Theme
4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)
Browse the best retro games in the 4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate) theme and jump straight into the most-played picks.
Showing 1-20 of 24 games

Sid Meier's Civilization
1991 • Strategy • Dos

Master of Orion II: Battle at Antares
Strategy • Dos

Master of Orion
Strategy • Dos

Master of Magic
Strategy • Dos

King's Bounty
1989 • Role-playing (RPG) • Dos

Sid Meier's Colonization
Simulator • Dos

Ascendancy
Strategy • Dos

Centurion: Defender of Rome
1990 • Strategy • Dos

KKND: Krush Kill 'N Destroy
Real Time Strategy (RTS) • Dos

Mega lo Mania
Real Time Strategy (RTS) • Dos

Imperium Galactica
Simulator • Dos

Alien Legacy
1993 • Real Time Strategy (RTS) • Dos

Reunion
1993 • Strategy • Dos

KKnD
Real Time Strategy (RTS) • Dos

Out of This World
Simulator • Nintendo Super Nes

Gold of the Americas: The Conquest of the New World
1988 • Strategy • Dos

Battle Master
Strategy • Dos

Destroyer
Real Time Strategy (RTS) • Dos
Star Reach
1987 • Strategy • Dos

Star Legions
Strategy • Dos
Most played in 4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)
The games this collection is known for, ranked by real play activity.

Sid Meier's Civilization
Strategy • Turn-based strategy (TBS) • Dos
#1
65,171 plays

Master of Orion II: Battle at Antares
Strategy • Turn-based strategy (TBS) • Dos
#2
39,369 plays

Master of Orion
Strategy • Turn-based strategy (TBS) • Dos
#3
18,964 plays

Master of Magic
Strategy • Turn-based strategy (TBS) • Dos
#4
15,387 plays

King's Bounty
Role-playing (RPG) • Strategy • Dos
#5
11,732 plays

Sid Meier's Colonization
Simulator • Strategy • Dos
#6
9,757 plays