Hidden gem 4X games
60 overlooked 4X games that cleared fossick's quality bar, best first.
Tags
Adventure 4232
Casual 3762
Action 3739
2D 3472
Puzzle 2552
Story Rich 2342
Pixel Graphics 2083
RPG 2069
Cute 1998
Strategy 1932
Simulation 1855
Anime 1720
Atmospheric 1717
Exploration 1600
Visual Novel 1471
Female Protagonist 1406
◆ 85Byte Lynx
🕳 ×5 gap🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure
Indie, Strategy
▮ ~4k players$9.99
◆ 83Wizard Warfare
🕳 ×4 gap🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure
Indie, Strategy
▮ ~2k players$6.99
◆ 83Empire Deluxe Combined Edition
🕳 ×6 gap🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Indie, Strategy
▮ ~7k players$19.99
◆ 83Conquest of the New World
🕳 ×8 gap🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Strategy
▮ ~4k players$9.99
◆ 80Defense of the Oasis
🕳 ×11 gap✅ Organic reviews
Casual, Strategy
▮ ~2k players$4.99
◆ 79Emperor of the Fading Suns Enhanced
✅ Organic reviews
Strategy
▮ ~7k players$9.99
◆ 77Heroes of Science and Fiction
🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Indie, RPG, Strategy
▮ ~13k players$29.99
◆ 76The Rings of Powder
✅ Organic reviews
Indie, Strategy
▮ ~2k players-25% $12.99 $9.74
◆ 76Drox Operative
🕳 ×9 gap✅ Organic reviews
Action, Indie, RPG
▮ ~13k players$19.99
◆ 75Bonaparte - A Mechanized Revolution
🕳 ×9 gap✅ Organic reviews
Simulation, Strategy
▮ ~1k players$24.99
◆ 74Timeline
🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Indie, Strategy
▮ ~1k players$2.99
◆ 72Politon
🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Casual, Indie, Strategy
▮ ~3k players$4.99
◆ 72Theocracy
✅ Organic reviews
Indie, Strategy
▮ ~720 players$2.99
◆ 72Rogue Hex
🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Indie, Simulation, Strategy
▮ ~11k players-33% $19.99 $13.39
◆ 71Deity Empires
🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
RPG, Strategy
▮ ~13k players$24.99
◆ 71Myths and Legends
✅ Organic reviews
Casual, Indie, Strategy
▮ ~2k players-50% $17.99 $8.99
◆ 71Drox Operative 2
🕳 ×5 gap🔁 Franchise✅ Organic reviews
Action, Indie, RPG
▮ ~12k players$19.99
◆ 70Star Ruler
🌱 Solo grassroots
Indie, Strategy
▮ ~10k players$7.99
◆ 70Stellar Monarch 2
🕳 ×4 gap🔁 Franchise✅ Organic reviews
Strategy
▮ ~4k players$24.99
◆ 69Master of Orion 1
✅ Organic reviews
Strategy
▮ ~16k players$5.99
◆ 64Conquest of Elysium 4
🕳 ×5 gap🔁 Franchise
Indie, Strategy
▮ ~22k players$24.99
◆ 64Lords of Magic: Special Edition
✅ Organic reviews
RPG, Strategy
▮ ~20k players$4.99
◆ 64WitchHand
Simulation, Strategy
▮ ~21k players$11.99
◆ 63Imperiums: Greek Wars
🌱 Solo grassroots
Simulation, Strategy
▮ ~21k players$29.99
◆ 62Heart of the Machine
RPG, Simulation, Strategy
▮ ~32k players$29.99
◆ 61Rise Of The White Sun - 白日升
Simulation, Strategy
▮ ~25k players$24.99
◆ 60军团战棋Legion War
🌱 Solo grassroots
Adventure, Indie, Strategy
▮ ~32k players$9.99
◆ 60Sword of the Stars: Complete Collection
Strategy
▮ ~17k players$9.99
◆ 60Space Empires IV Deluxe
Strategy
▮ ~10k players-80% $19.99 $3.99
◆ 59Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri Planetary Pack
Strategy
▮ ~18k players$4.99
◆ 58Master of Magic Classic
💎 Genre outlier
Strategy
▮ ~28k players$5.99
◆ 57Nexus 5X
Indie, RPG, Simulation, Strategy
▮ ~35k players$14.99
◆ 56Sid Meier's Colonization (Classic)
Adventure, Simulation
▮ ~40k players$6.99
◆ 55Age of Wonders Shadow Magic
RPG, Strategy
▮ ~24k players$9.99
◆ 54Civilization IV: Warlords
🔁 Franchise
Strategy
▮ ~19k players$4.99
◆ 52Sword of the Stars: Complete Collection
Strategy
▮ ~27k players$9.99
◆ 51ZEPHON
🌱 Solo grassroots
RPG, Strategy
▮ ~50k players-55% $39.99 $17.99
◆ 50Dominions 6 - Rise of the Pantokrator
Strategy
▮ ~51k players$44.99
◆ 50AI War: Fleet Command
Indie, Strategy
▮ ~40k players$9.99
◆ 50Master of Orion 2
💎 Genre outlier🔁 Franchise
Strategy
▮ ~63k players$5.99
◆ 49Warlock - Master of the Arcane
Strategy
▮ ~40k players$24.99
◆ 49Conquest of Elysium 5
🔁 Franchise
Indie, Strategy
▮ ~43k players$29.99
◆ 48Dominions 4: Thrones of Ascension
🔁 Franchise
Indie, Strategy
▮ ~58k players$34.99
◆ 48Dominions 5 - Warriors of the Faith
🚀 Should be huge
Indie, Strategy
▮ ~85k players$39.99
◆ 48Imperium Galactica II
🔁 Franchise
Strategy
▮ ~24k players$9.99
◆ 46Ozymandias: Bronze Age Empire Sim
Simulation, Strategy
▮ ~61k players$14.99
◆ 43STAR WARS Rebellion
Strategy
▮ ~54k players$5.99
◆ 43AI War 2
🔁 Franchise
Indie, Simulation, Strategy
▮ ~60k players$19.99
◆ 43Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword
🔁 Franchise
Strategy
▮ ~64k players$9.99
◆ 41Rebuild 3: Gangs of Deadsville
🔁 Franchise
Indie, RPG, Simulation, Strategy
▮ ~60k players$14.99
◆ 40Airships: Conquer the Skies
🌱 Solo grassroots💎 Genre outlier🚀 Should be huge
Action, Indie, Strategy
▮ ~238k players-50% $24.99 $12.49
◆ 40Shadow Empire
RPG, Simulation, Strategy
▮ ~59k players$39.99
◆ 40The Battle of Polytopia
🌱 Solo grassroots
Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie, Simulation, Strategy
▮ ~206k players$14.99
◆ 38Sid Meier's Civilization IV
🔁 Franchise
Strategy
▮ ~65k players-80% $19.99 $3.99
◆ 37Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization
🔁 Franchise
Strategy
▮ ~56k players-80% $29.99 $5.99
◆ 37Scythe: Digital Edition
Strategy
▮ ~144k players$19.99
◆ 34Thea: The Awakening
Indie, RPG, Strategy
▮ ~153k players-75% $19.99 $4.99
◆ 33Empires of the Undergrowth
Simulation, Strategy
▮ ~723k players$29.99
◆ 32Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword
💎 Genre outlier🔁 Franchise
Strategy
▮ ~157k players-80% $29.99 $5.99
◆ 31Sid Meier's Civilization IV
🔁 Franchise
Strategy
▮ ~135k players-80% $19.99 $3.99