The Best Simulation Games for Linux - Page 2

Update : Of Life and Land added at rank #29.
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Farlands (2024)

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early access Linux Mac OS PC Windows

Congratulations, you’ve bought your own planet! An agrarian rock at the edge of the galaxy that, for some reason, was practically being given away for free. So the time has come to leave your hectic, stressful life in an overcrowded metropolis for a more rural and rewarding life.

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  • simulation
  • fishing
  • agriculture
  • farming
  • life
  • collectathon
  • building
  • resource-management
  • space
  • sandbox
  • futuristic
  • crafting
  • cute
  • exploration
  • relaxing

12

Plague Inc: Evolved (2015)

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Mac OS IOS iPhone Android Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch Linux PC Windows Xbox One

Plague Inc: Evolved is a unique mix of high strategy and terrifyingly realistic simulation. Your pathogen has just infected 'Patient Zero' - now you must bring about the end of human history by evolving a deadly, global Plague whilst adapting against everything humanity can do to defend itself.


  • simulation
  • strategy
  • outbreak
  • pandemic
  • zombies
  • realistic

13

Two Point Campus (2022)

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85
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Linux Xbox One Playstation 4 PC Windows Xbox Series X Playstation 5 Mac OS Nintendo Switch

Two Point Campus is the sequel to Two Point Studios' hit game, Two Point Hospital. Players will have to manage their own university campus, from providing dormitories and bathrooms to offering courses and events for students. There are 17 courses included in the game, as well as a range of humorous characters and customisation options for the campus.

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What we like:
  • Balance of management and creativity
  • Plenty of variety in courses
  • Humorous characters and dialogue
  • Customisable buildings
  • Streamlined micromanagement aspects from previous game
What could be improved:
  • Repetition of tannoy voice lines can occur occasionally

  • management
  • simulation
  • education
  • sandbox

14

Tiny Garden (2025)

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Linux Mac OS Android Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Tiny Garden lets you grow a pocket-sized garden inside a magical toy passed down through generations. Nurture plants, trade them for furniture, and customize your space in this relaxing mix of farming, puzzles, and strategy. No scores or time limits — let your creativity bloom!

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  • farming
  • simulation
  • puzzle
  • agriculture
  • relaxing
  • casual
  • colourful
  • logic
  • nature

15

Mudborne: Frog Management Sim (2025)

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90
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Linux Mac OS PC Windows

Mudborne is a casual nature management sim about discovering & breeding frogs! Awoken from hibernation you find your pond abandoned. Through the genetic keys of new species you must unlock the paths between the waking & dreaming worlds, and embark on a journey to restore lost populations.

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  • simulation
  • farming
  • management
  • collectathon
  • immersive
  • education
  • casual
  • pixel
  • crafting
  • base-building
  • nature
  • manipulation
  • cute
  • colourful
  • science

16

Transport Fever 2: Console Edition (2023)

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PC Windows Mac OS Playstation 4 Linux Playstation 5 Xbox Series X Xbox One

The classic transport simulation genre has a new gold standard with Transport Fever 2. Discover a whole new world by navigating transport routes through land, water and air. May progress and prosperity find their way!

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  • trains
  • simulation
  • horse-drawn
  • economy
  • truck
  • city-building
  • management
  • vehicle
  • sims
  • transportation

17

Cabin Fever (2021)

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Nintendo Switch Linux Mac OS PC Windows Android

An off-grid cabin. A tech-savvy loner. One ray of sunshine in a bleak, ruined world. Cabin Fever is a slice-of-life visual novel with meaningful player choices, multiple endings to explore, and a story that will touch your heart.

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  • dating-sim
  • romance
  • visual-novel
  • simulation
  • life
  • immersive
  • fiction
  • off-grid
  • story
  • interactive
  • explore
  • linear
  • narrative
  • single-player
  • cute

18

Love is all around Xbox (2023)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows Xbox One

The player becomes Gu Yi, uses the first-person perspective to immerse himself in meeting six beauties, and embarks on a joyful and sweet love journey with them. Six girls that are charming, innocent, intelligent, wild, sexy, glamorous, who will go to the end with you is up to you to decide.

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  • full-motion
  • simulation
  • interactive
  • multiple-endings
  • dating-sim
  • fmv
  • choices
  • real-life
  • romance
  • first-person
  • immersive
  • visual-novel
  • emotional
  • mature
  • fiction

19

Stardeus (2022)

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PC Windows Mac OS Linux

In Stardeus, you are the immortal AI controlling a broken starship manned by drones and hibernating human survivors. Your mission is to repair the ship, save or exploit the human crew, and travel the stars in a procedurally generated universe. Balance oxygen, heat, and power to ensure long-term survival, grow crops, and mine planets to expand your facilities. Discover new ways to survive while dealing with alien face huggers, traders, or pirates. Live through endless possibilities and prepare for the worst. Survive and thrive in this beautifully complex simulation game.


What we like:
  • Addictive gameplay
  • Moddable out of the box
  • Relaxing pace
  • Lots of customisation options
  • Regular updates
What could be improved:
  • Frustrating events (short circuits and arrival of people)
  • Intermittent AI issues: stupid colonists and animals
  • Slow research and progression

  • colony
  • simulation
  • space
  • base-building
  • god-game
  • moddable
  • management
  • automation
  • resource-management
  • science
  • procedural
  • survival
  • immersive
  • space-colony
  • time-management

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Minami Lane (2024)

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

Welcome to Minami Lane! Build your own street in this cozy, casual management sim! Unlock and customize buildings, manage your shops, and maximize the happiness of your villagers to complete quests and fill your street with love!

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  • cozy
  • management
  • life
  • simulation
  • cute
  • isometric
  • city-building
  • relaxing
  • cats
  • hand-drawn
  • resource-management
  • building
  • hidden-object
  • colourful
  • casual

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