Tactics 2024 for Linux — top best games in the Tactics genre

Shogun Showdown - a game in the Tactics genre

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

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

Steam: 97/100

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...

Men of War 2

Strategy, Tactics, Isometric, In real time, Historical, Tanks, Action, Online, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Linux → 15 May 2024

Players: 7/10

Steam: 64/100

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...

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 the hero, which...

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 main base of...

ZEPHON

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

Game released: Linux → 8 November 2024

Steam: 82/100

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

HexDefense

Action, Strategy, Top-down view, Tactics, Roguelike, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)

Game released: Linux → 20 July 2024

Steam: 62/100

A roguelike in the tower defense genre, focused on continuous battles with almost no pauses. The main task is to defend the city from an endless onslaught of...

Silence of the Siren

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

Early Access: Linux → 30 September 2024

Steam: 89/100

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...

Capes

Isometric, Tactics, Turn-based, Strategy, Science fiction

Game released: Linux → 29 May 2024

Steam: 67/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Villains with superpowers seized control of the city twenty years ago. The player assembles a squad of superheroes to stop criminals. There are many characters with...

Long Live Caesar

Indie, Role-playing game, Tactics, Historical, Roguelike, Side view, Puzzle, Detective, Simulation

Game released: Linux → 16 December 2024

Steam: 78/100

A step -by -step role -playing strategy with elements of a crogue in which the fate of the Roman Empire depends on the decisions of one person. Playing for Guy...

Countless Army

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

Game released: Linux → 19 July 2024

Steam: 71/100

The player sends waves of troops to break through the enemy's defense and capture territory — there are different kingdoms with their own features. You will have to...

Outcast Tales: The First Journey

Free game, Roguelike, Post-apocalyptic, Turn-based, Tactics

Game released: Linux → 29 January 2024

Steam: 85/100

Free prologue for Outcast Tales. A squad of heroes sets out to explore a post-apocalyptic wasteland in search of fame and fortune. The main feature is the ability...

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 features. You can go...

Star Shift Rebellion

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

Game released: Linux → 9 February 2024

Steam: 93/100

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...

Mushroots

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Free game, Tactics, Construction

Game released: Linux → 10 July 2026; Early Access: Linux → 1 May 2024

Steam: 90/100

Real-time strategy where the player must lead a civilization of intelligent mushrooms and develop a vast colonial network, gradually expanding influence on the...

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 the continent...

UNLIGHT:Revive

Free game, Collectible card game (CCG), Role-playing game, Turn-based, Tactics, Anime / Manga, Fantasy, Card game, Strategy

Game released: Linux → 7 December 2024

Steam: 54/100

The plot card game, in which players gather an army of fallen warriors for the goddess of fire. She collects the souls of the dead with unresolved fates - from...

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Best Games in the Tactics genre of 2024 for Linux