Overview
Sid Meier's Civilization® V comes from Firaxis Games, Aspyr (Mac), Aspyr (Linux) and is published by 2K, Aspyr (Mac), Aspyr (Linux). It arrived on Steam on Sep 21, 2010, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Multi-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, Remote Play on Tablet, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, Linux, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.
Players and reviews
Sid Meier's Civilization® V's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 12,745 players at 13 September 2026 - 08:01:03 UTC, with a tracked peak near 91,020. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 96% positive across 210,615 reviews.
Language and system requirements
Sid Meier's Civilization® V is available in 10 languages including:
8 regional rating boards including esrb, kgrb, pegi, bbfc, and usk
| Platform | Type | OS | Processor | Memory | Graphics | Storage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | Minimum | Not listed | Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8 GHz or AMD Athlon X2 64 2.0 GHz | 2GB RAM | 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 | Not listed |
| Windows | Recommended | Not listed | 1.8 GHz Quad Core CPU | 4 GB RAM | 512 MB ATI 4800 series or better, 512 MB nVidia 9800 series or better DirectX®: DirectX® version 11 Hard Drive: 8 GB Free Sound: DirectX 9.0c-compatible sound card Note: Optimized for the touch-screen Ultrabook™ device | Not listed |
| macOS | Minimum | 10.12 (Sierra) | Intel Core 2 Duo (Dual-Core) CPU Speed: 2.4 GHz | 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. | Not listed | Not listed |
| macOS | Recommended | Not listed | Intel Quad Core | 4GB CPU Speed: 2.4 GHz Video RAM: 1GB | Not listed | Not listed |
| Linux | Minimum | Not listed | Intel Core i3, AMD A10 CPU Speed: 2.4GHz | 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. [/list] | Not listed | Not listed |
Sales, recommendations, and streams
Sid Meier's Civilization® V has sold up to 15,800,000 units and has 128,126 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $283,000,000. On Twitch, 8 streamers are live with around 235 total watchers.