Turn-based for Linux — top best games in the Turn-based genre

The Ouroboros King - a game in the Turn-based genre

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...

Wasteland 3

Role-playing game, Adventure, Isometric, Turn-based, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: Linux → 28 August 2020

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 83/100

Wasteland 3 is a continuation of the post-apocalyptic role-playing game with turn-based combat in the Wasteland universe. The events of the new part will take place...

Sid Meier's Civilization 7

Strategy, Online, Historical, Turn-based, Cooperative (co-op), Grand strategy

Game released: Linux → 11 February 2025

VGTimes: 8.0/10

Players: 6.6/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Continuation of the legendary series of turn-based strategies. Players rule as one of the many legendary leaders in world history. At the beginning, the player also...

ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game

Role-playing game, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: Linux → 19 December 2018

Players: 8.7/10

ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game is a post-apocalyptic role-playing game with turn-based combat and an isometric camera view. The game takes place in the...

Artifact: The Dota Card Game

Online, Top-down view, Board / Group Game, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Card game

Game released: Linux → 28 November 2018

Players: 2.2/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Artifact: The Dota Card Game is a card tabletop game set in the fantasy universe of Dota 2. The game features three lanes, characters, minions, and even neutral...

Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones

Role-playing game, Adventure, Horror, Isometric, Turn-based

Game released: Linux → 26 September 2019

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones is an isometric horror RPG with turn-based combat that will take you to eerie worlds based on the stories of writer Howard Phillips...

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...

Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War

Strategy, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Roguelike

Game released: Linux → 12 July 2018

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 71/100

Warhammer 40,000: Gladius — Relics of War is a global turn-based strategy game with an isometric camera view set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. Gladius...

Slay the Spire

Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Card game, Roguelike, Side view

Game released: Linux → 23 January 2019

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 87/100

Slay the Spire is a card-based role-playing game with turn-based combat and a side view in a fantasy setting. You have to climb to the top of a dark tower, passing...

Total War: Empire

Strategy, Warships / Submarines, In real time, Third-person view, Historical, Turn-based

Game released: Linux → 9 December 2014

Players: 7.8/10

The events take place in the era of the 18th century, when the world was engulfed in large-scale wars, colonial ambitions and revolutions. The player takes control...

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...

Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager

Role-playing game, Strategy, Horror, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Indie, Roguelike, Side view

Early Access: Linux → 20 March 2020; Game released: Linux → 29 April 2021

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager is a dark role-playing roguelike with turn-based combat and a side view in a fantasy setting. You have to build a...

Heroes of Might and Magic 3: The Restoration of Erathia

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

Game released: Linux → 1999

Players: 9.1/10

Heroes of Might and Magic 3: The Restoration of Erathia is an isometric role-playing game with a mixture of strategy and fantasy from New World Computing, Inc.. The...

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...

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...

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...

Fogpiercer

Strategy, Top-down view, Turn-based, Card game, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Roguelike, Science fiction

Game released: Linux → 17 July 2026

A sci-fi card roguelike where the survival of humanity depends on the correctly assembled train composition, tactical decisions, and the ability to use every...

Shadowrun Returns

Role-playing game, Futurism (Future), Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Cyberpunk

Game released: Linux → 5 November 2013

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Shadowrun Returns — is a tactical turn-based role-playing game based on the 80s board game Shadowrun and is the spiritual successor to the console games in...

ATOM RPG Trudograd

Role-playing game, Futurism (Future), Isometric, Post-apocalyptic, Turn-based, DLC

Early Access: Linux → 11 May 2020; Game released: Linux → 13 September 2021

Players: 8/10

ATOM RPG Trudograd — an expansion for the post-apocalyptic role-playing game with turn-based combat and an isometric camera view ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie...

ATOM RPG 2

Role-playing game, Adventure, Isometric, Turn-based, Post-apocalyptic, Open world

Game in development: Linux → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 9.2/10

A continuation of a tactical CRPG focused on a deep storyline and variability. The plot unfolds in a world of alternative history, where the Cold War ended in a...

Torment: Tides of Numenera

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

Game released: Linux → 28 February 2017

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Torment: Tides of Numenera is a classic role-playing game with an isometric camera view and turn-based combat, which is the spiritual successor to Planescape...

Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate

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

Game released: Linux → 12 May 2022

Players: 10/10

A strategy game with roguelike elements that reimagines chess. The player takes control of a black king with a shotgun, who must defeat an army of white pieces and...

Iratus: Lord of the Dead

Role-playing game, Action, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Roguelike

Game released: Linux → 23 April 2020

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Iratus: Lord of the Dead — a party-based RPG with roguelike elements and a side view, inspired by the popular Darkest Dungeon and Dungeon Keeper. An enraged...

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...

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...

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...

FTL: Faster Than Light

Simulation, Action, In real time, Business / Management, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Indie, Roguelike, Strategy

Game released: Linux → 14 September 2012

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 86/100

FTL: Faster Than Light is a unique management simulator with role-playing elements in a sci-fi setting. The cruiser Kestrel was lucky to find out secret information...

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...

Total War: Shogun 2

Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Historical, Turn-based

Game released: Linux → 15 March 2011

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 90/100

Total War: Shogun 2 is a global strategy with turn-based movements on a global map and real-time battles. The end of the 19th century became a turning point in...

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...

Total War: Rome Remastered

Strategy, Fantasy / Medieval, In real time, Turn-based

Game released: Linux → 29 April 2021

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Total War: Rome Remastered is an enhanced version of the historical strategy game with turn-based movements on the global map and real-time battles Rome: Total...

Shadowrun: Hong Kong

Role-playing game, In real time, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Cyberpunk

Game released: Linux → 20 August 2015

Players: 9.6/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Shadowrun: Hong Kong is a sequel to the classic role-playing game with turn-based combat in the cyber universe of Shadowrun. The game takes place in Hong Kong in...

Heads Will Roll: Reforged

Adventure, Role-playing game, Adult game, Turn-based, Visual novel, Survival, Strategy

Game released: Linux → 4 October 2023

Players: 9.7/10

The game takes place in a medieval setting. The plot tells about a soldier who wants to escape justice. To clear his name and regain his former life, the hero sets...

Caves of Qud

Role-playing game, Adventure, Top-down view, Turn-based, Indie, Roguelike

Early Access: Linux → 15 July 2015; Game released: Linux → 5 December 2024

Metacritic: 91/100

A turn-based RPG from the minds of Sproggiwood. The game world is generated anew each time, offering unique adventures with each visit. The environment can be...

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...

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...

The Battle of Polytopia

Strategy, Simulation, Isometric, Turn-based, Indie

Game released: Linux → 4 August 2020

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 72/100

The Battle of Polytopia is a minimalist global strategy game with turn-based combat and an isometric camera view. In the game you will go to conquer the Square...

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...

Armello

Role-playing game, Isometric, Board / Group Game, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Card game

Game released: Linux → 1 September 2015

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Armello is a unique hybrid of two genres — a collectible card game and a tabletop turn-based RPG from the creators of League of Geeks. The game world is...

Total War: Three Kingdoms - Eight Princes

Strategy, DLC, In real time, Turn-based

Game released: Linux → 8 August 2019

Metacritic: 67/100

Total War: Three Kingdoms — Eight Princes is an add-on for a large-scale historical strategy from the Total War series. The events of the add-on take place...

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Best Games in the Turn-based genre for Linux