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Best Simulation games on Linux
The 183 best Simulation games on Linux, ranked from 27,563 critic and player ratings.
The best Simulation game on Linux right now is Dwarf Fortress, with a critic score of 93/100 — updated août 2026.
01
Dwarf Fortress
93
/100
02
Unpacking
Unpacking is a zen puzzle game about the familiar experience of pulling possessions out of boxes and fitting them into a new home. Part block-fitting puzzle, part home decoration, you are invited to create a satisfying living space while learning clues about the life you’re unpacking. Over the course of eight house moves, you are given a chance to experience a sense of intimacy with a character you never see and a story you’re never told.
92
/100
03
Opus Magnum
Master the intricate, physical machinery of the transmutation engine— the alchemical engineer’s most advanced tool— and use it to create vital remedies, precious gemstones, deadly weapons, and more. Design Machines - Design and build machines that carry out alchemical processes using a variety of components. Open-Ended Puzzles - Compete against your friends and the world to build the simplest, fastest, and most compact solutions. Export animated GIFs to show them off. Steam Workshop - Make and share your own puzzles with full Steam Workshop integration and an easy-to-use puzzle editor. Solitaire Minigame - Take a break with Sigmar’s Garden, an original alchemy-based solitaire game.
92
/100
Dwarf Fortress
93
/100
02
Unpacking
Unpacking is a zen puzzle game about the familiar experience of pulling possessions out of boxes and fitting them into a new home. Part block-fitting puzzle, part home decoration, you are invited to create a satisfying living space while learning clues about the life you’re unpacking. Over the course of eight house moves, you are given a chance to experience a sense of intimacy with a character you never see and a story you’re never told.
92
/100
03
Opus Magnum
Master the intricate, physical machinery of the transmutation engine— the alchemical engineer’s most advanced tool— and use it to create vital remedies, precious gemstones, deadly weapons, and more. Design Machines - Design and build machines that carry out alchemical processes using a variety of components. Open-Ended Puzzles - Compete against your friends and the world to build the simplest, fastest, and most compact solutions. Export animated GIFs to show them off. Steam Workshop - Make and share your own puzzles with full Steam Workshop integration and an easy-to-use puzzle editor. Solitaire Minigame - Take a break with Sigmar’s Garden, an original alchemy-based solitaire game.
92
/100
04
Crusader Kings III
Crusader Kings III is the newest generation in the medieval role-playing grand strategy game series Crusader Kings. Expand and improve your realm, whether a mighty kingdom or modest county. Use marriage, diplomacy and war to increase your power and prestige in a meticulously detailed map that stretches from Spain to India, Scandinavia to Central Africa.
91
/100
05
Stardew Valley
Stardew Valley is an open-ended country-life RPG! You’ve inherited your grandfather’s old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home? It won’t be easy. Ever since Joja Corporation came to town, the old ways of life have all but disappeared. The community center, once the town’s most vibrant hub of activity, now lies in shambles. But the valley seems full of opportunity. With a little dedication, you might just be the one to restore Stardew Valley to greatness!
89
/100
06
XCOM: Enemy Unknown
XCOM: Enemy Unknown will place you in control of a secret paramilitary organization called XCOM. As the XCOM commander, you will defend against a terrifying global alien invasion by managing resources, advancing technologies, and overseeing combat strategies and individual unit tactics. The original XCOM is widely regarded as one of the best games ever made and has now been re-imagined by the strategy experts at Firaxis Games. XCOM: Enemy Unknown will expand on that legacy with an entirely new invasion story, enemies and technologies to fight aliens and defend Earth. You will control the fate of the human race through researching alien technologies, creating and managing a fully operational base, planning combat missions and controlling soldier movement in battle.
88
/100
07
Sid Meier’s Civilization VI
Civilization is a turn-based strategy game in which you attempt to build an empire to stand the test of time. Become Ruler of the World by establishing and leading a civilization from the Stone Age to the Information Age. Wage war, conduct diplomacy, advance your culture, and go head-to-head with history’s greatest leaders as you attempt to build the greatest civilization the world has ever known.
88
/100
08
Medieval II: Total War
88
/100
09
Total War: Shogun 2
In Total War: Shogun 2 you choose from one of 9 (10 with Ikko-Ikki dlc) clans, each with their own unique traits and skills and each with their own RPG-style warlord to lead them. Use a mixture of diplomacy, political manoeuvring, province building, research and special agents such as Ninja assassins or Geisha spies to get your enemies exactly where you want them. An intuitive user interface and a lovingly-created, complex and detailed campaign map make it both easy and enjoyable to build and run cities, recruit and move troops and issue commands – both noble and dishonorable, all with the aim of mastering enemy forces and seizing their lands.
88
/100
10
Hacknet
Hacknet is an immersive, terminal-based hacking simulator for PC. Dive down a rabbit hoIe as you follow the instructions of a recently deceased hacker, whose death may not have been the accident the media reports. Using old school command prompts and real hacking processes, you’ll solve the mystery with minimal hand-holding and a rich world full of secrets to explore. Exploring the volatile nature of personal privacy, the prevalence of corporate greed, and the hidden powers of hackers on the internet, Hacknet delivers a true hacking simulation, while offering a support system that allows total beginners get a grasp of the real-world applications and commands found throughout the game.
88
/100
11
What the Golf?
88
/100
12
Knights and Merchants: The Shattered Kingdom
88
/100
13
Euro Truck Simulator 2
88
/100
14
RimWorld
87
/100
15
Two Point Hospital
87
/100
16
OpenTTD
87
/100
17
World of Goo
87
/100
18
A
Sid Meier's Civilization V
87
/100
19
Kerbal Space Program
87
/100
20
XCOM 2: War of the Chosen
86
/100
21
DiRT Rally
86
/100
22
Oxygen Not Included
86
/100
23
Desperados III
86
/100
24
Orwell: Keeping an Eye on You
86
/100
25
Factorio
86
/100
26
XCOM 2
85
/100
27
Papers, Please
85
/100
28
Cities: Skylines
85
/100
29
The Sims
85
/100
30
Europa Universalis IV
85
/100
31
DEFCON
85
/100
32
Loop Hero
85
/100
33
Anomaly: Warzone Earth
85
/100
34
A
Minecraft: Java Edition
84
/100
35
Hypnospace Outlaw
84
/100
36
FTL: Faster Than Light
84
/100
37
Spiritfarer
84
/100
38
F1 2010
84
/100
39
VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action
84
/100
40
Hearts of Iron IV
84
/100
41
Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime
83
/100
42
Art of Rally
83
/100
43
A
Minecraft
83
/100
44
Hitman
83
/100
45
Don't Starve Together
83
/100
46
This War of Mine
83
/100
47
Prison Architect
83
/100
48
Door Kickers
83
/100
49
Universe Sandbox
83
/100
50
Parkitect
83
/100
Crusader Kings III
Crusader Kings III is the newest generation in the medieval role-playing grand strategy game series Crusader Kings. Expand and improve your realm, whether a mighty kingdom or modest county. Use marriage, diplomacy and war to increase your power and prestige in a meticulously detailed map that stretches from Spain to India, Scandinavia to Central Africa.
91
/100
05
Stardew Valley
Stardew Valley is an open-ended country-life RPG! You’ve inherited your grandfather’s old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home? It won’t be easy. Ever since Joja Corporation came to town, the old ways of life have all but disappeared. The community center, once the town’s most vibrant hub of activity, now lies in shambles. But the valley seems full of opportunity. With a little dedication, you might just be the one to restore Stardew Valley to greatness!
89
/100
06
XCOM: Enemy Unknown
XCOM: Enemy Unknown will place you in control of a secret paramilitary organization called XCOM. As the XCOM commander, you will defend against a terrifying global alien invasion by managing resources, advancing technologies, and overseeing combat strategies and individual unit tactics. The original XCOM is widely regarded as one of the best games ever made and has now been re-imagined by the strategy experts at Firaxis Games. XCOM: Enemy Unknown will expand on that legacy with an entirely new invasion story, enemies and technologies to fight aliens and defend Earth. You will control the fate of the human race through researching alien technologies, creating and managing a fully operational base, planning combat missions and controlling soldier movement in battle.
88
/100
07
Sid Meier’s Civilization VI
Civilization is a turn-based strategy game in which you attempt to build an empire to stand the test of time. Become Ruler of the World by establishing and leading a civilization from the Stone Age to the Information Age. Wage war, conduct diplomacy, advance your culture, and go head-to-head with history’s greatest leaders as you attempt to build the greatest civilization the world has ever known.
88
/100
08
Medieval II: Total War
88
/100
09
Total War: Shogun 2
In Total War: Shogun 2 you choose from one of 9 (10 with Ikko-Ikki dlc) clans, each with their own unique traits and skills and each with their own RPG-style warlord to lead them. Use a mixture of diplomacy, political manoeuvring, province building, research and special agents such as Ninja assassins or Geisha spies to get your enemies exactly where you want them. An intuitive user interface and a lovingly-created, complex and detailed campaign map make it both easy and enjoyable to build and run cities, recruit and move troops and issue commands – both noble and dishonorable, all with the aim of mastering enemy forces and seizing their lands.
88
/100
10
Hacknet
Hacknet is an immersive, terminal-based hacking simulator for PC. Dive down a rabbit hoIe as you follow the instructions of a recently deceased hacker, whose death may not have been the accident the media reports. Using old school command prompts and real hacking processes, you’ll solve the mystery with minimal hand-holding and a rich world full of secrets to explore. Exploring the volatile nature of personal privacy, the prevalence of corporate greed, and the hidden powers of hackers on the internet, Hacknet delivers a true hacking simulation, while offering a support system that allows total beginners get a grasp of the real-world applications and commands found throughout the game.
88
/100
11
What the Golf?
88
/100
12
Knights and Merchants: The Shattered Kingdom
88
/100
13
Euro Truck Simulator 2
88
/100
14
RimWorld
87
/100
15
Two Point Hospital
87
/100
16
OpenTTD
87
/100
17
World of Goo
87
/100
18
A
Sid Meier's Civilization V
87
/100
19
Kerbal Space Program
87
/100
20
XCOM 2: War of the Chosen
86
/100
21
DiRT Rally
86
/100
22
Oxygen Not Included
86
/100
23
Desperados III
86
/100
24
Orwell: Keeping an Eye on You
86
/100
25
Factorio
86
/100
26
XCOM 2
85
/100
27
Papers, Please
85
/100
28
Cities: Skylines
85
/100
29
The Sims
85
/100
30
Europa Universalis IV
85
/100
31
DEFCON
85
/100
32
Loop Hero
85
/100
33
Anomaly: Warzone Earth
85
/100
34
A
Minecraft: Java Edition
84
/100
35
Hypnospace Outlaw
84
/100
36
FTL: Faster Than Light
84
/100
37
Spiritfarer
84
/100
38
F1 2010
84
/100
39
VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action
84
/100
40
Hearts of Iron IV
84
/100
41
Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime
83
/100
42
Art of Rally
83
/100
43
A
Minecraft
83
/100
44
Hitman
83
/100
45
Don't Starve Together
83
/100
46
This War of Mine
83
/100
47
Prison Architect
83
/100
48
Door Kickers
83
/100
49
Universe Sandbox
83
/100
50
Parkitect
83
/100
FAQ
What is the best Simulation game on Linux?
Dwarf Fortress currently tops the ranking with a score of 93/100 across 94 ratings. Ranking updated août 2026.
How is this ranking built?
Games are ranked on their aggregated critic score out of 100, with a minimum vote threshold so a single glowing review never outranks a proven classic; the Tier community's own F-to-S grades are shown alongside each game.