Sid Meier's Civilization® IV

A genuinely interesting old strategy game, worth playing if you want to see where the genre stood in the 2000s. It holds up better than you'd expect: religions, civics, and Great People give every run its own shape, and the "one more turn" pull is as strong as ever. The presentation deserves a mention too - Leonard Nimoy reads a quote every time you finish a technology, and the main theme, Baba Yetu, was the first piece of video game music to win a Grammy. It was also one of the first games I ever saw on my parents' computer, back when it still came on a disc.

I know its old but I like it better than the newer games.

Still the best version of the Civilization franchise

One of the first games I remember playing was Civilization. Many years later when I found this one steam I bought and haven't looked back. It's my go to game whenever I'm bored. I have tried some of the newer versions but they just didn't click with me and I found myself coming back to IV.

I love a world-builder, and this is the one all others are judged by.

💀 Офіційна українська локалізація відсутня; 👿 На жаль, фанатського українізатора мені знайти не вдалося; 📁 Civilization IV за сучасними ігровими мірками перебуває вже давно у поважному віці. Що там говорити, якщо з моменту її виходу минуло довгі 21 рік. За цей час вже навіть діти повиростати встигли, які в один рік з нею народилися. Серія теж розрослася аж до сьомої частини, але саме четвірка продовжує займати в серцях багатьох особливе місце найкращої частини Цивілізації. Об'єктивна ж сторона питання нам говорить про те, що гра не могла не застаріти. Щонайменше в графіці. На момент виходу вона була революційною, зараз же ні в кого подиву не викличе. 🎯 Особисто ж для мене, вона була точно набагато (прямо таки в рази) кращою Цивілізацію, аніж її наступник у вигляді 5 частини.

The best in the series. Of great scale and depth.

I wasn't expecting much from a Civilization game from 2005, but I was surprised to find this to be actually really fun and enjoyable. Great gameplay, great soundtrack, just a great game. The graphics are a little dated but I personally don't mind them much. The UI is a little older too but it's fine. Overall, it's a really good game and I'm glad I got it for dirt cheap on sale.