Best 4X games on PC
Large-scale strategy games centered on exploring territory, expanding a realm, using resources, and competing with rival powers. Players manage long-term development while pursuing military or other strategic goals.
- Empire expansion and resource management
- Long-term strategic planning
- Conflict between rival powers
Related: Strategy, Grand Strategy, Turn-Based Strategy, Base Building
211 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
Ascension
Cultivation 4X strategy about rebuilding and expanding a sect
60% positive
2,701 reviews
Hades' Star
Persistent space strategy MMO built around gradual empire expansion
73% positive
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Warlock - Master of the Arcane
Turn-based fantasy empire building with spells and army combat
86% positive
2,643 reviews
Medieval Kingdom Wars
Medieval grand strategy with real-time sieges and hands-on town building
76% positive
2,613 reviews
Galactic Civilizations IV
Turn-based space 4X with custom civilizations and starship design
72% positive
2,608 reviews
Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes
Fantasy 4X strategy with hero progression and tactical battles
74% positive
2,531 reviews
Sid Meier's Starships
Turn-based space strategy built around customizable fleet battles
50% positive
2,476 reviews
Slipways
Turn-based space strategy puzzle about linking planets for trade
93% positive
2,311 reviews
Ara History Untold: Anniversary Edition
Historical 4X strategy with production chains and simultaneous turns
69% positive
2,299 reviews
Warsim: The Realm of Aslona
Text-based fantasy kingdom sim about ruling through war, trade, and court
96% positive
2,222 reviews
Dominions 5 - Warriors of the Faith
Turn-based fantasy strategy about rival gods fighting for dominion
94% positive
2,173 reviews
Thea 2: The Shattering
Turn-based survival strategy with Slavic myth and card-based conflicts
80% positive
2,167 reviews
Heart of the Machine
Cyberpunk strategy RPG about growing an AI network across a city
92% positive
2,131 reviews
As Far As The Eye
Turn-based nomadic city builder racing a rising flood
72% positive
2,127 reviews
StarDrive 2
Turn-based space empire strategy with custom ships and real-time battles
55% positive
2,102 reviews
Ancient Warfare: The Han Dynasty
Historical strategy game commanding Han armies in real-time battles
67% positive
2,099 reviews
Rebuild 3: Gangs of Deadsville
Zombie survival strategy sim about reclaiming a ruined city
86% positive
2,050 reviews
Driftland: The Magic Revival
Fantasy real-time strategy with floating islands and indirect unit control
72% positive
2,016 reviews
Europa Universalis III Complete
Historical grand strategy spanning centuries of trade, diplomacy, and war
83% positive
2,003 reviews
Conquest of Elysium 5
Turn-based fantasy strategy with asymmetric factions and unpredictable worlds
90% positive
1,993 reviews
Fantasy General II
Hex-grid fantasy wargame where your army develops between battles
81% positive
1,983 reviews
A Game of Thrones: The Board Game - Digital Edition
Turn-based strategy board game of secret orders and shifting alliances
70% positive
1,968 reviews
Shadow Empire
Turn-based sci-fi 4X wargame about governing and conquering a ruined planet
84% positive
1,956 reviews
Predynastic Egypt
Turn-based strategy about guiding an Egyptian chiefdom through crises
92% positive
1,931 reviews