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Top 50 of 104 qualifying games — tagged 4X (community voting), 1,000+ reviews · ranked by Wilson lower bound on Steam review score · review data as of 2026-05-20.

1 STAR WARS Empire at War - Gold Pack (2010) Strategy · RTS · Space · 1M–2M owners · $19.99 97.6%39,435 reviews 2 Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword (2007) Strategy · Turn-Based Strategy · 4X · 500K–1M owners · $5.99 96.3%4,592 reviews 3 Sid Meier's Civilization V (2010) Turn-Based Strategy · Strategy · Turn-Based · 10M–20M owners · $7.49 95.8%204,265 reviews 4 Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition (2006) Strategy · Medieval · Historical · 1M–2M owners · $24.99 95.7%33,344 reviews 5 Master of Orion 2 (2016) Strategy · 4X · Turn-Based · 100K–200K owners · $5.99 96.5%1,569 reviews 6 Airships: Conquer the Skies (2018) Vehicular Combat · 4X · War · 200K–500K owners · $24.99 95.9%5,947 reviews 7 Sid Meier's Colonization (Classic) (2014) Simulation · Adventure · Turn-Based Strategy · 50K–100K owners · $6.99 95.7%1,004 reviews 8 Rome: Total War - Collection (2007) Strategy · Historical · Rome · 1M–2M owners · Free 94.6%16,177 reviews 9 Empires of the Undergrowth (2024) Strategy · Simulation · City Builder · 500K–1M owners · $29.99 94.5%15,284 reviews 10 Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword (2007) Strategy · Turn-Based Strategy · 4X · 1M–2M owners · $5.99 95.3%1,591 reviews 11 The Battle of Polytopia (2020) Strategy · Turn-Based · Multiplayer · 500K–1M owners · $14.99 93.9%5,148 reviews 12 Dominions 5 - Warriors of the Faith (2017) Strategy · Turn-Based Strategy · Fantasy · 200K–500K owners · $39.99 94.2%2,136 reviews 13 Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion (2012) Management · Diplomacy · Online Co-Op · 2M–5M owners · $19.99 93.2%16,015 reviews 14 Sid Meier's Civilization IV (2006) Strategy · Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based · 1M–2M owners · $3.99 92.9%3,375 reviews 15 Slipways (2021) Strategy · Puzzle · Turn-Based Strategy · 200K–500K owners · $16.99 92.9%2,154 reviews 16 Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic (2024) Strategy · Simulation · City Builder · 500K–1M owners · $39.99 91.1%22,175 reviews 17 Predynastic Egypt (2016) Indie · Singleplayer · Strategy · 100K–200K owners · $9.99 91.7%1,868 reviews 18 Crusader Kings III (2020) Strategy · Medieval · Grand Strategy · 2M–5M owners · $49.99 90.0%126,909 reviews 19 Cataclismo (2025) Strategy · Base-Building · Simulation · 200K–500K owners · $29.99 90.6%3,593 reviews 20 Sid Meier's Civilization IV (2006) Strategy · Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based · 1M–2M owners · $3.99 91.0%1,618 reviews 21 Legend Creatures(传奇生物) (2020) Exploration · Indie · Rogue-lite · 500K–1M owners · $4.99 90.2%3,922 reviews 22 Dominions 4: Thrones of Ascension (2013) Strategy · Turn-Based Strategy · Indie · 50K–100K owners · $34.99 90.7%1,440 reviews 23 Dominions 6 - Rise of the Pantokrator (2024) Strategy · 4X · Turn-Based Strategy · 20K–50K owners · $44.99 90.7%1,269 reviews 24 Sid Meier's Civilization III Complete (2006) Strategy · Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based · 1M–2M owners · $0.99 89.7%7,231 reviews 25 Scythe: Digital Edition (2018) Board Game · Strategy · Turn-Based · 200K–500K owners · $19.99 89.6%3,612 reviews 26 Homeworld Remastered Collection (2015) Space · Strategy · RTS · 1M–2M owners · $34.99 88.3%13,589 reviews 27 Conquest of Elysium 5 (2021) Turn-Based Strategy · Strategy · Fantasy · 200K–500K owners · $29.99 89.7%1,065 reviews 28 STAR WARS Rebellion (2016) Strategy · Grand Strategy · Classic · 200K–500K owners · $5.99 89.4%1,355 reviews 29 Sid Meier’s Civilization VI (2016) Strategy · Turn-Based Strategy · Multiplayer · 10M–20M owners · $5.99 86.9%349,920 reviews 30 AI War 2 (2019) 4X · Grand Strategy · Multiplayer · 200K–500K owners · $19.99 88.5%1,490 reviews 31 Europa Universalis IV (2013) Grand Strategy · Strategy · Historical · 5M–10M owners · $49.99 86.6%134,436 reviews 32 Ozymandias: Bronze Age Empire Sim (2022) Grand Strategy · Turn-Based Strategy · 4X · 200K–500K owners · $14.99 88.0%1,520 reviews 33 Northgard: Definitive Edition (2018) Strategy · City Builder · Simulation · 2M–5M owners · $34.99 86.3%64,695 reviews 34 Manor Lords (2024) Strategy · City Builder · Simulation · 2M–5M owners · $39.99 86.3%72,120 reviews 35 Stellaris (2016) Space · Grand Strategy · Strategy · 2M–5M owners · $49.99 86.0%185,433 reviews 36 Farthest Frontier (2025) Early Access · Historical · Agriculture · 1M–2M owners · $34.99 86.0%19,504 reviews 37 Songs of Conquest (2024) Local Multiplayer · Turn-Based Tactics · 4X · 1M–2M owners · $29.99 86.0%11,676 reviews 38 ZEPHON (2024) Strategy · Turn-Based · Tactical · 50K–100K owners · $39.99 87.2%1,259 reviews 39 Shadow Empire (2020) Strategy · Simulation · 4X · 20K–50K owners · $39.99 87.0%1,471 reviews 40 Egypt: Old Kingdom (2018) Indie · Strategy · Singleplayer · 100K–200K owners · $14.99 86.9%1,200 reviews 41 Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization (2008) Strategy · Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based · 500K–1M owners · $4.99 86.8%1,397 reviews 42 Warlock - Master of the Arcane (2012) Strategy · Turn-Based Strategy · Fantasy · 500K–1M owners · $6.24 86.2%2,571 reviews 43 Sins of a Solar Empire II (2024) Space · Strategy · 4X · 200K–500K owners · $49.99 85.6%6,946 reviews 44 Rebuild 3: Gangs of Deadsville (2015) Colony Sim · Survival · 4X · 100K–200K owners · $7.49 86.2%1,946 reviews 45 X3: Terran Conflict (2008) Space · Simulation · Sandbox · 500K–1M owners · $15.99 85.4%2,791 reviews 46 The Heroic Legend of Eagarlnia (2022) Grand Strategy · Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based Tactics · 50K–100K owners · $12.99 85.4%1,598 reviews 47 ENDLESS Legend (2014) Strategy · 4X · Turn-Based · 2M–5M owners · $29.99 83.7%18,631 reviews 48 ENDLESS Space 2 (2017) Strategy · Space · Sci-fi · 1M–2M owners · $39.99 83.5%22,190 reviews 49 Battlestar Galactica Deadlock (2017) Strategy · Space · Sci-fi · 200K–500K owners · $39.99 84.0%3,460 reviews 50 Microcivilization (2026) Clicker · Base-Building · Resource Management · 50K–100K owners · $17.99 83.9%1,117 reviews