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Sid Meier's Civilization® IV

Sid Meier's Civilization® IV overview

Firaxis Games | Oct 25, 2006 | game

Released

577players observed · 22 September 2026 - 01:49:30 UTC

StrategyTurn-Based StrategyTurn-Based4XHistoricalSteam Store

  • Latest observed players577 · 22 September 2026 - 01:49:30 UTC
  • SteamPulse tracked peak1,389
  • Units sold (VGI)152,000
  • Revenue (VGI)$1,900,000
  • Review score92% positive

Sid Meier's Civilization® IV dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed players577 · 22 September 2026 - 01:49:30 UTC
  • SteamPulse tracked peak1,389
  • Units sold (VGI)152,000
  • Revenue (VGI)$1,900,000
  • Review score92% positive
  • Total reviews3,593
  • Release dateOct 25, 2006
  • DeveloperFiraxis Games
  • Publisher2K

Genres: Strategy

Company pages: Developer: Firaxis GamesPublisher: 2K

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Game overview

Overview

Sid Meier's Civilization® IV comes from Firaxis Games and is published by 2K. It arrived on Steam on Oct 25, 2006, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Multi-player, Includes level editor, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Sid Meier's Civilization® IV's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 577 players at 22 September 2026 - 01:49:30 UTC, with a tracked peak near 1,389. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 92% positive across 3,593 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Sid Meier's Civilization® IV is available in 5 languages including:

EnglishFrenchGermanItalianSpanish - Spain

7 regional rating boards including esrb, pegi, usk, oflc, and nzoflc

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumNot listedNot listedNot listedNot listedNot listed
macOSMinimum10.12 (Sierra)Intel chipset CPU Speed: 2.0 GHz512 MB RAM Hard Disk Space: 3.5 GB free disk space Video Card: (ATI): Radeon 9600 Video Card (NVidia): GeForce FX 5200 Video Memory: (VRam): 128 MB RAM Multiplayer: Internet (TCP/IP) and LAN (TCP/IP) play supported. Internet play requires broadband connection. Media Required: DVD Drive Supported Video cards: NVIDIA GeForce 5200, 6600, 6800, 7800 ATI Radeon 9600, 9650, 9700, 9800, X600, X800, X850, X1600 NOTICE: This game is not supported on volumes formatted as Mac OS Extended (Case Sensitive).Not listedNot listed

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Sid Meier's Civilization® IV has sold up to 152,000 units and has 2,796 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $1,900,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Sid Meier's Civilization® IV overview details

Sid Meier's Civilization® IV combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

With over 6 million units sold and unprecedented critical acclaim from fans and press around the world, Sid Meier's Civilization is recognized as one of the greatest PC game franchises of all-time. Now, Sid Meier and Firaxis Games will take this incredibly fun and addictive game to new heights by adding new ways to play and win, new tools to manage and expand your civilization, all-new easy to use mod capabilities and intense multiplayer modes and options*. Civilization IV will come to life like never before in a beautifully detailed, living 3D world that will elevate the gameplay experience to a whole new level. Civilization IV has already been heralded as one of the top ten games of 2005, and a must-have for gamers around the globe! *Mac version's Online Multiplayer is no longer supported.

SteamPulse editorial summary

Sid Meier's Civilization® IV is listed as a game with $3.99 (80% off from $19.99). It supports Windows and macOS, belongs to Single-player, Multi-player, Includes level editor, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Strategy. SteamPulse's latest observation records 577 players at 22 September 2026 - 01:49:30 UTC, a tracked peak of 1,389, and 92% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameSid Meier's Civilization® IV
Steam App ID3900
Typegame
Release dateOct 25, 2006
DeveloperFiraxis Games
Publisher2K
Price$3.99 (80% off from $19.99)
PlatformsWindows and macOS
GenresStrategy
CategoriesSingle-player, Multi-player, Includes level editor, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain
WebsiteOfficial website

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players577 · 22 September 2026 - 01:49:30 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak1,389
Positive reviews3,321
Negative reviews272
Total reviews3,593
Positive percent92%
Review typeVery Positive
Recommendations2,796
Average playtime13,724 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateOct 25, 2006
Official Steam feed update (UTC)3 September 2026 - 17:22:31 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)22 September 2026 - 01:49:30 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)22 September 2026 - 01:49:30 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)22 September 2026 - 01:49:30 UTC

Support and legal notes

FieldValue
Support emailNot available
Support URLSupport page
Legal notice© 2007-2013 Take-Two Interactive Software and its subsidiaries. Developed by Firaxis Games. Sid Meier’s Civilization V, Civilization, 2K Games, Firaxis Games, Take-Two Interactive Software and their respective logos are all trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. The ratings icon is a trademark of the Entertainment Software Association. All rights reserved.

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

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SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/3900
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/3900/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/3900
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IGDB searchSearch IGDB for Sid Meier's Civilization® IV

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for Sid Meier's Civilization® IV?

Sid Meier's Civilization® IV's latest SteamPulse observation records 577 players at 22 September 2026 - 01:49:30 UTC, with a tracked peak of 1,389 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 229 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is Sid Meier's Civilization® IV growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 621 players; the highest observed daily value is 898 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is August 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for Sid Meier's Civilization® IV?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (39.1%), United Kingdom (17.4%), Antarctica (4.3%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (34.1%), United Kingdom (13.1%), Brazil (4.8%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (41.6%), United Kingdom (14.1%), Brazil (4.5%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (29.4%), United Kingdom (11.3%), China (7.2%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for Sid Meier's Civilization® IV?

Sid Meier's Civilization® IV currently sits at 92% positive across 3,593 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 3,321 positive reviews and 272 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Very Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Sid Meier's Civilization® IV have?

Sid Meier's Civilization® IV currently has about 64.2K tracked Steam followers as of 24 July 2023 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for Sid Meier's Civilization® IV?

Sid Meier's Civilization® IV is currently listed at $3.99 on Steam. That is 80% below the usual price of $19.99. Steam recommendations currently stand near 2,796, which helps add market context around that price.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Very Positive

92% positive, 3,321 positive, 272 negative

Price and discount

$3.99 (80% off from $19.99)

Platforms

Windows, Mac

Categories

Single-player, Multi-player, Includes level editor, Family Sharing

Achievements

Not available

Platform releases
  • Steam 25 October 2006

DLC and packages

Steam bundles

Civilization AnniversaryBundle #86190 - 80% off$34.30
Sid Meier's Civilization IVBuy Sid Meier's Civilization® IV #4319$19.99Sid Meier's Civilization IV: The Complete EditionBuy Sid Meier's Civilization® IV #4323$29.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: Windows 2000/XP, 1.2GHz Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon processor or equivalent, 256MB RAM, 64 MB Video Card w/ Hardware T&L (GeForce 2/Radeon 7500 or better) DirectX7 compatible sound card, 1.7GB of free hard drive space, DirectX9.0c (included) Recommended: Windows 2000/XP, 1.8GHz Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon processor or equivalent/better, 512 MB RAM, 128 MB Video Card w/ DirectX 8 support (pixel and vert…

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