TIL that the Civilizations games (and others) include creator Sid Meier's name in the title because Robin Williams joked that it would help sell more copies of 1987's Sid Meier's Pirates.

[u/DueNeedleworker5036]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sid_Meier#MicroProse

[u/Daniel_The_Thinker]

Literally no other 4X game immerses you in its world to that extent.

[u/Elite_AI → u/Daniel_The_Thinker]

Solium Infernum, Dominions, Endless Legend...there's some contenders out there. In terms of character though it's pretty unique.