022

Steam: 82/100

A futuristic post -apocalyptic strategy, where a group of survivors needs to get out of a gloomy labyrinth. The path is full of dangers, but the weapon and...

Atom Zombie Smasher

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Zombies, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Procedural generation

Game released: Linux → 15 March 2011

Players: 9/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 75/100

This real-time strategy game is set during a 1961 zombie apocalypse. Players assemble a band of mercenaries to rescue survivors and launch nuclear missiles from...

OTTTD

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Tactics, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Indie

Game released: Linux → 6 August 2014

Steam: 79/100

OTTTD is an isometric strategy game with elements of a tactical game from developers from SMG Studio. The main publisher of the game is SMG Studio. In some circles...

Starmancer

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Sandbox, Indie, Science fiction

Early Access: Linux → 5 August 2021; Game in development: Linux → 2027

Steam: 61/100

Starmancer is a management strategy game with survival elements and an isometric camera view in a sci-fi setting. The events of the game take place in the distant...

Taking London

Strategy, Online, MMO, In real time, Top-down view, Free game, City Building, Grand strategy

Game released: Linux → 24 April 2025

Steam: 81/100

Multiplayer real-time strategy inspired by classic RTS and reimagined with modern mechanics. The story begins with a young politician who becomes disillusioned with...

Cities in Motion 2

Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Third-person view, Trains

Game released: Linux → 9 January 2014

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 61/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Cities in Motion 2 is a sequel to the classic economic simulator that challenges you to model, build, and maintain an efficient mass transit network between...

Europa Universalis 4: Conquest of Paradise

Strategy, DLC, In real time, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Simulation, Grand strategy

Game released: Linux → 14 January 2014

Steam: 29/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Europa Universalis 4: Conquest of Paradise - The expansion will allow you to send your ships west and discover a new world unlike any you have seen before - for the...

Cities: Skylines - After Dark

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

Game released: Linux → 24 September 2015

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 79/100

After Dark is an add-on for the city-planning simulator Cities: Skylines. It adds day and night cycles to the game. The mayor will need to provide entertainment and...

Cossacks 3: Days of Brilliance

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

Game released: Linux → 13 December 2016

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 78/100

Cossacks 3: The days of splendor - an addition to a strategy in real Cossacks 3, where even more missions, parties to the conflict and time spent in your favorite...

Anomaly: Warzone Earth Mobile Campaign

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Action, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)

Game released: Linux → 6 November 2013

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 92/100

Anomaly: Warzone Earth Mobile Campaign is a continuation of the top-down strategy game in the sci-fi setting of Anomaly: Warzone Earth, which adds 15 new missions...

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