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239 games like FreeCol · 1972 – 2024

  • Why 95Form1.00World.25Curated1.00Lists1.004x · Turn-based strategy · Often paired · Also in 4X games

    C-evo

    2006

    Windows

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

    C-evo is a free turn-based strategy computer game whose source code is in the public domain by German developer Steffen Gerlach, its programmer and designer, making the game freeware.

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  • Why 93Form.96World.25Curated.85Lists1.004x · Turn-based strategy · Often paired · Also in 4X games

    Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64 +1

    4XTurn-based strategy4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)Bird view / IsometricStrategy

    Being one of the first, if not the first, 4X game you conquer your way through the galaxy.

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  • Why 91Form.65World.25Curated.97Lists.004x · Turn-based strategy · Often paired

    Empire

    1972

    Peter Langston · HP 2100, HP 3000, Linux +3

    4XTurn-based strategy4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)Bird view / IsometricComputer wargame

    Empire is a 4X wargame created in 1972 by Peter Langston, taking its name from a Reed College board game of the same name. It was initially created by Langston in BASIC on an HP2000 minicomputer at Evergreen State College. When the host com

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  • PlayStation console exclusiveWhy 89Form.83World.25Curated.78Lists.654x · Turn-based strategy · Often paired · Also in 4X games

    MicroProse · N-Gage, PlayStation, Windows +1

    4XTurn-based strategy4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)Bird view / IsometricHistorical

    A turn-based strategy video game set around several different historic civilizations.

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  • Why 88Form.68World.25Curated.83Lists1.004x · Turn-based strategy · Often paired · Also in 4X games

    4XTurn-based strategy4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)Bird view / IsometricScience

    Galactic Civilizations II (GalCiv II) is a 4X Grand strategy game set in the 23rd century, when multiple alien civilizations scramble to conquer the galaxy, planet by planet, by force, diplomacy, influence (culture), or technology. GalCiv I

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  • Why 88Form.92World.27Curated.68Lists1.004x · Turn-based strategy · Often paired · Also in 4X games

    Avalon Hill · MS-DOS

    4XTurn-based strategy4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)Bird view / IsometricSimulation

    Based loosely on the Civilization biard game from Avalon Hill in which you guide your tribe towards a great nation, while competing with your neighbours and face catastrophes like earthquakes or plagues.

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  • Why 76Form.87World.25Curated.39Lists.784x · Turn-based strategy · Also in 4X games

    Pollux Gamelabs · Windows

    4XTurn-based strategy4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)Bird view / IsometricScience

    Lost Empire: Immortals is a 4x turn-based strategy game, featuring multiple star maps with up to 5000 star systems, 6 different races and an extensive research tree. The battles are rendered in 3D - although the player cannot control them -

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  • Why 64Form.57World.25Curated.37Lists.784x · Turn-based strategy · Also in 4X games

    Amiga, Apple II, Apple IIGS +6

    4XTurn-based strategy4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)Bird view / IsometricGrand strategy

    Reach for the Stars is a space strategy game where players manage their own civilization in a 2D galaxy. Players compete against up to three AI opponents, focusing on economic management, planetary development, fleet construction, and techn

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  • Why 62Form.76World.25Curated.20Lists.784x · Also in 4X games

    4X4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)Strategy

    Into the Void is a video game developed by American studio Adrenalin Entertainment and published by Playmates Interactive Entertainment for DOS in 1997.

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  • PlayStation console exclusiveWhy 62Form.53World.25Curated.36Lists.63Turn-based strategy · Also in Turn-based strategy games

    MicroProse Software, Inc. · Windows, macOS, PlayStation

    Turn-based strategy4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)Bird view / IsometricStrategy

    A turn-based strategy video game set around several different historic civilizations.

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  • Why 61Form.86World.27Curated.12Lists.784x · Turn-based strategy · Also in 4X games

    Stardock · Windows

    4XTurn-based strategy4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)StrategyScience 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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  • Why 60Form.57World.25Curated.31Lists1.004x · Turn-based strategy · Also in 4X games

    Holistic Design · Windows

    4XTurn-based strategy4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)Bird view / IsometricStrategy

    Emperor of the Fading Suns is a science fiction "grand-scale" space strategy computer game made by Holistic Design in 1996. This game was based on Holistic's in-house role playing game Fading Suns. The game had a wide array of units and a c

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  • Why 59Form.77World.25Curated.14Lists1.004x · Turn-based strategy · Also in 4X games

    4XTurn-based strategy4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)StrategyManagement

    Anacreon: Reconstruction 4021 is a video game written by George Moromisato for MS-DOS and published by Thinking Machine Associates in 1987. Anacreon is a turn-based game in which human and computer players explore the galaxy, conquering wo

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  • Why 58Form.77World.25Curated.13Lists1.004x · Turn-based strategy · Also in 4X games

    4XTurn-based strategy4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)StrategyManagement

    Anacreon: Reconstruction 4021 is a video game written by George Moromisato for MS-DOS and published by Thinking Machine Associates in 1987. Anacreon is a turn-based game in which human and computer players explore the galaxy, conquering wo

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  • Why 55Form.89World.25Curated.00Lists.784x · Turn-based strategy · Also in 4X games

    Linux, Windows, macOS

    4XTurn-based strategy4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)Bird view / IsometricIndie

    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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  • Why 55Form.96World.02Curated.00Lists1.004x · Turn-based strategy · Also in 4X games

    Xconq

    1987

    Windows, macOS

    4XTurn-based strategy

    Xconq is an open-source computer strategy game. This multiplayer video game was first posted to comp.sources.games, on 9 July 1987. Xconq is released as free and open-source software, under the terms of the GNU GPL-2.0-or-later.

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  • Why 54Form.53World.25Curated.24Lists.654x · Turn-based strategy · Also in 4X games

    C Prompt Games · Windows

    4XTurn-based strategy4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)Bird view / IsometricHistorical

    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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  • Why 53Form.64World.25Curated.14Lists.004x · Turn-based strategy

    Avalon Hill · Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64 +6

    4XTurn-based strategy4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)Grand strategyStrategy

    Andromeda Conquest is a strategy / conquest game in which one to four players build galactic empires by establishing and defending space colonies, managing resources, and battling other players for control of star systems. Before every turn

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  • PlayStation console exclusiveWhy 52Form.54World.43Curated.15Lists.654x · Turn-based strategy · Also in 4X games

    Firaxis Games · Android, PlayStation Vita, iOS

    4XTurn-based strategy4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)Bird view / IsometricHistorical

    The sequel to one of the most successful strategy games on mobile is here! Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution 2 challenges players to build a glorious empire that will stand the test of time. This is the first game in the Civilization cata

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  • Why 52Form.82World.25Curated.00Lists.784x · Turn-based strategy · Also in 4X games

    Heliotrope Studios · macOS

    4XTurn-based strategy4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)Real-time strategyStrategy

    Pax Imperia is a 4X game for the Apple Macintosh, released in 1992. The game won praise for its complex gameplay, real-time mode and ability for up to 16 players to join a single game using AppleTalk. Pax Imperia: Eminent Domain was release

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  • Why 52Form.55World.25Curated.18Lists1.004x · Turn-based strategy · Also in 4X games

    Stars!

    1995

    MS-DOS, Windows

    4XTurn-based strategy4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)Space operaStrategy

    Stars! is a turn-based strategy, science fiction 4X game.

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  • Why 52Form.91World.00Curated.00Lists1.004x · Turn-based strategy · Also in 4X games

    Linux, MS-DOS, Windows +1

    4XTurn-based strategyStrategy

    VGA Planets is a multi-player, space strategy war game originally released in 1992. The game simulates combat in space between galactic scale empires. It follows the 4X game (eXplore, eXpand, eXploit & eXterminate) model: The players start

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  • Why 50Form.79World.25Curated.00Lists.784x · Turn-based strategy · Also in 4X games

    4XTurn-based strategy4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)IndieScience

    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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  • Why 50Form.58World.25Curated.14Lists1.004x · Turn-based strategy · Also in 4X games

    Malfador Machinations · Windows

    4XTurn-based strategy4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)Bird view / IsometricSpace opera

    The award-winning Space Empires IV Deluxe is the latest edition in the Space Empires series. A grand strategy title in the space 4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate) genre, Space Empires has already found a place in the heart of s

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  • Why 50Form.86World.00Curated.00Lists.634x · Turn-based strategy · Also in Turn-based strategy games

    4XTurn-based strategyScience

    Thousand Parsec (TP) is a free and open source project with the goal of creating a framework for turn-based space empire building games. Thousand Parsec is a framework for creating a specific group of games, which are often called 4X games,

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  • Why 49Form.52World.25Curated.16Lists.814x · Turn-based strategy · Also in 4X games

    Triumph Studios · PS4, Windows, Xbox One +1

    4XTurn-based strategy4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)Bird view / IsometricScience

    Age of Wonders: Planetfall is the new strategy game from Triumph Studios, creators of the critically acclaimed Age of Wonders and Overlord series, bringing all the exciting tactical-turn based combat and in-depth 4X empire building of its p

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  • Why 49Form.76World.25Curated.00Lists.784x · Also in 4X games

    Code Force · Windows

    4X4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)Bird view / IsometricSimulationStrategy

    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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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 49Form.76World.25Curated.00Lists1.004x · Turn-based strategy · Also in 4X games

    Midjiwan · Android, Linux, Switch +3

    4XTurn-based strategy4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)Bird view / IsometricAdventure

    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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  • Why 48Form.82World.00Curated.00Lists.784x · Turn-based strategy · Also in 4X games

    Illwinter Game Design · Linux, Windows, macOS

    4XTurn-based strategyIndieStrategy

    In Dominions 5 you take control of a powerful being that rules a nation and aspires to godhood. The type of Pretender Gods can vary from magically powerful arch mages to huge titans or large monuments. Dominions is a deep 4x turn based str

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  • Why 48Form.53World.36Curated.12Lists.784x · Also in 4X games

    Browser

    4X4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)Bird view / IsometricSpace trading and combatStrategy

    A free-to-play browser-based multi-player 4x strategy game. The simplified gameplay puts an emphasis on diplomacy.

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  • Why 48Form.73World.25Curated.00Lists.784x · Also in 4X games

    Heliotrope Studios · Windows, macOS

    4X4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)Bird view / IsometricReal-time strategyStrategy

    This is a Spacial Estrategy game, a mix between Master of Orion and Imperium Galactica. You can be one of many races, each with advantages and disadvantages. The whole game is very customizable, from allowing you to customize galaxy size to

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  • Why 48Form.63World.25Curated.08Lists.644x · Also in 4X games

    Digital Reality · Amiga, MS-DOS

    4X4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)Bird view / IsometricAdventureReal-time strategy

    Around a distant Sun lies the planet of your ancestors - Earth. Forced to flee from anarchy and chaos you are finally ready to return for the REUNION. As President all decisions are yours to make. You must not fail...

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 48Form.56World.00Curated.17Lists.00Turn-based strategy

    Turn-based strategyBird view / IsometricScience fiction

    Robot Warlords is a Sci-fi turn based strategy game that was released on the PS2 back on December 14th 2001. It didn't get very good reviews, or sales and, hence, is very very rare.

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  • Why 48Form.81World.00Curated.00Lists.784x · Turn-based strategy · Also in 4X games

    Amiga, Atari ST, Atari ST/STE +1

    4XTurn-based strategyStrategyScience fictionText

    Stellar Crusade is a two player game of exploitation and conquest on an interstellar scale. Two rival factions, The League and The People's Holy Republic, compete over a span of decades for control of a small, but richly endowed, star clust

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  • Why 47Form.70World.25Curated.00Lists1.004x · Turn-based strategy · Also in 4X games

    Proxy Studios · Linux, Windows, macOS

    4XTurn-based strategy4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)SimulationStrategy

    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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  • Why 47Form.70World.25Curated.00Lists.784x · Turn-based strategy · Also in 4X games

    Proxy Studios · Linux, Windows

    4XTurn-based strategy4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)Bird view / IsometricReal-time strategy

    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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  • Why 46Form.70World.27Curated.00Lists1.004x · Turn-based strategy · Also in 4X games

    Firaxis Games · Windows, iOS, macOS

    4XTurn-based strategy4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)Bird view / IsometricScience

    Sid Meier’s Starships challenges players to build a planetary federation by exploring the galaxy, expanding its influence and domain, researching futuristic technologies and engaging in deep, turn-based tactical space combat with an armada

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  • Why 46Form.69World.25Curated.00Lists1.004x · Turn-based strategy · Also in 4X games

    Windows

    4XTurn-based strategy4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)Bird view / IsometricStrategy

    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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  • Why 45Form.49World.25Curated.12Lists1.004x · Turn-based strategy · Also in 4X games

    Delta Tao Software · Amiga, Android, MS-DOS +3

    4XTurn-based strategy4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)Bird view / IsometricScience

    Spaceward Ho! is a turn-based science fiction computer strategy game that was written by Peter Commons, designed by Joe Williams (Joedelta) and published by Delta Tao Software. The first version was released in 1990, and further upgrades fo

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  • Why 43Form.61World.25Curated.00Lists.784x · Also in 4X games

    Electronic Arts · Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS

    4X4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)ShooterStrategyManagement

    Imperium is a 4X strategy video game published by Electronic Arts in 1990 for the Amiga, Atari ST, and DOS.

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  • Why 43Form.71World.00Curated.00Lists.784x · Also in 4X games

    Blue Wizard Digital · Linux, Windows, macOS

    4XIndieStrategy

    Terrorize the galaxy for fun and profit! Space Tyrant is a fast-paced roguelike-lite 5X game set in a grimly grimdark future of eternal war. Build a terrifying space fleet, make enemies and disintegrate peaceful extraterrestrials in your re

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  • Why 42Form.42World.00Curated.17Lists.00Turn-based strategy

    Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum

    Turn-based strategyStrategyWarfare

    Battlefield Germany is a Strategy game, developed by Cybercon Enterprises and published by PSS, which was released in Europe in 1987.

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  • Why 42Form.39World.25Curated.14Lists1.004x · Turn-based strategy · Also in 4X games

    Linux, Windows

    4XTurn-based strategy4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)Bird view / IsometricStrategy

    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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  • Why 42Form.47World.25Curated.10Lists1.004x · Turn-based strategy · Also in 4X games

    MicroProse · Windows

    4XTurn-based strategy4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)StrategyBased on - tv show

    Star Trek: The Next Generation - Birth of the Federation is a 4X turn based strategy game based on the popular sci-fi television show. Take one of 5 familiar Star Trek races from small beginnings, to the dominant force in the galaxy. Contro

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  • Why 42Form.61World.25Curated.00Lists.784x · Also in 4X games

    Windows

    4X4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)Bird view / IsometricIndieReal-time strategy

    StarDrive sets a new benchmark for the ‘4X Space Strategy’ genre. Starting with a single planet and a small number of space-worthy vessels, you must venture forth into the galaxy, conquer new worlds, build new colonies and defend your very

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  • Why 41Form.66World.00Curated.00Lists1.004x · Turn-based strategy · Also in 4X games

    MS-DOS, Windows

    4XTurn-based strategySpace operaStrategy

    An early 4X space strategy game that foreshadowed the more recent Master of Orion I and II. The game can be played with 2-6 players, any combination of which can be either human or AI controlled. There is no real sound in Armada 2525, save

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  • Why 41Form.65World.00Curated.00Lists.644x · Also in 4X games

    Windows

    4XReal-time strategyStrategy

    One brave captain defies an empire as billions hunger for liberty. As hope is awakened, so too is wrath. In the fact of imperial power, some will fight, many will surrender, and a few will betray all.

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