The Best 4X Games - Page 4

Update : Realm of Mystery added at rank #39.
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Reshaping Mars (2023)

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90
Review score
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PC Windows

In Reshaping Mars, you play as a bold and meticulous base commander tasked with transforming the barren planet into a habitable one. Using a real terrain database, you must mine, build, and manage resources to create a thriving civilization. Manage the behavior of your inhabitants, climb the technology ladder, and engage in production. Once the ecological cycle is formed, the power of nature will help you further complete the transformation to habitability. With different story backgrounds, you can experience exciting new journeys. Enjoy the unique journey of navigating Mars as a pioneer!

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What we like:
  • Good idea with potential for development
  • Fun gameplay mechanics
  • Lots of content and replay value
  • Androids increase productivity
  • Worth the price tag
What could be improved:
  • Performance: lag and stuttering
  • Unnecessary money system
  • Annoying notifications that can't be turned off
  • Production chains are unbalanced
  • Mining abilities are limited with no option to tunnel
  • Needs more fundamental work for deeper gameplay

  • 4x
  • mars
  • colony
  • base-building
  • grand-strategy
  • strategy
  • simulation
  • building
  • real-time
  • space
  • resource-management
  • management
  • futuristic
  • mineral
  • chain

32

Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War (2018)

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72
Review score
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Linux PC Windows

Warhammer 40,000: Gladius – Relics of War brings you to a world of terror and violence. Four factions will engage in a brutal war for dominance over the planet’s resources. In the first turn-based 4X strategy game set in Warhammer 40,000 you will lead one of four unique factions.


  • 4x
  • turn-based
  • strategy
  • warhammer-40k
  • war

33

Millennia (2024)

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67
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PC Windows

Create your own nation in Millennia, a historical turn-based 4X game that challenges your strategic prowess across 10,000 years of history, from the dawn of humanity to our possible futures.

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  • historical
  • 4x
  • turn-based
  • diplomacy
  • grand-strategy
  • strategy
  • economy
  • alternate
  • war
  • grid
  • hex
  • civilization
  • military
  • political

34

Kick the Buddy (2017)

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98
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IOS iPhone

Explode, destroy, fire, shoot, smash, kill, freeze, send the power of the Gods and don't even think about stopping! Man, you now have a virtually limitless arsenal to beat: rockets, grenades, automatic rifles, torture instruments and even a NUCLEAR BOMB!.


  • diplomacy
  • grand-strategy
  • turn-based
  • wargame
  • immersive
  • 4x
  • strategy
  • military
  • character
  • cooperative
  • historical
  • real-time
  • simulation
  • card
  • customization

35

shining (2024)

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PC Windows IOS iPhone

This is a detail oriented action shooting game that uses directional keys to move characters and clicks the mouse to design.


  • traditional
  • 4x
  • rogue-like
  • racing
  • 3d
  • realistic
  • zombies

36

Dominions 2 - The Ascension Wars (2025)

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Dominions II is turn based fantasy game in which you take the role of a powerful being that is trying to become the supreme god. The type of Gods can vary from magically powerful arch mages to old dragons or statues. The game features a large variety of spells and units.

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  • strategy
  • turn-based
  • fantasy
  • 4x
  • hand-drawn
  • god-game
  • grand-strategy
  • board-game

37

Norland (2024)

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75
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early access PC Windows Android

Lead your noble family in this medieval colony sim, facing off against class conflict, religious struggle, and political treachery. Tend to your people’s needs, uncover the lost knowledge of a fallen empire, and engage in nefarious plots against your enemies.


  • colony
  • simulation
  • moddable
  • grand-strategy
  • base-building
  • 4x
  • city-building
  • resource-management
  • building
  • medieval
  • management
  • strategy
  • historical
  • economy
  • sandbox

38

Europa Universalis IV: Winds of Change (2024)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows

Europa Universalis IV gives you control of a nation through four dramatic centuries. Rule your land and dominate the world with unparalleled freedom, depth and historical accuracy. Write a new history of the world and build an empire for the ages.


  • grand-strategy
  • historical
  • diplomacy
  • 4x
  • moddable
  • wargame
  • nonlinear
  • political
  • economy
  • military
  • pause
  • alternate
  • sandbox
  • replay-value
  • real-time

39

Realm of Mystery (2025)

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Set forth on an epic journey of conquest!


  • city-building
  • 4x
  • strategy
  • real-time
  • medieval
  • wargame
  • gambling
  • stylized
  • large-scale
  • tactical
  • third-person
  • 3d
  • building
  • rpg

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Conquest of Elysium 5 (2021)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows

Conquest of Elysium 5 is a quick turn based fantasy strategy game with a touch of rogue-like. The game is full of depth, details and monsters. There are also a huge number of factions, each with its own unique gameplay and magic rituals.

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  • rogue-like
  • 4x
  • magic
  • moddable
  • fantasy
  • strategy
  • asynchronous
  • medieval
  • procedural
  • turn-based
  • cooperative
  • multiplayer
  • local
  • exploration
  • randomly-generated

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