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

Sid Meier's Civilization 7 - a game in the Strategy genre

Strategy, Online, Historical, Turn-based, Cooperative (co-op), Grand strategy

Game released: Linux → 11 February 2025

VGTimes: 8.0/10

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 51/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Continuation of the legendary series of turn-based strategies. Players rule as one of the many legendary leaders in world history. At the beginning, the player also...

Fangs & Faith Solitaire

Card game, Free game, Fantasy, Strategy, Casual game

Game released: Linux → 15 August 2025

Steam: 94/100

An unusual interpretation of the classic solitaire with elements of vampire horror. The player needs to stack the cards of the villagers and send them to safe...

Cyber Knights: Flashpoint

Strategy, Tactics, Futurism (Future), Isometric, Cyberpunk, Turn-based

Early Access: Linux → 17 October 2023; Game released: Linux → 2 June 2025

Players: 6.2/10

Steam: 93/100

The game takes place in the harsh world of the future in 2231. Man-made environmental disasters have devastated the Earth's biosphere. Artificial consciousness was...

Backpack Battles

Strategy, Online, Indie, Fantasy, Roguelike

Early Access: Linux → 8 March 2024; Game released: Linux → 13 June 2025

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 92/100

As players progress, they acquire rare items and assemble powerful builds from them. After this, the character can be sent to fight with the heroes of other...

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 → 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...

Nordhold

Roguelike, Strategy, Business / Management, Top-down view, Casual game, Procedural generation, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)

Game released: Linux → 25 March 2025

Steam: 85/100

The player controls the medieval Scandinavian village and protects it from the waves of opponents. 8 species of defense towers help to cope with all types of...

Sandwalkers

Role-playing game, Strategy, Turn-based, Post-apocalyptic, Tactics, Roguelike, Fantasy, Construction, Survival, Exploration

Game released: Linux → 8 April 2025

Steam: 73/100

The player gathers a team of brave travelers and sets off to explore hostile lands. The heroes must cross a desert with an eternal storm and establish trade and...

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...

Dawnfolk

Action, Adventure, Puzzle, Casual game, City Building, Fantasy, Old school, Strategy

Game released: Linux → 13 February 2025

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 83/100

A fantasy strategy game about a kingdom consumed by all-encompassing darkness. As the ruler, you must restore the devastated lands, manage resources, and build...

Die in the Dungeon

Roguelike, Strategy, Turn-based, Card game, Procedural generation, Casual game

Early Access: Linux → 21 February 2025; Game in development: Linux → 2026

Players: 10/10

Steam: 93/100

A card roguelike where the usual cards are replaced with cubes. Each die unlocks unique abilities: attacking, healing, enhancing or copying the abilities of other...

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...

IDUN

Isometric, Strategy, In real time, Space, Science fiction, Procedural generation, Construction, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)

Game released: Linux → 21 January 2025

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 77/100

A sci-fi game set on the planet Idun. The gamer extracts resources and builds defensive towers to resist hordes of monsters. At the same time, you can move...

Warfare Legacy Collection

Strategy, Historical, Side view, Tactics, Remake, Casual game, Action

Game released: Linux → 28 April 2025

Steam: 92/100

A combined re-release of the strategies Warfare 1917 and Warfare 1944, complemented by updated graphics, support for full-screen mode and the ability to create...

Pixel Frontier: Tactics

Strategy, Turn-based, Indie, Free game, Tactics, Fantasy, Old school

Game released: Linux → 31 July 2025

Steam: 50/100

Turn-based strategy with elements of roguelike and a dice-rolling system, where the player assembles a team of heroes and completes missions in the dangerous world...

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...

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...

Bridge Constructor Studio

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...

Stellaris: Infernals

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

Game released: Linux → 25 November 2025

Steam: 40/100

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...

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...

Soul of the Dungeon

Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Free game, Roguelike, Slasher, Strategy

Game released: Linux → 1 August 2025

Steam: 81/100

A free roguelike with waves of enemies, set in a dark dungeon filled with monsters and dangers. Players must fight against increasingly stronger opponents, collect...

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...

A Game About Feeding A Black Hole

Top-down view, Indie, Casual game, Clicker, Strategy

Game released: Linux → 15 December 2025

Steam: 87/100

A casual game about feeding a black hole with material elements. The project is built around a simple yet engaging cycle: the player destroys asteroids, planets...

Tiny Kingdom

Strategy, In real time, Fantasy / Medieval, Top-down view, Business / Management, City Building, Construction, Card game

Game released: Linux → 31 January 2025

Steam: 79/100

A pixel game in which the gamer creates a prosperous kingdom from a small farm. You need to use a variety of cards to create buildings. It is important to place...

Taking London

Strategy, Online, MMO, In real time, Top-down view, Free game, City Building, Grand strategy

Game released: Linux → 24 April 2025

Steam: 81/100

Multiplayer real-time strategy inspired by classic RTS and reimagined with modern mechanics. The story begins with a young politician who becomes disillusioned with...

Final Outpost: Definitive

Survival, Strategy, Top-down view, In real time, Zombies, Post-apocalyptic, Business / Management

Game released: Linux → 23 May 2025

Steam: 76/100

A post-apocalyptic pixel game in which the gamer controls a group of survivors and defends themselves from zombies. You need to build a settlement, extract...

Chrono Port: Heroes of All Time

Role-playing game, Strategy, Turn-based, Tactics, Science fiction, Open world, Fantasy, Adventure

Game released: Linux → 16 August 2025

Steam: 100/100

The main character embarks on a journey through time, where they gather legendary heroes from different eras to save the world from ancient evil. There are over 60...

Sengodai

Strategy, Role-playing game, Collectible card game (CCG)

Game released: Linux → 12 December 2025

Steam: 40/100

The gamer explores different worlds and battles against opponents. To defeat all enemies, it is necessary to assemble a team of monsters. You need to combine the...

Caveman Caravan

Strategy, Puzzle, Indie, Free game, Roguelike, Old school

Game released: Linux → 6 October 2025

Steam: 95/100

Free roguelike strategy game where the player leads a caravan of primitive people to a new land. The gameplay revolves around combining tile cards and tools that...

Aleprok

Action, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Fantasy, Construction, Crafting, Adventure, Strategy

Game released: Linux → 28 March 2025

Steam: 85/100

Cooperative game where you need to explore various locations, gather resources, survive, build, and defend your city. There is a variety of weapons that need to be...

Iron Roads

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Top-down view, Sandbox, Trains, Construction

Early Access: Linux → 21 January 2025

Steam: 72/100

The gamer develops their iron roads to create an efficient network that provides comfort and punctuality for passengers. The main mechanics are inspired by board...

Miscrits: World of Creatures

Adventure, Turn-based, Tactics, Casual game, Fantasy, Strategy

Game released: Linux → 26 May 2025

Steam: 89/100

A multiplayer game where gamers explore the Sunset Kingdom. You need to save and collect unique creatures — Miscrits, which mysterious sorcerers have vowed 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...

Battle for Rakir

Role-playing game, Strategy, Roguelike, Tactics, Science fiction, Adventure

Game released: Linux → 12 May 2025

Steam: 83/100

An open-world space game set in orbit around the war-torn desert colony of Rakir. The player pilots a variety of ships, commands strike fleets, and carries out...

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Best Games in the Strategy genre of 2025 for Linux