The Best 4X Games

Update : Realm of Mystery added at rank #1.
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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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El Conquista (2025)

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A real time open world strategy game. Game consist of a massive overworld with many planets and dimensions. You play as a hero, discovering new lands even in the farthest reach of the galaxy through expedition and conquest. You can Make a family with children, who could be summoned in your wars.

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  • 4x
  • isometric
  • hunting
  • building
  • destruction
  • strategy
  • economy
  • crafting
  • aliens
  • open-world
  • rpg
  • real-time
  • pve
  • sci-fi
  • political

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Rogue Hex (2025)

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PC Windows

Play your cards right to conquer the world in the Roguelite 4x. Explore mysterious lands, survive against the barbarian horde, and grow your stone age empire into the stars!

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  • 4x
  • rogue-like-deckbuilder
  • grand-strategy
  • rogue-like
  • deckbuilder
  • hex
  • card
  • strategy
  • battler
  • city-building
  • grid
  • replay-value
  • building
  • historical
  • turn-based

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Pennon and Battle (2025)

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PC Windows

"Pennon and Battle" is a turn-based strategy war game. As a lord, you will play a crucial role in the revival of the kingdom! Lead heroes and armies to expand territory in Ruachland,  utilize tactics and magic to eliminate enemy forces, and create your own legend!

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  • turn-based
  • strategy
  • rpg
  • tactical
  • 4x
  • wargame
  • moba
  • magic
  • pvp
  • medieval
  • fantasy
  • retro
  • 3d
  • simulation

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Thule (2025)

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A quick turn-based Strategy RPG, where every choice shapes the fate of Thule. Explore and conquer randomly generated worlds, complete diverse missions and forge a powerful empire.

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  • turn-based
  • 4x
  • strategy
  • moddable
  • hex
  • rpg
  • magic
  • dark
  • fantasy
  • medieval
  • grid
  • auto-battler
  • procedural
  • 2d

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Countryballs: Power Protocol (2025)

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PC Windows j

Play as a Countryball and conquer the world—through force, cunning deals, or clever tricks. Grow your economy, build your army, forge alliances or rivalries, and rule all 195 countries. Global domination, rounder and funnier.

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  • grand-strategy
  • 4x
  • idler
  • wargame
  • strategy
  • memes
  • cartoony
  • real-time
  • base-building
  • stylized
  • simulation
  • colourful
  • military
  • 2d
  • funny

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Defense Legend 5: Survivor TD (2025)

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Build a defense strategy to protect the peace.


  • strategy
  • tower-defense
  • 4x
  • tactical
  • top-down
  • turn-based
  • drama
  • character

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House of Legacy (2025)

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early access PC Windows

Step into the shoes of a fallen clan leader, starting with nothing but a crumbling estate and a handful of hopes, rising through careful planning, trade, and diplomacy to become one of the most powerful families in the land. Now it’s time to forge a legendary dynasty that leaves its mark on history.

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  • diplomacy
  • city-building
  • sandbox
  • management
  • base-building
  • economy
  • 4x
  • open-world
  • grand-strategy
  • resource-management
  • pause
  • simulation
  • exploration
  • historical
  • rpg

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Milord (2025)

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Mac OS PC Windows

Milord is a Kingdom Management RPG with city-building mechanics. Immerse yourself in a world where your decisions shape your fiefdom's destiny. Rule wisely as you construct, strategize, and navigate the challenges of leadership. Will you rise to glory or crumble under the weight of your choices?

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  • choices
  • 4x
  • city-building
  • strategy
  • resource-management
  • medieval
  • rpg
  • point-and-click
  • replay-value
  • top-down
  • story
  • pixel
  • turn-based
  • fantasy
  • adventure

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Great Powers (2025)

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PC Windows Mac OS Linux

A 4x global turn-based strategy game with a well-developed economic and military model.

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  • turn-based
  • grand-strategy
  • 4x
  • hex
  • wargame
  • economy
  • strategy
  • historical
  • military
  • isometric
  • grid
  • medieval
  • pve
  • tactical
  • 2d

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