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Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization

Firaxis Games · 2K · 2008-09-23

Steam

Strategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Sep 22, 2008 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 22, 2008 (Mac)

Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization is the third offering in the award winning Civilization IV series. A re-imagining of the classic Colonization game Sid Meier created in 1994, Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization is a total conversion of the Civilization IV engine into a game experience in which players will lead a European...

Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization is a 2008 Strategy game priced at $19.99, with a Very Positive review sentiment (87% of 1581 reviews) and an estimated 500,000 to 1,000,000 owners.— census verdict as of 2026-09-27

226
playing now
87%
positive of 1.6k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
77/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (33 ratings)
2
Nexus mods (1.8k downloads)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

226 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 12:00 UTC (census sample)

Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization is a remake of the 1994 turn-based strategy game Sid Meier's Colonization. Players control settlers from one of four European nations – Spain, England, France, and the Netherlands – that are trying to conquer/colonize the New World in the period 1492–1792. The victorious player is the first to build up his colonies and army, declare independence from the mother country, and defeat the military force that the king inevitably sends to crush the rebellion.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 226 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 70 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~9/week).
  • · Review velocity down 24% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 11% of 14,082 Strategy games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-21

Estimated sales: 64k–127k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,591 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$5.99-80%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.99 at MacGameStore (2024-11-24)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 25 of 39 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
252520182026Week of 2018-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

4291592026-09-14 21:00 — 307 players2026-09-16 05:00 — 192 players2026-09-17 13:00 — 303 players2026-09-18 20:00 — 362 players2026-09-20 04:00 — 240 players2026-09-21 12:00 — 269 players2026-09-22 19:00 — 340 players2026-09-24 03:00 — 209 players2026-09-25 10:00 — 235 players2026-09-26 18:00 — 429 players2026-09-28 01:00 — 249 players2026-09-29 09:00 — 199 players2026-09-30 16:00 — 314 players2026-10-02 00:00 — 224 players2026-10-03 07:00 — 249 players2026-10-04 15:00 — 409 players2026-10-05 23:00 — 241 players2026-10-07 06:00 — 159 players2026-10-08 14:00 — 277 players2026-10-09 21:00 — 314 players2026-10-11 05:00 — 234 players2026-10-12 13:00 — 262 players2026-10-13 20:00 — 314 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 226 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
30844Jul 2012Aug 2026Jul 2012 — avg 68 · peak 157Dec 2012 — avg 60 · peak 182May 2013 — avg 50 · peak 96Oct 2013 — avg 51 · peak 112Mar 2014 — avg 75 · peak 158Aug 2014 — avg 77 · peak 210Jan 2015 — avg 85 · peak 179Jun 2015 — avg 93 · peak 218Nov 2015 — avg 98 · peak 252Apr 2016 — avg 112 · peak 216Sep 2016 — avg 131 · peak 266Feb 2017 — avg 141 · peak 282Jul 2017 — avg 138 · peak 259Dec 2017 — avg 163 · peak 299May 2018 — avg 130 · peak 243Oct 2018 — avg 140 · peak 268Mar 2019 — avg 159 · peak 308Aug 2019 — avg 155 · peak 262Jan 2020 — avg 194 · peak 318Jun 2020 — avg 203 · peak 341Nov 2020 — avg 204 · peak 342Apr 2021 — avg 192 · peak 324Sep 2021 — avg 191 · peak 302Feb 2022 — avg 214 · peak 356Jul 2022 — avg 214 · peak 347Dec 2022 — avg 229 · peak 368May 2023 — avg 222 · peak 355Oct 2023 — avg 227 · peak 384Mar 2024 — avg 255 · peak 417Aug 2024 — avg 253 · peak 403Jan 2025 — avg 280 · peak 473Jun 2025 — avg 259 · peak 405Nov 2025 — avg 284 · peak 459Apr 2026 — avg 276 · peak 458Aug 2026 — avg 267 · peak 414
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
332026-09-222026-10-142026-09-28: 2 new positive2026-10-01: 3 new positive2026-10-05: 1 new positive2026-10-10: 1 new positive2026-10-11: 1 new positive2026-10-13: 2 new positive
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$19.99$1.992015-01-012026-10-072015-01-01 — best price $4.992015-03-09 — best price $19.992015-05-09 — best price $11.762015-07-14 — best price $11.162015-08-28 — best price $4.982015-12-18 — best price $4.982016-01-27 — best price $18.992016-02-16 — best price $11.132016-06-01 — best price $19.952016-09-12 — best price $19.952017-02-17 — best price $5.002017-07-17 — best price $19.952017-11-28 — best price $19.992018-03-19 — best price $19.992018-07-03 — best price $14.992018-07-29 — best price $14.992018-08-21 — best price $14.992018-09-17 — best price $14.992018-10-11 — best price $19.992018-12-20 — best price $4.982019-05-13 — best price $19.992019-10-04 — best price $4.982020-02-03 — best price $19.952020-04-14 — best price $19.992021-02-19 — best price $4.982021-07-20 — best price $14.992021-12-18 — best price $16.992022-06-25 — best price $19.992024-02-13 — best price $17.992024-07-11 — best price $19.992024-12-19 — best price $8.592025-08-26 — best price $19.952026-03-19 — best price $9.992026-09-13 — best price $5.992026-10-07 — best price $5.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

104202026-06-23 — 27 pageviews2026-06-26 — 49 pageviews2026-06-29 — 40 pageviews2026-07-02 — 53 pageviews2026-07-05 — 60 pageviews2026-07-08 — 49 pageviews2026-07-11 — 47 pageviews2026-07-14 — 34 pageviews2026-07-17 — 46 pageviews2026-07-20 — 46 pageviews2026-07-23 — 42 pageviews2026-07-26 — 53 pageviews2026-07-29 — 41 pageviews2026-08-01 — 29 pageviews2026-08-04 — 40 pageviews2026-08-07 — 29 pageviews2026-08-10 — 46 pageviews2026-08-13 — 30 pageviews2026-08-16 — 50 pageviews2026-08-19 — 38 pageviews2026-08-22 — 38 pageviews2026-08-25 — 49 pageviews2026-08-28 — 48 pageviews2026-08-31 — 47 pageviews2026-09-03 — 40 pageviews2026-09-06 — 63 pageviews2026-09-09 — 53 pageviews2026-09-12 — 50 pageviews2026-09-15 — 44 pageviews2026-09-18 — 34 pageviews2026-09-21 — 25 pageviews2026-09-24 — 25 pageviews2026-09-27 — 43 pageviews2026-09-30 — 48 pageviews2026-10-03 — 33 pageviews2026-10-06 — 32 pageviews2026-10-09 — 36 pageviews2026-10-12 — 24 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

002026-09-30 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-10 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-10 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-10 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-10 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-10 18:35 — 0 viewers2026-10-10 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-13 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 14:34 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerMulti-playerFamily Sharing

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

Player tags

4XRemakeEconomyModdableStrategyColony SimHistoricalManagementSimulationTurn-Based

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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