The Best 4X strategy Games

Update : Nexus 5X added at rank #15.
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Scythe (2018)

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Scythe transports you to an alternate reality in 1920s Europa, one ravaged by the First World War. Take up the role of leader by assuming command of one of 5 factions, and set out to conquer the coveted "Factory". Lead your mechs to war and your people to victory!


  • board-game
  • 4x
  • mech
  • historical
  • i
  • hex
  • turn-based
  • steampunk
  • visual-novel
  • tabletop
  • alternate
  • eroge
  • strategy
  • beautiful
  • grid

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Cooking Fever (2014)

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IOS iPhone Android

Various minor changes and balance improvements to make your gaming experience better. Travel back in time to the Middle Ages and discover dishes fit for kings and queens in a new, exciting restaurant.


  • turn-based
  • time-management
  • strategy
  • card
  • rpg
  • diplomacy
  • grand-strategy
  • japanese
  • wargame
  • immersive
  • cooperative
  • 4x
  • military
  • real-time

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Homescapes (2017)

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Mac OS Android PC Windows IOS iPhone

Please update the game to the latest version. Bug fixes and improvements. What's new:. The Floral MaKEOVER, the Magical Story, and the Mystery of ATLANTIS.


  • turn-based
  • card
  • diplomacy
  • strategy
  • grand-strategy
  • rpg
  • japanese
  • wargame
  • immersive
  • match-three
  • cooperative
  • 4x
  • tactical
  • simulation

4

Microsoft Sudoku (2014)

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Mac OS Android IOS iPhone PC Windows

Relax and keep your mind sharp with a game of Microsoft Sudoku, the world’s best Sudoku app. Bring the classic game you love to a whole new light! The #1 logic puzzle game has turned up the brilliance with fresh colors, exciting new features, new levels of difficulty, daily challenges, achievements and MORE!


  • turn-based
  • card
  • diplomacy
  • strategy
  • grand-strategy
  • rpg
  • japanese
  • wargame
  • immersive
  • cooperative
  • 4x
  • military
  • tactical
  • character

5

Klondike Adventures (2018)

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The wild lands of Alaska hide many thrilling adventures. Build the world of your dreams and enjoy your Gold Rush city and farm. Every corner of your small northern town and the whole game world is packed with wonders of nature and history.


  • turn-based
  • card
  • diplomacy
  • strategy
  • grand-strategy
  • rpg
  • japanese
  • wargame
  • cooperative
  • immersive
  • 4x
  • simulation
  • military
  • tactical

6

Real Chess Online (2014)

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IOS iPhone Android

This app brings classic chess game into new dimension. With advanced 3D graphics you can feel all beauty of interacting with virtual chess set. Choose to play with AI or with real opponents. Game Features: * Advanced 3D graphics; * Online gameplay. More than 1 million registered users worldwide. * Matchmaking feature; * Chat with opponents while playing online; * AI with 2400 levels of difficulty; * Hints for beginners - highlighting of possible moves; * Different themes of chess set; * 3D and 2D board variants;


  • turn-based
  • card
  • diplomacy
  • strategy
  • grand-strategy
  • rpg
  • japanese
  • wargame
  • immersive
  • cooperative
  • 4x
  • chess
  • military
  • tactical

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Microsoft Treasure Hunt (2014)

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Mac OS Android PC Windows

Explore underground labyrinths in search of untold fortune in Microsoft Treasure Hunt! Classic Puzzle Gaming with Exciting New Features Microsoft Treasure Hunt builds on Microsoft Minesweeper for Windows Adventure mode experience. Mark suspicious terrain and plan your moves carefully to uncover tools, weapons, and even hidden bonus levels filled with loot. Using the gold you collect, purchase supplies, and permanent upgrades for your journey deep underground. Exhilarating Adventure Intrepid treasure hunters will amass astonishing riches, but watch out! It will take all your wits to navigate the twists, turns, and traps that stand in your way! The expedition will take you deep down toward the center of the earth. How far will you go?


  • turn-based
  • card
  • diplomacy
  • strategy
  • grand-strategy
  • rpg
  • japanese
  • wargame
  • immersive
  • cooperative
  • 4x
  • military
  • tactical
  • character

8

Striker Zone: War Shooting Games (2022)

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Xbox One Android

Striker Zone is a PvP shooter game. Outstanding 3D graphics. Realistic physics. Great choice of guns. Become elite stalker in the best online PvP shooter.


  • turn-based
  • card
  • diplomacy
  • strategy
  • grand-strategy
  • rpg
  • japanese
  • wargame
  • military
  • immersive
  • cooperative
  • tactical
  • online
  • 4x

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Nitro Nation Drag & Drift (2024)

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Explore in 3D stages as you discover a mysterious world with abandoned structures from a past civilization. Copy enemies’ abilities like the new Drill and Ranger and use them to attack and explore your surroundings. Save the kidnapped Waddle Dees from the ferocious Beast Pack alongside the mysterious Elfilin.


  • turn-based
  • card
  • diplomacy
  • strategy
  • racing
  • grand-strategy
  • rpg
  • japanese
  • wargame
  • cooperative
  • immersive
  • real-time
  • 4x
  • military

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The Battle of Polytopia (2016)

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The Battle of Polytopia is a simplified 4X game that allows players to experience the Explore, Expand, Exploit, Exterminate aspects of the genre in under an hour. Available for mobile devices, it's the pocket-sized 4X that anyone can play anywhere.


What we like:
  • Distillation of the 4X genre in a great turn-based action game
  • Mechanism for competitive play
  • Addresses limitations of chess
What could be improved:
  • Limited multiplayer and co-op options
  • Not ideal for players who want a longer game

  • turn-based
  • 4x
  • strategy
  • civilization
  • diplomacy
  • empire
  • multiplayer
  • building
  • economy
  • tactical
  • real-time

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