Sid Meier's Civilization® IV
Historical turn-based 4X strategy about building and expanding civilizations
Firaxis Games · Published by 2K · Released Oct 25, 2006
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 92% of 3,675
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 96% of 26 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 444
- peak 24h 580
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 12 years ago
- Jun 5, 2014
Metacritic: 94/100 (critic reviews)
What is Sid Meier's Civilization® IV?
A historical turn-based 4X strategy game in which you manage and expand a civilization, develop technology, and pursue different victory conditions. It supports single-player and multiplayer matches.
For you if...
- +you want deep turn-based strategy with varied victory paths
- +you value replayability, leader variety, and challenging AI
- +you enjoy managing a civilization over long matches
Not for you if...
- −you prefer fast real-time action over turn-based planning
- −you want modern graphics and interface conventions
- −you dislike unpredictable combat outcomes and difficult AI
What players say
92% of 3,675 reviews are positive · 96% of 26 in the last 30 days
Players praise its strategic depth and replayability, with the soundtrack also singled out. The most common concrete complaint is trouble launching or crashing on Windows 10 and 11; others criticize dated presentation and combat results they consider unfair.
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Sid Meier's Civilization® IV system requirements
As published by the developer.
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)
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Steam features
- 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
- The native resolution is not the default one
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Text only: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain.
Tags
- Strategy
- Turn-Based Strategy
- Turn-Based
- 4X
- Historical
- Multiplayer
- Singleplayer
- Moddable
- Grand Strategy
- Classic
- Addictive
- Replay Value
- Simulation
- Resource Management
- Great Soundtrack
- War
Recent updates
- Jun 5, 2014 · Civilization IV Steamworks update released
- Jun 5, 2014 · Civilization IV Steamworks update released
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