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2026PCSteam Deck playable81 % positive25.49 €

You lead a colonial power in the age of imperialism: discover and settle the world, allocate your labor, corner markets and fight tactical battles. Economy and warfare intertwine as the world descends into conflict.

Historical setting
Economy and management
Turn-based combat
Deep systems to master

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Sid Meier's Colonization

99 %Match

1994PC96 % positive6.99 €

Historical setting
Economy and management
Turn-based combat

A turn-based 4X strategy game set in the colonial era: you lead a European power in the New World, founding settlements, trading goods, managing resources, and ultimately fighting for independence from the Crown.

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Old World

Historical setting

A turn-based 4X game set in classical antiquity where you lead a dynasty rather than just an empire. Character-driven events, court intrigue and family members add narrative twists on top of classic city building and warfare.

Sid Meier's Civilization II

Historical setting

This strategy classic has you lead a civilization from the dawn of history into the future, founding cities, researching technology, trading and waging war. Its 'just one more turn' loop turns every game into a long, gripping saga of your own making.

Sid Meier's Civilization III

Deep systems to master

A classic turn-based 4X strategy game where you lead a nation from the ancient age to the modern era. You found cities, research technologies, handle diplomacy and compete through conquest, culture or space travel.

Sid Meier's Civilization V

Historical setting

The classic 4X strategy game: you guide a civilization across millennia, from its first settlement to the space age. Hex-based combat, city-states and multiple paths to victory create the famous "one more turn" pull.

Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization

Historical setting

A reimagining of the 1994 classic built on Civilization IV: you found colonies in the New World, manage trade and economy, and ultimately fight for independence from the mother country.

Empire: Total War

Deep systems to master

An 18th-century grand strategy game: manage your empire on a turn-based campaign map, then fight real-time land battles and the series' first fully 3D naval battles with sailing ships and musket lines.

Oriental Empires

Historical setting

A turn-based 4X strategy game set in ancient China where you grow cities, research technologies and lead large armies in battles fought right on the campaign map.

Medieval: Total War

Deep systems to master

Combines a turn-based campaign map with huge real-time battles across medieval Europe. Diplomacy, trade, espionage and religion shape your dynasty's rise over four centuries.

Sid Meier's Civilization

Historical setting

The founding classic of 4X strategy: guide a civilization from 4000 BC to the space age, researching technologies, founding cities and competing through diplomacy or conquest. This is where the famous 'just one more turn' compulsion began.