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Civilization V
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Developer(s) Firaxis Games
Publisher(s) 2K Games (Windows)
Aspyr (OS X, Linux)
Director(s) Jon Shafer
Producer(s) Dennis Shirk
Lisa Miller
Designer(s) Jon Shafer
Ed Beach
Scott Lewis
Programmer(s) Brian Wade
Tim Kipp
Ed Beach
Artist(s) Dorian Newcomb
Chris Hickman
Brian Busatti
Writer(s) Michelle Menard
Paul Murphy
Composer(s) Michael Curran
Geoff Knorr
Series Civilization
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows, OS X,
Linux
Release Microsoft Windows
  • NA: September 21, 2010
  • EU: September 24, 2010
OS X
November 23, 2010
Linux
June 10, 2014
Genre(s) Turn-based strategy, 4X
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer
Aggregate scores
Aggregator Score
GameRankings 89.17% (49 reviews)
Metacritic 90/100 (70 reviews)
Review scores
Publication Score
1UP.com C
Eurogamer 8/10
G4 5/5
Game Informer 9.75/10
GameSpot 9.0/10
GameTrailers 9.4/10
IGN 9.0/10
PC Gamer (US) 93/100

Sid Meier's Civilization V is a 4X video game in the Civilization series developed by Firaxis Games. The game was released on Microsoft Windows in September 2010, on OS X on November 23, 2010, and on 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.

Its first expansion pack, Civilization V: Gods & Kings, was released on June 19, 2012, in North America and June 22 internationally. It includes features such as religion, espionage, enhanced naval combat and combat AI, as well as nine new civilizations.


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