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

591 people are playing Sid Meier's Civilization® IV on Steam right now, making it the 848th most played game on Steam. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 762 players. The number updates every few minutes.

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

Sid Meier's Civilization® IV's highest concurrent player count on Steam is 2,314, reached in May 2010.

Is Sid Meier's Civilization® IV good? What do Steam reviews say?

92% of 2,818 Steam user reviews are positive (Very Positive).

How much does Sid Meier's Civilization® IV cost on Steam?

Sid Meier's Civilization® IV costs $19.99 on Steam (US).

Does Sid Meier's Civilization® IV work on Steam Deck?

Sid Meier's Civilization® IV is Playable on Steam Deck (with small issues), according to Valve's Steam Deck compatibility check.

Sid Meier's Civilization® IV

by Firaxis Games · published by 2K · Released Oct 26, 2006

Steam Deck PlayableLinux & Deck: Gold

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Players now

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591

▼ 6.9%vs 24h ago · updates every minute

Review score

92% positive

Very Positive2,818 reviews

Owners (est.)1M–2M

24h peak

762

Highest seen2,314

May 201016.5 years ago

Price on Steam

$19.99

Lowest ever $19.99 Oct 2026

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Players -6.9% in the last 24 hoursUpdated 15:37 UTC · tracking since 2012-07-01

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Reviews

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Steam Deck

Works, but may need extra effort. Results from Valve's own testing.

Steam Deck Playable

!Controller glyphs do not match deck device
!Text input does not automatically invokes keyboard
!Interface text is not legible
!Native resolution not default
✓Default controller config fully functional
✓Default configuration is performant

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Patches & builds

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Nov 1, 2026, 5:57 AM UTC
Build 283155the current build when we started tracking2.1 GB on Windows

Patch notes

Jun 5, 2014
PatchCivilization IV Steamworks update released
The patch that replaces GameSpy with Steamworks for multiplayer functionality is now available via Steam. The game functions identically to the previous GameSpy version with the exception that the “Direct IP” option has been removed as it is no longer supporte…
Jun 5, 2014
PatchCivilization IV Steamworks update released
The patch that replaces GameSpy with Steamworks for multiplayer functionality is now available via Steam. The game functions identically to the previous GameSpy version with the exception that the “Direct IP” option has been removed as it is no longer supporte…

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History

What changed on Steam for this game since we started following it: prices and sales, builds, name, release date and review score.

Review score: 92% on 2026-11-01 → 92% today (2,818 reviews)

Oct 31, 2026Price$19.99

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