Best Automation Linux Games on Steam

Steam currently has 1,054 Automation games, but not all of them are able to be played on Linux builds. Explore our list of the best picks ranked by Player Score. Our Player Score rankings are calculated directly from reviews left on the Steam store and will be updated in real-time as more players leave their feedback. Automation game rankings were last updated on 12/12/2024.

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1. Factorio

Factorio is a game about building and creating automated factories to produce items of increasing complexity, within an infinite 2D world. Use your imagination to design your factory, combine simple elements into ingenious structures, and finally protect it from the creatures who don't really like you.

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Factorio holds the #1 spot for "best Linux Automation game on Steam" with a Player Score of 96. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 200,948 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 195,589 positive reviews and 5,359 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $35.00 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $35.00
Release Date 8/14/2020
Developer Wube Software LTD.
Publisher Wube Software LTD.
Steam App Id 427520

2. shapez 2

Dive into a factory-building game with the focus on just that – building huge space factories! Construct sprawling multi-level factories and satisfying production lines without limits. Tackle increasingly complex automation challenges at your own pace – you won’t have to worry about enemies.

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shapez 2 has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #2 spot for the best Linux Automation games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 9,500 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 9,343 positive reviews and 157 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $24.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play shapez 2 on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Steam Price $24.99
Release Date 8/15/2024
Franchise tobspr Games
Developer tobspr Games
Publishers
Steam App Id 2162800

3. Opus Magnum

Opus Magnum is the latest open-ended puzzle game from Zachtronics, the creators of SpaceChem, Infinifactory, and SHENZHEN I/O. Design and build machines that assemble potions, poisons, and more using the alchemical engineer’s most advanced tool: the transmutation engine!

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Opus Magnum has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #3 spot for the best Linux Automation games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 5,789 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 5,642 positive reviews and 147 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $19.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Opus Magnum on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Steam Price $19.99
Release Date 12/7/2017
Franchise Zachtronics
Developer Zachtronics
Publisher Zachtronics
Steam App Id 558990

4. shapez

shapez is a game about building factories to automate the creation and processing of increasingly complex shapes across an infinitely expanding map.

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shapez has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #4 spot for the best Linux Automation games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 12,527 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 12,079 positive reviews and 448 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $9.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play shapez on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Steam Price $9.99
Release Date 6/7/2020
Franchise Doyoyo Games
Developer Tobias Springer
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Steam App Id 1318690

5. Mindustry

An open-ended factory management game with RTS and tower defense elements.

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Mindustry has achieved a Player Score of 93, placing it in the #5 spot for the best Linux Automation games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 20,568 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 19,702 positive reviews and 866 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $9.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Mindustry on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Steam Price $9.99
Release Date 9/26/2019
Developer AnukenDev
Publisher AnukenDev
Steam App Id 1127400

6. Dwarf Fortress

The deepest, most intricate simulation of a world that's ever been created. The legendary Dwarf Fortress is now on Steam. Build a fortress and try to help your dwarves survive against a deeply generated world.

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Dwarf Fortress has achieved a Player Score of 93, placing it in the #6 spot for the best Linux Automation games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 27,258 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 25,931 positive reviews and 1,327 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $29.99 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Dwarf Fortress on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Steam Price $29.99
Release Date 12/6/2022
Franchise Kitfox Games
Developer Bay 12 Games
Publisher Kitfox Games
Steam App Id 975370

7. TIS-100

TIS-100 is an open-ended programming game by Zachtronics, the creators of SpaceChem and Infinifactory, in which you rewrite corrupted code segments to repair the TIS-100 and unlock its secrets. It’s the assembly language programming game you never asked for!

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TIS-100 has achieved a Player Score of 93, placing it in the #7 spot for the best Linux Automation games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 3,807 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 3,679 positive reviews and 128 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $6.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is not possible to play or run TIS-100 on the Steam Deck.

Steam Price $6.99
Release Date 7/20/2015
Developer Zachtronics
Publisher Zachtronics
Steam App Id 370360

8. Turing Complete

Learn CPU architecture with puzzles

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Turing Complete has achieved a Player Score of 92, placing it in the #8 spot for the best Linux Automation games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 3,437 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 3,308 positive reviews and 129 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $19.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Turing Complete on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Steam Price $19.99
Release Date 10/2/2021
Developer LevelHead
Publisher LevelHead
Steam App Id 1444480

9. Bitburner

Bitburner is a programming-based incremental game. Write scripts in JavaScript to automate gameplay, learn skills, play minigames, solve puzzles, and more in this cyberpunk text-based incremental RPG.

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Bitburner has achieved a Player Score of 92, placing it in the #9 spot for the best Linux Automation games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 6,352 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 6,045 positive reviews and 307 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is completely free to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Bitburner on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Release Date 12/10/2021
Developers
Publisher Fulcrum Games
Steam App Id 1812820

10. Necesse

Build, quest, and conquer across an infinite procedurally generated world. Play alone or with friends as you establish a settlement and explore deep dungeons, fight monsters and bosses, mine rare ores, craft magical equipment, recruit specialists for your colony, and more!

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Necesse has achieved a Player Score of 91, placing it in the #10 spot for the best Linux Automation games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 14,301 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 13,434 positive reviews and 867 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $14.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $14.99
Release Date 12/12/2019
Franchise Hooded Horse
Developers
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Steam App Id 1169040

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8/15/2024
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12/7/2017
94
$19.99
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6/7/2020
94
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9/26/2019
93
$9.99
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12/6/2022
93
$29.99
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7/20/2015
93
$6.99
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93
10/2/2021
92
$19.99
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12/10/2021
92
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  • Valve Corporation. (2024, December 12). shapez 2 on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, December 4). Opus Magnum on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, December 12). shapez on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, December 12). Mindustry on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, December 13). Dwarf Fortress on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, December 5). TIS-100 on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, December 13). Turing Complete on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, December 10). Bitburner on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, December 13). Necesse on Steam. Steam Store.

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