Strategy game news for Linux, SteamOS, Steam Deck - page 44

Free to play competitive deck-builder 'DragonEvo' now on itch.io and it had a big revamp

By Liam Dawe, 28 Apr 2020

As far as turn-based card battlers go, DragonEvo was quite promising when I tried it out recently and now it looks even better with a big update and a release on itch.io.

Mixing real-time battles with turn-based strategy, Total War: SHOGUN 2 is FREE right now

By Liam Dawe, 27 Apr 2020

7

Total War: SHOGUN 2 is now FREE to grab until May 1st on Steam. This is not a free week or weekend, this is your chance to grab an entirely free copy of the game.

Dark fantasy turn-based tactical roguelike RPG 'Iratus: Lord of the Dead' is out now

By Liam Dawe, 24 Apr 2020

6

Iratus: Lord of the Dead from developer Unfrozen and publisher Daedalic Entertainment has now left Early Access, with it full Linux support is now also up.

You can play XCOM 2 free until April 30 and you definitely should try it

By Liam Dawe, 24 Apr 2020

6

XCOM 2, likely one of my absolutely all-time favourite strategy games can be played for free until April 30.

Simple local-multiplayer PvP real-time strategy title 'Rover Wars' is out now

By Liam Dawe, 24 Apr 2020

0

Rover Wars strips down the RTS genre to some of the basics and makes it a competitive local multiplayer game, it's actually pretty darn fun and it's out now.

Gain fame as well as fortune as Tropico 6 goes social with the Spitter DLC that's out today

By Liam Dawe, 23 Apr 2020

1

Tropico 6 always leans on the side of silliness and it appears the latest DLC for this strategy / city-builder is taking aim at social networks. The Tropico 6 - Spitter DLC is out today.

Unique and stylish looking survival adventure 'Help Will Come Tomorrow' released with Linux support

By Liam Dawe, 21 Apr 2020

5

Help Will Come Tomorrow, a crowdfunded game developed by Arclight Creations, that takes place around the Russian October Revolution is out now.

Serfs is a new in-development medieval RTS that looks promising, it just added Linux support

By Liam Dawe, 21 Apr 2020

10

Currently in development, Serfs, a medieval styled real-time strategy game that feels quite like a city-builder with warfare now has Linux support.

Valve details more changes for Artifact 2.0, with expanded single-player content coming

By Liam Dawe, 21 Apr 2020

2

Valve continue to revamp Artifact behind the scenes for the upcoming re-release with Artifact 2.0 and they've discussed more changes that will come for their Dota themed card game.

Epicinium - a strategy game where nature is a finite resource, to release free and going open source

By Liam Dawe, 21 Apr 2020

1

Epicinium is a name I've not heard in some time. After a failed Kickstarter in 2018, they're back with their strategy game and the team at A Bunch of Hacks have a new plan for it which includes open source.

Into the Breach from Subset Games (FTL) now supports Linux

By Liam Dawe, 20 Apr 2020

33

Into the Breach, the second title from Subset Games (previously the excellent FTL), has today gained an official Linux build.

Build a mighty empire and help a needy Fish God in 'Merchant of the Skies' out now

By Liam Dawe, 17 Apr 2020

0

Merchant of the Skies from Coldwild Games has you sail through the skies and build up a huge trading empire, and it's out today with a whole lot of new features.

Kingdom Two Crowns free update 'Dead Lands' arrives April 28 - Bloodstained crossover

By Liam Dawe, 17 Apr 2020

0

Kingdom Two Crowns from Noio, Coatsink and publisher Raw Fury is set to expand with a free update on all platforms on April 28.

Merging elements from XCOM and HOMM 'Fort Triumph' is out now - some thoughts

By Liam Dawe, 16 Apr 2020

8

Fort Triumph from CookieByte Entertainment and All in! Games is out today, after a while in Early Access this turn-based strategy game combines XCOM with HOMM with some environmental interactions too.

Logistics sim 'STATIONflow' has you direct thousands of passengers across complex 3D layouts

By Liam Dawe, 15 Apr 2020

0

Out today is STATIONflow, a 3D logistics puzzle simulation game that has you manage a busy metro station with thousands of passengers passing through.

Slash Roll replaces cards with throwing dice and it's actually an interesting idea

By Liam Dawe, 15 Apr 2020

0

Slash Roll, a new Early Access indie game from NiankSoft recently appeared and it has a fun idea. It aims to be a 'pouch builder', that replaces card deck-building with collecting dice.

Free and open source Master of Orion clone 'Remnants of the Precursors' has a Beta release

By Liam Dawe, 14 Apr 2020

1

Remember the original Master of Orion? Remnants of the Precursors is a strict feature clone of the 1993 classic. It's free, open source and a Beta version is out now.

Challenging roguelike spaceship simulator 'Shortest Trip to Earth' released for Linux

By Liam Dawe, 14 Apr 2020

3

Shortest Trip to Earth takes elements of FTL, and then sprinkles in a huge amount more to make it have a lot more depth and quite a lot of challenge to it.

Cure a city in the semi-educational strategy game 'rZero. Virus Outbreak Simulation' - try the free early build

By Liam Dawe, 14 Apr 2020

4

Developer Simon Roth (Maia) decided instead of worry about the Covid-19 outbreak, they would channel some energy into creating a new semi-educational strategy game named 'rZero. Virus Outbreak Simulation'. You can try the free early build now.

Valve detail more changes planned for Artifact 2.0

By Liam Dawe, 14 Apr 2020

10

Artifact is coming back, and this time Valve are being more chatty about their plans for it after it died a quick death originally. So far, their plan sounds quite good.

Category: Strategy