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4X is a genre of strategy games defined by four core pillars: eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, and eXterminate. Players typically start with a small territory and must scout the map, grow their civilization, gather and leverage resources, and engage in conflict with rivals.
4X is a genre of strategy games defined by four core pillars: eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, and eXterminate. Players typically start with a small territory and must scout the map, grow their civilization, gather and leverage resources, and engage in conflict with rivals. These games are known for their deep strategic layers and long play sessions, often spanning entire civilizations or galactic empires. The 4X genre has a strong presence on Steam, with both turn-based and real-time entries. This page lists all Steam games tagged as 4X and is updated automatically.
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| # | Name | % |  Price |
Rating | Release | Follows | Online | Peak | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -65% | $6.99 | 95.81% | Feb 2006 | 77,134 | 790 | 5,716 | |||
| -75% | $7.49 | 94.47% | Sep 2010 | 188,812 | 9,417 | 91,363 | |||
| -75% | $4.99 | 93.71% | Nov 2006 | 38,117 | 2,277 | 8,453 | |||
| -60% | $9.99 | 92.68% | Aug 2018 | 32,948 | 46 | 1,313 | |||
| $9.99 | 92.68% | Jul 2007 | 4,715 | 1,084 | 2,791 | ||||
| -70% | $8.99 | 92.58% | Dec 2023 | 133,244 | 979 | 12,832 | |||
| — | 92.33% | Sep 2004 | 12,811 | 439 | 4,413 | ||||
| -70% | $8.99 | 92.07% | Jun 2024 | 89,473 | 494 | 6,367 | |||
| -50% | $9.99 | 91.65% | Jul 2017 | 145,926 | 133 | 4,856 | |||
| $5.99 | 91.49% | Nov 1996 | 4,317 | 110 | 283 | ||||
| -25% | $18.74 | 91.42% | Sep 2020 | 70,103 | 431 | 3,443 | |||
| -75% | $14.99 | 91.03% | Sep 2017 | 402,028 | 681 | 84,920 | |||
| -70% | $5.99 | 90.84% | Jun 2012 | 56,830 | 138 | 93,109 | |||
| -50% | $2.99 | 90.76% | Sep 1994 | 1,951 | 39 | 156 | |||
| -50% | $7.49 | 90.73% | Aug 2020 | 19,952 | 172 | 966 | |||
| $6.99 | 90.68% | Jan 1994 | 2,820 | 128 | 323 | ||||
| -10% | $3.59 | 90.39% | May 2026 | 3,280 | 150 | 819 | |||
| -75% | $9.99 | 89.54% | Nov 2017 | 11,752 | 12 | 1,085 | |||
| -30% | $20.99 | 89.35% | Mar 2026 | 51,339 | 91 | 2,275 | |||
| -75% | $7.49 | 89.02% | Jul 2013 | — | — | — | |||
| -75% | $9.99 | 88.92% | Jun 2024 | 144,923 | 1,444 | 8,264 | |||
| -50% | $14.99 | 88.87% | Nov 2025 | 45,021 | 718 | 3,796 | |||
| -80% | $3.99 | 88.85% | Oct 2005 | 9,761 | 427 | 2,314 | |||
| $16.99 | 88.66% | Jun 2021 | 11,923 | 10 | 1,012 | ||||
| -80% | $1.99 | 88.19% | Dec 2011 | 2,521 | 27 | 1,917 | |||
| -20% | $7.99 | 88.11% | Dec 2023 | — | — | — | |||
| Free | 87.92% | Nov 2025 | — | 21 | 194 | ||||
| -65% | $10.49 | 87.39% | Mar 2026 | 24,645 | 13 | 961 | |||
| -75% | $2.49 | 87.31% | Oct 2016 | 12,052 | 6 | 295 | |||
| -80% | $0.99 | 86.82% | Oct 2001 | 10,056 | 963 | 4,600 | |||
| -40% | $26.99 | 86.60% | Jan 2024 | 13,794 | 174 | 1,881 | |||
| $4.99 | 86.53% | Mar 2020 | 7,480 | 9 | 2,105 | ||||
| -60% | $7.99 | 86.18% | Sep 2018 | 29,312 | 26 | 1,237 | |||
| $34.99 | 86.14% | Dec 2013 | 14,030 | 3 | 557 | ||||
| -60% | $11.99 | 86.11% | Aug 2021 | 9,956 | 146 | 1,309 | |||
| -20% | $7.99 | 86.05% | Apr 2025 | 2,309 | 5 | 108 | |||
| -85% | $5.24 | 85.76% | Feb 2015 | 116,528 | 61 | 17,790 | |||
| -70% | $8.99 | 85.69% | Mar 2025 | 67,612 | 43 | 3,152 | |||
| -50% | $7.49 | 85.55% | Apr 2024 | 8,256 | 1 | 266 | |||
| — | 85.43% | Feb 1998 | 3,757 | 30 | 238 | ||||
| -69% | $3.09 | 85.43% | Oct 2022 | 459 | 0 | 31 | |||
| -90% | $5.99 | 85.41% | Oct 2016 | 817,047 | 27,754 | 162,657 | |||
| -75% | $2.74 | 85.41% | Jan 2018 | — | — | — | |||
| -25% | $29.99 | 84.86% | Apr 2026 | 212,329 | 2,958 | 60,885 | |||
| -60% | $4.79 | 84.79% | Feb 2024 | 3,848 | 4 | 750 | |||
| -80% | $0.99 | 84.64% | Mar 2024 | 2,238 | 29 | 282 | |||
| -33% | $26.79 | 84.56% | Oct 2021 | 316,467 | 7,404 | 73,928 | |||
| -60% | $11.99 | 84.52% | Mar 2026 | 15,408 | 5 | 380 | |||
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Corsair Cove Demo
Demo
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Free | 84.43% | May 2026 | — | 19 | 1,198 | |||
| -75% | $4.99 | 84.37% | Apr 2015 | — | — | — | |||
| -70% | $14.99 | 84.31% | Sep 2020 | 329,261 | 16,291 | 98,872 | |||
| -50% | $17.49 | 84.31% | Oct 2025 | 242,780 | 1,143 | 24,910 | |||
| $9.99 | 84.26% | Jul 2021 | 5,341 | 13 | 226 | ||||
| $4.99 | 84.25% | Jul 2006 | 1,556 | 95 | 402 | ||||
| -60% | $3.99 | 84.13% | Feb 2020 | — | — | — | |||
| -75% | $2.49 | 84.11% | Oct 2010 | 2,992 | 18 | 123 | |||
| -72% | $9.79 | 84.01% | Mar 2018 | 328,828 | 839 | 20,235 | |||
| -70% | $4.49 | 83.91% | Oct 2022 | 9,166 | 12 | 1,032 | |||
| -75% | $7.49 | 83.58% | May 2024 | 95,140 | 70 | 4,192 | |||
| -20% | $15.99 | 83.53% | Sep 2026 | 1,316 | 3 | 25 | |||
| -20% | $5.59 | 83.44% | Dec 2019 | 644 | 0 | 10 | |||
| $5.99 | 83.25% | Nov 1996 | 1,759 | 36 | 110 | ||||
| -75% | $1.24 | 83.24% | Mar 1997 | 912 | 2 | 52 | |||
| -20% | $7.99 | 83.23% | Mar 2025 | — | — | — | |||
| -75% | $4.99 | 83.19% | Oct 2019 | 18,363 | 5 | 310 | |||
| Free | 83.13% | Oct 2021 | 5,748 | 0 | 334 | ||||
| $24.99 | 83.13% | Nov 2015 | 3,002 | 2 | 234 | ||||
| -10% | $17.99 | 83.06% | Jun 2018 | 753 | 32 | 88 | |||
| -35% | $25.99 | 83.03% | Apr 2024 | 568,254 | 3,347 | 173,178 | |||
| $6.99 | 83.03% | Sep 2026 | 12,806 | 480 | 1,781 | ||||
| -75% | $4.99 | 82.84% | Nov 2015 | 45,045 | 11 | 1,742 | |||
| -75% | $4.99 | 82.77% | Nov 2012 | 2,419 | 2 | 386 | |||
| $19.99 | 82.76% | Sep 2008 | 4,552 | 181 | 729 | ||||
| -75% | $3.74 | 82.64% | May 2018 | 11,900 | 11 | 277 | |||
| -75% | $7.49 | 82.61% | Jun 2012 | — | — | — | |||
| -10% | $8.99 | 82.56% | Jun 2026 | — | — | — | |||
| Free | 82.55% | May 2019 | — | 0 | 2 | ||||
| -25% | $29.99 | 82.52% | Jul 2026 | 56,784 | 438 | 12,711 | |||
| $9.99 | 82.52% | Oct 2008 | 2,669 | 11 | 1,005 | ||||
| -60% | $5.99 | 82.51% | May 2015 | 20,199 | 16 | 1,185 | |||
| -75% | $2.49 | 82.48% | Dec 1999 | 3,499 | 23 | 160 | |||
| -70% | $14.99 | 82.41% | May 2016 | 555,229 | 10,726 | 68,602 | |||
| -80% | $3.19 | 82.30% | Oct 2008 | 18,373 | 31 | 1,442 | |||
| -50% | $9.99 | 82.02% | Oct 2021 | 3,117 | 0 | 111 | |||
| -30% | $8.39 | 82.01% | Feb 2026 | 1,072 | 0 | 18 | |||
| -60% | $3.99 | 81.97% | May 2021 | — | — | — | |||
| -75% | $6.24 | 81.90% | May 2012 | 6,161 | 21 | 3,490 | |||
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BioEden Demo
Demo
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Free | 81.88% | Jun 2026 | — | 4 | 183 | |||
| — | 81.85% | Oct 2024 | — | — | — | ||||
| -75% | $7.49 | 81.76% | Sep 2014 | 145,716 | 83 | 89,190 | |||
| -67% | $1.64 | 81.76% | May 2017 | — | — | — | |||
| -30% | $10.49 | 81.75% | Nov 2021 | — | — | — | |||
| -75% | $9.99 | 81.69% | May 2017 | 171,213 | 238 | 53,435 | |||
| -20% | $6.39 | 81.67% | Mar 2026 | 1,363 | 9 | 43 | |||
| $9.99 | 81.66% | Apr 2016 | — | — | — | ||||
| -30% | $5.60 | 81.66% | Oct 2024 | 341 | 0 | 10 | |||
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Whiskerwood Demo
Demo
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Free | 81.63% | Sep 2025 | — | 3 | 765 | |||
| $12.99 | 81.57% | Apr 2022 | 10,189 | 3 | 563 | ||||
| -55% | $5.84 | 81.48% | Oct 2023 | 411 | 0 | 5 | |||
| -50% | $12.49 | 81.47% | Sep 2023 | 17,433 | 14 | 263 |
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This page contains: 4X is a genre of strategy games defined by four core pillars: eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, and eXterminate. Players typically start with a small territory and must scout the map, grow their civilization, gather and leverage resources, and engage in conflict with rivals.