Sid Meier's Civilization® IV

Strategy· Turn-Based Strategy· Turn-Based· 4X

Released Oct 2006

92% positive · 3,631 reviews

Done

All announced content has been released

High confidence

Done

All announced content has been released

High confidence

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Evaluation

Civilization IV launched on October 25, 2006 as a complete, standalone strategy game. The developer news tells a clear story: the most substantive post-launch activity was a 2014 Steamworks patch replacing the defunct GameSpy multiplayer service, and a 2014 OSX compatibility fix — both maintenance updates, not new content. By May 2016, Firaxis publicly announced Civilization VI as the next entry in the franchise, signaling that Civ IV's development era was long concluded. No expansions, DLC, or additional content have been announced or released since the game's original release window. The store description makes no reference to planned additions. Civilization IV launched as a finished product and has remained so.

Evidence

Firaxis announced Civilization VI as the next entry in the franchise, celebrating the 25th anniversary — development focus had moved fully to the sequel

news post · May 11, 2016 source development ending

high

Steamworks patch released to replace GameSpy multiplayer infrastructure — a maintenance update with no new content

news post · Jun 5, 2014 source development ending

medium

Media

Details

Developer

Firaxis Games

Publisher

Achievements

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Platform

Windows, macOS

Controller

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Steam Deck

Playable

Players

Single-player · Multiplayer

Strategy Turn-Based Strategy Turn-Based 4X Historical Moddable Grand Strategy Classic Addictive Replay Value Simulation Resource Management Great Soundtrack War Economy

About this game

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.