Sid Meier's Colonization (Classic) on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

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The New World lies before you with all its peril, promise and infinite possibility. Your colonists anxiously follow you to shore. The treasures of an entire continent await you.

Sid Meier's Colonization (Classic) is a simulation, adventure and turn-based strategy game developed by MicroProse Software and Inc and published by Atari and Nightdive Studios.
Released on October 09th 2014 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux in 4 languages: English, French, German and Spanish - Spain.

It has received 1,004 reviews of which 961 were positive and 43 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9 out of 10. 😍

The game is currently priced at 1.39€ on Steam with a 80% discount, but you can find it for 0.41€ on Gamivo.

The Steam community has classified Sid Meier's Colonization (Classic) into these genres:

Simulation Adventure Turn-Based Strategy Strategy Classic Retro 4X Historical Economy Singleplayer Pixel Graphics Turn-Based 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
  • OS *: Windows XP / Vista / 7
  • Processor: 1.0 GHz Processor
  • Memory: 512 MB RAM
  • Graphics: 100% DirectX compatible graphics
  • Storage: 100 MB available space
  • Sound Card: 100% DirectX compatible card or onboard sound
MacOS
  • OS: OS X Leopard 10.7
  • Processor: 1.0 GHz Processor
  • Memory: 256 MB RAM
  • Graphics: 3D graphics card or onboard graphics compatible with OpenGL
  • Storage: 500 MB available space
  • Sound Card: 100% CoreAudio compatible card or onboard sound
Linux
  • OS: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
  • Processor: 1.0 GHz Processor
  • Memory: 512 MB RAM
  • Graphics: 100% OpenGL accelerated card or onboard graphics
  • Storage: 100 MB available space
  • Sound Card: Any ALSA supported card on onboard audio

User reviews & Ratings

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Feb. 2026
anyone who wants to become a game designer can draw some inspiration from the functionality of this game. it's a formula that feels forgotten in the modern day.
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Nov. 2025
I started playing this game decades ago in its initial release. I'm still playing it to this day. The game is filled with glitches that were never fixed by Microprose, but you learn to live with them and work around them.
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Sept. 2025
No introduction needed ... either you know it or you don´t. Old games usually need a splash of nostalgia, and this one has plenty for me
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Sept. 2025
This game (along with Civ 2) are the reasons I'm a history buff. This game was revolutionary for PC when it came out and it holds up to this day. The graphics may be jarring and the music may cause your ears to bleed, but you cannot defeat the joy of building your city next to ore, lumber, and silver to literally drown in money and power. However, recently on Windows 10 the game continues to cause crashes/PC freezes, so buyer beware.
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June 2025
There's still no other 2D turn-based resource management and civiilization management game like this oldie. It also has classic american music which I love. To bad nobody has made an Indie version of the game, so sticking to DOS for now.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Sid Meier's Colonization (Classic) is currently priced at 1.39€ on Steam.

Sid Meier's Colonization (Classic) is currently available at a 80% discount. You can purchase it for 1.39€ on Steam.

Sid Meier's Colonization (Classic) received 961 positive votes out of a total of 1,004 achieving an impressive rating of 9.00.
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Sid Meier's Colonization (Classic) was developed by MicroProse Software and Inc and published by Atari and Nightdive Studios.

Sid Meier's Colonization (Classic) is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Sid Meier's Colonization (Classic) is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

Sid Meier's Colonization (Classic) is playable and fully supported on Linux.

Sid Meier's Colonization (Classic) is a single-player game.

Sid Meier's Colonization (Classic) does not currently offer any DLC.

Sid Meier's Colonization (Classic) does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Sid Meier's Colonization (Classic) does not support Steam Remote Play.

Sid Meier's Colonization (Classic) 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.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Sid Meier's Colonization (Classic).

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Sid Meier's Colonization (Classic)
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Release 09 Oct 2014
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