13 Best War Games for Linux

Crusader Kings II: The Old Gods is a Downloadable Content Pack for the original title Crusader Kings II and serves as the 4th expansion pack in the Role-playing and Strategy game developed by Paradox Development Studio. In DLC Pack, you can play as the Zoroastrian or Pagan leader, with little focus on the Viking. Play as the Pagan and effort to conquer your weak neighbors, loot their resources and claim their lands to expand your empire to progress. In the game, you starts the game with landless character, who must gather forces, create realm, and defend it from others while fighting small realms and conquer them to unlock additional content. The game mainly focuses on grand strategy elements and supports both Single-player and Multiplayer modes. It features various historical figures such as Charlemagne, Harold Godwinson, and more. It has an education and genetics system where the children will inherit many religion, traits, and more. With addictive gameplay, smooth controls and superb mechanics, Crusader Kings II: The Old Gods is the best game to enjoy.

Stellaris is a Grand Strategy, 4K, Single-player and Multiplayer video game developed by Paradox Development Studio and published by Paradox Interactive. The game offers a thrilling gameplay centers on resource management, space exploration, establishing an empire, diplomacy and spacefaring civilizations. It mixes the RTS (Real-time Strategy), and space exploration elements and takes place in the Sci-fi-themed world focuses on space in the future 2200. In the start of the game, the player controls a strange species in the beginning level of space exploration, right after the invention of FLT (Faster-than-light) ship technology. In the game, the player manages a ship, including building, science, and military vessels. There is only a single planet in the start of the game offers a single science ship, a construction ship, and three small warships to progress. The player needs to establish his empire, recruit his force, and effort to battle spacefaring enemies and more to score the points and use them to unlock additional content. With detailed features, improved gameplay, and wonderful controls, Stellaris is the incredible game for space lovers.

Counter-Strike: Condition Zero is an Action-Adventure, First-person Shooter, Single and Multiplayer video game created by Turtle Rock Studios and published by Valve Corporation. It is a follow-up to Counter-Strike video game and features Multiplayer Mode, updated Character Models, Maps, Textures, Single-player Campaign and more. The game lets you assume the role of the protagonist who is a part of military and revolves around his struggle to fight against terrorist to save his world. You can explore the environment from first-person perspective and use a variety of military-based weapons such as machine gun, sniper rifle, a pistol, grenades, rocket launcher and more. There are a series of missions available and the game features up to twelve new missions in Single-player campaign. You can navigate open world environment and can compete against other players around the globe in Multiplayer mode. As the game progresses, other features, weapons and content will be unlocked. You can collect power-ups and ammo during exploration and can upgrade your weapons using experience points. Counter-Strike: Condition Zero is the best game as compared to other FPS games.

Unity of Command is a Single-player, War-based, and Turn-based Strategy video game developed by 2×2 Games and published by Dvaput. The game centers on two playable factions such as Soviet Side and Axis. It takes place in the historical world where you can command the Wehrmacht forces or Red Army during Eastern campaign of 1942 to 1943. Lead your force through battle and compete against another team in turn-based combat. The game rewards you with points as you defeat against team and can use these rewards to upgrade your performance, power, and units. Conquer the playfield and loot the resources of against team. Upgrade your army and purchase weapons for them. As the game proceed, it becomes challenging and you can face challenging tasks. It has a series of levels and you have to complete each one to prove yourself in as the best commander. With brilliant mechanics, addictive gameplay, and detailed graphics, Unity of Command is the best game to play and enjoy.

War Thunder Tanks is an Action-Adventure, Vehicular combat, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO), War, and Open-world video game developed and published by Gaijin Entertainment. The game offers a fast-paced gameplay and allows the player to take a part of varies combat battles in during the World War II. In this game, the player can assume the role of a member of special military forces and the main goal of the players if use unique vehicles, eliminate all the online player and deadly enemy creatures. It is one of the best video game that offers a large range aircraft with detailed cockpits, tanks with brilliant firepower and skills. War Thunder Tanks includes core features such as old and dynamic Campaigns, various Missions, PvE, PvP, and Missions Editor Option, advanced virtual Pilots, more than 700 aircraft and Upgrades, etc. With authentic background music, HD, visual details, immersive and quite addictive gameplay, fantastic storyline and great mechanics. Do try it out, you’ll enjoy all the things in this exciting game.

Darwinia is an Action, Real-time Strategy, War and Single-player video game created by Introversion Software. The game takes place in the randomly generated world populated with AI (Artificial Intelligence). It combines the elements of Puzzle, god games, and strategy. You can get into the role of the protagonist, and you can run multiple programs similar to units used in RTS games. You must lead your army, research and upgrade weapons and fight against foes and virus. The game includes a series of objectives and different scenarios. Explore the game world, complete levels, earn experience points and destroy harmful viruses. Unlock other features, weapons, and levels using your points and dominate the computer world. The ultimate task is to fend off virus, spam e-mails by destroying your programs. The game is played from a top-down perspective. It offers fast-paced gameplay and lets you immerse yourself in RTS experience. With detailed environment, exciting gameplay, superb soundtracks, and brilliant controls, Darwinia is the best game to play and enjoy.

Day of Defeat: Source is a Military-themed, First-person Shooter, and Team-based Multiplayer video game created and published by Valve Corporation. The game takes place in the World-War II-themed world, the Europe in 1944 and is a remake of Day of Defeat. It revolves around between two factions such as the United States Army and the German Wehrmacht and introduces six different character classes to select and play. The main objective of the player to choose his faction and character to get into the world where he can encounter lots of players all over the world, create his alliance with other players and can battle against each other in different modes using military equipment, weapons and vehicles. The game includes a variety of weapons and engage the player into shooting experience. Work together and take down other factions throughout the game to earn experience points and use them to unlock further content or upgrade your character. It offers an open environment and lets the player to use advanced weapons to take down your enemies while collecting power-ups and experience. With enhanced mechanics, addictive gameplay, and superb graphics, Day of Defeat: Source is the best game to play and enjoy.

Mount and Blade Warband: Napoleonic Wars is a Downloadable Content Pack for original game. The game introduces the final years of the Empire of French and revolves around their struggle to conquer the Western Europe to become the super power in the early nineteenth century. The game combines the elements of Action Role-playing, Historical, Strategy, Tactical and Shooter. It supports multiplayer mode and allows you select your nation and take part in invasion of Russia and battle the French from the front line. Lead your army, use weapons to conquer your enemies and participates in sword fights. It includes nineteenth century uniforms, weapons and environments. There are lots of other players like you around the world with the same task to dominate the battlefield. Mount and Blade Warband: Napoleonic Wars offers core features such as Massively Multiplayer Battles, Five different Nations, Three Hundred Thirty unique Units, and a variety of Weapons, Resources, and more. Try it out, and you’ll love it.

Ultimate General: Gettysburg combines the elements of Strategy, Military and War developed and published by Game-Labs. The game takes place in the fictional world and includes various nations to play and enjoy. It focuses on the tactical battle and lets the player select his nation and start to fight against other faction. Lead thousands of soldiers during the war and command them to attack other nation. Make the strategies, explore the massive map, protect sea, land and air units. Complete a series of challenging missions and prove himself as the best commander. It rewards the player with reputation points as progress and can use these points to unlock further content in the game. Control aircraft, ships and land armies to fend off enemies. The game lets the player to play solo in the single-player campaign against AI and can play against other players in multiplayer mode. Ultimate General, Multiday Battle, Easy Controls, Detailed Map, Advanced Line, Tactical Factors, Historical Scenarios, etc. are the prominent features of the game. Try it out.

Defcon is a Real-time Strategy and Multiplayer video game developed by Introversion Software. The game takes place in the vector graphics of old computer themed the world and offers a variety of nuclear weapons. It comprises different nations and it allows you to select your nation and get into the game world where you have to destroy as much population of enemies as possible to score the highest points. Protect your land by defeating enemies and other players and gain experience points. The game rewards you with 2 points as you defeat your enemies and can lose one point as you lose or death in the game. There are different levels in the game and each level has its own time challenge. The game includes six different countries such as Latin America, Africa, North America, Russia, Europe and Asia. All countries contain over 1 billion population. It has a set of modes such as Offline mode, Diplomacy mode, Multiplayer mode as well as units. Nuclear missiles, aircraft, ships, and ground units are also features in the game. Try it out and you’ll enjoy it.

Empire: Total War is a Turn Based Strategy, Real Time Tactics and MMO video game created by The Creative Assembly and Feral Interactive. The game is set in the Early Modern Period of 18th Century and allows you to choose a faction for yourself and dominate over the known world by the use of massive armies, diplomacy and economics. The turn based element of the game allows you to engage yourself in wars against the enemies in real-time. You can select any campaign and wage wars against your enemies through land and sea and use differently trained troop units. Empire: Total War lets you see and take part in some of the biggest wars of the history like American War of Independence, Battle of Fontenoy, Battle of Rossbach, Battle of Brandywine etc. Every campaign of the game allows you to build and manage your own settlement in which you can erect different structures, gather resources and train your troops etc. Multiplayer mode of the game allows you to make alliances with other online players and fight with your enemies with doubled strength and resources, defeat them and conquer their territories. Empire: Total War is a great Tactical MMO-RTS game to play and enjoy.

Total War: Rome 2 is an amazing Real-Time Strategy and MMO video game by The Creative Assembly, set in an alternative Historical setting of Rome. The game focuses basically on Real-time Combats, Battles and Faction-based conquering themes. With choices to select your character from a number of races, skill trees and experiences, Total War: Rome 2 allows you to be part of an enormously huge kingdom ranging from Spanish coasts to far-situated kingdoms of the east, get into a specific faction, lead your people, take part in epic wars, and show off your best commercial, statistical, military and democratic strategies and skills. Running whole kingdoms, making rules for the living, building cultures, controlling economies and constructing buildings, businesses etc. are the unique aspects of this wonderful game. Try it out and you’ll definitely feel like being part of the great Roman Empire.

Expeditions: Conquistador is an epic Indie, Action-Adventure, MMO, Strategy and RPG video game by Logic Artists that takes you to an amazing era of 16th century and the Spanish explorers who reached the shores of America with the soldiers in search of gold, fame and adventures. This epic game will take you directly to the wilderness of where you’ll have to face Hunger, Harshest territorial difficulties, disease and dangerous creatures that you have never seen before. On this once home of the Aztec Empire, you’ll have to settle down, build structures, train armies, make diplomatic relations to the neighboring settlements and conquer the world that is still vacant and is filled with the epic loot. Expeditions: Conquistador lets you go against the native savages, kill them, loot their resources, go on epic quests to find the unimaginable goods, engage in battles with the natives and lay the bases of your superiority and your rule. Expeditions: Conquistador is an amazing MMO-RTS video game to play and enjoy.