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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.

Related: Strategy, Grand Strategy, Turn-Based Strategy, Base Building

366 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.

366 games

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Hexarchy Demo
Hexarchy
Fast turn-based 4X strategy built around deckbuilding and short matches
83% positive 1,279 reviews
OpenFront
OpenFront
Real-time strategy with hundreds of players sharing a world map
85% positive 1,269 reviews
Egypt: Old Kingdom Demo
Egypt: Old Kingdom
Turn-based strategy about building pyramids and governing ancient Egypt
87% positive 1,264 reviews
Eador. Imperium
Eador. Imperium
Turn-based fantasy strategy with empire management and hero-led battles
75% positive 1,229 reviews
CivIdle
CivIdle
Idle empire builder progressing from hunting to artificial intelligence
72% positive Free
道衍诀
道衍诀
Cultivation action RPG with seasonal planning and a limited lifespan
61% positive 1,187 reviews
AI War 2
AI War 2
Real-time space strategy where careless expansion draws a stronger AI's attention
87% positive 1,180 reviews
Dominions 4: Thrones of Ascension
Dominions 4: Thrones of Ascension
Turn-based fantasy strategy where rival gods vie for ascension
89% positive 1,169 reviews
Line War
Line War
Real-time strategy game where drawn lines direct armies
79% positive 1,133 reviews
War Planet Online: Global Conquest
War Planet Online: Global Conquest
Free-to-play MMO strategy with bases and real-time world conquest
63% positive Free
Sid Meier's Colonization (Classic)
Sid Meier's Colonization (Classic)
Turn-based colonial strategy built around trade, expansion, and independence
96% positive 1,073 reviews
Viking Rise
Viking Rise
Real-time multiplayer strategy with Viking settlements and naval raids
70% positive Free
Fantasy General II
Fantasy General II
Hex-grid fantasy wargame where your army develops between battles
82% positive 1,060 reviews
Master of Magic
Master of Magic
Fantasy 4X strategy with spell-driven battles across parallel worlds
70% positive 1,047 reviews
Warlock 2: The Exiled
Warlock 2: The Exiled
Turn-based fantasy strategy with spellcasting across fractured worlds
69% positive 1,042 reviews
Doomsday: Undead Bride
Doomsday: Undead Bride
Multiplayer zombie strategy with shelter building and tower defense
65% positive Free
AI War: Fleet Command
AI War: Fleet Command
Real-time space strategy where aggression alerts a stronger AI
85% positive 1,036 reviews
Warlock - Master of the Arcane
Warlock - Master of the Arcane
Turn-based fantasy empire building with spells and army combat
86% positive 1,027 reviews
Three Kingdoms: Innovatory Demo
Three Kingdoms: Innovatory
Three Kingdoms strategy with real-time army battles and diplomacy
64% positive 991 reviews
Galactic Civilizations® II: Ultimate Edition
Galactic Civilizations® II: Ultimate Edition
Turn-based space strategy with rival civilizations and multiple paths to victory
80% positive 982 reviews
Ultimate General: American Revolution
Ultimate General: American Revolution
Real-time Revolutionary War strategy where orders may arrive too late
54% positive 970 reviews
Legendary Creatures 2
Legendary Creatures 2
Roguelike auto-battler with creature builds on randomly generated maps
72% positive 970 reviews
Galcon 2: Galactic Conquest
Galcon 2: Galactic Conquest
Multiplayer space strategy where ship swarms conquer planets in real time
84% positive Free
Age of Wonders
Age of Wonders
Turn-based fantasy strategy with rival races and growing heroes
77% positive 956 reviews