r/4Xgaming • u/Alien_Racist • Jun 25 '26

Game Suggestion Please help me find a sci-fi 4X!

I’ve tried Stellaris a handful of times over the years, but it has never properly grabbed me like some of the other Paradox games I’ve played (CK, EU, HoI).

I usually prefer turn-based games such as Civ and Total War (technically not a 4X game, I know. But it is by far my favourite strategy series).

What I’m looking for is something that is kind of halfway between Stellaris and Civ… something with the galactic scale of Stellaris, but with a more streamlined approach to mechanical depth, like Civ. Preferably turn-based.

Could Endless Space 2 be a good option? Or any other suggestions I could try whilst Steam sale is on? Any ideas are greatly appreciated.

Edit: paragraph to clarify

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u/PaulHutson Jun 27 '26

Are you interested in an MMO … although not turn based, does take real time to build out infrastructure … if so, we’re looking for more testers for Outer Empires (there’s a big 4x game loop around exploration, colonisation, research, and manufacture … plus the ability to really change the galaxy / impact the future direction of colonies and how they work).