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: 8.1/10

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: 7.5/10

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...

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: 8.8/10

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...

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...

Shadowrun Returns: Dragonfall

Role-playing game, Strategy, DLC, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Tactics

Game released: Linux → январь 2014

Players: 8.1/10

Shadowrun Returns: Dragonfall — futuristic tactical role-playing game. This game will take you back to the golden age of RPGs on PC. Its non-linear, almost...

Cities: Skylines

Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, Tactics

Game released: Linux → 10 March 2015

Players: 7.8/10

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...

Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun

Strategy, Stealth, In real time, Isometric, Tactics

Game released: Linux → 6 December 2016

Players: 8.8/10

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...

Backpack Hero

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

Magicka 2

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

Game released: Linux → 26 May 2015

Players: 8.5/10

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...

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...

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...

Faeria

Strategy, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Card game, Free game, Tactics

Game released: Linux → 8 March 2017

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Faeria is a card-based tactical strategy game in a fantasy setting. You have to fight on a playing field consisting of hexagons, mine gold and mana, acquire...

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...

Mushroots

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

Game released: Linux → 10 July 2026

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

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...

Overland

Strategy, Isometric, Post-apocalyptic, Tactics, Roguelike

Game released: Linux → 19 September 2019

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. Each level is...

Cyber Knights: Flashpoint

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

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...

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...

Dota Underlords

Online, Fantasy / Medieval, Chess game, Free game, Tactics

Game released: Linux → 25 February 2020

Players: 7.9/10

Dota Underlords is a free-to-play multiplayer tactical game that features chess with heroes from the famous Dota universe. Victory is achieved through the proper...

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...

Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark

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

Game released: Linux → 30 April 2019

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark is a turn-based RPG with an emphasis on storytelling and tactical combat. A serious, adult story will unfold before you, the action of...

Lara Croft GO

Strategy, Isometric, Puzzle, Turn-based, Logic, Tactics

Game released: Linux → 4 December 2016

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Lara Croft GO is a turn-based tactical puzzle game with an isometric camera view about everyone's favorite tomb raider. The game continues the traditions of Hitman...

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...

Brigador

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

Game released: Linux → 2 June 2016

Brigador is an isometric action game with an indie and tactical twist from the developers of Gausswerks and Stellar Jockeys. The game is published by Stellar...

Chroma Squad

Role-playing game, Strategy, Indie, Tactics

Game released: Linux → 30 April 2015

Metacritic: 75/100

Chroma Squad is an RPG with strategy, indie and tactical elements from the masters at Behold Studios. The game is published by Behold Studios. Overall, the project...

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...

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...

Pairs & Perils

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

Game released: Linux → 20 January 2025

The player explores dungeons where he fights opponents. In battles, you need to memorize and combine creature and weapon cards for attacks. During breaks, you can...

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...

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...

Infinitode 2 - Infinite Tower Defense

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Free game, Tactics, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Casual game

Game released: Linux → 30 April 2021

A minimalist strategy in the genre of "tower defense," where protecting the base from endless waves of enemies combines with technology development, resource...

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...

Braveland Pirate

Strategy, Turn-based, Tactics, Side view

Game released: Linux → 15 September 2015

Braveland Pirate is a side-scrolling turn-based strategy game set in a fantasy setting. The final part of the trilogy of classic games in the spirit of “Heroes of...

Rogue State Revolution

Strategy, Roguelike, Isometric, In real time, Top-down view, Turn-based, Tactics, Business / Management

Game released: Linux → 18 March 2021

Rogue State Revolution is a tactical global strategy with turn-based combat and a top-down view. An exciting geopolitical roguelike awaits you, designed for both...

Chaos Reborn

Strategy, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Indie, Tactics

Game released: Linux → 26 October 2015

Players: 9.2/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Chaos Reborn is a multiplayer tactics game from the creator of the original X-COM. In which, in turn-based mode, from two to six warlocks controlled by players...

Tactics

Best Games in the Tactics genre for Linux (Game released)