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 V211,15595.26%95.61%
- 2Manor Lords91,90484.21%84.10%
- 3Northgard: Definitive Edition68,76785.24%85.25%
- 4STAR WARS Empire at War - Gold Pack43,23095.37%97.73%
- 5Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition36,50393.39%95.64%
- 6HUMANKIND28,83973.27%69.14%
- 7Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic27,40189.58%91.18%
- 8Farthest Frontier25,57585.79%86.02%
- 9Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth23,17668.02%60.61%
- 10ENDLESS Space 223,10583.87%83.30%
- 11ENDLESS Legend19,08684.07%83.49%
- 12Empires of the Undergrowth18,94591.19%94.36%
- 13Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War18,78082.91%81.70%
- 14Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion16,35190.14%93.17%
- 15Homeworld Remastered Collection14,18786.77%87.89%
- 16Total War: ROME REMASTERED13,79680.51%77.12%
- 17Dune: Spice Wars13,57581.68%79.11%
- 18Songs of Conquest13,55985.43%85.61%
- 19Age of Wonders III13,01281.68%78.98%
- 20Anno 207012,71571.26%60.31%
- 21Galactic Civilizations III10,40080.83%76.65%
- 22Terra Invicta9,94182.72%80.25%
- 23ENDLESS Space - Definitive Edition9,60982.92%80.57%
- 24Master of Orion8,19381.55%77.13%
- 25Sid Meier's Civilization III Complete7,81287.07%89.49%
- 26Old World6,90684.44%82.51%
- 27Age of Wonders: Planetfall6,69182.85%79.36%
- 28Airships: Conquer the Skies6,61989.46%95.92%
- 29Anno 22056,35679.32%70.11%
- 30The Battle of Polytopia6,01088.85%93.96%
- 31Xenonauts 25,84783.79%81.41%
- 32Hero's Hour5,74883.06%79.37%
- 33Total War: PHARAOH5,42077.80%63.08%
- 34Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword5,09888.91%96.23%
- 35NEBULOUS: Fleet Command4,43883.93%81.10%
- 36Cataclismo4,34786.28%88.80%
- 37Three Kingdoms The Last Warlord3,95780.39%68.28%
- 38Legend Creatures(传奇生物)3,94786.50%89.84%
- 39A Total War Saga: TROY3,83181.43%71.63%
- 40Scythe: Digital Edition3,81986.80%89.47%
- 41Millennia3,78480.14%66.83%
- 42Thea: The Awakening3,78085.97%88.04%
- 43Sid Meier's Civilization IV3,67587.57%92.44%
- 44Starpoint Gemini Warlords3,59882.41%73.07%
- 45Star Trek: Infinite3,52274.07%42.53%
- 46Pixel Starships3,01882.36%73.03%
- 47Oriental Empires3,00984.56%80.53%
- 48X3: Terran Conflict2,87485.26%85.53%
- 49Eador. Masters of the Broken World2,81381.47%68.25%
- 50Songs of Silence2,76184.65%80.59%
- 51Ascension2,70179.90%60.35%
- 52Hades' Star2,68683.06%72.97%
- 53Warlock - Master of the Arcane2,65185.34%85.93%
- 54Medieval Kingdom Wars2,61283.23%75.77%
- 55Galactic Civilizations IV2,61082.51%72.26%
- 56Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes2,53183.00%74.40%
- 57Sid Meier's Starships2,47678.73%50.28%
- 58Slipways2,31187.10%92.82%
- 59Warsim: The Realm of Aslona2,22287.63%95.99%
- 60Dominions 5 - Warriors of the Faith2,17386.73%93.88%
- 61Thea 2: The Shattering2,16784.70%79.74%
- 62Heart of the Machine2,13386.29%91.51%
- 63As Far As The Eye2,12682.82%71.73%
- 64StarDrive 22,10280.48%55.28%
- 65Europa Universalis III Complete2,05484.50%81.16%
- 66Rebuild 3: Gangs of Deadsville2,05085.34%86.10%
- 67Driftland: The Magic Revival2,01683.53%72.37%
- 68Conquest of Elysium 51,99486.00%90.12%
- 69Fantasy General II1,98484.42%80.59%
- 70A Game of Thrones: The Board Game - Digital Edition1,96882.71%70.17%
- 71Shadow Empire1,95685.42%83.59%
- 72Predynastic Egypt1,93186.71%91.56%
- 73ZEPHON1,92885.33%83.04%
- 74March of Empires1,86881.53%61.99%
- 75Distant Worlds: Universe1,85683.60%75.11%
- 76Master of Orion 21,75986.87%96.48%
- 77Galactic Civilizations II: Ultimate Edition1,71284.48%76.93%
- 78Ozymandias: Bronze Age Empire Sim1,67886.09%87.96%
- 79Hexarchy1,65285.24%81.96%
- 80The Heroic Legend of Eagarlnia1,62385.21%85.40%
- 81Industries of Titan1,61781.97%62.09%
- 82AI War: Fleet Command1,61184.77%82.25%
- 83Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization1,58185.90%86.72%
- 84AI War 21,56385.46%87.27%
- 85Breachway1,52483.93%75.72%
- 86StarDrive1,48579.94%44.65%
- 87Microcivilization1,45484.88%78.75%
- 88Dominions 4: Thrones of Ascension1,44985.88%90.68%
- 89Warlock 2: The Exiled1,30983.95%69.98%
- 90Eador. Imperium1,26684.02%74.80%
- 91Egypt: Old Kingdom1,26485.91%86.95%
- 92Master of Magic1,23183.62%70.92%
- 93Line War1,18184.63%79.93%
- 94Sid Meier's Colonization (Classic)1,15686.86%96.19%
- 95Ymir1,11584.23%75.70%
- 96Airship: Kingdoms Adrift1,06684.23%75.33%
- 97Age of Wonders1,04885.06%78.24%
- 98道衍诀1,01081.92%49.60%
- 99War Planet Online: Global Conquest98183.69%62.39%
- 100Three Kingdoms: Innovatory98182.83%58.82%
