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Sid Meier's Civilization® V
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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
57 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I really enjoy playing this game alot! It is not as on going as Age of Empires but has a few moves you can do in the game. Which is very helpful 10/10 game”
“The best there is. The best there was. The best there ever will be. Civ V is timeless. Don't get distracted by VI and VII. If you're a fan of the series, then you already know. If you're new to the genre and the…”
“Best Civ Game, period. It has everything a Civ game needs and never managed to do better since. You want to play a perfect Civ game, play the 5th.”
26 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“The best there is. The best there was. The best there ever will be. Civ V is timeless. Don't get distracted by VI and VII. If you're a fan of the series, then you already know. If you're new to the genre and the…”
“Very good game set up. Many ways to approach a victory!”
“I am crazy about the Civilization series and this game is no exception. Hugely replayable and a joy to play.”
13 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Addicting and challenging; I'd look over at my clock and be shocked at how quickly time passes when I'm playing. This is the first and only of the Civilization games I've played so far and I think I made the right…”
“This is a good game not as good as sid meier"s alpha centauri or civilization three. but it is challenging to play. much harder to conquer through military.”
“great strategy game. hard to fully comprehend. complicated in a good way.”
11 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“This game is fantastic, well developed, and will suck you in. With mods, I'll be occupied for a long time.”
“Great game, get the full version with all the DLCs. Countless hours sunk into this game solo, hotseat and online. Also plays perfectly on the rog ally z1 extreme, great on the go!”
“i love the pace of the game, not to long, not to short, and i can leave it on and come back anytime and continue”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“The best there is. The best there was. The best there ever will be. Civ V is timeless. Don't get distracted by VI and VII. If you're a fan of the series, then you already know. If you're new to the genre and the…”
“This game took over my life for last 2 weeks. Beware it's addicting. Just one more turn... Runs well on my old trustworthy Lenovo IdeaPad S340 with upgraded 12gb of RAM on high settings even on late game and regular…”
“I like the visuals and graphics. I like the fact that it is easy to learn the game and enjoy. As I got more experienced the fast amount of strategies keep the game enjoyable. Very chill game in the sense that you…”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Overall a fun game however: The worker idling issue in Civilization V is a well-known, long-standing bug, particularly in the base ("Vanilla") game, where workers "spook" as if an enemy is nearby, demanding new orders…”
“stopped launching on my computer 0/10 bad game and i can run scum on it”
“The game's just good, isn't it? Expansive, researched, immersive, FUN. My main gripe is I wish it wouldn't sometimes crash in multiplayer. Hopefully, updates will smooth that out”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“every single game is won or lost in the first 10 turns, everything after that is fluff”
“Expertly crafted strategy gameplay buried under an ocean of information. Still can be pretty fun if you want to chill out, enjoy turn based strategy, and want to see some numbers go up. where it lacks would be AI and…”
“Сделайте Чингисхана умнее, в каждой эре он нападает на меня и всегда первым же умирает, мне приходится ему фору давать, чтобы ему грустно не было”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“The game's just good, isn't it? Expansive, researched, immersive, FUN. My main gripe is I wish it wouldn't sometimes crash in multiplayer. Hopefully, updates will smooth that out”
“Fun gameplay, multiplayer is fun, only issue is sometimes the game crashes while playing multiplayer.”
“Good game but multiplayer doesnt work most of the time”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 95.8% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“Started a quick game before dinner. It is now 4am. I have founded 6 cities, betrayed Gandhi twice and somehow I am at war with everyone including the civs I have never even met. Worth it. Civ V is just built different. The Complete Edition gives you everything, so there is no…”
— a player, Steam review · 423 hrs played“I tell myself that it will only be one more turn just to realize several days have passed. 10/10”
— a player, Steam review · 762 hrs played“Everyone knows Civ V is a great game! But I didn't know it works so well on Linux! The proton version works flawlessly. The native version, unfortunately, crashes frequently for me. So, make sure to give both a try before giving up on it.”
— a player, Steam review · 43 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:40 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
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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 | Turn-Based Strategy · Strategy · Turn-Based · Multiplayer · Historical · 4X · Addictive · Singleplayer · Hex Grid · Grand Strategy · Replay Value · Co-op (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Remote Play on Tablet · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French * , German * , Italian * , Spanish - Spain * , Polish, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Traditional Chinese * |
| Achievements | 286 |
| Estimated owners | 10,000,000 – 20,000,000 (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: 2GB RAM Graphics: 256 MB ATI HD2600 XT or better, 256 MB nVidia 7900 GS or better, or Core i3 or better integrated graphics DirectX®: DirectX® version 9.0c Hard Drive: 8 GB Free Sound: DirectX 9.0c-compatible sound card Note: Optimized for the touch-screen Ultrabook™ device