Sid Meier's Civilization® IV
With over 6 million units sold and unprecedented critical acclaim from fans and press around the world, Sid Meier's Civilization is recognized as one of the greatest PC game franchises of all-time. Now, Sid Meier and Firaxis Games will take this incredibly fun and addictive game to new heights by adding new ways to play and win, new...
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Sid Meier's Civilization® IV is a strategy game with both single-player and multiplayer modes, developed by Firaxis Games and released in 2006. With an estimated 136,000 copies sold, it is considered a mid-tier seller on Steam. With 3.6k reviews on Steam, it stands as a game with a solid review base on Steam. Community ratings across Steam average 92.4/100 — a exceptional reception overall. According to player data, the main story takes around 21.94 hours, with side content bringing that to 106.07 hours, and a completionist run can reach 366.52 hours. Players commonly describe it as Strategy, Turn-Based Strategy, Turn-Based, 4X and Historical.
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User Reviews
92.4
Overall Score / 100
9.2/10
Steam (3551 rev)
Playtime Estimates
21.94h
🎯 Main Story
106.07h
⭐ Main + Sides
366.52h
💯 Completionist
Based on 13 player submissions
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Game Information
Release Date
October 25, 2006
Developer
Firaxis Games
Publisher
2K
Platforms
Windows, Mac
Price
$19.99
Analytics & Metrics
Copies Sold (VISE)
136.5K
(109.2K - 163.7K) VRI ScoreLearning
79.1
Hard to call the data is inconsistent at this point.
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Genres & Categories
Genres
Strategy
Categories
Single-player
Multi-player
Includes level editor
Family Sharing
Tags
Strategy
Turn-Based Strategy
Turn-Based
4X
Historical
Multiplayer
Singleplayer
Moddable
Grand Strategy
Classic
Addictive
Replay Value
Simulation
Resource Management
War
Great Soundtrack
Economy
Tactical
Management
Local Multiplayer
Supported Languages
Text Only
English
French
German
Italian
Spanish - Spain
System Requirements
🪟 Windows
🍎 Mac
Minimum
Recommended
Minimum: Windows 2000/XP, 1.2GHz Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon processor or equivalent, 256MB RAM, 64 MB Video Card w/ Hardware T&L (GeForce 2/Radeon 7500 or better) DirectX7 compatible sound card, 1.7GB of free hard drive space, DirectX9.0c (included)
Recommended: Windows 2000/XP, 1.8GHz Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon processor or equivalent/better, 512 MB RAM, 128 MB Video Card w/ DirectX 8 support (pixel and vertex shaders), DirectX7 compatible sound card, 1.7GB of free hard drive space, DirectX9.0c (included)
Recommended: Windows 2000/XP, 1.8GHz Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon processor or equivalent/better, 512 MB RAM, 128 MB Video Card w/ DirectX 8 support (pixel and vertex shaders), DirectX7 compatible sound card, 1.7GB of free hard drive space, DirectX9.0c (included)
Recommended:
- OS: 10.12 (Sierra)
- Processor: Intel chipset
- CPU Speed: 2.0 GHz
- Memory: 512 MB RAM
- Hard Disk Space: 3.5 GB free disk space
- Video Card: (ATI): Radeon 9600 Video Card (NVidia): GeForce FX 5200
- Video Memory: (VRam): 128 MB RAM
- Multiplayer: Internet (TCP/IP) and LAN (TCP/IP) play supported. Internet play requires broadband connection.
- Media Required: DVD Drive Supported Video cards: NVIDIA GeForce 5200, 6600, 6800, 7800 ATI Radeon 9600, 9650, 9700, 9800, X600, X800, X850, X1600
- NOTICE: This game is not supported on volumes formatted as Mac OS Extended (Case Sensitive).
Legal Notice
© 2007-2013 Take-Two Interactive Software and its subsidiaries. Developed by Firaxis Games. Sid Meier’s Civilization V, Civilization, 2K Games, Firaxis Games, Take-Two Interactive Software and their respective logos are all trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. The ratings icon is a trademark of the Entertainment Software Association. All rights reserved.