Most Reviewed 4X Games Under $40
The most-reviewed 4X games for games under $40, ranked by total review count.
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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.
- 1Sid Meier’s Civilization VI379,97986.22%86.17%
- 2Sid Meier's Civilization V211,03095.27%95.60%
- 3Stellaris196,73185.87%85.76%
- 4Crusader Kings III146,93988.04%88.24%
- 5Europa Universalis IV143,22883.29%83.16%
- 6Manor Lords91,90484.21%84.10%
- 7Northgard: Definitive Edition68,76785.24%85.25%
- 8Sid Meier's Civilization VII62,19852.61%47.38%
- 9STAR WARS Empire at War - Gold Pack43,23095.37%97.73%
- 10Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition36,50393.39%95.64%
- 11HUMANKIND28,83973.27%69.14%
- 12Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic27,40189.58%91.18%
- 13Farthest Frontier25,57585.79%86.02%
- 14Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth23,17668.02%60.61%
- 15Age of Wonders 423,14582.33%81.10%
- 16ENDLESS Space 223,10583.87%83.30%
- 17ENDLESS Legend19,08684.07%83.49%
- 18Empires of the Undergrowth18,94591.19%94.36%
- 19Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War18,78082.91%81.70%
- 20Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion16,35190.14%93.17%
- 21Homeworld Remastered Collection14,18786.77%87.89%
- 22Total War: ROME REMASTERED13,79680.51%77.12%
- 23Dune: Spice Wars13,57581.68%79.11%
- 24Songs of Conquest13,55985.43%85.61%
- 25Age of Wonders III13,01281.68%78.98%
- 26Anno 207012,71571.26%60.31%
- 27Galactic Civilizations III10,40080.83%76.65%
- 28Terra Invicta9,94182.72%80.25%
- 29ENDLESS Space - Definitive Edition9,60982.92%80.57%
- 30Sins of a Solar Empire II8,77784.47%83.66%
- 31Master of Orion8,19381.55%77.13%
- 32Sid Meier's Civilization III Complete7,81287.07%89.49%
- 33Old World6,90684.44%82.51%
- 34Knights of Honor II: Sovereign6,71982.34%77.23%
- 35Age of Wonders: Planetfall6,69182.85%79.36%
- 36Airships: Conquer the Skies6,61989.46%95.92%
- 37Anno 22056,35679.32%70.11%
- 38The Battle of Polytopia6,01088.85%93.96%
- 39Xenonauts 25,84783.79%81.41%
- 40Hero's Hour5,74883.06%79.37%
- 41Total War: PHARAOH5,42077.80%63.08%
- 42Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword5,09888.91%96.23%
- 43NEBULOUS: Fleet Command4,43883.93%81.10%
- 44Cataclismo4,34786.28%88.80%
- 45Three Kingdoms The Last Warlord3,95780.39%68.28%
- 46Legend Creatures(传奇生物)3,94786.50%89.84%
- 47A Total War Saga: TROY3,83181.43%71.63%
- 48Scythe: Digital Edition3,81986.80%89.47%
- 49Millennia3,78480.14%66.83%
- 50Thea: The Awakening3,78085.97%88.04%
- 51Sid Meier's Civilization IV3,67587.57%92.44%
- 52Starpoint Gemini Warlords3,59882.41%73.07%
- 53Distant Worlds 23,56381.97%71.29%
- 54Star Trek: Infinite3,52274.07%42.53%
- 55Pixel Starships3,01882.36%73.03%
- 56Oriental Empires3,00984.56%80.53%
- 57X3: Terran Conflict2,87485.26%85.53%
- 58Eador. Masters of the Broken World2,81381.47%68.25%
- 59Songs of Silence2,76184.65%80.59%
- 60Ascension2,70179.90%60.35%
- 61Hades' Star2,68683.06%72.97%
- 62Warlock - Master of the Arcane2,65185.34%85.93%
- 63Medieval Kingdom Wars2,61283.23%75.77%
- 64Galactic Civilizations IV2,61082.51%72.26%
- 65Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes2,53183.00%74.40%
- 66Sid Meier's Starships2,47678.73%50.28%
- 67Slipways2,31187.10%92.82%
- 68Ara History Untold: Anniversary Edition 2,29982.12%68.81%
- 69Warsim: The Realm of Aslona2,22287.63%95.99%
- 70Dominions 5 - Warriors of the Faith2,17386.73%93.88%
- 71Thea 2: The Shattering2,16784.70%79.74%
- 72Heart of the Machine2,13386.29%91.51%
- 73As Far As The Eye2,12682.82%71.73%
- 74StarDrive 22,10280.48%55.28%
- 75Europa Universalis III Complete2,05484.50%81.16%
- 76Rebuild 3: Gangs of Deadsville2,05085.34%86.10%
- 77Driftland: The Magic Revival2,01683.53%72.37%
- 78Conquest of Elysium 51,99486.00%90.12%
- 79Fantasy General II1,98484.42%80.59%
- 80A Game of Thrones: The Board Game - Digital Edition1,96882.71%70.17%
- 81Shadow Empire1,95685.42%83.59%
- 82Predynastic Egypt1,93186.71%91.56%
- 83ZEPHON1,92885.33%83.04%
- 84March of Empires1,86881.53%61.99%
- 85Distant Worlds: Universe1,85683.60%75.11%
- 86Dominions 6 - Rise of the Pantokrator1,78386.03%90.80%
- 87Master of Orion 21,75986.87%96.48%
- 88Galactic Civilizations II: Ultimate Edition1,71284.48%76.93%
- 89Ozymandias: Bronze Age Empire Sim1,67886.09%87.96%
- 90Hexarchy1,65285.24%81.96%
- 91The Heroic Legend of Eagarlnia1,62385.21%85.40%
- 92Industries of Titan1,61781.97%62.09%
- 93AI War: Fleet Command1,61184.77%82.25%
- 94Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization1,58185.90%86.72%
- 95AI War 21,56385.46%87.27%
- 96Breachway1,52483.93%75.72%
- 97StarDrive1,48579.94%44.65%
- 98Microcivilization1,45484.88%78.75%
- 99Dominions 4: Thrones of Ascension1,44985.88%90.68%
- 100Warlock 2: The Exiled1,30983.95%69.98%
