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Sid Meier's Civilization V

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App ID 8930
App Type Game
Store Name Sid Meier's Civilization® V
Developer , ,
Publisher 2K, Aspyr (Mac), Aspyr (Linux)
Franchise Sid Meier's Civilization
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Last Changenumber 31825149
Last Record Update 21 October 2025 – 22:26:39 UTC ()
Release Date 21 September 2010 – 17:00:00 UTC ()
🤩 94.42%
206k reviews
15,631
In-Game
🎲 Turn-Based Strategy 💡 Strategy 🎲 Turn-Based 📜 Historical 🗺️ 4X

Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!

Additional Information

Developer Firaxis Games
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metacritic_name Sid Meier's Civilization V
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metacritic_score 90
NoServers Yes
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ValidOSList Windows macOS
GameManualURL http://store.steampowered.com/manual/8930/
developer_url http://www.firaxis.com
community_visible_stats Yes
workshop_visible Yes
InstallScript installscript.vdf
DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
thirdpartycdkey Yes
primarycache_macos 34481
primarycache_mac 34481
LaunchEULA http://store.steampowered.com/eula/CivVEula
DLCPurchaseFromInGame No
Publisher 2K
eulas
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id8930_eula_0
nameSid Meier's Civilization V EULA
urlhttps://store.steampowered.com//eula/8930_eula_0
Store Release Date 21 September 2010 – 13:51:00 UTC ()
osarch empty string
community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://www.facebook.com/civ/
https://x.com/CivGame
https://www.youtube.com/civilization/
Primary Genre Strategy (2)
Store Genres Strategy (2)
Steam Release Date 21 September 2010 – 17:00:00 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 20 September 2019 – 21:13:17 UTC () (1569013997)
library_assets
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library_heroen
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logo_position ↴
pinned_positionCenterCenter
width_pct41
height_pct51
osextended macos64
Aliases civ5
review_score 9
review_percentage 95
Detected Technologies (?) Lua SDK, Miles_Sound_System SDK, OpenSSL SDK, Qt 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
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  • Note: This game does not support cross-platform saved games
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • Note: This game does not support cross-platform saved games
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 12 March 2025 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 4390913
  • configuration:
    supported_inputother
    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-9.0-3RC
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
First seen on SteamDB 12 February 2013 – 23:39:15 UTC (), in changelist #180179

Supported Languages

11 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes Yes Yes
French Yes Yes Yes Yes
German Yes Yes Yes Yes
Italian Yes Yes Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes Yes Yes
Polish Yes Yes Yes
Japanese Yes Yes Yes
Korean Yes Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes Yes
Traditional Chinese Yes Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes

Tags

🎲 Turn-Based Strategy 💡 Strategy 🎲 Turn-Based 🕹️ Multiplayer 📜 Historical 🗺️ 4X 🫦 Addictive 👤 Singleplayer 🛑 Hex Grid 🛡️ Grand Strategy 🔄 Replay Value 🤝 Co-op 🏦 Economy 🤔 Tactical 🤝 Diplomacy 🛠️ Moddable 🖥️ Simulation 🕒 Classic 🎶 Great Soundtrack 👆 Touch-Friendly

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Steam Cloud Remote Play on Tablet Family Sharing Multi-player Cloud Gaming Cloud Gaming (NVIDIA)

Assets

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timestamp22 August 2024 – 15:39:18 UTC

Trailer 3528 ↴

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timestamp 12 November 2015 – 18:43:28 UTC

User File System

Key Value
quota 100.00 MiB (104857600)
maxnumfiles 1000

Save File Locations

This app does not have Steam Auto-Cloud configured, which likely means save files are in [Steam Install]/userdata/{Steam3AccountID}/8930/ folder.

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