Master of Magic: Caster of Magic
Some of you may be scratching your head thinking that Master of Magic: Caster of Magic sounds very familiar. Well, that is because this is an expansion for a game that came out in the mid-90s! It is ...
4X Games
Astra Exodus
Astra Exodus is a 4X strategy game and one that really did capture my attention. What makes this seem so cool is that it is clearly inspired by many of the classic strategy games from the 90s. Add to ...
Age of Wonders III
I love the fantasy setting of Age of Wonders III. I have to say that as far as 4X style turn-based strategy games go, this is one of the best I have played in quite some time. It keeps much of what ...
Age of Wonders: Planetfall
The first thing that is worth noting about Age of Wonders: Planetfall is that it is taking away the fantasy setting the series is known for. Instead, we have something that feels like it is ripped ...
Sid Meier’s Civilization VI: Gathering Storm
As the second downloadable expansion for Civilization VI (2016), Gathering the Storm (2019) is certainly going all out. With how much they have put into this expansion you would have to think that ...
Warhammer 40,000: Gladius – Relics of War
Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War is a 4X, turn-based strategy game available on the PC. The game was originally released on the 12th July 2018 and is developed by Proxy Studios, a team known ...
Sid Meier’s Civilization VI
Sid Meier’s Civilization VI is a turn-based strategy game from Firaxis Games and it's available for direct download. During the game, the player has the chance to rule his or her own empire and build ...
Sid Meier’s Civilization VI: Rise and Fall
Sid Meier’s Civilization VI: Rise and Fall is an expansion to Sid Meier's Civilization VI which was developed by Firaxis. The add-on was released on February 8, 2018. As the name suggests, it enables ...
Stellaris
Stellaris is a space strategy from the Swedish Studio Paradox Interactive, the publisher of such titles as Europa Universalis and Crusader Kings. Within a day of the premiere of the game, the company ...
Sid Meier’s Civilization V
Sid Meier's Civilization V is a famous downloadable strategy game in which you must develop a particular civilization and make it flourish in successive periods of history. It belongs to the subgenre ...
If you wonder what 4X games are, here’s the answer. They are a kind of computer strategy games in which you can play either in turns or in real time. Your four basic goals are: explore, expand, exploit and exterminate. 4X is an abbreviation.
How to Download 4X Games
1. Check the reviews of 4X Games here on MadDownload.com.
2. Click on the Download button and choose one of the official suggested sources.
3. Follow the instructions on the source’s website to download the game.
4. Enjoy your downloaded 4X Game!
Let’s Discuss Each of the 4X Components
eXplore means that the players must move their units around the play area to reveal more of the map. In the Civilization series, one of the most famous representatives of the 4X game genre, the player at the beginning does not have any information about the map.
eXpand means that the player enlarges the occupied area by building new structures, villages, and cities or colonies. In Civilization III, the players also have the option of broadening political influence.
eXploit is an act of collecting and using all the available. resources. These can be harvested minerals as well as the manpower of the inhabitants of the conquered areas.
eXterminate means that the players will eventually attack everyone who is in the opposition, killing the enemies who want to stop the expansion of their territory.
Some 4X games are designed to be played for a long time. An example can be Space Empires V (2006). In many real-time games such as Age Of Empires (1997) or Starcraft (1998), the game is played in a similar mode to the classic 4X titles. Nevertheless, these titles are not included in this genre, so it can be concluded that there are more guidelines that affect the classification of games to belong to 4X. It is also worth mentioning that the term “4X” was first used in 1993 by Alan Emrich, an employee of Computer Gaming World in the review of Master Of Orion (1993). This title initiated the perception of 4X games as a subgenre of strategic games.
