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Statuses
Best Games in the Strategy genre for Linux
Arcade, Strategy, In real time, Indie, Action, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Science fiction, Isometric, Online, Post-apocalyptic
Game released: Linux → 15 May 2013
Players:
7.1/10
Metacritic:
79/100
Anomaly 2 is a fantastic arcade action game with elements of tower defense and real-time strategy. Years after the 2018 invasion of Earth, the planet is overrun by...
Business / Management, Strategy, Side view, Futurism (Future), In real time, Post-apocalyptic, City Building
Early Access: Linux → 14 September 2022; Game released: Linux → 17 July 2025
Players:
8/10
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...
Simulation, Action, In real time, Business / Management, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Indie, Roguelike, Strategy
Game released: Linux → 14 September 2012
Players:
8.8/10
Metacritic:
86/100
FTL: Faster Than Light is a unique management simulator with role-playing elements in a sci-fi setting. The cruiser Kestrel was lucky to find out secret information...
Action, Strategy, Casual game, Indie, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Anime / Manga, Science fiction, Top-down view
Game released: Linux → 1 July 2026
The game combines elements of "tower defense" and dynamic shooting, allowing not only to build defenses but also to directly control the main character. As an agent...
Strategy, Simulation, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Roguelike
Game released: Linux → 30 August 2019
Buoyancy is a real-time city planning and management simulator with an isometric camera view in a post-apocalyptic setting. In the game you have to build a real...