Sid Meier's Civilization® V

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Sid Meier's Civilization® V is a turn-based strategy, strategy and turn-based game developed by Firaxis Games, Aspyr (Mac) and Aspyr (Linux) and published by Aspyr (Mac), Aspyr (Linux) and 2K.
Released on September 23rd 2010 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux in 10 languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Japanese, Korean, Russian and Traditional Chinese.

It has received 201,769 reviews of which 193,356 were positive and 8,413 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.5 out of 10. 😍

The game is currently priced at 29.99€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Sid Meier's Civilization® V into these genres:

Turn-Based Strategy Strategy Turn-Based Multiplayer Historical 4X Addictive Singleplayer Hex Grid Grand Strategy Replay Value Co-op Economy Tactical Diplomacy Moddable Simulation Classic Great Soundtrack Touch-Friendly

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Requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

OS *: Windows® Vista SP2/ Windows® 7
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8 GHz or AMD Athlon X2 64 2.0 GHz
Memory: 2GB RAM
Graphics:256 MB ATI HD2600 XT or better, 256 MB nVidia 7900 GS or better, or Core i3 or better integrated graphics
DirectX®: DirectX® version 9.0c
Hard Drive: 8 GB Free
Sound: DirectX 9.0c-compatible sound card
Note: Optimized for the touch-screen Ultrabook™ device

MacOS

OS: 10.12 (Sierra)
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo (Dual-Core) CPU Speed: 2.4 GHz
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Hard Disk Space: 8 GB
Video Card (ATI): Radeon HD 2600
Video Card (NVidia): Geforce 8600
Video Card (Intel): HD 4000
Video Memory (VRam): 256MB

Multiplayer: Internet (TCP/IP) and LAN (TCP/IP) play supported. Please note, it is possible for Mac and PC to become out of sync during updates. Within this short time period, Mac users will only be able to play other Mac users.
NOTICE:This game is not supported on volumes formatted as Mac OS Extended (Case Sensitive)
NOTICE: The following video chipsets are not supported for Civilization V:
ATI Radeon X1000 series, HD 2400
Nvidia GeForce 7000 series, 8600, 9400
Intel GMA (950/X3100), HD 3000

NOTICE:The Mac version is only available in English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish.

Linux

Operating System: SteamOS, Ubuntu
CPU Processor: Intel Core i3, AMD A10
CPU Speed: 2.4GHz
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Hard Disk Space: 10 GB
Video Card (ATI): Radeon HD 6450
Video Card (NVidia): Geforce 640M
Video Card (Intel): Iris Pro
Video Memory (VRam): 1GB

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Don't meet the above requirements? Running on Ubuntu? That doesn't mean your configuration wont run Civ V, it just means we have not tested and vetted your configuration. Visit the Civilization V community page to share your experience with other Linux players and learn about how to send bugs to Aspyr. Your feedback will help us improve Civ V Linux and future AAA Linux releases!

NOTICE: Intel Integrated video chipsets (GMA 9XX, HD 3XXX) will not run Civilization V for SteamOS and Linux, and are unsupported.

NOTICE:The Linux version is only available in English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish.
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Reviews

Explore reviews from Steam users sharing their experiences and what they love about the game.

Jan. 2025

If Civilization 5 isn't launching after the recent update where they removed the 2k launcher do the following. 1. Go to your steam library 2. Right click on the game 3. Click on properties 4. Click on installed files 5. At the top right of the window you will see the location of installed files, click on the browse 6. In the directory right click on either executable you wish to run. CivilizationV.exe or CivilizationV_DX11.exe 7. Click on properties 8. Click on compatibility 9. Enable compatibility mode with windows 8 or 7 mode 10. Click apply 11. Run the game through the selected executable in the folder not the play button through steam. 12. Enjoy It has been reported that this additional function might help with making the game run with some individuals. In the compatibility screen with step 8, enable run as administrator. This should also help with getting the game to run.

Oct. 2024

Despite the AI being schizophrenic, this is still one of the best TBS games out there. Every civ is unique and there are many victory types, so you can adapt your strategies to best fit the civs or choose the civs that best fit your strategies. Very addictive and rewarding. Particularly, I think that not being able to stack your units in a large army is the major problem because as the game progresses, the amount of stuff (units mostly) you have to manage becomes overwhelming, especially if you're playing as a militaristic civ. Not being able to rebind the keys inside the game is also annoying. Overall, very fun to play both solo or with friends. 8/10

Aug. 2024

Civ 5 to me still is far better then CIv 6... I have played over 3200 hours of Civ 5 versus around 400 hours of Civ 6, and I find the AI in Civ 6 incredibly irritating as it goes out of its way to setup its own cites as close to you as possible. I have had many games where the AI is on a completely different continent having a lot of room to expand on their own lands, but invariably decides to cross the seas to setup shop on your continent. As well as the endless missionaries invading your land like they have nothing better to do then keep building missionary units to convert your people...

Aug. 2024

Civilization V is hands down my favorite in the series. There's just something about watching your civilization grow from a small village into a global powerhouse that never gets old. The art style is the best out of all the Civ games, making every map and city look beautiful. The gameplay strikes the perfect balance between depth and fun, and the combat and strategy keep you hooked. Whether you're a newbie or a Civ veteran, this one is a must-play—you'll find yourself saying 'just one more turn' way too often!

April 2024

Amazing game, Don't play before going to bed, nothing bad to say about this masterpiece. All the negative reviews are from cry baby mongoloids whining about being overstimulated by the Civ 6 ads in the launcher like little toddlers. It doesn't affect game play whatsoever, they just need to grow up.

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29.99€

9.5

193,356

8,413

Online players

15,910

Developer

Firaxis Games, Aspyr (Mac), Aspyr (Linux)

Publisher

Aspyr (Mac), Aspyr (Linux), 2K

Release 23 Sep 2010

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