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 Pack42,90595.41%97.73%
- 2Sid Meier's Civilization V210,25595.14%95.60%
- 3Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion16,31790.24%93.17%
- 4Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword5,03589.06%96.23%
- 5The Battle of Polytopia5,94988.62%93.95%
- 6Warsim: The Realm of Aslona2,20187.35%95.96%
- 7Sid Meier's Civilization IV3,63287.31%92.43%
- 8Sid Meier's Civilization III Complete7,73887.20%89.47%
- 9Master of Orion 21,73487.07%96.42%
- 10Slipways2,30286.85%92.92%
- 11Scythe: Digital Edition3,80786.55%89.44%
- 12Sid Meier's Colonization (Classic)1,13886.54%96.05%
- 13Heart of the Machine2,07586.51%91.61%
- 14Predynastic Egypt1,92186.44%91.57%
- 15Legend Creatures(传奇生物)3,94686.31%89.81%
- 16Thea: The Awakening3,77386.16%88.02%
- 17Sid Meier’s Civilization VI376,76386.07%86.09%
- 18Nexus 5X93885.92%90.94%
- 19Ozymandias: Bronze Age Empire Sim1,65885.81%88.00%
- 20军团战棋Legion War82485.78%89.68%
- 21Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization1,55885.63%86.78%
- 22Egypt: Old Kingdom1,25385.61%86.83%
- 23Warlock - Master of the Arcane2,63785.60%86.16%
- 24Rebuild 3: Gangs of Deadsville2,04285.55%86.04%
- 25Songs of Conquest13,47785.55%85.62%
- 26X3: Terran Conflict2,85785.45%85.44%
- 27The Heroic Legend of Eagarlnia1,62385.45%85.40%
- 28Reshaping Mars83085.37%84.34%
- 29Interstellar Space: Genesis84285.36%84.20%
- 30AI War 21,55185.33%87.56%
- 31Marble Age74785.27%82.86%
- 32Galcon 2: Galactic Conquest86785.27%83.16%
- 33Field of Glory: Empires86885.18%82.03%
- 34ZEPHON1,85885.13%83.37%
- 35Europa Universalis III Complete1,99685.09%83.27%
- 36Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION)83984.96%79.02%
- 37Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity81584.85%77.42%
- 38Age of Wonders1,04484.78%78.35%
- 39NationWar2:Chronicle42384.76%79.67%
- 40Microcivilization1,44184.65%79.11%
- 41Fantasy General II1,96884.64%80.49%
- 42AI War: Fleet Command1,61184.59%82.18%
- 43Hexarchy1,60684.55%81.88%
- 44Gods and Idols75784.30%69.09%
- 45Eador. Imperium1,26184.29%75.10%
- 46Legendary Creatures 296784.24%71.66%
- 47Galactic Civilizations II: Ultimate Edition1,71084.21%76.96%
- 48Breachway1,46784.20%75.66%
- 49Master of Magic1,21583.88%70.95%
- 50Distant Worlds: Universe1,85483.83%75.08%
- 51Warlock 2: The Exiled1,29983.68%70.05%
- 52Medieval Kingdom Wars2,61383.47%75.89%
- 53War Planet Online: Global Conquest96883.46%62.91%
- 54Hero's Hour5,71083.29%79.51%
- 55Driftland: The Magic Revival2,00783.26%72.35%
- 56Three Kingdoms: Innovatory97983.09%58.94%
- 57ENDLESS Space - Definitive Edition9,60383.08%80.60%
- 58As Far As The Eye2,12083.07%71.84%
- 59Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War18,43183.02%81.70%
- 60A Game of Thrones: The Board Game - Digital Edition1,94782.94%70.06%
- 61Hades' Star2,67482.82%72.96%
- 62Starpoint Gemini Warlords3,58882.21%73.19%
- 63Pixel Starships2,98682.21%72.94%
- 64道衍诀1,00882.21%50.00%
- 65March of Empires1,84381.87%62.45%
- 66Sword of the Stars II: Enhanced Edition95881.82%43.95%
- 67Distant Worlds 23,53981.75%71.29%
- 68Eador. Masters of the Broken World2,80881.66%68.16%
- 69Etherium95281.19%36.45%
- 70Three Kingdoms The Last Warlord3,94680.71%68.68%
- 71Millennia3,77580.39%66.97%
- 72Ascension2,67580.25%60.82%
- 73Sid Meier's Starships2,47078.49%50.32%
- 74Star Trek: Infinite3,50074.33%42.54%
- 75Anno 207012,68071.47%60.44%
- 76Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth23,10568.08%60.56%
