The top 25 4x strategy games of all time
From thecrankyhermit
See GUTCH for information on this genre and its place on the genre hierarchy.
The top 5:
1: Civilization II (1996)
2: Civilization (1991)
3: Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri (1999)
4: Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia (1999)
5: Master of Orion II: Battle at Antares (1996)
The rest (in alphabetical order):
Age of Wonders (1999)
Alien Legacy (1994)
Ascendancy (1995)
Civilization: Call to Power (1999)
Call to Power II (2000)
Civilization III (2001)
Civilization IV (2005)
Civilization V (2010)
Heroes of Might and Magic (1995)
Heroes of Might and Magic II: The Succession Wars (1996)
Heroes of Might and Magic IV (2002)
Heroes of Might and Magic V (2006)
Imperialism (1997)
Master of Magic (1994)
Master of Orion (1993)
Shogun: Total War (2000)
Medieval: Total War (2002)
Rome: Total War (2004)
Medieval II: Total War (2006)
Warlords II (1993)