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Sid Meier's Colonization (Classic)
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.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“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.”
— a player, Steam review · 234 hrs played“Somehow better than the Civ IV version, even if the dated interface can be a little clunky at times.”
— a player, Steam review · 40 hrs played“Made two years before I graced god's blue and green earth, Sid Meiers was releasing time killing classics that after a bit of learning still hold up well to this day in gameplay. It's eaten almost two days and I plan to feed it more, easily one of the best PC games of it's era.”
— a player, Steam review · 50 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:17 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
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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 | Adventure, Simulation |
| Player tags | Simulation · Adventure · Turn-Based Strategy · Strategy · Classic · Retro · 4X · Historical · Economy · Singleplayer · Pixel Graphics · Turn-Based (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, German, Spanish - Spain |
| Estimated owners | 50,000 – 100,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.nightdivestudios.com/games/sid-meier-colonization/?utm_source=steampowered.com&utm_medium=product&utm_campaign=website%20-%20sid%20meier's%20colonization |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: 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