Sid Meier's Civilization IV Price History and Player Count

Sid Meier's Civilization IV

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Sid Meier's Civilization IV

Firaxis GamesOct 25, 2006Strategy

-80% $19.99 $3.99 Very PositiveSteam Deck Playable
  • Strategy
  • Turn-Based Strategy
  • Turn-Based
  • 4X
  • Historical
  • Multiplayer
  • Singleplayer
  • Moddable
  • Grand Strategy
  • Classic
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Playing now
745
Updated 25 minutes ago
24-hour peak
745
Last 24 hours
All-time peak
1,441
May 12, 2010
Avg this month
573
-1.55% vs last month
Steam reviews
92%
Very Positive

Data source: Steam Web APILast updated: How we collect this data

Sid Meier's Civilization IV player count chart

Sid Meier's Civilization IV has a small but active player base. 745 people are playing it on Steam right now. Over the last 30 days its player count has been stable (about the same on the month before).

History from Sep 7, 2008

Sid Meier's Civilization IV monthly player count

MonthAvg. playersGain% GainPeak players
November 2026573-9-1.55%862
October 2026582-9-1.52%893
September 2026591+29+3.26%918
August 2026n/a+39+4.59%889
July 2026n/a-11-1.28%850
June 2026n/a-58-6.31%861
May 2026n/a+1+0.11%919
April 2026n/a-18-1.92%918
March 2026n/a-50-5.07%936
February 2026n/a-116-10.53%986
January 2026n/a+126+12.91%1,102
December 2025n/a+46+4.95%976
November 2025n/a+3+0.32%930
October 2025n/a+54+6.19%927
September 2025n/a-18-2.02%873
August 2025n/a-3-0.34%891
July 2025n/a+4+0.45%894
June 2025n/a-64-6.71%890
May 2025n/a-35-3.54%954
April 2025n/a-91-8.43%989
March 2025n/a-197-15.43%1,080
February 2025n/a+185+16.94%1,277
January 2025n/a+68+6.64%1,092
December 2024n/a+84+8.94%1,024
November 2024n/a+28+3.07%940
October 2024n/a-55-5.69%912
September 2024n/a-29-2.91%967
August 2024n/a+63+6.75%996
July 2024n/a+3+0.32%933
June 2024n/a+23+2.54%930
May 2024n/a+13+1.45%907
April 2024n/a-87-8.87%894
March 2024n/a+11+1.13%981
February 2024n/a-37-3.67%970
January 2024n/a+15+1.51%1,007
December 2023n/a+101+11.34%992
November 2023n/a+15+1.71%891
October 2023n/a+14+1.62%876
September 2023n/a+37+4.48%862
August 2023n/a-13-1.55%825
July 2023n/a+11+1.33%838
June 2023n/a-27-3.16%827
May 2023n/a-33-3.72%854
April 2023n/a-52-5.54%887
March 2023n/a-19-1.98%939
February 2023n/a-37-3.72%958
January 2023n/a+79+8.62%995
December 2022n/a-11-1.19%916
November 2022n/a+56+6.43%927
October 2022n/a-30-3.33%871
September 2022n/a+45+5.26%901
August 2022n/a+7+0.82%856
July 2022n/a-24-2.75%849
June 2022n/a+41+4.93%873
May 2022n/a-56-6.31%832
April 2022n/a-163-15.51%888
March 2022n/a+35+3.44%1,051
February 2022n/a-56-5.22%1,016
January 2022n/a+171+18.98%1,072
December 2021n/a+42+4.89%901
November 2021n/a+11+1.3%859
October 2021n/a+69+8.86%848
September 2021n/a-18-2.26%779
August 2021n/a+46+6.13%797
July 2021n/a-9-1.18%751
June 2021n/a-76-9.09%760
May 2021n/a-61-6.8%836
April 2021n/a-35-3.76%897
March 2021n/a-116-11.07%932
February 2021n/a+43+4.28%1,048
January 2021n/a+21+2.13%1,005
December 2020n/a+76+8.37%984
November 2020n/a+3+0.33%908
October 2020n/a+51+5.97%905
September 2020n/a+30+3.64%854
August 2020n/a-59-6.68%824
July 2020n/a-58-6.16%883
June 2020n/a-109-10.38%941
May 2020n/a-339-24.41%1,050
April 2020n/a+92+7.09%1,389
March 2020n/a+396+43.95%1,297
February 2020n/a-48-5.06%901
January 2020n/a+31+3.38%949
December 2019n/a+68+8%918
November 2019n/a-12-1.39%850
October 2019n/a+15+1.77%862
September 2019n/a+58+7.35%847
August 2019n/a-36-4.36%789
July 2019n/a+32+4.04%825
June 2019n/a-94-10.6%793
May 2019n/a+97+12.28%887
April 2019n/a-141-15.15%790
March 2019n/a-68-6.81%931
February 2019n/a+57+6.05%999
January 2019n/a+24+2.61%942
December 2018n/a+47+5.4%918
November 2018n/a+91+11.67%871
October 2018n/a+38+5.12%780
September 2018n/a+11+1.5%742
August 2018n/a-29-3.82%731
July 2018n/a+21+2.84%760
June 2018n/a-33-4.27%739
May 2018n/a-129-14.32%772
April 2018n/a-46-4.86%901
March 2018n/a+57+6.4%947
February 2018n/a-44-4.71%890
January 2018n/a+37+4.12%934
December 2017n/a+47+5.53%897
November 2017n/a+89+11.7%850
October 2017n/a+33+4.53%761
September 2017n/a-12-1.62%728
August 2017n/a-110-12.94%740
July 2017n/a+109+14.71%850
June 2017n/a+73+10.93%741
May 2017n/a-55-7.61%668
April 2017n/a-121-14.34%723
March 2017n/a-31-3.54%844
February 2017n/a+11+1.27%875
January 2017n/a+127+17.23%864
December 2016n/a-63-7.88%737
November 2016n/a+19+2.43%800
October 2016n/a+35+4.69%781
September 2016n/a+128+20.71%746
August 2016n/a-55-8.17%618
July 2016n/a-58-7.93%673
June 2016n/a-62-7.82%731
May 2016n/a+171+27.49%793
April 2016n/a-7-1.11%622
March 2016n/a-75-10.65%629
February 2016n/a-121-14.67%704
January 2016n/a+170+25.95%825
December 2015n/a+54+8.99%655
November 2015n/a+125+26.26%601
October 2015n/a+26+5.78%476
September 2015n/a-60-11.76%450
August 2015n/a+75+17.24%510
July 2015n/a-27-5.84%435
June 2015n/a+46+11.06%462
May 2015n/a-1-0.24%416
April 2015n/a-169-28.84%417
March 2015n/a+103+21.33%586
February 2015n/a-91-15.85%483
January 2015n/a+80+16.19%574
December 2014n/a+74+17.62%494
November 2014n/a+3+0.72%420
October 2014n/a+27+6.92%417
September 2014n/a-96-19.75%390
August 2014n/a+127+35.38%486
July 2014n/a-64-15.13%359
June 2014n/a+57+15.57%423
May 2014n/a-28-7.11%366
April 2014n/a-176-30.88%394
March 2014n/a-430-43%570
February 2014n/a+599+149.38%1,000
January 2014n/a+58+16.91%401
December 2013n/a+45+15.1%343
November 2013n/a-1-0.33%298
October 2013n/a+4+1.36%299
September 2013n/a-26-8.1%295
August 2013n/a-127-28.35%321
July 2013n/a-6-1.32%448
June 2013n/a+200+78.74%454
May 2013n/a-8-3.05%254
April 2013n/a-85-24.5%262
March 2013n/a+9+2.66%347
February 2013n/a-237-41.22%338
January 2013n/a-98-14.56%575
December 2012n/a+392+139.5%673
November 2012n/a+33+13.31%281
October 2012n/a+1+0.4%248
September 2012n/a-33-11.79%247
August 2012n/a-257-47.86%280
July 2012n/a-302-36%537
June 2011n/a+587+232.94%839
April 2011n/a-128-33.68%252
March 2011n/a-161-29.76%380
February 2011n/a-86-13.72%541
January 2011n/a+54+9.42%627
December 2010n/a+311+118.7%573
November 2010n/a-43-14.1%262
October 2010n/a-68-18.23%305
September 2010n/a-130-25.84%373
August 2010n/a-756-60.05%503
July 2010n/a+122+10.73%1,259
June 2010n/a-304-21.1%1,137
May 2010n/a+1,142+381.94%1,441
April 2010n/a-52-14.81%299
March 2010n/a+63+21.88%351
February 2010n/a-554-65.8%288
January 2010n/a+12+1.45%842
December 2009n/a+658+382.56%830
November 2009n/a-242-58.45%172
October 2009n/a+207+100%414
September 2009n/a-10-4.61%207
August 2009n/a-22-9.21%217
July 2009n/a+29+13.81%239
June 2009n/a+0+0%210
May 2009n/a+68+47.89%210
April 2009n/a-17-10.69%142
March 2009n/a-5-3.05%159
February 2009n/a+52+46.43%164
January 2009n/a+8+7.69%112
December 2008n/a-4-3.7%104
November 2008n/a-37-25.52%108
October 2008n/a+18+14.17%145
September 2008n/an/an/a127

How many people play Sid Meier's Civilization IV right now?

Right now, 745 players are in Sid Meier's Civilization IV on Steam. That makes it the #927 most played game on Steam at the moment. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 745 players. That is in line with its 30-day average daily peak of 766.

Is Sid Meier's Civilization IV growing or declining?

Over the last 30 days Sid Meier's Civilization IV averaged a daily peak of 766 players, up 0% compared with the 30 days before (765). Its highest point this month (893) is 4% below the same period last year (930). Today's player count is 52% of its all-time peak of 1,441, set on May 12, 2010.

Best time to play Sid Meier's Civilization IV

Based on the last 14 days, Sid Meier's Civilization IV is busiest around 20:00 UTC (3 PM in New York) and quietest around 07:00 UTC (2 AM in New York), when about 45% fewer people are online. For the fastest matchmaking, play close to the peak hour.

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Sid Meier's Civilization IV players by hour and weekday

When Sid Meier's Civilization IV has the most players online, by weekday and hour, shown in your time zone. Busy hours mean faster matchmaking and fuller servers; quiet hours are best for solo play.

BusiestSunday at 18:00 UTCabout 856 players on average
QuietestThursday at 06:00 UTCabout 396 players on average
Busy vs quiet2.2xmore players at the busiest hour
Fewer playersMore playersTimes in UTC. Hover or tap a cell.

Average players for each hour of the week over the last 28 days, from our Steam player counts.

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About Sid Meier's Civilization IV

With over 6 million units sold and unprecedented critical acclaim from fans and press around the world, Sid Meier's Civilization is recognized as one of the greatest PC game franchises of all-time. Now, Sid Meier and Firaxis Games will take this incredibly fun and addictive game to new heights by adding new ways to play and win, new...

Developer
Firaxis Games
Publisher
2K
Released
Oct 25, 2006
Genre
Strategy
Steam Deck
Playable
Languages
5 languages

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Sid Meier's Civilization IV price history

-80% $3.99
price now (US), usually $19.99
$3.99
lowest recorded (-80%) · Nov 6, 2026
-80%
typical sale discount · 1 sale seen

Good time to buy? Yes, good time to buy. Sid Meier's Civilization IV is 80% off at $3.99, the lowest price we have recorded.Next Steam sale: Steam Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4. See the countdown

US price on Steam. Checked daily.

Sid Meier's Civilization IV price by region

RegionSteam priceIn USDIn EURvs US
United States-80% $3.99$3.993.55 EURbase
Euro area-80% 3,99€$4.483.99 EUR+12%
United Kingdom-80% £1.99$2.682.39 EUR-33%
Canada-80% C$ 4.39$3.142.80 EUR-21%
Australia-80% A$ 5.99$4.193.74 EUR+5%
New Zealand-80% NZ$ 5.99$3.373.00 EUR-16%
Brazil cheapest-80% R$5,99$1.100.98 EUR-73%
Mexico-80% Mex$ 35.99$1.941.72 EUR-51%
Argentina (LATAM USD)-80% $3.99$3.993.55 EUR0%
Poland17,18 zł$4.393.91 EUR+10%
Switzerland-80% CHF 3.80$4.654.14 EUR+16%
Norway-80% 28,00 kr$3.012.68 EUR-25%
Turkey (MENA USD)-80% $3.99$3.993.55 EUR0%
Azerbaijan (CIS USD)-80% $1.99$1.991.77 EUR-50%
South Africa-80% R 43.80$2.672.38 EUR-33%
India-80% ₹199.00$2.111.88 EUR-47%
Indonesia-80% Rp 27 199$1.511.34 EUR-62%
China-80% ¥12.80$1.921.71 EUR-52%
Japan-80% ¥396$2.502.23 EUR-37%
South Korea-80% ₩ 4,200$3.122.78 EUR-22%

Converted with the European Central Bank reference rates of 5 Nov 2026. Steam sells each region's price only to accounts in that region.

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Sid Meier's Civilization IV reviews over time

92% Very Positive92% of 3,697 Steam reviews are positiveRead reviews on Steam

Positive and negative Steam user reviews per month, from Steam's review history.

Sid Meier's Civilization IV on Twitch

0
watching now
0
live channels
24
24-hour peak viewers
4
7-day average viewers

Twitch category "Sid Meier's Civilization IV", sampled every 30 minutes since Oct 13, 2026. Most watched games on Twitch

Sid Meier's Civilization IV Twitch viewers per day, last 90 days

Average viewers per day (line) and the highest count of each day (dotted line).

Best day: 2 Nov 2026, with a peak of 101 viewers and 14 on average.

Sid Meier's Civilization IV streamers right now

Nobody in our samples.

Top Sid Meier's Civilization IV streamers this week

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Latest Sid Meier's Civilization IV news and patch notes

Official announcements from the developer on Steam.

Sid Meier's Civilization IV FAQ

Is Sid Meier's Civilization IV dead?

Sid Meier's Civilization IV has a small but active player base. 745 people are playing it on Steam right now. Over the last 30 days its player count has been stable (about the same on the month before).

How many people play Sid Meier's Civilization IV?

745 people are playing Sid Meier's Civilization IV on Steam right now. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 745 concurrent players.

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

Sid Meier's Civilization IV reached its all-time Steam peak of 1,441 concurrent players on May 12, 2010.

Is Sid Meier's Civilization IV growing or declining?

Sid Meier's Civilization IV is stable. Its average daily peak over the last 30 days was 766, about the same compared with the previous 30 days.

When is Sid Meier's Civilization IV most active?

Sid Meier's Civilization IV usually has the most players around 20:00 UTC (3 PM in New York) and the fewest around 07:00 UTC (2 AM in New York).

How much does Sid Meier's Civilization IV cost?

Sid Meier's Civilization IV is on sale on Steam right now: $3.99, 80% off its usual $19.99. Prices are checked daily and can differ by region.

What is the lowest price Sid Meier's Civilization IV has been on Steam?

The lowest US price we have recorded for Sid Meier's Civilization IV on Steam is $3.99 (80% off), on Nov 6, 2026. It costs $3.99 right now.

Is Sid Meier's Civilization IV on sale right now?

Yes. Sid Meier's Civilization IV is 80% off on Steam right now, $3.99 instead of $19.99. That matches the lowest price we have recorded.

Where is Sid Meier's Civilization IV cheapest on Steam?

Of the 20 Steam regions we check, Sid Meier's Civilization IV is cheapest in Brazil at R$5,99, about $1.10 or 73% below the US price of $3.99. Steam only sells each regional price to accounts from that region.

Is Sid Meier's Civilization IV good?

Steam players rate Sid Meier's Civilization IV Very Positive: 92% of 3,697 reviews are positive.

When did Sid Meier's Civilization IV come out?

Sid Meier's Civilization IV was released on Steam on Oct 25, 2006.

Who made Sid Meier's Civilization IV?

Sid Meier's Civilization IV was developed by Firaxis Games and published by 2K.

Is Sid Meier's Civilization IV still worth playing?

Sid Meier's Civilization IV has a smaller but active community on Steam today (745 playing right now), and players still rate it well (Very Positive).

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