Ordered by installs · Not tested by us
The 20 most-installed Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth mods (2026)
Ordered by Steam Workshop subscriptions, which is a count from Valve rather than a judgement from us. We have not installed these, and say so rather than implying a verdict we have not earned. Everything here installs by clicking Subscribe.
The short version
- Most installed: Colorful Tech Web (Vanilla), 98,011 subscribers.
- 0 of 20 updated since the start of 2025, which matters more than subscriber count for whether a mod still works.
- All install through Steam. Subscribe on Workshop and the game picks it up on next launch. Nothing to unzip.
All 20, most installed first
UIInterfaceUpdated 31 October 2014
TerrainUpdated 3 November 2014
OtherUpdated 7 November 2014
TerrainUpdated 18 November 2014
OtherUIUnitsArtUpdated 30 October 2014
OtherAliensComponentUnitsUpdated 24 October 2014
OtherUpdated 21 September 2016
OtherAliensUnitsGameplayBuildingsImprovementsTradeRoutesInterfaceTechnologiesResourcesUpdated 6 September 2021
SponsorsGameplayBuildingsTradeRoutesLeadersPoliciesEspionageOrbitalOtherUpdated 8 March 2016
SponsorsGameplayBuildingsTradeRoutesOtherUpdated 2 December 2015
UIUpdated 2 July 2014
GameplayImprovementsTerrainResourcesOtherUpdated 18 May 2016
OtherUIAliensComponentUnitsTerrainInterfaceArtUpdated 29 October 2015
UnitsGameplayBuildingsImprovementsTechnologiesWondersResourcesOtherUpdated 11 October 2015
OtherUpdated 23 March 2015
OtherUIInterfaceUpdated 24 November 2014
UnitsGameplayBuildingsImprovementsTerrainOtherUpdated 5 November 2015
AliensUnitsGameplayBuildingsLeadersFictionalOtherUpdated 8 November 2015
OtherSponsorsAliensGameplayImprovementsLeadersFictionalEspionageUpdated 14 September 2015
SponsorsUpdated 21 July 2018
Subscriber counts and approval scores are Valve's, read on 5 September 2026 and not adjusted by us. Browse the full Workshop.
Common questions
What is the best Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth mod?
By installs, Colorful Tech Web (Vanilla), with 98,011 Steam Workshop subscribers. That is the most-installed rather than the best: subscriber count measures how many people tried it, not whether they kept it. Workshop's own approval score is shown next to each one where Valve publishes it.
How do I install Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth mods?
Everything on this page is a Steam Workshop item, so installing means clicking Subscribe on its Workshop page and letting Steam download it the next time you launch the game. There is nothing to unzip and no files to move. Unsubscribing removes it. Mods from outside Workshop work differently and are not covered here.
Are these Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth mods safe?
They are hosted by Valve and distributed through Steam, which is a meaningfully lower risk than downloading files from elsewhere, but Valve does not audit mod code. We have not run any of them. Treat a mod with a large subscriber count and a recent update as better evidence than one with neither.
How is this list ordered?
By Steam Workshop subscriptions, highest first, read on 5 September 2026. That is a count from Valve, not a judgement from us. We have not ranked these by quality and do not have the basis to: nobody here has installed all 20.
Do you get paid for these?
No. Mod authors are not paid by us and cannot pay for a position here. The order is Valve’s subscriber count and nothing else.