The Best Tactical turn-based Games for Linux - Page 4

Update : Backpack Hero added at rank #35.
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Urtuk: The Desolation (2021)

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Mac OS Linux PC Windows

Urtuk is an open world, tactical turn-based RPG in a low-fantasy setting. Guide your band of adventurers through the ruins of an ancient world. Recruit new followers, loot the corpses of your fallen foes, and do your best to survive in this harsh and unforgiving realm.


  • turn-based
  • tactical
  • hex
  • fantasy
  • perma-death
  • grid
  • open-world
  • procedural

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BATTLETECH (2018)

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Mac OS Linux PC Windows

Take command of your own mercenary outfit of 'Mechs and the MechWarriors that pilot them, struggling to stay afloat as you find yourself drawn into a brutal interstellar civil war.


  • mech
  • turn-based
  • tactical
  • tabletop
  • strategy

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Of Blades & Tails (2023)

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A turn-based RPG that is action-oriented but rewards a thoughtful approach. Explore a fantastic land populated by different animal tribes. Follow the main story or hunt for treasures in ancient ruins and mysterious dungeons. Develop your character and gain powerful equipment.


  • turn-based
  • rpg
  • tactical
  • magic
  • hack-and-slash
  • procedural
  • fantasy
  • top-down

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Guards (2016)

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GUARDS! is a 1-4 player coop fantasy FPS that puts you in the underfunded and over-zealous steel boots of the City Watch. Kick down doors, bust criminals and cause excessive property damage as you fight to restore law and order to the corrupt city of New Alestead.


  • cooperative
  • turn-based
  • pve
  • fantasy
  • medieval
  • hack-and-slash
  • action-adventure
  • dungeon-crawler
  • first-person
  • procedural
  • time-management
  • stealth
  • third-person
  • tactical
  • battle

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Backpack Hero (2023)

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The inventory management roguelike! Collect rare items, organize your backpack, and vanquish your foes!


  • rogue-like
  • turn-based
  • management
  • inventory
  • deckbuilder
  • rogue-like-deckbuilder
  • backpack
  • tactical
  • dungeon-crawler
  • procedural
  • replay-value

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Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut (2014)

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PC Windows Mac OS Linux Android IOS iPhone Xbox One Xbox Series X Playstation 4 Playstation 5 Nintendo Switch

Harebrained Schemes' biggest Shadowrun game to date, and the definitive Shadowrun RPG experience available on PC. Now a standalone title with tons of new content & improvements!


  • cyberpunk
  • rpg
  • turn-based
  • tactical
  • combat
  • isometric
  • cover
  • tabletop
  • conspiracy
  • battle-scarred
  • fantasy

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Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus (2018)

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Take control of the most technologically advanced army in the Imperium - The Adeptus Mechanicus. Your every decision will weigh heavily on the outcome of the mission, in this turn-based tactical game. Will you be blessed by the Omnissiah?


  • warhammer-40k
  • turn-based
  • workshop
  • tactical
  • strategy

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Pathway (2019)

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Rome: Pathway to Power uses an isometric interface and ss[clarification needed] based on an engine developed by Steve Grand in 1979 called Microcosm. Microcosm was the base of several educational adventures for children before Rome. Another game by Steve Grand using the same engine is The Adventures of Robin Hood.


  • turn-based
  • tactical
  • rogue-like
  • strategy
  • choices
  • pixel
  • rpg
  • adventure
  • combat

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Transistor (2014)

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Android Linux Mac OS PC Windows IOS iPhone

Discover the world of Transistor, a sci-fi-themed action RPG from the creators of Bastion.


  • cyberpunk
  • rpg
  • narration
  • isometric
  • sci-fi
  • real-time
  • battle
  • turn-based
  • action
  • combat
  • tactical
  • story
  • beautiful
  • strategy
  • fight

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Dungeon Drafters (2023)

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Dungeon Drafters is a tile-based dungeon crawler with rogue-lite elements. Explore ancient ruins, loot rare cards and employ clever combos to defeat your foes and build the legendary spell deck that could save the world.


  • deckbuilder
  • card
  • dungeon
  • rpg
  • dungeon-crawler
  • procedural
  • tile
  • movement
  • deck
  • rogue-like
  • grid
  • tactical
  • turn-based
  • pixel
  • japanese

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