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Sid Meier's Civilization V

2010 86 / 100 Simulator Strategy Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Sid Meier's Civilization V is a turn-based strategy game in which players lead a civilization from the ancient era through the future. Players found cities, research technologies, build improvements, train military units, and engage in diplomacy with AI or human opponents. Victory can be achieved through domination, science, culture, diplomacy, or by having the highest score when time runs out. The game features a he Show full summary

Sid Meier's Civilization V is a turn-based strategy game in which players lead a civilization from the ancient era through the future. Players found cities, research technologies, build improvements, train military units, and engage in diplomacy with AI or human opponents. Victory can be achieved through domination, science, culture, diplomacy, or by having the highest score when time runs out. The game features a hex-based tile system, city-states as minor factions, and ranged combat that prevents unit stacking on a single tile.

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Turn-based strategy (TBS) Genre Fantasy Theme Multiplayer Mode Single player Mode Bird view / Isometric Perspective Exploration Game feel Multiplayer Game feel Role-playing Game feel
World design Nicht eindeutig GameplayExploration Game feelChallenging Game modeMultiplayer GameplayRole-playing

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Sid Meier's Civilization V is a turn-based strategy game in which players lead a civilization from the ancient era through the future. Players found cities, research technologies, build improvements, train military units, and engage in diplomacy with AI or human opponents. Victory can be achieved through domination, science, culture, diplomacy, or by having the highest score when time runs out. The game features a hex-based tile system, city-states as minor factions, and ranged combat that prevents unit stacking on a single tile.

GameplayExploration Game feelChallenging Game modeMultiplayer GameplayRole-playing GenreSimulator GenreStrategy GenreTurn-based strategy (TBS) Theme4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate) ThemeFantasy ThemeHistorical ThemeScience fiction ThemeWarfare Traitachievements Traitairplane Traitalternate history Traitbarbarians Traitbetrayal Traitbiblical quotes Traitbilliards Traitbird Traitbow and arrow Traitbronze age Traitcamel Traitcapitalism Traitcatapult Traitcity builder Traitconsolation achievements Traitconstruction Traitcross-platform multiplayer Traitdescendants of other characters Traitdeveloper cameo Traitdifficulty achievement Traitdifficulty level Traitdiplomacy Traitdownloadable content Traitdream sequence Traitdreams Traiteconomy Traitexploration Traitfamous quotes Traitfishing Traitgame critics awards Traitgamersgate Traitgrid-based movement Traithelicopter Traithexagon Traithistorical figures in fictional settings Traithistorical inaccuracy Traithorse Traitmanagement Traitmedieval Traitmilitary Traitmining Traitmod support Traitmodern military Traitmodern warfare Traitmultiple gameplay perspectives Traitnaval warfare Traitnomads Traitnuclear bomb Traitonlive Traitpax east 2010 Traitpax prime 2010 Traitpolitical Traitrandomly generated maps Traitresource gathering Traitretail games with steam activation Traitrobots Traitroman empire Traitrpg elements Traitsamurai Traitself-referential humor Traitsequel Traitsheep Traitsnow Traitspaceship Traitsteam Traitsteam achievements Traitsteam cloud Traitsteam play Traitsteam trading cards Traitsteam workshop Traitsubmarine Traitswordsman Traittank Traittech trees Traittooltips Traitturn-based Traitupgradeable weapons Traitvoice acting Traitwar Traitwhale Traitworld domination Traitworld map Traitwraparound world

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Developer
Firaxis Games
Publisher
Aspyr Media, Mastertronic, 2K Games
Franchise
Sid Meier
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Spielprofil

Modi
Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Themes
4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate), Fantasy, Historical, Science fiction, Warfare
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Platform releases

  • Linux Jun 11, 2014
  • PC (Microsoft Windows) Sep 24, 2010
  • PC (Microsoft Windows) Oct 29, 2010
  • Mac Nov 23, 2010
  • PC (Microsoft Windows) Sep 21, 2010
  • Linux Sep 21, 2010
  • Mac Sep 21, 2010

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