18. Endless Legend

Endless Legend Official Trailer  

Endless Legend is number 18 on our list not only because of its beautiful setting, but also because of its unique spin on the 4X genre. Once in the land of Auriga, players choose one faction out of the eleven factions available with each faction having their own unique set of skills and abilities. The purpose of the game is to win one of the eight victories available. You can have an Elimination Victory by killing off every other faction. For those who don’t have quite the inclination toward bloodshed, a Scientific Victory can be won by discovering various technologies. We don’t want to give away too many details here, but there are numerous other ways to win the game.

Contrary to popular belief, those are boundary lines, not science-defying lava.

What makes Endless Legend unique is the formation of its map, which is broken up into regions. Each player begins the game in a separate region and has the chance to build up their city. Since only one region can host one city at a time, players need to fortify their city walls while ensuring that they’re taking care of their people. Each faction must collect different resources—like food—in order to grow.

And here we have the infamous Trojan Boat.   

Expansion packs have been released for Endless Legend, so if you last played this game when it came out in 2014, it might be worth playing again.

Endless Legends Gameplay