Category: Strategy

A new alpha release of the open source RTS 0 A.D. has just been released. The new release has various technical improvements and a couple of new gameplay and AI features.

GhostControl Inc is a pretty cool idea, and one to try for fans of things like XCOM and Ghostbusters, the developers just landed a nice big update too.

Empire TV Tycoon has just today put up their Linux version after sorting out some issues, and I can't wait to give it a go.

This is unusual, the developers of a turned-based strategic survival game named Thea: The Awakening are giving away their Linux version.

Hard West is a game I've been really looking forward to, as it blends XCOM style strategy with a really interesting setting.

I pretty much fell in love with StarDrive 2 for being so much like an updated Master of Orion 2, and now it has been given a beefy patch with Unity 5.

The Unreal Engine 4 powered 3D puzzle game with elements of mini golf is now officially available for Linux on Steam.

I am really quite interested in Hard West, as I love XCOM and a lot of Hard West certainly resembles it, but it's unique enough to make me want to play it. We have a new gameplay video after the release was delayed.

I still think Prison Architect is a bit of a genius idea for a game, not only that but the game is actually quite good. The developers didn't stop after it quit early access either with update number 1.

Invisible. Inc was already a pretty great strategy game, and now it's even bigger thanks to the first DLC named Invisible. Inc: Contingency Plan.

The Last Federation, a strategy game about creating an interplanetary federation, has received its second expansion which brings new technologies and a new game mode.

Sang-Froid Developer Artifice Studios has released their outlandish space RTS 'Conflicks: Revolutionary Space Battles' on Steam, and a multiplayer demo is also available for Linux.

The developers themselves emailed both Age of Fear: The Undead King & Age of Fear 2: The Chaos Lord in for me to take a look at. They told me the games don't look like much, but offer a lot, and they were right.

Football fans rejoice! We have a day one release of Football Manager 2016 for Linux & SteamOS. It's a very popular game series, and great to see another on Linux.

Legends of Eisenwald an adventure game with tactical battles, RPG and strategy elements that was funded on Kickstarter. They wanted to do a Linux release, but they didn't hit the goal to do it right away, and now due to finances it's on hold.

Torment: Tides of Numenera is an upcoming crowdfunded RPG from veteran developers inXile Entertainment set in the Numenera universe, and a spiritual successor to Planescape: Torment.

Wyrmsun is yet another game we totally missed, mainly due to it not appearing in the SteamOS + Linux new releases. Valve really need to fix games showing up there if they add a Linux version to an existing release later on.

Feral Interactive are going to host another one of their "BeatFeral" events for Linux on the 19th of November.

Rise: Battle Lines is a quick and accessible multiplayer-focused battle game that delivers meaty strategy in a bite-size format. It's just been released on Linux (via Steam) for the princely sum of $4.99/£3.99!

Bit Shifter is certainly one of the more interesting sounding indie games to be released recently, so I took a look and I have keys to throw at you.