The Best Asynchronous Games for Linux

Update : Editarrr added at rank #11.
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Istanbul (2018)

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Collect and trade goods! Plan ahead! Earn rubies and win the race to fortune! Become the best merchant in Istanbul! This faithful adaptation of one of the best board games of all time will turn you into a merchand on a jurney from rags to riches. 🕌📦👳


  • asynchronous
  • board-game
  • multiplayer
  • tabletop
  • platform
  • local
  • online
  • mouse
  • touch-friendly
  • 4-player
  • strategy
  • achievements
  • trading
  • turn-based

2

Antioch: Scarlet Bay (2022)

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Antioch: Scarlet Bay is an online cooperative narrative adventure. Play as two detectives working together to solve a murder in the shadowy city of Antioch. Wander in a city filled with characters with their own agendas and attitudes, all your decisions change the story and lead to multi endings.

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  • choices
  • dark
  • multiple-endings
  • noir
  • cooperative
  • asynchronous
  • comic
  • 1990s
  • fiction
  • thriller
  • detective
  • comedy
  • interactive
  • visual-novel
  • book

3

Eight-Minute Empire (2017)

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PC Windows Mac OS Linux Android IOS iPhone Nintendo Switch

Eight-Minute Empire is the super-quick area control game requiring tough decisions. It’s easy to learn and perfect for when you only have a few minutes.

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  • board-game
  • asynchronous
  • card-driven
  • turn-based
  • card
  • strategy
  • touch-friendly
  • multiplayer
  • empire
  • 4-player
  • short
  • local
  • resource
  • casual
  • cardgame

4

Kind Words (2019)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows

A game about writing nice letters to real people. Write and receive encouraging letters in a cozy room. Trade stickers and listen to chill music. We're all in this together. Sometimes all you need are a few kind words.


  • experience
  • psychological
  • emotional
  • asynchronous
  • lgbtq
  • music
  • experimental
  • souls
  • memes
  • relaxing
  • atmospheric
  • colourful
  • multiplayer
  • stylized
  • horror

5

GLADIABOTS - AI Combat Arena (2019)

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Assemble your robot squad, construct their AI and send them in the battle arena to see your strategy play out. Iterate, improve and repeat until you outsmart all your opponents and friends online.

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  • programming
  • auto-battler
  • automation
  • artificial
  • intelligence
  • top-down
  • multiplayer-battle
  • robots
  • asynchronous
  • logic
  • tactical
  • multiplayer
  • pve
  • arena
  • isometric

6

Barnard's Star (2021)

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Snipe your friends, electrocute your enemies and rain down acidic slime in the Barnard’s Star system, 6 light years from Earth. A multiplayer, turn-based tactics battler with no micro-transactions and no random chance — ingenuity is the only way to victory!

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  • asynchronous
  • turn-based
  • moba
  • tactical
  • pvp
  • multiplayer
  • robots
  • aliens
  • pixel
  • strategy
  • async
  • sci-fi

7

The Last Warlock (2015)

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Android IOS iPhone Linux Mac OS PC Windows

The Last Warlock is a turn based strategy and role-playing game set in a colorful voxel world. Engage in Quests, summon monsters, cast spells and battle enemy Warlocks. Compete with friends or strangers in multiplayer mode. Become the Last Warlock!

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  • turn-based
  • strategy
  • rpg
  • asynchronous
  • voxel
  • battle
  • competition
  • puzzle
  • minecraft

8

MathCar (2023)

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In MathCar, players can race against each other or themselves by using math problem-solving skills to control their car. This cross-platform game combines competitive racing with math education, making it an engaging and effective way for kids and adults alike to improve their math fact proficiency.

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  • racing
  • education
  • asynchronous
  • split-screen
  • multiplayer
  • pixel
  • local
  • retro
  • top-down
  • 2d
  • sport

9

Pogo3D (2023)

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One-Handed Rage-Inducing 3D Platformer! Use only a mouse. Bounce off platforms and even the walls to reach the next checkpoint. Go on a linear adventure through an interconnected world, or quickly test your skills in challenge mode.

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  • precision
  • asynchronous
  • platform
  • 3d
  • parkour
  • cartoony
  • linear
  • comedy
  • third-person
  • racing
  • rewarding
  • family-friendly
  • cute
  • multiplayer
  • physics

10

Khet 2.0 (2014)

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Officially licensed version of the “Mensa Select” award-winning board game! The Laser Game Khet 2.0: Mind blowing laser fun for players ages 9-99. Using simple rules that can be learned in minutes players alternate turns moving Egyptian themed mirrored pieces, after which they fire their laser with the goal of blasting their opponents...

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  • chess
  • egyptian
  • turn-based
  • asynchronous
  • board-game
  • abstract
  • solitaire
  • strategy
  • tabletop
  • multiplayer
  • education
  • 2.5d
  • family-friendly
  • tactical

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