CLASSIC GAMES | SID MEIER’S CIVILIZATION IV | ONE MORE...

Civilization IV belongs to that rare group of PC games that still feels bigger than its age. Released in 2005 by Firaxis Games and published by 2K, it arrived at a point where strategy games were already becoming more visually polished, but not yet obsessed with simplifying every rough edge for a wider audience. It had enough accessibility to welcome new players, enough depth to trap veterans for hundreds of hours, and enough personality to make every...