Acclaimed Video Games
The top 1,000 most recommended games across 827 critic lists from 134 publications.
Updated: October 26, 2025
Most Acclaimed 4X Strategy Games of All Time
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#1 Sid Meier's Civilization IV (2005) (#103)
Firaxis Games | MAC, WIN | Turn-Based Strategy / 4X Strategy | ~13h | 30 lists
#2 Sid Meier's Civilization V (2010) (#227)
Firaxis Games | MAC, WIN | Turn-Based Strategy / 4X Strategy | ~40h | 26 lists
#3 Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri (1999) (#628)
Firaxis Games | 3 | Turn-Based Strategy / 4X Strategy | ~26h | 6 lists
#4 Master of Orion (1993) (#842)
Simtex, Take-Two Interactive | DOS, MAC | Turn-Based Strategy / 4X Strategy | ~14h | 4 lists
#5 Sid Meier's Civilization VI (2016) (#844)
Firaxis Games | 3 | Turn-Based Strategy / 4X Strategy | ~23h | 12 lists
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