Mac is a GameRant writer, who has been gaming for over 40 years. He mostly plays multiplayer or co-op games, with the same group of friends he has played with online for 25 years. The 4X strategy ...

Originally from the UK Anthony is an avid reader and writer, now based in Finland. He graduated from the University of Nottingham with a BA in German with Dutch Studies and spent a semester each in ...

Grand strategy games with 4X elements offer various ways to destroy enemies and require strategic thinking. Titles in this genre vary in terms of freedom, learning curve, and gameplay depth. Victoria: ...

Taking its name from the four main gameplay elements of the genre, 4X strategy games focus on exploration, exploitation, expansion, and extermination. Moving around a map, often shrouded in the fog of ...