Tactics for Linux — top best games in the Tactics genre / Page 4

Breach and Clear - a game in the Tactics genre

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

Game released: Linux → 22 March 2014

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 81/100

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...

Deadly Days

Arcade, Shooter, Top-down view, Action, Indie, Strategy, Roguelike, Post-apocalyptic, Tactics, Casual game

Game released: Linux → 19 September 2019

Steam: 86/100

Deadly Days is an arcade action strategy game with bagel elements and a top-down view in the setting of a zombie apocalypse. In the game you will...

The Art of War: Card Game

Tactics, Collectible card game (CCG), Top-down view, Free game, Strategy, Card game, Casual game

Game released: Linux → 19 August 2024

Steam: 79/100

A game in a fantasy-medieval setting. The plot is based on the conflict between four kingdoms, each pursuing its own interests in the ongoing war on...

Athena Crisis

Top-down view, Turn-based, Tactics, Role-playing game, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Adventure, Science fiction

Game released: Linux → 23 September 2024; Early Access: Linux → 5 March 2024

Steam: 76/100

A retro game in which the gamer commands various units, including infantry, tanks and air force. There are more than five locations with unique...

ZEPHON

Strategy, Turn-based, Post-apocalyptic, Tactics, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Linux → 8 November 2024

Steam: 83/100

The world collapsed under the onslaught of catastrophe, leaving behind a twisted Earth where mutated creatures hunt amidst the ruins and broken war...

Handmancers

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

Early Access: Linux → 5 May 2026; Game in development: Linux → Q1 2027

Steam: 88/100

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

Archrebel Tactics

Strategy, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Tactics, Science fiction, Old school

Game in development: Linux → 2027

A science-fiction turn-based strategy inspired by classic games Rebelstar and Laser Squad. The story begins with a distress signal from a newly...

ArmA Tactics

Strategy, Isometric, Tactics, Indie, Turn-based, Shooter

Game released: Linux → 3 October 2013

Players: 8/10

Steam: 33/100

ArmA Tactics — turn-based indie strategy with tactics and shooter elements. You take control of a four-man special forces squad. There are no...

Tales of Maj'Eyal

Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Tactics, Roguelike, Turn-based, Dungeons

Game released: Linux → 12 December 2013

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 94/100

Tales of Maj'Eyal is an exciting tactical RPG with turn-based combat and top-down view in a fantasy setting. You can create a unique character by...

Running with Rifles

Arcade, Shooter, In real time, Top-down view, Indie, Tactics, Action, Open world

Game released: Linux → 2 April 2015

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 89/100

Running with Rifles is an isometric top-down tactical shooter set in an open world where you take on the role of a common soldier. Together with your...

Signal Ops

Action, Shooter, Stealth, First-person view, Indie, Tactics, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Linux → 18 November 2013

Steam: 69/100

Metacritic: 61/100

Signal Ops is a tactical stealth shooter in which agents are directed from the relative safety of a control room. During missions, the team plants...

The Last Train

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

Game released: Linux → 11 October 2018

Players: 1/10

Steam: 50/100

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...

Renowned Explorers: International Society

Strategy, Adventure, Isometric, Turn-based, Tactics

Game released: Linux → 2 September 2015

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 72/100

A strategy adventure with turn-based tactical conflicts, Renowned Explorers: International Society takes place in a fictional 19th-century world. The...

XCOM 2: Alien Hunters

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

Game released: Linux → 12 May 2016

Steam: 39/100

XCOM 2: Alien Hunters is an addition to the futuristic tactical strategy with turn-based combat in the XCOM universe. This update will delight you...

Radio Commander

Simulation, Action, First-person view, Indie, Tactics, Strategy, Business / Management

Game released: Linux → 10 October 2019

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 72/100

Radio Commander is an unusual simulator with a first-person view, where you have to use all the delights of radio communications to give various...

Zoria: Age of Shattering

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

Game released: Linux → 7 March 2024

Players: 8/10

Steam: 77/100

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

Interstellar Marines

Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Tactics, Indie

Early Access: Linux → 2 July 2013

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 50/100

This tactical sci-fi first-person shooter is set in the early 22nd century, when the discovery of an inexhaustible energy source has enabled humanity...

Hard West

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

Game released: Linux → 18 November 2015

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 73/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Hard West is a turn-based tactical western. The plot of the game will suggest delving into the darkest recesses of the soul of the main character...

We Are the Dwarves

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Tactics, Indie, Adventure, Action, Stealth, Science fiction, Exploration

Game released: Linux → 26 February 2016

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 60/100

We Are the Dwarves is a fantasy real-time tactical strategy game. In the company of three dwarf astronauts, players will have to go after the new Sun...

Swordhaven: Iron Conspiracy

Role-playing game, Isometric, Turn-based, Tactics, Open world, Fantasy, Adventure, Exploration

Early Access: Linux → 12 December 2024; Game released: Linux → 16 December 2025

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 75/100

A turn-based role-playing game about a wanderer traveling through the lands of New Draconia. One day, a mysterious artifact falls into the hands of...

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...

Midnight Protocol

Tactics, Role-playing game, Turn-based, Adventure, Science fiction, Strategy, Indie

Game released: Linux → 13 October 2021

Steam: 87/100

A tactical role-playing game about digital hacking, where all actions are performed using the keyboard. As a hacktivist known as Data, you will...

Dungeon Warfare

Strategy, Top-down view, Indie, Tactics, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Fantasy, Old school

Game released: Linux → 4 November 2015

Steam: 95/100

A strategy game in the tower defense genre, where the role of the dungeon defender is assigned not to towers, but to numerous deadly traps. Spikes...

WarGame: AirLand Battle

Strategy, Flight Simulator, In real time, Third-person view, Tactics

Game released: Linux → 29 May 2013

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 80/100

A real-time strategy game about a war between NATO and the Warsaw Pact that erupts in 1985 after an incident in the North Sea. The player commands...

Dominions 4: Thrones of Ascension

Strategy, God Simulator, Isometric, Turn-based, Indie, Tactics, Grand strategy

Game released: Linux → 28 September 2013

Players: 10/10

Steam: 89/100

A turn-based fantasy strategy game about divine beings who rule nations and compete for dominion over the world. In Dominions 4, the player chooses a...

Mighty Tactical Shooter: A Turn-Based Shoot 'Em Up

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Strategy, Beat them all, Turn-based, Indie, Tactics

Game canceled: Linux → 19 May 2021

Anticipation Rating: 4.2/10

Mighty Tactical Shooter: A Turn-Based Shoot 'Em Up is a dynamic arcade shooter with turn-based combat and a top-down view in a sci-fi setting. A ship...

Blade Symphony

Action, Fighting, Slasher, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Free game, Tactics

Game released: Linux → 7 May 2014

Steam: 67/100

Blade Symphony is a dynamic slasher game with a third-person view, where you have to compete in fencing. You can fight in tactical sword fights with...

Brigador

Action, In real time, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Indie, Tactics

Game released: Linux → 2 June 2016

Brigador is an isometric real-time tactics game about a mercenary pilot hired to sow chaos in a city-state after the sudden death of its dictator...

Tahira: Echoes of the Astral Empire

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

Game released: Linux → 31 August 2016

Players: 3.6/10

Steam: 66/100

Tahira: Echoes of the Astral Empire is a tactical RPG strategy with turn-based combat and an isometric camera view. As a young princess, you have to...

Overland

Strategy, Isometric, Post-apocalyptic, Tactics, Roguelike, Turn-based

Game released: Linux → 19 September 2019

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Overland is a post-apocalyptic tactical strategy with survival elements. The characters try to work together to survive another day in North America...

Wolf Gang

Role-playing game, Isometric, Indie, Tactics, Strategy

Early Access: Linux → 12 January 2018

Steam: 100/100

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...

SpringRTS: 1944

Isometric, In real time, Tactics, Strategy, Tanks, Historical, Warships / Submarines, Online

Game released: Linux → 15 September 2010

Players: 7.9/10

SpringRTS: 1944 is a real-time tactical historical strategy game with an isometric view. The game takes place at the end of World War II on a massive...

Evertried

Strategy, Tactics, Roguelike, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Board / Group Game, Puzzle

Game released: Linux → 21 October 2021

Steam: 71/100

Evertried is an isometric tactical strategy with turn-based battles and roguelike elements in a fantasy setting. In a world of unshakable order, the...

Cauldrons of War - Barbarossa

Strategy, Historical, Turn-based, Online, Tactics, In real time, Indie, Top-down view, Grand strategy

Game released: Linux → 25 September 2020

Players: 6.4/10

Steam: 90/100

Cauldrons of War — Barbarossa is a historical real-time strategy game for multiple players. This is a game about the beginning of the Great...

Kingdom Draw

Card game, Strategy, Turn-based, Tactics, Indie, Fantasy / Medieval, Online, Top-down view

Game released: Linux → 2 August 2022

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 77/100

Kingdom Draw is a top-down tactical turn-based strategy game in the fantasy genre for multiple players. You have to gather your armies, prepare your...

Dungeon Raid: Zero Floor

Turn-based, Card game, Tactics, Roguelike, Dungeons, Fantasy

Game released: Linux → 1 September 2025

Steam: 91/100

The main character descends into a dark dungeon and tries to reach the final boss. You need to collect various cards, use them in battles or combine...

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...

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...

GoblinChess

Strategy, Top-down view, Turn-based, Chess game, Free game, Tactics, Fantasy, Board / Group Game

Game released: Linux → 11 April 2026

Steam: 50/100

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...

Shadowrun Chronicles: Boston Lockdown

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

Game released: Linux → 28 April 2015

Players: 10/10

Steam: 58/100

Metacritic: 61/100

Set in the cyberpunk universe of Shadowrun, this tactical role-playing game takes place in Boston, where a corrupt megacorporation’s schemes threaten...

Tactics

Best Games in the Tactics genre for Linux