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Neon Space - a game in the Tactics genre

Action, Arcade, Adventure, Indie, Tactics, Top-down view

Game released: Linux → 12 May 2016

Neon Space is an indie action-adventure game with tactical elements and a top-down view. The goal of the game is to guide your little spaceship from one end to the...

Infinium Strike

Arcade, Strategy, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Tactics

Game released: Linux → 14 July 2016

Players: 5.5/10

Infinium Strike is a tactical strategy game in the tower defense genre in a space setting. You have to become a weapons officer on the battle cruiser Freedom...

Divided We Fall

Strategy, Online, In real time, Isometric, Historical, Tactics

Game released: Linux → 2 October 2017

Players: 9.9/10

Divided We Fall is a multiplayer tactical real-time strategy game with an isometric camera view during the Second World War. The game invites you to immerse...

Duelyst 2

Tactics, Isometric, Turn-based, Collectible card game (CCG), Indie, Fantasy

Game released: Linux → 17 December 2022

Steam: 75/100

Choose one of six factions and assemble a deck of hundreds of unique cards to defeat your opponent. The goal is to top the rating...

The Last Exodus

Free game, Strategy, Tactics, Turn-based, Top-down view, Grand strategy, Science fiction

Game released: Linux → 3 September 2023

Free space strategy with turn-based battles. As players progress, they create an invincible space fleet, the heart of which is a large mothership. On it you can...

Pixel Frontier: Tactics

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

Game released: Linux → 31 July 2025

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...

Hard West: Scars of Freedom

Strategy, Isometric, Turn-based, Tactics

Game released: Linux → 3 March 2016

Hard West: Scars of Freedom is an addition to the turn-based tactical western. The story of the DLC tells the story of a woman named Liberty, who at one time was...

Crusader Kings 2: Horse Lords

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

Game released: Linux → 14 July 2015

Players: 8.4/10

Crusader Kings 2: Horse Lords is an expansion for the real-time strategy game. The expansion reveals the full potential of nomadic peoples — the Mongols and other...

Knights of Pen and Paper 2

Role-playing game, Adventure, Indie, Tactics

Game released: Linux → 20 October 2015

Players: 9.5/10

Metacritic: 69/100

Knights of Pen and Paper 2 is a continuation of the adventure role-playing game in a fantasy setting. As in the first part, you will become the head of a group of...

Battle for Rakir

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

Game released: Linux → 12 May 2025

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...

Breach & Clear: DEADline

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

Game released: Linux → 21 July 2015

Powargrid

Strategy, Turn-based, Tactics

Game released: Linux → 5 October 2016

Players: 9/10

Powargrid is a tactical turn-based strategy game in which you must destroy your opponent's power plants and protect your own. You have to find a balance between...

Bolo

Action, Shooter, Tactics

Game released: Linux → 1987

Bolo is an action game with a touch of shooter and tactical game from developers from the Various studio. The game is published by...

GoblinChess

Strategy, Top-down view, Turn-based, Chess game, Free game, Tactics, Fantasy

Game released: Linux → 11 April 2026

A variation of chess, where the classic foundation is combined with a system of magical cards that add an element of randomness and tactical changes during the...

Wolf Gang

Role-playing game, Isometric, Indie, Tactics

Early Access: Linux → 12 January 2018

Wolf Gang is a tactical RPG with an isometric view. Choose your character and go on an adventure. You can change your character right during the game. Lots of...

Lawnarchy

Collectible card game (CCG), Tactics, Board / Group Game, Online, Comedy

Game released: Linux → 30 March 2022

An adaptation of a board game that can be played by up to 4 people. The goal of each participant is to show that his lawn is better than his neighbors. Various...

Rocket Bot Royale

Action, Online, MMO, Platformer, Tanks, Tactics, Side view

Game released: Linux → 21 April 2022

Players: 8.5/10

Rocket Bot Royale is a tactical online platformer with a side view about tanks. Powerful, wall-climbing, rocket-jumping robot tanks are the best choice in this...

Shadowrun Chronicles: Boston Lockdown

Role-playing game, Online, Strategy, Isometric, Turn-based, Mini-game / browser-based, Tactics

Game released: Linux → 28 April 2015

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 61/100

Solar Division

Strategy, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Tactics

Game released: Linux → 20 April 2016

Solar Division is a futuristic top-down tower defense strategy game. The main feature of the game is that you will not only place defensive structures, but also...

Silence of the Siren

Tactics, Role-playing game, Top-down view, Online, Turn-based, Science fiction

Early Access: Linux → 30 September 2024

A sci-fi game in which several space-faring civilizations battle for control of a distant star system. You need to explore the surface and extract resources to...

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...

Farabel

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

Game released: Linux → 14 October 2016

Farabel is a top-down turn-based tactical strategy game. The game tells the story of the ruler of the city Farabel, who has to turn back time and save its...

Chronicle of Ruin

Role-playing game, In real time, Turn-based, Tactics

Frozen: Linux → 2016

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

Chronicle of Ruin is a pixel art tactical RPG inspired by Ogre Battle, Final Fantasy VI, and Final Fantasy Tactics. Experience classic dungeon crawling adventures...

Ceres (2015)

Strategy, In real time, Futurism (Future), Tactics

Game released: Linux → 16 October 2015

Steam: 52/100

Ceres — real-time space strategy. Players will take control of a squadron of spaceships and take part in battles, trade and exploration of solar systems. It...

Zombie City Defense 2

Strategy, In real time, Action, Tactics, Isometric, Simulation, Indie, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)

Game released: Linux → 20 August 2016

Zombie City Defense 2 is a tactical post -apocalyptic game in the genre of tower protection. In the near future, the world was devastated by a virus, turning...

TACC TV

Role-playing game, Online, Action, Tactics

Game released: Linux → 29 May 2016

TACC TV is a competitive tactical action RPG that focuses on multiplayer combat with extensive character customization. You will take on the role of a Tactician and...

DROD: The Second Sky

Arcade, Role-playing game, Adventure, Top-down view, Puzzle, Turn-based, Logic, Indie, Tactics

Game released: Linux → 18 November 2016

DROD: The Second Sky is a top-down arcade game with a mixture of RPG, adventure, puzzle, indie game and tactical game from the developers of Caravel Games. The main...

Conquest: Divide and Conquer

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

Game released: Linux → 18 September 2011

Conquest: Divide and Conquer is an isometric action game with strategy and tactical elements from the developers of Proxy Studios. The main publisher of the game is...

Fish vs. Crabs

Arcade, Isometric, Logic, Tactics

Game released: Linux → 15 November 2013

Fish vs. Crabs is an isometric arcade game with elements of a tactical game from developers from the Swift Creek Games studio. The game is published by Swift Creek...

Mechs & Mercs: Black Talons

Action, Strategy, In real time, Futurism (Future), Tactics

Game released: Linux → 9 January 2015

Mechs & Mercs: Black Talons is an action game with a mixture of strategy and tactics from the masters from the Camel 101 studio. The game is published by Kasedo...

Graywalkers: Purgatory

Role-playing game, Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Turn-based, Post-apocalyptic, Tactics

Early Access: Linux → 15 January 2020

Players: 6.3/10

Graywalkers: Purgatory is a turn-based strategy game with RPG elements set in a post-apocalyptic setting where Heaven and Hell have become intertwined with Earth as...

Defend the Highlands

Strategy, In real time, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Tactics

Game released: Linux → 6 November 2015

Defend the Highlands is a humorous tower defense strategy game set in a medieval setting. The events of the game take place in Scotland, where proud highlanders are...

Sunset World Online

Online, Role-playing game, MMO, Platformer, Adventure, Cooperative (co-op), Roguelike, Side view, Tactics

Early Access: Linux → 2 March 2022

Sunset World Online is a side-scrolling adventure online role-playing game with platforming elements. You can gather your group and go on an adventure to the edge...

Fat Chicken

Strategy, Isometric, Tactics

Game released: Linux → 4 December 2014

Fat Chicken is an isometric strategy game with a touch of tactics from Mighty Rabbit Studios and Relevant Games. The main publisher of the game is Relevant...

Black Powder Red Earth

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

Early Access: Linux → 31 December 2019; Game released: Linux → 30 March 2021

Black Powder Red Earth is a tactical role-playing strategy with turn-based combat. The game takes place in the near future, during the military invasion of Iraq...

Digital Defender ORC

Role-playing game, Strategy, Top-down view, Indie, Free game, Tactics, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)

Game released: Linux → 2 February 2026

A free tactical game in the "tower defense" format with role-playing elements set in a cyberpunk future, where the player defends monsters from digital assassins...

Gunslugs: Rogue Tactics

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Indie, Tactics, Side view

Game released: Linux → 6 August 2019

Gunslugs: Rogue Tactics is a side-scrolling tactical arcade action game where you take control of an elite squad of soldiers trying to destroy the Black Duck army...

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...

Chrono Port: Heroes of All Time

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

Game released: Linux → 16 August 2025

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...

Star Shift Rebellion

Top-down view, Tactics, Science fiction, Exploration, Space, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: Linux → 9 February 2024

The game takes place in a mining colony on the Outer Rim that is under occupation. With the help of a hacked android, the rebels are trying to gain freedom. There...

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Best Games in the Tactics genre for Linux