Turn-based for Linux — top best games in the Turn-based genre / Page 3

Sandwalkers - a game in the Turn-based genre

Role-playing game, Strategy, Turn-based, Post-apocalyptic, Tactics, Roguelike, Fantasy, Construction

Game released: Linux → 8 April 2025

The player gathers a team of brave travelers and sets off to explore hostile lands. The heroes must cross a desert with an eternal storm and establish trade and...

Toribash

Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Turn-based

Game released: Linux → 16 May 2014

Players: 9.2/10

Metacritic: 53/100

Toribash is a third-person action game with fighting game elements from the masters of Nabi Studios. The game is published by Nicalis...

Breach and Clear

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

Game released: Linux → 22 March 2014

Players: 5.5/10

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 opponents with...

Dotage

Strategy, Top-down view, Turn-based, Indie, Construction

Game released: Linux → 4 October 2023

The elder had a vision of a future apocalypse. To avoid the fate of a doomed future, he gathers his fellow villagers and leads them into an empty valley. There you...

A Long Way Down

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

Game released: Linux → 28 August 2020

Players: 6.7/10

A Long Way Down is a fun side-scrolling card strategy game set in a fantasy setting. In the game you have to try on the role of Sam, who finds himself in the...

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...

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...

Braveland Wizard

Strategy, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Side view

Game released: Linux → 4 December 2014

Braveland Wizard is a turn-based strategy game with a side view in a fantasy setting. Continuation of the classic game in the spirit of "Heroes of Might and Magic...

Dungeon Rushers

Role-playing game, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Roguelike, Side view

Game released: Linux → 6 September 2016

Players: 1/10

Dungeon Rushers is a fantasy role-playing game with turn-based combat where you go on a dungeon exploration. All levels are generated randomly and are fraught with...

StarDrive 2

Action, Strategy, In real time, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Indie

Game released: Linux → 9 April 2015

Players: 7.3/10

Metacritic: 70/100

StarDrive 2 is an action game with a mixture of strategy and indie game from developers from the Zero Sum Games studio. The game is published by Iceberg...

Egypt: Old Kingdom

Strategy, Isometric, Historical, Turn-based, Indie

Game released: Linux → 24 May 2018

Players: 8.5/10

Egypt: Old Kingdom is a fascinating turn-based strategy with an isometric camera view, for the creation of which even scientists from the Russian Academy of...

Darkest Dungeon: The Color of Madness

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

Game released: Linux → 19 June 2018

Players: 10/10

Darkest Dungeon: The Color of Madness is an expansion for a unique side-scrolling party-based RPG with turn-based combat. The add-on has added a new type of task...

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...

Swim Out

Strategy, Puzzle, Turn-based

Game released: Linux → 14 September 2017

Swim Out is a meditative step-by-step puzzle game in which you need to help a swimmer find a way out of a pool, river or sea without touching other swimmers. You...

Meg's Monster

Adventure, Japanese role-playing game, Role-playing game, Turn-based, Indie

Game released: Linux → 2 March 2023

Metacritic: 79/100

The game takes place in the Underworld — a land of monsters and mutants who eat people for breakfast. But a huge ogre named Roy doesn't want to eat people...

Codex of Victory

Strategy, Futurism (Future), Turn-based

Game released: Linux → 16 March 2017

Players: 6.7/10

Codex of Victory is a fantastic turn-based strategy game. You have to protect human territories from attacks by the trans-humanoid race of Augments. You will be...

At the Gates

Strategy, God Simulator, Isometric, Historical, Turn-based, Tactics

Game released: Linux → 23 January 2019

Metacritic: 63/100

At the Gates is an engaging turn-based strategy game with an isometric camera view from the creator of Sid Meier's Civilization 5. You will take on the role of a...

Save Koch

Simulation, Strategy, Adventure, Business / Management, Turn-based, Visual novel, Indie

Game released: Linux → 18 April 2019

Metacritic: 63/100

A tactical simulator of a mafia godfather driven into hiding by rumors of a traitor in the ranks of his loyal henchmen. In six days he must find the “mole...

Die in the Dungeon

Roguelike, Strategy, Turn-based, Card game, Procedural generation, Casual game

Early Access: Linux → 21 February 2025; Game in development: Linux → 2026

Players: 10/10

A card roguelike where the usual cards are replaced with cubes. Each die unlocks unique abilities: attacking, healing, enhancing or copying the abilities of other...

Rogue Clone

Role-playing game, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Roguelike

Game released: Linux → 1992

Rogue Clone is a classic top-down turn-based role-playing game in a fantasy setting. You will go on dangerous adventures through randomly generated dungeons...

XCOM 2: Anarchy's Children

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

Game released: Linux → 17 March 2016

XCOM 2: Anarchy's Children is an expansion to the futuristic tactical strategy game featuring turn-based combat set in the XCOM universe. This update introduces a...

Warbanners

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

Game released: Linux → 18 October 2017

Players: 7.5/10

Warbanners is a tactical strategy game with turn-based battles and role-playing elements set in a fantasy world. You will take control of a mercenary squad and go...

Gremlins, Inc.

Board / Group Game, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Steampunk

Game released: Linux → 11 March 2016

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Gremlins, Inc. is a board collectible card game with turn-based battles in a fantasy setting. The game takes place in a steampunk mech city where gremlins fight for...

XCOM 2: Alien Hunters

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

Game released: Linux → 12 May 2016

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 with a new story...

Jagged Alliance: Flashback

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

Game released: Linux → 21 October 2014; Early Access: Linux → 4 June 2014

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 52/100

Jagged Alliance: Flashback is the incredible return of the Jagged Alliance series of tactical strategies. The game takes place during the Cold War on the island of...

Football Manager 2018

Strategy, Football, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Sports game, Turn-based

Game released: Linux → 10 November 2017

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Football Manager 2018 is a football management simulator in which you become the manager of a football team and lead it to success. Now you can make all the...

Frozen Synapse

Strategy, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Sandbox, Indie, Tactics, Online

Game released: Linux → 26 May 2011

Metacritic: 85/100

Frozen Synapse is a fantastic top-down turn-based tactical strategy game. This game allows you to give detailed and precise orders to your team: classic gameplay...

Dungeon Clawler

Arcade, Collectible card game (CCG), Roguelike, Turn-based, Old school, Dungeons

Early Access: Linux → 21 November 2024

Players: 7.8/10

The main character explores a dungeon with monsters to get to the main villain and return his property. There are several characters with their own characteristics...

Vagrus - The Riven Realms

Role-playing game, Adventure, Turn-based, Open world, Fantasy

Game released: Linux → 5 October 2021; Early Access: Linux → 22 July 2020

A role-playing game focused on storytelling, exploring an open world, and strategic management. At the center of the story is the vagrus — the leader of a caravan...

Quest of Dungeons

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based

Game released: Linux → 25 March 2014

Last Federation

Simulation, Strategy, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Indie, Tactics

Game released: Linux → 18 April 2014

Metacritic: 72/100

Last Federation is a fascinating global strategy game with turn-based combat in a sci-fi setting. The events of the game take place in the distant future in 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...

SPACECOM

Strategy, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Indie

Game released: Linux → 17 September 2014

Metacritic: 68/100

SPACECOM is a sci-fi strategy game with turn-based combat and a top-down view. You have to become the commander of a space fleet designed for battle. The game...

Secret Government

Simulation, Strategy, Top-down view, Historical, Turn-based, Indie

Early Access: Linux → 22 June 2020; Game released: Linux → 15 April 2021

Players: 7/10

Secret Government is a global turn-based strategy about secret societies, where you have to manage a powerful organization that influences the whole world. You will...

Insider Trading

Strategy, Business / Management, Turn-based, Card game, Roguelike, Procedural generation

Game released: Linux → 18 February 2026

The player manipulates the stock market to gain profit. To do this, they need to collect a deck of cards that allow changing prices and controlling reactions to...

Fate Hunters

Adventure, Board / Group Game, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Card game, Indie, Roguelike

Game released: Linux → 18 July 2019

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 77/100

Fate Hunters is a collectible card game with turn-based combat in a dark fantasy setting. In the game you have to collect your deck of cards, explore the dark game...

ATOM RPG 2

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

Game in development: Linux → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 9/10

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...

Phantasy Star 4

Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: Linux → 3 May 2012

In 2284, the planet Motavia is attacked by evil creatures, and they are opposed by warriors from the hunters' guild. The story follows Chaz Ashley, who has just...

Skyward Collapse

Strategy, Isometric, Turn-based

Game released: Linux → 23 May 2013

Skyward Collapse is an isometric strategy game from the masters at Arcen Games. The main publisher of the game is Arcen Games. Overall, the project turned out to be...

Spandex Force

Puzzle, Turn-based, Comics, Match-3 (Three in a row)

Game released: Linux → 8 February 2008

Spandex Force is a Japanese style arcade puzzle game in the "three in a row" genre. You will act as powerful heroes — defenders of the Earth. You have to...

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Best Games in the Turn-based genre for Linux