The Best Asynchronous Games for Linux

Update : Screeps: Arena 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

Synchronicity (2024)

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1v1 turn-based tactics, online or vs a practice-AI in a futuristic cyberpunk setting. Plan 3 steps in advance while your opponent does the same. Mind-game and outsmart your opponent with a variety of abilities, destructible and penetrable environments and a good strategy.

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  • turn-based
  • asynchronous
  • class
  • movement
  • cyberpunk
  • tactical
  • pvp
  • hacking
  • multiplayer
  • top-down
  • grid
  • stylized
  • strategy
  • simulation
  • violent

4

NEODUEL: Backpack Monsters (2024)

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NEODUEL: Backpack Monsters is a PvP inventory auto-battler with a monster-trainer twist! Collect Cosmions and items, and strategically manage your backpack to create unbeatable combos in tactical duels. Rise through the leagues to become the ultimate Cosmion master!

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  • auto-battler
  • asynchronous
  • collector
  • creature
  • deckbuilder
  • turn-based
  • tactical
  • pvp
  • battler
  • inventory
  • management
  • multiplayer
  • strategy
  • resource-management
  • colourful

5

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

6

The Mosquito Gang (2025)

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The year is... probably 2025. Humans created the ultimate mosquito repellent. If it launches — game over. Now the bugs bite back. Play as a bloodthirsty mosquito or the last human standing in this fast-paced, asymmetric multiplayer game. Slap, dodge, and survive!

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  • asynchronous
  • multiplayer
  • emotional
  • pvp
  • cooperative
  • character
  • funny
  • flight
  • stylized
  • simulation
  • local
  • customization
  • 3d
  • third-person
  • team

7

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

8

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

9

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

10

Editarrr (2023)

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Challenge yourself and your friends in this pixel-perfect pirate platformer! Create your own levels and compete for swashbuckling supremacy on the leaderboards.

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  • 2d
  • platform
  • editor
  • pirates
  • sandbox
  • asynchronous
  • level
  • exploration
  • pixel
  • casual
  • strategy
  • heart-pounding
  • arcade
  • puzzle
  • attack

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