The Best 4X strategy Games for Playstation 5

Update : Borderlands Collection: Pandora\'s Box added at rank #6.
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Age of Wonders 4 (2023)

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PC Windows Xbox Series X Playstation 5

Age of Wonders 4 is a fantasy 4X game that allows players to create their own magical empires and explore new worlds with tactical turn-based battles. The game has an open-ended and endlessly replayable experience that adds a new chapter to your saga every time you play. With immersive storytelling and customizable empires, Age of Wonders 4 is a must-play for 4X and tactical battle fans.


What we like:
  • Great for 4X and tactical battle fans
  • Meta-game adds layer of customization
  • Modding-friendly
  • Immersive story and lore
  • More tactical battles with interesting terrain elements
What could be improved:
  • Lack of control over map size/type in single player mode
  • No huge campaign story in single player mode
  • Limited faction selection customization
  • World map AI could be improved during wars

  • 4x
  • strategy
  • turn-based
  • empire
  • tactical
  • fantasy
  • battle

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Humankind (2022)

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Android Playstation 4 Xbox Series X/s Xbox One PC Windows Mac OS Playstation 5 stadia Xbox Series X

Experience the thrill of rewriting history in HUMANKIND™, a strategy game that lets you build unique civilizations, make critical decisions, and create scientific breakthroughs. With customizable leaders, complex diplomacy options, and flexible winning conditions, you can leave your mark on the world in a way that's uniquely you.


What we like:
  • Fresh take on empire-building
  • Personalized leaders and cultures
  • In-depth diplomacy options
  • Streamlined gameplay
  • Constant shifting of strategies
What could be improved:
  • Clunky mechanics
  • Unbalanced DLC
  • Confusing combat

  • 4x
  • historical
  • strategy
  • empire
  • turn-based

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SpellForce: Conquest of Eo - Demon Scourge (2023)

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Playstation 5 j Xbox Series X PC Windows

On a journey to great magical might, explore and control the lands of Eo in this ever-changing turn-based strategy role-playing game. Field armies and heroes in tactical combat, finish hundreds of quests, and gather spells and artefacts to become the most powerful mage of all. 


  • turn-based
  • strategy
  • tactical
  • rpg
  • fantasy
  • 4x
  • dwarf
  • grand-strategy
  • crafting
  • lore
  • real-time
  • battle
  • horses
  • military
  • combat

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SpellForce: Conquest of Eo (2023)

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Xbox One PC Windows Playstation 5 l Xbox Series X

Turn-based fantasy epic set in the world of SpellForce. Grow your influence and power and fill your grimoire with arcane knowledge. Face off against magical competitors in your hunt for ancient artefacts.


  • turn-based
  • strategy
  • tactical
  • fantasy
  • rpg
  • 4x
  • grand-strategy
  • real-time
  • lore
  • crafting
  • combat
  • narrative
  • loot
  • battle

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Farm Tycoon (2022)

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Mac OS PC Windows Xbox One Android Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch

Manage your own farm in the tycoon game tailored specifically for Nintendo Switch! From seeds to vegetables and processed products. There are animals, meat processing plants, farming machines, workers with different skill sets, warehouses with cooling, anti-pesticides, and many more. A lot of different strategies can be successfully executed to make the farm profitable. You can surely make a jack-of-all-trades farm to min-max the systems, but perhaps just a fully sustainable and independent apple juice company can drive the prices up and be more profitable? Maybe using only eco-friendly energy sources will pay off in the long run, especially with the government grant? Or you just *love* beef steaks and want to make the best quality filet mignon in the world? Any farm-related business idea seems possible in Farm Tycoon! It’s the first game of its kind made with consoles in mind from the ground up. The whole user interface is tailored to sticks and buttons, without the usual hassle of virtual cursors present in the genre. Moreover, the 2XD Rendering technology, developed specifically for optimal Nintendo Switch experience, brings stunning visual effects while ensuring stable performance throughout the game.


  • farming
  • diplomacy
  • grand-strategy
  • turn-based
  • wargame
  • simulation
  • strategy
  • immersive
  • 4x
  • military
  • character
  • simulation-online

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Borderlands Collection: Pandora's Box (2023)

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early access Mac OS PC Windows Xbox Series X Xbox One Playstation 5 Playstation 4

For the first time ever, get all six Borderlands adventures together in one mayhem-fueled package, all at an incredible value! Includes all six acclaimed base games from the Borderlands franchise: Borderlands, Borderlands 2, Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel, Tales from the Borderlands, Borderlands 3, and New Tales from the Borderlands, as well as all of their add-on content, in one giant bundle.


  • turn-based
  • card
  • diplomacy
  • strategy
  • grand-strategy
  • rpg
  • wargame
  • japanese
  • cooperative
  • immersive
  • 4x
  • military
  • tactical
  • character

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Elemental War (2019)

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Android Playstation 5 Playstation 4 PC Windows Xbox One Linux Mac OS

Elemental War takes Tower Defenses to a new level with exciting multiplayer matches, dozens of hours of single-player gameplay, and lots of indie love!


  • rogue-like
  • editor
  • tower-defense
  • level
  • magic
  • steampunk
  • strategy
  • real-time
  • 4x
  • pvp
  • attack
  • single-player
  • medieval
  • score
  • fantasy

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