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Sid Meier's Civilization IV

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App ID 3900
App Type Game
Store Name Sid Meier's Civilization® IV
Developer
Publisher 2K
Franchise Sid Meier's Civilization
Supported Systems Windows macOS
Last Changenumber 28969298
Last Record Update 13 May 2025 – 22:23:39 UTC ()
Release Date 25 October 2006 – 07:00:00 UTC ()
😎 88.78%
3k reviews
876
In-Game

With over 6 million units sold and unprecedented critical acclaim from fans and press around the world, Sid Meier's Civilization is recognized as one of the greatest PC game franchises of all-time. Now, Sid Meier and Firaxis Games will take this incredibly fun and addictive game to new heights by adding new ways to play and win, new...

Steam price history

Special Promotion, offer ends 10 July 2025 – 17:00:00 UTC
Current Price $5.99 at -80%
Lowest Recorded Price $2.99 at -85% 12 January 2022
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U.S. Dollar $5.99 at -80% $5.99 $2.99 $2.99 at -85%
Kazakhstani Tenge 780₸ at -80% $1.50 -74.92% $0.76 397₸ at -85%
Ukrainian Hryvnia 65₴ at -80% $1.55 -73.97% $1.03 43₴ at -85%
Brazilian Real R$ 8,99 at -80% $1.65 -72.32% $0.82 R$ 4,49 at -85%
Indonesian Rupiah Rp 39999 at -80% $2.46 -58.78% $1.25 Rp 20399 at -85%
Chinese Yuan ¥ 19 at -80% $2.65 -55.73% $1.33 ¥ 9.60 at -85%
Malaysian Ringgit RM11.20 at -80% $2.65 -55.70% $1.35 RM5.70 at -85%
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Vietnamese Dong 102000₫ at -80% $3.89 -34.95% $1.90 50000₫ at -85%
Australian Dollar A$ 5.99 at -80% $3.92 -34.46% $2.94 A$ 4.49 at -85%
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British Pound £2.99 at -80% $4.08 -31.84% $2.03 £1.49 at -85%
Japanese Yen ¥ 596 at -80% $4.12 -31.13% $2.05 ¥ 297 at -85%
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Additional Information

Developer Firaxis Games
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GameManualURL http://storefront.steampowered.com/Manuals/3900/manual.pdf
VisibleOnlyWhenSubscribed Yes
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InstallScript instscript.vdf
LaunchEULA http://store.steampowered.com/eula/eula_2KGeneral
ExistingRetail HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Firaxis Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 4\INSTALLDIR
Publisher 2K
eulas
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visibleonlyonavailableplatforms Yes
Store Release Date 25 October 2005 – 07:00:00 UTC ()
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Primary Genre Strategy (2)
Store Genres Strategy (2)
Steam Release Date 25 October 2006 – 07:00:00 UTC ()
Original Release Date 25 October 2005 – 07:00:00 UTC () (1130223600)
Store Asset Modification Time 20 September 2019 – 21:10:02 UTC () (1569013802)
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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
  • Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
  • 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
  • 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: 27 June 2023 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 283155
  • configuration:
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    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
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    non_deck_display_glyphs1
    small_text1
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-8.0-3
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
First seen on SteamDB 20 March 2013 – 07:42:07 UTC (), in changelist #196282

Supported Languages

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

Assets

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timestamp22 August 2024 – 15:41:27 UTC
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