Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization
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...
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About Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization
- Classic Game Design Rebuilt for the Modern Era: Usher forth a new generation of Sid Meier's Colonization gameplay built on the award-winning Civilization IV engine, providing the beautiful visuals, famously addictive gameplay and endless fun that are synonymous with Sid Meier strategy games.
- Fight the Homeland and Establish a New Nation: Play as the English, Spanish, French or the Dutch and journey to a brave new world in search of freedom from your oppressive homeland.
- Improved Diplomacy: Sustain peace and support your followers as you engage in advanced negotiations with natives, other colonists and the hostile homeland - Trade resources, gold and land as you build the foundation for a self-sufficient and powerful colony.
- Historical Figures Provide Adaptive Gameplay: Acquire founding fathers such as John Smith, Patrick Henry and Samuel Adams who will help guide your nation to freedom based on your gameplay style.
- Brand New Interface: Both Civilization IV fans and players new to the series will feel right at home with an interface that Firaxis has built to be accessible and easy to navigate.
- Multiplayer Offers Endless Replay Value: Compete with friends from all over the world via the Internet and Play by Email modes or compete locally via the Hotseat and LAN modes, offering endless ways to conquer the New World.
- Mods & Community Tools: Players will have limitless options for modifying the game to suit their needs. Firaxis will ship the game with modding tools including a map editor using XML and Python.
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Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization price history
Lowest tracked price: CA$2.39 (Jul 15, 2026) · current best: CA$2.46 across 4 stores.
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization player count & reviews
91% positive reviews in the last 30 days (87% all-time) · 419 peak players in the last 30 days.
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization — frequently asked questions
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How many people play Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization?
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization peaked at 419 concurrent players on Steam in the last 30 days (highest on Jul 18, 2026). The player chart on this page updates daily.
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System requirements
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- Supported OS: Windows® 2000/XP/Vista
- Processor: 1.2 GHz Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon processor or equivalent
- Memory: 512 MB RAM
- Video: DirectX 9.0c-compatible 64 MB video card with Shader 1.1 Support or better
- DirectX® Version: Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization DirectX(r) version (included on install)
- Sound: DirectX 9.0 compliant sound card
- Hard Drive: 900 MB
Recommended
- Processor: 1.8 GHz Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon processor or equivalent
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Video: 128 MB Video Card w/ DirectX 9 support (pixel & vertex shaders)
- Sound: DirectX 9.0 compliant sound card
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