Best Base Building Linux Games on Steam

Steam currently has 3,081 Base Building 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. Base Building game rankings were last updated on 12/14/2024.

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1. RimWorld

A sci-fi colony sim driven by an intelligent AI storyteller. Generates stories by simulating psychology, ecology, gunplay, melee combat, climate, biomes, diplomacy, interpersonal relationships, art, medicine, trade, and more.

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RimWorld holds the #1 spot for "best Linux Base Building game on Steam" with a Player Score of 97. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 200,049 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 196,051 positive reviews and 3,998 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $34.99 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 $34.99
Release Date 10/17/2018
Developer Ludeon Studios
Publisher Ludeon Studios
Steam App Id 294100

2. 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 has achieved a Player Score of 96, placing it in the #2 spot for the best Linux Base Building games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 201,010 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 195,648 positive reviews and 5,362 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

3. Oxygen Not Included

Oxygen Not Included is a space-colony simulation game. Deep inside an alien space rock your industrious crew will need to master science, overcome strange new lifeforms, and harness incredible space tech to survive, and possibly, thrive.

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Oxygen Not Included has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #3 spot for the best Linux Base Building games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 123,601 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 119,588 positive reviews and 4,013 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. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $24.99
Release Date 7/30/2019
Franchise Klei
Developer Klei Entertainment
Publisher Klei Entertainment
Steam App Id 457140

4. 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 #4 spot for the best Linux Base Building games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 9,520 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 9,363 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
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Steam App Id 2162800

5. 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 #5 spot for the best Linux Base Building 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
Publishers
Steam App Id 1318690

6. Valheim

A brutal exploration and survival game for 1-10 players, set in a procedurally-generated purgatory inspired by viking culture. Battle, build, and conquer your way to a saga worthy of Odin’s patronage!

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Valheim has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #6 spot for the best Linux Base Building games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 479,946 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 453,303 positive reviews and 26,643 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $9.99 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 $9.99
Release Date 2/2/2021
Franchise Coffee Stain
Developer Iron Gate AB
Publisher Coffee Stain Publishing
Steam App Id 892970

7. 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 #7 spot for the best Linux Base Building 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

8. This War of Mine

In This War Of Mine you do not play as an elite soldier, rather a group of civilians trying to survive in a besieged city; struggling with lack of food, medicine and constant danger from snipers and hostile scavengers. The game provides an experience of war seen from an entirely new angle.

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This War of Mine has achieved a Player Score of 93, placing it in the #8 spot for the best Linux Base Building games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 71,845 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 68,189 positive reviews and 3,656 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $3.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play This War of Mine on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Steam Price $3.99
Release Date 11/14/2014
Franchise 11 bit studios
Developer 11 bit studios
Publisher 11 bit studios
Steam App Id 282070

9. Rusted Warfare - RTS

{{An RTS inspired by the classics of the past!}} Making up for it's subpar retro graphics with fun gameplay and modern multi-threaded tech enabling huge battles to run smooth... Featuring singleplayer challenges, skirmish, sandbox, 10-player multiplayer & workshop modding.

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Rusted Warfare - RTS has achieved a Player Score of 93, placing it in the #9 spot for the best Linux Base Building games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 5,544 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 5,363 positive reviews and 181 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $4.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Rusted Warfare - RTS on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Steam Price $4.99
Release Date 7/14/2017
Developer Corroding Games
Publisher Corroding Games
Steam App Id 647960

10. 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 #10 spot for the best Linux Base Building games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 27,277 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 25,950 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

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RimWorld steam charts
22,687
10/17/2018
97
$34.99
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29,823
8/14/2020
96
$35.00
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Oxygen Not Included steam charts
14,143
7/30/2019
95
$24.99
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shapez 2 steam charts
874
8/15/2024
95
$24.99
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shapez steam charts
234
6/7/2020
94
$9.99
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Valheim steam charts
17,601
2/2/2021
94
$9.99
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Mindustry steam charts
561
9/26/2019
93
$9.99
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This War of Mine steam charts
2,267
11/14/2014
93
$3.99
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Rusted Warfare - RTS steam charts
205
7/14/2017
93
$4.99
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Dwarf Fortress steam charts
742
12/6/2022
93
$29.99
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  • Valve Corporation. (2024, December 12). Factorio on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, December 15). Oxygen Not Included on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, December 12). shapez 2 on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, December 12). shapez on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, December 13). Valheim on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, December 15). Mindustry on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, December 11). This War of Mine on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, November 18). Rusted Warfare - RTS on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, December 15). Dwarf Fortress on Steam. Steam Store.

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