The Best Colony Games for Linux - Page 2

Update : Aground Zero added at rank #20.
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Empires of the Undergrowth (2017)

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Command swarms of warriors at an unprecedented scale of warfare in this blend of RTS and base-building. Lead ant colonies against the many fearsome threats of the insect world, while building intricate nests, developing pheromone-based tactics, and evolving to meet growing dangers.


  • strategy
  • simulation
  • colony
  • automation
  • management
  • moddable
  • real-time
  • base-building
  • city-building
  • resource-management
  • building
  • sandbox
  • economy
  • documentary
  • replay-value

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Songs of Syx (2020)

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'Songs of Syx' is an immersive fantasy city-builder where you evolve from a tiny colony to a sprawling empire. Battle with legions, manage a diverse population, and shape your society in a living world of gods and creatures. With a blend of strategy and simulation, every decision can lead your kingdom to prosperity or downfall. Ready to rule?


What we like:
  • Unique blend of city-building and grand strategy
  • Tactical battles with huge armies
  • Dynamic world with evolving narrative
  • Deep management of population and resources
  • Regular updates enhancing gameplay
What could be improved:
  • Combat system needs refinement
  • User interface can be unclear in battle and on world map

  • city-building
  • colony
  • grand-strategy
  • simulation
  • base-building
  • moddable
  • building
  • empire
  • fantasy

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Kingdoms and Castles (2017)

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Kingdoms and Castles is a city-building simulation game about growing a kingdom from a tiny hamlet to a sprawling city and imposing castle. Make trade agreements, alliance, and war with neighboring AI controlled kingdoms. Each villager and resource is individually simulated.


  • city-building
  • colony
  • simulation
  • medieval
  • strategy
  • farming
  • management

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Necesse (2019)

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early access Linux Mac OS PC Windows

Necesse is an open-world, top-down sandbox game with a huge amount of potential. Explore procedurally generated islands, build towns, recruit settlers and complete quests - either on your own or with friends. There are forest, snow, swamp and desert biomes to discover as well as mobs and boss battles to fight. The crafting recipes are intuitive and the base building is fun and easy to learn.

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What we like:
  • Procedurally generated world of islands
  • Mobs to fight
  • Boss battles
  • Intuitive crafting recipes
  • Base building system
  • Online multiplayer
What could be improved:
  • Not much verticality in the build system yet
  • Minimal cosmetic changes for builds
  • Some bullet hell elements during boss fights

  • crafting
  • survival
  • open-world
  • cooperative
  • colony
  • building
  • sandbox
  • pixel
  • exploration
  • survival-craft
  • replay-value
  • 2d
  • multiplayer
  • farming
  • online

15

Odd Realm (2018)

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early access Linux Mac OS PC Windows

Odd Realm is a colony sim set in a procedurally generated, fantasy world where you control a group of settlers to build a settlement that survives the passing seasons, roaming bandits, underground horrors, and gods from legend.


  • colony
  • simulation
  • base-building

16

Landnama (2023)

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Face the judgment of winter’s deadly toll as you lead the first Viking clans to settle Iceland in this non-violent, rogue-lite survival base builder.

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  • colony
  • rogue-like
  • hex
  • vikings
  • city-building
  • base-building
  • survival
  • strategy
  • grid
  • build-em-up
  • economy
  • management
  • resource-management
  • historical
  • building

17

Paragon Pioneers 2 (2024)

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Dive into the captivating world of Paragon Pioneers 2, an engaging city-building idle game filled with extensive content promising months of immersive gameplay. Even with limited playtime, you can delve deep into this simulation, experimenting with various strategies to enhance your realm.

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  • city-building
  • colony
  • idler
  • simulation
  • building
  • stylized
  • medieval
  • colourful
  • top-down
  • fantasy
  • 2d
  • cute
  • relaxing
  • strategy
  • management

18

Wastelander (2023)

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Wastelander is a turn-based strategy game where you must survive and escape from a desolate planet ravaged by powerful storms. Build a colony from nothing, find and unlock unique buildings and re-activate powerful relics to protect yourself. Will you survive and get off the planet?

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  • colony
  • city-building
  • rogue-like
  • base-building
  • strategy
  • pve
  • turn-based
  • choices
  • top-down
  • minimalist
  • simulation
  • 2d
  • pixel
  • difficult
  • procedural

19

Terraformers: First Steps on Mars (2021)

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Terraformers: First Steps on Mars is a free prologue of Terraformers, featuring an exclusive challenge to lead humanity's first attempt at settling the Red Planet.

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  • colony
  • mars
  • simulation
  • 4x
  • nature
  • resource-management
  • city-building
  • tabletop
  • space
  • stylized
  • strategy
  • family-friendly
  • futuristic
  • atmospheric
  • sci-fi

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Aground Zero (2025)

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The world has ended. You are deep underground, and all alone with a cheery AI companion. You will have to mine and build to survive, and search for other survivors to help you. Will you be able to reach the surface? And what will you find when you get there?

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  • colony
  • voxel
  • underground
  • automation
  • moddable
  • post-apocalyptic
  • character
  • base-building
  • sandbox
  • customization
  • crafting
  • building
  • controller-support
  • 3d
  • exploration

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