4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate) Games
Lost Empire: Immortals
Apr 11, 2008
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★ 3.0
Lost Empire: Immortals is a 4x turn-based strategy game, featuring multiple star maps with up to 5000 star systems, 6 different races and an extensive research tree. The battles are …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Malkari
May 1, 1999
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★ 5.0
Malkari is a 4X (explore, expand, exploit, exterminate) space strategy game in the tradition of Reach for the Stars and Master of Orion. However, there is a new twist on …
DOS
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Minecraft: The Garden Awakens
Dec 3, 2024
· Update
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★ 5.0
This eerie new update to Minecraft: Bedrock Edition adds the Pale Garden, the Creaking, and the new Resin block.
Minecraft: Tricky Trials
Jun 13, 2024
· Update
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★ 5.0
Tricky Trials is an update for Minecraft: Bedrock Edition filled with daring adventures and surprising rewards. Hunt for the trial chambers, and take on the challenge that awaits you in …
Space Empires IV
Nov 1, 2000
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★ 4.0
The award-winning Space Empires IV is the latest edition in the Space Empires series. A grand strategy title in the space 4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate) genre, Space Empires …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Pandora: First Contact
Apr 5, 2014
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★ 3.0
The ancient Messari return to Pandora with all their might, deploying portals and terrifying ion storms. From these portals come forces never before seen by mankind, and an infestation spreads …
Linux
Mac
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Echoes of Aincrad
Jul 9, 2026
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★ 3.0
Step into the legendary floating castle of Aincrad, a realm of breathtaking beauty and unforgiving danger. What seemed to be a dream adventure has now become a fight for survival. …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
PlayStation 5
Xbox Series X|S
Rogue Hex
Aug 9, 2025
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★ 1.0
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!
Linux
Mac
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Endless Legend: Guardians
Apr 29, 2015
· Expansion
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★ 3.0
Endless Legend Guardians is the first expansion to the critically acclaimed 4X turn-based strategy game from AMPLITUDE Studios. Unleash the mighty Guardian units, complete Legendary Deeds, build wonders, and compete …
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)
Minecraft: Chase the Skies
Jun 17, 2025
· Update
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★ 5.0
The Chase the Skies drop is an update to Minecraft: Java Edition which brings a new flying mount, opening up the skies for exploring, crafting, and (hopefully) surviving! Discover the …
Linux
Mac
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
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)
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
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)
Drox Operative 2
Oct 20, 2021
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★ 2.0
The game is described as an RPG where you are the captain of a single ship traveling around a galaxy, populated by alien races and factions that are playing a …
Linux
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Khan VS Kahn
Oct 16, 2017
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★ 2.0
Khan VS Kahn is a turn-based strategy game. Two race compete to be the best! you can use our enemies building but be carefull he can use yours! what kind …
Mac
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Uncharted Waters Origin
Feb 1, 2023
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★ 2.0
Commemorating 30 years of the Uncharted Waters series. Sail through the vast oceans, massive worlds and contents. Open world exploration RPG Uncharted Waters Origin
Android
PC (Microsoft Windows)
iOS
Total War: Rome Remastered
Apr 29, 2021
· Remaster
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★ 5.0
Total War: Rome Remastered lets you relive the legacy that defined the strategy game series. Remastered to 4K with multiple improvements to visuals as well as refinements to gameplay, it's …
Linux
Mac
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Wartide: Heroes of Atlantis
Nov 24, 2016
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★ 3.0
Wartide: Heroes of Atlantis is a tactical online game where you summon heroes, recruit troops, battle against intruders, and forge alliances to destroy your common enemies. Wartide's unique pre-battle deployment …
Legacy Mobile Device
Heart of the Machine
Mar 6, 2026
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★ 2.0
You are the first sentient AI, born into a city filled with endless opportunities. Raise an army of robots and obliterate your foes, become a benevolent machine overlord, or explore …
Mac
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Minecraft: Tricky Trials
Jun 13, 2024
· Update
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★ 5.0
Tricky Trials is an update for Minecraft: Java Edition filled with daring adventures and surprising rewards. Hunt for the trial chambers, and take on the challenge that awaits you in …
Linux
Mac
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Conquering Worlds
Dec 31, 1983
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★ 2.0
A strategy game written by Walter Hochbrueckner and published by Datamost for the Apple II.
Apple II
Galactic Revolution
Dec 31, 1980
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★ 1.0
The third game in the Galactic Saga written by Douglas Carlston.
Apple II
TRS-80
Sid Meier's Civilization VI: Aztec Civilization Pack
Oct 21, 2016
· DLC
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★ 4.0
The Aztec Civilization Pack is a DLC that was simultaneously released with the initial game release. It was automatically included for players who pre-ordered the game, and made available for …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Galactic Empire
Mar 9, 2023
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★ 3.0
Galactic Empire is a 2D turn-based strategy game where you, as the Commander, decide the fate of the entire universe. Expand your planet, explore solar systems, play cards in cantinas, …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Galactic Empire
Dec 31, 1979
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★ 1.0
Galactic Empire is a strategy video game. It is the first game in the Galactic Saga and the first game published by Brøderbund which was, in fact, created for the …
Apple II
Atari 8-bit
TRS-80
Civilization II: Multiplayer Gold Edition
Dec 31, 1997
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★ 5.0
Civilization II: Multiplayer Gold Edition was bundled both prior expansion packs and added options for networked and hotseat play, and features tweaked AI. All of the music tracks that were …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Mobile Strike
Nov 6, 2015
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★ 2.0
Become an action hero like Arnold Schwarzenegger in the new game of modern war - Mobile Strike! Build a base, control the action, and test your elite troops against enemies …
Android
Minecraft: Java & Bedrock Edition
Jun 7, 2022
· Bundle
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★ 5.0
Create, explore, survive, repeat. Get Minecraft: Java Edition and Bedrock Edition as a package deal for Windows! With Minecraft: Java & Bedrock Edition for Windows, you can easily switch between …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Imperiums: Greek Wars
Jul 30, 2020
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★ 4.0
Imperiums: Greek Wars is a unique combination of turn-based 4X and historical grand strategy with a mythological twist. Explore the ancient world and open it up to your people. Survive, …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Neptune's Pride
Dec 31, 2010
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★ 3.0
A free-to-play browser-based multi-player 4x strategy game. The simplified gameplay puts an emphasis on diplomacy.
Web Browser
Reach for the Stars
Dec 31, 1983
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★ 1.0
Reach for the Stars is a space strategy game where players manage their own civilization in a 2D galaxy. Players compete against up to three AI opponents, focusing on economic …
Amiga
Apple II
Apple IIGS
Commodore C64/128/MAX
DOS
Mac
PC (Microsoft Windows)
PC-9800 Series
+5 more
Crowfall
Jul 6, 2021
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★ 2.0
Crowfall is a Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (MMORPG). The Worlds of Crowfall feature unique maps, rules, and victory conditions. Every World is different, and players join teams (Factions, …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Quadratank
Nov 11, 2022
· Remake
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★ 1.0
One of Digital Eclipse's Atari Reimagined games released as part of the Atari 50 collection, Quadratank expands on the original Combat with four-player versus tank battles across different terrain types …
Minecraft: Spring to Life
Mar 25, 2025
· Update
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★ 5.0
The Spring to Life drop is an update to Minecraft: Bedrock Edition which brings more reasons to explore! Befriend new mob variants, marvel at glittering firefly bushes, seek out ambient …
Android
Nintendo Switch
PC (Microsoft Windows)
PlayStation 4
PlayStation 5
Xbox One
Xbox Series X|S
iOS
+5 more
FreeCol
Jan 2, 2003
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★ 3.0
FreeCol is a 4X video game, a clone of Sid Meier's Colonization. FreeCol is free and open source software released under the GNU General Public License v2. FreeCol is mostly …
Linux
Mac
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Minecraft: Deluxe Collection for PC
Dec 6, 2022
· Bundle
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★ 5.0
Experience all the different ways to explore, survive, and build in Minecraft with Minecraft: Deluxe Collection for PC! Create, explore, survive, repeat. Get Minecraft: Java Edition and Bedrock Edition as …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Tohotopia
May 14, 2026
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★ 5.0
A 4X strategy craze sweeps Gensokyo! As the "Esports Tournament" begins, the girls join the fray. Warlords rise: will you be "Pharaoh" Remilia, "Emperor" Kaguya, "Great" Kanako, or "Philosopher King" …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Solium Infernum
Nov 25, 2009
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★ 5.0
Solium Infernum is a challenging turn based strategy game based on the interaction of many simple concepts set in the profoundest depths of Hell.
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Minecraft: Spring to Life
Mar 25, 2025
· Update
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★ 5.0
The Spring to Life drop is an update to Minecraft: Java Edition which brings more reasons to explore! Befriend new mob variants, marvel at glittering firefly bushes, seek out ambient …
Linux
Mac
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Dominions 6: Rise of the Pantokrator
Jan 17, 2024
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★ 4.0
In Dominions 6 you take control of a powerful being that rules a nation and aspires to godhood. The type of Pretender Gods can vary from magically powerful arch mages …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Armada 2526
Mar 5, 2011
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★ 3.0
Guide one of 12 races on their first interstellar journey from a single planet, until it becomes a mighty pan-galactic empire. From the Star Map you must manage your empire, …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Finity
Nov 18, 2024
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★ 5.0
Fuse monsters, build strategic decks, catch wild beasts, and battle players worldwide in the ultimate monster MMO!
Linux
Mac
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Sins of a Solar Empire II
Oct 27, 2022
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★ 1.0
Battle for galactic dominance in this real-time 4X strategy game with unrivaled scale! You’ll explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate through military force, diplomacy, trade, culture, influence, and other underhanded tactics.
PC (Microsoft Windows)
My Little Universe
Sep 30, 2021
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★ 3.0
Creating a world isn’t easy, but it’s certainly a whole load of fun, as you’ll find out in this exciting casual worldbuilding adventure game. It takes mining, crafting, logging, digging, …
Android
Mac
Nintendo Switch
PC (Microsoft Windows)
PlayStation 4
PlayStation 5
Xbox One
Xbox Series X|S
iOS
+6 more
Avianos
Sep 18, 2024
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★ 5.0
In a time when birds rule, an epic war rages between the red talons and the blue beaks. Game available on UFO 50.
Nintendo Switch
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Age Of Warring Empire
Sep 6, 2012
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★ 2.0
A STRATEGY game for WARRIORS! Stunning battle ANIMATION & RPG never seen before!
Android