Civ 4 still feels like the overall best 4x I own. Granted, nowadays if I'm playing Civ I'm playing Civ 6. Honorable mentions: Endless Legend - fantastic aesthetic and visual design. If battles were more like Humankind this would easily be my top pick X4 Foundations (I'd call this 4x-adjacent) - really cool to experience a first-person "4x" game.

Oct 23, 2021 · 🔸Zephon is a 4X turn based strategy in a future post apocalyptic setting, with mutated animals, alien soldiers and military automata where you have city-building, exploration, diplomacy and research, with eldritch horrors and cyberpunk monstrosities.

There's a whole sub-family of 4x games where you control the battles. Age of Wonders, various Masters of Orion clones, various Masters of Magic clones, Heroes of Might and Magic (sorta 4x-y), etc. Most grand strategy games come from Paradox, and none of them allow for battle control.

Jun 21, 2014 · The past several 4x games that I've picked up (Fallen Enchantress, Warlock, Endless Space) have all seemed really easy. In general, wide beats tall for 4x games. There are some exceptions (Civ V with BNW, for example) but unless the devs are consciously trying to avoid it, early expansion is going to trivialize the mid and late game if you make ...

Nov 12, 2022 · 4X is turn based, the mechanic is simpler, because you don't to cognitive overload the player, and want them to see everything that will happen to her faction when she presses the end turn button. The gameplay experience is plan, execute, I know what will happen next, because I can see them in the UI all the variables, unless the AI decided to ...

Feb 13, 2023 · It's a very combat focused 4X with one unit per tile, terrain elevation, cover, line of sight, a smattering of different units using a variety of weapon types and abilities, hero units which gain skills upon level up, all set in the bloodthirsty Warhammer 40K universe.

Mar 14, 2024 · Yeah, kind of realized after posting it and should've reworded as to include it as "4x or 4x-like strategy game" in a more generalized aim. Edit: Gilded Destiny is another game that comes to mind that I also look forward to- though not strictly 4X but it is definitely near that of 4X.

Aurora is a 4X space simulation game that rewards patience. Difficult to learn and slow to play, this is a game well-suited to people who like deep strategy and don't mind poor UI.

Apr 29, 2020 · Heroes of Might and Magic 3 is neither a 4x game nor a grand strategy, but it might be something you would find enjoyable. It's a turn-based strategy with RPG element incorporated similiarly as Age of Wonders. Just bear in mind that HoMM 3 is the best one and any game after HoMM 5 is barely playable. King's Bounty might also be of interest to you.

Apr 18, 2023 · I still feel that sins of a solar empire is a good intro 4x. It's basically an rts with simple 4x elements so it's pretty easy to grasp for most people. If you really want to dive in id say get civ4. Cheap well known. Lots of mods. It's a classic 4x that follows a mold that most 4xs do. If you want to ease into the massively complex try hearts ...