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Best Games in the Simulation genre for Linux

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CyberHive - a game in the Simulation genre
CyberHive
Futurism (Future), Simulation, Role-playing game, Strategy, In real time, Adventure, Indie, Anime / Manga, Survival, Space, Business / Management
Game released: Linux → 4 November 2020
Steam: 77/100
CyberHive is a real-time role-playing strategy with elements of science fiction and anime. You are the commander of the Melistara (Star Bee), and you have a swarm...
RPG in a Box - a game in the Simulation genre
RPG in a Box
Educational game (Education), Role-playing game, Isometric, Action, Simulation
Game released: Linux → 11 May 2022
Steam: 93/100
RPG in a Box is a simulator for creating your own role-playing and adventure games in a voxel...
Astral Shipwright - a game in the Simulation genre
Astral Shipwright
Free game, Space, Simulation, Science fiction, Futurism (Future), Business / Management
Game released: Linux → 11 November 2022
Steam: 63/100
A free space simulator about building ships for intergalactic travel. Players take on the role of the captain of a small tugboat who invests in increasingly...
Construction Runner - a game in the Simulation genre
Construction Runner
Free game, Runner, Third-person view, Casual game, Parkour, Platformer, Adventure, Simulation
Game released: Linux → 16 March 2025
Steam: 75/100
Free Runner, in which the player rushes along the construction site, dodging various obstacles. The longer it is possible to hold out, the more points you can earn...
Shallow Space - a game in the Simulation genre
Shallow Space
Strategy, Simulation, Role-playing game
Early Access: Linux → 21 October 2015
Steam: 23/100
A fleet-focused strategy game in which players assemble a taskforce and lead it through missions to exert influence across planetary regions. Resources for building...
Meeple Station - a game in the Simulation genre
Meeple Station
Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Space
Early Access: Linux → 17 January 2019; Game released: Linux → 10 April 2020
Steam: 57/100
Meeple Station is an isometric management simulator set in a sci-fi setting, inspired by the game RimWorld. You will need to build your own space station and...
Guac & Load - a game in the Simulation genre
Guac & Load
Horror, Simulation, First-person view, Indie, Free game, Zombies, Survival, Shooter
Game released: Linux → 25 November 2025; Early Access: Linux → 12 July 2025
Steam: 100/100
The player manages a restaurant where true chaos reigns. You will have to cook dishes in the kitchen, deliver orders to guests, and work at the cash register to...
Metropolisim - a game in the Simulation genre
Metropolisim
Strategy, Simulation, Business / Management, Isometric, Indie
Frozen: Linux → 2020
Anticipation Rating: 10/10
A city-building simulator with an isometric view, where managing a city becomes as exciting as building it. Every decision impacts millions of residents: everyone...
Hacker Evolution - a game in the Simulation genre
Hacker Evolution
Simulation, In real time, Puzzle, Text quest
Game released: Linux → 14 September 2010
Players: 10/10
Steam: 71/100
This hacking simulation and puzzle game follows a former intelligence agent who specializes in computer security. After a chain of events disables the stock market...
Hacker Evolution: Untold - a game in the Simulation genre
Hacker Evolution: Untold
Simulation, Indie
Game released: Linux → 14 September 2010
Steam: 64/100
This hacking simulator is set amid a technological singularity: computers have surpassed humanity in number and processing power, and an unexplained cause has...
Football Manager 2014 - a game in the Simulation genre
Football Manager 2014
Simulation, Strategy, Football, Business / Management, Sports game, Turn-based
Game released: Linux → 30 October 2013
Metacritic: 85/100
Football Manager 2014 is a football management simulator in which you become the manager of a football team and lead it to success. The game has over a thousand...
Democracy 3: Social Engineering - a game in the Simulation genre
Democracy 3: Social Engineering
Strategy, DLC, Business / Management, Turn-based, Simulation, Indie
Game released: Linux → 6 February 2014
Steam: 58/100
An expansion for Democracy 3 focused on subtle ways to influence the population. Rather than relying on broad economic measures, the player introduces campaigns and...
Crusader Kings 2: Rajas of India - a game in the Simulation genre
Crusader Kings 2: Rajas of India
Strategy, DLC, In real time, Top-down view, Role-playing game, Simulation
Game released: Linux → 25 March 2014
Steam: 44/100
Crusader Kings 2: Rajas of India is an addition to the global real-time strategy game that expands the capabilities of government. The expansion expands the map...
Making History: The Great War - a game in the Simulation genre
Making History: The Great War
Strategy, Simulation, Grand strategy
Game released: Linux → 29 January 2015
Steam: 75/100
This turn-based grand strategy game is set during the First World War. The player leads an independent nation, managing its economy, diplomacy, and military, while...
VoidExpanse - a game in the Simulation genre
VoidExpanse
Role-playing game, Simulation, Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Space, Open world
Game released: Linux → 2 April 2015
Steam: 68/100
An open-world, top-down science-fiction action RPG about a spaceship pilot exploring the far reaches of space. The player mines asteroids, trades, completes story...
Among the Heavens - a game in the Simulation genre
Among the Heavens
Casual game, Simulation, Match-3 (Three in a row)
Game released: Linux → 6 November 2015
Steam: 87/100
A casual tavern-management game set in a fantasy world, where two friends, Cid and Markus, set out to restore an old establishment. Playing as Cid, the player...
Sparkle ZERO - a game in the Simulation genre
Sparkle ZERO
Indie, Simulation, Action
Game released: Linux → 14 March 2016
Steam: 52/100
An action-tinged simulation about organisms beginning their evolutionary journey as a spark of life. The player searches for food to grow and change while competing...
Europa Universalis 4: Mare Nostrum - a game in the Simulation genre
Europa Universalis 4: Mare Nostrum
Strategy, DLC, In real time, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Simulation
Game released: Linux → 5 April 2016
Steam: 36/100
Europa Universalis 4: Mare Nostrum is an addition to the global strategy of Europa Universalis 4. In the update, you will have the opportunity to create trade...
BalanCity - a game in the Simulation genre
BalanCity
Simulation, Side view, Indie, Puzzle, Arcade, City Building, Casual game
Game released: Linux → 21 September 2016
Steam: 84/100
BalanCity is a sandbox construction game where you will face the most unusual challenges. As you progress, you will have to protect your buildings from attacks by...
Clouds & Sheep 2 - a game in the Simulation genre
Clouds & Sheep 2
Arcade, Indie, Free game, Casual game, Simulation
Game released: Linux → 24 October 2016
Players: 8.2/10
Steam: 86/100
Clouds & Sheep 2 is an indie arcade game from the developers of HandyGames. The game is a simulator of a sheep farm, where you can grow garden animals, take care of...
Oh…Sir! The Insult Simulator - a game in the Simulation genre
Oh…Sir! The Insult Simulator
Simulation, Fighting, Logic, Indie, Side view, Comedy, Free game
Game released: Linux → 25 October 2016
Players: 5.5/10
Steam: 91/100
Metacritic: 60/100
Oh...Sir! The Insult Simulator is a full-fledged remake of the logic simulator with elements of the fighting game Oh...Sir!. You have to engage in active debate...
Euro Truck Simulator 2 - Vive la France - a game in the Simulation genre
Euro Truck Simulator 2 - Vive la France
Simulation, DLC, First-person view, Third-person view, Indie, Open world
Game released: Linux → 5 December 2016
Players: 5.5/10
Steam: 91/100
Euro Truck Simulator 2 — Vive la France is an add-on for a truck driver simulator with first- and third-person views. The addition introduces more than 20...
Cities: Skylines - Pearls from the East - a game in the Simulation genre
Cities: Skylines - Pearls from the East
Strategy, DLC, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Top-down view, Free game, Simulation
Game released: Linux → 13 March 2017
Players: 9.3/10
Steam: 88/100
Cities: Skylines — Pearls from the East is a free add-on for the city-building simulator Cities: Skylines. You will find three new buildings that affect the...
Emily is Away Too - a game in the Simulation genre
Emily is Away Too
Adventure, Visual novel, Free game, Indie, Simulation, Casual game
Game released: Linux → 26 May 2017
Players: 10/10
Steam: 93/100
Emily is Away Too is an interactive text adventure with pixel graphics, which is the ideological successor to Emily is Away. Expect more expanded dialogue options...
King's Table: The Legend of Ragnarok - a game in the Simulation genre
King's Table: The Legend of Ragnarok
Simulation, Strategy, Board / Group Game
Game released: Linux → 25 October 2017
Steam: 75/100
This strategy board game adapts the ancient Norse game Hnefatafl, which resembles chess. One side must protect Odin as he escapes to a corner of the board, while...
Stellaris: Apocalypse - a game in the Simulation genre
Stellaris: Apocalypse
Strategy, In real time, Futurism (Future), Roguelike, Simulation
Game released: Linux → 22 February 2018
Players: 6.5/10
Steam: 62/100
Metacritic: 73/100
Stellaris: Apocalypse is an add-on for the global real-time space strategy Stellaris. In the add-on, you will have access to the most destructive weapons, Colossus...
Europa Universalis 4: Dharma - a game in the Simulation genre
Europa Universalis 4: Dharma
Strategy, DLC, In real time, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical, Simulation
Game released: Linux → 6 September 2018
Steam: 32/100
Europa Universalis 4: Dharma is an addition to the global strategy Europa Universalis 4. The addition adds to the game an updated political system, new Indian...
Spinnortality - a game in the Simulation genre
Spinnortality
Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk, Indie
Game released: Linux → 1 February 2019
Steam: 75/100
Spinnortality is a management simulator in a cyberpunk setting. In the game, you can try on the role of the head of a global megacorporation and gradually gain...
Objects in Space - a game in the Simulation genre
Objects in Space
Action, Strategy, Stealth, In real time, Business / Management, First-person view, Simulation, Indie
Game released: Linux → 1 March 2019
Players: 5.4/10
Steam: 51/100
Objects in Space is an exciting simulator with management elements and a first-person view in a sci-fi setting. The game takes place in the open world of Apollo, a...
Rise of Industry - a game in the Simulation genre
Rise of Industry
Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Top-down view, Indie
Game released: Linux → 2 May 2019
Players: 8.1/10
Steam: 73/100
Metacritic: 62/100
Rise of Industry is a top-down real-time economic strategy game. You will become the manager of an industrial conglomerate of the 20th century. Develop your...
Winter With You - a game in the Simulation genre
Winter With You
Adventure, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Comedy, Simulation
Game released: Linux → 31 January 2022
Steam: 100/100
Winter With You is an adventure visual novel in the anime genre and with humor. This Christmas night was supposed to be unforgettable for Naoki. He decided to...
Paragon Pioneers 2 - a game in the Simulation genre
Paragon Pioneers 2
In real time, Top-down view, Strategy, Fantasy / Medieval, Simulation, City Building
Game released: Linux → 11 March 2024
Steam: 90/100
The player creates his own empire and solves the problems of his citizens while traveling across the islands. There are over 300 buildings that can be built...
Seaside Racing - a game in the Simulation genre
Seaside Racing
Online, Arcade, Racing, Third-person view, Simulation
Game released: Linux → 3 August 2024
Steam: 91/100
A vibrant multiplayer game with minimalist graphics, in which up to 12 players control cars and drive down the mountain. There are no directions on the screen...
Idle Civilization - a game in the Simulation genre
Idle Civilization
Indie, Simulation, Strategy
Early Access: Linux → 24 November 2015
Steam: 47/100
Idle Civilization is a civilization management strategy with idle-game elements. Starting with a pair of villagers on the planet Communia, the player grows a...
Element - a game in the Simulation genre
Element
Strategy, In real time, Indie, Simulation, Science fiction
Early Access: Linux → 15 December 2015
Steam: 43/100
Element is a real-time strategy game from indie developer Flightless. The premise is simple: construct as many buildings as possible in the shortest amount of time...
Hacker Evolution IMMERSION - a game in the Simulation genre
Hacker Evolution IMMERSION
Simulation, Futurism (Future), Logic, Indie, Action
Early Access: Linux → 29 July 2016
Players: 10/10
Steam: 25/100
Hacker Evolution IMMERSION is a hacker simulator in a futuristic setting. Humanity is about to enter the next stage of evolution. You will have to uncover the dark...
Make Sail - a game in the Simulation genre
Make Sail
Arcade, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Simulation, Construction, Exploration
Early Access: Linux → 30 March 2018
Players: 5.5/10
Steam: 53/100
Make Sail is a fun adventure arcade game where you can build fancy ships on your own and travel through a world filled with water. The essence of the game is to...
Fly Dangerous - a game in the Simulation genre
Fly Dangerous
Action, Shooter, Simulation, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Free game, Virtual Reality (VR), Racing
Early Access: Linux → 24 May 2022
Players: 5.5/10
Steam: 78/100
Fly Dangerous is a free space racing simulator with first and third person views. You have to control flying cars that can reach enormous speeds. The game has both...
Software Tycoon: Der Spielemanager - a game in the Simulation genre
Software Tycoon: Der Spielemanager
Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, Third-person view
Game released: Linux → 10 January 2005
Players: 9.5/10
Software Tycoon: Der Spielemanager is a third-person simulator with strategy and business simulator elements from developers from destraX Entertainment Software...
Making History 2: The War of the World - a game in the Simulation genre
Making History 2: The War of the World
Strategy, Business / Management, Top-down view, Turn-based, Simulation, Grand strategy
Game released: Linux → 27 August 2010
Players: 7.7/10
Steam: 81/100
A turn-based grand strategy game set in the years leading up to and during World War II, where the player takes control of a nation. This includes managing its...
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