Category: Strategy

A bit of a sore spot for me personally, but there is light at the end of the tunnel! Scrolls is the rather good card battle game created by Mojang (creators of Minecraft).

Planetary Annihilation was already awesome for the sheer scale of the game and the fact that it's on Linux means we finally have a big RTS game. The developers have just released a brand new build containing a single-player mode called "Galactic War".

OpenXcom is still one of my favourite open source engines ever. The original X-COM game UFO: Enemy Unknown/X-COM UFO Defense is one of the best strategy games ever made. The incredible open source engine is finally approaching a 1.0 release.

Eador. Masters of the Broken World is sadly still a sore spot for Linux gamers, after the developers blogging saying Linux is important to them thanks to Valve, and stating on their greenlight page Linux is a platform we still don't have one yet.

Flagship is a real-time strategy game set on a galactic scale, played from a first person perspective. Command your fleet from the bridge of your ship, explore the stars and expand your territory.

The high profile game Wasteland 2 which finally has a Linux version has announced a release date for the full version at the end of August this year, so Linux gamers the wait is almost over for a full game.

Civilization V looks like it will gain a Linux version after-all with new information from the awesome SteamDB.

Today Wargame: Red Dragon has its official Linux release, although the developers refer to it as SteamOS which is a sign of things to come. The Wargame series returns to duty, larger, richer and more spectacular than ever before. In Wargame Red Dragon, you are engaged in a large-scale conflict where Western forces clash against the Communist bloc.

The new Jagged Alliance Flashback game is now on Steam's Early Access section, with comes some good reviews and a Linux version soon!

The latest and greatest in open source RTS gaming is here with 0 A.D. alpha 16! Featuring some really awesome new kit.

Today marks the day that Toribash is officially on Steam for Linux. If you remember we actually had the developers give away 15 copies of the game right here in March as well to help test it.

From the developers of Ground Pounders & Sword of the Stars comes Kaiju-a-Gogo, it's time to take over the world with big scary monsters.

Telepath Tactics is a turn-based strategy RPG set in the steampunk universe of Telepath RPG. It looks really good.

Hive is a licensed version of the Mensa Select award-winning board game also called Hive and it's currently in beta for Linux.

Planetary Annihilation has recently overhauled the balance of the game in the latest patch as they aim to improve all aspects of the massive-scale RTS game.

Pandora: First Contact is easily one of the best turn-based strategy games I've enjoyed since Alpha Centurai & Master of Orion 2, the developers are really working well at supporting it with big updates like this too.

We asked the developers about Desktop Dungeons getting a Linux port quite a while ago, and today they deliver in style. Desktop Dungeons is a a quick-play roguelike puzzle game, that sounds pretty confusing, but it looks awesome.

Warlock 2: the Exiled, a turn-based fantasy strategy game from Ino-Co Plus and published by Paradox Interactive has some hints towards a Linux version.

Today I take a look at Yrminsul a tower defence game from Studio Black Flag and it's their first foray into commercial game development, so how does it live up to my expectations?

Stronghold 3 is showing some hints towards coming to Linux. Stronghold is a series of strategy games from FireFly Studios.