Turn-based for Linux — top best games in the Turn-based genre / Page 5

Monster Sanctuary - a game in the Turn-based genre

Adventure, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Indie, Metroidvania, Exploration

Early Access: Linux → 28 August 2019; Game released: Linux → 8 December 2020

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Monster Sanctuary is a side-scrolling pixel Metroidvania in a fantasy setting, in which you become monster trainers and can fight in 3v3 tactical battles...

Total War: Warhammer 2 - The Warden & The Paunch

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

Game released: Linux → 21 May 2020

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 67/100

Total War: Warhammer 2 — The Warden & The Paunch — an add-on for a fantasy strategy with game mechanics from the Total War game series in the Warhammer...

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 them with each...

Total War: Warhammer 2 - Curse of the Vampire Coast

Strategy, DLC, In real time, Turn-based, Fantasy, Medieval era, Action

Game released: Linux → 8 November 2018

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 83/100

A large expansion dedicated to the Vampire Coast — a faction of the undead that combines pirate romance with dark fantasy. Under the command of legendary admirals...

Battle for Wesnoth

Strategy, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Sandbox, Free game

Game released: Linux → 1 April 2010

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 94/100

This turn-based fantasy strategy game is set in the world of Irdya, where campaigns follow struggles for a throne, battles against orcs and undead, and other...

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 badly damaged...

Space Grunts

Role-playing game, Arcade, Strategy, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Roguelike

Game released: Linux → 12 January 2016

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Space Grunts — an arcade adventure with elements of a role-playing game in pixel style. The player will take on the role of a space trooper who overcomes various...

Next Jump: Shmup Tactics

Action, Strategy, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Beat them all, Puzzle, Roguelike

Game released: Linux → 28 April 2017

Players: 10/10

Steam: 80/100

Next Jump: Shmup Tactics is a futuristic top-down action game with elements of turn-based strategy. You will take control of a deadly spaceship and fight alien...

Total War: Three Kingdoms - Eight Princes

Strategy, DLC, In real time, Turn-based, Action

Game released: Linux → 8 August 2019

Steam: 36/100

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...

Insider Trading

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

Game released: Linux → 18 February 2026

Steam: 79/100

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...

Golden Krone Hotel

Turn-based, Roguelike, Dungeons

Game released: Linux → 26 October 2017

Steam: 94/100

Golden Krone Hotel is a turn-based roguelike set in a gothic horror world, where vampire hunter Sorina Arobase sets out to take revenge on the exiled vampire prince...

Crimson Fields

Strategy, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Sandbox

Game released: Linux → 1 March 2001

Crimson Fields is a third-person strategy game with sandbox...

Septerra Core: Legacy of the Creator

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

Game released: Linux → 27 September 2013

Players: 9/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 70/100

This science-fantasy role-playing game is set on Septerra, a world where seven continents orbit a vast living computer at different elevations. According to...

Age of Wonders 3

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

Game released: Linux → 14 April 2015

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Age of Wonders 3 — continuation of a series of strategy games that combine construction, war and role-playing components. The game is one of the best in the...

Expeditions: Conquistador

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

Game released: Linux → 30 May 2013

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Set in 16th-century America, Expeditions: Conquistador is a turn-based role-playing strategy game about a Spanish expedition driven by the pursuit of gold and fame...

Crowntakers

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

Game released: Linux → 7 November 2014

Steam: 74/100

Crowntakers is a turn-based strategy game with RPG elements set in a fantasy world. In a big fairy-tale world, a tragedy occurs — a good king is captured by...

Celestian Tales: Old North

Role-playing game, Adventure, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Indie, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: Linux → 10 August 2015

Steam: 69/100

Celestian Tales: Old North is an adventure RPG with Japanese-style turn-based combat. The game takes place in a colorful fantasy world, where six brave heroes must...

Wraithmind

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

Game released: Linux → 12 November 2020

Players: 6.7/10

Steam: 75/100

Wraithmind is a sci-fi RPG with an isometric camera view and turn-based combat. The plot revolves around Maya, a young woman who awakens in a space laboratory with...

Attack of the Earthlings

Strategy, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Tactics, Indie, Comedy

Game released: Linux → 8 February 2018

Players: 10/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Attack of the Earthlings is a sci-fi tactical strategy game with turn-based combat and an isometric camera view. GalactOil is a galactic energy corporation that is...

Total War: Three Kingdoms - Reign of Blood

Strategy, DLC, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical, Turn-based, Action

Game released: Linux → 27 June 2019

Players: 10/10

Steam: 28/100

Total War: Three Kingdoms — Reign of Blood is an add-on for a large-scale historical strategy from the Total War series. The add-on adds bloody effects...

Space Grunts 2

Arcade, Role-playing game, Card game, Strategy, Top-down view, Turn-based, Futurism (Future), Roguelike

Early Access: Linux → 24 September 2019; Game released: Linux → 27 May 2020

Steam: 66/100

Space Grunts 2 is a continuation of the card role-playing game with strategy elements and turn-based battles in a sci-fi setting. You will once again take on the...

Axes and Acres

Indie, Strategy, Turn-based

Game released: Linux → 7 April 2016

Steam: 85/100

A turn-based, single-player strategy game about developing a village on a small plot of land. The player is its lord, managing peasants represented by dice...

Battle Chess

Strategy, Isometric, Top-down view, Board / Group Game, Fantasy / Medieval, Chess game, Turn-based

Game released: Linux → 20 April 2017

Steam: 81/100

A chess strategy game set in a medieval fantasy world, where battles on the checkered board unfold as duels between animated pieces. Players can compete against the...

Flotilla

Strategy, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Exploration

Game released: Linux → 29 March 2010

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 72/100

A turn-based space strategy game with tactical combat in three-dimensional space, Flotilla puts the player in command of a fleet traveling through the galaxy. The...

robotfindskitten

Adventure, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Turn-based

Game released: Linux → 1999

An ASCII text adventure about a robot searching for a kitten among random characters. The robot is represented by a hash sign, while the kitten appears as a...

Football Manager 2015

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

Game released: Linux → 7 November 2014

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Football Manager 2015 is a football management simulator in which you become the manager of a football team and lead it to success. The game features a huge number...

Gremlins, Inc.

Board / Group Game, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Steampunk, Card game, Strategy

Game released: Linux → 11 March 2016

Players: 10/10

Steam: 82/100

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...

Hero Generations: ReGen

Role-playing game, Strategy, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Roguelike, Side view, Grand strategy, Open world

Game released: Linux → 19 August 2016

Steam: 56/100

Hero Generations: ReGen is a cartoon strategy with role-playing game elements and turn-based battles in a fantasy setting. You will go explore a procedurally...

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 save your...

Shadows of Adam

Role-playing game, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game, Indie

Game released: Linux → 23 February 2017

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Shadows of Adam is a pixel RPG with Japanese-style turn-based combat. An exciting adventure awaits you, made in the style of classic role-playing games of the 90s...

Galaxy of Pen & Paper

Role-playing game, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Side view, Indie

Game released: Linux → 27 July 2017

Players: 10/10

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Galaxy of Pen & Paper is a side-scroll sci-fi turn-based RPG from the creators of Knights of Pen & Paper. The same unforgettable adventures await you, only there...

Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption

Role-playing game, Adventure, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Point & Click

Game released: Linux → 10 July 2018

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption is an action-adventure RPG with an isometric camera view and turn-based combat from the creators of Quest for Glory. The game will tell...

Iris and the Giant

Role-playing game, Board / Group Game, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Card game, Side view, Roguelike

Game released: Linux → 27 February 2020

Steam: 87/100

Iris and the Giant is an adventure RPG with roguelike and collectible card game elements. The main character is a girl named Iris, who aims to overcome her own...

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...

Miscrits: World of Creatures

Adventure, Turn-based, Tactics, Casual game, Fantasy, Strategy

Game released: Linux → 26 May 2025

Steam: 89/100

A multiplayer game where gamers explore the Sunset Kingdom. You need to save and collect unique creatures — Miscrits, which mysterious sorcerers have vowed to...

Wastelanders

Role-playing game, Strategy, Turn-based, Card game, Post-apocalyptic, Tactics, Science fiction

Game released: Linux → 28 January 2026

Steam: 94/100

A catastrophic meteorite impact puts civilization on the brink of destruction, covering the planet's surface with an alien substance known as "Wasteland." The city...

Jagged Alliance

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

Game released: Linux → 23 April 2014

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 94/100

Jagged Alliance — The game's plot revolves around the A.I.M. organization, which provides mercenary services in hot spots around the world. Later (during...

UnReal World

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

Game released: Linux → 26 February 2016

Steam: 93/100

This turn-based role-playing game with survival and roguelike elements is set in the ancient North, in Iron Age Finland. The player chooses one of nine cultures and...

Wizardry: Crusaders of the Dark Savant

Role-playing game, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Dungeons

Game released: Linux → 10 September 2013

Steam: 88/100

This first-person, turn-based role-playing game blends fantasy with a futuristic setting. A party explores an alien world in search of a secret tied to the nature...

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: 93/100

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 choosing from a...

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Best Games in the Turn-based genre for Linux