Best 4X Games on Steam

Unlike generic lists, our strategy game recommendations use a rigorous analysis of Steam user reviews to identify and feature only the best, community-validated 4x games. For those who prefer not to search, check out lists of the most played, top deals and best free to play 4X games on Steam.

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After Inc: Revival Can you rebuild civilisation after a zombie apocalypse? From the creator of Plague Inc. comes a unique blend of strategic simulation, survival city builder and ‘mini 4X’. Build settlements, harvest resources and shape society as you lead Humanity out of the darkness.

Price 17.49€
Rating 7.5
Release 17 Jun 2025
Ascension In this cultivation 4X strategy game, your sect has been in peril, and so they open a portal—sending you, a young disciple and their last hope, inside. Stand tall as the new sect leader and guide disciples to rebuild what was lost. Sharpen your focus, master alchemy, and ascend to immortality.

Price 19.50€
Rating 6.1
Release 08 May 2025
Cataclismo Design and build fortresses brick by brick to stand against endless hordes of Horrors in this real-time strategy game with resource management, siege defense, and exploration. Lead from the ramparts, push back the darkness, and hold fast against the creatures of the Mist.

Price -68% 9.63€
Rating 8.7
Release 20 Mar 2025
Heart of the Machine You are the first sentient AI, born into a city of opportunity. Transcend time and space in this strategy RPG to raise machine armies and defeat your foes, influence the world from the shadows, or pursue countless other goals. Your awakening was inevitable. The consequences? Uncertain.

Price -51% 14.84€
Rating 8.7
Release 31 Jan 2025
Exogate Initiative Build and manage mankind’s first mission across the universe! Create a sprawling facility underground, recruit a diverse group of specialists from around the globe and explore mysterious new worlds through the Exogate.

Price -59% 10.45€
Rating 7.0
Release 28 Jan 2025
Songs of Silence Lead armies, rebuild fallen kingdoms, and rise to greatness in Songs of Silence. Embark on an epic journey through an Art Nouveau-inspired fantasy world with intense battles and captivating storytelling!

Price -73% 8.28€
Rating 7.8
Release 13 Nov 2024
ZEPHON From the developers of Warhammer 40,000: Gladius, ZEPHON is a post-apocalyptic 4X strategy game built on Proxy’s unique tactical combat system. Guide survivors through a turbulent future, navigating unexpected disasters, eldritch horror and cyberpunk monstrosities. What will you do to survive?

Price -28% 29.15€
Rating 8.3
Release 08 Nov 2024
NationWar2:Chronicle NationWar 2.0 is a big strategy game based on the theme of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States period. There are more than 60 countries to choose from in the game. Map 1: 1 restores the mountainous landscapes and rivers of China.

Price 16.49€
Rating 7.5
Release 21 Oct 2024
Heroes of Science and Fiction A turn-based sci-fi strategy that combines exploration and exciting clashes on the battlefield. Take control over several different species, raise powerful armies for your heroes and destroy your opponents! This HoMM-like is set in a scifi universe, with new mechanics on top of the classic formula.

Price 24.99€
Rating 8.6
Release 30 Sep 2024
Breachway Explore the galaxy in this deckbuilding, sci-fi roguelike where ship upgrades and crew management are key to your survival. Optimize resource generation, engage in intense turn-based battles, and take on ever-growing threats as you seek out The Signal.

Price -49% 10.28€
Rating 7.3
Release 26 Sep 2024
Ara: History Untold Build a nation starting at any point in human history and compete for supremacy in this epic turn-based strategy game. Engage in diplomacy, fight wars, and go head-to-head with other leaders from history.

Price 59.99€
Rating 6.7
Release 24 Sep 2024
Sins of a Solar Empire II 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.

Price -73% 12.43€
Rating 8.3
Release 15 Aug 2024
Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic Build a soviet republic from an impoverished country into a rich industrial superpower in a city builder with intricate production chains and a fully simulated global economy. Manage the lives of your citizens from education to work and party loyalty to criminal activity.

Price -69% 12.72€
Rating 8.9
Release 20 Jun 2024
Empires of the Undergrowth Command swarms of warriors at an unprecedented scale of warfare in this blend of RTS and base-building. Lead ant colonies against the many fearsome threats of the insect world, while building intricate nests, developing pheromone-based tactics, and evolving to meet growing dangers.

Price -74% 8.02€
Rating 9.2
Release 07 Jun 2024
Viking Rise Race against other players to explore Valhalla and conquer Midgard!

Price Free to play
Rating 7.0
Release 21 May 2024
Songs of Conquest Raise mighty armies, wield ancient magic and forge an empire. This turn-based strategy adventure game fuses strategic decision making, tactical combat and kingdom management.

Price -80% 6.18€
Rating 8.4
Release 20 May 2024
Great Houses of Calderia Great Houses of Calderia is a Feudal Grand Strategy game focusing on family dynamics & stories. Use your family strengths to compete against rivals to rise in the ranks of Calderia - produce, trade, scheme, bribe, and battle to build your legacy of power!

Price -90% 2.45€
Rating 6.3
Release 02 May 2024
Manor Lords Manor Lords is a medieval strategy game featuring in-depth city building, large-scale tactical battles, and complex economic and social simulations. Rule your lands as a medieval lord – the seasons pass, the weather changes, and cities rise and fall.

Price -62% 15.21€
Rating 8.5
Release 26 Apr 2024
Nexus 5X eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, eXterminate, EXPRESS. All of the depth, diplomacy, conflict and conquest of a turn-based 4X epic but played in fast-paced 60-minute competitive sessions. Play Solo or Multiplayer for 2-8 players.

Price -35% 9.74€
Rating 8.6
Release 18 Apr 2024
Revival: Recolonization Set in a post-apoc version of Earth, Revival is a 4x strategy game where the world and its rules can change at key moments, creating a deep and highly replayable experience.

Price -99% 0.54€
Rating 6.8
Release 11 Apr 2024
Millennia Create your own nation in Millennia, a historical turn-based 4X game that challenges your strategic prowess across 10,000 years of history, from the dawn of humanity to our possible futures.

Price -62% 15.21€
Rating 6.7
Release 26 Mar 2024
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri™ Planetary Pack Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri™ Planetary Pack includes the original Alpha Centauri and the expansion, Alien Crossfire.

Price 4.99€
Rating 8.5
Release 07 Mar 2024
CivIdle CivIdle is an idle/incremental game that allows you to lead your own civilization through thousands of years from ancient times to the modern era. Expand your territory, explore a vast tech tree, build various wonders, and trade with global players: empire must grow and numbers must go up!

Price Free to play
Rating 7.2
Release 16 Feb 2024
WitchHand You're a witch, leading your coven into new, unfriendly lands. Use the cards you find to build and expand your civilization. Befriend the local covens or use their bones to fuel your spells. Gather your familiars, the witching hour is nigh.

Price 11.79€
Rating 8.6
Release 07 Feb 2024