Best Rated 4X Games Under $20
The best rated 4X games on Steam for games under $20. Scores are weighted by review volume, so small-sample flukes stay off the list.
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Our score adjusts Steam's raw rating for sample size. The fewer reviews a game has, the more its score gets pulled toward the site-wide average, so a tiny game can't fluke its way to #1.
- 1STAR WARS Empire at War - Gold Pack42,96995.32%97.73%
- 2Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion16,32190.04%93.16%
- 3Airships: Conquer the Skies6,57789.29%95.91%
- 4Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword5,05188.73%96.24%
- 5The Battle of Polytopia5,96688.31%93.95%
- 6Warsim: The Realm of Aslona2,20886.93%95.97%
- 7Sid Meier's Civilization IV3,64486.93%92.40%
- 8Sid Meier's Civilization III Complete7,75686.91%89.44%
- 9Master of Orion 21,74086.64%96.44%
- 10Slipways2,30586.42%92.84%
- 11Legend Creatures(传奇生物)3,94686.32%89.81%
- 12Scythe: Digital Edition3,81186.18%89.45%
- 13Sid Meier's Colonization (Classic)1,14386.08%96.06%
- 14Predynastic Egypt1,92386.01%91.58%
- 15Thea: The Awakening3,77685.79%88.03%
- 16Nexus 5X93885.45%90.94%
- 17Ozymandias: Bronze Age Empire Sim1,66485.36%87.92%
- 18军团战棋Legion War82485.30%89.68%
- 19AI War 21,55485.29%87.52%
- 20Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization1,56585.19%86.77%
- 21Egypt: Old Kingdom1,25585.15%86.85%
- 22Rebuild 3: Gangs of Deadsville2,04285.13%86.04%
- 23X3: Terran Conflict2,86085.05%85.45%
- 24The Heroic Legend of Eagarlnia1,62385.00%85.40%
- 25Reshaping Mars83284.89%84.25%
- 26Galcon 2: Galactic Conquest86884.80%83.18%
- 27Marble Age74684.79%82.84%
- 28NationWar2:Chronicle42584.72%79.53%
- 29Europa Universalis III Complete1,99684.67%83.32%
- 30AI War: Fleet Command1,61184.56%82.18%
- 31Hexarchy1,62184.52%81.92%
- 32Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION)84084.48%79.05%
- 33Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity81484.37%77.40%
- 34Age of Wonders1,04484.32%78.35%
- 35Microcivilization1,44584.19%79.03%
- 36ENDLESS Legend19,05783.98%83.48%
- 37Eador. Imperium1,26483.82%75.00%
- 38Gods and Idols75883.82%69.00%
- 39Galactic Civilizations II: Ultimate Edition1,71183.78%76.97%
- 40Legendary Creatures 296783.77%71.66%
- 41Breachway1,47883.75%75.71%
- 42Warlock 2: The Exiled1,30083.23%70.08%
- 43Medieval Kingdom Wars2,61483.06%75.86%
- 44Hero's Hour5,72082.96%79.49%
- 45War Planet Online: Global Conquest97582.95%62.56%
- 46Driftland: The Magic Revival2,01082.83%72.34%
- 47Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes2,52982.81%74.38%
- 48ENDLESS Space - Definitive Edition9,59282.80%80.58%
- 49Terra Invicta9,72682.71%80.41%
- 50Three Kingdoms: Innovatory98082.62%58.98%
- 51A Game of Thrones: The Board Game - Digital Edition1,95782.51%70.11%
- 52Hades' Star2,68182.41%72.96%
- 53Pixel Starships2,99182.19%72.99%
- 54Knights of Honor II: Sovereign6,67181.84%77.18%
- 55道衍诀1,01081.73%49.90%
- 56March of Empires1,84781.42%62.37%
- 57Sword of the Stars II: Enhanced Edition95881.36%43.95%
- 58Eador. Masters of the Broken World2,80981.26%68.17%
- 59Etherium95280.72%36.45%
- 60Three Kingdoms The Last Warlord3,94880.32%68.62%
- 61Ascension2,67779.86%60.89%
- 62Sid Meier's Starships2,47178.08%50.30%
- 63Anno 207012,69571.21%60.39%
