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Galactic Civilizations IV

Stardock Entertainment · 2023-10-19

SteamEpic Games Store

SimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Apr 27, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Take command of a civilization that has just achieved faster-than-light travel in Galactic Civilizations IV, the newest entry in the award-winning space 4X strategy game series. Explore the galaxy, colonize worlds, shape cultures, make alliances, fight wars and pioneer new technologies.

264
playing now
72%
positive of 2.5k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
0
twitch viewers (latest)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$39.99
steam price (US)

264 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 03:00 UTC (census sample)

Galactic Civilizations IV is a 4X turn-based strategy video game developed by Stardock for Microsoft Windows. It features standard 4X space gameplay such as colonizing a galaxy, engaging in space combat, and discovering new technology and alien species. As the fourth entry in the Galactic Civilizations series, the game adds an artificial intelligence assistant, a scoring system, and a larger galaxy organized into multiple sectors of tile-based maps. The game entered early access in 2021, promising to learn from other 4X games including Stellaris, Endless Space, and Distant Worlds.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 264 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 283 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~35/week).
  • · Review velocity down 20% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 19% of 6,674 Simulation games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 51k–115k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,549 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $11.27 at GamesPlanet US (2026-07-31) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 44 of 77 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
14614620232026Week of 2023-04-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 71 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 12 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

5691932026-08-07 00:00 — 351 players2026-08-07 08:00 — 270 players2026-08-07 16:00 — 446 players2026-08-08 00:00 — 389 players2026-08-08 08:00 — 332 players2026-08-08 16:00 — 474 players2026-08-09 00:00 — 431 players2026-08-09 08:00 — 332 players2026-08-09 16:00 — 569 players2026-08-10 00:00 — 399 players2026-08-10 08:00 — 232 players2026-08-10 16:00 — 411 players2026-08-11 00:00 — 356 players2026-08-11 08:00 — 236 players2026-08-11 17:00 — 388 players2026-08-13 00:00 — 319 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 238 players2026-08-15 14:00 — 432 players2026-08-16 22:00 — 457 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 217 players2026-08-19 13:00 — 258 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 362 players2026-08-22 04:00 — 269 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 342 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 352 players2026-08-26 03:00 — 229 players2026-08-27 11:00 — 193 players2026-08-28 19:00 — 332 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 264 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$49.99$9.452021-06-102026-08-132021-06-10 — best price $39.992023-08-03 — best price $39.992024-01-04 — best price $49.992024-02-26 — best price $29.992024-03-28 — best price $49.992024-06-10 — best price $39.992024-07-15 — best price $34.992024-08-01 — best price $36.742024-08-13 — best price $34.992024-10-10 — best price $24.992024-11-16 — best price $44.892024-12-02 — best price $49.992024-12-19 — best price $24.992025-01-09 — best price $49.992025-01-24 — best price $19.992025-03-07 — best price $20.002025-03-21 — best price $29.392025-04-04 — best price $9.452025-05-01 — best price $35.892025-05-22 — best price $39.992025-07-07 — best price $20.002025-07-24 — best price $39.992025-08-09 — best price $39.992025-09-15 — best price $39.992025-10-06 — best price $39.992025-11-21 — best price $15.992025-12-11 — best price $15.992026-01-08 — best price $39.992026-01-23 — best price $19.992026-02-16 — best price $12.802026-03-05 — best price $15.992026-03-30 — best price $15.992026-04-13 — best price $39.992026-04-28 — best price $35.892026-05-18 — best price $15.992026-06-29 — best price $11.482026-07-16 — best price $13.992026-08-01 — best price $29.952026-08-13 — best price $13.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

6382026-05-15 — 19 pageviews2026-05-18 — 33 pageviews2026-05-21 — 21 pageviews2026-05-24 — 19 pageviews2026-05-27 — 19 pageviews2026-05-30 — 17 pageviews2026-06-02 — 28 pageviews2026-06-05 — 17 pageviews2026-06-08 — 18 pageviews2026-06-11 — 27 pageviews2026-06-14 — 26 pageviews2026-06-17 — 20 pageviews2026-06-20 — 17 pageviews2026-06-23 — 26 pageviews2026-06-26 — 26 pageviews2026-06-29 — 21 pageviews2026-07-02 — 25 pageviews2026-07-05 — 24 pageviews2026-07-08 — 17 pageviews2026-07-11 — 16 pageviews2026-07-14 — 29 pageviews2026-07-17 — 23 pageviews2026-07-20 — 25 pageviews2026-07-23 — 26 pageviews2026-07-26 — 14 pageviews2026-07-29 — 21 pageviews2026-08-01 — 63 pageviews2026-08-04 — 25 pageviews2026-08-07 — 21 pageviews2026-08-10 — 26 pageviews2026-08-13 — 23 pageviews2026-08-16 — 15 pageviews2026-08-19 — 26 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

302026-08-26 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 18:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-28 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 20:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 16:35 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
81.5%
earned "One Small Step..."
8.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPCo-opOnline Co-opCross-Platform MultiplayerSteam AchievementsSteam WorkshopAdjustable Text Size13 DLC

11 supported languages: English, German, French, Russian, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Spanish - Latin America, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal, Italian, Simplified Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,1630%86

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

4XSpaceSci-fiSandboxModdableStrategyDiplomacyManagementSimulationExploration

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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