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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...

Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization is a strategy, turn-based strategy and turn-based game developed by Firaxis Games and published by 2K.
Released on September 23rd 2008 is available on Windows and MacOS in 5 languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain and Italian.

It has received 1,397 reviews of which 1,212 were positive and 185 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.3 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 19.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 1.49€ on Eneba.

The Steam community has classified Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization into these genres:

Strategy Turn-Based Strategy Turn-Based 4X Historical Multiplayer Singleplayer Moddable Grand Strategy Simulation Economy Management Remake City Builder Colony Sim

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • Supported OS: Windows® 2000/XP/Vista
  • Processor: 1.2 GHz Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon processor or equivalent
  • Memory: 512 MB RAM
  • Video: DirectX 9.0c-compatible 64 MB video card with Shader 1.1 Support or better
  • DirectX® Version: Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization DirectX(r) version (included on install)
  • Sound: DirectX 9.0 compliant sound card
  • Hard Drive: 900 MB
MacOS
Recommended:
  • OS: Mac OS X 10.5.8, 10.6.1
  • Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo CPU
  • CPU Speed: 2.4 GHz
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Hard Disk Space: 1 GB free disk space
  • Video Card: (ATI): Radeon X1600 Video Card (NVidia): GeForce FX 8600
  • Video Memory: (VRam): 512 MB
  • Multiplayer: Internet (TCP/IP) and LAN (TCP/IP) play supported. Internet play requires broadband connection.
  • Media Required: DVD-ROM Drive
  • Peripherals: Macintosh mouse and keyboard
  • Supported Chipsets: ATI RADEON X1600, X1900, 2400, 2600, 3870 NVIDIA GEFORCE 7300, 7600, 8600, 8800, 9400, 9600, GT 120
  • NOTICE: Apple original CPU’s only, CPU upgrades not supported.
  • NOTICE: Intel integrated video chipsets are not supported.
  • NOTICE: This game is not supported on volumes formatted as Mac OS Extended (Case Sensitive)

User reviews & Ratings

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207 hours played
March 2026
Its obviously a little dated now but its a very unique Civ experience as compared to the mostly the same but reskinned versions of the main base game. It really does feel like you are colonising the new world, as your tiny coastal settlement gradually gains a foothold and expands inland, eventually gaining and converting the unique resources into goods such as cigars and rum to be sent back to Europe. And all of this while fending off attacks from other nations and the native population. Your king isnt too helpful either and will regularly be demanding money and imposing tax rises. Various founding fathers will join your cause however making the chances of becoming an independent nation far more likely. The aim of course is to achieve independence and to do that you will need an army. You can do that by buying soldiers, cannons and weapons in Europe with your trade profits, but you will also get to a point where you can more cheaply just make those things yourself. Its a balancing act since you are against the clock, and encouraging rebel sentiment to a point where you can rebel has to be carefully weighted against making sure you have an economy and the defenses to actually succeed when the King sends in the troops against you. And with that in mind, its pretty brutal. Your King will have been adding to his forces as your rebel sentiment grows over time. And not long after declaring independence the huge battleships carrying hordes of experienced troops will arrive. And herein lies my one gripe - you can build a navy but its pointless. Even a fleet of the best warships available will have no chance against one of the Kings navy. I suppose thats kind of accurate, but it seems a bit of a trap to let you try. And finally, if you dont like a tax rise that the King tries to impose, you can do a version of the Boston tea party where in protest all of a certain type of trade good are thrown in the sea. In one game it was horses. Seemed a little cruel.
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11682 hours played
Oct. 2025
Its 10,000 hour game and I'm still getting better. Either I'm as thick as mince or there is something good about it.
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5145 hours played
Oct. 2025
Almost no bugs in the software, a little adventure in any game, mostly at the beginning
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88 hours played
Sept. 2025
Brilliant game, as goods as it gets, and as good as was original one (yep, i'm that old). Strongly recommended.
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36 hours played
Sept. 2025
Own this game when it came out in the early 90's on 4 floppy's and loved it. I love how they remade it using the CIV 4 engine and its wonderful. Keeping it to the original game with the newest engine of the time, its still a great game to play.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization is currently priced at 19.99€ on Steam.

No, Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 19.99€ on Steam.

Yes, Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization received 1,212 positive votes out of a total of 1,397 achieving a rating of 8.26.
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Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization was developed by Firaxis Games and published by 2K.

Yes, Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Yes, Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

No, Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization is not playable on Linux.

Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization offers both single-player and multi-player modes.

Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization offers both Co-op and PvP modes.

No, Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization does not currently offer any DLC.

No, Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

No, Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization does not support Steam Remote Play.

Yes, Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization PEGI 12
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