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Sid Meier's Civilization V
86IGDB player score
1,173 ratings
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An 86 average from 1,173 ratings: not perfect, but the kind of game people keep recommending anyway. A strategy game for the planners — fantasy, science fiction as the backdrop, outthinking as the game. Worth it for the campaign alone — the multiplayer stuck around and became its own thing.
About this game
Sid Meier's Civilization V is a turn-based strategy game in which players lead a civilization from the ancient era through the future. Players found cities, research technologies, build improvements, train military units, and engage in diplomacy with AI or human opponents. Victory can be achieved through domination, science, culture, diplomacy, or by having the highest score when time runs out. The game features a hex-based tile system, city-states as minor factions, and ranged combat that prevents unit stacking on a single tile.
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Game facts
Release date
Sep 21, 2010
Developer
Firaxis Games
Publisher
2K Games, Aspyr Media, Mastertronic
Platforms
Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Genres
Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Themes
Fantasy, Science fiction, Historical, Warfare, 4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)
Game modes
Single player, Multiplayer
Franchise
Sid Meier
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Critic score
87 / 100 (5 reviews)
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