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Sid Meier's Civilization IV

Initial releaseOct. 25, 2005

Genres

Simulation
Strategy
Strategy: Turn-Based Strategy

FranchiseSid Meier

Sid Meier's Civilization IV Feed

Artwork for XCOM 2, Age Of Empires II and Starcraft II feature on the RPS Bestest Best Reader edition for favourite strategy games of all time

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These are your 50 favourite strategy games of all time

As voted for by the RPS readership

Feb. 23, 2023Katharine Castle

175 comments

Artwork from Civilization IV, FEAR and Psychonauts for the RPS Time Capsule 2005

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RPS Time Capsule: the games worth saving from 2005

Some spicy choices for our favourite games of 2005, and why they should be saved

June 28, 2022Alice Bell

107 comments

Civilization's Sid Meier talked to RPS all about his brilliant career at PAX X EGX

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Civilization's Sid Meier talked to RPS all about his brilliant career at PAX X EGX

Railroads, Pirates, Civ, and more!

Sept. 15, 2020Imogen Beckhelling

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How video games consistently fail Gandhi

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How video games consistently fail Gandhi

Victorious pacifism

April 22, 2020Nikhil Murthy

75 comments

Civilization 6 launches its dystopian battle royale mode Red Death

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Civilization 6 launches its dystopian battle royale mode Red Death

Let's get dystopian

Sept. 10, 2019Emily Gera

25 comments

The best Civilization games are these total overhaul mods

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The best Civilization games are these total overhaul mods

We can rebuild you

July 12, 2018Robert Zak

27 comments

Soren Johnson on challenging the norms of 4X games

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Soren Johnson on challenging the norms of 4X games

Changing history

April 6, 2018Adam Smith

39 comments

Civ VI: Rise and Fall's new features explained

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Civ VI: Rise and Fall's new features explained

After dark, become a hero

Jan. 16, 2018Adam Smith

26 comments

Cree concerns hammer home why Civ needs to reject its own traditions

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Cree concerns hammer home why Civ needs to reject its own traditions

Culture and colonisation

Jan. 5, 2018Adam Smith

150 comments

Jon Shafer on designing Civilization 5, joining Paradox and making strategy games better

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Jon Shafer on designing Civilization 5, joining Paradox and making strategy games better

Master of maps

May 17, 2017Adam Smith

39 comments

How historical games integrate or ignore slavery

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How historical games integrate or ignore slavery

And how they can do it better

Jan. 17, 2017Amanda Kerri

102 comments

Civilization VI: Four Hours Of Wars And Wonders

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Civilization VI: Four Hours Of Wars And Wonders

Deep and revolutionary

Aug. 3, 2016Adam Smith

24 comments

A Lament For The LAN Party

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A Lament For The LAN Party

A series of tubes

June 9, 2016Michael Johnson

65 comments

Offworld Trading Co Comes On-World Later This Month

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Offworld Trading Co Comes On-World Later This Month

April 8, 2016Alec Meer

7 comments

Lost Worlds: The Saved Games I've Abandoned

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Lost Worlds: The Saved Games I've Abandoned

Abandon all hope

Dec. 31, 2015Adam Smith

79 comments

Civilization VI Suggestion: William Shatner

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Supporters only | Civilization VI Suggestion: William Shatner

Civ-ner

March 17, 2015Philippa Warr

9 comments

Why People Are Making The AI Fight Itself In Civilization

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Why People Are Making The AI Fight Itself In Civilization

AI Showdown

Feb. 20, 2015Richard Moss

49 comments

Former Civ IV Lead On Strategy's Future, Making Another Civ

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Former Civ IV Lead On Strategy's Future, Making Another Civ

Mohawks And Martians, Pt 2

May 8, 2014Nathan Grayson

15 comments

Former Civilization IV Lead On Mars Game, Revitalizing RTS

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Former Civilization IV Lead On Mars Game, Revitalizing RTS

Mohawks And Martians, Pt 1

May 2, 2014Nathan Grayson

44 comments

Life After GameSpy: Civ 3, Civ 4 And Borderlands Go Steam

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Life After GameSpy: Civ 3, Civ 4 And Borderlands Go Steam

A dozen 2K games going unupdated

April 23, 2014Alice O'Connor

50 comments

Yikes: GameSpy Shutdown Will Affect A Lot Of Games

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Yikes: GameSpy Shutdown Will Affect A Lot Of Games

Conservative estimates are at infinity

April 8, 2014Nathan Grayson

92 comments

(Not) A Game And A Chat: RPS BFF GDC Ultra Force Go, Day Two

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(Not) A Game And A Chat: RPS BFF GDC Ultra Force Go, Day Two

Now With Special Guests!

March 19, 2014Nathan Grayson

40 comments

Soren Song: Civ IV Designer Founds Mohawk Games

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Soren Song: Civ IV Designer Founds Mohawk Games

Civ IV dev founds studio

Nov. 6, 2013Graham Smith

44 comments

Civ IV Accidentally Wins A Grammy

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Civ IV Accidentally Wins A Grammy

Feb. 14, 2011Alec Meer

64 comments

Civ 4 Music With Lyrics. Yes.

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Civ 4 Music With Lyrics. Yes.

Sept. 26, 2010Kieron Gillen

19 comments

Sid Meier's Civilization IV Gallery

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