The Best Historical Games for Linux

Update : Long Live Caesar added at rank #25.
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Hearts of Iron IV (2016)

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PC Windows Mac OS Linux

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

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Isonzo (2022)

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

Ferocious Alpine warfare will test your tactical skills in this authentic WW1 FPS. Battle among the scenic peaks, rugged valleys and idyllic towns of northern Italy. The Great War on the Italian Front is brought to life and elevated to unexpected heights!

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  • shooter
  • first-person
  • war
  • fps
  • historical
  • multiplayer
  • tactical
  • battle
  • realistic
  • i
  • artillery
  • military
  • pvp
  • combat

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

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

5

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

6

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

7

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

8

Europa Universalis IV: Winds of Change (2024)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows

Europa Universalis IV gives you control of a nation through four dramatic centuries. Rule your land and dominate the world with unparalleled freedom, depth and historical accuracy. Write a new history of the world and build an empire for the ages.


  • grand-strategy
  • historical
  • diplomacy
  • 4x
  • moddable
  • wargame
  • nonlinear
  • political
  • economy
  • military
  • pause
  • alternate
  • sandbox
  • replay-value
  • real-time

9

Easy Red 2 (2020)

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Linux Mac OS Xbox Series X Xbox One PC Windows

Fight massive battles between infantry, armored vehicles, tanks, cannons and planes. Realistically manage your weapons and equipment, coordinate with your squad, and tactically navigate large, fully destructible open world maps. Experience the WW2 in singleplayer, PVP and Co-Op.

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  • world-war-2
  • shooter
  • historical
  • simulation
  • first-person
  • wargame
  • gore
  • sandbox
  • fps
  • war
  • violent
  • immersive
  • atmospheric
  • playing
  • realistic

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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