4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate) Games
Distant Worlds: Universe
Apr 5, 2014
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★ 3.8
Distant Worlds: Universe is the newest chapter of this critically acclaimed sci-fi series, adding incredible new features and an exciting new storyline. Universe is also the ultimate collector’s edition, the …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Deadlock: Planetary Conquest
Jul 22, 1996
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★ 2.8
In Deadlock, an intense turn-based strategic simulation, seven races colonize a virgin planet, but only one will survive. Build your province’s structures. Conduct research to advance your race. Devise the …
Mac
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Cultures
Jul 25, 2001
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★ 3.6
Before Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 1492, the Vikings set out on their own journey of discovery and possible looting and pillaging. Having accidentally stumbled upon the Americas, …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Trimps
Jul 12, 2015
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★ 3.5
An incremental game focused on resource management where players command creatures called Trimps, using them to gather different materials, engage in combat, and return with new loot and upgrades.
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Web Browser
Conquest of Elysium 3
Sep 3, 2012
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★ 3.8
Conquest of Elysium 3 (CoE3) is a streamlined turn based fantasy strategy game with a touch of rogue-like and the complex undertones of Illwinter's Dominions series. While CoE3 appears to …
Linux
Mac
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Starpoint Gemini Warlords
May 23, 2017
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★ 2.5
A unique blend of space sim, RPG and 4X games. Conduct research and construction in your own gigantic space station, command your war fleets and heroic companions to invade enemy …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Xbox One
Freeciv
Jan 5, 1996
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★ 3.4
Freeciv is free and open-source world domination strategy game along the lines of Sid Meier's Civilization I and II.
Starscape
Oct 1, 2008
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★ 3.4
Moonpod's Starscape mixes old school arcade game play values with characterization and an involving plot to deepen the whole experience. With most of its crew missing and its weapons systems …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Age of Wonders III: Eternal Lords
Apr 14, 2015
· Expansion
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★ 2.6
Eternal Lords is the major, second expansion for the acclaimed strategy game Age of Wonders III, marking one year of continuous development since its release. With the introduction of the …
Linux
Mac
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Star Ruler
Aug 21, 2010
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★ 2.4
Star Ruler is a large scale, real-time grand strategy set in space. Design, build, and take control of potentially thousands of ships, and expand the reach of your empire across …
Linux
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Lineage 2: Revolution
Nov 15, 2017
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★ 2.2
The time has now come for new heroes to rise. Join the Silverlight Mercenaries to begin a new chapter in history, and save the world from eternal darkness!
Android
iOS
Millennia
Mar 26, 2024
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★ 2.8
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.
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Ys Strategy
Mar 23, 2006
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★ 1.4
Ys Strategy is a real-time strategy game developed by Future Creates exclusive to the Nintendo DS. It was published by Marvelous Interactive (now absorbed into its parent company, Marvelous Entertainment) …
Nintendo DS
Lords of Magic: Legends of Urak
Dec 31, 1998
· Expansion
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★ 3.8
This expansion contains 5 new quests where Earth, Fire, and Death each have a unique quest while Order has two quests. The quests themselves revolves around various fables and stories …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Deadlock II: Shrine Wars
Feb 28, 1998
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★ 2.5
Deadlock II: Shrine Wars is an exciting game of strategy, resource management and military conquest. Each race has its own strengths and weaknesses - learn to exploit them to your …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
My Voice Zoo
Sep 26, 2025
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★ 4.5
My Voice Zoo is a unique idle zoo game brought to life with your own voice. Record your sounds through the microphone and turn them into animal calls, creating a …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Age of Wonders: Planetfall - Invasions
May 26, 2020
· DLC
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★ 3.3
In the stardust and disunity of the collapsed Star Union, an insidious new race of conquerors has come to lay claim to the galaxy. Deploy and destroy as the merciless …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
PlayStation 4
Xbox One
Spaceward Ho!
Dec 31, 1992
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★ 3.8
Spaceward Ho! is a turn-based science fiction computer strategy game that was written by Peter Commons, designed by Joe Williams (Joedelta) and published by Delta Tao Software. The first version …
Light of Altair
May 4, 2009
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★ 3.3
Light of Altair is a sci-fi colony building game with a deep plot. Grow colonies from landing pod to metropolis, while sending off new spaceships to expand your territory to …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Star Trek: New Worlds
Sep 7, 2000
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★ 3.3
New Worlds was a Star Trek RTS released in 2000.
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Galactic Civilizations: Altarian Prophecy
Nov 12, 2004
· Expansion
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★ 3.3
Altarian Prophecy is an expansion pack to Galactic Civilization.
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Star Trek: Infinite
Oct 12, 2023
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★ 4.0
Star Trek: Infinite is a grand strategy experience that lets you play your own Star Trek story as the leader of one of four major factions in the galaxy. Follow …
Mac
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Fragile Allegiance
Dec 31, 1997
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★ 2.0
Assemble your fleets, fill your silos with nuclear warheads, conduct research, gather resources, and wage war in a vast galaxy in this unique take on 4X Strategy. Appoint Colony Supervisors …
DOS
Imagine Earth
May 25, 2021
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★ 2.3
In Imagine Earth, players must protect and nurture a fledgeling space colony while wrestling against the forces of corporate greed and climate change. Establish trade, research new technologies, form alliances …
Linux
Nintendo Switch
PC (Microsoft Windows)
PlayStation 4
PlayStation 5
Xbox One
Xbox Series X|S
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Alien Legacy
May 14, 1994
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★ 3.0
Alien Legacy is a sci-fi strategy game developed by Ybarra Productions and published by Sierra On-Line in 1994 for MS-DOS.
DOS
Horizon
Feb 6, 2014
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★ 2.3
Horizon is a turn-based space strategy game of galactic exploration and conquest in which you are in control of humanity’s destiny. You will explore deep space, find new frontiers and …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Sword of the Stars: Born of Blood
Jun 7, 2007
· Expansion
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★ 3.7
The first expansion in the Sword of the Stars franchise, Born of Blood adds the savage Zuul, greater micromanagement of planets, and an abundance of new weapons, ships, and technologies.
PC (Microsoft Windows)
StarDrive 2
Apr 9, 2015
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★ 3.0
StarDrive 2 is a 4X Turn Based Strategy game built in the classic style of the singular and incredible Master of Orion 2. In StarDrive 2 you will explore a …
Linux
Mac
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Galactic Civilizations IV
Apr 26, 2022
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★ 3.0
As the all-powerful leader of a spacefaring civilization, you must seek out new star systems and discover the exciting potential of the subspace realm. There are thousands of worlds to …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Sword of the Stars: A Murder of Crows
TBA
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★ 4.0
The second expansion to Sword of the Stars. In addition to new techs, weapons, and ship sections, AMoC adds a sixth race, the bird like Morrigi
LuftrauserZ
Dec 8, 2017
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★ 3.5
LuftrauserZ is an official Commodore demake of the 2014 game Luftrausers with gameplay and features similar to the original game. It is a 2D air combat game played from a …
Commodore C64/128/MAX
Apollo4x
May 5, 2015
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★ 2.0
Apollo4X is a turn-based space business tycoon puzzle with card based tactical combat. Connect import and export demands of colonies, meddle in politics, and invade enemy planets with your deck …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Empires & Allies
Jun 1, 2011
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★ 3.5
Empires & Allies portrays a military cartoon world composed mostly of archipelagos with each player beginning with one island, and being able to expand to up to four other islands. …
Web Browser
Sid Meier's Civilization VI: Platinum Edition
Oct 4, 2019
· Bundle
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★ 3.5
Sid Meier’s Civilization VI: Platinum Edition is the perfect entry point for PC gamers who have yet to experience the addictive gameplay that has made Civilization one of the greatest …
Distant Worlds 2
Mar 10, 2022
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★ 2.5
Distant Worlds 2 is a vast, pausable real-time 4X space strategy game. Experience the full depth and detail of turn-based strategy, but with the simplicity and ease of real-time, and …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Shadow Empire
Dec 3, 2020
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★ 3.5
Shadow Empire is an immersive and rather complex turn-based wargame with a unique mix of military focus, 4X elements, procedural generation and role-playing features.
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Andromeda Conquest
Dec 31, 1982
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★ 1.0
Andromeda Conquest is a strategy / conquest game in which one to four players build galactic empires by establishing and defending space colonies, managing resources, and battling other players for …
Revival: Recolonization
Apr 11, 2024
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★ 1.5
Set in a post-apoc version of Earth, Revival is a 4x strategy game where the world and its rules can change at key moments, creating a deep and highly replayable …
Sword of the Stars: Argos Naval Yard
Jun 17, 2009
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★ 4.0
The third expansion to the Sword of the Stars games. Includes new tech, new ship sections, new weapons, new scenarios, and new co-op scenario maps.
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Neocolonialism
Nov 4, 2013
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★ 2.0
Buy votes, make free trade agreements, manipulate the IMF, extract wealth, ruin everything. The map is upside-down.
Linux
Mac
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Stars in Shadow
Jan 19, 2017
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★ 2.5
Stars in Shadow is a turn-based 4X strategy game and a vivid tribute to the genre classics. Compete with alien factions to explore and colonize nearby starsystems, build fleets to …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Star Ruler 2
Mar 27, 2015
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★ 3.5
Massive scale 4X-RTS set in space. Control hundreds of planets, manipulate galactic politics, research numerous advanced technologies, and command thousands of units and hundreds of planets in your quest for …
Linux
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Sorcerer King: Rivals
Sep 22, 2016
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★ 3.0
Sorcerer King: Rivals is a turn-based fantasy 4X game from the people who brought you Galactic Civilizations and Sins of a Solar Empire. Build a civilization, go on quests, craft …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Nomads of Driftland
Dec 7, 2020
· Standalone Expansion/DLC
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★ 2.0
Nomads of Driftland is an RTS game initially created as an add-on to Driftland: The Magic Revival. Since it is significantly different from the base game, it was released as …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Sword of Aragon
Jan 1, 1989
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★ 2.0
A fantasy war game that includes heroes, military units, city management and fighting dragons. There is a story while you try to claim the throne as your own. You start …
Amiga
DOS
PC (Microsoft Windows)
The Pegasus Expedition
Jun 20, 2023
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★ 1.0
The Pegasus Expedition is a story-driven sci-fi grand strategy game set in a key moment for humankind’s survival. Facing an overwhelming threat at home, humanity sends expeditions to the Pegasus …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Songs of Silence: Lighteaters
Feb 20, 2025
· DLC
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★ 1.0
Dwellling deep in the Silence, these ancient beings have haunted Irdheim and Sonnan for countless cycles. Stuck between life and death, their insatiable craving for the Hymn forbids them to …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Minecraft: Chase the Skies
Jun 17, 2025
· Update
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★ 5.0
The Chase the Skies drop is an update to Minecraft: Bedrock Edition which brings a new flying mount, opening up the skies for exploring, crafting, and (hopefully) surviving! Discover the …
Android
Nintendo Switch
PC (Microsoft Windows)
PlayStation 4
PlayStation 5
Xbox One
Xbox Series X|S
iOS
+5 more
Worlds of Magic: Planar Conquest
Sep 16, 2016
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★ 4.0
Worlds of Magic: Planar Conquest is a 4X strategy game inspired by Master of Magic. Created to ensure this amazing playability of games from the past, but wrapped in a …
Nintendo Switch
PlayStation 4
Xbox One