Sid Meier's Civilization® V
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The Flagship Turn-Based Strategy Game Returns Become Ruler of the World by establishing and leading a civilization from the dawn of man into the space age: Wage war, conduct diplomacy, discover new technologies, go head-to-head with some of history’s greatest leaders and build the most powerful empire the world has ever known.
• INVITING PRESENTATION: Jump right in and play at your own pace with an intuitive interface that eases new players into the game. Veterans will appreciate the depth, detail and control that are highlights of the series.
• BELIEVABLE WORLD: Ultra realistic graphics showcase lush landscapes for you to explore, battle over and claim as your own.
• COMMUNITY & MULTIPLAYER: Compete with players all over the world or locally in LAN matches, mod* the game in unprecedented ways, and install mods directly from an in-game community hub without ever leaving the game.
• WIDE SYSTEM COMPATIBILITY: Civilization V operates on many different systems, from high end desktops to many laptops.
• ALL NEW FEATURES: A new hex-based gameplay grid opens up exciting new combat and build strategies. City States become a new resource in your diplomatic battleground. An improved diplomacy system allows you to negotiate with fully interactive leaders. *Modding SDK available as a free download. Note: The Mac and Linux + SteamOS versions of Sid Meier's Civilization V are available in English, French, Italian, German and Spanish only.
System requirements
Windows
- OS *
- Windows® Vista SP2/ Windows® 7
- Processor
- 1.8 GHz Quad Core CPU
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Graphics
- 512 MB ATI 4800 series or better, 512 MB nVidia 9800 series or better
- DirectX®
- DirectX® version 11
- Hard Drive
- 8 GB Free
- Sound
- DirectX 9.0c-compatible sound card
- Note
- Optimized for the touch-screen Ultrabook™ device
macOS
- Processor
- Intel Quad Core
- Memory
- 4GB
- CPU Speed
- 2.4 GHz
- Video RAM
- 1GB
Linux / SteamOS
- Operating System
- SteamOS, Ubuntu
- CPU Processor
- Intel Core i3, AMD A10
- CPU Speed
- 2.4GHz
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Hard Disk Space
- 10 GB
- Video Card (ATI)
- Radeon HD 6450
- Video Card (NVidia)
- Geforce 640M
- Video Card (Intel)
- Iris Pro
- Video Memory (VRam)
- 1GB
- IMPORTANT NOTICE
- Don't meet the above requirements? Running on Ubuntu? That doesn't mean your configuration wont run Civ V, it just means we have not tested and vetted your configuration. Visit the Civilization V community page to share your experience with other Linux players and learn about how to send bugs to Aspyr. Your feedback will help us improve Civ V Linux and future AAA Linux releases!
- NOTICE
- Intel Integrated video chipsets (GMA 9XX, HD 3XXX) will not run Civilization V for SteamOS and Linux, and are unsupported.
- NOTICE
- The Linux version is only available in English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish. [/list]
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- Developer
- Firaxis Games · Aspyr (Mac) · Aspyr (Linux)
- Publisher
- 2K · Aspyr (Mac) · Aspyr (Linux)
- Release
- Release — Sep 21, 2010
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