4x games are empire building games, the four Xs are eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, eXterminate. They're more complicated than other strategy games and have multiple

4x games are empire building games, the four Xs are eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, eXterminate. They're more complicated than other strategy games and have multiple win conditions. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4X https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4X