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Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword

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App ID 8800
App Type Game
Store Name Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword
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 24 July 2007 – 20:00:00 UTC ()
😍 92.57%
4k reviews
1,587
In-Game
💡 Strategy 🎲 Turn-Based Strategy 🗺️ 4X 🎲 Turn-Based 📜 Historical

Sid Meier's Civilization IV®: Beyond the Sword is the second expansion pack for Civilization IV - the 2005 PC Game of the Year that has become a worldwide hit.

Additional Information

Developer Firaxis Games
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Publisher 2K
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Store Release Date 24 July 2007 – 07:00:00 UTC ()
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Primary Genre Strategy (2)
Store Genres Strategy (2)
Steam Release Date 24 July 2007 – 20:00:00 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 17 September 2019 – 19:05:50 UTC () (1568747150)
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Detected Technologies (?) Bink_Video SDK, Miles_Sound_System SDK, Python SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
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  • SteamOS:
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  • category: Unsupported
  • steamos_compatibility: Unsupported
  • test_timestamp: 23 February 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 283175
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First seen on SteamDB 20 March 2013 – 07:42:15 UTC (), in changelist #196282

Supported Languages

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

Tags

💡 Strategy 🎲 Turn-Based Strategy 🗺️ 4X 🎲 Turn-Based 📜 Historical 👤 Singleplayer 🕹️ Multiplayer 🛠️ Moddable 🛡️ Grand Strategy 🕒 Classic 🔄 Replay Value 🏫 Education 💼 Management 🖥️ Simulation 📺 Local Multiplayer

Categories

Single-player Family Sharing

Assets

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timestamp6 November 2019 – 18:10:43 UTC

Trailer 704 ↴

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timestamp 12 November 2015 – 17:58:13 UTC

Steam charts

  • 1,587 players right now
  • 1,821 24-hour peak
  • 2,791 all-time peak 16 February 2025
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  • 0 24-hour peak
  • 1,134 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😍 Overwhelmingly Positive
  • 92.57% SteamDB Rating
  • 4,558 96.2% positive reviews
  • 181 3.8% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
24 July 2007 Steam Release -
4 February 2014 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Sid Meier Bundle -
19 January 2016 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Firaxis Games Bundle -
21 October 2016 ⇄ Fanatical: Sid Meier's Bundle Platinum -
21 February 2017 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Civilization Bundle -
23 February 2022 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Sid Meier's Ultimate Collection -
14 December 2022 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Sid Meier's Ultimate Collection - Holiday Encore -
20 October 2023 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Sid Meier's Ultimate Collection: One More Turn -
8 November 2024 ⇄ Humble Bundle: 2K Presents: The Sid Meier Collection -

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How many players are playing Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 1587 players live playing Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword on Steam.

Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword had an all-time peak of 2791 concurrent players on 16 February 2025.

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