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Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™
Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth is a new science-fiction-themed entry into the award winning Civilization series. As part of an expedition sent to find a home beyond Earth, lead your people into a new frontier, explore and colonize an alien planet and create a new civilization in space.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
43 of the 75 reviews raise this.
“To be honest this game is not as bad as the reviews, nor floating around opinions state it. It is different for sure but due to it being different is also unique. Ofc that some things could work better but in the end…”
“had it since god knows when. saw it somewhere and played it again. yeah its from what 2014 and the graphics dont like much compared to what we have today but im having fun with it. it feels like its just right, i dont…”
“Beyond Earth is the true hidden gem of the entire CIV series. Even though the legendary Codex mod is no longer available, combine it with the still-active community mods (Anchor Ceti + Awesome Pods and Ruins + Awesome…”
4 of the 75 reviews raise this.
“To be honest this game is not as bad as the reviews, nor floating around opinions state it. It is different for sure but due to it being different is also unique. Ofc that some things could work better but in the end…”
“After 1131 hours of gameplay I've decided to leave a review. If you can get this game on sale you should. The current price as of April 26th of 2026 is $60 for the Civ BE bundle with the 2 DLCs. I really like the play…”
“Very fun game to play with friends even solo. Enough paths to where every game can feel unique and a decent amount of mods to play with in the workshop.”
4 of the 75 reviews raise this.
“Beyond Earth is the true hidden gem of the entire CIV series. Even though the legendary Codex mod is no longer available, combine it with the still-active community mods (Anchor Ceti + Awesome Pods and Ruins + Awesome…”
“After 1131 hours of gameplay I've decided to leave a review. If you can get this game on sale you should. The current price as of April 26th of 2026 is $60 for the Civ BE bundle with the 2 DLCs. I really like the play…”
“Very fun game to play with friends even solo. Enough paths to where every game can feel unique and a decent amount of mods to play with in the workshop.”
4 of the 75 reviews raise this.
“Solid game with good looking graphics. Steep learning curve but better AI opponents than Civ VI or VII”
“My personal go-to Civ game- I like that it's space, I like that it's based off of Civ 5, and I like that it's less complex than the mainline games. It mostly revolves around the combat, there is politics and treaties,…”
“I wanted to like this game more than I did. Weaker entry in series. Pros - Interesting Lore - Some innovation in Diplomacy compared to Civ V - Introduction of quests and improved spying - Great graphics Cons - Even…”
3 of the 75 reviews raise this.
“This is the only Civ game I've played (I know I know don't judge me lol), but i have so much fun playing it because I love space themes. I've honestly had and played this for like 10 years before I even knew there was a…”
“Got stuck playing 5 hours in a row. It's a good civ game. Nothing special compared to the main franchise. Simple mechanics, easy to learn. Lacks a tutorial but you get to learn it quite quickly. It's a 6/10, worth…”
“Solid game with good looking graphics. Steep learning curve but better AI opponents than Civ VI or VII”
19 of the 75 reviews raise this.
“i'm more of a scifi guy than a history guy, but one thing that makes normal civ work is that when you look at the research tree and see a node called "tank," you already know what a tank does. you just kinda by default…”
“Man, I duno Beyond Earth has interesting ideas I like the somewhat customizable units. I like the culture system which is close to 5's I like the idea of colonizing a strange, alien planet I, in theory, like the more…”
“I thought to myself - this game can't be that bad, right? I was wrong. I feel that the reason Beyond Earth is this terrible is because everything seems half-baked. The leaders, their dialogues, the wonders, the music -…”
10 of the 75 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“i'm more of a scifi guy than a history guy, but one thing that makes normal civ work is that when you look at the research tree and see a node called "tank," you already know what a tank does. you just kinda by default…”
“This game is very confusing for a number of reasons: 1) names. you have to remember the factions leaders names, their actual faction name, and the nick-names of them to figure out who wants/has done what. 2) the tech…”
“Even before I started Im annoyed, no scalling in 4k??? I dont want to play it in 1080p--”
8 of the 75 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Flawed, missing features & civpedia entries, and occasionally extremely frustrating, I still have fun playing CivBE every now & again.”
“so unstable, that it's impossible to play single player, let alone multiplayer.”
“Ich hab 2022 neuen Rechner gekauft und Beyond Earth hat wunderbar funktioniert. Mittlerweile mehrere nutzlose Updates, und das SPiel funktioniert GAR NICHT!!! Ich habe ALLE VERSIONEN!!! von PROTON probiert!!! NICHTS…”
6 of the 75 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“this game taught me why I should never pre-order a game ever again”
“honestly a 7/10 for me really enjoyed the soundtrack!, which you dont have to buy the game for, its a $20 reskin of civ 5 , if the devs were honest about it, it was basic DLC not a full game.”
“After 1131 hours of gameplay I've decided to leave a review. If you can get this game on sale you should. The current price as of April 26th of 2026 is $60 for the Civ BE bundle with the 2 DLCs. I really like the play…”
5 of the 75 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“I recommend this game. I really enjoy the scifi version of civilization. Ive enjoyed years of playing this game. It is unique among the civ games. The only downside is the Ai difficulty models isnt hard enough on higher…”
“I wanted to like this game more than I did. Weaker entry in series. Pros - Interesting Lore - Some innovation in Diplomacy compared to Civ V - Introduction of quests and improved spying - Great graphics Cons - Even…”
“Came back to this one after a long time. First I liked it again, it's a new setting and being on the new planet feels like there is a mystery to be solved. But quickly it turned into the usual. Concepts are very similar…”
Counted across 75 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 60.3% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“This is, to me, the only civilisation game I ever truly enjoyed. I do realise that sets me apart from most people interested in the franchise. The combination of distrinct ideologies, unit synergies, and the evolution of the tech tree into a web instead of linear progression…”
— a player, Steam review · 173 hrs played“This is one of the greatest sci-fi 4x games on there and one of my personal favorite Civ games behind Civ V. It was abandoned unfortunately, but is made playable once more by the Anchor Seti team which I HIGHLY recommend everyone gets Maybe one day the Gods will return the dev…”
— a player, Steam review · 126 hrs played“This is a sci-fi reskin of civilization 5, but for some reason, a hundred times more boring. Maybe another expansion would've fixed it, but it didn't get the chance. Oh well. Back to civ 5!”
— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-23 23:39 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Latest official news
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Strategy |
| Player tags | Strategy · Turn-Based Strategy · Sci-fi · Space · 4X · Turn-Based · Multiplayer · Futuristic · Singleplayer · Aliens · Hex Grid · Tactical (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Workshop · Steam Cloud · Remote Play on Tablet · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French * , Italian * , German * , Spanish - Spain * , Japanese, Korean, Polish * , Russian * , Traditional Chinese * |
| Achievements | 90 |
| Estimated owners | 1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.civilization.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows® Vista SP2/ Windows® 7 Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8 GHz or AMD Athlon X2 64 2.0 GHz Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: 256 MB ATI HD3650 or better, 256 MB nVidia 8800 GT or better, or Intel HD 3000 or better integrated graphics DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 8 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c‐compatible sound card Additional Notes: Other Requirements: Initial installation requires one-time Internet connection for Steam authentication; software installations required (included with the game) include Steam Client, Microsoft Visual C++2012 Runtime Libraries and Microsof