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1994 PC 6.99 € 👍 96 % Overwhelmingly positive, 1,004 reviews on Steam

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.

What defines Sid Meier's Colonization:

  • Turn-based combat
  • Tactical depth
  • Lots to discover
  • Challenging difficulty

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Sid Meier's Civilization III

98 %

2001 PC

  • Turn-based combat
  • Tactical depth
  • Gameplay comes before story

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

Lots to discover

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.

Sid Meier's Civilization II

Realistic visuals

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.

Age of History II

Realistic visuals

A turn-based grand strategy game on a world map where you lead any nation to power through diplomacy and war. Easy to learn, with high replayability thanks to free choice of country and mod support.

Civilization: Call to Power

Realistic visuals

A turn-based 4X empire builder where you guide a civilization from the Stone Age into the far future. Its late eras stand out, with underwater cities and space colonies.

Humankind

Turn-based combat

A turn-based 4X strategy game where you blend cultures across six eras to build a one-of-a-kind civilization. Switching culture each era sets it apart from genre peers like Civilization.

Medieval: Total War

Realistic visuals

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 IV

Lots to discover

The classic 4X strategy game where you guide a civilization from the Stone Age to the space race, with religions, cultural borders and diplomacy. Famous for its 'one more turn' pull and the award-winning theme 'Baba Yetu'.

Sid Meier's Civilization V

Lots to discover

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.

Magic: The Gathering

Challenging difficulty

This 1997 Magic adaptation pairs card duels with an overworld adventure in the plane of Shandalar. You collect cards, refine your deck and defeat wizards of the five colors before a villain grows too powerful.

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