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.
Lawgivers II
Turn-based political sandbox about elections, lawmaking, and governing nations
70% positive
710 reviews
Sword of the Stars: Complete Collection
Space 4X strategy with faction-specific travel and custom warships
88% positive
709 reviews
World Warfare & Economics
Grand strategy simulation about ruling nations through economics and war
58% positive
688 reviews
Void Destroyer 2
Open-world space sandbox combining ship piloting and fleet command
80% positive
675 reviews
Age of Wonders Shadow Magic
Turn-based fantasy strategy with magic, diplomacy, and city sieges
90% positive
652 reviews
Imperium Galactica II
Real-time space strategy with colony building and ground battles
88% positive
650 reviews
Pandora: First Contact
Turn-based sci-fi 4X strategy about colonizing a hostile planet
63% positive
645 reviews
WitchHand
Card-based strategy game about growing and defending a witch coven
91% positive
636 reviews
Pro Cycling Manager 2021
Cycling management simulation with team building and Tour de France races
79% positive
626 reviews
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri™ Planetary Pack
Turn-based sci-fi strategy with rival factions and custom units
90% positive
619 reviews
Worlds of Magic
Turn-based fantasy 4X strategy across procedurally generated planes
51% positive
590 reviews
Planar Conquest
Turn-based fantasy 4X strategy across procedurally generated planes
61% positive
579 reviews
Conquest of Elysium 4
Turn-based fantasy strategy where each faction plays by different rules
89% positive
567 reviews
Demise of Nations
Turn-based 4X strategy across ancient and modern conflicts
81% positive
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Lords of Magic: Special Edition
Fantasy strategy RPG with empire building and real-time battles
92% positive
556 reviews
Civilization IV®: Warlords
Turn-based historical strategy about conquest, vassals, and military expansion
90% positive
553 reviews
Imperiums: Greek Wars
Turn-based 4X strategy in ancient Greece with myth-inspired quests
85% positive
549 reviews
Star Dynasties
Turn-based space strategy built around feudal politics across generations
73% positive
505 reviews
Space Empires V
Turn-based space strategy with customizable empires and detailed ship design
73% positive
480 reviews
Polaris Sector
Space 4X strategy with custom ships and hands-on battles
72% positive
476 reviews
Horizon
Turn-based space strategy with alien diplomacy and tactical ship combat
59% positive
475 reviews
Eador: Genesis
Turn-based fantasy strategy with province management and tactical battles
84% positive
461 reviews
Thrive: Heavy Lies The Crown
Medieval fantasy city builder with moral choices and real-time combat
58% positive
458 reviews
Master of Orion 1
Turn-based space 4X about colonizing planets and conquering rivals
89% positive
456 reviews