The Best Moddable Games for Linux

Update : Arcane Wilds added at rank #27.
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Empires of the Undergrowth (2017)

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PC Windows Mac OS Linux

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

2

Creature Creator (2022)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows

Create your own creatures to explore online worlds with friends and unlock new parts to upgrade your stats and abilities! Complete quests, fight to the death or just enjoy roleplaying — the social aspect makes it a truly unique multiplayer experience. What are you waiting for? Let's get creative!

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  • god-game
  • character
  • moddable
  • collector
  • creature
  • loot
  • development
  • procedural
  • sandbox
  • stylized
  • family-friendly
  • customization
  • open-world
  • editor
  • aliens

3

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

4

Mixolumia (2020)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows Mac OS Linux

In this entrancing musical arcade puzzler, diamond blocks slide together on a gem-shaped board and explode in glittering chain reactions.

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  • attack
  • score
  • music
  • moddable
  • abstract
  • match-three
  • relaxing
  • minimalist
  • colourful
  • pixel
  • soundtrack
  • atmospheric
  • puzzle
  • arcade
  • 2d

5

Linkito (2024)

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Linux Xbox Series X Playstation 5 PC Windows Nintendo Switch

Connect blocks to control robots, decode messages, and defuse bombs. Solve intricate mechanism-based brainteasers. Rise through the ranks of the Albatross Company to uncover their secrets, or build your own complex puzzles for the community!


  • development
  • editor
  • moddable
  • level
  • automation
  • logic
  • programming
  • sandbox
  • puzzle
  • minimalist
  • crafting
  • relaxing
  • puzzle-loving
  • 2.5d
  • simulation

6

City Game Studio: a tycoon about game dev (2019)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows

You are the founder of your video game company. The starting point belongs to you, in your garage, or think big instead of small by acquiring your first location. At the end of the day, your decisions will make your studio a success and will mark the Video Game History.


  • development
  • moddable
  • capitalism
  • software
  • city-building
  • building
  • economy
  • programming
  • resource-management
  • isometric
  • management
  • sandbox
  • replay-value

7

No.9 (2024)

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Android PC Windows Mac OS Linux

Synchronizing form and time.

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  • abstract
  • slow-paced
  • minimalist
  • moddable
  • tokyo
  • logic
  • casual
  • platform
  • 2d
  • rhythm
  • puzzle
  • villain
  • boss
  • robots
  • violent

8

Quest Master (2024)

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early access Android Linux Mac OS PC Windows

Quest Master is a dungeon maker inspired by the classics that first made us love dungeon crawling. Unleash your imagination, alone or in local co-op, to make dungeons full of puzzles, traps and monsters. Upload them for others to explore and challenge yourself with other players’ creations.


  • cooperative
  • editor
  • moddable
  • level
  • local
  • dungeon-crawler
  • choices
  • action-adventure
  • sandbox
  • magic
  • pixel
  • controller-support
  • medieval
  • dungeon
  • inventive

9

Europa Universalis IV: Winds of Change (2024)

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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

10

Conquest of Elysium 5 (2021)

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Conquest of Elysium 5 is a quick turn based fantasy strategy game with a touch of rogue-like. The game is full of depth, details and monsters. There are also a huge number of factions, each with its own unique gameplay and magic rituals.

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  • rogue-like
  • 4x
  • magic
  • moddable
  • fantasy
  • strategy
  • asynchronous
  • medieval
  • procedural
  • turn-based
  • cooperative
  • multiplayer
  • local
  • exploration
  • randomly-generated

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