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Civilization IV: Colonization
By Firaxis Games, released 1 Jan 2008
- Microsoft Windows
- macOS
- turn-based strategy video game
What it is
Civilization IV: Colonization is a turn-based strategy game from Firaxis Games, released in 2008. Players lead an English, Spanish, French or Dutch nation as it seeks to establish a colony in the New World and eventually win freedom from its homeland. The game uses the Civilization IV engine, reworking it for a campaign built around exploration, negotiation, trade and conflict.
Players can negotiate with native peoples, other colonists and the homeland, while trading resources, gold and land to build a self-sufficient colony. The game also includes founding fathers such as John Smith, Patrick Henry and Samuel Adams, who can help guide the nation. Steam lists single-player, multiplayer and Family Sharing. Windows and macOS are listed platforms, including for the Steam version. Its turn-based format supports both solo campaigns and multiplayer play, with diplomacy and colony-building at the center of the experience.
What players like, and what they don't
- Choose from four European nations
- Trade resources, gold and land
- Diplomacy with multiple factions
- Single-player and multiplayer listed
- Windows and macOS listed
- No online PvP feature is listed
Who it suits
It suits strategy players interested in turn-based colony-building, diplomacy and trade, with both single-player and multiplayer listed. Windows and macOS players are included in the listed platforms.
Civilization IV: Colonization focuses on establishing a colony through exploration, negotiation, trade and conflict. Its single-player and multiplayer options make it relevant to both solo strategy players and groups.
