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Civilization IV®: Warlords

Turn-based historical strategy about conquest, vassals, and military expansion

Firaxis Games · Published by 2K · Released Apr 6, 2007

Strategy

Reviews
Very Positive
90% of 428
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
157
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
Unknown
no patch notes on Steam
Minimum PC
–
not published

Metacritic: 84/100 (critic reviews)

What is Civilization IV®: Warlords?

A turn-based 4X strategy expansion focused on military growth and historical leaders. You lead a civilization, conquer rivals into vassal states, and use new civilizations, units, leaders, buildings, and wonders across eight scenarios.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy deliberate turn-based conquest and long campaigns
  • +you like stacking multiple military units on one tile
  • +you want scenarios, vassal states, and added civilizations

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer fast, real-time battles over turn-based planning
  • −you want strategy with little emphasis on military conquest

What players say

90% of 428 reviews are positive

Players praise the deliberate strategy, replayability, and military unit stacking. Players on recent Windows versions report a memory leak that causes frequent crashes later in a campaign.

Players over time

▲ +4% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 184 players on Sep 27, 2026.

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Sep 25, 2026146
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Screenshots and trailer

Civilization IV®: Warlords screenshot 1

Civilization IV®: Warlords system requirements

As published by the developer.

Can my PC run Civilization IV®: Warlords?

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Minimum

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), DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card, 1.7 GB of free hard drive space, Direct X 9.0c (included) Recommended: 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), DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card, 1.7GB of free hard drive space, DirectX 9.0c (included) SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEMS: Windows 2000 (plus Service Pack 1 or higher), Windows XP (Home or Professional) (plus Service Pack 1 or higher) *Requires Sid Meier's Civilization IV to play

Does Civilization IV®: Warlords have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Civilization IV®: Warlords run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • 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

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Steam features
Family Sharing
Languages
Text only: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain.

Does Civilization IV®: Warlords use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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