Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth - Rising Tide

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After the first wave of great colony ships departed Earth, the jubilation of humanity was short-lived. Those left behind fell into a violent struggle over the quickly-diminishing resources on their barren home world.

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Developer:
Firaxis Games
Publisher:
2K Games
Release date:
08 October 2015
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Description

After the first wave of great colony ships departed Earth, the jubilation of humanity was short-lived. Those left behind fell into a violent struggle over the quickly-diminishing resources on their barren home world. From this tumultuous time, two new factions arose. These newcomers were grounded not in the idealism of their predecessors, but on opportunism, resilience, ruthlessness, and above all a commitment to their own survival.

Now, many decades after their first landfall on a new planet, the proud survivors of the first expeditions beyond Earth look up to see the skies darkened by a new breed of pioneers.

Beyond Earth extended the Civilization franchise from its historical setting into the possible futures of science fiction. Rising Tide extends Beyond Earth to new frontiers on the planet’s surface and beneath its seas, adding even more choices and diplomatic options as you continue to build “just one more turn” toward a new vision for the future of humanity.

  • Colonize the Ocean: Build floating settlements and access natural resources hidden beneath the seas of the alien planet. Alien beasts with unique abilities inhabit the water and challenge the player in new ways. The ocean provides a fully replayable map, new gameplay mechanics and strategic possibilities for players to reign supreme on their new world.
  • Dynamic Leader Traits: Players and AI Leaders alike unlock new Traits through gameplay and activate different combinations to respond to the changing world. These dynamic sets of Traits also provide benefits and add to the new Diplomacy system, governed by the new Fear and Respect attributes.
  • New, Enhanced Diplomatic Options: Shape the diplomatic landscape by using political capital to upgrade your traits, change diplomatic relationships, and leverage the benefits of your allies’ traits.
  • New Sponsors: Four new factions have been added to the game including Al Falah, nomad explorers descended from wealthy and resilient Middle Eastern states that possess a rich cultural and commercial heritage.
  • New Artifact System: Collect and combine powerful relics to unlock new perks, unit upgrades, and buildings for your faction on the new world.
  • New Hybrid Units: Affinities are competing visions for the future of humanity. By investing in multiple Affinities, rather than specializing in just one, players can unlock special hybrid Affinity units and upgrades.
  • New Biomes: Two new world types have been added. Primordial worlds are rife in volcanic activity and the chaotic landscape of a world still forming. Frigid worlds have cooled in their great age, their surfaces covered with icy oceans and frozen tundra.

Recommended system requirements

minimum*

OS *:
Windows® Vista SP2, Windows® 7, Windows 8/8.1
Processor:
Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8 GHz or AMD Athlon X2 64 2.0
Memory:
2 GB RAM
Graphics:
256 MB ATI Radeon HD 3650 or better, 256 MB nVidia 8800 GT or better, or Intel HD 3000 or better integrated graphics
DirectX:
Version 11
Storage:
13 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, Windows 8/8.1
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:
13 GB available space
Sound Card:
DirectX 9.0c‐compatible sound card

User reviews

joe
Recommended | 23 Oct 2022

I love this game and the Rising Tide upgrade was a great buy. The Rising Tide DLC doubles the game for me. Even much better than before. One of my all time favourites. Runs great on windows 10. I disagree with the

Helpful: 6
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Recommended | 10 Aug 2024

As it seems to be tradition with Civ games, they need an expansion or two to start being really good, and Rising Tide proves it for Beyond Earth. To begin with it, it adds a new gameplay mechanic in the form of floating

Helpful: 9
PeterP
Recommended | 23 May 2024

The base game didn't keep my interest for more than a couple of sessions when it was released. It was ok, but it felt very much like a Civ 5 re-skin without many new ideas. A few years ago I got the urge to revisit the

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Lömsk Kråka
Recommended | 19 Aug 2022

This changes the gameplay up considerably and it should to this day be considered an insult that this is a fully priced expansion and not a free update to the base game. It adds a lot of new features that makes the game

Helpful: 6
[Asgard] Thor
Recommended | 14 Jan 2025

This expansion was a badly needed breath of fresh air to this offshoot. It completely changed the way the oceans worked and seafaring was an interesting way of claiming territory. Unfortunately nothing else came

Helpful: 3
YoGoldfish
Recommended | 22 Sept 2024

Do not purchase this at full price. Only buy if on sale. Recommend but only at extreme discount, Steam major sales have it at 75% off each time. Check out the Steamdb site. Authorized sellers can have even bigger

Helpful: 5