Sid Meier's Civilization IV
Studios
Developer — Firaxis Games
Publishers — 2K Games, Aspyr Media, Take-Two Interactive
Details
Genres — Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy, Fantasy, Historical, Educational, 4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)
Modes — Single player, Multiplayer
Perspective — Bird view / Isometric
Engine — Gamebryo
Sid Meier's Civilization IV ranks #860 overall and #33 among simulator games — top 3% of all ranked titles. Among the 585 games released in 2005, it ranks #15. Hovers within reach of its all-time peak of #852, reached 3 months ago.
Universal Praise
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