Sid Meier's Civilization® V
Turn-based 4X strategy across history on a hex grid
Firaxis Games, Aspyr (Mac), Aspyr (Linux) · Published by 2K, Aspyr (Mac), Aspyr (Linux) · Released Sep 21, 2010
- Reviews
- Overwhelmingly Positive
- 96% of 211K
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 93% of 275 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 10K
- peak 24h 11K
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 4 months ago
- May 6, 2026
Free demo available, 0 playing it now: get the demo.
Metacritic: 90/100 (critic reviews)
What is Sid Meier's Civilization® V?
A turn-based 4X strategy game where you guide a civilization from humanity's beginnings to the space age on a hex-based map. Each match centers on claiming territory, researching technologies, building an empire, negotiating with historical leaders, and waging war in single-player or multiplayer.
For you if...
- +you enjoy turn-based empire building across long matches
- +you want research, diplomacy, expansion, and warfare together
- +you value replayability, varied configurations, and mod support
Not for you if...
- −you prefer real-time action over deliberate turn-based planning
- −you do not want to manage research, diplomacy, and war
What players say
96% of 210,893 reviews are positive · 93% of 275 in the last 30 days
Players repeatedly praise its long-term replay value and regard it as a high point in the series. Recent complaints mainly say the game no longer starts or crashes after an update that removed the launcher; Linux and Mac compatibility also draw criticism.
Screenshots and trailer
Sid Meier's Civilization® V system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows® Vista SP2/ Windows® 7
- Processor
- Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8 GHz or AMD Athlon X2 64 2.0 GHz
- Graphics
- 256 MB ATI HD2600 XT or better, 256 MB nVidia 7900 GS or better, or Core i3 or better integrated graphics
- Memory
- 2GB RAM
- Storage
- 8 GB Free
Recommended
- OS
- Windows® Vista SP2/ Windows® 7
- Processor
- 1.8 GHz Quad Core CPU
- Graphics
- 512 MB ATI 4800 series or better, 512 MB nVidia 9800 series or better
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 8 GB Free
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 286
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
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
- Cloud saves are not shared across platforms
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain. Text only: Polish, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Traditional Chinese.
Tags
- Turn-Based Strategy
- Strategy
- Turn-Based
- Multiplayer
- Historical
- 4X
- Addictive
- Singleplayer
- Hex Grid
- Grand Strategy
- Replay Value
- Co-op
- Economy
- Tactical
- Diplomacy
- Moddable
Recent updates
- May 6, 2026 · Civ Streams: Civ VII's Test of Time Update
- May 6, 2026 · Civilization VII's Test of Time Update Coming May 19!
- Nov 25, 2024 · 2K Launcher Removal
- Dec 5, 2018 · Launcher Update (12/5/18)
- Dec 15, 2014 · Civilization V multiplayer update is now live
15 DLC available.
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