Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword
Sid Meier's Civilization IV®: Beyond the Sword is the second expansion pack for Civilization IV - the 2005 PC Game of the Year that has become a worldwide hit.
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Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword is a strategy game designed for single-player, developed by Firaxis Games and released in 2007. With an estimated 126,000 copies sold, it is considered a mid-tier seller on Steam. With 4.9k reviews on Steam, it stands as a game with a solid review base on Steam. Community ratings across Steam average 96.2/100 — a exceptional reception overall. According to player data, the main story takes around 29.16 hours, with side content bringing that to 58.1 hours, and a completionist run can reach 80.33 hours. Players commonly describe it as Strategy, Turn-Based Strategy, 4X, Turn-Based and Historical.
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User Reviews
96.2
Overall Score / 100
9.6/10
Steam (4897 rev)
Playtime Estimates
29.16h
🎯 Main Story
58.1h
⭐ Main + Sides
80.33h
💯 Completionist
Based on 15 player submissions
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Game Information
Release Date
July 24, 2007
Developer
Firaxis Games
Publisher
2K
Platforms
Windows, Mac
Price
$9.99
Analytics & Metrics
Copies Sold (VISE)
126.2K
(101K - 151.4K) VRI ScoreLearning
96.0
All signs point to a very warm reception from players.
VRI (Vorythic Recommendation Index) a single number indicating whether the game is worth your time. Built from game data, putting real players' opinions above progressive 'critics'.
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Genres & Categories
Genres
Strategy
Categories
Single-player
Family Sharing
Tags
Strategy
Turn-Based Strategy
4X
Turn-Based
Historical
Singleplayer
Multiplayer
Moddable
Grand Strategy
Classic
Replay Value
Management
Education
Simulation
Local Multiplayer
Supported Languages
Text Only
English
French
German
Italian
Spanish - Spain
System Requirements
🪟 Windows
🍎 Mac
Minimum
Recommended
Minimum: Windows 2000 (plus Service Pack 1 or higher), Windows XP Home or Professional (plus Service Pack 1 or higher), or Windows Vista; 1.2GHz Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon processor, 256 MB RAM, 64 MB video card with hardware T&L (GeForce 2, Radeon 7500 or better), DirectX 7 compatible sound card, 1.7 GB of free hard drive space, DirectX 9.0c (included)
Recommended: 1.8GHz Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon processor or equivalent (or better), 512 MB RAM, 128 MB video card with DirectX 8 support (pixel and vertex shaders), DirectX 7 compatible sound card, 1.7 GB of free hard drive space, DirectX 9.0c (included)
Recommended: 1.8GHz Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon processor or equivalent (or better), 512 MB RAM, 128 MB video card with DirectX 8 support (pixel and vertex shaders), DirectX 7 compatible sound card, 1.7 GB of free hard drive space, DirectX 9.0c (included)
Recommended:
- OS: Mac OS X 10.4.11, 10.5.6
- Processor: PowerPC G5 or Intel
- CPU Speed: 2.0 GHz
- Memory: 1 GB
- Hard Disk Space: 2.5 GB free disk space
- Video Card: (ATI): Radeon 9600 Video Card (NVidia): GeForce FX 6600
- Video Memory: (VRam): 128 MB or higher
- Media Required: DVD-ROM Drive
- Peripherals: Macintosh mouse and keyboard
- Supported Video Cards: NVIDIA GeForce 6600, 6800, 7300, 7600, 7800, 8600, 8800, 9400, 9600, GEFORCE GT 120, GEFORCE QUADRO FX 4500 ATI Radeon 9600, 9650, 9700, 9800, X600, X800, X1600, X1900, HD 2400, 2600, 3870
- NOTICE: Intel integrated video chipsets are not supported.
- NOTICE: Apple original CPU’s only, CPU upgrades not supported
- NOTICE: This game is not supported on volumes formatted as Mac OS Extended (Case Sensitive) REQUIRES THE FULL VERSION OF Civilization IV for Mac OS X TO PLAY