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2005PCSteam Deck playable93 % positive−80 % 19.99 € 3.99 €

The classic 4X strategy game where you guide a civilization from the Stone Age to the space race, with religions, cultural borders and diplomacy. Famous for its 'one more turn' pull and the award-winning theme 'Baba Yetu'.

  • Historical setting
  • Turn-based combat
  • Sandbox with your own goals
  • Economy and management

The closest matches for Sid Meier's Civilization IV are Sid Meier's Civilization V, Sid Meier's Civilization VI and Sid Meier's Civilization III. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Sid Meier's Civilization IV special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Sid Meier's Civilization V

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2010PCSteam Deck playable96 % positive−75 % 29.99 € 7.49 €

  • Historical setting
  • Turn-based combat
  • Economy and management

The classic 4X strategy game: you guide a civilization across millennia, from its first settlement to the space age. Hex-based combat, city-states and multiple paths to victory create the famous "one more turn" pull.

Sid Meier's Civilization VI

Historical setting

A classic 4X turn-based strategy game where you lead a civilization from the Stone Age to the Information Era, planning cities district by district across the map. Win through conquest, science, culture, religion or diplomacy, and get hooked on the famous 'one more turn' loop.

Sid Meier's Civilization III

Sandbox with your own goals

A classic turn-based 4X strategy game where you lead a nation from the ancient age to the modern era. You found cities, research technologies, handle diplomacy and compete through conquest, culture or space travel.

Rome: Total War

Historical setting

A landmark strategy game that pairs turn-based empire management on a campaign map with massive real-time battles involving thousands of soldiers. Lead a Roman family or a rival power as you manage provinces, forge alliances and command legions in the field.

Sid Meier's Civilization VII

Historical setting

Turn-based 4X strategy where you guide an empire through three historical ages, reshaping your civilization at each era transition. City building, diplomacy and warfare combine into the series' trademark one-more-turn pull.

Empire: Total War

Deep systems to master

An 18th-century grand strategy game: manage your empire on a turn-based campaign map, then fight real-time land battles and the series' first fully 3D naval battles with sailing ships and musket lines.

Sid Meier's Colonization

Historical setting

A turn-based 4X strategy game set in the colonial era: you lead a European power in the New World, founding settlements, trading goods, managing resources, and ultimately fighting for independence from the Crown.

Medieval II: Total War

Sandbox with your own goals

A turn-based grand campaign of diplomacy, city building and dynastic scheming across medieval Europe and the Middle East, paired with massive real-time battles involving thousands of troops. A landmark entry in the Total War series for anyone who wants to rewrite medieval history.

Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution

Historical setting

A streamlined, console-friendly take on Civilization: lead one of 16 civilizations from founding to world power, researching technologies, building Wonders and winning through conquest, culture, economy or science. Turns are quick and easy to pick up.

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