4X
11 games reviewed, ranked by score.
Against the Storm
Settlements built to be abandoned, and you keep founding more
ENDLESS Space 2
The 4X where your factions actually feel alien
Heart of the Machine
Branching AI timelines with consequences that stick, past a brutal first hour
Stellaris
A galaxy of emergent stories trapped in a paywall
Terra Invicta
The deepest strategy game nobody bothered to explain
Corsair Cove
Cliffside hideouts that route beautifully, combat left to the dice
Quasimorph
Clone-fed raids that grip, until loot luck runs the late game
Heroes of Science and Fiction
A sharp HoMM3 heir that chokes on its own AI turns
Nova Roma
Aqueduct planning charms early, then the tech tree runs dry
TOHOTOPIA
Touhou heroes lift a Polytopia clone the AI can't defend
Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era
Faithful Heroes 3 combat, hobbled by AI and a flat campaign