Hidden Gem 4X Games
Highly rated 4X games that never got big: under $20, fewer than 25,000 reviews. The review cap filters out everything you've already heard of.
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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.
- 1Empires of the Undergrowth18,94591.19%94.36%
- 2Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion16,35190.14%93.17%
- 3Airships: Conquer the Skies6,61989.46%95.92%
- 4Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword5,09888.91%96.23%
- 5The Battle of Polytopia6,01088.85%93.96%
- 6Warsim: The Realm of Aslona2,22287.63%95.99%
- 7Sid Meier's Civilization IV3,67587.57%92.44%
- 8Slipways2,31187.10%92.82%
- 9Sid Meier's Civilization III Complete7,81287.07%89.49%
- 10Master of Orion 21,75986.87%96.48%
- 11Sid Meier's Colonization (Classic)1,15686.86%96.19%
- 12Scythe: Digital Edition3,81986.80%89.47%
- 13Homeworld Remastered Collection14,18786.77%87.89%
- 14Dominions 5 - Warriors of the Faith2,17386.73%93.88%
- 15Predynastic Egypt1,93186.71%91.56%
- 16Legend Creatures(传奇生物)3,94786.50%89.84%
- 17Heart of the Machine2,13386.29%91.51%
- 18Cataclismo4,34786.28%88.80%
- 19Ozymandias: Bronze Age Empire Sim1,67886.09%87.96%
- 20Conquest of Elysium 51,99486.00%90.12%
- 21Thea: The Awakening3,78085.97%88.04%
- 22Egypt: Old Kingdom1,26485.91%86.95%
- 23Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization1,58185.90%86.72%
- 24Dominions 4: Thrones of Ascension1,44985.88%90.68%
- 25Nexus 5X94685.68%90.91%
- 26Reshaping Mars83385.66%84.27%
- 27Marble Age74585.58%82.95%
- 28军团战棋Legion War82785.51%89.48%
- 29AI War 21,56385.46%87.27%
- 30Songs of Conquest13,55985.43%85.61%
- 31Shadow Empire1,95685.42%83.59%
- 32Warlock - Master of the Arcane2,65185.34%85.93%
- 33Rebuild 3: Gangs of Deadsville2,05085.34%86.10%
- 34ZEPHON1,92885.33%83.04%
- 35X3: Terran Conflict2,87485.26%85.53%
- 36Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION)84185.26%79.07%
- 37Hexarchy1,65285.24%81.96%
- 38Stars in Shadow83785.21%78.49%
- 39The Heroic Legend of Eagarlnia1,62385.21%85.40%
- 40Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity81885.15%77.51%
- 41Interstellar Space: Genesis85085.12%84.35%
- 42Age of Wonders1,04885.06%78.24%
- 43Galcon 2: Galactic Conquest86985.02%83.20%
- 44Field of Glory: Empires86984.94%82.16%
- 45Microcivilization1,45484.88%78.75%
- 46AI War: Fleet Command1,61184.77%82.25%
- 47NationWar2:Chronicle42984.74%79.72%
- 48Thea 2: The Shattering2,16784.70%79.74%
- 49Songs of Silence2,76184.65%80.59%
- 50Gods and Idols75884.59%69.00%
- 51Oriental Empires3,00984.56%80.53%
- 52Europa Universalis III Complete2,05484.50%81.16%
- 53Galactic Civilizations II: Ultimate Edition1,71284.48%76.93%
- 54Old World6,90684.44%82.51%
- 55Fantasy General II1,98484.42%80.59%
- 56Airship: Kingdoms Adrift1,06684.23%75.33%
- 57ENDLESS Legend19,08684.07%83.49%
- 58Eador. Imperium1,26684.02%74.80%
- 59Legendary Creatures 297083.98%71.65%
- 60Warlock 2: The Exiled1,30983.95%69.98%
- 61Breachway1,52483.93%75.72%
- 62NEBULOUS: Fleet Command4,43883.93%81.10%
- 63ENDLESS Space 223,10583.87%83.30%
- 64Xenonauts 25,84783.79%81.41%
- 65War Planet Online: Global Conquest98183.69%62.39%
- 66Master of Magic1,23183.62%70.92%
- 67Distant Worlds: Universe1,85683.60%75.11%
- 68Driftland: The Magic Revival2,01683.53%72.37%
- 69Medieval Kingdom Wars2,61283.23%75.77%
- 70Hades' Star2,68683.06%72.97%
- 71Hero's Hour5,74883.06%79.37%
- 72Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes2,53183.00%74.40%
- 73ENDLESS Space - Definitive Edition9,60982.92%80.57%
- 74Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War18,78082.91%81.70%
- 75Age of Wonders: Planetfall6,69182.85%79.36%
- 76Three Kingdoms: Innovatory98182.83%58.82%
- 77As Far As The Eye2,12682.82%71.73%
- 78Terra Invicta9,94182.72%80.25%
- 79A Game of Thrones: The Board Game - Digital Edition1,96882.71%70.17%
- 80Galactic Civilizations IV2,61082.51%72.26%
- 81Starpoint Gemini Warlords3,59882.41%73.07%
- 82Pixel Starships3,01882.36%73.03%
- 83Knights of Honor II: Sovereign6,71982.34%77.23%
- 84Ara History Untold: Anniversary Edition 2,29982.12%68.81%
- 85Sword of the Stars II: Enhanced Edition95982.11%43.90%
- 86Distant Worlds 23,56381.97%71.29%
- 87Industries of Titan1,61781.97%62.09%
- 88道衍诀1,01081.92%49.60%
- 89Dune: Spice Wars13,57581.68%79.11%
- 90Age of Wonders III13,01281.68%78.98%
- 91March of Empires1,86881.53%61.99%
- 92Eador. Masters of the Broken World2,81381.47%68.25%
- 93A Total War Saga: TROY3,83181.43%71.63%
- 94Etherium95280.95%36.45%
- 95Galactic Civilizations III10,40080.83%76.65%
- 96Total War: ROME REMASTERED13,79680.51%77.12%
- 97Three Kingdoms The Last Warlord3,95780.39%68.28%
- 98Millennia3,78480.14%66.83%
- 99Ascension2,70179.90%60.35%
- 100Anno 22056,35679.32%70.11%
