Simulation 2025 for Linux — top best games in the Simulation genre

Bridge Constructor Studio - a game in the Simulation genre

Puzzle, Indie, Side view, Casual game, Simulation, Construction, Strategy

Game released: Linux → 17 July 2025

Steam: 90/100

A game from the Bridge Constructor series that supports both regular and virtual reality glasses modes. The gamer builds structures from various elements that must...

That's Not My Neighbor

Indie, Logic, Puzzle, Casual game, Simulation, Adventure, Point & Click

Game released: Linux → 11 March 2025

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 88/100

A simulator with elements of science fiction and a light raid of Horror, where events unfold in a residential complex inhabited by two-friendly creatures. The...

VEIN

Action, Shooter, Simulation, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Exploration, Open world, Zombies

Early Access: Linux → 24 October 2025; Game in development: Linux → 2029

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 89/100

Multiplayer sandbox with survival elements and an open world. In the near future, an apocalypse has occurred: zombies roam the Earth, most people have died, and...

Two Point Museum

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

Game released: Linux → 4 March 2025

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 84/100

A colorful simulator where the player takes on the role of curator of his own dream museum. As you progress, you need to explore the world in search of rare...

The Wandering Village

Business / Management, Strategy, Side view, Futurism (Future), In real time, Post-apocalyptic, City Building, Simulation

Early Access: Linux → 14 September 2022; Game released: Linux → 17 July 2025

Players: 8/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 75/100

A city-building simulator where the settlement is built not on the ground, but on the back of a giant wandering creature named Onbu. The world around is poisoned by...

Blacksmith Master

Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, Construction, Sandbox, Casual game, City Building

Early Access: Linux → 15 May 2025; Game in development: Linux → 19 November 2026

Steam: 84/100

A management game about creating and developing your own medieval forge. The work begins with the extraction and processing of resources, hiring specialists and...

Havendock

Simulation, Sandbox, Casual game, City Building, Construction, Crafting, Strategy

Game released: Linux → 22 April 2025; Early Access: Linux → 20 April 2023

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 81/100

A colorful survival and settlement management simulator in the middle of the ocean. The goal of the game is to build a huge city on the water. The player starts by...

Becoming Saint

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Tactics, Roguelike, Simulation, Medieval era

Game released: Linux → 15 July 2025

Steam: 64/100

The game takes place in medieval Italy. The gamer increases the number of their followers to capture cities. Sometimes, difficult moral choices will have to be...

s.p.l.i.t

Action, Simulation, Puzzle, Logic, Indie, Horror

Game released: Linux → 24 July 2025

Players: 4/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 83/100

A horror story about hackers from the creator of Buckshot Roulette. In the game you need to hack the structure of an evil corporation without leaving any traces...

Кризис в Кремле: Холодная война

Simulation, Strategy, Historical, Indie, Grand strategy

Game released: Linux → 11 July 2025

Players: 9.9/10

A global political strategy in real time, dedicated to the last decade of the USSR. As you progress, you must manage the economy, domestic politics and foreign...

Two Point Museum: Zooseum

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

Game released: Linux → 2 December 2025

Steam: 84/100

The expansion adds over 40 animals and wildlife experts who can take care of them. You need to treat the animals before releasing them into the wild. But during...

The Mosquito Gang

Action, Third-person view, First-person view, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Simulation, Indie

Game released: Linux → 20 May 2025

Players: 9.8/10

Steam: 70/100

A cooperative action game with asymmetrical multiplayer, where a lone man with an arsenal of household weapons confronts a gang of four annoying mosquitoes. Each...

Stellaris: Infernals

Strategy, Simulation, Sandbox, Science fiction, Space, Grand strategy

Game released: Linux → 25 November 2025

Steam: 41/100

Players can explore burning worlds — a new type of planet with its own districts, events, and archaeological sites. The developers have also added two origins...

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: 67/100

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...

Stellar Settlers: Space Base Builder

Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, Isometric, City Building, Survival, Sandbox

Game released: Linux → 22 February 2025

Steam: 69/100

The player is building a space base. You can arrange different buildings both vertically and horizontally. Each of the five planets has its own characteristics...

Skilander

Skiing, First-person view, Old school, Casual game, Free game, Simulation, Racing

Game released: Linux → 31 March 2025

Steam: 93/100

The player in the role of Connor McGleisberg accepts the challenge and is going to master 3 complex ski slopes. The character rushes down the slope, avoiding...

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...

PyramidValley: Reborn

Strategy, Simulation, City Building, Casual game, Sandbox

Game released: Linux → 17 July 2025

Players: 10/10

Steam: 87/100

The gamer controls the city of the pharaohs in Ancient Egypt. You can play as iconic figures such as Cleopatra and build legendary structures such as the pyramids...

Zaccaria Pinball

Simulation, Free game, Casual game

Game released: Linux → 16 October 2025

Steam: 75/100

A pinball simulator featuring digital recreations of tables by the Italian manufacturer Zaccaria, one of the world’s largest pinball makers during the heyday of the...

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...

Mountaincore

Strategy, Construction, Simulation, City Building, Sandbox, Top-down view, Fantasy, Business / Management

Game released: Linux → 22 April 2025

Steam: 65/100

The player controls a colony of gnomes in a fantasy world. Each settler has their own needs and desires that must be satisfied. The weather and seasons change...

SurfsUp

Simulation, Action, Third-person view, Online, Racing, Platformer, First-person view, Free game, Runner

Game released: Linux → 7 July 2025

Steam: 85/100

A multiplayer air surfing game where you can jump on ramps and perform tricks. There are daily random maps and global leaderboards. Various cosmetic items and...

Simulation

Best Games in the Simulation genre of 2025 for Linux