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Sid Meier's Civilization IVĀ®: Beyond the Sword is the second expansion pack for Civilization IV - the 2005 PC Game of the Year that has become a worldwide hit.

Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword is a strategy, turn-based strategy and 4x game developed by Firaxis Games and published by 2K.
Released on July 24th 2007 is available on Windows and MacOS in 5 languages: English, French, German, Italian and Spanish - Spain.

It has received 4,537 reviews of which 4,373 were positive and 164 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.3 out of 10. šŸ˜

The game is currently priced at 9.99€ on Steam.


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System requirements

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Windows
Minimum: Windows 2000 (plus Service Pack 1 or higher), Windows XP Home or Professional (plus Service Pack 1 or higher), or Windows Vista; 1.2GHz Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon processor, 256 MB RAM, 64 MB video card with hardware T&L (GeForce 2, Radeon 7500 or better), DirectX 7 compatible sound card, 1.7 GB of free hard drive space, DirectX 9.0c (included)
Recommended: 1.8GHz Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon processor or equivalent (or better), 512 MB RAM, 128 MB video card with DirectX 8 support (pixel and vertex shaders), DirectX 7 compatible sound card, 1.7 GB of free hard drive space, DirectX 9.0c (included)
MacOS
Recommended:
  • OS: Mac OS X 10.4.11, 10.5.6
  • Processor: PowerPC G5 or Intel
  • CPU Speed: 2.0 GHz
  • Memory: 1 GB
  • Hard Disk Space: 2.5 GB free disk space
  • Video Card: (ATI): Radeon 9600 Video Card (NVidia): GeForce FX 6600
  • Video Memory: (VRam): 128 MB or higher
  • Media Required: DVD-ROM Drive
  • Peripherals: Macintosh mouse and keyboard
  • Supported Video Cards: NVIDIA GeForce 6600, 6800, 7300, 7600, 7800, 8600, 8800, 9400, 9600, GEFORCE GT 120, GEFORCE QUADRO FX 4500 ATI Radeon 9600, 9650, 9700, 9800, X600, X800, X1600, X1900, HD 2400, 2600, 3870
  • NOTICE: Intel integrated video chipsets are not supported.
  • NOTICE: Apple original CPU’s only, CPU upgrades not supported
  • NOTICE: This game is not supported on volumes formatted as Mac OS Extended (Case Sensitive) REQUIRES THE FULL VERSION OF Civilization IV for Mac OS X TO PLAY

User reviews & Ratings

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Feb. 2025
Civilization IV is honestly the greatest civilization to exist out of all of them. I only stopped playing it because I felt like I had to play the newer CIV versions. BtS expansion without a doubt is how Sid Meier originally conceptualized and is his Magnum Opus. Doom Stacks, Leonard Nimoy technology discovery narration, baba freaking yetu is the CIV IV theme song!!!!!!! So much customization in this game makes the newer versions feel so empty and lackluster. Religion was actually cool in this game and could cause world wars and defined friendships. In the newer CIVs that literally would never happen. The only thing I really liked from the newer Civs is the better AI, district planning, hex tiles, and city states. This game also had the vassalage and capitulation options like where the hell did that go in the newer ones that is one of my favorite features in this game. The graphics in this game are kinda aged but at least it doesn't feel like an 8 bit game and is good enough for 2025. If you think any other CIV could possibly be better then YOUR HEAD WOULD LOOK GOOD ON A POLE!!! >:3
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Feb. 2025
This game has been a lot of fun for me over the years. Mods added, it always changes dynamics and strategy and the whotnot.
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Jan. 2025
Every games different, Load a Mod, Select parameters and go. Strategise, Conquer, be challenged and just enjoy it, I do, that's why I've done over 4500 hours
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Jan. 2025
One of the classics. I think this was the best version of Civ they created.
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Oct. 2024
An absolutely perfect game, old, but a classic. New games which are meant to be an upgrade don't quite capture its beauty and nostalgia. I have been playing since I was a child, and continue to do so into adulthood. It is the perfect game, a mix of diplomacy and friendship and bitter betrayal and war. Beyond the Sword is my favourite edition. Love this game and would highly recommend!
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Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword
9.3
4,373
164
Online players
1,270
Developer
Firaxis Games
Publisher
2K
Release 24 Jul 2007
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