Simulation 2013 for Linux — top best games in the Simulation genre

Don't Starve - a game in the Simulation genre

Adventure, Horror, Simulation, Isometric, Indie, Survival, Crafting

Game released: Linux → 24 April 2013

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Don't Starve is an adventure game about survival in a randomly generated world. In it you have to collect resources, stock up on food, grow berries and vegetables...

Star Conflict

Online, Simulation, MMO, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Free game, Open world

Game released: Linux → 27 February 2013

Players: 5.8/10

Steam: 68/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Star Conflict — shareware multiplayer action simulator in a sci-fi setting. You will be able to take the helm of a space starship and take part in massive...

Game Dev Tycoon

Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Top-down view, Indie

Game released: Linux → 29 August 2013

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Game Dev Tycoon is a game developer simulator in which you play the role of a project manager. You will be able to come up with names for games, choose or create an...

X3: Terran Conflict

Simulation, Action, Flight Simulator, Business / Management, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Space, Sandbox

Game released: Linux → 1 July 2013

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 73/100

X3: Terran Conflict is a continuation of the global management strategy in a sci-fi setting. The events of the game take place back in 2938, where the greatest...

X Rebirth

Simulation, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Combat robots, Open world, Survival, Space, Science fiction

Game released: Linux → 15 November 2013

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 37/100

Metacritic: 33/100

X Rebirth — a space simulator with a first-person view and elements of a global strategy in a sci-fi setting. In space you can be anyone — from a...

Surgeon Simulator

Arcade, Simulation, Action, First-person view, Logic, Indie, Comedy

Game released: Linux → 19 April 2013

Players: 6.5/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 65/100

Surgeon Simulator is a logic action game with simulator elements and a first-person view. You take on the role of Nigel Burke, a would-be surgeon with a penchant...

Receiver

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Simulation, Indie, Roguelike

Game released: Linux → 29 April 2013

Steam: 86/100

A first-person shooter with roguelike elements, Receiver follows a player exploring a building complex overrun by automated turrets and hovering shock drones while...

Skyward Collapse

Strategy, Isometric, Turn-based, Simulation, Indie

Game released: Linux → 23 May 2013

Steam: 49/100

A turn-based strategy game in the god-game genre, Skyward Collapse casts the player as the Creator, tasked with keeping two warring factions in balance on the...

World War 2: Panzer Claws

Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, Third-person view, Historical, Sandbox, Tanks

Game released: Linux → 27 September 2013

Players: 1/10

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 61/100

A real-time strategy game about World War II battles in Europe, where the player commands Allied, German, Russian, or French Resistance forces. Its campaigns span...

Bridge Constructor

Arcade, Puzzle, Logic, Side view, Simulation, Casual game, Indie

Game released: Linux → 16 October 2013

Players: 10/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 62/100

Bridge Constructor is a side-scrolling arcade puzzle game. Using the proposed materials, you have to build the strongest bridge that can withstand various types of...

Air Conflicts: Pacific Carriers

Arcade, Flight Simulator, Action, Simulation

Game released: Linux → 3 October 2013

Players: 10/10

Steam: 59/100

This arcade flight simulator focuses on aerial battles of the Pacific War. Players take part in historical engagements and fly aircraft recreated in detail. The...

Crusader Kings 2: Sons of Abraham

Strategy, DLC, In real time, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Role-playing game, Simulation

Game released: Linux → 18 November 2013

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Crusader Kings 2: Sons of Abraham is an addition to the global real-time strategy game, where the gameplay is focused on the Abrahamic religions &mdash...

Cook, Serve, Delicious!

Arcade, Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, Indie

Game released: Linux → 9 October 2013

Players: 10/10

Steam: 95/100

This arcade restaurant-management simulator follows the growth of a small café into a five-star establishment. The player builds a menu from 30 types of food and...

Maia

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Indie, Simulation, Science fiction

Early Access: Linux → 3 December 2013; Game released: Linux → 23 November 2018

Players: 6.1/10

Steam: 39/100

Maia is a real-time management strategy game with an isometric camera view set in a science fiction environment. You will need to build a colony on a rather...

Monster Loves You!

Role-playing game, Adventure, Side view, Casual game, Indie, Simulation

Game released: Linux → 18 March 2013

Steam: 78/100

Monster Loves You! — a fun adventure with role-playing elements and a side view. Become a monster born in a slime-covered vat. Grow up and turn into a...

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...

Euro Truck Simulator 2 - Going East!

Simulation, DLC, First-person view, Third-person view, Indie, Open world

Game released: Linux → 19 September 2013

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 83/100

Euro Truck Simulator 2 — Going East! — an add-on for a truck driver simulator with first- and third-person views. The expansion introduces new roads and...

Long Live The Queen

Visual novel, Anime / Manga, Simulation

Game released: Linux → 8 November 2013

Steam: 94/100

This visual novel with simulation elements follows a fourteen-year-old princess who inherits the throne after her mother’s death. She must hold on to power until...

Democracy 3

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

Game released: Linux → 14 October 2013

Players: 9/10

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 70/100

A political simulation about governing an industrialized Western nation. The player takes the role of a president or prime minister and seeks solutions to crime...

Salvation Prophecy

Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Simulation, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Linux → 7 October 2013

Players: 10/10

Steam: 65/100

This futuristic military action game with role-playing and simulation elements follows a war for galactic dominance between human, mutant, and robotic factions. As...

Kinetic Void

Simulation, Action, Futurism (Future), Indie, Space

Game released: Linux → 20 March 2013

Steam: 17/100

Kinetic Void is a space simulation game with action elements, focused on exploring a procedurally generated galaxy. There is no main storyline: the player chooses...

Zigfrak

Arcade, Role-playing game, Simulation, Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie

Game released: Linux → 1 November 2013

Players: 10/10

Steam: 71/100

Zigfrak is a third-person arcade game with RPG, simulation, action and shooter elements from the masters at Entheogen Studios LLC. The main publisher of the game is...

Out of the Park Baseball 14

Simulation, Baseball, Business / Management, Sports game

Game released: Linux → 18 December 2013

Metacritic: 86/100

Out of the Park Baseball 14 — baseball-themed management simulator. You can create your own dream team and lead it to victory in the national cup tournament...

Skyward Collapse: Nihon no Mura

Strategy, DLC, Isometric, Turn-based, Indie, Simulation

Game released: Linux → 27 August 2013

Steam: 100/100

Skyward Collapse: Nihon no Mura is an isometric strategy game from the developers at Arcen Games. The game is published by Arcen...

X³: Reunion (Collector's Edition)

Simulation, Action, Flight Simulator, Business / Management, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Space, Strategy

Game released: Linux → 1 July 2013

Steam: 73/100

X³: Reunion (Collector's Edition) is a first-person simulator with elements of action, flight simulator and business simulator from the masters from the...

Simulation

Best Games in the Simulation genre of 2013 for Linux