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 Pack42,51495.37%97.72%
- 2Sid Meier's Civilization V209,75895.13%95.59%
- 3Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition35,87893.41%95.65%
- 4Empires of the Undergrowth18,04991.18%94.39%
- 5Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion16,29190.21%93.17%
- 6Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic26,15289.60%91.21%
- 7Airships: Conquer the Skies6,50989.53%95.88%
- 8Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword4,98588.99%96.21%
- 9The Battle of Polytopia5,86688.54%93.91%
- 10Warsim: The Realm of Aslona2,17887.28%95.96%
- 11Sid Meier's Civilization IV3,60787.25%92.40%
- 12Sid Meier's Civilization III Complete7,67287.16%89.46%
- 13Master of Orion 21,71887.01%96.45%
- 14Dominions 5 - Warriors of the Faith2,16786.90%93.86%
- 15Homeworld Remastered Collection14,07586.89%87.96%
- 16Slipways2,28386.80%92.95%
- 17Legend Creatures(传奇生物)3,94686.64%89.81%
- 18Cataclismo4,16586.54%89.29%
- 19Heart of the Machine2,01186.51%92.04%
- 20Scythe: Digital Edition3,79286.50%89.43%
- 21Sid Meier's Colonization (Classic)1,12186.46%95.99%
- 22Predynastic Egypt1,91186.38%91.58%
- 23Thea: The Awakening3,76986.12%88.06%
- 24Dominions 4: Thrones of Ascension1,45086.05%90.62%
- 25Conquest of Elysium 51,78786.05%89.70%
- 26Farthest Frontier24,63586.01%86.26%
- 27Nexus 5X92585.88%91.14%
- 28Ozymandias: Bronze Age Empire Sim1,63985.75%87.92%
- 29军团战棋Legion War82285.72%89.78%
- 30AI War 21,54585.69%87.64%
- 31Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization1,53785.57%86.73%
- 32Egypt: Old Kingdom1,24785.56%86.93%
- 33Warlock - Master of the Arcane2,63385.55%86.18%
- 34Songs of Conquest13,38385.52%85.62%
- 35Rebuild 3: Gangs of Deadsville2,03685.50%86.05%
- 36X3: Terran Conflict2,85285.40%85.45%
- 37The Heroic Legend of Eagarlnia1,62185.40%85.44%
- 38Reshaping Mars83085.32%84.46%
- 39Northgard: Definitive Edition68,30285.31%85.30%
- 40Interstellar Space: Genesis82985.28%83.96%
- 41Marble Age74485.22%82.93%
- 42NationWar2:Chronicle42185.16%79.57%
- 43Shadow Empire1,89785.15%83.87%
- 44Field of Glory: Empires86485.14%82.18%
- 45ZEPHON1,78585.12%83.59%
- 46Europa Universalis III Complete1,99285.04%83.28%
- 47AI War: Fleet Command1,61184.95%82.18%
- 48Hexarchy1,57584.94%82.10%
- 49Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION)83584.89%78.92%
- 50Stars in Shadow82884.89%78.86%
- 51Line War1,16884.85%80.22%
- 52Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity81484.79%77.40%
- 53Age of Wonders1,03284.73%78.29%
- 54Microcivilization1,40184.70%79.80%
- 55Fantasy General II1,95184.62%80.68%
- 56NEBULOUS: Fleet Command4,11084.54%82.46%
- 57Airship: Kingdoms Adrift1,03884.49%75.82%
- 58Songs of Silence2,66684.45%80.91%
- 59Thea 2: The Shattering2,14884.43%79.98%
- 60Manor Lords87,72684.43%84.33%
- 61Ymir1,11384.42%75.74%
- 62Oriental Empires2,99484.27%80.53%
- 63Eador. Imperium1,25984.24%75.14%
- 64Legendary Creatures 296584.19%71.71%
- 65Breachway1,42384.15%75.40%
- 66Old World6,59484.15%82.26%
- 67Galactic Civilizations II: Ultimate Edition1,70484.14%76.82%
- 68ENDLESS Legend19,00684.13%83.46%
- 69Xenonauts 25,36684.10%81.70%
- 70ENDLESS Space 222,90783.97%83.35%
- 71Master of Magic1,19583.85%70.96%
- 72Distant Worlds: Universe1,84783.79%75.09%
- 73Warlock 2: The Exiled1,29583.63%70.04%
- 74Medieval Kingdom Wars2,60983.45%76.01%
- 75Hero's Hour5,68783.25%79.48%
- 76Driftland: The Magic Revival1,99583.23%72.38%
- 77Age of Wonders: Planetfall6,62083.20%79.88%
- 78Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes2,52183.18%74.41%
- 79Terra Invicta9,30783.09%80.63%
- 80Three Kingdoms: Innovatory97683.06%59.12%
- 81ENDLESS Space - Definitive Edition9,58083.05%80.62%
- 82As Far As The Eye2,11883.03%71.91%
- 83Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War17,95683.00%81.67%
- 84Galactic Civilizations IV2,45382.92%72.85%
- 85A Game of Thrones: The Board Game - Digital Edition1,93382.91%70.05%
- 86Ara History Untold: Anniversary Edition 2,23882.51%69.66%
- 87Age of Wonders III12,78082.46%80.16%
- 88Industries of Titan1,61282.22%62.53%
- 89Starpoint Gemini Warlords3,58282.18%73.20%
- 90道衍诀1,00682.17%50.20%
- 91Dune: Spice Wars13,39181.90%79.28%
- 92Sword of the Stars II: Enhanced Edition95881.77%43.95%
- 93Distant Worlds 23,51481.74%71.34%
- 94Master of Orion8,14181.69%77.14%
