Tactics for Linux — top best games in the Tactics genre

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Tactics, Roguelike

Game released: Linux → 17 October 2018

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 87/100

RimWorld is a sci-fi survival simulator on an alien planet with real-time strategy elements and a top-down view. Under your control is a small group of people who...

Hearts of Iron 4

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Historical, Tactics

Game released: Linux → 6 June 2016

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 83/100

Hearts of Iron 4 is a historical top-down real-time tactical strategy game. The player is given the opportunity to fully manage an individual state, its diplomacy...

Counter-Strike: Source

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Tactics

Game released: Linux → 2 November 2004

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 88/100

Counter-Strike: Source is an improved version of the tactical competitive first-person shooter Counter-Strike. The game will delight you with all the beauties of...

Darkest Dungeon: The Fire's Edge

Role-playing game, Adventure, DLC, Turn-based, Tactics, Roguelike, Side view, Dungeons, Fantasy

Game released: Linux → 18 August 2026

The expansion introduces the Duelist and the Runaway from Darkest Dungeon 2, along with the new mechanics of setting fire, which opens up new tactical options in...

Ravenfield

Shooter, First-person view, Indie, Tactics

Game released: Linux → 18 May 2017

Players: 8/10

Ravenfield is a tactical shooter with a first-person view for single player play. Together with the blue men you have to destroy those annoying red men using...

XCOM 2

Strategy, In real time, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Tactics

Game released: Linux → 5 February 2016

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 87/100

XCOM 2 is a tactical turn-based strategy set in a futuristic setting and in the XCOM universe. The game continues the storyline of the first part, and the action...

NightRunner

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Tactics, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op), Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Survival, Zombies

Game in development: Linux → 2027

Cooperative action with elements of survival, extraction, and dungeon exploration. The game combines dynamic shootouts with resource gathering and attempts to...

Total War: Warhammer 3

Strategy, Online, In real time, Top-down view, Turn-based, Tactics, Cooperative (co-op), Fantasy, Grand strategy

Game released: Linux → 17 February 2022

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 86/100

Total War: Warhammer 3 is a continuation of the fantasy strategy with turn-based movements on a global map and real-time battles. Far from the familiar world with...

Police Stories

Action, Shooter, Horror, Top-down view, Tactics, Roguelike

Game released: Linux → 19 September 2019

Players: 7.6/10

Police Stories is a top-down tactical shooter with horror elements. You will play as a policeman and, together with your partner Rick, go to storm various premises...

Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun

Strategy, Stealth, In real time, Isometric, Tactics

Game released: Linux → 6 December 2016

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Real-time tactical strategy with stealth elements and an isometric view. The events take place in 17th century Japan, where a group of five heroes operates in the...

Magicka 2

Action, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Tactics, Adventure, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Linux → 26 May 2015

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 71/100

Magicka 2 is an isometric action game with a mixture of fantasy, tactical, adventure and co-op games from the developers of Pieces Interactive AB. The main...

Men of War 2

Strategy, Tactics, Isometric, In real time, Historical, Tanks, Action

Game released: Linux → 15 May 2024

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 72/100

Continuation of a series of historical strategies known in the CIS under the name “Behind Enemy Lines.” The events of the game again take place on the battlefields...

Cities: Skylines

Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, Tactics

Game released: Linux → 10 March 2015

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Cities: Skylines is a city planning simulator with a developed management system and metropolitan management. As mayor, you'll have to take care of education...

The Ouroboros King

Strategy, Top-down view, Turn-based, Chess game, Tactics, Roguelike

Game released: Linux → 27 February 2023

An unusual strategy game that combines classic chess with roguelike elements. Each playthrough offers a new set of challenges, forcing you to adapt to changing...

Ash of Gods: Redemption

Role-playing game, Strategy, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Tactics

Game released: Linux → 23 March 2018

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 65/100

Ash of Gods is a turn-based RPG that combines tactical turn-based combat with dramatic, choice-driven storytelling. The game world is a fantasy on the theme of the...

Banner Saga

Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Indie, Tactics

Game released: Linux → 14 January 2014

Players: 8.9/10

Banner Saga is a tactical role-playing strategy with turn-based combat and a top-down view. The game combines amazing visual style and Nordic atmosphere. Banner...

Total War: Attila

Strategy, In real time, Historical, Turn-based, Tactics

Game released: Linux → 17 February 2015

Players: 7.1/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Total War: Attila is a continuation of the historical strategy with real-time battles and turn-based movements on the global map. The game tells the story of the...

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

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...

Breach and Clear

Role-playing game, Simulation, Action, Shooter, Strategy, Turn-based, Tactics

Game released: Linux → 22 March 2014

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 66/100

Breach and Clear — You take control of US Army Rangers, German KSK, Canadian JTF2, British SAS and others — and challenge a variety of opponents with...

Shogun Showdown

Indie, Strategy, Tactics, Turn-based, Roguelike, Medieval era, Card game

Early Access: Linux → 27 June 2023; Game released: Linux → 5 September 2024

Metacritic: 88/100

A tactical turn-based roguelike about a hero who challenges the powerful shogun. To win battles, you need to choose a good position, attack at the right moment and...

Gambonanza

Turn-based, Chess game, Tactics, Roguelike

Game released: Linux → 1 May 2026

VGTimes: 7.6/10

Players: 10/10

The game offers a completely new take on classic chess, turning it into a dynamic roguelike where the goal is not just to checkmate the king, but to capture every...

Crypt of the NecroDancer

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, Music game, Tactics, Roguelike

Game released: Linux → 23 April 2015

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 86/100

Crypt of the NecroDancer is a unique indie game where everything moves to the rhythm of the music of Danny Baranowski, the composer of Super Meat Boy and the...

XCOM 2: Collection

Strategy, Tactics, Roguelike, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Collection

Game released: Linux → 1 February 2018

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 77/100

XCOM 2: Collection — the complete edition of the turn-based strategy game XCOM 2, which includes not only the original game but also previously released DLCs and...

Worms W.M.D

Action, Strategy, Turn-based, Tactics, Side view

Game released: Linux → 23 August 2016

Players: 7.2/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Worms W.M.D is a turn-based tactical action strategy game with a side view. A continuation of the popular game series, where two squads of worms will clash again in...

Cassette Beasts

Cooperative (co-op), Fantasy, Tactics, Open world, Side view

Game released: Linux → 27 April 2023

Metacritic: 83/100

The action of the game unfolds on an island inhabited by different creatures. The detachment of the protagonist arrives in this mysterious place to find the best...

The Last Train

Indie, Adventure, Role-playing game, Simulation, Side view, Post-apocalyptic, Trains, Tactics

Game released: Linux → 11 October 2018

Players: 1/10

The Last Train is an indie role-playing simulator with elements of a post-apocalyptic adventure. You play the role of one of the last surviving train drivers in...

This is the President

Strategy, Tactics, Turn-based, Business / Management

Game released: Linux → 6 December 2021

Metacritic: 68/100

This is the President is a turn-based tactical strategy with management elements. This is a management game with a fascinating plot. It's 2020 and you've been...

XCOM 2: Tactical Legacy

Strategy, DLC, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Tactics

Game released: Linux → 9 October 2018

Players: 5.5/10

XCOM 2: Tactical Legacy is an addition to the futuristic tactical strategy with turn-based combat in the XCOM universe. The game takes place between the first and...

Backpack Hero

Indie, Turn-based, Fantasy, Dungeons, Tactics, Card game, Side view, Roguelike

Early Access: Linux → 15 August 2022; Game released: Linux → 14 November 2023

Players: 10/10

Pixel roguelike about anthropomorphic animals and inventory management. The player sets out to conquer dungeons, collecting rare items, distributing them in a...

Demonschool

Role-playing game, Adventure, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Visual novel, Tactics, Comedy, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: Linux → 19 November 2025

Metacritic: 74/100

A tactical RPG with an unusual approach to combat, where every move is also an action. The story takes place on a mysterious island, where the boundary between the...

Pathway

Strategy, Top-down view, Turn-based, Tactics, Roguelike

Game released: Linux → 11 April 2019

Metacritic: 69/100

Pathway is an amazing tactical strategy game with turn-based combat and a top-down view. The events of the game will take you to 1936, when German military...

Live Lens

Shooter, First-person view, Indie, Tactics

Game released: Linux → 30 July 2025

A tactical shooter with a body-camera view and real-life graphics. The game has three modes: a single story campaign, where you need to uncover a conspiracy...

Jagged Alliance: Flashback

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Turn-based, Tactics

Game released: Linux → 21 October 2014; Early Access: Linux → 4 June 2014

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 52/100

Jagged Alliance: Flashback is the incredible return of the Jagged Alliance series of tactical strategies. The game takes place during the Cold War on the island of...

Zoria: Age of Shattering

Adventure, Role-playing game, Indie, Turn-based, Tactics, Fantasy, Medieval era

Game released: Linux → 7 March 2024

Players: 8/10

The game takes place in the world of Zoriya, filled with magic, ancient history, political conspiracies and countless secrets. The outpost is the main base of...

Combat Master: Season 1

Online, Shooter, First-person view, Tactics

Game released: Linux → 21 April 2023

Players: 6.7/10

Steam: 88/100

Tactical multiplayer shooter in the spirit of the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare series. At the beginning of each round, the player chooses one of the opposing sides...

Expeditions: Conquistador

Role-playing game, Strategy, Isometric, Historical, Turn-based, Tactics

Game released: Linux → 30 May 2013

Players: 6.8/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Expeditions: Conquistador is an isometric RPG with a mixture of strategy, history and tactics from the developers at Logic Artists. The publisher of the game is...

Handmancers

First-person view, Tactics, Roguelike, Fantasy, Collectible card game (CCG)

Early Access: Linux → 5 May 2026; Game in development: Linux → I квартал 2027

The player collects a deck of cards and battles various monsters in a "Rock, Paper, Scissors" style. There are several factions with their own fighting styles...

Becoming Saint

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Tactics, Roguelike

Game released: Linux → 15 July 2025

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...

Tropico 5

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

Game released: Linux → 19 September 2014

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Tropico 5 — continuation of the banana republic dictator simulator. You have to take control of a small republic again and lead it through world wars, the...

Tower of Time

Role-playing game, Action, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Tactics

Game released: Linux → 12 April 2018

Players: 6.9/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Tower of Time is a tactical action role-playing game with an isometric camera view in a fantasy setting. The events of the game take place in the gloomy world of...

Tactics

Best Games in the Tactics genre for Linux