Post your top X favorite 4X games of all time

[Bou]

With the X in the word 'top X' being an arbitrary number of choice.
Use a vertical format like this:
1.
2.
3.
And so on all the way down to X and rank number 1 as best or most favorite with relative lower ratings for consective higher numerals. Please edit your post if you have played new 4x games after posting your list and add or replace them if they deserve a ranking so this thread is future proof. Thanks for your cooperation.

Originally posted by BlackSmokeDMax:

Wondering if I should rank relative to "fun/great at that time" vs "fun/great of all time"

Do it 'of all time' so that it will be usefull to newcomers of the genre as well. Rate them at this point in time relative to other 4x games instead of what you would have rated them at release.

[BlackSmokeDMax]

Dang, that is a tough one. Gonna require some thought. Wondering if I should rank relative to "fun/great at that time" vs "fun/great of all time"

early, preliminary thoughts to get the juices flowing in my brain.

1. Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
2. Civ 2/4/5/6 (not ranked in any order yet, just my favs of that series)
3. Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes
4. Galactic Civilizations (as a series, played GC2 - a LOT, little bit of GC3)
5. Moo2
6. Ascendancy
7.
8.

[Nasarog]

Oh, this is going to get long.

I'll rate 5 games.

1. Endless Legend tied with Ascendancy
2. Master of Orion 2
3. Civilization 4
4. Endless Space 2
5. Age of Wonders 3

Honorable Mentions: Galactic Civilizations 2 (Complete), Civilizations 5, SId Meier's ALpha Centauri.

[Tragic]

Top 10 4x All Time

RULES: Can not list two games from the one series.

Stellaris
Alpha Centauri
Galactic Civilizations 2
Amanda 2526
Dominions 3 (probably 4, just haven't played it as much)
Star Trek - Federations
Space Empires V
Civilisation III
Sorcerer King
Warlords


There are a lot of really great games that I want to put on this list, but they are technically not 4xs. If they were added to the list it would change it a lot.

Games I want to list but are not "technically 4x (not ordered)

Europa Universals IV
Crusader Kings II
Star Wars Rebellion
Heroes of Might and Magic III (3 seems to be when they get it right)
Anno 1503
The Sunless Sea

[Army Pea]

Here we go gents.

1. Stellaris.
2. Master of Magic (with insecticide patch)
3. Civilization 5.
4. Distant Worlds Universe

I was considering adding more to my list but these are the games I enjoyed the most , by far, and would also recommend to friends who were looking for a particular 4x type game

[Martok]

Oh boy, this is going to be tough. Let's see here...


1.) Stellaris
2.) Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes
3.) Distant Worlds
4.) Armada 2526
5.) Star Trek TNG: Birth of the Federation
6.) Stardrive 2
7.) Oriental Empires
8.) Age of Wonders 3
9.) Imperium Galactica II: Alliances
10.) Pandora: First Contact


A few of these games could possibly move up or down a spot (especially in the lower half of my list), but they're all definitely among my All-Time Top 4X's.

[Masacre]

Well, this is a doozy. Going to be lax in the definition of 4x in my list.

1. Master of Orion 2: Battle at Antares (no question)
   
2. Heroes of Might and Magic III Complete Edition
   
3. Endless Space 1
   
4. Colonization
   
5. Warlords
   
6. (Master of Orion Conquer the Stars) (not sure about this one yet, growing on me)
   
7. Stellaris

Plenty of honourable mentions, but kind of pointless to list em here.

[Kazaaakplethkilik]

1. Alpha Centauri/Alien Crossfire
2. Civilization II
3.Civilization V
4.Master of Orion 2: Battle at Antares
5. AI War: Fleet Command (probably closer to 3X since there's little distinction between expand and exterminate)
6. Stellaris (pre 2.0 this may have been at 1 or 2 for me)

[the_cull]

1. Dominions 4 or 5
2. Heroes of Might and Magic III
3. Spaceward Ho!
4. Civ 3
5. Thea the Awakening
6. Endless Space
7. Kohan: Immortal Sovereigns
8. Stellaris
9. Endless Legend
10. Oriental Empires

[MizzouRah]

I don't really have a particular order.. depends on my mood.

1. Endless Legend and all DLC's
2. Endless Space 2
3. Gal Civ 3 and all DLC's
4. Warlock
5. Civ VI
6. Civ BE
7. TWWH 1 and 2
8. Sorcerer King (I just purchased Rivals but loved the original)
9. Fallen Enchantress LH
10. Endless Space
11. Civ IV
12. Age of Empires III

[Reelacks]

In Order

1. Endless Legend
2. Endless Space 2
3. Stellaris
4. Galactic Civilizations 3
5. Nobunaga's Ambition (The old NES games - Nostalgia pick)
6. Civilization 5
7. Civilization: Beyond Earth (with Rising Tide)
8. Age Of Wonders 3
9. Stars in Shadow
10. Sorcerer King:Rivals

[Tragic]

all these lazy folk not taking the time to order the list.. what is the point then/> You may as well just sort steam by the tag 4x..

[grubsteak]

1. Alpha Centari
2.Civ III
(there are probably better 4x's maybe than these top 2, but to me, playing those when I was younger was an almost unreal experience, I literally never wanted to do anything else ever)
3. Endless Legend
4. AOW III
5. FE:LH

[molari]

1. Alpha Centauri
2. - 10. Everything else

[Hstio]

To appease Tragic, in order:

1. Distant Worlds
2. Civ IV (I also enjoyed Civ V, but Tragic wanted only one per franchise)
3. HOMM 3 (I don't know why people don't think it's 4X)
4. MOO 2
5. Master of Magic
6. Age of Wonders - I guess 3, but I loved both 1 and 2 as well
7. Stellaris - although I haven't played much after 1.9
8. Star Trek Birth of the Federation with mods
9. Fallen Enchantress Legendary Heroes
10. Bandit Kings of Ancient China

[Army Pea]

Heroes of might and magic 3?
Never played the series... is it worth a pick up?