The Best Real-time strategy Games for Linux - Page 2

Update : Space Menace 2 added at rank #35.
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Iron Marines (2017)

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Real-time strategy battles in amazing sci-fi worlds! Command brave soldiers, mighty mechas and powerful aliens to face the greatest challenges in hostile alien worlds. The galaxy needs you!


  • real-time
  • strategy
  • cartoony
  • aliens
  • space
  • sci-fi
  • 2d
  • comedy
  • tower-defense
  • military

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AI WAR (2022)

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The exciting shooting game, AI WAR, is a war game where players need go through a hail of bullets and blow up the master control base of the intelligent robots. This game is full of uncertainty, where players seem to be in a real war field and the unexpected may happen any time. Wish you good luck!


  • automobile
  • hero
  • fmv
  • wargame
  • real-time
  • strategy
  • simulation
  • superhero
  • tps
  • cinematic
  • robots
  • sniper
  • shooter
  • action-adventure
  • empire

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Cats on Duty (2024)

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Linux PC Windows Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Playstation 5 Xbox Series X Xbox One

Cats on Duty is a🐱 purr-fect blend of RTS, tower defense, game genres. Manage two game fields, upgrade adorable cat towers, and watch your fluffy warriors bravely defend against foes. 🐾

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  • tower-defense
  • voxel
  • cats
  • strategy
  • match-three
  • cooperative
  • zombies
  • deckbuilder
  • real-time
  • family-friendly
  • pixel
  • battle-hardened
  • cute
  • funny
  • local

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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

15

Eufloria HD (2013)

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Experience “Eufloria HD”, the new edition of Eufloria, an incredibly addictive ambient strategy game that anyone can play! Explore a beautifully realized universe rendered in a style that is unique and compelling.


  • strategy
  • real-time
  • relaxing
  • empire

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A Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia (2018)

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From the multi-award-winning strategy series, A Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia combines huge real-time battles with engrossing turn-based campaign, set at a critical flashpoint in history. Anglo-Saxons, Gaelic clans and Viking settlers clash for control. What Kingdom will you build?

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

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DEFCON (2006)

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Inspired by the 1983 cult classic film, Wargames, DEFCON superbly evokes the tension, paranoia and suspicion of the Cold War era, playing on the fascinating aspects of psychological gameplay that occur during strategic nuclear warfare. You play a General hidden deep within an underground bunker.


  • real-time
  • strategy
  • war
  • multiplayer
  • military
  • submarine
  • online
  • atmospheric
  • naval
  • survival
  • tactical
  • resource
  • cold
  • full-scale
  • real-world

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Company of Heroes 2 (2013)

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Experience the brutal battles of World War II's Eastern Front in Company of Heroes 2. With a focus on tactics over base-building, TrueSight technology, and dynamic weather, this game requires you to think carefully about your every move to succeed. Play as a Soviet soldier in the single-player campaign, or test your skills in the impressive multiplayer mode with detailed statistics and customization options. With engaging gameplay and excellent graphics and sound design, Company of Heroes 2 is a must-play for any real-time strategy game lover.


What we like:
  • Unique forces of WW2 with excellent unit skills and designs
  • Engaging campaign mechanics with excellent storytelling and scene-setting
  • Fun to be had with custom maps and mods
  • Great game for RTS fans
  • Entertaining and immersive gameplay
What could be improved:
  • Expensive DLC with necessary commanders to access special units and abilities
  • Missing content in skirmish mode unless DLC is purchased
  • Luck and balance changes can be annoying
  • Lack of access to bigger tanks and other units can be disappointing for some players

  • strategy
  • real-time
  • tactical
  • war
  • artillery
  • tanks
  • world-war-2
  • battle
  • squad
  • cover

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Rift Riff (2025)

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Jump a rift, fight off monsters, plunder their world. A strategic mix of juicy tower loadouts, varied monster behaviors, and forgiving mechanics.

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  • tower-defense
  • real-time
  • strategy
  • nonlinear
  • base-building
  • pve
  • minimalist
  • isometric
  • post-apocalyptic
  • pause

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Ultimate General: Gettysburg (2014)

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Ultimate General: Gettysburg is a Tactical Battle Simulator that allows you to lead thousands of soldiers in the famous Battle of Gettysburg as commander of either the Union or Confederate army. The game features the most accurately created map, complex morale, innovative control mechanics and smart AI. You have the freedom to use different strategies while the battle progresses. Your decisions and military performance play a crucial role in the result. Lead your army and win the Battle of Gettysburg!


  • historical
  • strategy
  • real-time
  • tactical
  • battle
  • artillery
  • war
  • wargame
  • military

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