Forget the space battles, we're going planetside with our list of the most must-play sci-fi strategy games, packed full of ...

Some days you just want to kick back, relax, and conquer the world. For would-be world rulers, there's no genre better than the 4X strategy. Four elements distinguish these games from other types of ...

Scenarios are designed to be balanced, probably overly so since you'd probably have to make terrible choices to do worse than the playtesters enough to fail utterly -- or are designed where you have ...

Heart of the Machine has captivated my attention. Its initial pitch - awaken as a sentient AI and decide how you're going to influence or conquer the environment, people, and corporations around you - ...

Play as a space merchant selling and trading your wares across the galaxy in Stellar Trader, a new 4X space-trading sci-fi ...

A chat with former Halo Wars creator James Miller about his new space 4X, which strikes a careful balance between realism and approachability.

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. Ever since Spacewar!

Localization is a key part of the game development process. If you want your game to be enjoyed by players across the world, then you need to meet them in their own language. This is especially true ...

Dominate galaxies and engage in epic space battles with the best space strategy games. Whether it’s turn-based or real-time, small-scale skirmishes, or interstellar wars, if you want to dominate ...

Warhammer 40,000 and Warhammer fantasy have libraries of games spanning thirty years, and huge chunks of them are super cheap ...

Mark Hospodar has been an avid gamer ever since he fired up the original Medal of Honor on his PS1. A history teacher by training, Mark has branched out into the fields of fiction and non-fiction ...