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24 games like Sid Meier's Civilization IV (2026)
Every game below overlaps with Sid Meier's Civilization IV on things players said about it rather than on our opinion of what feels alike. Each entry shows what it matched on, so you can throw out the ones matching on the part you did not care about.
The short version
- Closest match: Sid Meier's Civilization V, which made by the same studio, Firaxis Games.
- Sid Meier's Civilization IV is tagged Strategy, Turn-Based Strategy, Turn-Based, 4X, Historical, Multiplayer, Singleplayer, Moddable by Steam players. Those tags are what the matching runs on.
- 24 games qualify, each with at least fifty player reviews behind its sentiment figure.
- 5 are from the same studio: Sid Meier's Civilization V, Sid Meier's Civilization III Complete, Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword, Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization, Sid Meier's Civilization VII.
How these were matched
Steam tags carry the most weight, because players apply them and they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Souls-like, Atmospheric and Cozy exist as tags and as nothing else, which is exactly the vocabulary this question needs. Formal genres count for less, themes and a shared studio for more.
Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are thrown out before matching. Nearly everything is tagged Singleplayer, so matching on it is matching on nothing. That cutoff is computed from the catalogue rather than fixed, so it moves as the catalogue grows.
All 24, closest first
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Sid Meier's Civilization V
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Firaxis Games; both historical and strategy; shares 14 player tags including Turn-Based Strategy, Strategy and Turn-Based; released around the same time (2010).
Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!
Sid Meier's Civilization V at a glance Released 2010 Studio Firaxis Games Player sentiment 96% positive of 210,613 Price $29.99 Turn-Based StrategyStrategyTurn-BasedHistorical4XAddictiveGrand StrategyReplay Value
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Sid Meier's Civilization III Complete
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Firaxis Games; both war, historical and strategy; shares 11 player tags including Strategy, Turn-Based Strategy and Turn-Based; released around the same time (2006).
Sid Meier's Civilization III: Complete, the latest offering in the Sid Meier's Civilization III franchise, provides gaming fans with Sid Meier's Civilization III, the highly-addictive journey of discovery.
Sid Meier's Civilization III Complete at a glance Released 2006 Studio Firaxis Games Player sentiment 89% positive of 7,789 Price $4.99 StrategyTurn-Based StrategyTurn-BasedClassic4XHistoricalReplay ValueGrand Strategy
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Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 12 player tags including Strategy, Historical and Turn-Based Strategy; released around the same time (2006).
Spanning the most turbulent era in Western history, your quest for territory and power takes you through Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and even onto the shores of the New World.
Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition at a glance Released 2006 Studio CREATIVE ASSEMBLY Player sentiment 96% positive of 36,357 Price $24.99 StrategyHistoricalTurn-Based StrategyGrand StrategyWarTacticalModdableTurn-Based
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Rome: Total War - Collection
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 12 player tags including Strategy, Historical and Turn-Based Strategy; released around the same time (2007).
Control and conquer the greatest empire ever known to man.
Rome: Total War - Collection at a glance Released 2007 Studio CREATIVE ASSEMBLY Player sentiment 95% positive of 16,717 Price Not listed StrategyHistoricalTurn-Based StrategyGrand StrategyClassicTacticalWarGreat Soundtrack
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Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 11 player tags including Strategy, Historical and Grand Strategy; released around the same time (2010).
Complete your Total War collection with this Definitive Edition of Total War: NAPOLEON, which includes all DLC and feature updates since the game’s release
Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition at a glance Released 2010 Studio CREATIVE ASSEMBLY Player sentiment 92% positive of 27,543 Price $24.99 StrategyHistoricalGrand StrategyWarTurn-Based StrategyTacticalTurn-BasedSimulation
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Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Firaxis Games; both historical and strategy; shares 10 player tags including Strategy, Turn-Based Strategy and 4X; released around the same time (2007).
Sid Meier's Civilization IV®: Beyond the Sword is the second expansion pack for Civilization IV - the 2005 PC Game of the Year that has become a worldwide hit.
Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword at a glance Released 2007 Studio Firaxis Games Player sentiment 97% positive of 67 Price $9.99 StrategyTurn-Based Strategy4XTurn-BasedHistoricalModdableGrand StrategyClassic
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Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Firaxis Games; both historical and strategy; shares 10 player tags including Strategy, Turn-Based Strategy and Turn-Based; released around the same time (2008).
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization is the third offering in the award winning Civilization IV series. A re-imagining of the classic Colonization game Sid Meier created in 1994, Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization is a total conversion of the Civilization IV engine into a game experience in which players will lead a European...
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization at a glance Released 2008 Studio Firaxis Games Player sentiment 87% positive of 1,574 Price $19.99 StrategyTurn-Based StrategyTurn-Based4XHistoricalModdableGrand StrategySimulation
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HUMANKIND
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 11 player tags including Strategy, Turn-Based Strategy and 4X.
Rewrite history by shaping a civilization as unique as you are. Combine 60 cultures from the Ancient Era to the Modern Age to lead your empire to victory. Build thriving cities, outsmart rivals in epic battles, spread your influence and leave your mark on HUMANKIND™.
HUMANKIND at a glance Released 2021 Studio AMPLITUDE Studios Player sentiment 69% positive of 28,708 Price $4.99 StrategyTurn-Based Strategy4XHistoricalGrand StrategyManagementTurn-BasedWar
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Sid Meier's Civilization VII
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Firaxis Games; both war, historical and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Grand Strategy, Historical and 4X.
Lead empires that evolve or endure through the Ages. Build something you believe in with Sid Meier's Civilization® VII.
Sid Meier's Civilization VII at a glance Released 2025 Studio Firaxis Games Player sentiment 48% positive of 58,602 Price $49.99 Grand StrategyHistorical4XSimulationEconomyWarStrategyTactical
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Victoria II
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Grand Strategy, Strategy and Historical; released around the same time (2010).
Carefully guide your nation from the era of absolute monarchies in the early 19th century, through expansion and colonization, to finally become a truly great power by the dawn of the 20th century. Victoria II is a grand strategy game played during the colonial era of the 19th century, where the player takes control of a country, guiding...
Victoria II at a glance Released 2010 Studio Development Studio Player sentiment 92% positive of 20,016 Price $19.99 Grand StrategyStrategyHistoricalEconomySimulationWarManagementModdable
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Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Strategy, Historical and Grand Strategy; released around the same time (2009).
Command the seas, control the land, forge a new nation, and conquer the globe.
Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition at a glance Released 2009 Studio CREATIVE ASSEMBLY Player sentiment 91% positive of 38,055 Price $24.99 StrategyHistoricalGrand StrategyTurn-Based StrategyWarTacticalTurn-BasedGreat Soundtrack
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Europa Universalis III
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Grand Strategy, Strategy and Historical; released around the same time (2007).
Europa Universalis III Complete includes the original Europa Universalis III as well as the expansions In Nomine and Napoleons Ambition Europa Universalis III delves deeply into the areas of exploration, trade, warfare and diplomacy.
Europa Universalis III at a glance Released 2007 Studio Development Studio Player sentiment 83% positive of 2,001 Price $14.99 Grand StrategyStrategyHistoricalSimulationAddictiveWar4XGreat Soundtrack
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ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS XIV
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 10 player tags including War, Grand Strategy and Turn-Based Strategy.
Triumph over the land, take charge of the fate of China! Conquer territories and fly your colors!
ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS XIV at a glance Released 2020 Studio KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. Player sentiment 63% positive of 15,932 Price $59.99 WarGrand StrategyTurn-Based StrategyStrategyHistoricalSimulationTacticalResource Management
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Crusader Kings III
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Strategy, Grand Strategy and Simulation.
Love, fight, scheme, and claim greatness. Determine your noble house’s legacy in the sprawling grand strategy of Crusader Kings III. Death is only the beginning as you guide your dynasty’s bloodline in the rich and larger-than-life simulation of the Middle Ages.
Crusader Kings III at a glance Released 2020 Studio Development Studio Player sentiment 90% positive of 143,235 Price $49.99 StrategyGrand StrategySimulationHistoricalManagementWarEconomy4X
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Europa Universalis IV
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Grand Strategy, Strategy and Historical.
Rule your land and dominate the world with unparalleled freedom, depth and historical accuracy. Write a new history of the world and build an empire for the ages.
Europa Universalis IV at a glance Released 2013 Studio Development Studio Player sentiment 88% positive of 137,275 Price $49.99 Grand StrategyStrategyHistoricalSimulation4XEconomyReplay ValueModdable
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Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Strategy, Historical and Turn-Based Strategy.
Emperor Edition is the definitive edition of ROME II, featuring an improved politics system, overhauled building chains, rebalanced battles and improved visuals in both campaign and battleEmperor Edition contains all free feature updates since its release in 2013, which includes bug fixes, balancing, Twitch.
Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition at a glance Released 2013 Studio CREATIVE ASSEMBLY Player sentiment 88% positive of 88,148 Price $59.99 StrategyHistoricalTurn-Based StrategyGrand StrategyTacticalWarTurn-BasedSimulation
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Battle Brothers
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Strategy, Turn-Based Strategy and War.
Lead a mercenary company in this tactical RPG set in a medieval fantasy world. Chase fame and fortune as you choose where to go, who to recruit, which contracts to pursue, and how to train and equip your men in a procedurally generated open world campaign.
Battle Brothers at a glance Released 2017 Studio Overhype Studios Player sentiment 88% positive of 28,671 Price $8.99 StrategyTurn-Based StrategyWarTacticalSimulationReplay ValueModdableTurn-Based
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Total War: THREE KINGDOMS
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Strategy, Historical and War.
Unite Ancient China under your rule through a thrilling blend of turn-based empire building and real-time battles. Use the Guanxi System and diplomacy to forge alliances, and build powerful armies with hundreds of unique infantry, cavalry and war machine units.
Total War: THREE KINGDOMS at a glance Released 2019 Studio CREATIVE ASSEMBLY Player sentiment 82% positive of 93,602 Price $39.99 StrategyHistoricalWarTurn-Based StrategyGrand StrategyTacticalTurn-BasedGreat Soundtrack
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Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Strategy, Tactical and War; released around the same time (2007).
Delivering a visceral WWII gaming experience, Company of Heroes redefines RTS by bringing the sacrifice of heroic soldiers, war-ravaged environments, and dynamic battlefields to life. This legacy version also grants access to the latest version of COH, just called "Company of Heroes".
Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition at a glance Released 2007 Studio Relic Entertainment Player sentiment 93% positive of 7,294 Price $36.99 StrategyTacticalWarHistoricalModdableSimulationClassicAddictive
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Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic
Why it matched: both historical and strategy; shares 10 player tags including Strategy, Simulation and Management.
Build a soviet republic from an impoverished country into a rich industrial superpower in a city builder with intricate production chains and a fully simulated global economy. Manage the lives of your citizens from education to work and party loyalty to criminal activity.
Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic at a glance Released 2024 Studio 3Division Player sentiment 91% positive of 27,164 Price $9.99 StrategySimulationManagementGrand StrategyResource ManagementHistorical4XEconomy
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Victoria 3
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Grand Strategy, Economy and Historical.
Paradox Development Studio invites you to build your ideal society in the tumult of the exciting and transformative 19th century. Balance the competing interests in your society and earn your place in the sun in Victoria 3, one of the most anticipated games in Paradox’s history.
Victoria 3 at a glance Released 2022 Studio Development Studio Player sentiment 70% positive of 60,969 Price $49.99 Grand StrategyEconomyHistoricalStrategyManagementSimulationModdableResource Management
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Farthest Frontier
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Historical, 4X and Resource Management.
Protect and guide your people as you forge a town from untamed wilderness at the edge of the known world. Harvest raw materials, hunt, fish and farm to survive. Produce crafted items to trade, consume, equip and fight with as you battle for your survival against the elements and outside threats.
Farthest Frontier at a glance Released 2025 Studio Crate Entertainment Player sentiment 86% positive of 25,411 Price $34.99 Historical4XResource ManagementStrategyManagementSimulationEconomyWar
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Total War: ATTILA
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Strategy, Historical and War.
Against a darkening background of famine, disease and war, a new power is rising in the great steppes of the East. With a million horsemen at his back, the ultimate warrior king approaches, and his sights are set on Rome… The next instalment in the multi award-winning PC series that combines turn-based strategy with real-time tactics,...
Total War: ATTILA at a glance Released 2015 Studio CREATIVE ASSEMBLY Player sentiment 82% positive of 37,686 Price $44.99 StrategyHistoricalWarTurn-Based StrategyGrand StrategyTacticalTurn-BasedSimulation
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Total War: ROME REMASTERED
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Strategy, Grand Strategy and Turn-Based Strategy.
Total War: ROME REMASTERED lets you relive the legacy that defined the award-winning strategy game series. Remastered to 4K with multiple improvements to visuals as well as refinements to gameplay, it’s time to revisit a true classic. Not everyone gets a second chance to conquer the Roman Empire.
Total War: ROME REMASTERED at a glance Released 2021 Studio Creative Assembly Player sentiment 77% positive of 13,722 Price $29.99 StrategyGrand StrategyTurn-Based Strategy4XHistoricalTacticalWarClassic
Common questions
What game is most like Sid Meier's Civilization IV?
Sid Meier's Civilization V, on the evidence we have. It made by the same studio, Firaxis Games. That is a statement about overlap, not a promise you will like it as much: two games can share every tag and still feel different to play.
How is "similar to Sid Meier's Civilization IV" decided?
By overlap on the tags Steam players applied to each game, the formal genres, the themes both sit in, and whether the same studio made them. Tags carry the most weight because players write them, so they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are ignored: matching on "Singleplayer" is matching on nothing. Every entry below shows exactly what it matched on.
Are these ranked by quality?
No. They are ordered by how much they overlap with Sid Meier's Civilization IV. Where two games overlap equally, the better received one goes first, but that only moves a game a place or two. Each entry shows its own player sentiment so you can weigh that separately.
What else did the makers of Sid Meier's Civilization IV do?
Sid Meier's Civilization V, Sid Meier's Civilization III Complete, Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword, Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization, Sid Meier's Civilization VII are also from Firaxis Games, and appear in the list below for that reason as well as on tag overlap.
Do you get paid for these recommendations?
No. The order is computed from tag and genre overlap and nothing else. No placement here can be bought, and a game appearing high on this page is a statement about resemblance rather than an endorsement.