Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™
Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth is a new science-fiction-themed entry into the award winning Civilization series. As part of an expedition sent to find a home beyond Earth, lead your people into a new frontier, explore and colonize an alien planet and create a new civilization in space.
60.4Rating
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About This Game
Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™ is a strategy game with both single-player and multiplayer modes, developed by Firaxis Games and Aspyr (Mac) and Aspyr (Linux) and released in 2014. With an estimated 1.6 million copies sold, it is considered a major commercial success on Steam. With 22.9k reviews on Steam, it stands as one of the more actively reviewed titles on Steam. Community ratings across Steam average 60.4/100 — a mixed reception overall. According to player data, the main story takes around 16.49 hours, with side content bringing that to 46.79 hours, and a completionist run can reach 84.58 hours. Players commonly describe it as Strategy, Turn-Based Strategy, Sci-fi, Space and 4X.
Media
User Reviews
60.4
Overall Score / 100
6.0/10
Steam (22950 rev)
Playtime Estimates
16.49h
🎯 Main Story
46.79h
⭐ Main + Sides
84.58h
💯 Completionist
Based on 3 player submissions
DLCs (2)
Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth Exoplanets Map Pack
$2.99
Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth - Rising Tide
$29.99
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Game Information
Release Date
October 23, 2014
Developer
Firaxis Games, Aspyr (Mac), Aspyr (Linux)
Publisher
2K, Aspyr (Mac), Aspyr (Linux)
Platforms
Windows, Mac, Linux
Price
$39.99
Analytics & Metrics
Copies Sold (VISE)
1.6M
(1.2M - 1.9M) VRI ScoreLearning
46.2
It reeks of mediocrity and probably not worth your time
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
Multi-player
Steam Achievements
Steam Trading Cards
Steam Workshop
Steam Cloud
Remote Play on Tablet
Family Sharing
Tags
Strategy
Turn-Based Strategy
Sci-fi
Space
4X
Turn-Based
Multiplayer
Futuristic
Singleplayer
Aliens
Hex Grid
Tactical
Grand Strategy
Replay Value
Exploration
Atmospheric
Moddable
Adventure
Simulation
Action
Supported Languages
With Full Audio
English
French
Italian
German
Spanish - Spain
Polish
Russian
Text Only
Japanese
Korean
Traditional Chinese
System Requirements
🪟 Windows
🍎 Mac
🐧 Linux
Minimum
Recommended
Minimum:
- OS *: Windows® Vista SP2/ Windows® 7
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8 GHz or AMD Athlon X2 64 2.0 GHz
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: 256 MB ATI HD3650 or better, 256 MB nVidia 8800 GT or better, or Intel HD 3000 or better integrated graphics
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 8 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c‐compatible sound card
- Additional Notes: Other Requirements: Initial installation requires one-time Internet connection for Steam authentication; software installations required (included with the game) include Steam Client, Microsoft Visual C++2012 Runtime Libraries and Microsoft DirectX.
Recommended:
- OS *: Windows® Vista SP2 / Windows® 7
- Processor: 1.8 GHz Quad Core CPU
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: AMD HD5000 series or better (or ATI R9 series for Mantle support), nVidia GT400 series or better, or Intel IvyBridge or better integrated graphics
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 8 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c‐compatible sound card
- Additional Notes: DirectX: DirectX version 11, or Mantle (with supported video card)
Minimum:
- OS: 10.12 (Sierra)
- Processor: Intel Core i3 (2.2 ghz)
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: ATI Radeon 4850 / nVidia 640M /Intel HD 4000
- Storage: 8 GB available space
- Additional Notes: NOTICE: It is possible for Mac and PC to become out of sync during updates or patches. Within this short time period, Mac users will only be able to play other Mac users. NOTICE: The following video chipsets are unsupported for Civilization: Beyond Earth (Mac) • ATI Radeon X1000 series, HD 2400, 2600, 3870, 4670, 6490, 6630 • NVIDIA GeForce 7000 series, 8600, 8800, 9400, 9600, 320, 330, GT 120 • Intel GMA series, HD 3000
Minimum:
- OS: SteamOS, Ubuntu 14.04
- Processor: Intel Core i3, AMD A10
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 260
- Storage: 8 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Don't meet the above requirements? That doesn't mean your configuration wont run Civilization: Beyond Earth. Visit the Beyond Earth community page to share your experience with other Linux players and learn about how to send bugs to Aspyr. Your feedback will help us improve Civilization: Beyond Earth Linux and future AAA Linux releases!
Legal Notice
© 1991-2014 Take-Two Interactive Software and its subsidiaries. Developed by Firaxis Games. Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth, Sid Meier’s Civilization, Civ, Civilization, 2K, Firaxis Games, Take-Two Interactive Software and their respective logos are all trademarks of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. All other marks and trademarks are the property of their respective owners. All rights reserved.