4X games by popularity
4X is a subgenre of strategy, in which players control an empire and in order to win "eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, and eXterminate".
X³: Albion Prelude
4X, Simulation, Economy, Shooter X3: Albion Prelude plays in a time between the old and the new X Universe. It shows a universe in flux, and prepares players for things to come. The old X Universe is passing; a...
FreeOrion
4X, Strategy, Turn-based FreeOrion, an open-source game inspired by Master of Orion, is a turn-based game of epic space strategy that builds on the classic '4X' model by incorporating the nation-building...
Starsector
4X, Strategy, Real-time Two hundred years ago, the galaxy was ravaged by war. Planets reduced to cinders with all of their inhabitants. Fleets representing the industrial production of hundreds of...
FreeCol
4X, Strategy, Turn-based FreeCol is a turn-based strategy game based on the old game Colonization, and similar to Civilization. The objective of the game is to create an independent nation. You start with...
Open Imperium Galactica
4X, Strategy, Real-time Open-IG is an open source clone of the Digital Reality game Imperium Galactica, a popular real time space strategy game developed around 1996 in Hungary. Open-IG attempts to mimic...
Freeciv
4X, Strategy, Turn-based Freeciv is a Free and Open Source empire-building strategy game inspired by the history of human civilization. The game commences in prehistory and your mission is to lead your...
Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri
4X, Strategy, Turn-based Legendary designer Sid Meier presents the next evolution in strategy games, with the addictive gameplay. Explore the alien planet that is your new home and uncover its myriad...
Call to Power II
4X, Strategy, Turn-based What if the Ancient Egyptians had worshiped the god of commerce? What if world leaders left global warming unchecked? What if Japan hadn't bombed Pearl Harbor? What if the Aztecs...
Civilization: Call to Power
4X, Strategy, Turn-based Build an empire to span history, from primitive beginnings into the sci-fi future of AD 3000. Lead your turn-based conquest on land, in the recesses of the ocean and into the...
X³: Terran Conflict
4X, Simulation, Economy, Shooter It is the year 2938. The long wished-for encounter of the X Universe and the Earth holds both joy and sorrow for the people. Despite flourishing trade, the clash of the diverse...
X³: Reunion
4X, Simulation, Economy, Shooter The sequel to Egosoft's space combat/trading game series, which featured such games as X: Beyond The Frontier and X²: The Threat, the follow-up X³: Reunion reconstructs the series...
Dominions III: The Awakening
4X, Strategy Dominions 3: The Awakening, is the follow up to the acclaimed fantasy strategy game, Dominions 2: The Ascension Wars. While that game set the bar for rich, engrossing turn-based...
Conquest of Elysium 3
4X, Strategy, Turn-based Conquest of Elysium 3 is an old school fantasy strategy game. You explore your surroundings conquer locations that provides the resources you need. Resources needed vary much...
Conquest of Elysium II
4X, Strategy Originally released in 1997, Conquest of Elysium II is a turn-based fantasy strategy game, and the precursor to the wildly popular Dominions series. As one of up to eight players...
Dominions II: The Ascension Wars
4X, Strategy Dominions II: The Ascension Wars is a turn based fantasy game in which you take the role of a pretending god. It's the sequel to Dominions: Priests, Prophets & Pretenders....
