4X games on Steam
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Steam tag · 1,062 games · 128 released in the last 12 months · median 76% positive across 525 games with 10+ reviews · 1,976,813 Steam reviews
Share of new releases
0.48% of new Steam releases in the last 12 months (128 games), 0.46% the 12 before (87). By year: 2014: 1.2%, 2015: 1.1%, 2016: 0.49%, 2017: 0.46%, 2018: 0.33%, 2019: 0.49%, 2020: 0.36%, 2021: 0.53%, 2022: 0.53%, 2023: 0.66%, 2024: 0.48%, 2025: 0.46%, 2026: 0.49%.
Most reviewed 4X games
- Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI · 2016
- Stellaris · 2016
- Sid Meier's Civilization® V · 2010
- Crusader Kings III · 2020
- Europa Universalis IV · 2013
- Total War: WARHAMMER II · 2017
- Manor Lords · 2024
- Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition · 2021
Breakouts of the last 12 months
- Europa Universalis V · 2025
- Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era · 2026
- MENACE · 2026
- Terra Invicta · 2026
- Quasimorph · 2026
- Xenonauts 2 · 2026
- ENDLESS Legend™ 2 · 2026
- Whiskerwood · 2025
Often paired with
Strategy, Simulation, Turn-Based Strategy, Grand Strategy, Management, War, Resource Management, Sci-fi, Tactical, Economy