# Games like Sid Meier's Civilization® V

> The closest matches to Sid Meier's Civilization® V: Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI, Sid Meier's Civilization® IV, Old World, Stellaris, and Age of Wonders III. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI](https://imho.run/games/289070/sid-meier-s-civilization-vi) — Also 4X and Grand Strategy, like Sid Meier's Civilization V. 105,864 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/289070/)
2. [Sid Meier's Civilization® IV](https://imho.run/games/3900/sid-meier-s-civilization-iv) — A frequent pick in Sid Meier's Civilization V players' libraries, and another Strategy. 1,884 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3900/)
3. [Old World](https://imho.run/games/597180/old-world) — A frequent pick in Sid Meier's Civilization V players' libraries, and another RPG. 3,708 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/597180/)
4. [Stellaris](https://imho.run/games/281990/stellaris) — Also Diplomacy and 4X, like Sid Meier's Civilization V. 75,169 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/281990/)
5. [Age of Wonders III](https://imho.run/games/226840/age-of-wonders-iii) — Also 4X and Hex Grid, like Sid Meier's Civilization V. 4,560 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/226840/)
6. [Europa Universalis IV](https://imho.run/games/236850/europa-universalis-iv) — Also Diplomacy and 4X, like Sid Meier's Civilization V. 47,407 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/236850/)
7. [ENDLESS™ Legend](https://imho.run/games/289130/endless-legend) — Also 4X and Hex Grid, like Sid Meier's Civilization V. 9,207 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/289130/)
8. [The Battle of Polytopia](https://imho.run/games/874390/the-battle-of-polytopia) — A frequent pick in Sid Meier's Civilization V players' libraries, and another Action. 3,178 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/874390/)
9. [Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword](https://imho.run/games/8800/civilization-iv-beyond-the-sword) — Also 4X and Grand Strategy, like Sid Meier's Civilization V. 2,802 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/8800/)
10. [ENDLESS™ Space - Definitive Edition](https://imho.run/games/208140/endless-space-definitive-edition) — Shares resource management with Sid Meier's Civilization V. 4,276 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/208140/)
11. [Terra Invicta](https://imho.run/games/1176470/terra-invicta) — Shares turn based strategy with Sid Meier's Civilization V. 6,142 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1176470/)
12. [Galactic Civilizations III](https://imho.run/games/226860/galactic-civilizations-iii) — Also 4X and Hex Grid, like Sid Meier's Civilization V. 6,580 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/226860/)
13. [Oriental Empires](https://imho.run/games/357310/oriental-empires) — A frequent pick in Sid Meier's Civilization V players' libraries, and another Indie. 793 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/357310/)
14. [Total War: THREE KINGDOMS](https://imho.run/games/779340/total-war-three-kingdoms) — Shares diplomacy system with Sid Meier's Civilization V. 17,216 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/779340/)
15. [Eador. Masters of the Broken World](https://imho.run/games/232050/eador-masters-of-the-broken-world) — Shares diplomacy system and resource management with Sid Meier's Civilization V. 837 Steam reviews, 60% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/232050/)
16. [Aggressors: Ancient Rome](https://imho.run/games/783210/aggressors-ancient-rome) — Also 4X and Grand Strategy, like Sid Meier's Civilization V. 161 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/783210/)
17. [Shadow Empire](https://imho.run/games/1154840/shadow-empire) — Also 4X and Hex Grid, like Sid Meier's Civilization V. 1,123 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1154840/)
18. [Field of Glory: Empires](https://imho.run/games/1011390/field-of-glory-empires) — Also 4X and Grand Strategy, like Sid Meier's Civilization V. 484 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1011390/)
19. [Millennia](https://imho.run/games/1268590/millennia) — Also Diplomacy and 4X, like Sid Meier's Civilization V. 1,892 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1268590/)
20. [Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War](https://imho.run/games/489630/warhammer-40-000-gladius-relics-of-war) — Also 4X and Hex Grid, like Sid Meier's Civilization V. 5,122 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/489630/)
21. [Ozymandias: Bronze Age Empire Sim](https://imho.run/games/1768280/ozymandias-bronze-age-empire-sim) — Shares resource management with Sid Meier's Civilization V. 799 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1768280/)
22. [Nations](https://imho.run/games/3898040/nations) — Shares diplomacy system and turn based strategy with Sid Meier's Civilization V. 80 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3898040/)
23. [Panzer Corps 2](https://imho.run/games/1072040/panzer-corps-2) — Also Hex Grid and Grand Strategy, like Sid Meier's Civilization V. 1,815 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1072040/)
24. [Master of Orion](https://imho.run/games/298050/master-of-orion) — Also 4X and Grand Strategy, like Sid Meier's Civilization V. 4,703 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/298050/)

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## About Sid Meier's Civilization® V

Originally released in 2010, Sid Meier's Civilization V is a turn-based strategy game developed by Firaxis Games that tasks players with guiding a civilization from the Stone Age to the space age. Core mechanics center on diplomacy systems, resource management, and a technology tree, with players navigating strategic decisions across a hex grid map. The game supports both singleplayer and multiplayer modes, and currently retails for $7.49. Reviewers note its wide variety of challenges, with players describing it as both challenging and immersive. It holds a 96% positive rating from over 78,000 Steam reviews and is playable on Steam Deck.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 8930
- **Developer:** Firaxis Games, Aspyr (Mac), Aspyr (Linux)
- **Publisher:** 2K, Aspyr (Mac), Aspyr (Linux)
- **Genres:** Strategy
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Steam Trading Cards, Remote Play on Tablet, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Sep 21, 2010
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 90
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

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