Except for some really casual games for Linux and the best of paid games for Linux collection, games for Linux and Ubuntu is a category we haven't yet really covered here at all. That is going to change from now on. Here is a quick list of 10 real time strategy(RTS) games for Linux(mostly open-source) in no particular order. Please keep in mind that, I haven't tried them all by myself and many of the games are in the list because of the good reviews they received from users elsewhere. So here they are, read on.

Tribal Trouble is a realtime strategy game designed to be easy to grasp, yet difficult to master. While the game mechanics only take a few minutes to learn, it can still be quite a challenge to beat your opponents: To win, you are going to need some skills in planning strategies and utilizing the varying terrain for successful tactics. is a realtime strategy game designed to be easy to grasp, yet difficult to master. While the game mechanics only take a few minutes to learn, it can still be quite a challenge to beat your opponents: To win, you are going to need some skills in planning strategies and utilizing the varying terrain for successful tactics. Download Tribal Trouble for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux

0 A.D. is an open source historical real time strategy game from Wildfire Games. It is comparatively a new comer even though the original project started way back in 2003. The game focuses on the years between 500 BC and 500 AD. The game is still in development though you can install and play the alpha version of the game which itself is pretty good. is an open source historical real time strategy game from Wildfire Games. It is comparatively a new comer even though the original project started way back in 2003. The game focuses on the years between 500 BC and 500 AD. The game is still in development though you can install and play the alpha version of the game which itself is pretty good. Download 0 A.D. for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux