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Sid Meier's Civilization® IV

Firaxis Games · 2K · 2006-10-25

Steam

Strategy

Franchise: Sid Meier · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Releases: Jun 30, 2006 (Mac), Oct 25, 2005 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

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853
playing now
92%
positive of 3.7k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
0
twitch viewers (latest)
95/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
85/100
IGDB user rating (306 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

853 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Civilization IV is a 2005 4X turn-based strategy video game developed by Firaxis Games and published by 2K. It is the fourth installment of the Civilization series and was designed by Soren Johnson. It was released in North America, Europe, and Australia, between October 25 and November 4, 2005, and followed by Civilization V.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 853 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 115 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~14/week).
  • · Review velocity down 28% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 15% of 5,933 Strategy games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 146k–292k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,653 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $1.46 at GamesPlanet DE (2022-10-05)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 22 of 40 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
505020182026Week of 2018-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

8534042026-08-06 21:00 — 667 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 439 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 576 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 642 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 465 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 628 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 746 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 495 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 658 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 740 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 419 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 590 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 656 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 413 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 573 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 623 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 404 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 669 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 787 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 453 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 511 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 692 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 524 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 580 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 740 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 556 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 461 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 748 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 653 players2026-08-30 17:00 — 853 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$29.99$2.002015-01-012026-08-072015-01-01 — best price $4.992015-02-17 — best price $10.002015-04-07 — best price $16.942015-05-21 — best price $11.112015-07-10 — best price $19.952015-08-27 — best price $19.992015-12-18 — best price $4.982016-01-27 — best price $18.992016-02-16 — best price $11.132016-05-16 — best price $19.952016-08-25 — best price $26.992016-11-01 — best price $17.592017-03-16 — best price $4.992017-07-20 — best price $5.002017-08-21 — best price $14.992017-10-13 — best price $14.992017-11-29 — best price $19.952018-01-22 — best price $19.952018-03-07 — best price $14.992018-06-15 — best price $4.982018-07-20 — best price $14.992018-09-17 — best price $14.992018-12-20 — best price $4.982019-04-30 — best price $19.952019-08-23 — best price $19.992020-01-04 — best price $19.952020-02-21 — best price $4.982020-06-01 — best price $9.992020-12-01 — best price $4.982021-05-01 — best price $3.992021-08-20 — best price $19.952022-01-27 — best price $4.992022-10-13 — best price $10.602023-09-11 — best price $19.992024-05-05 — best price $19.262024-09-02 — best price $19.992025-08-01 — best price $2.992025-12-23 — best price $4.982026-06-25 — best price $2.002026-08-07 — best price $10.90
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2451302026-05-31 — 191 pageviews2026-06-03 — 172 pageviews2026-06-06 — 151 pageviews2026-06-09 — 178 pageviews2026-06-12 — 160 pageviews2026-06-15 — 144 pageviews2026-06-18 — 178 pageviews2026-06-21 — 177 pageviews2026-06-24 — 182 pageviews2026-06-27 — 210 pageviews2026-06-30 — 158 pageviews2026-07-03 — 203 pageviews2026-07-06 — 181 pageviews2026-07-09 — 203 pageviews2026-07-12 — 157 pageviews2026-07-15 — 175 pageviews2026-07-18 — 174 pageviews2026-07-21 — 202 pageviews2026-07-24 — 176 pageviews2026-07-27 — 160 pageviews2026-07-30 — 169 pageviews2026-08-02 — 211 pageviews2026-08-05 — 167 pageviews2026-08-08 — 147 pageviews2026-08-11 — 160 pageviews2026-08-14 — 179 pageviews2026-08-17 — 193 pageviews2026-08-20 — 179 pageviews2026-08-23 — 187 pageviews2026-08-26 — 169 pageviews2026-08-28 — 158 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

2602026-08-29 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 18:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 20:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 11:34 — 26 viewers2026-08-30 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 14:34 — 6 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 7 viewers2026-08-30 16:35 — 7 viewers2026-08-30 17:34 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerMulti-playerIncludes level editorFamily Sharing

5 supported languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain

Player tags

4XClassicModdableStrategyAddictiveHistoricalSimulationTurn-BasedMultiplayerReplay Value

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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