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Galactic Civilizations IV

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App ID 1357210
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Stardock Entertainment
Franchise Stardock
Supported Systems Windows
Technologies EpicOnlineServices SDK
Last Changenumber 32023386
Last Record Update 1 November 2025 – 02:28:34 UTC ()
Release Date 19 October 2023 – 15:03:00 UTC ()
😏 70.71%
2k reviews
397
24-hour Players Peak
+11
🌠 Space 🛡️ Grand Strategy 🖥️ Simulation 🗺️ 4X 💡 Strategy

Take command of a civilization that has just achieved faster-than-light travel in Galactic Civilizations IV, the newest entry in the award-winning space 4X strategy game series. Explore the galaxy, colonize worlds, shape cultures, make alliances, fight wars and pioneer new technologies.

Additional Information

Developer Stardock Entertainment
community_visible_stats Yes
workshop_visible Yes
DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Stardock Entertainment
Store Release Date 19 October 2023 – 15:03:17 UTC ()
osarch 64
community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://discord.gg/galciv
https://www.youtube.com/@stardockgames/
Primary Genre Strategy (2)
Store Genres Simulation (28), Strategy (2)
Steam Release Date 19 October 2023 – 15:03:00 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 24 October 2025 – 13:52:57 UTC () (1761313977)
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name_localized
koreana갤럭틱 시빌라이제이션 IV
schinese银河文明IV
japaneseギャラクティック・シビリゼーションズIV
review_score 6
review_percentage 72
Detected Technologies (?) Autodesk_FBX SDK, Bink_Video SDK, CEF SDK, EpicOnlineServices SDK, Miles_Sound_System SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Valve is still working on adding support for this game on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • Valve is still working on adding support for this game on SteamOS
  •  
  • category: Unsupported
  • steamos_compatibility: Unsupported
  • test_timestamp: 11 November 2023 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 12605390
  • configuration:
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    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke1
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_00
    non_deck_display_glyphs1
    small_text1
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-stable
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
controllertagwizard Yes
AI Content Type 2
Early Access Release Date 27 April 2023 – 00:00:00 UTC ()
First seen on SteamDB 23 June 2020 – 15:13:39 UTC (), in changelist #8764077

Supported Languages

13 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes Yes Yes
German Yes Yes Yes
French Yes Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes
Polish Yes Yes
Spanish - Latin America Yes Yes Yes
Portuguese - Brazil Yes Yes Yes
Portuguese - Portugal Yes Yes
Italian Yes Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes Yes
Korean Yes Yes
Japanese Yes

Tags

🌠 Space 🛡️ Grand Strategy 🖥️ Simulation 🗺️ 4X 💡 Strategy 🚀 Sci-fi 🗺 Exploration 🧱 Sandbox 🕹️ Multiplayer 🎲 Turn-Based Strategy 👤 Singleplayer 🛠️ Moddable 🤝 Diplomacy 💼 Management 🔄 Replay Value 🌆 Isometric 👥 Online Co-Op 🌆 Futuristic 🛑 Hex Grid 🌫 Atmospheric

Categories

Single-player Online PvP Online Co-op Cross-Platform Multiplayer Steam Achievements Steam Workshop Steam Cloud Family Sharing Cloud Gaming Cloud Gaming (NVIDIA) Multi-player PvP Co-op

Accessibility Categories

Adjustable Text Size Camera Comfort Custom Volume Controls Stereo Sound Surround Sound Playable without Timed Input Adjustable Difficulty Save Anytime

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timestamp24 October 2025 – 13:53:30 UTC

Trailer 608899 ↴

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timestamp 21 December 2023 – 17:55:20 UTC

User File System

Key Value
quota 9.31 GiB (10000000000)
maxnumfiles 10000
savefiles
0 ↴
rootWinMyDocuments
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pattern*.GC4Sav
1 ↴
rootWinMyDocuments
pathMy Games/GalCiv4/MPSaves
pattern*.GC4Sav
2 ↴
rootWinMyDocuments
pathMy Games/GalCiv4/Factions/LeaderFGs
pattern*

Save File Locations

Based on the configuration above, this is where we think the save files are located.

Read more about cloud saves in Steamworks documentation.

Platform Path Pattern
[All OSes] %USERPROFILE%/My Documents/My Games/GalCiv4/Saves *.GC4Sav
[All OSes] %USERPROFILE%/My Documents/My Games/GalCiv4/MPSaves *.GC4Sav
[All OSes] %USERPROFILE%/My Documents/My Games/GalCiv4/Factions/LeaderFGs *
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