Hidden gem 4X games
37 overlooked 4X games that cleared fossick's quality bar, best first.
Tags
Indie 2494
Adventure 2117
Singleplayer 2047
Casual 1983
2D 1816
Action 1761
Puzzle 1368
Story Rich 1116
Pixel Graphics 1087
RPG 1076
Cute 983
Strategy 960
Anime 912
Simulation 901
Exploration 809
Atmospheric 783
◆ 86Wizard Warfare
🕳 ×9 gap🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure
Indie, Strategy
▮ ~2k players$6.99
◆ 81Conquest of the New World
🕳 ×5 gap🪙 Buried treasure
Strategy
▮ ~4k players$9.99
◆ 80Defense of the Oasis
🕳 ×11 gap
Casual, Strategy
▮ ~2k players$4.99
◆ 79Bonaparte - A Mechanized Revolution
🕳 ×23 gap
Simulation, Strategy
▮ ~1k players$24.99
◆ 78Theocracy
🕳 ×10 gap
Indie, Strategy
▮ ~720 players$8.99
◆ 77Heroes of Science and Fiction
🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Indie, RPG, Strategy
▮ ~13k players$29.99
◆ 76Drox Operative
🕳 ×12 gap
Action, Indie, RPG
▮ ~13k players$19.99
◆ 76Timeline
🌱 Solo grassroots
Indie, Strategy
▮ ~1k players$2.99
◆ 74Politon
🌱 Solo grassroots
Casual, Indie, Strategy
▮ ~3k players-40% $2.99
◆ 74Deity Empires
🕳 ×4 gap🌱 Solo grassroots
RPG, Strategy
▮ ~13k players$24.99
◆ 73Stellar Monarch 2
🕳 ×11 gap🔁 Franchise
Strategy
▮ ~4k players$24.99
M
◆ 66Master of Orion 1
▮ ~16k players$5.99
C
◆ 66Conquest of Elysium 4
🕳 ×7 gap🔁 Franchise
▮ ~22k players$24.99
◆ 65Sid Meier's Colonization (Classic)
🕳 ×4 gap🚀 Should be huge
Adventure, Simulation
▮ ~40k players$6.99
W
◆ 64WitchHand
▮ ~21k players-70% $3.59
H
◆ 63Heart of the Machine
▮ ~32k players$29.99
L
◆ 63Lords of Magic: Special Edition
▮ ~20k players$4.99
I
◆ 62Imperiums: Greek Wars
🌱 Solo grassroots
▮ ~21k players-75% $7.49
R
◆ 62Rise Of The White Sun - 白日升
▮ ~25k players$24.99
军
◆ 60军团战棋Legion War
🌱 Solo grassroots
▮ ~32k players$9.99
M
◆ 59Master of Magic Classic
▮ ~28k players-50% $2.99
S
◆ 59Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri Planetary Pack
▮ ~18k players$4.99
S
◆ 58Sword of the Stars: Complete Collection
▮ ~17k players-75% $2.49
C
◆ 58Civilization IV: Warlords
🔁 Franchise
▮ ~19k players$4.99
A
◆ 57Age of Wonders Shadow Magic
▮ ~24k players$9.99
N
◆ 57Nexus 5X
▮ ~35k players$14.99
◆ 51ZEPHON
🌱 Solo grassroots
RPG, Strategy
▮ ~50k players$39.99
S
◆ 51Sword of the Stars: Complete Collection
▮ ~27k players-75% $2.49
◆ 50Dominions 6 - Rise of the Pantokrator
Strategy
▮ ~51k players-40% $26.99
D
◆ 50Dominions 4: Thrones of Ascension
🔁 Franchise
▮ ~58k players$34.99
C
◆ 50Conquest of Elysium 5
🔁 Franchise
▮ ~43k players$29.99
D
◆ 49Dominions 5 - Warriors of the Faith
🚀 Should be huge
▮ ~85k players$39.99
I
◆ 48Imperium Galactica II
🔁 Franchise
▮ ~24k players$9.99
M
◆ 48Master of Orion 2
🔁 Franchise
▮ ~63k players$5.99
O
◆ 46Ozymandias: Bronze Age Empire Sim
▮ ~61k players$14.99
C
◆ 45Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword
🔁 Franchise
▮ ~64k players$9.99
A
◆ 45AI War 2
🔁 Franchise
▮ ~60k players$19.99