4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate) Games
Sid Meier's Civilization V
Sep 21, 2010
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★ 4.1
Sid Meier's Civilization V is a turn-based strategy game where the player leads a civilization from the stone-age all the way to future tech, there is more than one way …
Linux
Mac
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Spore
Sep 4, 2008
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★ 3.3
From Single Cell to Galactic God, evolve your creature in a universe of your own creations. Play through Spore's five evolutionary stages: Cell, Creature, Tribe, Civilization, and Space. Each stage …
Mac
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Sid Meier's Civilization VI
Oct 20, 2016
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★ 3.9
Civilization is a turn-based strategy game in which you attempt to build an empire to stand the test of time. Become Ruler of the World by establishing and leading a …
Sid Meier's Civilization IV
Oct 25, 2005
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★ 4.0
Sid Meier and Firaxis Games will take this incredibly fun and addictive game to new heights by adding new ways to play and win, new tools to manage and expand …
Mac
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Mount & Blade: Warband
Mar 31, 2010
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★ 4.1
In a land torn asunder by incessant warfare, it is time to assemble your own band of hardened warriors and enter the fray. Lead your men into battle, expand your …
Sid Meier's Civilization V: Brave New World
Jul 9, 2013
· Expansion
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★ 4.3
Sid Meier's Civilization V: Brave New World is the second expansion pack for Civilization V - the critically acclaimed 2010 PC Game of the Year. This new expansion provides enhanced …
Linux
Mac
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Age of Empires II: The Conquerors
Aug 24, 2000
· Expansion
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★ 4.3
Age of Empires II: The Conquerors Expansion is the official add-on to the award-winning, best-selling real-time strategy game Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings. Focusing on legendary leaders, …
Dreamcast
Mac
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Stellaris
May 9, 2016
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★ 3.8
Explore a galaxy full of wonders in this sci-fi grand strategy game from Paradox Development Studios. Interact with diverse alien races, discover strange new worlds with unexpected events and expand …
Sid Meier's Civilization III
Oct 30, 2001
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★ 4.0
Civilization III, like the other Civilization games, is based around building an empire, from the ground up, beginning at start of recorded history and continuing beyond the current modern day. …
Mac
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Sid Meier's Civilization V: Gods & Kings
Jun 19, 2012
· Expansion
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★ 4.2
Sid Meier's Civilization V: Gods and Kings is the first expansion pack for Civilization V - the critically acclaimed 2010 PC Game of the Year. This robust expansion covers the …
Linux
Mac
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Sid Meier's Civilization II
Feb 29, 1996
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★ 4.2
A turn-based strategy video game set around several different historic civilizations.
Mac
PC (Microsoft Windows)
PlayStation
Empire: Total War
Mar 3, 2009
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★ 3.5
Empire: Total War introduces a host of revolutionary new features, including true 3D naval combat. For the first time in the Total War series, you will be able to intuitively …
Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth
Oct 24, 2014
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★ 3.0
Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth is a new science-fiction-themed entry into the award-winning Civilization series. Set in the future, global events have destabilized the world leading to a collapse of …
Linux
Mac
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Heroes of Might and Magic IV
Mar 28, 2002
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★ 3.4
Heroes of Might and Magic IV is a turn-based strategy game developed by Gus Smedstad through New World Computing and published by the 3DO Company for Microsoft Windows-based personal computers …
Mac
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Endless Legend
Sep 18, 2014
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★ 3.5
Another sunrise, another day of toil. Food must be grown, industries built, science and magic advanced, and wealth collected. Urgency drives these simple efforts, however, for your planet holds a …
Mac
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Trove
Jul 9, 2015
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★ 2.7
Thirsting for danger and lusting for loot? Grab your friends, hone your blades, and set off for adventure in this free-to-play action MMO. The Sun Goddess has shattered the world …
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword
Jul 18, 2007
· Expansion
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★ 4.2
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword is the second expansion pack for Civilization IV - the 2005 PC Game of the Year that has become a worldwide hit. The …
Mac
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Endless Space
Jul 4, 2012
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★ 3.4
This galaxy is ancient, and its first intelligent life was the civilization we call the Endless. Long before our eyes gazed upon the stars they flew between them, though all …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Sid Meier's Civilization
Sep 30, 1991
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★ 4.1
Sid Meier's Civilization is a turn-based strategy computer game created by Sid Meier for MicroProse in 1991.The game's objective is "...to build an empire that would stand the test of …
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Warlords
Jul 24, 2006
· Expansion
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★ 4.0
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Warlords is the first expansion pack for the award-winning game that has become an instant world-wide hit. Paying homage to some of history's greatest military leaders, …
Mac
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs
Oct 17, 2006
· Expansion
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★ 3.8
Sway fierce battles in your favor with the powerful WarChief and lead one of three great Native American civilizations. Take the next step in the battle for control of the …
Mac
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties
Oct 23, 2007
· Expansion
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★ 3.8
Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties is the second expansion pack for the massively popular Age of Empires III. Rule powerful and exotic Japanese, Chinese and Indian civilications of …
Mac
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
Feb 9, 1999
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★ 4.1
Legendary designer Sid Meier presents the next evolution in strategy games, with the most addictive, compelling gameplay yet. Explore the alien planet that is your new home and uncover its …
Linux
Mac
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Age of Wonders III
Mar 31, 2014
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★ 3.2
Age of Wonders III, like the previous games in the series is a turn-based strategy game set within a high fantasy universe where the player assumes the role of a …
Linux
Mac
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Medieval: Total War
Aug 19, 2002
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★ 3.8
Experience the middle Ages in all their blood-soaked magnificence. From the lush grasslands of Western Europe to the arid deserts of Northern Africa, from the first Crusade to the fall …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion
Jun 12, 2012
· Standalone Expansion/DLC
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★ 3.5
The Next Installment to the Award-Winning RTS. While many were hopeful that diplomacy would finally end the war, differing opinions on what should be done, along with the depleted power …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization
Sep 22, 2008
· Remake
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★ 3.4
A complete reimagining of Sid Meier's 1994 classic, Colonization is a total conversion of Civilization IV that combines Civilization's addictive gameplay with all-new graphics and features that add more depth …
Mac
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Dwarf Fortress
TBA
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★ 4.3
Dwarf Fortress is a single-player fantasy game. You can control a dwarven outpost or an adventurer in a randomly generated, persistent world.
Linux
Mac
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Endless Space 2
May 18, 2017
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★ 3.7
In Endless Space you play the role of the leader of one of the many intelligent beings of a galaxy at the beginning of the space age. Very quickly, you …
Mac
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Disciples II: Dark Prophecy
Jan 24, 2002
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★ 4.0
Disciples II is a fantasy strategy game, set in a fictional kingdom called Nevandaar (also referred to as 'The Sacred Lands'). The main focus of the story revolves around four …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords
Feb 21, 2006
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★ 3.5
Galactic Civilizations II (GalCiv II) is a 4X Grand strategy game set in the 23rd century, when multiple alien civilizations scramble to conquer the galaxy, planet by planet, by force, …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Sid Meier's Civilization VI: Rise and Fall
Feb 7, 2018
· Expansion
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★ 4.2
"The Civilization VI: Rise and Fall expansion brings new choices, strategies, and challenges for players as they guide a civilization through the ages. The expansion introduces new Great Ages, Loyalty, …
Linux
Mac
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Humankind
Aug 17, 2021
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★ 3.2
Humankind is a historical strategy game where you will re-write the entire narrative of humankind, a convergence of culture, history, and values that allows you to create a civilization that …
Google Stadia
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PC (Microsoft Windows)
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Sins of a Solar Empire
Feb 4, 2008
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★ 3.5
Sins of a Solar Empire is a 2008 science fiction real-time strategy computer game developed by Ironclad Games and published by Stardock Entertainment for Microsoft Windows operating systems. It is …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Master of Orion II: Battle at Antares
Nov 22, 1996
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★ 4.3
Master of Orion 2 also known as MOO2 is considered the classic 4x turn based strategy game set in space. The game has a kind of cult status and even …
DOS
Mac
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Empire Earth II
Apr 26, 2005
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★ 3.4
Relive the complete span of human history! Lead the great nations of Korea, Germany and America in the base game and Egypt, Russia and the Masai in the add-on. Take …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Sid Meier's Civilization VI: Gathering Storm
Feb 13, 2019
· Expansion
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★ 4.2
In Gathering Storm, the second expansion to Civilization VI, the world around you is more alive than ever before. Chart a path to victory for your people by developing new …
Linux
Mac
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Anno 2205
Nov 2, 2015
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★ 3.4
In Anno 2205, you join humankind‘s next step into the future with the promise to build a better tomorrow. You conquer Earth, establishing rich, bustling cities and grand industrial complexes, …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Warlock: Master of the Arcane
May 8, 2012
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★ 2.9
Research and master dozens of spells, conjure powerful enchantments and discover awesome spell combinations. Command an expansive range of units, all with unique abilities. Engage in epic battles with large …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Crashlands
Jan 20, 2016
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★ 3.1
Crashlands is an outlandish story-driven-action-adventure set in a world of hidden magic and high technology. Tame and milk alien beasts, craft resources into menacing weaponry, befriend the locals, and go …
R.U.S.E.
Sep 7, 2010
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★ 3.3
R.U.S.E is a one-of-a-kind real-time strategy game that allows players to bluff their enemies to lead their nation to victory, controlling the action using views that range seamlessly from the …
Age of Wonders: Planetfall
Aug 6, 2019
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★ 3.1
Age of Wonders: Planetfall is the new strategy game from Triumph Studios, creators of the critically acclaimed Age of Wonders and Overlord series, bringing all the exciting tactical-turn based combat …
Age of Wonders
Nov 11, 1999
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★ 3.3
Welcome to Age of Wonders, the authentic turn-based fantasy strategy classic that started the hit series. Age of Wonders’ intimate atmosphere with painterly graphics still shines today. The game’s fully …
Linux
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Sid Meier's Colonization
May 14, 1994
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★ 4.3
The New World lies before you with all its peril, promise and infinite possibility. Your colonists anxiously follow you to shore. The treasures of an entire continent await you. Finally, …
Master of Orion
Sep 6, 1993
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★ 3.8
Master of Orion is a competitive game of interstellar conquest that combines exploration with conflict. You are cast as the immortal emperor who shapes the future of your race, as …
Disciples II: Rise of the Elves
Nov 24, 2003
· Standalone Expansion/DLC
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★ 4.0
Disciples II: Rise of the Elves is an expansion pack to Disciples II: Dark prophecy. It features a new playable race (Elves), a new campaign, new skirmish maps, various new …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
SteamWorld Build
Dec 1, 2023
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★ 3.3
In SteamWorld Build, you must escape a dying planet by building a mining town to dig up vital long-lost technology. Meet the ever-growing needs of your citizens, trade resources and …
X3: Terran Conflict
Oct 16, 2008
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★ 3.1
It is the year 2938. The long wished-for encounter of the X Universe and the Earth holds both joy and sorrow for the people. Despite flourishing trade, the clash of …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Scrap Mechanic
Jan 20, 2016
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★ 3.3
Enter the creative paradise of Scrap Mechanic! Build fantastic machines, go on adventures with your friends and defend against waves of evil Farmbots in this imaginative multiplayer survival sandbox. With …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Once Human
Jul 9, 2024
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★ 3.0
Once Human is a multiplayer open-world survival game set in a strange, post-apocalyptic future. Unite with friends to fight monstrous enemies, uncover secret plots, compete for resources, and build your …