Your cinematic hub for deep dives, analysis, and exploration of the greatest 4X and grand strategy games. Master the meta.
Deep discussions on strategy
games and development insights.
The eXplorminate Podcast brings you great content about 4X, strategy, and tactics games. We feature news, reviews, discussion of gameplay mechanics, and interviews with the genres’ top developers. Enjoy, and keep exploring.
“What’s over this hill?” That question — simple, instinctive, irresistible — is where everything begins. I often go hiking, map and compass in hand, starting at Point A and figuring out how to get to
Yes, it’s that time of the year again and I wanted to take some time to reflect on 2021 and the games I’ve enjoyed most this year. We’re going to be doing it a little
In his sporadically coherent The Waste Land, T.S. Eliot yearned for the seasonal cycle of death and rebirth to apply to human society, not just the natural world. As it turns out, that also pretty
Age of Wonders 4 (Steam Link), developed by Triumph Studios and published by Paradox, is a modernized fantasy 4X game of dramatic size and scope, long unafraid to skew from genre tropes and that stands
Editor’s Note: Thanks to Imperialis on the Discord for suggesting this series. And welcome back long term contributor Vivisector9999. The intent of this ongoing article series is for the community to highlight those forgotten, overlooked,
eXplorminate Intro: This is an article series dedicated to the smaller developers, some of whom may not have managed to get onto the SteamFest. While we at eXplorminate do like the bigger games in the
eXplorminate Intro: This is an article series dedicated to the smaller developers, some of whom may not have managed to get onto the SteamFest. While we at eXplorminate do like the bigger games in the
It’s a Terminal World… A Brief History. TUI‑based strategy games are the scrappy masterminds of the terminal world. The kind of titles that look you dead in the eye with a blinking cursor and say,
Welcome Aboard the Tiqqun, Administrator — Please Ignore the Screaming Alarms! IXION is what happens when a city‑builder, a survival sim, and a sci‑fi tragedy walk into a bar and decide humanity deserves one more
> Explorminate is a community of dedicated 4X and strategy game fans exploring the worlds of Civilization, Endless Legend, Stellaris and beyond.
> We believe in deep analysis, thoughtful critique, and celebrating the intricate mechanics that make the strategy genre so captivating.
Fuelled by tea, lots of tea.
Rob is the initial founder, having decided that he wanted to bring the 4X gaming community together.
Nate was brought on soon after Rob founded eXplorminate and is considered a co-founder.
