Sid Meier's Civilization V · RAWG · Courtesy of RAWG
Civilization V
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Game data
Metacritic 90- Released
- 2010-09-21
- User rating
- 4.29 / 5
- Genres
- Strategy
- Platforms
- PC, macOS, Linux
- ESRB
- Everyone 10+
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Game details · IGDB
Sid Meier's Civilization V is a turn-based strategy game in which players lead a civilization from the ancient era through the future. Players found cities, research technologies, build improvements, train military units, and engage in diplomacy with AI or human opponents. Victory can be achieved through domination, science, culture, diplomacy, or by having the highest score when time runs out. The game features a hex-based tile system, city-states as minor factions, and ranged combat that prevents unit stacking on a single tile.
- Released
- 2010
- Genres
- Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
- Platforms
- Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
- Game modes
- Single player, Multiplayer
- Engine
- Firaxis LORE
- Franchise
- Sid Meier
- Developer
- Firaxis Games
- Publisher
- Aspyr Media, Mastertronic, 2K Games
Key facts
- Developer
- Firaxis Games
- Publishers
- 2K (Windows) Aspyr (Mac OS X, Linux)
- Director
- Jon Shafer
- Producers
- Dennis Shirk Lisa Miller
- Designers
- Jon Shafer Ed Beach Scott Lewis
- Programmers
- Brian Wade Tim Kipp Ed Beach
- Artists
- Dorian Newcomb Chris Hickman Brian Busatti
- Writers
- Michelle Menard Paul Murphy
- Composers
- Michael Curran Geoff Knorr
- Series
- Civilization
- Platforms
- Windows , Mac OS X , Linux
- Release
- Windows NA : September 21, 2010 PAL : September 24, 2010 Mac OS X WW : November 23, 2010 Linux WW : June 10, 2014
- Genres
- Turn-based strategy , 4X
- Modes
- Single-player , multiplayer
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.civilization5.com
Show 5 more facts
- software version identifier
- 1.0.3.276
- title
- Civilization V
- publication date
- 2014-06-10
- Commons category
- Civilization V
- review score
- 88/100
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Article
Sid Meier's Civilization V is a 4X turn-based strategy video game developed by Firaxis Games and published by 2K. It is the sequel to Civilization IV, and was released for Windows in September 2010, for Mac OS X on November 23, 2010, and for Linux on June 10, 2014.
In Civilization V, the player leads a civilization from prehistoric times into the future on a procedurally generated map, attempting to achieve one of a number of different victory conditions through research, exploration, diplomacy, expansion, economic development, government and military conquest. The game is based on an entirely new game engine with hexagonal tiles instead of the square tiles of earlier games in the series. Many elements from Civilization IV and its expansion packs have been removed or changed, such as religion and espionage (although these were reintroduced in its subsequent expansions). The combat system has been overhauled, by removing stacking of military units and enabling cities to defend themselves by firing directly on nearby enemies. In addition, the maps contain computer-controlled city-states and non-player characters that are available for trade, diplomacy and conquest. A civilization's borders also expand one tile at a time, favoring more productive tiles, and roads now have a maintenance cost, making them much less common. The game features community, modding, and multiplayer elements. It is available for download on Steam.