Chaser: Soren Johnson thinks modern-day 4X games have an 'empty space' problem Image credit: RPS/Firaxis Games/EA We called Mohawk's strategy game Old World "almost the perfect blend of Civilization and Crusader Kings III" back in 2021. As such, the opinions of people who worked on Old World are of interest to me. Here's one: designer and programmer Daniels Umanovskis would very much like to make a sequel to the undersung Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri , because it is "the best game ever". "It had top-level Civilization-like gameplay with an incredibly good atmosphere and game world," Umanovskis told Norwegian site Spillhistorie in a recent interview , also featuring Mohawk studio boss and former Civilization 4 designer Soren Johnson. "The characters were interesting and memorable even if they didn’t really even have much dialogue. "I love 4X games and am an avid sci-fi reader, for me the dream game is of course a very good sequel to SMAC," Umanovskis went on.…