Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword Price History and Player Count

Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword

Steam app 8800

Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword

Firaxis GamesJul 24, 2007Strategy

-80% $29.99 $5.99 Overwhelmingly PositiveSteam Deck Unsupported
  • Strategy
  • Turn-Based Strategy
  • 4X
  • Turn-Based
  • Historical
  • Singleplayer
  • Multiplayer
  • Moddable
  • Grand Strategy
  • Classic
View on Steam Get alerts
Playing now
928
Updated 2 minutes ago
24-hour peak
1,685
Last 24 hours
All-time peak
2,744
Feb 1, 2025
Avg this month
1,384
-4.55% vs last month
Steam reviews
96%
Overwhelmingly Positive

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

Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword player count chart

Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword has a small but active player base. 928 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: Beyond the Sword monthly player count

MonthAvg. playersGain% GainPeak players
November 20261,384-66-4.55%2,216
October 20261,450-22-1.49%2,252
September 20261,472-87-3.77%2,223
August 2026n/a+100+4.52%2,310
July 2026n/a-64-2.81%2,210
June 2026n/a-50-2.15%2,274
May 2026n/a-112-4.6%2,324
April 2026n/a+63+2.65%2,436
March 2026n/a-64-2.63%2,373
February 2026n/a-108-4.24%2,437
January 2026n/a+247+10.75%2,545
December 2025n/a-6-0.26%2,298
November 2025n/a+11+0.48%2,304
October 2025n/a+68+3.06%2,293
September 2025n/a+7+0.32%2,225
August 2025n/a+20+0.91%2,218
July 2025n/a+7+0.32%2,198
June 2025n/a-13-0.59%2,191
May 2025n/a-197-8.2%2,204
April 2025n/a-181-7.01%2,401
March 2025n/a-162-5.9%2,582
February 2025n/a+237+9.45%2,744
January 2025n/a+102+4.24%2,507
December 2024n/a+126+5.53%2,405
November 2024n/a+40+1.79%2,279
October 2024n/a-57-2.48%2,239
September 2024n/a-41-1.75%2,296
August 2024n/a+123+5.56%2,337
July 2024n/a-20-0.9%2,214
June 2024n/a+48+2.2%2,234
May 2024n/a+0+0%2,186
April 2024n/a-114-4.96%2,186
March 2024n/a-44-1.88%2,300
February 2024n/a-22-0.93%2,344
January 2024n/a+127+5.67%2,366
December 2023n/a+50+2.28%2,239
November 2023n/a-19-0.86%2,189
October 2023n/a+179+8.82%2,208
September 2023n/a-19-0.93%2,029
August 2023n/a+21+1.04%2,048
July 2023n/a+57+2.89%2,027
June 2023n/a-33-1.65%1,970
May 2023n/a-183-8.37%2,003
April 2023n/a-91-4%2,186
March 2023n/a-15-0.65%2,277
February 2023n/a+52+2.32%2,292
January 2023n/a+163+7.85%2,240
December 2022n/a-3-0.14%2,077
November 2022n/a+24+1.17%2,080
October 2022n/a+11+0.54%2,056
September 2022n/a+42+2.1%2,045
August 2022n/a+24+1.21%2,003
July 2022n/a-23-1.15%1,979
June 2022n/a-97-4.62%2,002
May 2022n/a-67-3.09%2,099
April 2022n/a-155-6.68%2,166
March 2022n/a+140+6.42%2,321
February 2022n/a+14+0.65%2,181
January 2022n/a+154+7.65%2,167
December 2021n/a+97+5.06%2,013
November 2021n/a+83+4.53%1,916
October 2021n/a+16+0.88%1,833
September 2021n/a-95-4.97%1,817
August 2021n/a+123+6.88%1,912
July 2021n/a+25+1.42%1,789
June 2021n/a-89-4.8%1,764
May 2021n/a-112-5.7%1,853
April 2021n/a-75-3.68%1,965
March 2021n/a-184-8.27%2,040
February 2021n/a-21-0.94%2,224
January 2021n/a+41+1.86%2,245
December 2020n/a+165+8.09%2,204
November 2020n/a+73+3.71%2,039
October 2020n/a+85+4.52%1,966
September 2020n/a+59+3.24%1,881
August 2020n/a-98-5.1%1,822
July 2020n/a-43-2.19%1,920
June 2020n/a-334-14.54%1,963
May 2020n/a-258-10.1%2,297
April 2020n/a-60-2.29%2,555
March 2020n/a+711+37.34%2,615
February 2020n/a-32-1.65%1,904
January 2020n/a+37+1.95%1,936
December 2019n/a+69+3.77%1,899
November 2019n/a-26-1.4%1,830
October 2019n/a+109+6.24%1,856
September 2019n/a+33+1.93%1,747
August 2019n/a-42-2.39%1,714
July 2019n/a+71+4.21%1,756
June 2019n/a-43-2.49%1,685
May 2019n/a-23-1.31%1,728
April 2019n/a-160-8.37%1,751
March 2019n/a+2+0.1%1,911
February 2019n/a-61-3.1%1,909
January 2019n/a+202+11.43%1,970
December 2018n/a-1-0.06%1,768
November 2018n/a+96+5.74%1,769
October 2018n/a+30+1.83%1,673
September 2018n/a-51-3.01%1,643
August 2018n/a+55+3.36%1,694
July 2018n/a+58+3.67%1,639
June 2018n/a-39-2.41%1,581
May 2018n/a-78-4.59%1,620
April 2018n/a-102-5.67%1,698
March 2018n/a+7+0.39%1,800
February 2018n/a+50+2.87%1,793
January 2018n/a+90+5.44%1,743
December 2017n/a+61+3.83%1,653
November 2017n/a+30+1.92%1,592
October 2017n/a+40+2.63%1,562
September 2017n/a+30+2.01%1,522
August 2017n/a-26-1.71%1,492
July 2017n/a+170+12.61%1,518
June 2017n/a-68-4.8%1,348
May 2017n/a-9-0.63%1,416
April 2017n/a-166-10.43%1,425
March 2017n/a+8+0.51%1,591
February 2017n/a+44+2.86%1,583
January 2017n/a+166+12.09%1,539
December 2016n/a-50-3.51%1,373
November 2016n/a-109-7.11%1,423
October 2016n/a+98+6.83%1,532
September 2016n/a+102+7.66%1,434
August 2016n/a-50-3.62%1,332
July 2016n/a-24-1.71%1,382
June 2016n/a-195-12.18%1,406
May 2016n/a+216+15.6%1,601
April 2016n/a-1-0.07%1,385
March 2016n/a-153-9.94%1,386
February 2016n/a-25-1.6%1,539
January 2016n/a+314+25.12%1,564
December 2015n/a+102+8.89%1,250
November 2015n/a+20+1.77%1,148
October 2015n/a+71+6.72%1,128
September 2015n/a+4+0.38%1,057
August 2015n/a+50+4.99%1,053
July 2015n/a-19-1.86%1,003
June 2015n/a+13+1.29%1,022
May 2015n/a-21-2.04%1,009
April 2015n/a-74-6.7%1,030
March 2015n/a+65+6.26%1,104
February 2015n/a+12+1.17%1,039
January 2015n/a+167+19.42%1,027
December 2014n/a+30+3.61%860
November 2014n/a-2-0.24%830
October 2014n/a-15-1.77%832
September 2014n/a-53-5.89%847
August 2014n/a+36+4.17%900
July 2014n/a+77+9.78%864
June 2014n/a-49-5.86%787
May 2014n/a-54-6.07%836
April 2014n/a-106-10.64%890
March 2014n/a-266-21.08%996
February 2014n/a+463+57.95%1,262
January 2014n/a+36+4.72%799
December 2013n/a+72+10.42%763
November 2013n/a+36+5.5%691
October 2013n/a+11+1.71%655
September 2013n/a+14+2.22%644
August 2013n/a-83-11.64%630
July 2013n/a-91-11.32%713
June 2013n/a+109+15.68%804
May 2013n/a-25-3.47%695
April 2013n/a-88-10.89%720
March 2013n/a-21-2.53%808
February 2013n/a-222-21.12%829
January 2013n/a+126+13.62%1,051
December 2012n/a+244+35.83%925
November 2012n/a+67+10.91%681
October 2012n/a-30-4.66%614
September 2012n/a-62-8.78%644
August 2012n/a-127-15.25%706
July 2012n/a+129+18.32%833
June 2012n/a+70+11.04%704
May 2012n/a-20-3.06%634
April 2012n/a-66-9.17%654
March 2012n/a+61+9.26%720
February 2012n/a+58+9.65%659
January 2012n/a+106+21.41%601
December 2011n/a+29+6.22%495
November 2011n/a-78-14.34%466
October 2011n/a-17-3.03%544
September 2011n/a-36-6.03%561
August 2011n/a+7+1.19%597
July 2011n/a-277-31.95%590
June 2011n/a+276+46.7%867
May 2011n/a-2-0.34%591
April 2011n/a-134-18.43%593
March 2011n/a-79-9.8%727
February 2011n/a+121+17.66%806
January 2011n/a+116+20.39%685
December 2010n/a+159+38.78%569
November 2010n/a-72-14.94%410
October 2010n/a-465-49.1%482
September 2010n/a-215-18.5%947
August 2010n/a-542-31.81%1,162
July 2010n/a+426+33.33%1,704
June 2010n/a-825-39.23%1,278
May 2010n/a+1,332+172.76%2,103
April 2010n/a+4+0.52%771
March 2010n/a+49+6.82%767
February 2010n/a-429-37.4%718
January 2010n/a+430+59.97%1,147
December 2009n/a+332+86.23%717
November 2009n/a-345-47.26%385
October 2009n/a+254+53.36%730
September 2009n/a+14+3.03%476
August 2009n/a-44-8.7%462
July 2009n/a+36+7.66%506
June 2009n/a+0+0%470
May 2009n/a+152+47.8%470
April 2009n/a-25-7.29%318
March 2009n/a-2-0.58%343
February 2009n/a+99+40.24%345
January 2009n/a+20+8.85%246
December 2008n/a+46+25.56%226
November 2008n/a-54-23.08%180
October 2008n/a-50-17.61%234
September 2008n/an/an/a284

How many people are playing Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword?

At this moment Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword has 928 concurrent players on Steam. That makes it the #570 most played game on Steam at the moment. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 1,685 players. Today's peak is 12% below its 30-day average daily peak of 1,905.

Is Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword growing or declining?

Over the last 30 days Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword averaged a daily peak of 1,905 players, up 0% compared with the 30 days before (1,910). Its highest point this month (2,252) is 2% below the same period last year (2,304). Today's player count is 34% of its all-time peak of 2,744, set on Feb 1, 2025.

Best time to play Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword

Based on the last 14 days, Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword is busiest around 20:00 UTC (3 PM in New York) and quietest around 06:00 UTC (1 AM in New York), when about 47% fewer people are online. For the fastest matchmaking, play close to the peak hour.

Other Strategy games like Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword by player count

Sid Meier’s Civilization® VISid Meier’s Civilization® VI18,894 playing nowSid Meier's Civilization® VSid Meier's Civilization® V8,461 playing nowSid Meier's Civilization® IVSid Meier's Civilization® IV424 playing nowSid Meier's Civilization® III CompleteSid Meier's Civilization® III Complete974 playing nowSid Meier's Civilization IV: ColonizationSid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization197 playing nowCivilization IV®: WarlordsCivilization IV®: Warlords111 playing nowHUMANKIND™HUMANKIND™206 playing nowOld WorldOld World285 playing now

Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword players by hour and weekday

When Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword 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 19:00 UTCabout 2,189 players on average
QuietestThursday at 06:00 UTCabout 923 players on average
Busy vs quiet2.4xmore 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.

Compare Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword with similar games

Player counts, peaks, reviews and prices side by side. Compare any Steam games

About Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword

Sid Meier's Civilization IV®: Beyond the Sword is the second expansion pack for Civilization IV - the 2005 PC Game of the Year that has become a worldwide hit.

Developer
Firaxis Games
Publisher
2K
Released
Jul 24, 2007
Genre
Strategy
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Languages
5 languages

Screenshots

Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword screenshot 1Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword screenshot 2Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword screenshot 3Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword screenshot 4Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword screenshot 5Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword screenshot 6

Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword price history

-80% $5.99
price now (US), usually $29.99
$2.49
lowest recorded (-75%) · Feb 8, 2026 archived
-75%
typical sale discount · 4 sales seen

Good time to buy? Decent, but it has been cheaper. Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword is 80% off at $5.99 right now; the lowest we have recorded is $2.49 (Feb 8, 2026).Next Steam sale: Steam Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4. See the countdown

US price on Steam. Readings before Oct 13, 2026 come from archived copies of the Steam store page (Internet Archive), so short sales between copies can be missing. Checked daily.

Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword price by region

RegionSteam priceIn USDIn EURvs US
United States-80% $5.99$5.995.34 EURbase
Euro area-80% 4,99€$5.604.99 EUR-6%
United Kingdom-80% £2.99$4.023.59 EUR-33%
Canada-80% C$ 6.59$4.724.20 EUR-21%
Australia-80% A$ 5.99$4.193.74 EUR-30%
New Zealand-80% NZ$ 7.19$4.043.60 EUR-33%
Brazil cheapest-80% R$8,99$1.641.47 EUR-73%
Mexico-80% Mex$ 53.99$2.902.59 EUR-52%
Argentina (LATAM USD)-80% $5.99$5.995.34 EUR0%
Poland20,98 zł$5.374.78 EUR-10%
Switzerland-80% CHF 5.80$7.096.32 EUR+18%
Norway-80% 40,00 kr$4.303.83 EUR-28%
Turkey (MENA USD)-80% $5.99$5.995.34 EUR0%
Azerbaijan (CIS USD)-80% $2.99$2.992.66 EUR-50%
South Africa-80% R 63.80$3.893.46 EUR-35%
India-80% ₹299.00$3.162.82 EUR-47%
Indonesia-80% Rp 39 999$2.211.97 EUR-63%
Japan-80% ¥596$3.763.35 EUR-37%
South Korea-80% ₩ 6,400$4.764.24 EUR-21%

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

Get Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword alerts by email

We send a confirmation link first; nothing is sent until you click it. At most one email per alert per day, and every email has a one-click unsubscribe link. Privacy policy.

Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword reviews over time

96% Overwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,117 Steam reviews are positiveRead reviews on Steam

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

Latest Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword news and patch notes

Official announcements from the developer on Steam.

Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword FAQ

Is Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword dead?

Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword has a small but active player base. 928 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: Beyond the Sword?

928 people are playing Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword on Steam right now. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 1,685 concurrent players.

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

Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword reached its all-time Steam peak of 2,744 concurrent players on Feb 1, 2025.

Is Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword growing or declining?

Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword is stable. Its average daily peak over the last 30 days was 1,905, about the same compared with the previous 30 days.

When is Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword most active?

Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword usually has the most players around 20:00 UTC (3 PM in New York) and the fewest around 06:00 UTC (1 AM in New York).

How much does Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword cost?

Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword is on sale on Steam right now: $5.99, 80% off its usual $29.99. Prices are checked daily and can differ by region.

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

The lowest US price we have recorded for Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword on Steam is $2.49 (75% off), on Feb 8, 2026 (from an archived copy of the Steam store page). It costs $5.99 right now.

Is Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword on sale right now?

Yes. Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword is 80% off on Steam right now, $5.99 instead of $29.99. The lowest we have recorded is $2.49.

Where is Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword cheapest on Steam?

Of the 19 Steam regions we check, Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword is cheapest in Brazil at R$8,99, about $1.64 or 73% below the US price of $5.99. Steam only sells each regional price to accounts from that region.

Is Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword good?

Steam players rate Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword Overwhelmingly Positive: 96% of 5,117 reviews are positive.

When did Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword come out?

Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword was released on Steam on Jul 24, 2007.

Who made Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword?

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

Is Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword still worth playing?

Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword has a smaller but active community on Steam today (928 playing right now), and players still rate it well (Overwhelmingly Positive).

RageQuit Charts is not affiliated with Valve Corporation. Steam and the Steam logo are trademarks of Valve Corporation. Player counts come from the official Steam Web API.