recommendations for a multiplayer-focused 4X game?

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Exile009 wrote:

Europa Universalis IV, Hearts of Iron IV, Endless Space or Endless Legend, Stellaris, Victoria II, etc. You'll quickly notice that a lot of those titles are from Paradox Interactive, and that's no accident - they've been the reigning champs of the 4X genre for a while now.

Alternately, you could try out the Total War series. It's a bit different in that it's turn-based strategy, but real time tactics i.e. you get to actually control your army on a battlefield map - can be quite the experience. I'd recommend TW: Shogun II from their historical stable, or you could try TW: Warhammer 2 for a fantasy approach instead.

Note that you'll quickly discover the bane of the 4X / grand strategy genre - innumerable DLCs. Be prepared for that. Do your research (many of the Steam reviews on these titles very helpfully offer advice) so you know which of the expansions you'd really want, and which aren't important. Else you might end up spending a lot on a single game. On the flipside, the genre offers very good value - and they'll all give you a lot to play with for a very long time.

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Keriashe wrote:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/226840/Age_of_Wonders_III/

I highly recommend age of wonders. It's like civ and heroes of might and magic had a baby... Solid 9/10.

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cgheezey wrote:

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Exile009 wrote:

Europa Universalis IV, Hearts of Iron IV, Endless Space or Endless Legend, Stellaris, Victoria II, etc. You'll quickly notice that a lot of those titles are from Paradox Interactive, and that's no accident - they've been the reigning champs of the 4X genre for a while now.

Alternately, you could try out the Total War series. It's a bit different in that it's turn-based strategy, but real time tactics i.e. you get to actually control your army on a battlefield map - can be quite the experience. I'd recommend TW: Shogun II from their historical stable, or you could try TW: Warhammer 2 for a fantasy approach instead.

Note that you'll quickly discover the bane of the 4X / grand strategy genre - innumerable DLCs. Be prepared for that. Do your research (many of the Steam reviews on these titles very helpfully offer advice) so you know which of the expansions you'd really want, and which aren't important. Else you might end up spending a lot on a single game. On the flipside, the genre offers very good value - and they'll all give you a lot to play with for a very long time.

i appreciate your insight friend. i noticed that stellaris is free to play for the next couple days. i also read that the match defaults to the host's DLC, so i can probably find a multiplayer game with all the DLC and try it out that way. thanks for your recommendations.