Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri™ Planetary Pack
Turn-based sci-fi strategy with rival factions and custom units
Firaxis Games · Published by Electronic Arts · Released Mar 7, 2024
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 90% of 619
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 100% of 10 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 42
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- Unknown
- no patch notes found
What is Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri™ Planetary Pack?
This is a turn-based 4X strategy game set during humanity's colonization of an alien planet. You lead one of seven factions with its own agenda and design units by balancing speed, power, and durability as you compete for control.
For you if...
- +you like turn-based strategy with distinct faction agendas
- +you enjoy tailoring unit designs to tactical needs
- +you want science fiction with philosophical themes
Not for you if...
- −you prefer real-time play over turn-based strategy
- −you want a historical setting rather than science fiction
What players say
90% of 619 reviews are positive · 100% of 10 in the last 30 days
Players praise the faction writing, philosophical themes, and atmosphere. Their main complaint is crashes on Windows 11, especially in Alien Crossfire; several link the problem to a Windows update.
Screenshots and trailer
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri™ Planetary Pack system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10
- Processor
- 1.8 GHz
- Graphics
- 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 9.0c
- Memory
- 512 MB RAM
- Storage
- 600 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
- Notes
- Requires a monitor that supports a minimum resolution of 800x600
Recommended
- OS
- Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10
- Processor
- 1.8 GHz
- Graphics
- 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 9.0c
- Memory
- 512 MB RAM
- Storage
- 600 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
- Notes
- Requires a monitor that supports a minimum resolution of 800x600
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Playable
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
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