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Civilization III, like the other Civilization games, is based around building an empire, from the ground up, beginning at start of recorded history and continuing beyond the current modern day. The player's civilization is centered around a

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Sid Meier and Firaxis Games will take this incredibly fun and addictive game to new heights by adding new ways to play and win, new tools to manage and expand your civilization, all-new easy to use mod capabilities and intense multiplayer m

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4XHistoricalSimulationStrategyTurn-based strategy

Humankind is a historical strategy game where you will re-write the entire narrative of humankind, a convergence of culture, history, and values that allows you to create a civilization that is as unique as you are. How far will you push hu

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AdventureHistoricalSimulationStrategyTurn-based strategy

The New World lies before you with all its peril, promise and infinite possibility. Your colonists anxiously follow you to shore. The treasures of an entire continent await you. Finally, the much-anticipated follow-up to Civilization is he

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4XStrategyTurn-based strategyManagerialTurn-based

Prepare to accept history's greatest challenge - build the world's most powerful empire over a span of 6,300 years, reaching from primitive history to the future realms of science-fiction. Take your place beside history's greatest leaders a

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HistoricalStrategyTurn-based strategyWorld dominationConstruction

Empire: Total War introduces a host of revolutionary new features, including true 3D naval combat. For the first time in the Total War series, you will be able to intuitively command single ships or vast fleets upon seascapes rich with extr

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4XSimulationStrategyTurn-based strategyWorld domination

Freeciv is free and open-source world domination strategy game along the lines of Sid Meier's Civilization I and II.

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4XAdventureSimulationStrategyTurn-based strategy

The Battle of Polytopia is an award-winning turn-based strategy game about building a civilization and going into battle. With millions of players, it has quickly become one of the most popular mobile strategy games. Choose one of many tri

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HistoricalSimulationStrategyEconomyCity builder

It is the year 1602 and you find yourself in command of a sailing vessel, navigating the waters of the uncharted island world of Anker. You have aboard your ship no more than an handful of trusty followers and a limited supply of food and b

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SimulationStrategyTurn-based strategyWorld dominationTurn-based

Freeciv is free and open-source world domination strategy game along the lines of Sid Meier's Civilization I and II.

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HistoricalSimulationStrategyTurn-based strategyTurn-based

Conquer the New world: In the 16th Century, Spanish explorers and soldiers reached the shores of America. The search for gold, fame, and adventure drove these travelers into a treacherous wilderness where they faced hunger, disease, and dan

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HistoricalSimulationStrategyEconomyBird view / Isometric

Paradox Development Studio invites you to build your ideal society in the tumult of the exciting and transformative 19th century. Balance the competing interests in your society and earn your place in the sun in Victoria 3, one of the most

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4XStrategyTurn-based strategyFantasy4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)

Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War brings you to a world of terror and violence. Four factions will engage in a brutal war for dominance over the planet's resources. In the first 4X turn-based strategy game set in Warhammer 40,000 y

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AdventureSimulationStrategyConstructionCity builder

Known as Dawn of Discovery in North America, Anno 1404 is the fourth game in popular city management series.

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AdventureHistoricalSimulationStrategyTurn-based strategy

Hammer of the Gods is a strategy / tactical combat hybrid released in 1994

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AdventureStrategyTurn-based strategyWorld dominationTurn-based

Jagged Alliance 2 is a perfect blend of strategy, roleplaying and tactical combat. With dozen of new weapons, 150+ individual in-game characters, realistic combat physics and more than 10,000 lines of digitalized speech. Welcome to the kill

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4XFantasyStrategyTurn-based strategyWorld domination

In Dominions you take control of a powerful being that rules a nation and aspires to godhood. It all takes place in a fantasy world with monsters, magic items and world altering spells. Dominions is a 4x turn based strategy game with a larg

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4XHistoricalSimulationStrategyTurn-based strategy

Old World is an epic, historical turn-based strategy game. Set in the classical era, Old World gives players the chance to not just build an empire but to found the greatest dynasty of its age.

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4XStrategyTurn-based strategyTurn-basedMilitary

Eador is a universe made of countless shards of land drifting in the Great Nothing. Each of the shards is a little world unto itself, with geography and denizens of its own. The power over the shards is bitterly contested by Masters, the im

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4XSimulationStrategyTurn-based strategyTurn-based

Galactic Civilizations is a space based strategy game in which you are in control of humanity's destiny. The year is 2178, the Terran Alliance has invented a new technology -- Hyperdrive. But the secret has leaked to the other civilizations

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4XStrategyTurn-based strategyTurn-basedEconomy

Experience first-hand the challenges of leading one of 16 different races into unequalled galactic supremacy and face a universe of decisions. Set policies, explore, build, declare war, negotiate - put all these elements into motion to guar

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4XSimulationStrategyTurn-based strategyTurn-based

The ancient Messari return to Pandora with all their might, deploying portals and terrifying ion storms. From these portals come forces never before seen by mankind, and an infestation spreads across Pandora. The strongest factions are the

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4XStrategyTurn-based strategyTurn-basedCity builder

Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic is the third entry in the award winning fantasy strategy series. This fan-favorite enhances the series' praised fusion of empire building, role-playing and tactical combat with the eerie Shadow World and battle

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4XSimulationStrategyTurn-based strategyEconomy

Civilization: Call to Power is a turn-based empire building game. The players start a civilization in the stone age and lead them to the future through science, diplomacy, war, trade, and other actions. Eventually, the player will be buildi

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Worlds of Magic is a 4X turn-based strategy game. Players can explore and conquer an almost limitless number of procedurally generated universes, using military and magical power to overcome their foes. Found cities, raise armies, research

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HistoricalSimulationStrategyWorld dominationColony

Rule your land and dominate the world with unparalleled freedom, depth and historical accuracy. Write a new history of the world and build an empire for the ages.

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4XStrategyTurn-based strategy4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)Science fiction

As the all-powerful leader of a spacefaring civilization, you must seek out new star systems and discover the exciting potential of the subspace realm. There are thousands of worlds to colonize and dozens of civilizations - both old and new

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4XStrategyTurn-based strategyTurn-based4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)

Stars in Shadow is a turn-based 4X strategy game and a vivid tribute to the genre classics. Compete with alien factions to explore and colonize nearby starsystems, build fleets to defend against rivals, negotiate or conquer them. Win by uni

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HistoricalStrategyTurn-based strategyTurn-basedFantasy

Interesting gameplay featuring exploration, management and combat Infinite replayability on customizable, computer-generated worlds Discovering the uncharted during the Age of Exploration era

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4XSimulationStrategyFantasyHistorical

Turn based 4X strategy game, recreating the civilizations of ancient China. Develop your land, build great cities, raise huge armies and fight epic battles, with hundreds of soldiers fighting right on the game map. Advance your technologies

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4XStrategyTurn-based strategy4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)Bird view / Isometric

Explore the galaxy, discover and colonize new planets to acquire enough resources. Design your ships, choosing from different hulls, weapons, shields, and several devices. Once you advance with technologies, new systems will be available, a

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StrategyTurn-based strategyHistorical4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)Bird view / Isometric

At The Gates is an empire builder. If you're unfamiliar with the genre, a good example is Sid Meier's Civilization. Starting with a small tribe, you must explore the world, exploit its scarce resources, and eliminate or outsmart potential e

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Another sunrise, another day of toil. Food must be grown, industries built, science and magic advanced, and wealth collected. Urgency drives these simple efforts, however, for your planet holds a history of unexplained apocalypse, and the w

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Create your own nation in Millennia, a historical turn-based 4X game that challenges your strategic prowess across 10,000 years of history, from the dawn of humanity to our possible futures.

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4XStrategyTurn-based strategy4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)Bird view / Isometric

The third game within the Space Empires series brings the dawn of a new age of exploration. Your race keeps running through the fabric of space and moves to other solar systems beyond your own.

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4XStrategyTurn-based strategy4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)Bird view / Isometric

StarDrive 2 is a 4X Turn Based Strategy game built in the classic style of the singular and incredible Master of Orion 2. In StarDrive 2 you will explore a vibrant galaxy filled with danger and intrigue in a deep turn-based strategy layer.

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SimulationStrategyConstructionEconomyFantasy

Stronghold is a historic real-time strategy game developed by Firefly Studios. While the game focuses primarily on conquest and expansion through military pursuits, Stronghold does provide space for economic strategy and development: there

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4XStrategyTurn-based strategyTurn-basedFantasy

Warlock 2: The Exciled expands on the enchanting world of Ardania. The world has been shattered, and you have been exiled to one of its many shards. The time has come to return to Ardania and seek vengeance on those who cast you out. Battle

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SimulationStrategyEconomyCity builderChristianity

It is the year 1602 and you find yourself in command of a sailing vessel, navigating the waters of the uncharted island world of Anker. You have aboard your ship no more than an handful of trusty followers and a limited supply of food and b

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4XStrategyTurn-based strategy4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)Indie

Lords of the Black Sun is an epic, complex, dense, turn-based 4X PC strategy game, set in deep space. Take command of one race to join the struggle for supremacy in the galaxy. As the leader of your empire you are tasked with exploring the

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Stronghold Crusader 2 is the long awaited sequel to Stronghold: Crusader, the original 'castle sim'. After 12 years Stronghold returns to the deserts of the Middle East circa 1189, with a new 3D engine and realistic castle destruction power

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HistoricalSimulationStrategyEconomyCity builder

Anno 1800: Lead the Industrial Revolution! Welcome to the dawn of the Industrial Age. The path you choose will define your world. Are you an innovator or an exploiter? A conqueror or a liberator? How the world remembers your name is up to y

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4XSimulationStrategy4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)Bird view / Isometric

Distant Worlds 2 is a vast, pausable real-time 4X space strategy game. Experience the full depth and detail of turn-based strategy, but with the simplicity and ease of real-time, and on the scale of a massively-multiplayer online game. The

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HistoricalSimulationStrategyCity builderBird view / Isometric

Pharaoh is a 1999 strategy game developed by Impressions Games and published by Sierra Entertainment.

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HistoricalSimulationStrategyTurn-based strategyWorld domination

Colonial Conquest is a conquest simulation set in the Victorian age of warfare and expansion of the late 1800's and early 1900's.

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4XAdventureSimulationStrategyTurn-based strategy

Horizon is a turn-based space strategy game of galactic exploration and conquest in which you are in control of humanity’s destiny. You will explore deep space, find new frontiers and discover alien artifacts hidden on long-abandoned plane

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HistoricalSimulationStrategyEconomyBird view / Isometric

Knights and Merchants recreates the era of the Middle Ages. Apart from the purely fictitious geography of our world, all game elements and scenes are based on the Anglo-Saxon period, 1200 A.D. And we haven't used imaginary elements like fab

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HistoricalSimulationStrategyWorld dominationFantasy

As King, it is your duty to lead your people in their struggle to raise your kingdom from its humble beginnings to a position of power and prestige. War, diplomacy and a burgeoning economy are the means by which you increase your power and

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