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Civilization

edited 2026-06-19

A complete play order for the Civilization series — Sid Meier's landmark 4X strategy franchise covering all seven mainline numbered entries from 1991 through 2025, plus spin-offs including Alpha Centauri, Beyond Earth, both Colonization games, and Civilization Revolution. Release order is the only meaningful ordering for this mechanics-progression series with no shared in-universe narrative.

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01GAME
1991The 1991 founding entry of the franchise, designed by Sid Meier and Bruce Shelley at MicroProse. Players guide a civilization from the Stone…
02GAME
1996The 1996 sequel developed by MicroProse, redesigned by Brian Reynolds and Jeff Briggs. Civilization II introduced isometric 2.5D graphics, e…
03GAME
2001The 2001 third numbered entry developed by Firaxis Games — the studio Sid Meier co-founded after leaving MicroProse — and published by Infog…
04GAME
2005The 2005 fourth numbered entry developed by Firaxis Games, with lead design by Soren Johnson and Sid Meier. Civilization IV moved to a fully…
05GAME
2010The 2010 fifth numbered entry developed by Firaxis Games, with lead design by Jon Shafer, published by 2K Games. Civilization V replaced the…
06GAME
2016The 2016 sixth numbered entry developed by Firaxis Games, with lead design by Anton Strenger, released on October 21, 2016 for Windows. Civi…
07GAME
2025The 2025 seventh numbered entry developed by Firaxis Games, released February 11, 2025 across PC and all major current-generation consoles.…