Sid Meier's Civilization

Civilization is a strategy game that was originally created by Sid Meier, and published by Microprose in 1991. The original game, along with subsequent versions and numerous expansions, has sold millions of copies, and received critical acclaim from both fans and reviewers.

Imagine what it would be like to personally sculpt history from the dawn of time. In Civilization, you're in charge, and have the challenge of expanding and developing an empire through the ages.

In the beginning you are just a small settler in the middle of nowhere, and the first step is to find a site for your first city - ideally, find a combination of grassland, hills and rivers. Once you have this you can develop military units and buildings. In every turn you are taking in taxes, which can be turned into scientific research or luxuries to keep the people happy, or stored as money. Initially you will only be able to build simple things like Chariots and Granaries, but as the game progresses you can create advanced scientific institutions, factories, and air and sea units.

Negotiate, trade, conquer, and rule the world. There are many paths to victory by combining diplomatic finesse, cultural domination, and sheer military might.

The following Civilization editions are available:

In Civilization II: Test of Time, you create a powerful civilization that will thrive and dominate. Then, embark on travels to new worlds to continue your conquests. Go where no civilization game has ever ventured. Dare to reshape history, legends, and the future. Lead the world with clever diplomacy and ruthless strength as you build, conquer, and defend your civilizations. Windows download.

Civilization III is a game of epic proportions, where you match wits against some of the greatest leaders of the world in a quest to build the ultimate empire. This highly addictive journey includes exciting new features that enrich your Civilization experience. Now you can explore new pathways, employ strategies, and build and manage your empire with even more powerful tools. Windows download.

Civilization fans will be impressed with Civilization III: Conquests. In this edition of the award-winning series, you have more ways to build, more ways to fight, and more ways to rule. Discover intriguing new civilizations, units, wonders, technologies, and abilities to help triumph in nine professionally designed conquests throughout history. Compete as one of the seven new Civilizations, each with its own powerful leader, unique units, and special abilities, so you can lead your nation to its destiny. Windows download.

In Civilization III Gold Edition, you match wits against the greatest leaders of all time in a quest to build the ultimate empire. Strategy game fans can now enjoy this highly addictive journey of discovery with its much-improved follow-up expansion pack, Civilization III: Play the World. Together, the Gold Edition provides more ways to win, more pathways to explore, and more strategies to employ, as well as exciting online play modes. With Civilization III Gold Edition, you can enjoy unmatched strategic game play alone or against players from around the world. Windows download.

Civilization IV features gorgeous 3D graphics, loads of in-game movies, brilliant audio and music, and, most importantly, the best and most addictive gameplay of any strategy game ever created. Sid Meier's Civilization IV is a turn-based strategy game that challenges players to build and expand an empire, throughout all of human history, and become the most powerful ruler in the world. Choose one of 18 nations to lead and go head to head with some of the most famous leaders in history. You’ll battle your foes with a huge arsenal of weapons, beginning with primitive archers and warriors, then catapults, knights and frigates, and eventually with modern tanks, submarines, mobile infantry, helicopter gunships, stealth bombers, and nuclear weapons. Windows download.

Civilization Chronicles is a complete anthology for the fan of world builder games. Civilization is recognized as one of the greatest game franchises of all-time. Now the fun and incredibly addictive strategy game reaches new heights, with this full collection of classic strategy games. Civilization comes to life like never before in a beautifully detailed, living 3D world -- with all-new easy to use mod capabilities and intense multiplayer modes and options. It's a must-have for gamers around the world! Rule throughout time and create your own legacy as you guide your civilization from the dawn of man through the space age and beyond. Implement new technologies, conduct diplomacy or wage war to grow your society and become the most powerful leader the world has ever known. Includes: Civilization, Civilization II and expansions, Civilization II and expansions, Civilization IV, and Chronicles of Civilization book. Windows CD-ROMs.

Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Warlords is the first expansion pack for the award-winning game that has become an instant world-wide hit. Paying homage to some of history's greatest military leaders, the expansion delivers six unique and interesting scenarios, giving players the chance to change the course of history with the help of their new powerful "warlord" unit. Civilization IV: Warlords includes new civilizations, leaders, units, and wonders that offer even more fun and exciting ways for players to expand their civilization's military power as they strive for world domination. Windows CD-ROM.

Gaming fans can now enjoy Civilization III, complete, for challenging, intriguing, provocative, stimulating fun. From Sid Meier, the creative genius behind some of the most critically acclaimed computer games ever produced, comes the latest offering in the Civilization III franchise - Civilization III: Complete. Gaming fans can now enjoy Civilization III, the highly addictive journey of discovery , combined with the updated and enhanced multiplayer expansion pack Civilization III: Play the World, as well as all of the great new Civs, Scenarios, and Features from Civilization III: Conquests! Civilization III: Complete provides more ways to win, more ways to explore, more strategies to employ, and more exciting modes of play all in one box! Windows CD-ROM.