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

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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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BATTLETECH (2018)

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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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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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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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Reverie Knights Tactics (2022)

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Linux Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch PC Windows Mac OS Xbox One

Reverie Knights Tactics is a turn-based tactical RPG with strategic battles in isometric grids where every decision can alter the story. Travel through a hand-drawn fantasy world and lead your heroes in a story-rich adventure, visual novel style!


  • tactical
  • rpg
  • turn-based
  • strategy
  • grid
  • battle
  • isometric
  • visual-novel

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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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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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Tyrant's Blessing (2022)

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Tyberia has been turned into a paradise by the Tyrant, free from war, suffering, and death - because nearly everyone has been turned into the undead. Take charge of the last living warriors in tactical, turn-based battles and drive the Dead Army into the sea!


  • turn-based
  • japanese
  • rpg
  • rogue-like
  • tactical
  • 2.5d
  • fantasy
  • procedural
  • perma-death
  • jrpg
  • isometric
  • strategy
  • dark
  • anime

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Swordhaven: Iron Conspiracy (2024)

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Swordhaven is a classic party-based RPG. Explore the land of Nova Drakonia, embark on quests unique to your character, discover mysterious artefacts of the ancients, and unravel a hidden conspiracy that threatens the very existence of the world.


  • rpg
  • tactical
  • turn-based
  • old-school
  • party
  • lore
  • isometric
  • strategy
  • classic
  • fantasy
  • medieval
  • character
  • customization
  • top-down
  • 3d

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Midnight Protocol (2021)

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Midnight Protocol is a tactical narrative-driven RPG with unique keyboard-only controls. Hack into servers, beat security systems and discover encrypted secrets while you try to find answers to why and how you got doxxed.


  • typing
  • hacking
  • turn-based
  • strategy
  • rpg
  • tactical
  • minimalist
  • narrative-rpg
  • atmospheric
  • crime
  • sci-fi
  • programming
  • story
  • hacker

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