4X
12 games reviewed, ranked by score.
Against the Storm
Settlements built to be abandoned, and you keep founding more
90
ENDLESS Space 2
The 4X where your factions actually feel alien
83
Heart of the Machine
Branching AI timelines with consequences that stick, past a brutal first hour
82
Stellaris
A galaxy of emergent stories trapped in a paywall
79
Terra Invicta
The deepest strategy game nobody bothered to explain
79
Corsair Cove
Cliffside hideouts that route beautifully, combat left to the dice
78
Quasimorph
Clone-fed raids that grip, until loot luck runs the late game
77
Heroes of Science and Fiction
A sharp HoMM3 heir that chokes on its own AI turns
76
Nova Roma
Aqueduct planning charms early, then the tech tree runs dry
74
TOHOTOPIA
Touhou heroes lift a Polytopia clone the AI can't defend
73
Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era
Faithful Heroes 3 combat, hobbled by AI and a flat campaign
72
OpenFront
A compelling wargame, sold as a clumsy web port.
68