Best Rated 4X Games Under $40
The best rated 4X games on Steam for games under $40. 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 Pack43,23095.37%97.73%
- 2Sid Meier's Civilization V211,03095.27%95.60%
- 3Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition36,50393.39%95.64%
- 4Empires of the Undergrowth18,94591.19%94.36%
- 5Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion16,35190.14%93.17%
- 6Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic27,40189.58%91.18%
- 7Airships: Conquer the Skies6,61989.46%95.92%
- 8Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword5,09888.91%96.23%
- 9The Battle of Polytopia6,01088.85%93.96%
- 10Crusader Kings III146,93988.04%88.24%
- 11Warsim: The Realm of Aslona2,22287.63%95.99%
- 12Sid Meier's Civilization IV3,67587.57%92.44%
- 13Slipways2,31187.10%92.82%
- 14Sid Meier's Civilization III Complete7,81287.07%89.49%
- 15Master of Orion 21,75986.87%96.48%
- 16Sid Meier's Colonization (Classic)1,15686.86%96.19%
- 17Scythe: Digital Edition3,81986.80%89.47%
- 18Homeworld Remastered Collection14,18786.77%87.89%
- 19Dominions 5 - Warriors of the Faith2,17386.73%93.88%
- 20Predynastic Egypt1,93186.71%91.56%
- 21Legend Creatures(传奇生物)3,94786.50%89.84%
- 22Heart of the Machine2,13386.29%91.51%
- 23Cataclismo4,34786.28%88.80%
- 24Sid Meier’s Civilization VI379,97986.22%86.17%
- 25Ozymandias: Bronze Age Empire Sim1,67886.09%87.96%
- 26Dominions 6 - Rise of the Pantokrator1,78386.03%90.80%
- 27Conquest of Elysium 51,99486.00%90.12%
- 28Thea: The Awakening3,78085.97%88.04%
- 29Egypt: Old Kingdom1,26485.91%86.95%
- 30Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization1,58185.90%86.72%
- 31Dominions 4: Thrones of Ascension1,44985.88%90.68%
- 32Stellaris196,73185.87%85.76%
- 33Farthest Frontier25,57585.79%86.02%
- 34Nexus 5X94685.68%90.91%
- 35Reshaping Mars83385.66%84.27%
- 36Marble Age74585.58%82.95%
- 37军团战棋Legion War82785.51%89.48%
- 38AI War 21,56385.46%87.27%
- 39Songs of Conquest13,55985.43%85.61%
- 40Shadow Empire1,95685.42%83.59%
- 41Warlock - Master of the Arcane2,65185.34%85.93%
- 42Rebuild 3: Gangs of Deadsville2,05085.34%86.10%
- 43ZEPHON1,92885.33%83.04%
- 44X3: Terran Conflict2,87485.26%85.53%
- 45Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION)84185.26%79.07%
- 46Northgard: Definitive Edition68,76785.24%85.25%
- 47Hexarchy1,65285.24%81.96%
- 48Stars in Shadow83785.21%78.49%
- 49The Heroic Legend of Eagarlnia1,62385.21%85.40%
- 50Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity81885.15%77.51%
- 51Interstellar Space: Genesis85085.12%84.35%
- 52Age of Wonders1,04885.06%78.24%
- 53Galcon 2: Galactic Conquest86985.02%83.20%
- 54Field of Glory: Empires86984.94%82.16%
- 55Microcivilization1,45484.88%78.75%
- 56AI War: Fleet Command1,61184.77%82.25%
- 57NationWar2:Chronicle42984.74%79.72%
- 58Thea 2: The Shattering2,16784.70%79.74%
- 59Songs of Silence2,76184.65%80.59%
- 60Line War1,18184.63%79.93%
- 61Gods and Idols75884.59%69.00%
- 62Oriental Empires3,00984.56%80.53%
- 63Europa Universalis III Complete2,05484.50%81.16%
- 64Galactic Civilizations II: Ultimate Edition1,71284.48%76.93%
- 65Sins of a Solar Empire II8,77784.47%83.66%
- 66Old World6,90684.44%82.51%
- 67Fantasy General II1,98484.42%80.59%
- 68Airship: Kingdoms Adrift1,06684.23%75.33%
- 69Ymir1,11584.23%75.70%
- 70Manor Lords91,90484.21%84.10%
- 71ENDLESS Legend19,08684.07%83.49%
- 72Eador. Imperium1,26684.02%74.80%
- 73Legendary Creatures 297083.98%71.65%
- 74Warlock 2: The Exiled1,30983.95%69.98%
- 75Breachway1,52483.93%75.72%
- 76NEBULOUS: Fleet Command4,43883.93%81.10%
- 77ENDLESS Space 223,10583.87%83.30%
- 78Xenonauts 25,84783.79%81.41%
- 79War Planet Online: Global Conquest98183.69%62.39%
- 80Master of Magic1,23183.62%70.92%
- 81Distant Worlds: Universe1,85683.60%75.11%
- 82Driftland: The Magic Revival2,01683.53%72.37%
- 83Power & Revolution 2022 Edition96983.43%59.24%
- 84Power & Revolution 2021 Edition83483.43%55.28%
- 85Europa Universalis IV143,22883.29%83.16%
- 86Medieval Kingdom Wars2,61283.23%75.77%
- 87Hades' Star2,68683.06%72.97%
- 88Hero's Hour5,74883.06%79.37%
- 89Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes2,53183.00%74.40%
- 90ENDLESS Space - Definitive Edition9,60982.92%80.57%
- 91Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War18,78082.91%81.70%
- 92Age of Wonders: Planetfall6,69182.85%79.36%
- 93Three Kingdoms: Innovatory98182.83%58.82%
- 94As Far As The Eye2,12682.82%71.73%
- 95Terra Invicta9,94182.72%80.25%
- 96A Game of Thrones: The Board Game - Digital Edition1,96882.71%70.17%
- 97Ultimate General: American Revolution1,10782.55%53.39%
- 98Galactic Civilizations IV2,61082.51%72.26%
- 99Starpoint Gemini Warlords3,59882.41%73.07%
- 100Pixel Starships3,01882.36%73.03%
