Category: Strategy

Thanks to the machine that is Ethan Lee (a game porter), Gratuitous Space Battles 2 could see a same-day release for Linux.

Age of Wonders III has been highly requested by Linux fans, and now that it’s fully released I decided to take a look.

Star Ruler 2 is a space strategy game I’ve been meaning to cover for some time, and I’ve given it a good go to tell you what I think. It’s interesting, but not quite my cup.

StarDrive 2 looks awesome, and to a fan of the old Master of Orion games like me it was a must buy. Here are some thoughts on it. Hint: It's great!

Caravan is the upcoming game from developer it Matters Games, and is a trade and exploration game combining strategy, RPG and roguelike elements. The game will be published by Daedalic Entertainment and will be released later this year.

Arcen Games has announced a release date for their upcoming 4X strategy game 'Stars Beyond Reach' and has published a video showing off gameplay. They've also published the first of three humorous video shorts presenting the universe and story of the game.

The developers of the popular action tower-defense game Sang-Froid are getting close to a beta for their upcoming game, and have announced a contest to pick testers for the outlandish space RTS Conflicks - Revolutionary Space Battles.

Flamberge is a tactical RPG with simultaneous turns that draws inspiration from games like Fire Emblem and Final Fantasy Tactics, and was funded on Kickstarter last year.

Cortex Command is a game that came with a Humble Indie Bundle quite some time ago, sadly the Linux version fell behind a lot (last update in 2012). Looks like that could end soon, woo!

Nightside is a game I've been testing, and I've really taken a liking to it. Now you can too join the fun with the Steam release.

The Banner Saga developers tweeted out recently that the game is nearing the final stages for Linux! I know quite a few are waiting on it, so I'm happy to relay the news.

This game popped up on Steam a while back and immediately caught my attention with it's interesting looking visual style and store page description. Let's see how good it actually is!

Minimon is an online and offline monster catching game inspired by Pokemon, and it could turn out to be a good one.

Reversi is a video game adaption of an old board game I used to play with my dad, so not only is that awesome, the developers also posted up a bit of a Linux postmortem.

I've tested out a bit of No More Probes, and I found it to be a nicely designed strategy game that mixes in survival and a little bit of tower defence too.

Plague Inc: Evolved is a unique mix of high strategy and terrifyingly realistic simulation. Your pathogen has just infected 'Patient Zero' - now you must bring about the end of human history by evolving a deadly, global Plague whilst adapting against everything humanity can do to defend itself.

Worlds of Magic is a good looking 4X strategy game that has been in early access for a while, but that ends now. The game has reached the point of a full release.

I said it recently that Paradox make sure their titles are well supported, and supported we are! The first post-release patch for Cities: Skylines does improve performance.

Ashes of The Singularity is a large scale real time strategy game from Stardock & Oxide Games that should see a Linux release.

Planetary Annihilation is primarily a multiplayer focused strategy game, but they are making effort to make it nicer for people who play offline, and part of this is the save feature!