The flagship strategy game makes a return in Civilization V.
Players will become the ruler of the world by building and leading a civilization spanning from the beginning of man through to the space age. Here, you will discover new technologies, manage diplomacy, take on the greatest leaders and wage war as you craft the most powerful empire in history.
Expect to see all new features with a new hex-based gameplay grid, which lays down the foundations for exploring new building and combat techniques. The City States will become a new resource on the battlefields, with a new diplomacy system allowing you to interact with other leaders. Civilization V also offers customized music scores, as well as orchestral recordings for a whole new level of quality that fans have come to expect from the well-established turn-based strategy series.
Don't be afraid to jump right into the action, as this new entry offers a pace which you can use to cater to the way you approach the game, thanks to its intuitive interface to ease you in. There is also a high level of depth and control for more familiar Civ players, which makes this one of the best entries seen to date.
There is a reputation to protect with the Civ series, and the heavily realistic graphics across lush landscapes certainly do it justice. With the heavy art deco influences on show in every area of the game, this can easily be considered the best-designed outing ever delivered.
There is also a thriving community to do battle with, as well as multiplayer and mod support for you to experience Civ V in unpredictable and unprecedented ways.
Note: The Mac and Linux + SteamOS versions of Sid Meier's Civilization V are available in English, French, Italian, German and Spanish only.
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Operating System: SteamOS
CPU Processor: Intel Core i3, AMD A10
CPU Speed: 2.4GHz
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Hard Disk Space: 10 GB
Video Card (ATI): Radeon HD 6450
Video Card (NVidia): Geforce 640M
Video Card (Intel): Iris Pro
Video Memory (VRam): 1GB
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Don't meet the above requirements? Running on Ubuntu? That doesn't mean your configuration wont run Civ V, it just means we have not tested and vetted your configuration. Visit the Civilization V community page to share your experience with other Linux players and learn about how to send bugs to Aspyr. Your feedback will help us improve Civ V Linux and future AAA Linux releases!
NOTICE: Intel Integrated video chipsets (GMA 9XX, HD 3XXX) will not run Civilization V for SteamOS and Linux, and are unsupported.
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