Year | Game | Developer | Setting | Platform | Notes |
1979 | Galaxy | Microcomputer Games | Sci-fi | APPII, ATR, TRS80, PET, C64, DOS, FM7, TI99 | First name: Galactic Empires (1979). Aka. Galaxy!. Released through 1979-1983. |
1982 | Andromeda Conquest | Microcomputer Games | Sci-fi | APPII, ATR, C64, PET, DOS, TRS80, FM7 | Influenced the 4X sub-genre. |
1983 | Geopolitique 1990 | Strategic Simulations Inc. | Cold War | APPII, C64 | |
1983 | Nobunaga no Yabou | Koei | Sengoku Jidai | GB, GEN, MSX, NES, SNES | First title in the series. |
1983 | Reach for the Stars: The Conquest of the Galaxy | Strategic Studies Group | Sci-fi | APPII, C64 | First complete 4X title. Had three editions, latest in 1988. |
1985 | Colonial Conquest | SSI | Age of Imperialism | APPII, ATR, ST, C64 | |
1985 | Romance of the Three Kingdoms | Koei | Three Kingdoms | DOS, FM7, MSX, AMI, NES, PC88, SNES, WS, X1 | First title in the series. |
1986 | Nobunaga's Ambition | Koei | Sengoku Jidai | PC88, GEN, NES, PS1, PCD, SNES | |
1986 | Balance of Power | Mindscape | Cold War | MAC, WIN | "1990 Edition" released in 1989. |
1987 | Genghis Khan | Koei | Mongol Invasion | PC98, MSX, X68K, DOS, NES, AMI | |
1988 | Nobunaga's Ambition II | Koei | Sengoku Jidai | PC88, GBC, NES | Sequel to Nobunaga's Ambition. |
1988 | Reach for the Stars: The Conquest of the Galaxy - Third Edition | Strategic Studies Group | Sci-fi | DOS, C64, APPII, AMI, MAC, PC98 | Third & last edition. Updated to 16-bit computers. |
1989 | Romance of the Three Kingdoms II | Koei | Three Kingdoms | DOS, PC88, PC98, MSX2, AMI, NES, SNES, GEN, WS, PS1, WIN9X | Sequel to Romance of the Three Kingdoms. |
1989 | Storm Across Europe | SSI | World War II | C64, AMI, DOS | |
1990 | Command HQ | Ozark Softscape | Historical | MAC, DOS | |
1990 | Nobunaga's Ambition: Lord of Darkness (a.k.a. Nobunaga no Yabou: Bushou Fuuun Roku) | Koei | Sengoku Jidai | GEN, NES, PS1, PCD, SNES | |
1991 | L'Empereur | Koei | Napoleonic Wars | MSX, DOS, NES, X68K | |
1991 | World Empire | Viable | Historical | DOS, WIN | |
1992 | Romance of the Three Kingdoms III: Dragon of Destiny | Koei | Three Kingdoms | DOS, PC98, X68K, FMT, PCE, SNES, GEN, SCD, PS1, WIN9X | Sequel to Romance of the Three Kingdoms II. |
1992 | Genghis Khan II: Clan of the Gray Wolf | Koei | Mongol Invasion | DOS, GEN, PC88, PC98, SNES, X68K | Sequel to Genghis Khan. |
1992 | Nobunaga no Yabou: Haouden | Koei | Sengoku Jidai | PC98, 3DO, GEN, PS1, SCD, SNES | |
1993 | Clash of Steel | SSI | World War II | WIN | |
1993 | Global Domination | Impressions | Historical | AMI, DOS | Based on the board game, Risk. |
1994 | Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV: Wall of Fire | Koei | Three Kingdoms | DOS, PC98, SNES, S32X, PS1, SAT, DC, WIN9X | Sequel to Romance of the Three Kingdoms III: Dragon of Destiny. |
1994 | Nobunaga no Yabou: Tenshoki | Koei | Sengoku Jidai | PC98, PS1, SAT, SNES | |
1994 | Panzer General | Strategic Simulations | World War II | MS-DOS, 3DO, MAC OS7, Playstation, WIN | First title in the series. |
1995 | Age of Discovery | Email Games | Historical | PBEM, WIN | Alternate version of Global Diplomacy with randomized maps. |
1995 | Global Diplomacy | Email Games | Historical | PBEM, WIN | |
1995 | Nobunaga no Yabou: Returns | Koei | Sengoku Jidai | PS1, SAT | |
1997 | Imperialism | Frog City | Historical | MAC, WIN | |
1997 | Panzer General II | Strategic Simulations | World War II | WIN | |
1997 | Romance of the Three Kingdoms V | Koei | Three Kingdoms | DOS, PS1, PSP | Sequel to Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV: Wall of Fire. |
1997 | Nobunaga no Yabou: Shouseiroku | Koei | Sengoku Jidai | WIN, DC, PS1, SAT | |
1997 | Svea Rike | Target Games | History of Sweden | WIN, MAC | First title in the series. |
1998 | Axis & Allies | Meyer/Glass | Historical | WIN | |
1998 | Star Wars: Rebellion | Coolhand Interactive | Science fiction | WIN9X, WIN | |
1998 | Romance of the Three Kingdoms VI: Awakening of the Dragon | Koei | Three Kingdoms | WIN9X, PS1, PSP | Sequel to Romance of the Three Kingdoms V. |
1999 | Nobunaga no Yabou: Reppuuden | Koei | Sengoku Jidai | WIN, DC, PS1 | |
1999 | Svea Rike II | Target Games | Historical | WIN | Sequel to Svea Rike. |
1999 | Imperialism II: Age of Exploration | Frog City | Historical | MAC, WIN | Sequel to Imperialism. |
2000 | Europa Universalis | Paradox | Historical | WIN | First title in the series. |
2000 | Europa Universalis: Crown of the North aka Svea Rike III | Paradox | Historical | WIN | Sequel to Svea Rike II. |
2000 | Reach for the Stars (2000) | Strategic Studies Group | Sci-fi | WIN | Remake of 1988 DOS version with weird visuals. |
2000 | Risk II | Deep Red | Historical | WIN, MAC | |
2000 | Romance of the Three Kingdoms VII | Koei | Three Kingdoms | WIN9X, MAC, PSP, PS1, PS2 | Sequel to Romance of the Three Kingdoms VI: Awakening of the Dragon. |
2000 | Shogun: Total War | The Creative Assembly | Historical | WIN | First title in the series. |
2001 | Europa Universalis II | Paradox | Historical | WIN | Sequel to Europa Universalis. |
2001 | Romance of the Three Kingdoms VIII | Koei | Three Kingdoms | WIN9X, MAC, PSP, PS2 | Sequel to Romance of the Three Kingdoms VII. |
2001 | Nobunaga no Yabou: Ranseiki | Koei | Sengoku Jidai | WIN, Xbox | |
2002 | Hearts of Iron | Paradox | World War II | WIN, MAC, OSX | First title in the series. |
2002 | Strategic Command: European Theater | Fury Software | World War II | WIN | First title in the series. |
2002 | Nobunaga no Yabou: Soutensoku | Koei | Sengoku Jidai | WIN | |
2002 | Medieval: Total War | Creative Assembly | Middle Ages | WIN | |
2002 | SuperPower | GolemLabs | Modern history | WIN | First title in the series. |
2003 | Rise of Nations | Big Huge Games | Historical | WIN, OSX | First title in the series. |
2003 | Romance of the Three Kingdoms IX | Koei | Three Kingdoms | WIN9X, PS2 | Sequel to Romance of the Three Kingdoms VIII. |
2003 | Nobunaga's Ambition: Rise to Power (a.k.a. Nobunaga no Yabou: Tenka Souhei) | Koei | Sengoku Jidai | WIN, PS2 | |
2003 | Victoria: An Empire Under the Sun | Paradox | 19th century | WIN, OSX | First title in the series. |
2004 | Crusader Kings | Paradox | Middle Ages | WIN | First title in the series. |
2004 | Knights of Honor | Black Sea Studios | Medieval | WIN | First title in the series. |
2004 | Romance of the Three Kingdoms X | Koei | Three Kingdoms | WIN9X, PS2 | Sequel to Romance of the Three Kingdoms IX. |
2004 | Rome: Total War | The Creative Assembly | Historical | WIN, OSX | |
2004 | SuperPower 2 | GolemLabs | Modern | WIN | Sequel to SuperPower. |
2005 | Generation of Chaos | Idea Factory | Fantasy | PSP | |
2005 | Hearts of Iron II | Paradox | World War II | WIN, OSX | Sequel to Hearts of Iron. |
2005 | Nobunaga's Ambition: Iron Triangle (a.k.a. Nobunaga no Yabou: Kakushin) | Koei | Sengoku Jidai | WIN, PS2, WII | |
2005 | Supreme Ruler 2010 | BattleGoat Studios | Science fiction | WIN | First title in the series. |
2006 | Birth of America | SEP BOA | European colonization of the Americas | WIN | |
2006 | Strategic Command 2: Blitzkrieg | Fury Software | World War II | WIN | Sequel to Strategic Command: European Theater. |
2006 | Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI | Koei | Three Kingdoms | WIN, PS2, Wii | Sequel to Romance of the Three Kingdoms X. |
2006 | Medieval II: Total War | The Creative Assembly | Historical | WIN, LIN, OSX | |
2007 | Ageod's American Civil War | AGEOD | American Civil War | WIN | |
2007 | Europa Universalis III | Paradox | Historical | WIN | Sequel to Europa Universalis II. |
2007 | Making History: The Calm & The Storm | Muzzy Lane | World War II | WIN | |
2008 | Europa Universalis: Rome | Paradox | Ancient Rome | WIN | Sequel to Europa Universalis III. |
2008 | Strategic Command WWII Pacific Theater | Fury Software | World War II | WIN | Sequel to Strategic Command 2: Blitzkrieg. |
2008 | Supreme Ruler 2020 | BattleGoat Studios | Science fiction | WIN | Sequel to Supreme Ruler 2010. |
2008 | TripleA | TripleA team | Historical | CROSS | Clone of the board game, Axis and Allies. |
2008 | World War One | AGEOD | World War I | WIN | |
2009 | Hearts of Iron III | Paradox | Historical | WIN, OSX | Sequel to Hearts of Iron II. |
2009 | For the Glory | Crystal Empire Games | Historical | WIN | Stand-alone game based on Europa Universalis II. |
2009 | Arsenal of Democracy | BL-Logic | Historical | WIN | Stand-alone game based on Hearts of Iron II. |
2009 | Empire: Total War | The Creative Assembly | Historical | WIN, MAC, LIN | |
2009 | Nobunaga no Yabou: Tendou | Koei | Sengoku Jidai | WIN, PS3, X360 | |
2009 | Supremacy 1914 | Bytro Labs | World War I | WIN, iOS, AND | |
2010 | Distant Worlds | Code Force | Science fiction | WIN | |
2010 | Making History II: The War of the World | Muzzy Lane | World War II | WIN, OSX | Sequel to Making History: The Calm & The Storm. |
2010 | Rise of Prussia | AGEOD | Seven Years' War | WIN | |
2010 | Victoria II | Paradox | Victorian era | WIN, OSX | Sequel to Victoria: An Empire Under the Sun. |
2010 | Napoleon: Total War | The Creative Assembly | Historical | WIN, OSX | |
2010 | Strategic Command WWII Global Conflict | Fury Software | World War II | WIN | Sequel to Strategic Command WWII Pacific Theater. |
2011 | Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game | Darkest Hour Team | Historical | WIN | Stand-alone game based on Hearts of Iron 2 Armageddon. |
2011 | Pride of Nations | AGEOD | 19th century | WIN | |
2011 | Supreme Ruler: Cold War | BattleGoat Studios | Cold War | WIN | |
2011 | Sengoku | Paradox | Sengoku era | WIN, OSX | |
2011 | Total War: Shogun 2 | The Creative Assembly | Historical | WIN, MAC, LIN | |
2011 | Storm: Frontline Nation | Colossai Studios | Modern | WIN | |
2011 | Fate of the World | Red Redemption | Science fiction | WIN, OSX | |
2012 | Hegemony Gold: Wars of Ancient Greece | Longbow Games | Ancient Greece | WIN | |
2012 | Romance of the Three Kingdoms XII | Koei | Three Kingdoms | WIN, WiiU, PS3 | Sequel to Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI. |
2012 | Crusader Kings II | Paradox | Medieval | WIN, OSX, LIN | Sequel to Crusader Kings. |
2013 | Ageod's American Civil War II | AGEOD | American Civil War | WIN | Sequel to Ageod's American Civil War. |
2013 | Europa Universalis IV | Paradox | Early modern period | WIN, OSX, LIN | Sequel to Europa Universalis III. |
2013 | Nobunaga's Ambition: Sphere of Influence (a.k.a. Nobunaga no Yabou: Souzou) | Koei | Sengoku Jidai | WIN, PS3, PS4 | |
2013 | Total War: Rome II | The Creative Assembly | Historical | WIN, MAC, LIN | |
2013 | March of the Eagles | Paradox | Napoleonic era | WIN, OSX | |
2013 | Dominions 4: Thrones of Ascension | Illwinter Game Design | Fantasy | WIN, OSX, LIN | Sequel to Dominions 3. |
2014 | Hegemony Rome: The Rise of Caesar | Longbow Games | Ancient Rome | WIN | Sequel to Hegemony Gold: Wars of Ancient Greece. |
2014 | Making History: The Great War | Muzzy Lane | World War I | WIN, OSX | Sequel to Making History II: The War of the World. |
2014 | Supreme Ruler 1936 | BattleGoat Studios | Historical | WIN, OSX | |
2014 | Supreme Ruler Ultimate | BattleGoat Studios | Historical, Science fiction | WIN, OSX | |
2015 | Call of War | Bytro Labs | World War II | WIN, iOS, AND | |
2015 | Total War: Attila | The Creative Assembly | Historical | WIN, MAC, LIN | |
2015 | Hegemony III: Clash of the Ancients | Longbow Games | Ancient Rome | WIN | Sequel to Hegemony Rome: The Rise of Caesar. |
2016 | Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIII | Koei | Three Kingdoms | WIN, PS3, PS4, PS Vita, XO, Nintendo Switch | Sequel to Romance of the Three Kingdoms XII. |
2016 | Total War: Warhammer | The Creative Assembly | Fantasy | WIN, OSX, LIN | |
2016 | Conflict of Nations | Bytro Labs, Dorado Games | Cold War, Modern | WIN, iOS, AND | |
2016 | Conflict of Nations | Bytro Labs, Dorado Games | Cold War, Early Modern War | WIN, iOS, AND |
2016 | Hearts of Iron IV | Paradox | World War II | WIN, OSX, LIN | Sequel to Hearts of Iron III. |
2016 | Stellaris | Paradox | Science fiction | WIN, OSX, LIN, PS4, XO | |
2017 | Supreme Ruler The Great War | BattleGoat Studios | Historical, Science fiction | WIN, OSX | |
2017 | Nobunaga's Ambition: Taishi (a.k.a. Nobunaga no Yabou: Taishi) | Koei | Sengoku Jidai | WIN, PS4, NX | |
2017 | Total War: Warhammer II | The Creative Assembly | Fantasy | WIN, OSX, LIN | Sequel to Total War: Warhammer. |
2018 | Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia | The Creative Assembly | Historical | WIN, MAC, LIN | |
2019 | Imperator: Rome | Paradox | Ancient Rome | WIN, OSX, LIN | Sequel to Europa Universalis: Rome. |
2019 | Total War: Three Kingdoms | The Creative Assembly | Historical | WIN, OSX, LIN | |
2019 | Field of Glory: Empires | AGEod | Ancient Rome | WIN | Fourth game in the Field of Glory series. |
2020 | Crusader Kings III | Paradox | Medieval | WIN, OSX, LIN | Sequel to Crusader Kings II. |
2020 | Total War Saga: Troy | The Creative Assembly | Historical | WIN, OSX, LIN | |
2021 | Iron Order 1919 | Bytro Labs | World War I, Dieselpunk | WIN, iOS, AND | World War I with futuristic technologies. |
2021 | Rising Constellation | Blackflag Games | Sci-fi | WIN, OSX, LIN | Multiplayer only.[2] Delisted mid-2023. |
2022 | Knights of Honor II: Sovereign | Black Sea Games | Medieval | WIN | Sequel to Knights of Honor. |
2022 | Nobunaga's Ambition: Awakening (a.k.a. Nobunaga no Yabou: Shinsei) | Koei | Sengoku Jidai | WIN, PS4, NX | |
2022 | Total War: Warhammer III | The Creative Assembly | Fantasy | WIN, OSX, LIN | Sequel to Total War: Warhammer II. |
2022 | Terra Invicta | Pavonis Interactive | Modern, Science Fiction | WIN | |
2022 | Victoria 3 | Paradox | Victorian era | WIN, OSX, LIN | Sequel to Victoria II. |
2023 | Star Trek: Infinite | Nimble Giant Entertainment | Science fiction | WIN, OSX | |
2023 (EA) | World Warfare & Economics | Okron Studio | Modern, Sci-fi | WIN, OSX | Covers whole Earth and up to 66 planets.[3] |