Sid Meier's Civilization IV

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With over 6 million units sold and unprecedented critical acclaim from fans and press around the world, Sid Meier's Civilization is recognized as one of the greatest PC game franchises of all-time. Now, Sid Meier and Firaxis Games will take this incredibly fun and addictive game to new heights by adding new ways to play and win, new tools to manage and expand your civilization, all-new easy to use mod capabilities and intense multiplayer modes and options*.

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Developer:
Firaxis Games
Publisher:
Take-Two Interactive
Engine:
Gamebryo
Release date:
25 October 2006
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Recent Steam reviews:
Very Positive (18)
All Steam reviews:
Very Positive (1897)

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Description

With over 6 million units sold and unprecedented critical acclaim from fans and press around the world, Sid Meier's Civilization is recognized as one of the greatest PC game franchises of all-time. Now, Sid Meier and Firaxis Games will take this incredibly fun and addictive game to new heights by adding new ways to play and win, new tools to manage and expand your civilization, all-new easy to use mod capabilities and intense multiplayer modes and options*. Civilization IV will come to life like never before in a beautifully detailed, living 3D world that will elevate the gameplay experience to a whole new level. Civilization IV has already been heralded as one of the top ten games of 2005, and a must-have for gamers around the globe!

*Mac version's Online Multiplayer is no longer supported.

Recommended system requirements

minimum*

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)

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User reviews

Ol'man Ankles
Recommended | 04 Mar 2026
14.9h played

This is for sure one of my favorites. It's a great game to start with if you're new to the series. A bit more complex than it's predecessor (Civ III), but simpler than Civ V, this chapter introduces Religion into the

Helpful: 5
jmkelly1981
Recommended | 29 Apr 2026
60.1h played

It's Civ. That's all you need to know. For me, it's the last one before it got too complicated. I've been playing the series since Civ 1 and really feel like this is the best one.

Helpful: 2
hovaz14
Not recommended | 20 May 2026
54.5h played

During battles, player loses most of the time even from a less advanced AI units...! you will have to reload the game several times with the random seed option on, in order to be able to defeat the AI units!! AI always

Helpful: 1
TexityTex
Recommended | 19 Apr 2026
15.0h played

Given as a gift by a friend, my kids have put more time into it than I have. Just can't get into Civ games, but I know it has a diverse fan base, and I'm glad it exists.

Helpful: 1
Lenin
Recommended | 10 Apr 2026
5.1h played

One of the earliest Civilization titles you could play without a tutorial if you've played more recent editions. They really nailed some of the satisfaction that drives that "One more turn..." feeling. Specifically the

Helpful: 2
The Nac Mac Feegle
Recommended | 03 Apr 2026
9.3h played

If one were to review my reviews one might find that I have the highest of praise for Civ 3. Well, that may be so, but a reality I sometimes deny myself is that Civ4 is actually by far my most played civ game. I never

Helpful: 1