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4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)

Best 4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate) games

Top 4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)-themed games from the GameScrobbler community — ranked by ownership, playtime, and community score.

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Indie40542
Adventure27378
Simulator14550
Strategy13402
Role-playing (RPG)12370
Puzzle7032
Shooter5654
Arcade4442
Platform4380
Visual Novel3312
Sport3178
Racing2452
Point-and-click1894
Turn-based strategy (TBS)1577
Hack and slash/Beat 'em up1360
Fighting1304
Tactical1245
Card & Board Game1239
Real Time Strategy (RTS)1090
Music692
Quiz/Trivia173
MOBA73
Pinball67

PC (Microsoft Windows)59844
Mac14817
Linux9726
Nintendo Switch8106
PlayStation 47230
Xbox One6059
PlayStation 53942
iOS3836
Android3607
Xbox Series X|S3390
PlayStation 31535
Xbox 3601372
SteamVR1188
Web browser879
Meta Quest 2409
PlayStation VR397
PlayStation VR2221
Nintendo Switch 2210
Meta Quest 3122

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48 of 235 games

Sid Meier's Civilization V

2010·Simulator

Sid Meier's Civilization VI

2016·Simulator

Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War

Trove

2015·Adventure

Stellaris

2016·Real Time Strategy (RTS)

Endless Legend

Mount & Blade: Warband

2010·Adventure

Age of Wonders III

2014·Role-playing (RPG)

Once Human

2024·Adventure

Empire: Total War

2009·Real Time Strategy (RTS)

Endless Space 2

Spore

2008·Adventure

Sid Meier's Civilization IV

2005·Simulator

Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization

2008·Adventure

Warlock: Master of the Arcane

Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth

2014·Simulator

Humankind

2021·Simulator

Driftland: The Magic Revival

AI War: Fleet Command

Galactic Civilizations III

East India Company

2009·Real Time Strategy (RTS)

Dwarf Fortress

Eador: Masters of the Broken World

X3: Terran Conflict

2008·Role-playing (RPG)

Age of Wonders: Planetfall

2019·Simulator

Imperator: Rome

2019·Real Time Strategy (RTS)

Old World

2021·Simulator

Scrap Mechanic

2016·Adventure

Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander

Fort Triumph

X4: Foundations

2018·Simulator

Terraformers

From the Depths

2020·Adventure

Star Wars: Rebellion

1998·Real Time Strategy (RTS)

Distant Worlds 2

2022·Simulator

Ozymandias

2022·Card & Board Game

Hexarchy

2023·Card & Board Game

SteamWorld Build

2023·Simulator

My Little Universe

2021·Adventure

Crashlands

2016·Adventure

X2: The Threat

2003·Simulator

R.U.S.E.

2010·Real Time Strategy (RTS)

The Pegasus Expedition

2023·Adventure

X: Beyond the Frontier

1999·Simulator

Star Ruler

The Battle of Polytopia

2016·Adventure

Godus

Sid Meier's Starships

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