List of Civilization media
Civilization is a franchise composed primarily of a series of turn-based strategy video games and associated media. The core of the franchise is a series of six titles for personal computers, released between 1991 and 2016. Sid Meier developed the first game in the series and has had creative input for most of its sequels. The official titles of the series, core games, and most spin-offs include his name, as in Sid Meier's Civilization. In addition to the main titles, the franchise includes multiple expansion packs and spin-off games, as well as board games inspired by the video game series. The series is considered a formulative example of the 4X genre, in which players achieve victory through four routes: "eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, and eXterminate".[1]
The first game in the series, Civilization (1991), was created by
In addition to video games, the franchise includes several board games, artbooks, and music albums. The first board game, Civilization: The Boardgame (2002), corresponds with Civilization III, while the second game by that name (2010) is based on Civilization IV, and the latest, Civilization: A New Dawn (2017), is based on Civilization VI. A card game, created by Civilization IV lead designer Soren Johnson and based on that game, was included with the Civilization Chronicles (2006) compilation. Books containing concept art and commentary for Civilization V and VI have been included in special editions of the game. Music CDs were included with the special editions of Civilization IV and V; digital albums have been sold for Civilization VI and its expansion, as well as for Civilization: Beyond Earth and its expansions. The Grammy Award for Best Arrangement, Instrumental and Vocals-winning theme song for IV, "Baba Yetu", was included in composer Christopher Tin's album Calling All Dawns,[6] while the theme song for VI, "Sogno di Volare", has been released as a single by Tin and included in his album To Shiver the Sky.
Video games
Main series
Title | Details |
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Original release date: September 1991[7] |
Release years by system: 1991 – PC (MS-DOS)[7] 1992 – PC (Amiga)[8] 1993 – PC (Mac OS)[9] 1994 – Super Nintendo Entertainment System[9] 1995 – PC (Windows)[10] 1996 – PlayStation[8] 1997 – Sega Saturn[11] |
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Original release date: February 29, 1996[14] |
Release years by system: 1996 – PC (Windows)[15] 1997 – PC (Mac OS)[15] 1998 – PlayStation[15] |
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Original release date: October 31, 2001[20] |
Release years by system: 2001 – PC (Windows)[20] 2002 – PC (Mac OS)[20] |
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Original release date: October 25, 2005[25] |
Release years by system: 2005 – PC (Windows)[25] 2006 – PC (macOS)[25] |
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Original release date: September 21, 2010[31] |
Release years by system: 2010 – PC (Windows, macOS)[31] 2014 – PC (Linux) |
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Original release date: October 21, 2016[37] |
Release years by system: 2016 – PC (Windows, macOS)[38] 2017 – PC (Linux), iOS[38] 2018 – Nintendo Switch[39] 2019 – PlayStation 4, Xbox One[40] 2020 – Android[41] |
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Sid Meier's Civilization VII Proposed release date: TBA |
Proposed system release: TBA |
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Other games
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Original release date: May 19, 1994[44] |
Release years by system: 1994 – PC (Windows)[44] |
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Original release date: February 12, 1999[45] |
Release years by system: 1999 – PC (Windows)[45] 2000 – PC (Mac OS, Linux)[46][47] |
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Original release date: March 31, 1999[51] |
Release years by system: 1999 – PC (Windows, Mac OS, Linux)[51] |
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Original release date: November 20, 2000[52] |
Release years by system: 2000 – PC (Windows)[52] |
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Civilization Original release date: March 2, 2006[8] |
Release years by system: 2006 – N-Gage[8] |
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Original release date: July 25, 2006[54] |
Release years by system: 2006 – PC (Windows)[54] |
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Original release date: June 6, 2008[55] |
Release years by system: 2008 – PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS[56] 2009 – iOS[56] 2012 – Windows Phone[57] |
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Original release date: September 21, 2008[58] |
Release years by system: 2008 – PC (Windows)[58] 2009 – PC (macOS)[58] |
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Original release date: July 7, 2011[59] |
Release years by system: 2011 – PC (Facebook Platform)[59] |
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Original release date: July 2, 2014[62] |
Release years by system: 2014 – Android, iOS[62] 2015 – PlayStation Vita[63] |
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Original release date: October 24, 2014[64] |
Release years by system: 2014 – PC (Windows, macOS, Linux)[64] |
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Original release date: March 12, 2015[66] |
Release years by system: 2015 – PC (Windows, macOS), iOS[66] |
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Civilization: Eras and Allies Proposed release date: TBA |
Proposed system release: TBA – iOS, Android[67] |
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Tabletop games
Title | Release date | Type | Ref. |
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Sid Meier's Civilization: The Boardgame | 2002 | Board game | [68] |
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Sid Meier's Civilization: The Card Game | 2006 | Card game | [69] |
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Sid Meier's Civilization: The Board Game | 2010 | Board game | [70] |
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Sid Meier's Civilization: A New Dawn | 2017 | Board game | [73] |
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Books
Title | Release date | Media type | Ref. | |
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Alpha Centauri: Power of the Mindworms | January 13, 2000 | Graphic novel | [74] | |
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Centauri Dawn / Dragon Sun / Twilight of the Mind | November 28, 2000 / August 28, 2001 / January 29, 2002 | Books | [75][76][77] | |
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GURPS Alpha Centauri | December 15, 2002 | Sourcebook | [78] | |
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The Chronicles of Civilization | October 25, 2006 | Book | [79] | |
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Sid Meier's Civilization V: The Art of The Game | September 21, 2010 | Concept art | [80] | |
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Sid Meier's Civilization: Civilization Through the Years | October 21, 2016 | Concept art | [81] | |
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Music
Title | Release date | Release type | Ref. |
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Sid Meier's Civilization IV Official Soundtrack | October 24, 2005 | Album | [82] |
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Sid Meier's Civilization V Official Soundtrack | September 21, 2010 | Album | [83] |
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Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth | October 24, 2014 | Album | [84] |
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Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth – Rising Tide | September 29, 2015 | Album | [85] |
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Sogno di Volare (Civilization VI Main Theme) | October 20, 2016 | Single | [86] |
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Sid Meier's Civilization VI Original Game Soundtrack | October 21, 2016 | Album | [88] |
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Sid Meier's Civilization VI: Rise & Fall Original Game Soundtrack | February 8, 2018 | Album | [89] |
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Sid Meier's Civilization VI: Gathering Storm Original Game Soundtrack | February 14, 2019 | Album | [90] |
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