Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization is the third offering in the award winning Civilization IV series. A re-imagining of the classic Colonization game Sid Meier created in 1994, Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization is a total conversion of the Civilization IV engine into a game experience in which players will lead a European...
- Price:$5.99
- Release Date:9/23/2008
- Franchise:Civilization Franchise
- Developer:Firaxis Games
- Publisher:2K
- Last Updated:6/24/2025
- Steam App Id:16810
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck (Playable)
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization has 341 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 35% lower than its previous all-time peak of 522 players achieved on 2/9/2025.
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization Review
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization has achieved a Steambase Player Score of 86 / 100. This score is calculated from 1,412 total reviews on the Steam store — giving it a Very Positive rating. These are split between 1,219 positive reviews, 193 negative reviews, and will be updated in real-time as more players leave their feedback. Additionally, Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization has earned a metascore of 83 on Metacritic.
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Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization Price
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization costs $5.99 in the Steam store as of 6/24/2025 which is a 80% discount off its base price. At the moment, it can only be purchased as a standalone game but may be included in future bundles for a discount.
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About Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization is a Strategy game developed by Firaxis Games. On 9/23/2008, it was released on the Steam Store by 2K.
It can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization on the Steam Deck but some functionality may not be fully supported.
It also supports 5 languanges in-game including English, French, German, Spanish (Spain), and Italian. Each language comes with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
According to Steam’s category system, Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization supports the following features:
- Family Sharing
- Multi-player
- Single-player
From the Steam community, Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Colony Sim
- City Builder
- Economy
- Management
- Multiplayer
- Historical
- Turn-Based
- Simulation
- Strategy
- 4X
- Turn-Based Strategy
- Remake
- Grand Strategy
- Moddable
- Singleplayer
Media & Sceenshots
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Related Packages
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization is referenced by 2 packages in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Sid Meier's Civilization IV: The Complete Edition | $29.99 | View |
| Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization | $19.99 | View |
Supported Languages
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization is available in 5 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
| Name | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | No | No |
| French | Yes | No | No |
| German | Yes | No | No |
| Spanish (Spain) | Yes | No | No |
| Italian | Yes | No | No |
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Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2025, June 24). Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/16810
- Valve Corporation. (2025, June 24). Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/16810
- Metacritic. (2025, June 24). Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization for PC Reviews. Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/sid-meiers-civilization-iv-colonization