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2021PC

24 games that share what Slipways does well: 4X, turn-based strategy and isometric. Each one shows critic and player scores, how long it takes to beat, and the cheapest way to play it today.

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Terraformers
2023PC · PS · Xbox · Switch
Science, 4X
Critics
80
Metacritic
Players
88%
Steam
To beat
~2h
IGDB
$7.99~~was $19.99~~−60%
Best PC price · Steam · $4/hr
StarDrive 2
2015PC
4X, space
Critics
70
Metacritic
Players
55%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$29.99
Best PC price · Steam
Multiplayer
Master of Orion II: Battle at Antares
1996PC
4X, turn-based strategy
Critics
unknown
Players
96%
Steam
To beat
unknown
No price yet
Heart of the Machine
2026PC
4X, economy
Critics
unknown
Players
91%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$10.49~~was $29.99~~Historical low
Best PC price · GOG
Multiplayer
Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War
2018PC
4X, turn-based strategy
Critics
71
Metacritic
Players
82%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$3.19~~was $39.99~~−92%
Best PC price · Fanatical
Stellar Monarch 2
2022PC
4X, turn-based strategy
Critics
unknown
Players
88%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$12.49~~was $24.99~~Historical low
Best PC price · Steam
Distant Worlds: Universe
2014PC
4X, space
Critics
81
Metacritic
Players
71%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$2.39~~was $29.99~~−92%
Best PC price · Fanatical
Multiplayer
Galactic Civilizations III
2014PC
4X, futuristic
Critics
81
Metacritic
Players
77%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$7.92~~was $29.99~~−74%
Best PC price · GreenManGaming
Islanders
2019PC
Procedural, turn-based strategy
Critics
82
Metacritic
Players
94%
Steam
To beat
~2h
IGDB
$1.49~~was $4.99~~−70%
Best PC price · Steam · $0.75/hr
Multiplayer
Endless Space
2012PC
4X, futuristic
Critics
77
Metacritic
Players
79%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$2.49~~was $9.99~~−75%
Best PC price · Steam
Multiplayer
Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth
2014PC
4X, futuristic
Critics
81
Metacritic
Players
61%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$4.49~~was $39.99~~−89%
Best PC price · WinGameStore
City of Gangsters
2021PC
4X, economy
Critics
unknown
Players
73%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$5.99~~was $29.99~~−80%
Best PC price · GOG
Stars in Shadow
2017PC
4X, turn-based strategy
Critics
75
Metacritic
Players
77%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$3.74~~was $24.99~~−85%
Best PC price · Steam
Multiplayer
Age of Wonders: Planetfall
2019PC · PS · Xbox
4X, futuristic
Critics
81
Metacritic
Players
78%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$7.49~~was $29.99~~−75%
Best PC price · Steam
In PS Plus
Multiplayer
The Battle of Polytopia
2016PC · Switch · iOS · Android
4X, economy
Critics
72
Metacritic
Players
94%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$4.49~~was $14.99~~−70%
Best PC price · Fanatical
Multiplayer
Old World
2021PC
4X, economy
Critics
80
Metacritic
Players
82%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$3.99~~was $39.99~~Historical low
Best PC price · Steam
Multiplayer
Call to Power II
2000PC
4X, turn-based strategy
Critics
72
Metacritic
Players
65%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$3.89~~was $5.99~~−35%
Best PC price · Steam
Into the Breach
2018PC · Switch · iOS · Android
Procedural, turn-based strategy
Critics
90
Metacritic
Players
94%
Steam
To beat
~12h
IGDB
$5.24~~was $14.99~~−65%
Best PC price · Steam · $0.46/hr
In EA Play
Multiplayer
Anno 2205
2015PC
Trading, 4X
Critics
72
Metacritic
Players
70%
Steam
To beat
~26h
IGDB
$5.99~~was $39.99~~−85%
Best PC price · Steam · $0.23/hr
Multiplayer
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization
2008PC
4X, economy
Critics
83
Metacritic
Players
87%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$1.99~~was $19.99~~Historical low
Best PC price · WinGameStore
Multiplayer
Millennia
2024PC
4X, economy
Critics
unknown
Players
66%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$13.99~~was $39.99~~−65%
Best PC price · Steam
Dorfromantik
2022PC · PS · Xbox · Switch
Procedural, turn-based strategy
Critics
unknown
Players
96%
Steam
To beat
~22h
IGDB
$9.79~~was $13.99~~−30%
Best PC price · Steam · $0.45/hr
The Last Federation
2014PC
4X, futuristic
Critics
72
Metacritic
Players
72%
Steam
To beat
~9h
IGDB
$4.99~~was $19.99~~−75%
Best PC price · Steam · $0.55/hr
Multiplayer
Warlock: Master of the Arcane
2012PC
4X, turn-based strategy
Critics
71
Metacritic
Players
86%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$24.99
Best PC price · AllYouPlay