Beginner 4x game

[Tempuwu]

I know 4X games tend to have a large and lengthy learning curve for players so I was wondering if Civ 6 would be a good intro game to the genre for a beginner to learn the ins and out of it.

I also have Endless space 1/2, Endless Legend, Age of Wonder 4, Warhammer Gladius, and Stellaris if those may be better options

[Bouchart]

Most modern 4x games have multiple difficulty settings and in-game help files. That includes Civ 6.

For what it's worth the first 4x game I played was Civilization 2. It's not commercially sold anywhere and it's a bit finicky to run on a modern computer, but it's a good place to start.

Master of Orion 2 is another great choice. It's on Steam for $6 full price, and if you can wait it'll probably be on sale soon enough.

I would not recommend Stellaris for a beginner. Nope.

[grognardgary]

Endless Legend isn't really a 4x game in my opinion. They're still building Stellaris which is to say the mechanics change occasionally drastically every few months. Haven't played the others Civ vi isn't what I would call beginner friendly on the other hand the community is fairly friendly and more than willing to help.

[colostmy4]

The tutorial for Civ VI is probably not their best tutorial and you can't really save the tutorial games. I started with Civ II, but the game has changed a lot since then, and like someone else said, it probably won't work on more modern computers and you really can't play it on a console like you can Civ VI. It took me time to get used to Civ VI, and I'm still always learning new things about the game.

[Skumboni]

Any 4x game worth playing has a steep initial learning curve, The first 2 x words to work on are explore and exterminate bandits. Then exploit and expand until you are ready to exterminate the others. Or do like I usually do and convert them all to my religion.

[Malvastor]

CIv 6 on a lower difficulty would be a good option.

I would not recommend Stellaris. Paradox games in general tend to have a relatively unforgiving learning curve, sometimes even on lower difficulties, and Stellaris in particular has a few things that can unavoidably screw you over through no fault of your own.

[Rift]

Stellaris compared to Civ 6 is like comparing Calculus to Simple Addition. If you play Stellaris, Civ 6 should be a cake walk.