The Best Medieval Games for Linux

Update : Slidemagi added at rank #35.
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Crusader Kings III (2020)

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Crusader Kings III immerses you in the world of medieval politics and dynasties, letting you choose a noble house and lead them to greatness. With a vast and beautifully detailed medieval map to explore, you will encounter a host of historical characters, make life-altering decisions, and forge your dynasty's legacy. The game's unique and colorful characters, wide range of playstyles, and limitless paths to follow make it an exciting and rewarding experience for those who love grand strategy games.

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What we like:
  • Immersive gameplay and world-building
  • Wide range of options for playstyle and objectives
  • Beautiful graphics and top-notch soundtrack
  • Unique and colorful characters with varied abilities and traits
  • Legacy system adds depth and longevity to gameplay
What could be improved:
  • Overpriced DLCs that do not add much to gameplay
  • Slow pace of gameplay and battles
  • Uncanny 3D models
  • Lack of region differentiation

  • strategy
  • grand-strategy
  • medieval
  • simulation
  • rpg
  • historical
  • war
  • empire
  • politics
  • grand
  • military
  • political
  • management

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Besiege (2020)

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Besiege is a physics based building game in which you construct medieval siege engines. Battle your way through a 54 level singleplayer campaign, unleash chaos with your friends in multiplayer, create your own worlds with the level editor, customize your game with mods through the workshop.


  • sandbox
  • building
  • physics
  • medieval
  • destruction
  • lego
  • science
  • vehicle
  • funny
  • humor
  • editor
  • level
  • gilliam
  • relaxing
  • strategy

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Kingdom: Two Crowns (2018)

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In Kingdom Two Crowns, players must work in the brand-new solo or co-op campaign mode to build their kingdom and secure it from the threat of the Greed. Experience new technology, units, enemies, mounts, and secrets in the next evolution of the award-winning micro strategy franchise!


  • micro
  • medieval
  • pixel
  • colony
  • strategy
  • side-scrolling
  • cooperative
  • base-building
  • tower-defense
  • city-building
  • simulation
  • building
  • scroller
  • survival
  • 2d

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Graveyard Keeper (2018)

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Graveyard Keeper is a hilarious and morbidly funny game where you manage your own graveyard. You'll have to make tough ethical choices and manage your resources as you grind up corpses to sell the local butcher and explore dungeons. The game is addictive, unique, and perfect for RPG enthusiasts looking for something different.


What we like:
  • Challenging gameplay that rewards strategic thinking
  • Engaging story with a rich world to explore
  • Good graphics and sound design
  • Decent game time
  • Reasonably priced
What could be improved:
  • Can be too grindy for some players
  • Endgame content is lacking
  • Lack of polish in certain areas

  • farming
  • medieval
  • simulation
  • cemetery
  • management
  • crafting
  • pixel
  • local
  • match-three
  • sims
  • zombies
  • noir

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The Plague Doctor of Wippra (2022)

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The plague spreads agony and fear in the small town of Wippra. As a plague doctor, you bring healing and relief wherever you can. But ignorance, superstition, and religious zeal make for a deadly threat in this retro medieval medical adventure!


  • point-and-click
  • medieval
  • pixel
  • historical
  • noir
  • story
  • narration
  • atmospheric
  • exploration
  • conversation
  • adventure
  • narrative

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Choice of Life: Middle Ages 2 (2022)

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  • choices
  • life
  • medieval
  • card
  • humor
  • visual-novel
  • simulation
  • multiple-endings
  • dark
  • hand-drawn
  • magic
  • 2d
  • funny
  • cute
  • family-friendly

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Tavern Master (2021)

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Build and manage your own medieval tavern in Tavern Master and create the ultimate tavern experience. Design, decorate, hire staff, and serve delicious food and drinks to satisfy your customers. With endless possibilities and a relaxing gameplay, can you build the best tavern in town?


What we like:
  • Can decorate
  • Gives Dungeons and Dragons vibes
  • Micro-managing people
  • Fun gameplay
  • Wide variety in tavern design
What could be improved:
  • Limited content
  • Bottleneck in growth
  • Not enough complexity
  • Lack of replayability

  • medieval
  • management
  • tavern
  • building
  • table
  • resource-management
  • simulation
  • stress-free
  • city-building
  • time-management
  • relaxing

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Mount & Blade: Warband (2010)

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In a land torn asunder by incessant warfare, it is time to assemble your own band of hardened warriors and enter the fray. Lead your men into battle, expand your realm, and claim the ultimate prize: the throne of Calradia!


  • medieval
  • sandbox
  • battle
  • combat
  • rpg
  • political
  • strategy
  • fight
  • horses

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Rustler (2021)

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Become a medieval thug in a crazy open-world action game, full of pop-culture references. Complete insane quests, kill heroes, steal horses, fight guards, rob peasants, listen to some bard music, and much more! All packed in old-school gameplay style!


  • top-down
  • medieval
  • horses
  • crime
  • open-world
  • sandbox
  • funny
  • soundtrack
  • racing
  • swordplay
  • satire
  • shooter
  • gta
  • mature

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How Stories Die (2020)

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Time travel, assassins and one magical gangster rabbit! The demon king threatens your kingdom and it's up to you, the prince, to find a suitable hero to fight it. Not an easy task, as it will require you to shed a lot of blood and maybe even die. But at least you will save everyone... right?

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  • visual-novel
  • medieval
  • anime
  • multiple-endings
  • romance
  • gore
  • magic
  • blood
  • violent
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • story
  • comedic
  • colourful

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