Sid Meier's Civilization® IV Steam Charts, Sales, Players & Wishlists

Sid Meier's Civilization® IV is tagged as Strategy. It is published by Firaxis Games (developer) and 2K (publisher) and released on 25 Oct, 2006. PureGameStats tracks Sid Meier's Civilization® IV's live Steam player count, all-time peak, review sentiment, estimated sales and price history. Sid Meier's Civilization® IV currently has 712 players on Steam. Its recorded all-time peak is 1,389 concurrent players on 31 March 2020. Current activity is 48.7% below peak. PureGameStats estimates 127,960 Steam units sold. Steam reviews are 92% positive across 3,656 responses. Platforms: Mac, Windows.

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Developer: Firaxis Games

Publisher: 2K

Platforms: Mac, Windows

Release Date: 25 Oct, 2006

Official site On Steam Details

Est. sales: 127,960 High confidence

Retailer	Price (US)	Discount
Steam	$3.99	80%
Loaded / CDKeys	$1.29	94%
Gameseal	$1.92	-

Sid Meier's Civilization® IV Player Count & Steam Charts

Current players 712 All-time peak 1,389 7-day peak 877 Yesterday peak 745

Hourly Daily Monthly Yearly

In Aug 2026, Sid Meier's Civilization® IV averaged 586 concurrent players with a monthly peak of 877. Roughly steady versus 608 average players in Mar 2026.

Daily Monthly Yearly

Date	Avg Players	Max Players	Min Players
01 Sept 2026	564	745	407
31 Aug 2026	588	752	436
30 Aug 2026	685	877	508
29 Aug 2026	642	832	474
28 Aug 2026	591	769	426
27 Aug 2026	565	710	424
26 Aug 2026	560	710	398
25 Aug 2026	560	719	410
24 Aug 2026	567	759	386
23 Aug 2026	659	862	467
22 Aug 2026	616	782	453
21 Aug 2026	567	754	417
20 Aug 2026	552	701	407
19 Aug 2026	556	753	407
18 Aug 2026	556	733	412
17 Aug 2026	559	723	381
16 Aug 2026	653	837	479
15 Aug 2026	631	823	476
14 Aug 2026	538	683	390
13 Aug 2026	522	656	381
12 Aug 2026	542	692	401
11 Aug 2026	555	703	400
10 Aug 2026	568	747	405
09 Aug 2026	634	796	467
08 Aug 2026	606	812	428
07 Aug 2026	563	712	420
06 Aug 2026	536	707	382
05 Aug 2026	551	737	397
04 Aug 2026	576	739	419
03 Aug 2026	584	767	399

Month	Avg Players	Max Players	Min Players
Aug 2026	586	877	381
Jul 2026	577	852	0
Jun 2026	587	840	385
May 2026	621	907	0
Apr 2026	599	924	0
Mar 2026	608	955	0
Feb 2026	639	1,001	0
Jan 2026	656	1,103	0
Dec 2025	629	982	0
Nov 2025	634	934	410
Oct 2025	610	932	235
Sept 2025	583	870	0
Aug 2025	591	894	0
Jul 2025	600	855	12
Jun 2025	603	890	0
May 2025	623	954	0
Apr 2025	635	989	0
Mar 2025	688	1,080	0
Feb 2025	768	1,277	0
Jan 2025	681	1,092	0
Dec 2024	661	1,024	0
Nov 2024	642	940	0
Oct 2024	627	912	0
Sept 2024	650	967	0

Year	Avg Players	Max Players
2025	637	1,277
2024	631	1,024
2023	601	995
2022	606	1,072
2021	565	1,048
2020	620	1,389
2019	534	999
2018	498	947
2017	452	897
2016	403	825

Sid Meier's Civilization® IV Price History & Best Deals

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Date	Price	Discount
15 Nov 2025	$3.99	80%
19 Jul 2025	$19.99	0%
14 Jul 2025	$19.99	0%

Sid Meier's Civilization® IV PC System Requirements

Minimum: Windows 2000/XP, 1.2GHz Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon processor or equivalent, 256MB RAM, 64 MB Video Card w/ Hardware T&L (GeForce 2/Radeon 7500 or better) DirectX7 compatible sound card, 1.7GB of free hard drive space, DirectX9.0c (included)
Recommended: Windows 2000/XP, 1.8GHz Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon processor or equivalent/better, 512 MB RAM, 128 MB Video Card w/ DirectX 8 support (pixel and vertex shaders), DirectX7 compatible sound card, 1.7GB of free hard drive space, DirectX9.0c (included)

Sid Meier's Civilization® IV Steam Reviews

Total reviews 3,656 Positive 3,379 Negative 277 Positive % 92.4%Rating Very Positive

What reviewers talk about

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Reviewers praise

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Reviewers criticise

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Sid Meier's Civilization® IV Official Announcements

Civilization 6 New Frontier Pass: Babylon Pack is out now, here's what's in it — 19 Nov 2020
Civilization's Sid Meier talked to RPS all about his brilliant career at PAX X EGX — 15 Sept 2020
How video games consistently fail Gandhi — 22 Apr 2020
Civilization 6 launches its dystopian battle royale mode Red Death — 10 Sept 2019

Sid Meier's Civilization® IV News & Media Coverage

Sid Meier's Civilization® IV - Frequently Asked Questions

How many people are playing Sid Meier's Civilization® IV right now?

Sid Meier's Civilization® IV has 712 concurrent players on Steam right now.

What is the all-time peak player count for Sid Meier's Civilization® IV?

Sid Meier's Civilization® IV reached an all-time peak of 1,389 concurrent players on 31 March 2020.

How many copies has Sid Meier's Civilization® IV sold on Steam?

PureGameStats estimates Sid Meier's Civilization® IV has sold approximately 127,960 copies on Steam, with high confidence. The estimate is derived from Steam reviews, concurrent player peaks and achievement completion rates.

How is Sid Meier's Civilization® IV rated on Steam?

Sid Meier's Civilization® IV has 3,656 Steam reviews with a 92.4% positive rating (Very Positive).

What is the current price of Sid Meier's Civilization® IV?

Sid Meier's Civilization® IV is priced at $19.99 on Steam. Full price history and best deals are tracked on this page.

When was Sid Meier's Civilization® IV released?

Sid Meier's Civilization® IV was released on 25 Oct, 2006. It was developed by Firaxis Games.

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