Simulation 2021 for Linux — top best games in the Simulation genre

WorldBox - God Simulator - a game in the Simulation genre

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

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, elves, gnomes...

Hobo: Tough Life

Role-playing game, Simulation, First-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Open world, Online

Game released: Linux → 13 April 2021

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 79/100

A survival simulator where you can experience the essence of the life of a homeless person and try on this difficult role. The events of the game take place in the...

Unpacking

Arcade, Simulation, Business / Management, Isometric, Puzzle, Casual game

Game released: Linux → 2 November 2021

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Unpacking is a meditative arcade puzzle game with an isometric camera view, where you can relive the familiar experience of taking items out of boxes and putting...

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...

Voxel Tycoon

Strategy, Simulation, Business / Management, Isometric, Trains, Indie, Sandbox, Construction, Crafting

Early Access: Linux → 15 April 2021

Players: 6.9/10

Steam: 78/100

Voxel Tycoon is a management simulator with an isometric camera view, set in an endless world of voxels. As you progress, you will have to mine resources...

Shelter 3

Adventure, Simulation, Third-person view, Indie, Casual game

Game released: Linux → 30 March 2021

Players: 9.6/10

Steam: 51/100

Shelter 3 is the continuation of a mesmerizing adventure from a third-person perspective, in which you will learn about the difficulties of survival in the wild...

PULSAR: Lost Colony

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Cooperative (co-op), Virtual Reality (VR), Open world, Simulation

Early Access: Linux → 15 September 2015; Game released: Linux → 22 June 2021

Steam: 89/100

PULSAR: Lost Colony is a unique co-op spaceship management simulator inspired by FTL and Space Station 13. You will explore a vast galaxy that is randomly...

Bad End Theater

Indie, Adventure, Visual novel, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Demons, Simulation

Game released: Linux → 26 October 2021

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 97/100

Bad End Theater is a pixelated puzzle adventure with visual novel elements in which you explore the creepy stories of a cast of characters. The decisions made...

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...

Idol Manager

Simulation, Business / Management, Indie, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Music game, Strategy

Game released: Linux → 27 July 2021

Players: 9.8/10

Steam: 90/100

Idol Manager is a cute management simulator with visual novel elements in anime style. You will take on the role of manager in a small (but growing) talent agency...

Destructive Physics - Destruction Simulator

Simulation, Action, First-person view, Indie, God Simulator, Sandbox

Early Access: Linux → 2 April 2020; Game released: Linux → 20 August 2021

Players: 6.3/10

Steam: 78/100

Destructive Physics — Destruction Simulator is a full-fledged destruction simulator with a first-person view. In the game you can slow down time, cause an...

Plague Inc: The Cure

Free game, Strategy, Futurism (Future), Indie, Business / Management, Simulation, Casual game

Game released: Linux → 28 January 2021

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 73/100

Plague Inc: The Cure is a free expansion for the unique simulator with elements of a management strategy for modern platforms. You will lead several research teams...

Secret Government

Simulation, Strategy, Top-down view, Historical, Turn-based, Indie, Grand strategy

Early Access: Linux → 22 June 2020; Game released: Linux → 15 April 2021

Players: 7/10

Steam: 52/100

Secret Government is a global turn-based strategy about secret societies, where you have to manage a powerful organization that influences the whole world. You will...

NIMBY Rails

Strategy, Simulation, Business / Management, Top-down view, Trains, Construction

Early Access: Linux → 26 January 2021

Players: 4/10

Steam: 88/100

NIMBY Rails is a real-time management strategy where you can understand all the intricacies of the railway. An exciting sandbox awaits you in which you will build...

Imagine Earth

Business / Management, Strategy, Futurism (Future), Isometric, In real time, Simulation, Top-down view, Post-apocalyptic, Grand strategy

Game released: Linux → 25 May 2021

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 79/100

Imagine Earth is a real-time strategic simulator of planetary development with an isometric camera view, in which you have to colonize planets and establish your...

Find Love or Die Trying

Arcade, Adventure, Simulation, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Free game

Game released: Linux → 16 September 2021

Steam: 93/100

Find Love or Die Trying — a romantic visual novel with anime girls about dating, featuring seven endings and the option to play as a man, a woman, or a non-binary...

Luna's Fishing Garden

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Simulation, Platformer, Side view, Sandbox, Farm Simulator, Casual game

Game released: Linux → 16 June 2021

Steam: 93/100

Luna's Fishing Garden is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer with life simulation elements. The game will tell the story of young Casey, who ends up on a...

Song of Farca

Adventure, Simulation, Futurism (Future), Interactive movie, Visual novel, Logic, Cyberpunk, Detective, Point & Click

Game released: Linux → 22 July 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 78/100

Song of Farca is a detective adventure with visual novel elements in a cyberpunk setting. The game takes place in the near future, where technology has become...

Tropico 6: Festival

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

Game released: Linux → 26 August 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 52/100

Tropico 6: Festival is an expansion for the banana republic dictator simulator Tropico 6. In this expansion, you will help El Presidente throw an explosive...

Kraken Academy!!

Simulation, Top-down view, Adventure, Comedy, Indie

Game released: Linux → 10 September 2021

Players: 9.9/10

Steam: 91/100

The game takes place in an unusual educational institution — the Kraken School. The main character finds himself in a time loop, where he must find a...

Introvert: A Teenager Simulator

Free game, Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Role-playing game, Simulation, Casual game

Game released: Linux → 2 March 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 71/100

Introvert: A Teenager Simulator is a free-to-play arcade side-scrolling adventure game with role-playing elements. In the game, the main character is told a...

Prison Architect - Going Green

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

Game released: Linux → 28 January 2021

Steam: 59/100

Prison Architect — Going Green — an expansion for the real-time management strategy game with a top-down view. The expansion brings farming, product export, and...

Spacebase Startopia

Business / Management, Strategy, Isometric, Science fiction, In real time, Simulation, Space

Game released: Linux → 26 March 2021

Steam: 57/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Spacebase Startopia is a management simulator with an isometric camera view in a sci-fi setting. In the game you will take control of a large space station, from...

Euro Truck Simulator 2 - Iberia

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

Game released: Linux → 8 April 2021

Players: 6.5/10

Steam: 76/100

Euro Truck Simulator 2 — Iberia is an add-on for a truck driver simulator with first and third person views. The Iberian Peninsula — or simply Iberia...

Stellaris: Nemesis

Strategy, Roguelike, Futurism (Future), In real time, DLC, Simulation

Game released: Linux → 15 April 2021

Steam: 41/100

Stellaris: Nemesis is an expansion for the global real-time space strategy game Stellaris. In it, you will determine the fate of a galaxy descending into chaos...

Surviving Mars: Below and Beyond

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

Game released: Linux → 7 September 2021

Steam: 22/100

Surviving Mars: Below and Beyond is an expansion for the management strategy game set in a sci-fi setting. It adds the ability to build underground bases, explore...

Terraformers: First Steps on Mars

Strategy, Science fiction, Simulation, Turn-based, Business / Management, Isometric

Game released: Linux → 24 October 2021

Steam: 88/100

Terraformers: first stps on mars - a free prologue for a step -by -step strategy with management elements and isometric views terraformers. You have to lead the...

Nebuchadnezzar

Strategy, Indie, Isometric, Simulation, City Building, Sandbox, Construction

Game released: Linux → 17 February 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Nebuchadnezzar is an isometric city-building simulator in which you can get acquainted with the mysterious history and culture of ancient Mesopotamia. As part of...

SuperMash

Arcade, Indie, Simulation, Action, Japanese role-playing game, Stealth, Old school

Game released: Linux → 13 January 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 58/100

An exciting game that mixes several genres. The game takes place in a video game store, where a brother and sister find a mysterious console. It is impossible to...

Real Cars Extreme Racing

Racing, Action, Simulation, Online, Third-person view

Game released: Linux → 8 November 2021

Players: 7.1/10

Real Cars Extreme Racing is a fast-paced, third-person arcade racing game featuring 30 supercars, 180 tracks, and multiple game modes including career...

Industry Idle

Arcade, Free game, Simulation, Business / Management, Roguelike, Clicker, Strategy, Construction

Early Access: Linux → 29 March 2021; Game released: Linux → 13 September 2024

Players: 10/10

Steam: 77/100

A production simulator with clicker elements, where everything revolves around factories, resources and precise calculations. Here, every step is a decision, every...

City Game Studio: Your Game Dev Adventure Begins

Business / Management, Simulation, Strategy

Game released: Linux → 24 August 2021

Steam: 91/100

This management simulation follows a video game company from the early days of the industry in 1976. The player starts with a small studio and builds the business...

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Best Games in the Simulation genre of 2021 for Linux