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Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization

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App ID 16810
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher 2K
Franchise Sid Meier's Civilization
Supported Systems Windows macOS
Last Changenumber 29247949
Last Record Update 28 May 2025 – 23:17:22 UTC ()
Release Date 23 September 2008 – 19:00:00 UTC ()
😎 82.35%
1k reviews
189
In-Game

Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization is the third offering in the award winning Civilization IV series. A re-imagining of the classic Colonization game Sid Meier created in 1994, Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization is a total conversion of the Civilization IV engine into a game experience in which players will lead a European...

Additional Information

Developer Firaxis Games
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metacritic_name Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization
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metacritic_score 83
NoServers Yes
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ValidOSList Windows macOS
GameManualURL https://store.steampowered.com/manual/16810/
VisibleOnlyWhenSubscribed Yes
InstallScript installscript.vdf
installscript_macos Colonization.app/installscript_osx.vdf
installscriptosx Colonization.app/installscript_osx.vdf
LaunchEULA http://store.steampowered.com/eula/eula_2KGeneral
Publisher 2K
eulas
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id16810_eula_0
nameSid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization EULA
urlhttps://store.steampowered.com//eula/16810_eula_0
Store Release Date 23 September 2008 – 07:00:00 UTC ()
osarch empty string
community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre Strategy (2)
Store Genres Strategy (2)
Steam Release Date 23 September 2008 – 19:00:00 UTC ()
Original Release Date 23 September 2008 – 07:00:00 UTC () (1222153200)
Store Asset Modification Time 20 September 2019 – 21:43:02 UTC () (1569015782)
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review_score 8
review_percentage 86
Detected Technologies (?) Bink_Video SDK, Miles_Sound_System SDK, Python SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
  • Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • This game supports Steam Deck's native display resolution but does not set it by default and may require you to configure the display resolution manually
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 19 April 2023 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 283183
  • configuration:
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    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_00
    non_deck_display_glyphs1
    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-8.0-1
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
First seen on SteamDB 20 March 2013 – 07:42:24 UTC (), in changelist #196282

Supported Languages

5 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes
French Yes
German Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes
Italian Yes

Tags

💡 Strategy 🎲 Turn-Based Strategy 🎲 Turn-Based 🗺️ 4X 📜 Historical 🕹️ Multiplayer 👤 Singleplayer 🛠️ Moddable 🛡️ Grand Strategy 🖥️ Simulation 🏦 Economy 💼 Management 🔄 Remake 🏙️ City Builder 🛖 Colony Sim

Categories

Single-player Family Sharing Multi-player

Assets

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Assets
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page_background_pathapp/16810
timestamp6 November 2019 – 18:17:57 UTC

Depots

ID Configuration Size DL.
34471 macOS Depot from 34470Sid Meiers civilization iv colonization mac content 831.36 MiB 611.00 MiB
16811 Windows Sid Meier's Civilization IV Colonization content 824.60 MiB 0 B
16812 EnglishSid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization English 119.43 KiB 0 B
16813 FrenchSid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization French 146.04 KiB 0 B
16814 GermanSid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization German 116.40 KiB 0 B
16815 ItalianSid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization Italian 125.27 KiB 0 B
16816 Spanish - SpainSid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization Spanish 133.80 KiB 0 B

Total size on disk is 1.62 GiB and total download size is 611.00 MiB.

Total size on disk is 824.72 MiB and total download size is 0 B, when filtered to Windows, English, no DLC depots.

Branches

Name Description Build ID Time Updated
public 283183
original_release_unsupported Original Release - UNSUPPORTED 52155

Other

Name Value
overridescddb 1
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