The Best Historical Games for Linux

Update : Central Killing Agency added at rank #18.
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Hearts of Iron IV (2016)

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PC Windows Linux Mac OS

Control your own nation during World War II and dominate the planet in Hearts of Iron IV. With intricate military simulations, choose any nation and build your industrial and technological power to achieve glory, either playing solo or competing online. The game is both immersive and challenging, with engaging visuals that bring the experience to life.


What we like:
  • Historical accuracy
  • Mod community
  • Rewarding strategic gameplay
What could be improved:
  • DLC locks parts of the game
  • Overly complicated mechanics
  • Limited AI orders

  • grand-strategy
  • strategy
  • historical
  • war
  • world-war-2
  • military
  • naval
  • real-time
  • economy
  • political
  • tactical
  • grand
  • tanks
  • simulation
  • alternate

2

Total War: Pharaoh (2023)

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PC Windows Mac OS Linux

In Total War: PHARAOH, the newest entry in the award-winning grand strategy series, immerse yourself in ancient Egypt at the zenith of its power and experience the dramatic events that threaten its destruction.

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  • strategy
  • battle
  • real-time
  • historical
  • tactical
  • war
  • turn-based
  • empire
  • grand-strategy
  • military
  • economy
  • naval

3

Svoboda 1945: Liberation (2021)

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Nintendo Switch Linux IOS iPhone Mac OS PC Windows

The horrors of World War II are over, but peace never came to the Czech village of Svoboda. You were sent to investigate a decades-old feud. Who can you trust to explain what happened? How was your family involved? Talk to witnesses to uncover the troubled past in a game unlike any you ever played.

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  • historical
  • choices
  • farming
  • war
  • fmv
  • world-war-2
  • emotional
  • conversation
  • cinematic
  • investigation
  • education
  • multiple-endings
  • hand-drawn
  • visual-novel
  • atmospheric

4

Europa Universalis IV (2013)

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PC Windows Linux Mac OS

Europa Universalis IV is a grand strategy game that allows you to lead any significant nation on Earth from 1444 to 1821. Experience war, politics, scientific advances, and the discovery of the New World in a visually stunning world map. The game is accessible to newcomers without sacrificing depth and breadth that existing fans of the series love, and there is a lot going on, but the interface is excellent and easy to use. With different paths to glory, the game also offers a new Trade system, and an improved AI, making grand strategy accessible to all.


What we like:
  • Deep and accessible gameplay
  • Visually stunning
  • Different paths to glory
  • New Trade system
  • Improved AI.
What could be improved:
  • Complexe
  • Rough edges
  • Lack of multiplayer options.

  • strategy
  • grand-strategy
  • historical
  • military
  • empire
  • simulation
  • economy
  • political
  • war
  • grand
  • real-time
  • naval
  • politics
  • trading

5

Total War: WARHAMMER (2016)

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PC Windows Xbox One Linux Mac OS

Addictive turn-based empire-building with colossal, real-time battles, all set in a world of legendary heroes, giant monsters, flying creatures and storms of magical power.


  • battle
  • real-time
  • tabletop
  • historical
  • strategy
  • fantasy
  • tactical
  • empire
  • war
  • artillery
  • turn-based
  • fight
  • economy
  • vampire
  • management

6

Old World (2020)

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PC Windows Linux Mac OS

Old World is a revolutionary new historical strategy game where you lead your dynasty over generations of rule against rival kings and queens. Wage massive wars, manage your court, and build a dynasty — or watch your empire crumble to dust. What legacy will you leave behind?


  • 4x
  • historical
  • strategy
  • grand-strategy
  • turn-based
  • management
  • military
  • moddable
  • war
  • diplomacy

7

Speakeasy (2024)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows Playstation 4

An isometric shoot 'em-up minigame set in an underground bar in 1930s Chicago. Speakeasy combines historical charm with edge-of-your-seat action for a gaming experience that’s as thrilling as it is unique.

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  • historical
  • rapid-action
  • shoot-em-up
  • local-multiplayer
  • isometric
  • 2d
  • casual
  • stylized
  • fight
  • multiplayer-only
  • shoot
  • action
  • half-baked
  • fast-paced

8

Warbox Sandbox (2022)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows IOS iPhone Android

The ultimate war sandbox. Participate or simply watch as the gore-y carnage unfolds. Factions. Weapons. Gore. Robbers. Zombies. Knights. Need I say more? Constant new features and updates!

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  • god-game
  • cartoony
  • simulation
  • archery
  • historical
  • immersive
  • first-person
  • tps
  • artificial
  • intelligence
  • heist
  • shooter
  • stylized
  • 3d
  • colourful

9

Ages of Conflict: World War Simulator (2023)

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early access Linux Mac OS PC Windows

Ages of Conflict is a versatile Map Simulation game where you spawn and observe custom or random AI nations battle it out across an infinite number of worlds. Command nations to nudge the world events into your liking.

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  • god-game
  • historical
  • diplomacy
  • artificial
  • intelligence
  • wargame
  • sandbox
  • simulation
  • political
  • fiction
  • alternate
  • interactive
  • colourful
  • minimalist
  • pixel

10

Attentat 1942 (2017)

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IOS iPhoneos Linux IOS iPhone Mac OS PC Windows

Attentat 1942 is a historically-accurate adventure about World War 2. Face moral dilemmas and existential struggles as you uncover the troubled past of your family.


  • world-war-2
  • historical
  • fmv
  • cinematic
  • investigation
  • minigame
  • emotional
  • historically-accurate
  • education
  • choices
  • visual-novel
  • point-and-click
  • fiction
  • interactive
  • multiple-endings

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